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Aug 21: Poll Results
WGN NewsMORNING NEWS POLL:Do you think child beauty pageants are too sexually exploitive? Yes: 96% No: 4% MIDDAY NEWS POLL: Should Rep. Todd Akin drop out of the Missouri Senate race because of his controversial comments on abortion? Yes: 68% No: 32% NEWS AT...Tags: Elections, Politics
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“Unchain” or “legitimate rape”: Mack pairs Biden, Akin comments as “just as offensive”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGOP U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV disavowed U.S. Rep Todd Akin's comments about “legitimate rape” Monday but not before pairing them with Vice President Joe Biden's “put ya'll back in chains” comments as “... -
Filling in the blanks is no way to fight for abortion rights
Change of SubjectI approve of what Terry Cosgrove says, but I will fight to the death against the way he says it. Pardon my corruption of Voltaire’s famous saying. It’s inspired by a new round of political attacks from Personal PAC, the...... -
Step aside, Todd Akin!
Change of SubjectRichard Mourdock The Republicans nominate the most charming men for the U.S. Senate! Story: Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock opposes abortion even in the case of rape and incest, he said at a Tuesday night debate, because pregnancy from...... -
HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ bashes Tea Party as ‘American Taliban’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelAaron Sorkin used the season finale of “The Newsroom” to lash the Tea Party. In its first season, the HBO drama has been an odd mixture of romantic comedy and op-ed piece. The op-ed portion reigned in Sunday's episode as anchor Will McAvoy... -
Rape and the mind of God
Indiana's Richard Mourdock, Illinois' Joe Walsh and Missouri's Todd Akin aren't doctors. They are Republicans running for the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. But they appear to have special knowledge of how a woman's body works, not to...
Tags: Abortion Issue, U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Parties and Movements
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Crystal Blog contest, 2012 results
Change of SubjectThe winner of this year’s coveted yet imaginary Crystal Blog trophy for most accurate election forecast is local gay activist, physician and author Carlos T. Mock, who correctly named the winner in all six races in the contest and correctly...... -
Women flex muscle at the polls
Congratulations, ladies. You kept the barbarians from the gate. On Tuesday, Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, who famously said that a woman's reproductive system shuts down during "legitimate rape" and prevents conception, lost by 15 points to incumbent Sen....
Tags: Abortion Issue, Social Issues, Parties and Movements, Tammy Duckworth, Joe Walsh
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Left turn -- Dems, GOP battle to a draw, but liberals romp
Change of SubjectPolitically, it was a status quo election. Democrats held on to the White House and their majority in the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s voting. Republicans preserved their majority in the House and increased by one their hold on the majority...... -
Crystal Blog contest, 2012
Change of SubjectI am now tallying these results and will present an aggregated prediction Monday afternoon, listen to "Mondays With Johnny" at 12:30 on WGN-AM 720 and I may try to slip them in. The obvious drawback to offering predictions about Tuesday’s...... -
Presidential election or abortion referendum?
The platforms that the two political parties publish every four years are a lot like the warranties that come with washers or refrigerators: Nobody ever reads them, but if you do, you find that nothing in them actually applies. This year, though, the...
Tags: John McCain, Abortion Issue, Mitt Romney, Elections, Incest
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Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate
WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...
Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Linda Lingle, Shelley Berkley, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements
Aug 21, 2012
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Aug 20, 2012
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Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 24, 2012
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Aug 27, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Oct 29, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 9, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
Nov 7, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 8, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
Nov 1, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
Aug 27, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 7, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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