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Obama Stokes War vs. Iran & American Ideals
President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve while few citizens were paying close attention to the radical attack on domestic democracy and freedom and provocation for another mid-East war. The controversial $662 billion spending legislation steps up the likelihood of war against Iran and allows indefinite detention and... »
Seal a Deal or Heal for Real?
Hoping to finalize his signature domestic policy initiative before he delivers his first State of the Union address in a few short weeks, President Barack Obama sat down with top Democratic leaders from Capitol Hill at the White House on Wednesday. »
NJ Residents More Confident In Obama Than Corzine
For the first time since April 2003, a majority of Garden Staters (51 percent) say the country is headed in the right direction, up from a low of 13 percent before November’s elections, according to the latest results from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind. Two in three Garden State voters (66 percent) say... »
Students Watch History Being Made
Students Watch History Being Made — Third, fourth and fifth grade students of St. John the Apostle School watched the swearing in of President Barack Obama Tuesday. The rest of the 366 students viewed this historical event in other designated parts of the building. Students in Miss Tooker’s fourth and fifth grade social... »
Students Watch History Unfold
On Tuesday, fifth graders at Roosevelt School in Rahway crowded into the school library to watch live coverage of the Presidential Swearing-in Ceremony and Inaugural Address. Students sat quietly as the watched President Barack Obama place his hand on the Bible, once used by Lincoln, as he took the Oath of Office at... »
Green Stimulus
By Kathleen Rogers A massive stimulus package of nearly $600 billion holds promise for the economy, and could mean more federal spending on infrastructure and energy efficiency projects. An estimated $400 billion in that bill will repair lots of bridges and roads, but what will they all lead to? Nothing—unless we first start building... »
Early Election
Early Election—Election Day came a week early at Grover Cleveland School in Rahway. Faculty and students participated in a mock election. Students in Ms. Burke and Ms. Bechelli’s class worked the polls, as students in the school voted online for their favorite candidate. Who won? Democratic candidate, Barack Obama received 90.3 % of the... »
End the Election Ads Today: Give the Ad Money to Charity
Dear Senators McCain and Obama, Is my vote for you worth tens of millions? I guess I’ll soon see. I am, not Joe the Plumber, but Steve the charitable fundraiser. That’s my profession. I’m one of those the press labels an independent because sometimes I vote Democrat, sometimes Republican. This time, however, I still... »
Obama Increases Lead Among NJ Voters
ATLANTA, Ga. – Strategic Vision, LLC, an Atlanta-headquartered public relations and public affairs agency, announced the results of a three-day poll of 800 likely voters in New Jersey on Oct. 1. The poll showed that the Obama/Biden ticket leads McCain/Palin ticket 48% to 39% with 3% for other candidates; and 10% undecided. The Democrats... »
Obama Campaign Plans Union County Events
UNION COUNTY – The Barack Obama campaign has a number of Union County events planned this week. Youth Rally for Obama – Saturday at 3 p.m. at Warinanco Park on the Elizabeth-Roselle border Fanwood Office Phone Bank – Wednesday and Thursday Rahway Canvass – Saturday at 10 a.m. Linden Canvass – Saturday at 11 a.m. Union... »
A Prescription For Disaster?
A new ad from the Obama campaign raises the specter of Wall Street-style deregulation of the health insurance industry under a McCain presidency. »
Thoughts On The VP Search
By Michael M. Shapiro During the past few weeks, both John McCain and Barack Obama have begun speaking with possible candidates for the vice presidency. They are presumably looking at a variety of factors as well as a background dossier on each individual to ensure to the greatest degree that there are no skeletons... »
Primary Choices Are Good For Democracy
Citizens only have real power over party bosses when serious candidates seek party nominations in primary elections, where voters and not power brokers get to decide who is going to hold public office. The marathon competition for the presidency being waged by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is one example how things get done... »
GOP Aims At Obama, By Fair Means And Foul
Anti-Obama videos posted on websites are previewing what could be avenues of attack from Republican strategists intending to exploit voters’ fear of the unknown. The first is the launch of a new website, CanWeAsk.com, and a video from the Republican National Committee. A voice-over in the video asks pointed rhetorical questions on issues that... »
Voice of the People: The Audacity Of Character Assassination
by James J. Devine Somebody sent me the link to a video that portrays Sen. Barack Hussein Obama in the most sinister light, using images and words to invoke fear and loathing because these emotions are more likely to stop a good man from becoming president than cool logic. After all, fear and hate... »
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