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Entries from February 2008

Obama Sweeps Louisiana, Washington, Nebraska

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Obama did just as well as I predicted. Good start to the weekend with wins in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington. Talk about regional diversity. One Deep South state, one Great Plains state and a Pacific Northwest state. Way to go Obama! Louisiana: Obama – 57% Hillary – 32% Nebraska: Obama – 68% Hillary – 32% [...]

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Bush Says Democrats Threaten Peace

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

WASHINGTON — President Bush, rallying conservatives for a battle against Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, says “prosperity and peace” are at stake in the upcoming election for his successor. “We have had good debates and soon we will have a nominee who will carry the conservative banner into this election and [...]

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Hillary Disrespects Ted Kennedy on Senate Floor

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

I found this article on CNN to be stunning. Just goes to show how bitter Hillary really is: (CNN) — CNN’s Ted Barrett reports that on the Senate floor just minutes ago, Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, who has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, approached Sen. Hillary Clinton during the vote on the economic stimulus package. He [...]

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Super Tuesday Post-Mortem: Obama Clearly Won

February 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The results were not clear the night of Super Tuesday as to what it all meant. Now that nearly all of the votes have been counted, the delegates have been allocated and the dust has settled, there is no doubt that Barack Obama had a big night last night. He won the most states, he [...]

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Obama Wins 14 of 22 Super Tuesday States

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Thanks to every American for going to vote today. Barack Obama went up against the Clinton machine, a former two term president with a clear advantage in many states, and Obama came out ahead. He won a majority of the 22 states and looks to win a majority of the delegates. His wins include many [...]

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Obama Wins Georgia… 21 States to Go

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Obama won Georgia with 86% of black voters and 43% of white voters. That’s Georgia folks. The Deep South is voting for a black man. 21 states to go. If you still live in the states below, go vote! Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Idaho (Democratic Party Only) Illinois Kansas (Democratic Party [...]

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Super Tuesday

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Campaign 2008 seems like it has been going on for a year. It’s only been a month, though, since Iowa cast its first-in-the-nation caucus, launching Obama’s campaign to the forefront of American politics. Since his win in Iowa, Obama has raised $32 million in January alone, compared to just $10 million for Hillary Clinton. 170,000 [...]

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Economics Homework

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Below is a paper I wrote for Macroeconomics:  Both capitalism and socialism have many strengths and weaknesses. As the video showed quite vividly, capitalism is at the whim of the market. The economy and people’s lives depend on how well companies perform, their retirement may depend on the stock market, etc. The ups and downs [...]

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