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Uncategorized Photo November 21, 2008

Obama – Clinton '08! (Have Pics?)

As we roll into the weekend, I want to try an experiment. I'm interested to see what image you've either found, or would select to best illustrate the news that Clinton is becoming 44's Secretary of State -- and why.

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Bush Gets Bad Rap In CNN's Supposed G-20 Handshake Incident

If you know this site at all, I'm sure you appreciate how I never pass up an opportunity to bash Bush for crippling America's standing with the rest of the world. That said, however, I would never do it at the expense of falsely interpreting either still images or...

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Culture Focus Photo November 20, 2008

Your Turn: Ad Free

Because one of my longtime political passions has been fighting the corporate and commercial appropriation of public space, I am interested in how you respond to these photos of Grand Central both before and now ad-free.

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Minnesota Recount: Barkley vs. Franken vs. Coleman vs. Lizard People

Why should the so-called experts have all the fun in the Minnesota Senate recount? You make the call.

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Detroit Story Descends To Perp Level

ABC uses undercover video techniques to hammer U.S. auto industry executives.

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President Obama Photo November 19, 2008

Obama Introduces Bubba To New Concept — Submission

Maybe Hillary failed in her campaign promise to the American people to contain her husband, but Obama seems up to the task of an up-to-now unheard of roping in

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Obama’s Art Of War

In allowing Lieberman to retain his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee after Lieberman sided with McCain and banged away at Obama for months, Lieberman stays in the Democratic fold but severely chastened by his reprieve.

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Uncategorized Photo November 18, 2008

Your Turn: Michelle, Sasha And Elizabeth

There is an interesting post up at Michelle Obama Watch discussing Elizabeth Peyton's painting "Michelle and Sasha Obama Listening to Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention August 2008." I encourage your thoughts on it.

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Welcome Zoriah

As part of the continuing evolution of BNN, I am pleased to introduce you to our newest contributor, Zoriah Miller.

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President Obama Photo November 17, 2008

Your Turn: FDO

Regarding the TIME Obama as FDR cover, are the historical analogies getting a bit much? BAGreaders take over.

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John’s Face

Vanquished or not, John McCain is never very happy -- or social.

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Honeymoon Plus

How big a figure did Obama cut on 60 Minutes tonight?

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Culture Focus Photo November 16, 2008

Changing Landscape

With the Obama team in only a beginning shape, and barely flexing in the face of drastic problems, the tone has already shifted.

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President Obama Photo November 15, 2008

(Newsweek’s) Obama’s Lincoln

God speed to the administration-in-waiting, not just for its supreme confidence but for the corresponding encouragement of legendary comparisons. Here's the image Obama cut with Newsweek this week, based on the president-elect's deep identification with Lincoln as a model and inspiration

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Your Turn: The New Yorker’s 44 Cover

With president-elect Obama -- in the space of a week -- having elevated to a whole new level of artistic and metaphorical inspiration, I'm curious about this cover of The New Yorker.

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Colbert: Not In Bushworld Anymore

Rahm Emanuel via bootleg video at HuffPost.... 20th Annual Roast for Spina Bifida, Hilton Washington.

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President Obama Photo November 14, 2008

Hillary And Barack II ?

Is Obama really willing to deal with the amount of political oxygen Hillary would consume?

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Resentment At Hand Between Palin And GOP?

If you watch the video, you can see how Palin (at about the 9:20 mark) steps back into line with the other governors having already answered the first three questions -- Palin using most of the last one to emphasize how much she's just part of the group.... Although...

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