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Posted at 4:22pm on Jun. 4, 2008 TONY REZKO GUILTY ON 16 COUNTS

By merevaudevillian

DEVELOPING. Verdict has been released on 24 federal counts. He is guilty of 16 counts.

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Posted at 9:54am on Apr. 30, 2008 One year ago today, Rev. Wright predicted Obama would need to "publicly distance" himself

By merevaudevillian

From the New York Times, April 30, 2007:

Asked if he and Mr. Wright had patched up their differences, Mr. Obama said: "Those are conversations between me and my pastor."

Mr. Wright, who has long prided himself on criticizing the establishment, said he knew that he may not play well in Mr. Obama’s audition for the ultimate establishment job.

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Posted at 2:27pm on Mar. 13, 2008 Obama requested $544,007,831 in earmarks in two years

By merevaudevillian

Some call it transparency and a way to one-up Clinton on the issue.

Others... well, may call it, a lot of pork. Maybe the projects are laudable.

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Posted at 11:52am on Mar. 13, 2008 Obama's Pastor: "G*d D*mn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11"

By merevaudevillian

There's really little story for me to add, so go check out what ABC News did. They delved into some of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's sermons for thel ast 20 years. A sampling (and video) below.

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Posted at 1:17pm on Feb. 8, 2008 John McCain: more conservative than you think

By merevaudevillian

As someone who approves of many, though not all, of Senator McCain's positions, I think too many people get too angry about a limited number of items (which, admittedly, may be important to them, to the conservative cause, or to the nation). But while McCain is a maverick on a handful of issues, it is error to call him a "moderate." He is a conservative, with maverick tendencies.

Let's walk through a handful of items together.

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