October 21, 2008 – 11:18 am
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America in the 1980s.
The U.S. Council for World Freedom also aided rebels trying to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua. That landed the group in the [...]
October 20, 2008 – 7:14 pm
Obama is doing fabulously well on many levels. But the Democrats still need to be wary, as the desperate McCain campaign seems ready to do “whatever it takes” to try to bring Obama down in the last two weeks before the election.
By virtually every measure, Barack Obama is in a highly favorable position to get [...]
September 5, 2008 – 5:13 am
Ron Paul (pic Eric Thayer/Getty Images/AFP)
August 28, 2008 – 11:30 pm
‘I feel real disgusted that Daddy Yankee would do that,’ Barack Obama-backing rapper tells MTV News.
Senator John McCain and Daddy Yankee
Photo: Getty Images/Laura Segall
Up until a few days ago, it was easy to assume that Senator Barack Obama is the overwhelming favorite presidential candidate of music-makers from urban communities. MCs such as Jay-Z, Nas, Big [...]
August 22, 2008 – 7:14 am
Confession: I have not yet read all six (short, illustrated, large type) chapters of Mike’s Election Guide 2008, Michael Moore’s, latest work of jaunty political opinion. Am I supposed to discuss it with him on “Meet the Bloggers” tomorrow? Yes. But I’m not worried. It’s a breezy read, has already made me [...]
