Archive for April 19th, 2010

Is Karl Rove Setting Up a “Shadow RNC”?

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This story has apparently been bouncing around for a few weeks, but has just recently come to my attention. It’s no secret that many old guard, big money Republicans have been less than thrilled with the leadership ability shown by Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. And while many big donors have been avoiding or […]

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Chris Coons’ Senate Announcement Events — Live Reports

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So today is the day and Chris is making the traditional 3 county announcement today, ending up at a celebration event in Wilmington. Have you been to any events? If so, tell us about what you saw and who was there and what you think about this pending race in the comments below.

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Monday Open Thread

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Welcome to your Monday open thread. Are you ready for the week to start? My weekend, once again, felt extremely short. Has someone been messing with my clock? Editing fail! An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with “salt and freshly ground black people.” Penguin Group Australia’s head of publishing, […]

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Volunteers Needed This Weekend

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As you may have heard, this week has been declared a week of service here in Delaware and it is National Volunteerism Week.  In that spirit, Delaware Liberal has volunteered to help out a regional charity, Rebuilding Philadelphia,  with a project for them this Saturday.  This is how the project was presented to us: This […]

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Why Are We Talking About Tiger Woods But Not Ben Roethlisberger?

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After looking at the release of the police report, I don’t understand why Ben Roethlisberger was not charged with rape. In one of two handwritten police statements, the woman recalled that she told Roethlisberger, “No, this is not OK, and he then had sex with me. He said it was OK. He then left without […]

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Republicans’ False Populism

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Republicans have been pretty shameless in their attempts to exploit the financial crisis for electoral gain. Even though the bailouts were done under Bush, they’ve managed to pretend it was all Obama’s fault. Now Republicans have been pretty shamelessly pushing talking points that the new financial regulation bill will create more taxpayer bailouts despite the […]

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