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  • Shadow Government: November 6

    Shadow Government: November 6

    November 6, 2008 Mac Zilber “Cabinet Watch” was too dull a name. Shadow government is going to be a periodic article that discusses every notable public decision made by Barack Obama. Skip past Rahm Emmanuel if you already read the Cabinet Watch article. Barack Obama...

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  • Cabinet Watch: November 5th

    Cabinet Watch: November 5th

    Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Mac Zilber Now that the election is over, the most important positions left are going to be filled up via appointments, rather than elections (well, except for Georgia’s senate race, which is going to a December runoff). “Cabinet Watch” articles will...

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  • Election Recap and Analysis For President, Senate, and Council

    Election Recap and Analysis For President, Senate, and Council

    November 5, 2008 Mac Zilber The biggest news of yesterday is obviously that Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, and, thus, I won’t spend too many words on it, since you have likely already heard of it from a plethora of news...

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  • Final pre-election analysis/predictions

    Final pre-election analysis/predictions

    November 2, 2008 Mac Zilber I have written over 100 articles on this election, and it’s safe to say that I could literally fill a book with what I’ve written on it. It’s rather surreal to see it coming to a close. I have a...

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  • Final Filibuster Watch: November 1

    Final Filibuster Watch: November 1

    November 1, 2008 Mac Zilber With three days to go until the election, the Democrats have their best chance of getting 58-59 seats that they’ve had all year, but 60 seats could be a bit of a challenge. All of the seats I’m about to...

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  • Allies of Lieber Compare Supporters of Pilch, Thomsen, and Javandel to Karl Rove

    Allies of Lieber Compare Supporters of Pilch, Thomsen, and Javandel to Karl Rove

    October 30, 2008 Mac Zilber Note: The following article is an opinion piece, as are all posts in “The Muse.” If you wish to criticize the content of the article, be my guest, but please maintain civility in the comments board. You are dealing with...

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  • Elisabeth Dole Serves Up The Nastiest October Surprise of the Season

    Elisabeth Dole Serves Up The Nastiest October Surprise of the Season

    October 29, 2008 Mac Zilber It’s a time-honored tradition in politics to smear your opponent with false rumors or fearmongering in the days preceding an election, with the theory being that there is no chance for the candidate to rebut the charges. Mitt Romney and...

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  • Rashid Khalidi; The Most Reprehensible Smear Yet

    Rashid Khalidi; The Most Reprehensible Smear Yet

    October 29, 2008 Mac Zilber John McCain’s campaign has sunk to a new low in their guilt-by-association games. Their campaign is now entirely focused on a man named Rashid Khalidi with whom Obama had dinner more than five years ago. No, Khalidi is not a...

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  • ATF Foils Obama “Assassination Attempt”

    ATF Foils Obama “Assassination Attempt”

    October 27, 2008 Mac Zilber Today, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms announced that they had foiled a plot to assassinate Barack Obama. A group of neo-nazi skinheads were planning to attempt to shoot 88 black people, decapitate 14, and then kill Barack Obama...

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  • Senator Ted Stevens Found Guilty on 7 Felonies

    Senator Ted Stevens Found Guilty on 7 Felonies

    October 27, 2008 Mac Zilber Alaskan senator Ted Stevens was found guilty today on seven corruption charges, and could face up to five years in jail for each charge for which he was found guilty. This is not just interesting from the perspective of a...

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  • Fillibuster Watch: October 25

    Fillibuster Watch: October 25

    October 25, 2008 Mac Zilber There has been little movement in senate races over the past week. The only change I am going to make on the list is to move Al Franken’s race in Minnesota from “Tossup” to “Leans Democratic,” as he has taken...

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  • Huey Long vs. Herbert Hoover; McCain’s tactical misstep

    Huey Long vs. Herbert Hoover; McCain’s tactical misstep

    October 24, 2008 Mac Zilber McCain’s Biggest Error Today the New York Times released some interesting poll numbers that lend insight as to why the race is going the way it’s going. 59% of the country believes that McCain’s policies favor the rich, compared to...

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