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Edwards as Kingmaker, Huckabee’s Race Problem, Barack v. Bill and Pentagon Honesty |
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According to Politico, depending on where the delegates land, John Edwards may get to play King or Queen maker.
In addition to Huckabee’s rebel flag rhetoric, Raw Story has discovered that Huckabee has been speaking to white supremacists for years. Meanwhile, Huckabee is bringing out the big dog in his attacks on John McCain.
Obama has begun swinging back at Bill Clinton, accusing him of making statements that are “not supported by facts”.
The Pentagon admits that 17% of soldiers returning to Iraq for subsequent tours of duty could have traumatic brain injuries.
Abortion rates are down to their post Roe v. Wade low. Interestingly, over half of the women having abortions are over 25 years old.
Dani Rodrik applauds the choice of Justin Lin as the World Bank’s chief economist.
Have a great holiday!
On the injured soldiers note, check out this powerful story from the Times today: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/us/20vets.html?scp=2&sq=war torn
They’ve got a series going on PTSD and vets coming back home from Iraq. Vietnam might have just been a preview of what we’ve got in store as these kids get back from the front lines.