Articles filed under Misc Elections
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McCain gains backing of Joe the PlumberOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Joe the Plumber endorsed Republican John McCain for president on Tuesday and agreed that a vote for Democratic candidate Barack Obama would be "a vote ...
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McCain has done his legacy disserviceOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Samuel Johnson observed that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." I admire and thank John McCain for the remarkable sacrifices he made for his country and fel...
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McCain has the right experienceOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I urge voters to support the candidacy of John McCain for the presidency. Personally, my decision to do so is not even one of party preference - it is simply a matter o...
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Obama's tax plan is a welfare programOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Obama promises that 95 percent of Americans will receive a tax cut even though nowhere near 95 percent of Americans pay any federal income taxes at all. Obama's plan is...
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McCain says Bush wrong on economyOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Republican John McCain says he's breaking with President Bush's economic policies and would put a tight lid on government spending. Speaking in Cleveland on...
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Political passion or just a fad?Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It was perhaps fitting that on the night Barack Obama was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention to the cheers of thousands, a band called the Col...
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Voters need to know Obama's agendaOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama is a relatively unknown quantity to most voters as was Sara Palin. The media rushed to Alaska to investigate her background. They have yet do that with Obam...
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Military rather than diplomatic actionOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Here are some of McCain's wrong judgments: The support of our pre-emptive invasion of Iraq where there were no WMDs and no connections with al-Qaida, our real enemy. Put...
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A sad rash of thefts of campaign signsOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - We have lived in Mount Prospect for over 40 years but have never run into the problem we are recently experiencing. Politically, we characterize ourselves as independen...
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Obama in no spot to take cheap shotsOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Candace Huecker Buettner's letter on Oct. 15 regarding Sen. John McCain's property investments and Gov. Sarah Palin's expensive eyeware: I am sure Sen. Ba...