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Obama to Letterman: McCain’s Policies Are the Pig

By | 09.11.08 | 8:30 am

NEW YORK, NY — Lately the presidential campaign has felt like a bad joke, so it’s fitting that Sen. Barack Obama revisited the latest manufactured Republican “outrage” on a comedy show.

In an interview with David Letterman on Wednesday night, Letterman picked up where traditional journalists left off, posing a More…

Obama Blasts “Lies,” “Swiftboat Politics” of McCain

By | 09.10.08 | 11:35 am

NORFOLK, Va. — Sen. Barack Obama blasted his GOP rival, Sen, John Mccain, during a visit to a school here today, for lying about an “innocent remark” and practicing “swiftboat politics.” Obama said the Republican presidential nominee is deceiving the public and distracting the press from the actual issues More…

Obama’s Alternative Red State Universe

By | 09.10.08 | 10:25 am

NORFOLK, Virg. — Sen. Barack Obama tours another swing state school on Wednesday, pushing a retooled education plan that promises more of everything.

There’s more funding (for teachers and charter schools); more standards (to improve achievement); and more choice (for local “innovation” programs and open source classrooms).

McCain Camp Plays Gender Card with Pig Ploy

By | 09.09.08 | 8:42 pm

LEBANON, Va. — Sen. John McCain played the gender card Tuesday night, seizing on a hackneyed statement by Sen. Barack Obama to claim, rather implausibly, that the Democratic nominee was calling Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a pig.

To even entertain McCain’s far-fetched attack, one would have to think Obama had More…