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Initial entry: [Why Obama Needs a Popemobile} A harsh, historically accurate, and detailed analysis of why Barack Obama must start using a series of vehicles designed after the Popemobiles. Subsequent Entries discuss a wide range of political, tactical, humanitarian, and medical concerns, all vital to electing Obama in November, 2008! As gallery owner and alternative news editor, I bring you information you may find nowhere else. from Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor, New Mexico Sun News(this is the new name: used to be Santa Fe Sun News)

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Obama Wins? Yes, 'Doonesbury' Calls the Election!

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 31st, 2008 at 10:40 pm EDT

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from Washington Post today

Networks have long taken flak for calling elections early, but what are newspaper editors to do when a cartoonist "calls" an election several days in advance? That's the controversial question raised by next Wednesday's "Doonesbury," which Pulitzer-winning creator Garry Trudeau has already submitted and which has been sent to editors.

In the strip, Trudeau declares that Barack Obama has won the presidential election. (His syndicate, Universal Press Syndicate, says a replacement strip will be made available to newspapers who request it.)

Garry Trudeau calls the election for Obama in next Wednesday's "Doonesbury." (Universal Press Syndicate)Enlarge Comic

So what prompted the cartoonist to "call" the outcome of the election? Trudeau tells Comic Riffs today: "If I didn't call the election, I'd have no premise for the week and be forced to write about something else. I didn't want to write about something else. This is history."

Did Trudeau then create the strip with complete and utter confidence that Obama will win? "Nope, more like rational risk assessment," Trudeau explains. "Nate Silver at Fivethirtyeight.com is now giving McCain a 3.7% chance of winning -- pretty comfortable odds. ... Here's the way I look at it: If Obama wins, I'm in the flow and commenting on a phenomenon. If he loses, it'll be a massive upset, and the goofy misprediction of a comic strip will be pretty much lost in the uproar. I figure I can survive a little egg on my face."

But will the yolk also be on editors who run the strip? Says Trudeau: "We've supplied our clients with a week of reruns, just in case."

Trudeau adds: "My editor mentioned initial 'panic and anger' from some papers, but she said cooler heads are prevailing today."

Kathie Kerr, the syndicate's vice president for communications, tells Comic Riffs: "So far, there have been about a dozen calls and/or e-mails [from editors], but they are still coming in. ... They are all requesting the substitute strips; some of them haven't made a decision about running them, but they do want access to them."

Kerr adds: "Still, that's not a huge percentage considering the size of Garry 's client list," which is roughly 1,400 newspapers.

NOTE: The Washington Post and WashingtonPost.com plan to publish Trudeau's "prediction" strip.

see also:
http://www.truveo.com/Newspaper-Declares-Obama-Winner/id/2129501627

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RJ Shulman: GOP sees chance of stealing election slipping away

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 25th, 2008 at 3:47 pm EDT

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http://www.legitgov.org/ Citizens For Legitimate Government

GOP SEES CHANCE OF STEALING ELECTION SLIPPING AWAY

"We are running out of smear ideas and ideas for voter suppression," said Karl Rove. "What we are the most afraid of, is that the next president of the United States will actually be a man who, I shudder to think of this, a man who actually won the election."

Satire by R J Shulman
WASHINGTON – (PTSD News) – As polls indicate that Senator Barack Obama is slowly pulling away from rival John McCain, Republican leaders are concerned they will not be able to steal the election. "We project that we can overcome up to seven points of an actual Obama lead with the strategy we have in place," said Winthrop Downing of the Republican National Committee.

Downing told the Post Times Sun Dispatch that this strategy, named Operation American Freedom, which was used successfully in 2000 in Florida and in 2004 in Ohio, uses shock and awe to disorient the opponent. "While black box tampering, challenging student, black and recently foreclosed voters, generic voter intimidation and voter roll purges have proven successful in the past," Downing said, "we may not be able to prevail if Obama gets more than 54 percent of the vote."

"We were hoping the relentless personal attacks on Obama, you know, that he is an angry black Muslin intent on teaching sex to your kindergartner, would soften up his numbers enough for us to be in reach of pulling the victory from him, but he as been bobbing and weaving like Muhammad Ali on steroids," said Barbara White, a GOP strategist.

