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If this National Review report is true, the GOP platform calls for making illegal all forms of embryonic stem cell research, even privately financed research. Definitely a story to watch.UPDATE: […]
Gore endorsing Obama for the Democratic nomination during the primary campaign.Standing on stage before a national TV audience at Mile High Stadium, Al Gore was a symbolic reminder of what […]
When you pick as a VP candidate someone who is inexperienced and unfamiliar with national politics, you don't know what you are going to get. Above, a look back at […]
In running for Governor of Alaska in 2006, GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin said she supported teaching alternatives to evolution. When asked during an election debate, she said: "Teach both. […]
From an interview this month with NewsMax: What is your take on global warming and how is it affecting our country?A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other […]
Similar to Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal was heralded by conservatives as offering the belief credentials to be Vice President.Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was interviewed by the Sunday NY Times magazine. […]
Scientists are the most trusted spokespeople in America. Surveys show that they are the most admired profession and among institutions, only the military scores higher in terms of public confidence. […]
"New Evangelical" Joel Hunter (blue shirt) works with church members on a recycling campaign.Evangelical leader Joel C. Hunter, a registered Republican, will give the closing prayer at the Democratic National […]
A McCain ad released today features a former Clinton delegate telling fellow Hillary supporters that she plans to vote for John McCain and it's okay for them to do so […]
"Well, if this party has a message it has done a hell of a job of hiding it tonight I promise you that," James Carville said on CNN Monday night […]
At the end of July, I predicted that the Edwards affair might turn out to be the dominant news story for August. It turns out I was wrong, but very […]
In a recent survey, Gallup asked respondents whether they believed in God; believed in a universal spirit or higher power; or don't believe in either. Not surprisingly, "God disbelief" is […]
Rewind 1992: Bush's public approval shifted as the public turned its attention from war to the economy.As tensions with a newly aggressive Russia escalate, the return of America's Cold War […]
Is McCain's "House" Gaffe Similar to George Bush's 1992 "Scanner" Moment?In his first major negative ad of the campaign, Obama is defining McCain as out of touch with Americans' economic […]
That's the plan here in the nation's capital. From today's Washington Post: Beginning in October, 3,000 students at 14 middle schools will be eligible to earn up to 50 points […]
I watched Edwards' interview Friday night and it was pretty clear that he had help from crisis communication experts, delivering a narrative about a man who had come from a […]
Shanto Iyengar is a professor of communication at Stanford University and director of Stanford's Political Communication Lab. He's one of the senior scholars in the field of political communication and […]
The reality of high gas prices and the successful advertising blitz of the McCain team has helped redefine the nature and relevance of the economy in voters' minds and in […]
The Metcalfe Institute at the University of Rhode Island has announced its 2008 Grantham Prize winners for environmental reporting. The series "Choking on Growth" by The NY Times on China […]
My brother Drew and cousin Jeff fishing Lady Evelyn Lake in Northern Ontario. A magical place with glassy smooth waters full of Walleye, Northern Pike, and Small Mouth Bass.