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James Meredith Will Not Be in Oxford for the Debate
Ole Miss' most famous alumnist, James Meredith, has made it clear that he will not attend the debate Friday at Ole Miss. His wife, Dr. Judy Meredith, and one of …
Millsaps Grads Win ‘Quiz Me,' Get Debate Tickets
[Verbatim] After correctly answering 106 questions during a quiz bowl competition, two Millsaps grads have received two highly coveted tickets to the first presidential debate on Friday.
Minor and Stringfellow on Barbour's lack of diversity
Columnist Bill Minor writes: "Looking at the lineup of four white, male, mostly 60-something Barbour Administration appointees named last Friday, several to head socially-sensitive state agencies, two thoughts immediately came …
New CBS Poll: Obama Up 54-41 Over McCain
New CBS poll shows Obama with big lead:
CBS is reporting:
Is Palin Causing McCain's Dramatic Poll Drops?
Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic says that's what the latest polls show:
It's Really Is About Turnout, Stupid!
The JFP has repeated the T-word incessantly since we launched in 2002. That is, conventional "wisdom" about basing political strategy on who has, and has not, voted in the past …
Sarah Silverman on Why Jews Gotta Vote for Obama
Sarah Silverman has a hilarious video out to bring home the point to young Jews that they need to shlep their butts to Florida and get their grandparents to vote …
Log Cabin GOP Votes Down Bush Endorsement
AP reports: "The Republican Party's largest gay and lesbian organization, which endorsed President Bush in 2000, is withholding its endorsement of the president for re-election because of his support for …
Sen. Richardson on Why McCain Is Losing the Latino Vote
Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., was standing in front of the Ford Center, where the debate will start in an hour and a half. I walked up and asked him if …
House, McCoy Budget Puts Education First
Clarion-Ledger online today: "Mississippi's Adequate Education Plan that funds K-12 public schools and the state health insurance program would be fully funded under a House budget plan unveiled today at …
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Just In Time for the Debates, a ‘Pro-Baby, Anti-Palin' Onesy!
Leave it to Portland ... (verbatim): With less than two months to go in a hotly-contested, too-close-to-call race for president, the creators of the popular "President Poopyhead" and "I Already …
Education Funding a Big ‘Question Mark'
The Clarion-Ledger editorializes about the upcoming legislative "Katrina session" today:
Rapper Eminem Slams Bush in Rolling Stone
First American Conservative, now Eminem. This excerpt is from the issue of Rolling Stone that hits the streets the first week of November:
Kerry and his ‘Band of Brothers'
Mary Lynn F. Jones writes on Alternet: that Kerry has strong appeal with veterans, who could swing the election. Kerry is finally giving Vietnam veterans a platform. "They're eating it …
Who's Scaring Whom?
April 14, 2004 -- This is a weird press release from Gov. Barbour's folks, blaming school administrators, who are facing funding cuts thanks to the governor and the Senate, for …
[Just In] Florida Sued to Prevent Disenfranchisement
[Joint Press Statement by Advancement Project, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, People For the American Way Foundation, and Service Employee International Union/vertatim]
LWV: ‘Make Good' on Debate Pledge
Even as John McCain is still resisting the debate, the League of Women Voters released this statement, verbatim:
Survey USA Instant Poll: Show Must Go On
Survey USA wasted no time taking America's pulse on McCain's latest bombshellAmerica's First Reaction: Friday's McCain-Obama Debate Should Still Be Held On Friday, But Perhaps with New Focus: Immediately after …
Factcheck.org needs your help
[verbatim] We are looking for examples of false or misleading political mail regarding the presidential campaign. If you receive any, please send them to us. We promise not to use …
