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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Obama writes chaper on community organizing

a blast from the past - Obama wrote this in 1990 while at Harvard Law, immediately following his time as a community organizer in Chicago

(tags: obama politics strategy communityorganizing)
Experience: Does Obama Trump McCain? | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com

(tags: politics obama factcheck)
Talking to Iran Is Not So Controversial | The American Prospect

(tags: iran diplomacy factcheck obama)
Balkinization: A Guide to the New FISA Bill, Part III

David Kris continues to set out what the bill actually will do

(tags: fisa civilliberties espionage law factcheck)

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links for 2008-06-23

Monday, June 23, 2008

democracyarsenal.org: More on FISA

more reality check

(tags: civilliberties espionage politics commentary fisa)
Balkinization - The Key Questions About the New FISA Bill

replaces Washington Monthly link as better analysis

(tags: fisa civilliberties espionage law analysis)
democracyarsenal.org: The "Feckless and Craven" Democratic Majority at Work

(tags: politics democrats snark)

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links for 2008-06-22

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Balkinization: A Guide to the New FISA Bill, Part II

a clear-eyed analysis of the new FISA bill and how it affects the current legal situation; must read before you start having hysterics

(tags: civilliberties espionage law analysis fisa)
democracyarsenal.org: FISA Compromise II

a look at the political realities surrounding the new FISA bill

(tags: civilliberties espionage law politics commentary fisa)
Obama: I'll Fight To Strip Telecom Immunity From FISA - Horserace

because some people apparently need to have it spelled out for them what Obama's position is

(tags: obama civilliberties espionage politics fisa)

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links for 2008-06-19

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Obama Camp Apologizes to Muslim Women - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog

sounds like it was an overzealous staffer or volunteer and I am glad the campaign apologized and is taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again

(tags: obama muslims politics discrimination veiling)

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links for 2008-06-16

Monday, June 16, 2008

Jason Furman Is Not the Problem - The Plank

(tags: economics obama factcheck)

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links for 2008-06-14

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Orcinus - The crazies and Obama

(tags: rightwing racism violence)

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links for 2008-06-11

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Your Whiteness is Showing

(tags: politics race racism feminism hillaryclinton obama)
Too Sense: Get Ready to Fight the "Redeemers"

(tags: history racism hillaryclinton obama democrats)

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links for 2008-06-09

Monday, June 09, 2008

Obama and McCain Offer Two Very Different Americas | Election 2008 | AlterNet

(tags: obama johnmccain politics)

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links for 2008-06-07

Saturday, June 07, 2008

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links for 2008-06-06

Friday, June 06, 2008

Eugene Robinson - What He Overcame - washingtonpost.com

(tags: obama race history)

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