"We did make some progress when we tricked the media into covering the ACORN story thinking it was about real voter fraud," White said. "Of course, no one with those wild names will show up to actually vote, but media focus on ACORN allows us to challenge more legitimate voters. More importantly, while the media is swarming all over the little acorn, the mighty tree of GOP vote stealing will go unnoticed, even though it will cost more than 3 million Democrat votes."

Polls in several key swing states are now showing an increased lead for Obama. "We just needed that old fool McCain to keep it close enough," said a GOP staffer who wished to remain anonymous, "but he seems to be losing it. Just yesterday he got so mixed up at a rally he told a crowd in western Pennsylvania that he agreed with Obama that they were a bunch of angry rednecks. And Palin? A moose would be more qualified to be veep."

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Albuquerque Journal North reproduces yesterday's Sun News Cover, full size; "OBAMA WINS!"

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 25th, 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT

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The Albuquerque Journal North devoted almost half a page to reproduce life-sizeon Saturday's edition our NEW MEXICO SUN NEWS cover with the Headline, "Obama Wins!"

Caption: Going out on a limb, the left-leaning New Mexico Sun News---a free twice-monthly paper published in Santa Fe---proclaimed "Obama Wins!" on the cover of its Firday edition. The headline is "kind of a journalistic stunt," and the paper's way of endorsing Barack Obama for Presidents, Contributing Editor Stephen Fox said. With the Chicago Daily Tribune's infamous "Dewey Defeats Truman" 1948 headline in mind, is the Sun News worried about jinxing obama? "No, said Editor Jerry Greenker. "I'm not a very superstitious guy."

"OBAMA WINS!" First American Newspaper with this Headline, 11 days before Election Day: Our Endorsement for the New Mexico Sun News

ALSO AT: http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stephenfox/gGgfHy

This was the front cover of Friday's edition of the New Mexico Sun News, circulation 11,000, Northern and Central New Mexico.

This was the idea of the Managing Editor, Jerry Greenker, kind of as a declaration of our own support, our own way of endorsing OBAMA, kind of as an affirmation, kind of a doctoral thesis in Political Journalism, kind of a journalistic stunt, and kind of the reason that people are driven to write science fiction, to see which of their predictions actually come true!

Since I had been scrutinizing through some of the best reading in my life, the newspaper endorsements for Obama from all over the United States, I had a plan to publish as much as would be allowed in a 32 page twice monthly local and alternative newspaper. This fit in well with Jerry's Idea, so we went for it, and are happy to share this with mybarackobama.com
readers.

Respectfully,

Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News
Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
stephen@santafefineart.com
505 983-2002

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"OBAMA WINS!" First American Newspaper with this Headline, 11 days before Election Day: New Mexico Sun News

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 23rd, 2008 at 10:26 pm EDT

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This is being printed and rolling off the presses, as I write this, on the front cover of Friday's edition of the New Mexico Sun News, circulation 10,000, Northern and Central New Mexico.

This was the idea of the Managing Editor, Jerry Greenker, kind of as a declaration of our own support, our own way of endorsing OBAMA, kind of as an affirmation, kind of a doctoral thesis in Political Journalistm, kind of a journalistic stunt, and kind of the reason that people are driven to write science fiction, to see which of their predictions actually come true!

Since I had been scrutinizing through some of the best reading in my life, the newspaper endorsements for Obama from all over the United States, I had a plan to publish as much as would be allowed in a 32 page twice monthly local and alternative newspaper. This fit in well with Jerry's Idea, so we are going for it, and are happy to share this with mybarackobama.com readers, the most open and most creative true political forum in the United States.

Jerry put it this way in his page 2 story:

"The New Mexico Sun News proudly and confidently declares Barack Obama to be the 44th President of the United States....this declaration comes from Santa Fe, NM, via a local, biweekly newspaper 11 days before Election Day. It is based on extensive research, an analysis of all of the editorial pages in America, "gut feelings," and the need for the American people to have closure and certainty about something in their lives. Also, our next issue comes out 3 days after the Nov. 4 election. So if we wanted to be first, we had to be bold."

