At OpEdNews: If Smiles Mean Something: McCain vs Obama

Seeded on Thu Jun 5, 2008 10:34 AM EDT (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

What's in a smile, a painful one, or a fresh and spontaneous one? Between them, McCain and Obama demonstrated both kinds, which may say something about the campaign to come.

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At OpEdNews: The Military: A Political Machine

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 9:05 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

The best explanation for the huge defense budget (as large as it was in WWII) is not two smallish wars/occupations, but that the Defense Establishment is the most effective political machine that ever existed: more than half a trillion worth.

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At OpEdNews: Recession, the

Seeded on Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:13 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

Is it a recession, or a depression? The subprime mess is only the trigger for deepseated problems in the world economy. A fundamental restructuring is necessary.

politics, depression, recession, subprime-mortgages

Obama and "Words"

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 12:19 PM EST ()

In the NH debate, Obama argued that words matter.

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Words and Obama

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 12:03 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

The difference between Obama and Hillary: Obama not only has a vision of a new politics, he has the talent to pull people with him through his inspirational speaking. He says, in essence, words make a difference, whereas Hillary is fixated on the how-to-do-it.

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