The Political Inquirer

After a long season of ‘deadlocked’ primaries, the media is finally conceding that Obama has effectively won the nomination. Though no one will outright say it, today’s headlines tell the story.
MSNBC: “Team Obama Preps for Battle”
MSNBC: “Analysis: Where Clinton’s Campaign Went Wrong”
CNN: “Obama catches Clinton is [...]

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During an interview on Monday night, Hillary Clinton clarified her position on war with Iran: if Iran were to attack Israel, especially with any sort of nuclear weapon, she would retaliate with the U.S.’s own nuclear arsenal.  Coming on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, it seems like Clinton is trying to send a strong [...]

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75 Year old congressman John Murtha thinks so.
“I’ve served with seven presidents,” Murtha told a union audience. “When they come in, they all make mistakes. They all get older. This one guy running is about as old as me,” he said, drawing laughter and applause. “Let me tell you something, it’s no old man’s [...]

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According to a new report from the AP, medical studies related to the drug Vioxx were written by Merck Co. medical writers, not research scientists like the studies claimed. The scientists involved were paid by the company to take credit for the ghostwritten articles, which raises concerns about the influence of pharmaceutical companies in [...]

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President Bush is rolling out the red carpet for Pope Benedict XVI: greeting the Pope’s plane at a military base, preparing a huge gathering on the White House South Lawn, and hosting a fancy dinner in the East room. The historic meeting is more than just formal, it’s almost unprecedented. A Pope last [...]

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The comedian and Monty Python writer put his support behind Barack Obama this week. “I think he is a brilliant man,” Cleese said, explaining that he would like to pen speeches for Obama if the candidate captures the nomination and, of course, if Obama accepts the offer.
This is the latest in a series of [...]

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A Government Accountability Office audit recently exposed the ways in which federal employees abuse government credit cards. These include lingerie, i-pods, internet dating, gambling, and a $13,000 steak and liquor dinner, the Washington Post reports.
The study, released by Senate lawmakers this evening, found that nearly half the “purchase card” transactions it examined were improper, [...]

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The Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay was cut short among growing protests against the Beijing Olympics and the violence in Tibet. The BBC reports:
Security officials extinguished the torch at least three times due to the protests before it was carried on a bus to the relay’s end point. It comes after [...]

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A noted U.S. evangelist and endorser of Senator John McCain’s Presidential Bid, John Hagee, yesterday announced $6 million in donations to Israel and stated the Israel must control all of Jerusalem.
“Turning part or all of Jerusalem over to the Palestinians would be tantamount to turning it over to the Taliban,” Hagee said
Hagee’s money went to [...]

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The chief strategist of Hillary Clinton’s campaign has stepped down. Apparently, the move was a response to news of Penn’s meeting with Columbian officials to discuss a trade deal that Clinton opposes. Penn also caused controversy in March when he stated that Barack Obama couldn’t win the general election because he is [...]

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In a recent announcement, China labeled the Dhali Llama a “wolf in monk’s wobes” and his followers “the scum of Buddhism,” the AP reports. I wish this was an April fools day joke, but it seems that China is really getting desperate in light of the international attention and the impending Olympics. And [...]

Filed under: Asia, China, Geopolitics, Politics | Tagged: bush, China, Olympics, pelosi, terrorism, Tibet | 3 Comments »

In this state, over 600,000 people are living without health insurance, but only 90,000 people have entered into the health care lottery that may get them coverage. Perhaps, they feel the situation is hopeless, though with 10,000 places open in the state’s health care plan, their chances aren’t as bad as a regular lottery: [...]

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