Voices without Votes

The votes are in: An overwhelming loss for mainstream media

Posted by John Liebhardt · 2:54 pm · Australia · Canada · Germany · New Zealand · Sweden · United Kingdom

Those of the left, right, center, communist or socialist blocks all agree about one thing: The failure of the mainstream media in its coverage of the road to the White House. Is this merely post-election griping? It can't all be. What issues afflict the mainstream media? 2 comments · read »

President-Elect Barack Obama: The blogosphere reacts

Posted by John Liebhardt · 5:54 am · Australia · Canada · Kenya · Nigeria · Pakistan · Sweden · United Kingdom

After a long election campaign and an equally taxing Election Day, the results are finally in: Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States. After following this election for so long, the international blogosphere is now ready with its critique of the new President. 4 comments · read »

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Election Fever

Aggregated from: The Swedish Fishermen

They may not receive an "I Voted" sticker, but Swedes care about this year's election. Here's a story from today's paper: US election fever hits Sweden Published: 4 Nov 08 13:06 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/15436/20081104/ As anticipation mounts in the final hours of the 2008 US presid...

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ELECTION NIGHT EVENTS: Obama vs McCain (Around The Diaspora)

Aggregated from: Jamati

OBAMA vs McCain November 4th, 2008 THE GLOBAL PARTIES OF A LIFETIME obamavsmccain.jpeg With the 2008 US Presidential Elections - destined for history making, many are planning or will be attending events surrounding this electric night of stars and stripes. DURING ELECTION NIGHT ...

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Sarah Palin: From Foreign Policy to Chinese Astrology

Posted by Ari Herzog · 10:55 pm · Canada · Germany · Morocco · Russia · Spain · Sweden · United Kingdom

Hours before U.S. Senator Joseph Biden and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin face-off in St. Louis, Missouri in the only vice presidential debate of this election season, there is an expectation that foreign policy will be discussed. How will Palin, the Republican candidate, redeem herself after the world's reporters and bloggers mocked ... 2 comments · read »

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Thanking Huckabee voters the Lord hits the wrong button.

Aggregated from: I, Hans.

At Least 48 Dead in Storms Across 4 States - New York Times: high winds and hail swept through the South Tuesday night and Wednesday morning killing at least 48 people, injuring at least 100 more and leaving authorities searching for others who may be trapped in rubble. ...

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A European View Of American Politics

Aggregated from: HOUSE OF PAINE blog

The leadership of the Democratic Party, since President Carter, has been distancing itself from American liberalism. Actually, most of the Democratic Party candidates in the presidential primaries of 2008 avoid calling themselves “liberals” (Kucinich and Edwards were the exceptions). Barack Obam...

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