Obama Ground Game: A Technology Machine

Fri Nov 7, 2008 7:48 PM EST

Much has been written lately about the strength of President Elect-Barack Obama's "ground game" and how traditional campaign rules to get out the vote were rewritten this time around.

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Virginia: Republican Animosity Outside the Polls

Tue Nov 4, 2008 4:21 PM EST

On this election day, American voters will make history. Either we will elect the first African-American to the highest office in the land, or we will see our Vice President's seat occupied by a woman for the first time in our history.

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McCain: "A Gauzy Informercial"

Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:57 PM EDT

I'll admit it, there is a possibility that I am not really in the loop like I used to be.

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American Prayer

Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:58 PM EDT (YouTube)

Worth watching.

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Joe the Plumber, for real?

Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:51 PM EDT

As I was watching my regular news programs last night, "Joe the Plumber" was mentioned over and over. My six year old son Mark was in the room and couldn't help but overhear the "Joe the Plumber" mantra.

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Rebels tighten their grip in eastern Congo

Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:18 AM EDT

By Michelle Faul, Associated Press (Clipped by danwagner)

Tutsi-led rebels tightened their hold on newly seized swaths of eastern Congo Saturday, forcing tens of thousands of frightened, rain-soaked civilians out of makeshift refugee camps and stopping some from fleeing to government-held territory.

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