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As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly & Disabled Face Starvation (513 diggs) Rising fuel costs have stopped agencies from delivering meals to, or provide transportation for senior citizens.and the disabled. Regarded as superfluous "mouths" by The Rothschild Family led One World Company engineering the dollar collapse; oil pice increases; food "shortage", etc., this is all according to plan

Bush heckled during July 4 speech (1,287 diggs) It's The Fourth of July, but not everyone was in a festive mood when President Bush delivered a speech Thursday at Thomas Jefferson's famous home, Monticello.

John Edwards to Debate Karl Rove at University of Buffalo (898 diggs) Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain might not burn up the campaign trail around Western New York this election year, but the University at Buffalo may have scheduled the next best thing. GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards will debate the issues of the presidential campaign Sept. 26

A Historical Look at the Presidential Candidates [PICS] (1,138 diggs) This 4th of July, America celebrates its 232nd year of Independence. Here are some historical and family photographs of each of the two major candidates (in alphabetical order), John McCain and Barack Obama

GOP Anger: Bush Is Being "Reduced To Child's Play" (747 diggs) US News and World Report printed a short piece about GOP fears that the President's relevance is shrinking beyond already dismal levels.

Obama asks Americans to step up, volunteer (718 diggs) Continuing to press the themes of values, faith and patriotism, Sen. Barack Obama exhorted Americans on Wednesday to volunteer for public service, pledging to dramatically expand opportunities for those accepting his challenge.

Lieberman Back-stabs Obama (1,159 diggs) On "Face the Nation" this week Joe Lieberman used his air time to launch unfair and pretty rough attacks against Barack Obama while praising both Hillary Clinton and John McCain. This comes just two short years after Obama answered Lieberman's desperate call for help during the political fight of his life.

McCain Wants to Continue Bush's Failed 'War on Drugs' Policy (1,005 diggs) One of the reasons John McCain says he is touring Colombia and Mexico this week is to underscore the importance of the "War on Drugs." Just as McCain wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on Terror," he wants to continue Bush's failed policies in the "War on Drugs" as well.

Barack Obama: My Position On FISA (1,101 diggs) I want to take this opportunity to speak directly to those of you who oppose my decision to support the FISA compromise.

Think Progress » McCain gets ‘visibly angry’ when challenged (850 diggs) McCain gets ‘visibly angry’ when challenged on whether military experience prepares him to be president.»

14 Science Questions the Next President Should Answer (1,007 diggs) What exactly do John McCain and Barack Obama know about science? That's what the folks behind Science Debate 2008 want to know, and to find out, they've developed 14 questions they sent to the candidates and hope to discuss with them at a science-only debate.

Seven Things Barack Obama Should Do to Not Blow the Election (1,067 diggs) Arianna Huffington: "I'm offering Obama 7 suggestions for staying true to the vision and message that took him from longshot "unlikely candidate" to presidential frontrunner -- and for avoiding the fate of the many before him who fell prey to the misguided belief that the path to the White House runs down the middle of the road."

McCain: I Never Said That I Don’t Know Much About Economics (965 diggs) This week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is traveling through Colombia, making a push for a free-trade agreement. In an interview with ABC this morning from Cartagena, McCain was asked about his now infamous statement that he doesn ’t understand economics well. McCain quickly interrupted the interviewer, denying he ever said this.

Conservative Host: McCain is 'Continuation of Bush Policy' (738 diggs) Yesterday, conservative radio host Michael Smerconish sat in for Bill O ’Reilly to host the Radio Factor. He opened the show by discussing yesterday’s front-page New York Times story detailing “how the White House shifted its sights, beginning in 2002, from counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan to preparations for the war in Iraq.”

Fox has "fact writers" because.... (738 diggs) Fox News Channel posts a job listing looking for a "freelance fact writer."

Military See Presidential Race Through Own Lens (567 diggs) Military giving more donations to Obama.

When Military Service Didn't Matter to McCain (734 diggs) When asked whether military service makes somebody better equipped to be commander-in-chief the Arizona Republican said "Absolutely not". A year later, McCain cast his ballot for George W. Bush. A more telling example may have come recently, when McCain found himself campaigning against an Iraq War veteran who was running for office.

McCain in 2003: Military Service Not Required for Presidency (805 diggs) Wesley Clark argued that “getting shot down is [not] a qualification to be President.” The McCain campaign issued a statement condemning Clark’s remarks. But during an interview with National Journal in 2003, John McCain said that he 'absolutely don't believe' that military service was necessary for the presidency, echoing Clarks comments.

John McCain Confuses Sudan and Somalia (1,203 diggs) John McCain seems to be in a constant state of confusion.

Gen. Wesley Clark Stands By His Criticism Of Sen. McCain (1,103 diggs) Despite heavy criticism, Gen. Wesley Clark is standing by his statement this weekend that Sen. John MCain's military experience doesn't qualify him to be commander-in-chief.

Bush Wrongly Credits McCain For 'Working Hard' on GI BIll (1,266 diggs) as Bush acknowledged the House and Senate members who came together to support the bill, he slipped in the name of one who labored to obstruct the bill -- Senator John McCain. McCain was given the same credit as those who had steered the passage of the bill from day one.

Barack Obama: Speech on Patriotism (856 diggs) June 30, 2008; Independence, MO

Obama to expand Bush's faith-based programs (1,492 diggs) Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy — support their ability to hire and fire based on faith.

Memo to Obama: Moving to the Middle is for Losers (1,207 diggs) Arianna Huffington: "I can unequivocally say: the Obama campaign is making a very serious mistake. Tacking to the center is a losing strategy. And don't let the latest head-to-head poll numbers lull you the way they lulled Clinton in December. Running to the middle in an attempt to attract undecided swing voters didn't work for Al Gore in 2000."

McCain Launches "Truth Squad" With Swift Boat Vet (857 diggs) McCain publicly deplored the Swift Boat ads back in 2004, saying they were reminiscent of the smear campaigns launched against him during his initial White House run in 2000.