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endorsement issue theme story, New Mexico Sun News:

"Editorial Page Avalanche for Obama Will Lead to Electoral College Landslide"
by Stephen Fox

[I believe this will be the first in the nation, over trepidations from some that this would be like Truman holding the Chicago Tribune printed the night before that 'DEWEY WINS!' when he hadn't won....Well, that's the way it is when you are ahead of the curve, and we wanted to get it out of the way for our readers by letting them know where we stood, well in advance of election day.

For months, I have been coordinating, coaching, and doing free editing to help Obama supporters in every state write letters to the Editor and longer Opinion Editorials; to see this latest and on-going deluge of endorsements reaffirms my faith both in independent and discerning American Editorial Pages and the strength of my tactics, but above all, the intelligence, compassion, and coolness of our best candidate, Obama, who has convinced hundreds of millions of American he is the right choice now! - Recent newspaper endorsements of Obama, selected for the quality of their writing and the depths of their insights. Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News]

starting with the Washington Post: Barack Obama for President

"THE NOMINATING process this year produced two unusually talented and qualified presidential candidates. There are few public figures we have respected more over the years than Sen. John McCain. Yet it is without ambivalence that we endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president. The choice is made easy in part by Mr. McCain's disappointing campaign, above all his irresponsible selection of a running mate who is not ready to be president.

It is made easy in larger part, though, because of our admiration for Mr. Obama and the impressive qualities he has shown during this long race. Yes, we have reservations and concerns, almost inevitably, given Mr. Obama's relatively brief experience in national politics. But we also have enormous hopes......"
----Washington Post Editorial

The text of the endorsements have all appeared in my 6 prior posted articles at OpEdNews, and here is a list of them for easier access:

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

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Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

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Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

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More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

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Endorsements 5: Cleveland, Austin, St.Pete, Gainesville, Tuscaloosa, Orlando

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-5-Cleveland-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-341.html

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ENDORSEMENTS 6: College Station, New Haven, San Antonio, Columbus, Las Vegas, Lexington KY

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-6-College-St-by-Stephen-Fox-081020-511.html

If your time permits, please TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR
INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, AND ON TO VICTORY!

Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe,NM (505)983-2002

Jerry Greenker, Managing Editor New Mexico Sun News (505) 603-8968

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HELP WIN VIRGINIA'S EDITORIAL PAGE BATTLE WITH YOUR LETTER/OPINION/EDITORIAL AND THIS AMAZING "LIVE" LIST OF ALL VIRGINIA NEWSPAPERS

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 am EDT

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There's still time to win the battle for VIRGINIA's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com;

VIRGINIA'S NEWSPAPERS, Taken from this "LIVE URL":
http://www.usnpl.com/vanews.php

[plus, below, the 6 PART OpEdNews Compendium of Major EDITORIAL PAGE
Endorsements Thus Far]

