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  GOP: The War is Small Town America Vs. San Francisco

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Sep 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, san francisco, barack obama, john mccain, gop, mitt romney, rudy giuliani, politics, gay rights, conservatives, rnc, religion, majority, african american, womens rights, equal rights, culture wars, liberals, urban, cities, minority, rural, sarah palin | 4

  So far, the Republican National Convention has succeeded in accomplishing one task – dividing the nation into two teams. 

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  To the Bone - Gov. Charlie Crist’s Property Tax Cuts Are Too Deep For State Budget

  Shelton Hull | Fri, Apr 25th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: john mccain, florida, budget, cuts, charlie crist, budgets, property tax cuts, tax cuts, shelton hull | 0

  NAC is proud to present our new daily report contributor, Shelton Hull, columnist and writer based in Jacksonville, Florida. His work has appeared in FolioWeekly, Counterpunch, Ink19 and Section 8 Magazine. His first column deals with property tax cuts in Florida and how they have cities scrambling to stay ahead of their budgets.

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  Eminent Domain the Domain of GOP Candidates?

  Mike Muller | Fri, Feb 29th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, john mccain, gop, eminent domain, mike huckabee, ron paul, kelo v. new london | 2

  The idea that the government can condemn private property for what it views as the public good has been a source of contention for years. But when the Supreme Court ruled in 2005 in Kelo v. New London that the city in Connecticut could use its powers of eminent domain to take private land for another private development, a new national debate raged.

  John McCain latched on to the issue for a while. In August, he pledged “To appoint strict constructionist judges who respect the…

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• Headlines

  Bye-bye Beard, adieu Musharraf, CNN fires Pazienza for blogging, more

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Feb 19th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, fidel castro, blogging, cnn, john mccain, bush sr, cisco systems, pervez musharraf, pakistan, chez pazienza, green technology, real urban policies, beard | 0

  

  “Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy”—Castro Resigns as President of Cuba.

  For almost 50 years, Fidel Castro served as commanding officer of one of the few communist outposts in the Eastern Hemisphere. Last night, in a letter to the state-run news outlet, Gamma, Castro claimed he was physically unable to continue his duties. CNN reports: “I will not aspire to, nor will I accept the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief,” Castro wrote. “I wish only to fight…

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• Headlines

  Flock to Barack, $2,000 to stay off drugs and a housing shortage

  David Anderson | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, barack obama, david anderson, foreclosure, john mccain, alaska, mcdonalds, day-care cuts, boise, trader joes, greenhouse effect, stay off drugs | 0

  Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries

  Senator McCain chalked up another, and Senator Obama won his eighth consecutive state moving him ahead of Senator Clinton.  CNN reports “Obama’s wins in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia primaries propelled him past Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for delegates.” Obama’s increased success was aided by the female vote and overwhelming “close to 90 percent” black majority.  “According to exit polls out of Virginia and Maryland, Obama…

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  GOP Candidates Like Bush’s Plans for Mortgage Crisis

  Mike Muller | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: commentary, mike muller, foreclosure, john mccain, mortgage, mike huckabee, ron paul, mortgage crisis, hope now | 0

  The GOP candidates present something more of a unified front about how to deal with the foreclosure crisis than the Democrats. The candidates remaining usually offer cautious support for the Bush Administration’s efforts when asked how they propose to address the issue. And they all call for limited government involvement—if any.

  The current administration’s foreclosure measures mostly revolve around the Hope Now plan. It is a coalition of mortgage industry players—responsible for 62…

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  Post-gloom in Hillaryland, Obama = Princess Leia, NYC death rate reaches historic low

  Matt Stroud | Wed, Jan 9th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: commentary, hillary clinton, obama, barack obama, election 2008, cnn, john mccain, president, post-gloom in hillary land, antiwar groups | 0

  To warm up, we begin with a throwback—Christopher Morris’ 2003 satirical interpretation/re-framing of President Bush’s State of the Union address:

  “...this year, for the first time, we must offer every child in America three nuclear missiles.”

  If that doesn’t get you ready to read about presidential primaries, we don’t know what will. So:

  The Atlantic has an insider report from the Hillary camp, describing first the ”deep sense of gloom that settled over Hillaryland,” and then the…

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  McCain and the “Big City Myth”

  Mike Muller | Mon, Dec 24th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, republican, election 2008, john mccain, gun control, gun owners of america, big city myth | 0

  As he stood before the National Rifle Association in September, Sen. John Mccain accused big city mayors of using gun manufacturers as a scapegoat for their inability to control crime in their cities. They “decided it was more important to blame the manufacturers of a legal product than it was to control crime in their own cities,” he scolded as he took his turn trying to woo this powerful constituency.

  “Instead of increasing police patrols, instituting tough sentences for lawbreakers…

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