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The strange, intimate emails of the Obama campaign
This time of year, email boxes fill up with all sorts of unsolicited appeals from politicians, always in the service of fundraising. Most pitches have straightforward subject lines: “Stand with Me,” urged recall target Scott Walker, the...
Tags: Scott Walker, Republican Party, Politics, Michelle Obama, Jon Stewart
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Say it ain't so, Joe -- that you oppose free trade
Opinion L.A.Joe the Plumber -- a.k.a. Samuel Wurzelbacher -- is running for Congress from Ohio. His platform seems to be in tune with the Republican Party -- with one exception. Joe the Plumber opposes free-trade agreements.... -
Goldberg: Courting Joe the Puppeteer
Earlier this month, the left-wing magazine the Nation highlighted Joe Therrien as a symbol of the Occupy Wall Street movement. A New York City public school drama teacher, Therrien was frustrated with the shortcomings of the school system. So he quit...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Occupy Wall Street, Parties and Movements, Michelle Obama
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Does Joe the Congressman sound better than Joe the Plumber?
Top of the TicketJoe the Plumber in 2008. Now, Joe the Congressman could be his next step in 2010.... -
Tea Partiers barking mad over puppy-mill humane measure in Missouri
L.A. UnleashedThe state of Missouri is known throughout the humane community as "puppy mill central," a state which by some reckonings is home to nearly a third of the nation's wretched breeding factories that churn out litter after litter of puppies...... -
Missouri voters have their say on the state's controversial puppy-mill proposition
L.A. UnleashedAs voters across the country go to the polls, many animal lovers are watching one state in particular: Missouri, where debate has been raging for months over a proposition that would impose new regulations on large-scale dog breeding operations.... -
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is back
As the presidential campaign waned and the economic meltdown waxed, the candidates did their best to demonstrate an ability to empathize with America's Everyman -- the regular Joe, the working stiff. John McCain had Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, better known as...Tags: Employers, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Wages and Pensions, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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TEST OF A TIME
1. True or false? After the mid-July failure of IndyMac Bank, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned that the economy "could be in complete meltdown in two months."
a. True. He said that estimate "might even be optimistic."
b. False. He reassured the...Tags: O.J. Simpson, Clay Aiken, International Law, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Tom Cruise
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Gearing up for 2012 presidential bid? Joe the Plumber wins seat on GOP panel in Ohio
Top of the TicketJoe the Plumber 2012? Toledo's most famous non-plumbing plumber won a key election in Ohio.... -
News briefs for Friday, April 27
White House issues new protections for military families, veterans targeted by diploma mills WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants to trademark the term “GI Bill” in an effort to shield veterans and military families being...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Minnesota Vikings, Arab Spring, Business, Syrian Uprising (2011-12)
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"Joe The Plumber" Is Back, and Ready for Congress
KIAHSamuel Wurzelbacher, better known by his alter ego "Joe the Plumber," is back. The prospective small business owner, who got his 15 minutes during the 2008 election, has taken on a new venture. Politics… On Super Tuesday, Wurzelbacher won his...Tags: Small Businesses
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Kucinich's Star Factor Not Enough in Ohio: In a hotly contested congressional primary race in Ohio, workmanship trumped glamour, signaling the end of Dennis Kucinich's time in Congress
U.S. News & World ReportDennis Kucinich is a celebrity on the left--but that wasn't enough to save his Congressional seat. The Cleveland-area representative was walloped in a bitter primary battle Tuesday with fellow Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who has represented the...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Shirley MacLaine
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