It's time to make politics personal again, to empower the people with knowledge, and to remind them that the fuel of our democracy is their participation.

Education is the key to jobs

If you want to solve the unemployment problem in America, educate Americans. If that seems overly simplistic, keep reading and I’ll explain. This past Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly report on the unemployment situation in the United States.

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The Freedom to Love..

I have always believed that the true measure of a life is love. From the moment we draw our very first breath we are nurtured by the love of those around us, and the pursuit of love is one that defines us until our last moments on this Earth. Love is universal.

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Are you paying attention?

Are you paying attention? Because if you’re not, you should start.

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Dear 111th Congress: You're still here.

Just so we’re clear; the 111th Congress is still in session, right?

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Did that really happen?

Wow, that really happened.

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Arizona Passes Birther Law, Takes Early Lead in "Dumbest State of the Year" Competition

I wonder when the Arizona State legislature will change the state nickname from "The Grand Canyon State" to "The Orly Taitz State"?

Bush claims executive privilege on CIA leak

President Bush has asserted executive privilege to protect information that a House panel has subpoenaed on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

John McCain: 'I hate the bloggers'

JOHN MCCAIN: "Now we've got the cables. We've got talk radio. We've got the bloggers. I hate the bloggers. We've got all kinds of sources of information."

In Memoriam: NBC Newsman Tim Russert

On Friday, June 13, NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert died. Russert, 58, had hosted "Meet the Press" since December 1991 and was with NBC News since 1984. In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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NBC's Tim Russert Dead At 58

Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58.

Obama seals historic nomination

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois claimed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday to become the first black candidate ever nominated by a major political party for the nation's highest office.

President Bush Has Claimed More Powers Than King George III and Oliver Cromwell

The Bush administration has arrogated powers to itself that the British people even refused to grant King George III at the time of the Revolutionary War, an eminent political scientist says.

NY Gov: Clinton should stop Mich, Fla effort

New York Gov. David Paterson, a superdelegate who supports Hillary Rodham Clinton, said she's showing "a little desperation" and should give up her effort to count votes from renegade primaries in Michigan and Florida.

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Obama Confronts Racial Division in US

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to stem damage from divisive comments delivered by his pastor, while bluntly addressing anger between blacks and whites in the most racially pointed speech yet of his presidential campaign.

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NY Gov. Spitzer Resigns Amid Sex Scandal

Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace Wednesday after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that shattered his corruption-fighting, straight-arrow image, saying: "I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people's work."

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Did Prosecutor Get All White House Mail?

When Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald wanted to find out what was going on inside Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the prosecutor in the CIA leak probe made a logical move. He dropped a grand jury subpoena on the White House for all the relevant e-mail.

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YouTube hijacked by Pakistan, causing global outage

YouTube has been blocked by Pakistan's government because it contained "blasphemous content, videos and documents". Shortly after, Pakistan shutdown YouTube globally by (possibly accidentally) hijacking their IP space via BGP!

Nader Announces New Bid for White House

Ralph Nader said Sunday he will run for president as a third-party candidate, criticizing the top White House contenders as too close to big business and pledging to repeat a bid that will "shift the power from the few to the many."

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Soldiering On, but Somber as the Horizon Darkens

Interesting article about how things are going these days in the Clinton campaign.

Clinton: Obama Mailings Are Deceptive

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that a pair of mailings sent to voters by rival Barack Obama's campaign criticizing her health care plan and trade views are false, misleading and a betrayal of his pledge to practice a new style of politics.

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The End of America as We Know It

Naomi Wolf, author of a new book entitled The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot discusses activism in America and the ten steps that past dictators have taken to crush democracy, all of which are currently taking place in the U.S. right now.

Superdelegates Are Flocking to Obama

The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters — straight to Barack Obama.

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