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BY MITCH ALBOM • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • November 23, 2008 OK. It's a fantasy. But if I had five minutes in front of Congress last week, here's what I would've said: Good morning. First of a...

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I was never much taken with John McCain. Even in 2000, when he made a good run against Bush in the Republican primaries and was horribly smeared by the Rove machine, he still seemed, insofar as a...

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We urge you to say Yes 2 Proposal 2 and Yes 2 Cures this November 4th. Proposal 2 has one purpose: to allow researchers the ability to find the cures and therapies that millions of Michigan fami...

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"In John McCain’s America, we wouldn’t guarantee that more of energy would come from wind, solar, and other renewables. The minimum wage would still be $3.35 an hour. There would have been 10...

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Published this month, Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise is a book that lives up to its title. Following a foreword by Obama and an introduction entitled "...

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Here, verbatim, is Bob Herbert's column from the New York Times earlier this week. All liberals should read it carefully. It might help some of those people who call themselves conservative see t...

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I must admit I feel sorry for John McCain. It's not because he may lose the election for president. It has to do with something else, something that will remain with him whether he loses or wins....

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 2:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. MUNICIPAL OFFICE CENTERPORT HURON, MICHIGAN VoterPalooza: An issues and candidates forum Statement of Purpose On September 20, 2008, at the ...

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John McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy near the bottom of his class: 894 out of 899. This sad performance should not in itself disqualify him for the presidency. What should d...

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Members of the United States Armed Forces who sign up for additional duty in Afghanistan or Iraq sometimes say they do so because they can't let their buddies down. They are concerned about other...

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Free trade is a frequent topic in the contest for president. The term itself is misleading: people pay for our free trade policies. Plenty of stories can be told about how these policies have dam...

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Democratic Representative Robert Wexler from Florida has served in Congress for six terms. In 2007 The Nation named him "Most Valuable Congressman" and Congressional Quarterly included him among ...

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What's happened due to the Iraq War? More than 4,000 U.S. troops are dead. Nearly 30,000 more have suffered serious injuries. Our nation's military capabilities and readiness have been severely d...

http://bluenovemberorg.blogspot.com/2008/06/responsible-plan-for-ending-iraq-war.html

The June 6 Washington Post featured a half page obituary entitled "Harlan Cleveland; Dean, Author, Statesman and Lifelong Learner." The headline intrigued me, as did the accompanying photo of an ...

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Everyone agrees that putting gasoline in our cars and trucks is expensive, that the price has increased alarmingly in recent months, and that for many American families fueling their cars has bec...

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There's a lot about John McCain that scares me, starting with his unrelenting support for the invasion and occupation of Iraq and his willingness to commit American troops to that disaster far in...

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Here's an important issue that's sneaked under the radar: Ontario Power Generation is seeking permission to construct a huge, underground storage pit for nuclear waste on the edge of Lake Huron,...

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BlueNovember.Org Peace and Justice Rally Saturday, June 21, 2008 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Corner of Pine Grove and Sanborn Port Huron, MI Signs are available, but feel free to bring your own expressio...

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Looking for a portrait of John McCain? Cliff Schecter has given us one in The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him--and Why Independents Shouldn't, published by PoliPoint Press. Schecte...

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Most of the debate about my participation at John McCain's Oakland University town hall meeting has been about me -- the T-shirt I wore, how I got the senator to notice me, and even whether I had...

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Oakland University Campus, Rochester, Michigan Seven members of BlueNovember.Org participated in John McCain's May 7th town hall meeting at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, to ensure the...

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The last seven years have been a scary time. We've seen so many horrors that the mind sometimes simply fogs up, and it's hard to keep them in any sort of remotely clear focus: the pointless slaug...

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Robert Byrd, Democratic Senator from West Virginia, was one of the few brave souls who consistently and eloquently opposed the invasion and occupation of Iraq. People sometimes mock Byrd for his ...

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Today, 1 May 2008, is the fifth anniversary of the infamous "Mission-Accomplished" speech, delivered by President Bush on the aircraft carrier, Abraham Lincoln. Since the beginning of this war...

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Yesterday, John McCain popped down to New Orleans, to show his sympathy for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. More hypocrisy. On the day that Katrina struck, as the always sharp David Corn remin...

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