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Alexandria Alexandria Gazette Packet (A) (C)
Alexandria The Alexandria Times (A) (C)
Amelia Court House Bulletin Monitor (A) (C)
Arlington Henderson Hall News (A) (C)
Arlington The Arlington Connection (A) (C)
Ashburn Loudoun Easterner (A) (C)
Bedford Bedford Bulletin (A) (C)
Big Stone Gap The Post (A) (C)
Bland Bland County Messenger (A) (C)
Bristol Bristol Herald Courier (A) (C)
Burke The Burke/Fairfax Station Connection (A) (C)
Centreville Centre View (A) (C)
Charlottesville The Daily Progress (A) (C)
Chincoteague Island Chincoteague Beacon (A) (C)
Clintwood The Dickenson Star (A) (C)
Courtland Tidewater News (A) (C)
Covington Virginian Review (A) (C)
Crozet Crozet Gazette (A) (C)
Culpeper Culpeper News (A) (C)
Culpeper Culpeper Star Exponent (A) (C)
Danville Danville Register & Bee (A) (C)
Elkton The Valley Banner (A) (C)
Fairfax The Fairfax Connection (A) (C)
Falls Church Falls Church News-Press (A) (C)
Farmville Farmville Herald (A) (C)
Floyd Floyd Press (A) (C)
Franklin The Tidewater News (A) (C)
Fredericksburg The Free Lance-Star (A) (C)
Galax The Gazette (A) (C)
Gate City Virginia Star (A) (C)
Goochland Goochland Courier (A) (C)
Great Falls The Great Falls Connection (A) (C)
Hampton Daily Press (A) (C)
Hampton Pilot Online (A) (C)
Hanover Herald-Progress (A) (C)
Harrisonburg Daily News Record Online (A) (C)
Herndon Observer Online (A) (C)
Herndon The Herndon Connection (A) (C)
Hopewell Hopewell News (A) (C)
Hot Springs The Recorder (A) (C)
Keysville The Southside Messenger (A) (C)
Kilmarnock Rappahannock Record (A) (C)
King George The Journal (A) (C)
Leesburg Leesburg Today (A) (C)
Leesburg Loudoun Times Mirror (A) (C)
Leesburg The Loudoun Connection (A) (C)
Lexington News-Gazette (A) (C)
Lexington Rockbridge Weekly (A) (C)
Louisa Central Virginian News (A) (C)
Luray Page News & Courier (A) (C)
Lynchburg The News & Advance (A) (C)
Madison Madison County Eagle (A) (C)
Manassas Manassas Journal Messenger (A) (C)
Marion Smyth County News & Messenger (A) (C)
Martinsville Martinsville Bulletin (A) (C)
Martinsville Martinsville Daily (A) (C)
McLean The McLean Connection (A) (C)
McLean USA Today (A) (C)
Midlothian Chesterfield Observer (A) (C)
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Gazette (A) (C)
Norfolk Inside Business (A) (C)
Norfolk Virginian Pilot (A) (C)
Norton Coalfield Progress (A) (C)
Orange Orange County Review (A) (C)
Petersburg Progress Index (A) (C)
Potomac Potomac Almanac (A) (C)
Pulaski The Southwest Times (A) (C)
Reston The Reston Connection (A) (C)
Reston Times Community Newspapers (A) (C)
Richlands Richlands News Press (A) (C)
Richmond Richmond Times-Dispatch (A) (C)
Richmond Richmond.com (A) (C)
Richmond Style Weekly (A) (C)
Roanoke Blue Ridge Business Journal (A) (C)
Roanoke Roanoke Time & World News (A) (C)
Rocky Mount The Franklin News-Post (A) (C)
Smithfield The Times (A) (C)
South Boston Gazette-Virginian (A) (C)
South Hill The South Hill Enterprise (A) (C)
Springfield The Springfield Connection (A) (C)
Stanardsville Greene County Record (A) (C)
Staunton The Daily News Leader (A) (C)
Strasburg Northern Virginia Daily Online (A) (C)
Stuart The Enterprise (A) (C)
Suffolk News Herald (A) (C)
Tasley Eastern Shore News (A) (C)
Tazewell Clinch Valley News (A) (C)
Toano Toano-Norge Times (A) (C)
Urbanna Southside Sentinel (A) (C)
Vienna The Vienna/Oakton Connection (A) (C)
Warrenton The Fauquier Democrat (A) (C)
Washington Rappahannock News (A) (C)
Waynesboro The News-Virginian (A) (C)
Williamsburg The Virginia Gazette (A) (C)
Winchester Winchester Star (A) (C)
Woodbridge Potomac News (A) (C)
Woodstock Shenandoah Valley Herald (A) (C)
Wytheville The Wytheville Enterprise (A) (C)

College Newspapers
Ferrum College's The IronBlade
George Mason Univ Broadside
George Mason Univ Mason Gazette
James Madison Univ The Breeze
Liberty Univ Liberty Champion
Old Dominion Univ Mace & Crown
Old Dominion Univ The Courier
Radford Univ The Tartan
Univ of Richmond The Collegian
Univ of VA The Declaration
Univ of VA Charlottesville Advocate
Univ of VA Charlottesville Cavalier Daily
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times
William and Mary The Dog Street Journal
William and Mary The Flat Hat

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Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 6 part compendium, posted in full at OpEdNews.com---

Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake, Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

*******

Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

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Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

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More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

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Endorsements 5: Cleveland, Austin, St.Pete, Gainesville,Tuscaloosa, Orlando
http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-5-Cleveland-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-341.html

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ENDORSEMENTS 6: College Station,New Haven,San Antonio,Columbus,Las
Vegas,Lexington KY

