The exhibit, called “Starting Points,” was intended to demonstrate the plausible divergence in theories about man’s relation to dinosaurs, but it could just as easily have spoken for the assumptions we make about Barack Obama’s past associations with figures ….. Women handed out flyers for a campaign called Saving the Valley that Hope Forgot. (“Americans need to ask themselves whether they are willing to settle for foreign food, like they have settled for foreign oil . …

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I have always had the opinion that the Constitution of the United States of America was a God inspired document. That we HAD something given to us by God and we have gradually lost it. Well, we did have something that was given to us by God , … If you are astounded that any Republican can still claim that George Bush was “pro-freedom” or that any Democrat can claim that Barack Obama is “anti-war,” you should be equally surprised that anyone can claim that the U.S. …

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Al was once a political reporter for the Boston Phoenix, and in 2007 Al made waves back up north with his prescient reporting on the campaign of Barack Obama for President. In its “winners and losers of 2008” story, …. AG: By the end of this session, we hope that about 70 of us will be better trained, prepared and fired up and ready to go out and do more and better and faster and more coherent journalism in service of real people. YL: How is the School related to your …

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A statue of President Barack Obama as a boy erected in a Jakarta park has been targeted in a Facebook campaign by thousands who say it should be removed. The Indonesian-language Facebook group named “Take …. I suppose it’s the dredlocks inspired by Bob Marley and the culture shock that many white men feel that create this feeling of insecurity. No law enforcement officer swears to being free of racism when being hired.They put their face on, …

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Critics of Barack Obama can complain about whatever favorable media coverage he has enjoyed during the campaign and his brief honeymoon period after his election. However, it is impossible to ignore that the fact that an African-American has … It is true that the hope for real change has been, as yet, unfulfilled. Much is still wrong in the world. Many hunger. Peace is still a conquest and not reality. Many suffer needlessly without access to sufficient healthcare. …

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Frugal Café Blog Zone: Déjà Vu Omen: Barack Obama’s Actions and Vladimir Lenin Quotes… America on the Brink of Socialism and “War on Senior Citizens”: Mark Levin Interviews Dr. Betsy McCaughey on ObamaCare Details and Bad Words or Freedom of Speech Trampling? … Michelle Malkin: The union fatcats behind the Whole Foods boycott and Letter from a Whole Foods worker and Corporate Shills for Hope and Change and Dear White House: Look who’s funded by the health care industry …

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Until last weeks ago, I assumed I was about the only American who found Barack Obama’s speaking style simply annoying. Then I had a chat about him with a Chinese student. It turns out I’m the only person in the world who finds …. Despite my personal distaste for his delivery, I recognize that he has inspired millions to act in a way that might realize his vision. We’d be a lot better off if he could inspire himself to act in a way that might accomplish his vision. …

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What happened to the bright dreams, the hope and change? A year ago, fate handed President Barack Obama one of the most tantalizing political opportunities in history. His party enjoyed a blowout election. … The media portrait of Obama during the campaign made much of his cool, unflappable temperament. But that ignored his most telling qualities. Stubborn and weak is not what you want in a president. No wonder he’s already talking about the prospect of a single term. …

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Say what you will about Barack Obama. But don’t accuse the president of veering from the course he charted at a point when his term was new, his popularity ratings were high and Americans took seriously all that talk of “hope” and “change. … It was this tone-deaf quality that made Obama’s speech a less-than-inspired statement. Even when Obama outlined what sounded like an activist agenda, he generally restated 2008 campaign promises that were not kept during his first …

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I’d say Romney is our best hope, but unfortunately I worry that he’s every bit as poll and focus group driven as Obama is. He’s articulate but I fear he lacks the aggressiveness and willingness to look Obama in the face and lay out names like Rezko, Wright and Ayers. … Bush was no conservative and inspired no principled loyalty: he spent like no tomorrow, failed to veto any spending bills, winked at earmarks, and allowed Dennis (Where is my next meal? …

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