Politics Archive

  • Senate passes Victims of Iranian Censorship (VOICE) Act

    Senate passes Victims of Iranian Censorship (VOICE) Act

    Late last night, the Senate passed the Victims of Iranian Censorship (VOICE) Act. Nico links to the presser just co-released by a number of senators, including leads McCain, Liberman and Graham, Casey, Kaufman and others. Important bits: • Authorizes $30 million to the Broadcasting Board...

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  • Pirate Parties spring up around the world

    Pirate Parties spring up around the world

    Back in 2006, a group of wacky Swedes founded the Piratpartiet, which is exactly what it sounds like, the Pirate Party. The party’s main platform revolves around copyright and other intellectual property reform. Remember those crazy kids at the Pirate Bay trial in Sweden earlier...

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  • We’re more purple than we think

    We’re more purple than we think

    “[This map uses] a color scale that ranges from red for 70% Republican or more, to blue for 70% Democrat or more. This is sort of practical, since there aren’t many counties outside that range anyway, but to some extent it also obscures the true...

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  • Election Day!

    Election Day!

    Happy voting! We’ll be up late over here in France watching results online, streaming NPR and on French TV. Anyone want to call us, use the SkypeIn number. First polls close at 12 am Wednesday morning France time (that’s 6 pm Eastern) — but we...

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  • Palin’s a creationist baller, too

    Palin’s a creationist baller, too

    Slate: In the ’80s, a basketball standout nicknamed “Sarah Barracuda” gamely stepped onto the court despite a stress fracture, determined to lead Wasilla High School to a state championship. That Barracuda was Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president (according to her Wikipedia page)....

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  • Memo to the Anchorage Daily News

    Memo to the Anchorage Daily News

    When your state governor gets tapped as VP by a major political party, here’s two suggestions for your news coverage: 1) It helps to spell the name of the presidential candidate correctly: Several national news media are reporting that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been...

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  • Interesting Articles about Obama

    Interesting Articles about Obama

    The New Yorker: Chicago is not Obama’s home town, but it’s where he chose to forge his identity. Several weeks ago, he moved many of the Democratic National Committee’s operations from Washington to Chicago, making the city the unofficial capital of the Democratic Party; his...

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  • Washington Post: On the Fence and in the Spotlight

    Washington Post: On the Fence and in the Spotlight

    WashPost: The first time Hillary Clinton called, Heather Mizeur didn’t pick up. Listening to the message, she heard Clinton’s voice and assumed it was a campaign robo-call. But then the New York senator and Democratic presidential candidate asked Mizeur to call back — and left...

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  • NYT: OBAMA SECURES NOMINATION

    NYT: OBAMA SECURES NOMINATION

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  • AP: Obama effectively clinches nomination

    AP: Obama effectively clinches nomination

    AP: Obama sealed his victory based on public declarations from delegates as well as from an additional 16 who have confirmed their intentions to the AP. The count also included 11 delegates Obama was guaranteed as long as he gained 30 percent of the vote...

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