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-6-College-St-by-Stephen-Fox-081020-511.html

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If your time permits, please TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR
INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe, NM

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HELP WIN NORTH CAROLINA'S EDITORIAL PAGE BATTLE WITH YOUR LETTER/OPINION/EDITORIAL AND THIS AMAZING "LIVE" LIST OF ALL OF NORTH CAROLINA'S NEWSPAPERS

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 am EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

There's still time to win the battle for NORTH CAROLINA's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com;

OHIO'S NEWSPAPERS, Taken from this "LIVE URL":
http://www.usnpl.com/NCnews.php

[plus, below, the 6 PART OpEdNews Compendium of Major EDITORIAL PAGE
Endorsements Thus Far]

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Ahoskie Roanoke-Chowan News Herald (A) (C)
Albemarle The Stanly News & Press (A) (C)
Andrews The Andrews Journal (A) (C)
Asheboro The Courier Tribune (A) (C)
Asheville Asheville Citizen-Times (A) (C)
Asheville Mountain Xpress (A) (C)
Asheville W. Carolina Business Journal (A) (C)
Black Mountain Black Mountain News (A) (C)
Boone High Country Press (A) (C)
Boone The Mountain Times (A) (C)
Boone Watauga Democrat (A) (C)
Bryson City Smoky Mountain Times (A) (C)
Burlington Times-News (A) (C)
Carolina Beach Island Gazette (A) (C)
Cary The Cary News (A) (C)
Cashiers Crossroads Chronicle (A) (C)
Chapel Hill Chapel Hill News (A) (C)
Charlotte Business Journal of Charlotte (A) (C)
Charlotte Charlotte Observer (A) (C)
Charlotte Charlotte Post (A) (C)
Charlotte Charlotte Weekly (A) (C)
Charlotte Creative Loafing (A) (C)
Charlotte La Noticia (A) (C)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Times (A) (C)
Charlotte Mi Gente Magazine (A) (C)
Charlotte Que Pasa (A) (C)
Charlotte Rhino Times (A) (C)
Clayton The Clayton News-Star (A) (C)
Clemmons The Clemmons Courier (A) (C)
Clinton The Sampson Independent (A) (C)
Columbus Polk County News-Journal (A) (C)
Concord Independent Tribune (A) (C)
Creedmoor Butner-Creedmoor News (A) (C)
Denton The Denton Orator (A) (C)
Denver News@Norman (A) (C)
Dunn The Daily Record (A) (C)
Durham The Herald-Sun (A) (C)
Durham The Independent (A) (C)
Eden Daily News (A) (C)
Elizabeth City The Daily Advance (A) (C)
Elizabethtown The Bladen Journal (A) (C)
Elkin The Tribune (A) (C)
Fayetteville Acento Latino (A) (C)
Fayetteville Fayetteville Observer (A) (C)
Forest City Daily Courier (A) (C)
Franklin Macon County News (A) (C)
Franklin The Franklin Press (A) (C)
Fremont Wayne Wilson News Leader (A) (C)
Fuquay Varina Fuquay-Varina Independent (A) (C)
Garner Citizen News & Times (A) (C)
Garner The Garner News (A) (C)
Gastonia The Gaston Gazette (A) (C)
Goldsboro The News-Argus (A) (C)
Greensboro Carolina Peacemaker (A) (C)
Greensboro The Business Journal (A) (C)
Greensboro The News and Record (A) (C)
Greensboro Yes! Weekly (A) (C)
Greenville The Daily Reflector (A) (C)
Hampstead Topsail Voice (A) (C)
Havelock Havelock News (A) (C)
Hayesville Smoky Mountain Sentinel (A) (C)
Henderson The Daily Dispatch (A) (C)
Hendersonville Times News (A) (C)
Hickory Hickory Daily Record (A) (C)
