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Issue: 491

Oct 25, 2012

Commentary

Republicans Mantra-When They Win-They Win, When They Lose-They Win: Now That We Know What We’re Up Against – GET OUT THE VOTE

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The debates are now over and I called the rounds this way: Debate 1 – Even, Debate 2 –Obama 10-8, Debate 3 – Obama Technical Knockout. Funny thing about debates though. Like boxing matches, when the fix is in, it really doesn’t matter what you think you saw. If you listen to Republicans, they’ll tell…

The debates are now over and I called the rounds this way: Debate 1 - Even, Debate 2 –Obama 10-8, Debate 3 - Obama Technical Knockout.…

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Commentary

Prop 34

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Proposition 34, the important ballot initiative in California, would eliminate the death penalty in that state. With 725 people on death row, including 19 women, California has the most death row prisoners in the nation, and one quarter of America’s death row population. So, if the Golden State repeals its death penalty, the change would…

Proposition 34, the important ballot initiative in California, would eliminate the death penalty in that state. With 725 people on death row, including 19 women, California…

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Commentary

Next Scotus

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

At the moment we are trying to hold off some of the worst elements of an increasingly barbaric capitalism.Alright, team, it is time to get down to brass tacks. The polls indicate that the situation is one of rough parity between the presidential candidates. The only thing surprising about this is that in a situation…

At the moment we are trying to hold off some of the worst elements of an increasingly barbaric capitalism.Alright, team, it is time to get down…

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Guest Commentary

The United States of Disappointment – A Voters’ Guide

By Larry Matthews Guest Commentator

Here we are in the middle of yet another “election of our lifetime,” facing the choice of Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum. Or, as one Russian (Russian!) commentator put it, “Dumb and Dumber.” It’s not that these guys, you-know-who and the other fellow, aren’t smart. They are smart enough to be in the nation’s political…

Here we are in the middle of yet another “election of our lifetime,” facing the choice of Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum. Or, as one Russian…

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