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Gates Was ‘Hoping the Question Would Never Be Popped’ (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Fresh off his official introduction as the current and future secretary of defense, Robert Gates took questions at the Pentagon on Monday about his party affiliation, President-elect Barack Obama and... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Will Obama Stay the Course? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Gates also dared challenge the military-industrial complex over egregious military spending on projects such as the $65 billion F-22 stealth fighter plane that was designed to penetrate Soviet air... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Will Obama Stay the Course? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

I do so want to believe that Barack Obama is on the right track. His brain is big, his style fresh, his pronouncements both logical and compelling, and it does feel good to have a president-elect... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Afghanistan in Crisis (www.truthdig.com) TMC

The collapse of Afghanistan is closer than the world believes. Kandahar is in Taliban hands—all but a square mile at the centre of the city—and the first Taliban checkpoints are scarcely 15 miles... More

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Submitted 5 days ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Fun With Bailout Hearings: Know Your Treasury Chumps (www.truthdig.com) TMC

It’s clear from this monologue by Rep. Elijah Cummings that, when he wonders aloud if Neel Kashkari, interim assistant secretary of the Treasury for financial stability, is a “chump” for... More

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Submitted 18 days ago by SpencerKent on Economy | 0 Comments |

A Clinton in the White House After All? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Sightings of Hillary Clinton in Chicago on Thursday, coupled with reports from inside Barack Obama’s camp, added weight to the rumors that the president-elect is considering his former rival as a... More

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Submitted 19 days ago by SpencerKent on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Catholics Can't Vote For Obama? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Retired Texas Bishop Rene Gracida says that Catholics cannot, in good conscience, vote for Obama. Now, in a last-ditch attempt to derail Latino support for Obama, an anti-abortion crusader and... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on Immigration | 0 Comments |

What Goes Up … Dow Plummets 733 (www.truthdig.com) TMC

It seems like only a couple of days ago that the Dow jumped 936 points. The market went back to freaking everyone out on Wednesday, with a sobering drop of 733.08 points. Stimuli and bailouts aside,... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo on Economy | 0 Comments |

Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - McCain Announces Economic Plan (www.truthdig.com) TMC

John McCain has laid out his plan for how to help Americans recover from the recent shocks to the domestic and international markets. He took the action on Tuesday, a day later than he initially said... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

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McCain Speaks at 2006 ACORN-Sponsored Immigration Rally (www.truthdig.com) TMC

“What makes America special is what’s in this room tonight,” says the keynote speaker in this video clip from February 20, 2006. Who was speaking that night? None other than Republican... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

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