High Point High Point Enterprise (A) (C)
Highlands The Highlander (A) (C)
Hillsborough The News of Orange County (A) (C)
Huntersville Huntersville Herald (A) (C)
Jacksonville Jacksonville Daily News (A) (C)
Jamestown The Jamestown News (A) (C)
Kannapolis Independent Tribune (A) (C)
Kenly The Kenly News (A) (C)
Kernersville Kernersville News (A) (C)
King The Stokes News (A) (C)
Kinston The Free Press (A) (C)
Laurinburg Laurinburg Exchange (A) (C)
Leland The Tribune (A) (C)
Lenoir Lenoir News Topic (A) (C)
Lexington The Dispatch (A) (C)
Lincolnton Lincoln Times-News (A) (C)
Lincolnton Lincolnton Tribune (A) (C)
Locust The Weekly Post (A) (C)
Louisburg The Franklin Times (A) (C)
Lumberton The Robesonian (A) (C)
Madison The Madison Messenger (A) (C)
Marion McDowell News (A) (C)
Mebane Mebane Enterprise (A) (C)
Mocksville The Enterprise-Record (A) (C)
Monroe The Enquirer-Journal (A) (C)
Mooresville Lake Norman Times (A) (C)
Mooresville Mooresville Tribune (A) (C)
Morehead City Carteret Co News-Times (A) (C)
Morganton The News Herald (A) (C)
Mount Airy Mount Airy News (A) (C)
Mount Olive Mount Olive Tribune (A) (C)
Murphy The Cherokee Scout (A) (C)
Murphy The Cherokee Sentinel (A) (C)
Nags Head Outer Banks Sentinel (A) (C)
New Bern Sun Journal (A) (C)
Newland Avery Journal (A) (C)
Newton Observer News Enterprise (A) (C)
North Wilkesboro The Record (A) (C)
North Wilkesboro Wilkes Journal-Patriot (A) (C)
Oriental The Pamlico News (A) (C)
Pittsboro Chatham Journal (A) (C)
Princeton Princeton News Leader (A) (C)
Raeford The News-Journal (A) (C)
Raleigh News and Observer (A) (C)
Raleigh Que Pasa (A) (C)
Raleigh The Raleigh Chronicle (A) (C)
Raleigh The Raleigh Telegram (A) (C)
Raleigh Triangle Business Journal (A) (C)
Reidsville The Reidsville Review (A) (C)
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald (A) (C)
Robbinsville The Graham Star (A) (C)
Rockingham Richmond County Daily Journal (A) (C)
Rocky Mount Rocky Mount Telegram (A) (C)
Roxboro Courier Times (A) (C)
Salisbury Salisbury Post (A) (C)
Sanford The Sanford Herald (A) (C)
Shallotte The Brunswick Beacon (A) (C)
Shelby The Shelby Star (A) (C)
Siler City The Chatham News (A) (C)
Smithfield The Smithfield Herald (A) (C)
Southern Pines The Pilot (A) (C)
Sparta The Alleghany News (A) (C)
Spruce Pine News-Journal (A) (C)
Statesville Statesville Record & Landmark (A) (C)
Swansboro Tideland News (A) (C)
Sylva Herald and Ruralite (A) (C)
Tarboro The Daily Southerner (A) (C)
Taylorsville Taylorsville Times (A) (C)
Thomasville Thomasville Times (A) (C)
Troy The Montgomery Herald (A) (C)
Tryon The Tryon Daily Bulletin (A) (C)
Wadesboro The Anson Record (A) (C)
Wadesboro The Express Newspaper (A) (C)
Wake Forest The Wake Weekly (A) (C)
Warrenton The Warren Record (A) (C)
Washington Daily News (A) (C)
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News (A) (C)
Waynesville The Mountaineer (A) (C)
West Jefferson Jefferson Post (A) (C)
Whiteville The News Reporter (A) (C)
Wilmington Star-News Online (A) (C)
Wilson Wilson Daily Times (A) (C)
Winston Salem Que Pasa (A) (C)
Winston Salem The Chronicle (A) (C)
Winston Salem Winston-Salem Journal (A) (C)
Wrightsville Beach The Lumina News (A) (C)
Yadkinville The Yadkin Ripple (A) (C)
Yanceyville The Caswell Messenger (A) (C)
Zebulon Eastern Wake News (A) (C)

