Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

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The Primary Voice

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Arguably the idea of “sounding presidential” originated with Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president who was first to have his inauguration broadcast on radio. During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt’s voice reassured the nation as he delivered his “fireside chats” to persuade the nation to get behind the New Deal.As the current crop of presidential […]

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The American Dream in 10 column inches or less

March 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I couldn’t remember the first time I ever heard about the “American Dream” if I tried. As an American, it’s a concept that’s been ingrained in me since birth. It was reinforced when we memorized the pledge of allegiance in kindergarten with all that “liberty and justice for all”.
The “American Dream” is shorthand […]

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Bread, butter, and my brother-in-law

March 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Hillary Clinton got up really really early today to shake hands with workers at Chrysler’s Toledo assembly plant as part of the final push ahead of the all-important Ohio primary Tuesday.My-brother-in-law, Teddy, got up really early to go to work at an automotive castings plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.Clinton has been sparring with Democratic rival Barack […]

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Evangelicalism is Bipartisan at Valley Community Church

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Pundits have been throwing the term “evangelical” around a lot as they talk about the race to the White House. But what does the term “evangelical” actually mean to evangelicals? To find out Adi Sambamurthy and Amy Jeffries visited one evangelical church in Sacramento, Calif.

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