Now that we're in the thick of convention season, the full drama of the general election waits right around the corner. But you don't have to be members of different parties to spark some fireworks. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama produced some impressive headlines during their battle for the Democratic nomination, and the Republicans fought a tough battle, too.
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Independent Senator Joe Lieberman will speak at the Republican National Convention, where Lieberman's former rivals will nominate his good friend John McCain for president. And an even juicier rumor is floating around: the real Lieberman surprise might come as a slot on the ticket, not merely as a speaking slot at the convention. John McCain is seriously considering Joe Lieberman as his vice-presidential nominee.
Let's get back the substantiated rumor that Lieberman will speak at the RNC.
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The 2008 Democratic platform has some new, pro-life-friendly language. The party's 54-page platform, set to be approved in Denver, will have a special section devoted to motherhood. The Democratic Party will make it clear that it "strongly backs a woman's decision to carry a pregnancy to term."
The Democrats don't believe the party's position on abortion has to fall squarely into one camp.
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Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Gwatney Killed In Shooting A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspect after a 30-mile chase. Police said they don't know the motive for the 51-year-old suspect, whose name has not been released.
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A clash of personalities unraveled Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House, according to The Atlantic, which published internal Clinton camp emails and memos last night.
One of the most astonishing communications came in March 2007, when Hillary Clinton's then-chief strategist Mark Penn authored an email that resembled a smear chain email, more than a strategy recommendation against a friendly primary opponent. Penn wrote:All of these articles about his boyhood in Indonesia and his life in Hawaii are geared toward showing his background is diverse, multicultural, and putting that in a new light.
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Despite what the Germans might lead us to believe, last month the number of Democrats fell for the first time since January, hitting a number below 41 percent. Judging from the numbers of Democrats reaching back to 2004, is the Dems big peak behind them. The number of Republicans remained constant for the fourth straight month.
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A new report released by the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative states that consequences of climate change extend beyond environmental, and into issues of human rights, race, and class. The research group says that climate change is especially harmful to African Americans, and low-income individuals.
The report maintains: "Though far less responsible for climate change, African-Americans are significantly more vulnerable to its effects than non-Hispanic whites. .
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Each morning news anchors on Fox's Las Vegas affiliate sit in front of very visible McDonald's iced coffee cups, part of a product-placement deal. The fast-food chain sponsors the two-hour morning news-and-lifestyle segment, but instead of commercial breaks, the advertisement happens during the news.
Since advertisement dollars already influence networks, I think the product-placement deal raises some old conflict of interest concerns.
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US Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) wants the nation to slooooow down. The representative, channeling Richard Nixon, has proposed a national speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
In 1974, Nixon ushered in a fuel-conservation policy unseen since World War II. The new law covered the nation with a federal speed limit (up to that point, states had set their own limits) and cut off federal funding to states that wouldn't comply.
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Well, well what do we have here. California governor, actor, body builder, Kennedy spouse . .
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