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White House Counsel Pick: Disgraceful At Best

Barack Obama has broken barriers with his history-making electoral victory and for that he deserves a congratulatory note. But now that the seemingly endless campaign has wrapped, the adoration he was afforded by American media outlets hasnâ€™t subsided.

Unfortunately, mainstream media outlets are too busy basking in the glories of Obamaâ€™s sweeping success to maintain even [...]

Finally, a Journalist Does Her Job

When asked tough questions, itâ€™s best to become agitated, refuse to answer in a coherent manner, ask â€œIs this a joke?â€ and then impose an absurdly stifling restriction on the outlet responsible for the challenging interview (make that two outlets). Because banning journalists who ask tough questions is exactly what our democracy needs, right? [...]

Voter’s Survival Kit: Ten Things You Need to Know about Health Care

By Scott Bittle on October 23, 2008 (Cross posted at Public Agenda Online)

Too often, trying to follow the presidential campaign debate is like coming in on the middle of a movie. You can get the gist of what’s going on, maybe, but you know that major plot points slipped past you â€“ you know you [...]

Understanding Americaâ€™s Fiscal Woes

With the release of the â€œVoterâ€™s Survival Kit: The Smart Guide to What the Politicians Wonâ€™t Tell You,â€ Public Agenda is once again engaging constituents and providing a much needed non-partisan balance in the political sphere. The kit is comprised of non-partisan issue guides that focus on specific challenges: the economy, immigration, taxes, spending and [...]

The Ralph Nader Campaign Releases Commentary in the VoterWatch Media Player

By Billy Hallowell for VoterWatch

Over the past week, we’ve been talking about the wide range of commentators who have partnered with VoterWatch for the 2008 Presidential Debates Project. Already, we’ve posted commentary in the VoterWatch media player from Dick Morris, Brett Winterble of CovertRadio and the Bob Barr for President team. Now, we are ready [...]

Biden Admits Anti-McCain Ad "Terrible"

While no presidential campaign is innocent when it comes to trading jabs, the recent Obama ad that targeted John McCain’s inability to use a computer set a new low for standards and political sportsmanship. In the ad, the Obama campaign painted McCain as “out of touch” and unable to operate computer technology.

In formulating the ad, [...]