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According to the LA Times (registration required), Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and others are planning a series of concerts beginning in October. The paper reports the concerts will “target campaign swing states” and an official announcment is expected Aug. 4. Other artists mentioned include Steve Earle, the Dave Matthews Band, the […] Stephanie Herseth hid Thursday behind the gay marriage straw man created by the GOP . She voted with the Repugnicans to approve a House resolution that denies federal courts jurisdiction to hear or determine any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Defense of Marriage Act or the federal statute defining marriage. I don’t […] Newsweek has a report this week that Thune is betting the gay marriage issue is a winner. I’ve posted before on what a bogus issue this is. But let’s look at the strategy. Thune wants to attack Daschle on what he perceives to be a “hot button” issue that can give all sorts of sound bites […] Ted Rall is a syndicated columnist and award-winning political cartoonist. He also gained some notoriety (and death threats) earlier this year for a Pat Tillman cartoon and a blog comment after Reagan’s death that Ronnie was probably “turning crispy brown right about now.” (And while others might also find this one unpalatable, my favorite recent cartoon […] President Bush’s failure to deliver sufficient drought aid to South Dakota was considered a key factor in John Thune’s 2002 loss to Sen. Tim Johnson. News that South Dakota was left out of a federal drought relief program will likely rekindle the issue in the Thune-Daschle race. I find interesting Thune’s comment that “I […] |
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