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If you want to affect change in government, have a say in the future of the U.S. policies both at home and abroad, and have a right to complain when things don’t go the way you want them to:
VOTE!
I’m just a bit miffed that the young folk didn’t turn out to vote in Texas and [...]

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Barack Obama keeps gaining in both state races and nationally because he’s remarkably consistent in tone, poise, delivery and focus of message. At stump speeches, town hall meetings, debates and interviews, he’s confident and consistent. It’s a tone he’s stuck with throughout the campaign, with some variations here and there, but nothing that [...]

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The liberal blogosphere has been an incredible group in its rise to power in Democratic and progressive politics. It has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to voice their opinions on political and social issues great and small, and should be commended for it.
But in this 2008 cycle, blogs that used to be open [...]

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This was the scene on Tuesday at my local polling place: a long queue to vote. And this was just the indoor portion, as the line snaked outside and down the block a stretch.
It’s a good sign that people are showing up to vote in the primaries. And I’m really pleased that the [...]

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Today brings the unfortunate news that the Aumury Sport Organization has banned Astana from all of their 2008 events, including the Tour de France.
So there will be no defending champion, as many of Discovery Channel Cycling’s top riders moved to Astana during their off-season reorganization. Alberto Contador won’t be there (1st in 2007). [...]

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(That said, I didn’t vote for him.)
A transcript from IM this morning - it sums up the whole thing rather well.
The Scene: me, riding my bike back home after a pre-dawn ride at Hains Point, about 6:55 am:
I was coming up 22nd St., and it was closed between M and N.
I hopped on [...]

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