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Senator Obama's Grandmother Has Passed Away

From the WaPo:CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The day took a tragic turn for Sen. Barack Obama when his ailing grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, died t

Bottom of the Ninth

And here are the final polling numbers that matter for the Presidential race:Intrade:Obama 90.1% Chance of WinningMcCain 10.3% Chance of

Texas, Early Voting, and Me

So far two million Texans have voted of which I am one. That's about 15% of the total number of registered voters in the state (mostly

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How the Obama Campaign Stole the Election

By enabling their people on the ground to work smarter. How? A giant database of voter records that allows campaign workers to catalog the responses and reactions of voters they have contact with while allowing them to avoid

Christian Science Monitor Going Out of Print

and totally online...From the NY Times:C

Senator Ted Stevens Convicted of Corruption

In the unlikely event that you haven't heard by now Senator Ted "Bridge to Nowhere" Stevens was convicted of seven counts of corruption related charges yesterday.From

And My Vote Goes To...

This has been a weird election for me. During the primaries I picked both McCain and Obama as my preferred candidates for each party figuring that we'd see more substantive and less negative campaigns than we've seen in a long while. In fact I contr

Quote of the Day

I'm voting for Obama because my mom is a racist. I figure the least I can do is offset her vote. - Some Guy at Work

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