December 19, 2008
In a move that I find personally exciting as a scientist, Obama has decided to nominate, not a career politician, but a career scientist for the post of Secretary of Energy, one could happily say an “elite” scientist. Dr. Stephen Chu is a trained biochemist and physicist who won the No...
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The appointment of retired general Eric Shinseki to head Veterans Affairs has drawn positive reactions from many fronts. Most notably, it has drawn praise from numerous veterans associations, including Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans for Common Sens...
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I hoped everyone enjoyed their end of Prohibition parties yesterday and are very gently dealing with the consequences today. 75 years ago the 21st amendment to the Constitution was passed, becoming the only amendment specifically created to annul another amendment. The wildly unsuccessful attempt to...
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Obama used his weekly address to lay out the basics of a massive public works program which will seek to bolster the economy and simultaneously fix aging infrastructure: Click here to view the embedded video. Throughout the campaign Obama has discussed the need for renovating infrastructure and the ...
go to article »December 4, 2008
Warning, lot’s of bleeps ahead The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c Mumbai Tragedy Barack Obama Interview John McCain Interview Sarah Palin Video Funny Election Video ©2008 PoliGazette. All Rights Reserved.. ...
go to article »November 26, 2008
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute recently did a study on the civic and economic knowledge of Americans. The questions include basic knowledge of the structure of American government, American history and basic understanding of economic principles. You can take the test HERE (33 multiple choice ...
go to article »November 22, 2008
It seems like the trickle of cabinet appointments is turning into a stream for the growing Obama administration. Hillary Clinton has reportedly accepted the offer for Secretary of State. The two main obstacles: her husbands conflicts of interest and whether she was actually interested, seem to have ...
go to article »November 19, 2008
There are strong hints that Eric Holder could be the next Attorney General for the Obama administration. Holder is (by now unsuprisingly) a veteran from the Clinton administration. His qualifications are apparent: Mr. Holder served as a federal prosecutor, a trial court judge, and United States atto...
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Mark Begich has expanded his lead over convicted felon and incumbent Republican Ted Stevens as the votes continue to be tallied in Alaska. With 14,626 votes left to be counted, Begich leads by 2,374 votes, or 0,7% of the total vote count. The remaining votes come from Anchorage (where Begich is mayo...
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Though initially assumed to be a trial balloon, it now seems clear that Obama is dead serious about proposing Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State. Hillary Clinton is widely recognized as qualified for the job. Somewhat unexpectedly, for a woman who caused such partisan furor for years, the idea h...
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