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Obama nomination victory speech: A transcript
Tonight, after fifty-four hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end. Sixteen months have passed since we first stood together on the steps of the Old State Capitol in...
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Filipino Americans!: Our role in the 2008 Presidential election
Aside from voting for Senator Obama, if he has your vote, another role is donating money. I was recently reached by the Obama campaign to get the following information. I’m sure many of you – and...
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Mixed community sentiment on Obama victory
Obama victory as US Dem contender gets mixed reactions from Fil-Ams The official nomination of Barack Obama as the official Democratic presidential contender not only created a division among US...
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What the French think of us because of Sen Obama
The Good American and Monsieur Obama By ROGER COHEN Published: June 9, 2008 The French have always cherished a class of people called “les bons Américains.” These good Americans were those truest...
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Voter mobilization strategies for APIs
Below is a report on community strategies used to mobilize Asian voters written by Professor Janelle S. Wong, a member of the University of Southern California faculty. I provide it here as a resource...
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Invoking the American Dream
Today is the first day of the Democratic Convention, and I can’t wait for primetime. Given the times we currently live in, this convention, this election year — and the opportunity they both stand for...
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Obama and the project of renewal
Yesterday, Aug 26, 2008, was the second day of the DNC and as I tuned intently to the coverage by Lehrer NewsHour, I was struck by the underlying theme of the moment. Renewal. This election year and...
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Day 4 of 2008 DNC: The saviour of dreamers
The fourth and final day of the convention: salvation! I feel saved; and naturally, I am overjoyed. — Sen. Obama’s acceptance speech lifted my spirit like no other speech has ever done. He is truly...
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Gov. Palin’s acceptance speech, Sept 3, 2008
There’s no hiding it. The Republican strategy for clinching the November election will be one of derision, lies, personal attacks and small-time politics. Last night’s RNC event reminded me of so many...
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The Right has never been so Wrong…
Bully politics – that’s the underlying Republican campaign strategy. It is the clear Republican modus operandi against the Democrats, and in particular, against Sen. Obama. It is a type of...
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Re: McCain/Palin shotgun wedding
Click & read: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07rich.html?em
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Reframe, refocus: Full text of Obama’s acceptance speech
To cleanse your brain of the inane “lipstick on a pig” faux controversy, and revisit WHAT IS IMPORTANT in this election year, just click and read obama-acceptance-speech Details of true change in a...
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Fact Check: Gov. Sarah Palin’s background
For more details, click http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=27200 Current Office: Governor First Elected: 11/07/2006 Last Elected: 11/07/2006 Background Information Gender: Female Family:...
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Get involved: A calendar of API voter mobilization events
Community leader, Betsy Kim, AAPI Vote Deputy Director for Obama for America sent this info. I share it with all of you. Please pass on. FLORIDA 1) Women’s Rally for the Change We Need with Barack...
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Know your voter status
A public service message from Charmaine Manansala via email sent Sept 22: “Now there’s an easy way to learn your status and get registered. Our new one-stop voter registration site, VoteForChange.com,...
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Bail out nears approval
Lawmakers Agree on Outline of Bailout By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN The NEW YORK TIMES Published: September 25, 2008 WASHINGTON — House and Senate negotiators from both parties said Thursday that they had...
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McCain: The Undeserving Groom
The American people are fed up. Weeks away from electing the 44th president of the United States, many are seething with anger. And the culprit is not a particular party, not a particular event. The...
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Searching for a national direction and a Filipino American intelligentsia
I have nothing but questions today. Is there a Filipino American intelligentsia? A Fil-Am thinking class? Put this way, of course, we would say there is one, a thinking class; after all we have a...
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FMA lessons on voting (Part 3 of 4)
In full contact Filipino martial arts (FMA), overcoming your opponent in the ring is only part of what needs to go in your favor to win a match; you also have to win over the judges, who do their best...
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A call to all liberals: HAVE MORE COJONES!!!
Count them … grow three! On this day, May 1 — mayo uno — when we celebrate the labor movement and workers and their advocates around the globe, I re-post this because its content is fitting, and...
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