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A Timetable for Iraq—Good for America? Maybe. Good for the Candidates? Definitely!

In recent days Iraq’s government has talked about creating a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. If you’re waiting for the governments of Germany, Japan, or South Korea to do the same thing, don’t hold your breath. Some of the citizens of those countries might not be so happy with our presence there, but […]

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Back Stepping their Way to Election Day

Note to Reader: Check the “What’s New” section for updates. John McCain has been involved in politics for a long time (over twenty years); Barack Obama is, as most everyone knows, newer on the scene. But both men have taken positions in the past that aren’t doing them many favors now. Part of

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Good Ideas from two Senators? It must be an Election Year

Note to readers: Due to scheduling issues, I’ve uploaded this blog a day early. Next week’s new blog should appear on Friday (June 27) as usual. Senators Barack Obama and John McCain were in the news recently saying things that make a lot of sense for America. Obama was in a church on

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McCain vs. Obama or Bush vs. Carter?

For a little while now Democrats have been saying that John McCain is trying to run for George W. Bush’s third term. When asked about this on TV recently, McCain countered that he thought Barack Obama was trying to run for Jimmy Carter’s second term. The attacks are clever insofar as both Bush and Carter

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For Barack Obama—the Good, the not so Bad, and the Beauty-Challenged

Note to Readers: There was another addition to the “What’s New” section on June 9. Barack Obama has made history as the first African American candidate to represent a major political party in a presidential general election. Even if he were to call a news conference today and announce, “I’ve decided to forget the presidency—I’m

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