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September 4, 2008

Jordan

Is Sarah Palin a gift to women voters or a gift to the religious right?

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

For those who thought McCain’s nomination of Sarah Palin for VP was all about picking up any of Hillary’s old supporters still on the loose, maybe it is more about picking up the religious right. Obama’s recent shift to the right on FISA, abortion, and offshore drilling was about t...

September 2, 2008

Energy

House GOP Begins Week 3 of Energy Protest

Aggregated from: The Strong Conservative

The Democrat plan on energy is about as good as Nancy Pelosi's book sales at the moment. They have no plan except delay, go on vacation, and propose new taxes. Oh, don't forget a lawsuit against OPEC, that'll work amazingly.The Politico reports, "House Republicans kicked off the third week of th...

September 1, 2008

Energy,
Environment

Palin has a problem with polar bears

Aggregated from: JOTMAN

McCain vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin does not believe polar bears should be listed as an endangered species. Wired reports:Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has ignored research showing that polar bear populations are declining in the quest to plumb new sources of energy, according to scientists...

Palestine

Drilling Ms. Alaska

Aggregated from: KABOBfest

FAYYAD: The new veep candidate is kinds cute... she's making me give the republican ticket a thought. any one knows if she's into casual dating?http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/29palin.htmlFADI: american politics sickens me. clearly she's being tokenized.WILL: Did McCain throw the elect...

August 30, 2008

Energy,
Environment,
Government & Politics

Palin on Alaskan oil, global warming, and John McCain

Aggregated from: Babalu Blog

News Max interviewed Sarah Palin before she was pegged as a running mate by McCain. This women knows what she's doing. My favorite line from the interview: "You can be a reformer and also be a conservative." Buh bye Obama. Read it here. ...

August 22, 2008

Breaking News,
Energy,
Environment,
International Relations,
War & Conflict

China: India-US nuclear deal

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

While anticipating a question regarding China in Katie Couric's upcoming interview of American presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain, Out Of The Way blogger Ellaconic has instead opted to look toward India and a less-observed issue, and presents a lot of background which led up to t...

August 16, 2008

Energy,
International Relations,
War & Conflict

The Russia-Georgia Conflict - Stoking The Embers Of The Cold War

Aggregated from: Desicritics Category: Politics: US

On 7th August 2008, Friday, Georgia, which became independent of the Soviet Union in 1991 began an offensive on Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. Fashioned along the lines of a blitzkrieg, the Georgian military launched a heavy rocket and artillery fire and air strikes, killing hundreds of...

August 11, 2008

Georgia, Russia and the U.S. Presidential Election

Posted by Onnik Krikorian · 2:16 pm · Breaking News · Energy · International Relations · War & Conflict

With the massive deployment of Russian forces in Georgia, the small South Caucasus country's conflict with Moscow over the breakaway region of South Ossetia has obvious political ramifications thousands of miles away in the United States where presidential elections will be held on 4 November. With some alleging that the crisis reflects a struggle between the West and Russia, where the U.S. Presidential candidates stand on the matter is fast becoming a significant campaign issue. 5 comments · read »

August 8, 2008

Armenia: Oil, Genocide and Obama

Posted by Onnik Krikorian · 12:12 am · Turkey

Writing for Voices Without Votes in June, Jillian York introduced readers to Facebook's Armenians for Obama and some of what was being said on the social networking site. Since then, however, other Facebook Groups have sprung up which seem to identify a strong backing from Armenians, both inside and outside the republic, for the Democratic candidate in the November 4 U.S. Presidential Election. 8 comments · read »

August 6, 2008

Economy & Trade,
Energy,
Environment

Energy Everywhere

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

With the price of oil dropping briefly below $120 a barrel today, are we still in an energy crisis? Certainly so, this momentary lull in the price increase is because of a reduction in consumption combined with favorable environmental factors. Imagine if American’s start to see a reduction in ...