Michael Bloomberg’s War … On Tobacco
The mayor who brought the smoking ban to NYC is taking his fight against deadly tobacco global.
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Kinky Runs in Texas
Kinky Friedman: humorist, songwriter, gadfly … governor of Texas? At the very least, his campaign is full of colorful quips – “I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes,” – and choice souvenirs, like the $29.95 Kinky Friedman talking action figure. So far, incumbent Republican…
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The Latest Lieberman-Lamont Numbers
The latest Quinnipiac University poll, conducted August 10-14 has Lieberman with 53%, Lamont with 41% and Republican Alan Schlesinger with 4%. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted after the August 8 Democratic primary has Lieberman with 46%, Lamont with 41% and Schlesinger with 6%.
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Santorum Getting Help from a Green
Democratic challenger Bob Casey now leads Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum 48% to 42% among likely November voters, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released yesterday. This is actually an improvement on the 18-point spread Quinnipiac found in June: Apparently, Santorum has been helped by the entrance of Green party candidate Carl Romanelli, who is currently polling…
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Feingold Boost Seen After Lamont Win
With an eye toward the 2008 presidential primaries, Democratic Party insiders are predicting that Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin could get a major boost from anti-war challenger Ned Lamont’s victory in Connecticut last week over Senator Joseph Lieberman. Feingold is the only likely Democratic presidential candidate to vote against the Senate’s 2002 resolution approving the…
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Is This the Equivalent of Running for Class President on a No-Homework Platform?
Speaking to a group at a cancer center on Monday, Maryland Rep. Ben Cardin – who is locked in a close Democratic primary race for Senate with former NAACP head Kweisi Mfume – reportedly told his audience, “We are going to lick cancer by 2015.”
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Can Lieberman Keep His Supporters?
According to this, one in five of those who voted for Lieberman in the primary do not support him running as an independent…
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Jews, Muslims in Canada Fight Over Hezbollah
TORONTO – In a reflection of growing tensions between Canada’s Jewish and Arab communities, spawned by the Lebanon War, B’nai Brith Canada last week called for a crackdown on protesters who wave the Hezbollah flag at anti-Israel demonstrations. B’nai Brith made the demand after 15,000 residents of Quebec, mainly Lebanese-Canadians, marched in a pro-Hezbollah demonstration…
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Backing Halutz
In the wake of stock-dump-gate, two of Israel’s most respected security figures, Shaul Mofaz and Avi Dichter, are vocing support for Israeli military chief of staff Dan Halutz.
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Edwards Jumping On the Lamont Bandwagon…
John Edwards – former North Carolina senator, 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee and likely 2008 contender – is on it. According to the Lamont campaign, Edwards will endorse him officially on Thursday, at a joint appearance in New Haven.
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Focusing On Evangelical Votes
In what’s being viewed as an effort to boost flagging Republicans, James Dobson and Focus on the Family are launching a campaign to sign up evangelical Christian voters. Americans United For the Separation of Church State issued this statement claiming that participating congregations could risk their non-profit status.
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