McCain Makes His Last Stand in a Town Called Defiance
Defiance, a picture postcard town in north-west Ohio, takes its name from a fort built here in 1794 by a General “Mad” Anthony Wayne. The general was so proud of his deep moat and the fort’s 2.5-meter-thick walls that he declared, according to local lore: “I defy the English, the Indians and all the devils […]
McCain Team Claims Obama’s Lead is Narrowing
Barack Obama and John McCain are embarking on a frenzied, multi-state blitz over the final days of the election campaign as the Republican candidate claimed the polls are tightening in his favor.
His campaign manager, Rick Davis, told reporters during a conference call yesterday: “We’re still fighting; we’re still behind; we still think we’ve got plenty […]
The SNL Effect-Satire or Something More?
The great American writer H.L. Mencken once wrote “There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.” To be sure, trying to find the humor in a painful situation is a […]
Bold and Confident v Shy and Retiring: Michelle and Cindy Square Up
One is the 44-year-old descendant of slaves who gives passionate speeches on the campaign trail and is a fan of Stevie Wonder. The other is a multimillionaire businesswoman, 10 years older, who keeps in the background and prefers the Rolling Stones.
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