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The headline that did it this time was Republicans encourage minorities to get out and vote on Nov. 3. An excerpt: MIAMI, FL—With the knowledge that the minority vote will be crucial in the upcoming presidential election, Republican Party officials are urging blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities to make their presence felt at the polls [...]
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How about those trendy blogs — sez this little bandwagon jumper. Here is an NYT piece: Madison Avenue Ponders the Potential of Web Logs. An excerpt: EB logs have had an astonishing season this year, enough to freckle the faces of bloggers who do not, as a rule, get much time outdoors. Although political blogs [...]
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NYT columnist Thomas L. Friedman dumps on the Bush administration and — surprisingly — holds up Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as an example. It does contain this one stunningly dumb statement: Europe, for its part, has gone so crazy over the Bush administration that the normally thoughtful Guardian newspaper completely lost its mind last [...]
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That's the title for Frank Rich's current column on the 2004 U.S. presidential election. It analyzes the campaign from the perspective of screenplay writing. Read it. It's good! :) Here's an excerpt: JOHN KERRY is a flip-flopper. He's “French.” Whether he's asserting his non-girlie-boy bona fides by riding a Harley onto Jay Leno's set, “reporting [...]
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These are two to record for posterity: Guy at local sports bar: Busch stadium: Is that owned by the president? (Note: George W. Bush is a one-time owner of the Texas Rangers. In fact, some unkind souls thought his push for the presidency was actually an attempt to position himself to become the commissioner of Major League [...]
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