What if Obama wins in November?

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Lance

A reader (Norm) posed the question to us at the Political Inquirer, “What if Obama gets elected? What will the impact of the country be?” It will be hard to say for certain, none of us on the staff are prophets (though some might claim to be).
I think the first thing that we will see [...]

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On Generals, CNN, and The Yellow Kid

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Terry Woods

Journalism is biased, and always has been. The concept of the “fourth estate” as representative of the common people dates back to the French Revolution, and is the first acknowledgement that news reporting has a distinct viewpoint. Over the course of time, corporations began to invest in newspapers (as advertisers), which induced publishers [...]

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US bombs Somalia - Is It Legal?

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Lance

The BBC reports:
A US military spokesman told the BBC that it had attacked what he called a known al-Qaeda target in Somalia, but refused to give further details.
To take a more philosophical approach: what authority did the United States have to retaliate to al-Qaeda in Somalia without Congressional Approval? It is wrong for us to [...]

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Recall amendment targeted at the sitting Governor is closer to passage in Illinois

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Reading on Walden Bookstore

A change in the Illinois constitution to allow the recall of the Governor of Illinois is closer to passage. The Illinois Senate, which some of the leadership is closely allied to the Governor, changed the original bill to include other elected officials.
SPRINGFIELD - The question of whether to amend the state Constitution so Illinoisans can [...]

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