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The First-Time Voter: Why She’s Voting for Obama
Ruthann Perry, 50, of Virginia Beach, Va. is a first-time voter. Originally from Providence, Rhode Island, the mother of four girls and 10 grandchildren will cast her first vote in the 2008 election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Perry now owns a daycare center in Virginia Beach. Her center keeps five kids, all of whom she [...]
News analysis: dumpster diving
The general election hit the gutter in less than a week.
Economics 101 dictates the president really has no bearing on the economy. That is Ben Bernanke’s job, and his character, integrity or priorities aren’t up for grabs in November.
That doesn’t mean the economy isn’t in cyclical decline. Or that it’s structurally insufficient in housing, [...]
zippity do-da
The George Allen versus Jim Webb Senate race in Virginia is as close and dirty as they come. The up-side is that Republican Allen’s bungles— his “macaca” references, his quoting Webb’s war novels out of context, his hired goons beating up bloggers— have generated some hilarious Web material, like this old crackup at ridiculopathy.com and [...]
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