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Stadium Use Recalls JFK's "New Frontier" Speech
Written by: Michael Todd, Thursday 28 August 2008 - 10:20 AM 
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Barack Obama will accept the nomination as the Democratic candidate for president tonight at Invesco Field, Denver's "Mile High Stadium" having been dubbed the "Temple of Obama" by opponents of the "rock star" candidate.
Obama's Veep Clock Right on Time
Written by: William Yelles, Friday 22 August 2008 - 15:29 PM 0 Comments
With the Democratic Party convention set to get under way on Monday, Sen. Barack Obama's supporters clutch their cell phones waiting for a text message announcing who will be his running mate. Is Obama cutting it close with the length of time he's taken to noodle over who he may select or is he right on schedule?
"Two Candidates Walk Into a Bar ..."
Written by: Michael Todd, Thursday 21 August 2008 - 14:47 PM 0 Comments
Among one subset of likely voters, John McCain is outpolling Barack Obama by a more than 4-to-3 margin: TV jokesters. The curmudgeonly Republican has received 549 jokes at his expense from Jan. 1 to July 31, compared with the crypto-Islamic Democrat's 382 punchlines.
Woods and Obama: Being a Hybrid is Hard Work
Written by: Sameer Pandya, Friday 25 July 2008 - 14:39 PM 0 Comments
Two multiracial superstars are the reluctant spokesmen for a new conception of Everyman.
Oprah and the Downfall of American Society
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 14 July 2008 - 09:15 AM 0 Comments
A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down.
McCain vs. Obama Goes Nuclear
Written by: David Krieger, Wednesday 09 July 2008 - 11:42 AM 0 Comments
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation president analyzes the presidential candidates' positions on the controversial weaponry and energy.
McCain Lays Out 'Nonpartisan' Energy Options
Written by: William Yelles, Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 14:02 PM 0 Comments
The presidential hopeful cites alternatives to fossil fuels but also calls for the U.S. to draw on its vast oil and natural gas resources.
Obama Details Social Security Plans
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 13 June 2008 - 14:51 PM 0 Comments
Sen. Barack Obama fleshed out his plans to shore up the Social Security system Friday, telling a group of senior citizens in Columbus, Ohio that if elected president, he would advocate applying the Social Security payroll tax to annual incomes above $250,000.
You Can't Keep That Simian Stereotype Down
Written by: Michael Todd, Wednesday 14 May 2008 - 16:39 PM 0 Comments
A Georgia bar owner is marketing a T-shirt featuring the children's book character Curious George above the logo "Obama '08," and he seems shocked, just shocked, that some see a suspicious undertone (or blatant racism) in his actions.
Obama Speech Sends Rhetoricians Back to the Future
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Saturday 05 January 2008 - 01:36 AM 0 Comments
Candidate's victory speech at the conclusion of the 2008 Iowa Democratic caucus has political scientists comparing it to ones delivered by icons of oratory from years past.
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