Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain recently returned from a diplomatic trip to the Middle East and Europe. Speaking to the World Affairs Council this week, he emphasized the need for greater diplomacy, saying “our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want, whenever we want…”
McCain Calls for Greater Diplomacy, Distances Himself from Bush
Obama Continues to Gain Momentum and Endorsements
The Democratic presidential nomination race continues to favor the challenger, Illinois Senator Barack Obama. Obama has now won 12 state primaries in a row, and is looking increasingly like the inevitable Democratic candidate for president in 2008.
Obama Takes the Lead: Clinton Campaign Turns Negative
Election years in the United States rarely remain civil and polite — at least not for long. And this is especially true when the stakes are high and the outcome of the election is as critical as this November’s presidential election. Case in point: the Democratic primary is starting to turn ugly, as Senator Barack Obama begins to take the lead, winning the endorsement of many powerful figures in Washington, and influential labor unions.
Research: Subliminal Messages Influence Voters
The use of subliminal messages in advertising has been around for a long time, though the public has mostly taken little notice of the practice of using split-second images or subliminal suggestions in ads. For example, it is a widely held urban myth that subliminal messages used in advertisements are illegal in the United States. In fact, the US has no such law on the books.
New Web Site Chooses a Presidential Candidate for You
With the election season fast approaching, millions of Americans find themselves in the “undecided” category. Between the many primary debates, and mostly negative campaign commercials, it’s difficult to know how any particular candidate stands on the issues.
New Jersey Bans Death Penalty: Will Other States Follow?
Although the state of New Jersey has not executed a criminal in nearly 45 years, the state’s legislature recently passed a bill officially abolishing the death penalty. To some, the bill seems like a mere formality, but political insiders consider New Jersey’s abolishment of capital punishment as a symbolic act that could have far-reaching consequences.
Stephen Colbert Gives Himself “the Colbert Bump”
Stephen Colbert is not a fan of books. The comedian and self fashioned tongue-in-cheek “conservative watchdog” is fond of saying that reading is for pantywaists or liberals. So it’s a bit surprising that the ever excitable fake news pundit has now released a book of his own, humorously entitled, “I am America (and so can you!).”
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