Obama makes political history
A reflection on the nomination of Barack Obama by a major party as a historic milestone in American race relations. The piece weighs progress, ongoing prejudice, and the chance for civil, issue focused campaigns by John McCain and Obama, urging voters to judge candidates by character and policy.
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America
Marian Anderson
Leontyne Price
Tiger Woods
Oprah Winfrey
Magic Johnson
Thomas Sowell
Barack Obama
Promised Land
John McCain
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact Details in Texas
The record lists contact information for U S Representative Mike Conaway of Midland with district offices in Odessa and Midland, U S Representative Ciro Rodriguez of San Antonio, and U S Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison, including their Washington and district addresses and phone numbers.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Ciro Rodriguez
San Antonio
Rayburn House
Let peace begin with me page editor’s creed
The passage presents a page editor declaration emphasizing personal freedom and self control as essential to human development. It frames freedom as a divine gift rather than political grant and links it to moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment and the Golden Rule.
Obama as a unique liberal despite broad labels
Stephen Chapman argues Obama attracts mixed views as a liberal, not the typical leftist caricature. He notes Obama’s voting record is only modestly liberal and highlights how perceptions vary among supporters and critics. The piece compares Obama to figures like Reagan and Kennedy, stressing Obama’s distinct liberal stance and political gravitas.
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Barack Obama
Ralph Nader
Obama
Hillary Clinton
Chicago
Congress
National Journal
Ted Kennedy
John Kerry
Chuck Schumer
Barbar Boxer
Russ Feingold
Birkenstock
McCain
Clinton
Iraq
Ron Paul
Texas
Jim Webb
Staggering cost but questionable benefit
Guest columnist Kathleen Hartnett White critiques the Climate Security Act as overbearing and costly. She notes dire GDP losses, higher energy prices, and widespread job cuts, arguing that near term CO2 controls lack viable technology and that modest carbon taxes plus technology advances offer a better path.
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Kathleen Hartnett
White
U.S. Senate
America
Joe Lieberman
John Warner
Barack Obama
John McCain
Kyoto
European Union
S. George Will
Wall Street Journal
Lieberman/Warner
Texas
Environmental Protection Agency
National Energy Modeling
National Association of Manufacturers
Nature
U.S
Gener
U.N
Center For Natural Resources
The
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Lacy McKinney Named 2008 Female Student Athlete of the Year
The Odessa Sports Committee of the Odessa Convention and Visitors Bureau honors Lacy McKinney as the 2008 Female Student Athlete of the Year. Readers are invited to email opinions on current topics to freedom.com with a thumbs Nomination note.
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Lacy McKinney
Odessa Sports Committee
Odessa Convention and Visitors Bureau
Freedom.com
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Bush
John Trever
MAMA
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