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A test of the Republican party’s fall election strategy is coming
May 9, 2008
The 1st Congressional District, the northernmost in the most culturally Southern state, has given the nation William Faulkner and Elvis Presley, and next Tuesday will have a special congressional elec » Full Story
As a mother, I feel caught between a rock, a hard place
May 9, 2008
Rockstar is the name of the company that is rolling wheelbarrows of money to the bank this week, projected to rack up something on the order of $400 million in revenue from the sale of six million cop » Full Story
Obama beating Clinton, McCain online
May 9, 2008
Say what you will about the left-wing bloggers and ultra-liberal Internet news and commentary websites, they’ve proven themselves a political power to be reckoned with. » Full Story
‘As Maine goes ...’ is only a partial truth
May 8, 2008
It is only partially true that in presidential elections “as Maine goes, so goes the nation. » Full Story
Avoiding the cause is far from being a solution to fixing the problem
May 8, 2008
When you know that the high cost of oil is due directly to the weak dollar and Wall Street speculators, I don’t know how anybody expects to solve the energy problem without dealing with the weak dolla » Full Story
Sad truth: Women aren’t paid equally decades after battle began
May 7, 2008
By now the Tale of Lilly Ledbetter is beginning to sound like the Perils of Pauline or the Pre-Feminist Follies. » Full Story
Has Obama found a way to solve the ‘pastor problem?’
May 7, 2008
“That is just terrible, absolutely dreadful,” a prominent supporter of Barack Obama said Monday morning after listening to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s screed at the National Press Club. » Full Story
Barack Obama’s ‘un-disownable’ greatest threat — a preacher
May 6, 2008
Barack Obama looked pale and wan at what he called his “big press conference” about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright on Tuesday afternoon. Numb. Chastened. Defeated. » Full Story
Confronting Hillary on TV after 12 years of convincing
May 6, 2008
Well, it took nearly 12 years, but I finally convinced Sen. Hillary Clinton to speak with me on television.
Emboldened by Barack Obama’s “Rev. » Full Story
Emboldened by Barack Obama’s “Rev. » Full Story
Salary increases included in spending bill
May 6, 2008
The legislative session ended Saturday, April 26, 2008 at approximately 2:45 a.m.
The final spending bills included several salary increases for state employees. » Full Story
The final spending bills included several salary increases for state employees. » Full Story