Author: Amy Ridenour

Soldiers Pleased By Election Results

Joe Roche reports that most of the soldiers he comes into contact with are "super happy" about the presidential election results. Joe is with the 1st Armored Division, presently in Germany ...
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Christian Moritz: Al-Jazeera Poll

My brother, Christian Moritz, reports on a poll from an unusual quarter: CNN reports that Al-Jazeera asked its viewers to mock vote. Bush got 43 percent -- not bad from the enemy ...
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Ed Haislmaier: Simple Elections

Ed Haislmaier comments on my silly international coverage post: Here's another silly international coverage example for you: China's communist rulers are not particularly fond of elections -- the results are just so unpredictable. In their opinion, international relations would be ...
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Why Putin Supported Bush

A very amusing article in the Moscow News explains why Vladimir Putin supported Bush's re-election: First, Mr. Putin is a white male, which makes him a Bush voter with a probability of 61 percent. Second, the Putin family's financial situation ...
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Kerevan: Scots-Irish Elected Bush

Columnist George Kerevan, writing in the Scotsman (UK), has an interesting take on why Bush won: The influence of our citizens of Scots-Irish heritage. I don't agree with all of it (especially the silly bit about George Bush possibly appointing ...
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Bigotry Update

The Pope weighs in on anti-Catholic bigotry in Europe ...
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Bin Laden’s Conflicting Goals

Bin Laden aims to bankrupt the United States, says this UPI story: Among comments not released until Monday, bin Laden said: "We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy," adding it was "easy for us ...
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English Spoken Here

Michelle Malkin has a very pretty daughter. Like Michelle and her husband, David and I vote in Maryland. We left our kids at home this time (though I am anxiously awaiting their report later today on how they voted in ...
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Schools are for Politics

Like Whitney Houston, NCPPR executive director David W. Almasi believes that children are our future: Almost every public school in the DC area will be closed on Election Day. Some are closed the day before as well. It is allegedly ...
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Bush’s Second Term Agenda

National Policy Analysis #520 /
Our national conversation now turns from polls to problems, and how to solve them. Here's what President Bush should focus on during the next four years: National security must remain central. Bush's thrust has been sound. When it comes to ...
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