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    An Open Letter to the Capitulator-in-Chief

    AUGUST 1, 2011 8:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: tom harkin, senator harkin, senator, senate, speech, harkin, democracy, process is broken, process broken, political process, majority rule, minority rule, take over, take-over, takeover, coup, surrendering, surrendered, surrender, unilateral surrender, pre-compromise, invoke 14.4, invoke the 14th, 14.4, constitution, fourteenth amendment, 14th amendment, debt, full faith and credit, tea partiers, tea party, obama, caving, caved, cave, folding, folded, fold, give away the store, give in, capitulation, capitualted, capitulating, capitulate, kidnaped, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnapped, kidnap, extorting, extorted, extortion, negotiating with terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, negotiating with hostages, negotiating, hostage, negotiation, duress, unfair, sold out, politics

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    • 14 Ratings
    • 2591 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    It’s About Smart Ideas, Stupid

    JUNE 14, 2010 4:16PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: jimmy zuma, atwater, reagan, republican primary, lawsuit, arpaio, sheriff, maricopa, mexican, justice statistics, crime, government, mexico, customs, border patrol, hereford, douglas, naco, nogales, mexicans, mexican horde, john mccain, senator, border fence, immigration, press corps, washington, white house, president obama, strategy, southern, brewer, governor, arizona

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    • 4 Ratings
    • 701 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Impressive, not impressive... WTF?!?

    APRIL 15, 2009 4:29AM

    By Writing Raven


    Topics: governor, senator, american indian, native american, alaska native, alaska, rural, energy, oil, appointment, ken salazar, sarah palin

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    • 472 Views
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    Sen. Begich and the Native vote

    DECEMBER 10, 2008 5:27AM

    By Writing Raven


    Topics: alaska native, alaska, mark begich, american indian, native american, voting, election, senator

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 1117 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Happy Birthday Uncle Ted.

    NOVEMBER 18, 2008 10:09PM

    By Writing Raven


    Topics: mark begich, ted stevens, alaska, senator, convicted, felon, votes, ballots, alaska native, indian, native american

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    • 20 Ratings
    • 2189 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    JOE LIEBERMAN: The Mortimer Hayden Smyth Interview

    NOVEMBER 17, 2008 8:11AM

    By Mortimer Hayden Smyth


    Topics: betrayal, connecticut, joe, joementum, joseph, lieberman, maverick, renegade, republican, senator, traitor, turncoat, mccain, john, barack, obama, president, election, campaign, vice, democrat, caucus, chairmanship, politics

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    • 1813 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    McCain's Ugly Ohio Numbers

    OCTOBER 21, 2008 11:44AM

    By James Andre


    Topics: politics, barack-obama, john-mccain, republican, election-2008, democrat, poll, ohio, senator, analysis, poll-numbers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 44 Ratings
    • 16436 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Alaskans show up in huge numbers to protest Palin

    SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 3:42AM

    By Writing Raven


    Topics: senator, governor, anchorage, native american, alaska native, protest, vice president, barack obama, john mccain, sarah palin, alaska

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    • 2 Ratings
    • 484 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Venturing around the block from Palin-mania

    SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 2:33AM

    By Writing Raven


    Topics: sarah palin, john mccain, barack obama, alaska, alaska native, mark begich, don young, ethan berkowitz, senator, campaign, senate seat, politics

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