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Ayers Seems Relieved That the Election Is Over

Posted on November 7, 2008 by RagBlog

What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: Looking back on a surreal campaign seasonBy Bill Ayers / November 7, 2008 Whew! What was all that mess? I’m still in a daze, sorting it all out, decompressing. Pass the Vitamin C. … Continue reading →

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US Says Iraq SOFA* Discussions Are Complete

Posted on November 7, 2008 by RagBlog

From whence does this arrogance arise? Why do citizens and, more especially, the government of the United States believe that they can dictate to anyone else around the world the conditions of discussion? Why has the humility so necessary for … Continue reading →

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Much Work to Do to Bring Peace to the Middle East

Posted on November 6, 2008 by RagBlog

MIDEAST: For Peace, the U.S. Will Have to ChangeBy Cherrie Heywood / November 5, 2008 RAMALLAH, West Bank – Barack Obama has been elected U.S. President at a time when the number of extremists has risen dramatically since the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Zwarich Responds to Tim Wise’s Optimism

Posted on November 6, 2008 by RagBlog

Tim WiseDancing Toward Danger? By Zwarich / The Rag Blog / November 6, 2008 In an article ironically entitled ‘Avoiding Overconfidence and Cynicism in the Age of Obama,’ an article that is being widely circulated on the Left, Tim Wise … Continue reading →

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Thousands Protest Gay Marriage Vote in SF Vigil

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Coy Abellano is comforted by Erwin Barron as he cries outside City Hall where hundreds of people gather for a candlelight vigil in response to Proposition 8 in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Photo by Lacy Atkins … Continue reading →

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Call to Action: Stop the Criminals on Television

Posted on November 6, 2008 by RagBlog

Monsters on TelevisionBy Juan Cole / November 6, 2008 Paul Krugman, among my favorite political commentators, has spoken forthrightly of how during the past few years we have had “monsters” in office, naming Tom Delay, Karl Rove and Dick Cheney. … Continue reading →

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Tim Wise : Tuesday Night Obama Made History; Now the Work Begins

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Zeborah Ball-Paul (right) and Theodora Beasley join 250,000 others in celebrating Barack Obama’s victory during Obama’s election night rally in Chicago’s Grant Park. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.Avoiding cynicism and overconfidence in the age of Obama.By Tim Wise … Continue reading →

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Mr. Ayers’ Neighborbood : Hanging With Bill on Election Day

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Ayers seemed curiously calm and cheerful about the way he had been made an issue in the campaign.’ By David Remnick / November 4, 2008 Early this morning, the Obama family voted at the Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School, in Hyde … Continue reading →

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Ralph Nader about Obama : Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom?

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Updated November 6, 2008 I originally posted this article with the headline ‘Ralph Nader calls Obama “Uncle Tom.”‘ This was inaccurate; it did not correctly reflect Nader’s words. Nader actually said, “His choice, basically, is whether he’s going to be … Continue reading →

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Baylor : Obama Signs Burned; Noose Hung from Tree

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Noose. Photo by AP.University officials denounce racial actions on election day. October 5, 2008 WACO — Baylor University officials said they are investigating an apparent noose hanging from a tree the day Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first black … Continue reading →

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Franklin’s Advice to Barack Obama (Channeled Through Paul Richard Harris)

Posted on November 6, 2008 by RagBlog

Remember, remember, the fifth of NovemberBy Paul Richard Harris / November 5, 2008 On this day in 1605, for those of us who weren’t there, an event known as the Gunpowder Plot unwound in London. A group of disaffected Catholics, … Continue reading →

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Obama Receives a "Request" from Hamid Karzai

Posted on November 6, 2008 by RagBlog

Karzai ‘demands’ Obama end civilian deathsBy Noor Khan / November 5, 2008 KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN — Afghan President Hamid Karzai made an immediate demand of Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying the U.S. president-elect must prevent civilian casualties as Afghan villagers alleged … Continue reading →

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