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A Legacy Withered Away

Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate Race...Developing Story Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), the longest-serving Republican Senator and a figure in Alaskan politics since before statehood has not only been indicted and convicted on seven counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in services he received from various companies, but has all but lost his re-election bid for a seventh term as Senator to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. This marks a dramatic shift in Senate power, moving Senat...

Where’s the Responsibility?

Banks, financial institutions, AIG, American Express, and now, the auto industry. What’s being called “The Big Three Bailout,” the major three auto manufacturers have been visiting Washington, pleading Congressional leaders for a share of the bailout which has become a trend of late. How much money are we talking about here? $25 billion shared amongst General Motors (GM), Ford, and Chrysler. But unlike the $700 billion financial banking bailout that the government began dishing out a couple of...

A Sit Down

Keeping your friends close and your enemies even closer (rivals). President-Elect Obama invited Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to his transition team’s headquarters in Illinois today to clear the air and move forward. In what began as a clearly awkward meeting, Obama’s official Change.gov website released the following statement: "We had a productive conversation today about the need to launch a new era of reform where we take on government waste and bitter partisanship in Washington," President...

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton?

Rumors are abound and support is growing for Senator Hillary Clinton. Only a week after the Presidential Election was decided, President-Elect Obama is busy staffing his administration. And as of late, rumors are brewing that Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is atop his list for the position of Secretary of State. Henry Kissinger, a former Secretary of State under both the Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford administrations, as well as Chief of Staff in the Clinton administration, had the following w...

01.20.09

Oh won’t we miss the glory days of George W. Bush as the President of the United States. Nearing the end of his second term, Bush’s approval ratings are setting all-time records. His international reputation is continuing to increase in the direction it has for the past few years. And yet, sadly, his last day in office will be the first day of change for the United States of America. January 20th, 2009 could not come a day sooner. Hopefully you were catching on to the sarcasm in my tone above. ...

The Transition

. With the election decided, President-Elect Barack Obama has a long road ahead of him. Walking into a deep hole, one that has been dug deep the past eight years, Obama has outlined and already begun work on bringing change to this country. Cabinet positions are being discussed, and Congress is already being called upon to enact legislation that will jump start the Obama administration’s efforts. Obama is the first President to be declared a technology junky. He carries his BlackBerry everywhe...

Proposition 8 – The Fight is Not Over Yet

Californian’s voted this past November 4th for more than just the next President of the United States. On the ballot was a highly controversial proposition designated by the number eight. Prop 8 sought to overturn a California Supreme Court ruling which allowed for gay marriage by a 4-3 vote of Supreme Court justices earlier in the year. Since the ruling, over an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples have married. Following the election results in which Proposition 8 won with 52.5% of the vote, civ...

A Campaign in Shambles – Top to Bottom

With the results in, Senator Barack Obama is the United States President Elect. History has been made in many ways. Obama, a candidate that represents change and hope, will become the United State’s first African American President when he is inaugurated on January 20th, 2009. He represents a younger generation of politics, one far more liberal and active than the old-school politicians of the past. President Elect Barack Obama is engaging and articulate with his promises of change. Perhaps his ...

This Ones for YOU

From those who could vote to those who couldn’t vote, it is clear that the winner of this election is YOU - the people. From bloggers to supporters, from campaign donors to campaign volunteers, this election raised serious questions as to the future state of affairs of the United States of America, and the people responded. And record voter turnouts are just the beginning... For the second Presidential election in a row, the Internet has become a driving force for campaigning. It has, in many w...

Change Is Possible

Developing story... Check out the Digg widget on the Social Interaction section [Linked] in the time being for top stories. -------------------- If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never...