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Deborah's US Liberal Politics Blog July 2008 Archive

By Deborah White, About.com Guide to US Liberal Politics since 2005

Profile of Rep. Mark Udall, 2008 Senate Candidate from Colorado

Wednesday July 30, 2008
Rep. Mark Udall, Senate candidate from Colorado, championed renewable energy sources and opposed oil drilling in environmentally sensitive areas, long before these issues became popular liberal causes. Udall's voting record ... Read More

Obama's Berlin Speech Was Political Manna for Progressives

Monday July 28, 2008
The political pluses of Barack Obama's much-anticipated Berlin speech on July 24, 2008 were many: The chance to reinforce his patriotism on the world stage by ... Read More

200,000 American Flag Waving Europeans!

Thursday July 24, 2008
When was the last time 200,000 American-flag waving Germans, or Europeans, or citizens of any country other than the U.S., clapped, cheered, and roared enthusiastic approval ... Read More

Obama the Statesman vs. Bush the Bully: The Week Obama Became Presidential

Tuesday July 22, 2008
In a world battered and abused by the hubris of Bush-Cheney cowboy diplomacy, Barack Obama looks, sounds, acts, and speaks like the statesman-diplomatic leader that the international community desperately ... Read More

Americans Trust Democrats More on Top Issues, But Trust Slips on Security

Thursday July 17, 2008
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Hallelujah! The Beginning of the Iraq War End is Near

Tuesday July 15, 2008
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Obama's Faith-Based Plan: An Education Agenda Disguised as Religion

Friday July 11, 2008
Barack Obama's recently unveiled faith-based initiatives plan is one adroitly clever piece of political maneuvering. (Read a summary at Barack Obama's Faith-Based Community Service Plan.) As a liberal, a Christian, and ... Read More

Second Thoughts about Suitor Obama

Tuesday July 8, 2008
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Lara Logan, Activist-Journalist & New CBS Chief Foreign Correspondent

Sunday July 6, 2008
Meet award-winning journalist Lara Logan, probable replacement for faltering Katie Couric as top newswoman, and top news reporter, at the CBS network. And it can't ... Read More

Wordless Fourth of July!

Friday July 4, 2008
Happy 232nd Fourth of July, Democrats! We've declared our proud, defiant independence from the bitter, divide-and-conquer politics of old. Unified, let's move forward to preserve and protect the U.S. Constitution, ... Read More

Barack Obama and Caroline Kennedy on Patriotism, Love of Country

Tuesday July 1, 2008
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