Posted on March 5, 2008 by Kyle
On Wednesday, Venezuela sent tanks, air, and sea forces to the Columbian border in response to Columbian raiding parties crossing into Ecuador, a Venezuelan ally. Military analysts estimate up to 200 tanks have been mobilized.
Columbia, a country which receives billions of dollars of military aid from the U.S., chastised Ecuador and Venezuela for harboring leftist [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Curt
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean (above, singing for his metal band, The Dean Scream) said in a letter today that he would not manipulate party rules to allow Michigan and Florida’s delegates to be seated at the Democratic National Convention, an announcement which will be a disappointment to the Clinton campaign. Sen. Clinton “won” both [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Amy
The House of Representatives will be voting today on a bill that makes insurance companies cover mental illness at the same level as other illnesses. The bill, with the namesake of late Senator Paul Wellstone, is under much debate and scrutiny by Senate leaders, who passed a similar, but less comprehensive bill, last year.
This particular [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Graison
You might have been confused if you tuned in to watch Senator Hillary Clinton’s concession speech last night.
“We’re going strong and going all the way,” she said, addressing a rally of supporters. It was an unconventional take on a type of speech that is usually, well, more concessionary.
It turns out she wasn’t [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Scott
Well, the numbers are still rolling in, but already the candidates are looking to the future. Our good-looking team of writers here at Civic Alert are here to weigh in on what they think tonight’s results mean for the presidential race in the coming weeks. Hit the jump for knowledge.
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Amy
In case you weren’t intently watching every minute of the primary results tonight, catch up on the speeches you may have missed.
Mike Huckabee concedes:
John McCain is victorious:
Hillary Clinton thinks she’s victorious:
Barack Obama is a good speaker:
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Amy
Now that he’s out of the running for President, Republican Ron Paul is devoting more time to his place in Congress. He won the primary in his home state of Texas, easily beating out opponent Chris Peden. The latest results show him ahead 70% to 30%.
Paul will now serve another term in Congress, although many [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Amy
The numbers aren’t all in yet, but we can give you a general idea of the results of March 4th’s big Democratic primaries and who came out ahead.
As you know, Texas has two separate races–a primary (which allots 2/3 of the delegates) and a caucus (which allots 1/3).
Texas Primary (99% reporting):
Clinton- 51%
Obama- 47%
Texas Caucus [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by Scott
After McCain’s sweep of tonight’s four primaries, his role as the Republican presidential nominee is finally official. His remaining competitor Mike Huckabee dropped out of the race tonight, after McCain claimed the 1,191 necessary delegates to clinch the nomination.
“It’s now important that we turn our attention not to what could have been or what [...]
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