College Newspapers
A & T State The A & T Register
Appalachian State The Appalachian
Chowan College Chowan Connections
Davidson College The Davidsonian
Duke Univ The Chronicle
E. Carolina Univ Greenville East Carolinian
Elon College The Pendulum
Guilford College The Guilfordian
Lenoir-Rhyne Lenoir-Rhynean
Mars Hill College The Hilltop
Montreat College The Whetstone
NC Central University Campus Echo
NC State Raleigh Technician Online
Univ NC Asheville The Blue Banner
Univ NC Chapel Hill The Daily Tar Heel
Univ NC Charlotte The Niner Online
Univ NC Greensboro The Carolinian
Univ NC Pembroke The Pine Needle
Univ NC Wilmington The Seahawk
Univ NC Winston-Salem The Kudzu Gazette
Wake Forest Old Gold and Black
Western Carolina Univ Western Carolinian

********

Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 6 part compendium, posted in full at OpEdNews.com---

Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake, Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

*******

Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

********

Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

********

More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

********

Endorsements 5: Cleveland, Austin, St.Pete, Gainesville,Tuscaloosa, Orlando
http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-5-Cleveland-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-341.html

********

ENDORSEMENTS 6: College Station,New Haven,San Antonio,Columbus,Las
Vegas,Lexington KY

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-6-College-St-by-Stephen-Fox-081020-511.html

********

If your time permits, please TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR
INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe, NM

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HELP WIN INDIANA'S EDITORIAL PAGE BATTLE WITH YOUR LETTER/OPINION/EDITORIAL AND THIS AMAZING "LIVE" LIST OF ALL INDIANA'S NEWSPAPERS

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 21st, 2008 at 11:28 pm EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

There's still time to win the battle for INDIANA's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com;

OHIO'S NEWSPAPERS, Taken from this "LIVE URL": http://www.usnpl.com/INnews.php

[plus, below, the 6 PART OpEdNews Compendium of Major EDITORIAL PAGE Endorsements Thus Far]

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Alexandria The Alexandria Times-Tribune (A) (C)
Anderson Anderson Herald Bulletin (A) (C)
Auburn The Evening Star (A) (C)
Batesville The Herald Tribune (A) (C)
Bedford Bedford Times-Mail (A) (C)
Bloomington The Herald-Times (A) (C)
Bluffton Bluffton News Banner (A) (C)
Brazil The Brazil Times (A) (C)
Brookville Brookville American-Democrat (A) (C)
Brownstown Jackson County Banner (A) (C)
Chesterton Chesterton Tribune (A) (C)
Cloverdale Hoosier Topics (A) (C)
Columbia City The Post & Mail (A) (C)
Columbus The Republic (A) (C)
Connersville News Examiner (A) (C)
Corydon The Corydon Democrat (A) (C)
Crawfordsville Journal Review (A) (C)
Crawfordsville The Paper of Montgomery County (A) (C)
Decatur Decatur Daily Democrat (A) (C)
Elkhart The Elkhart Truth (A) (C)
Elwood The Call-Leader (A) (C)
Evansville Evansville Courier (A) (C)
Evansville News 4U (A) (C)
Flora Carroll County Comet (A) (C)
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (A) (C)
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Reader (A) (C)
Fort Wayne Ink Newspaper (A) (C)
Fort Wayne The News-Sentinel (A) (C)
Frankfort The Times (A) (C)
Franklin Daily Journal of Johnson County (A) (C)
French Lick Springs Valley Herald (A) (C)
Goshen Goshen News (A) (C)
Greencastle Banner-Graphic (A) (C)
Greenfield Daily Reporter (A) (C)
Greensburg Greensburg Daily News (A) (C)
Hartford City Hartford City News-Times (A) (C)
Huntington Herald Press (A) (C)
Indianapolis Indianapolis Business Journal (A) (C)
Indianapolis Indianapolis Star (A) (C)
Indianapolis Indy Outlook (A) (C)
Indianapolis Nuvo Newsweekly (A) (C)
Indianapolis The Indianapolis Recorder (A) (C)
Indianapolis The Southside Times (A) (C)
Jeffersonville Evening News and Tribune (A) (C)
Kendallville Kendallville News-Sun (A) (C)
Kokomo Kokomo Perspective (A) (C)
Kokomo Kokomo Tribune (A) (C)
La Porte Herald-Argus (A) (C)
Lafayette Journal & Courier (A) (C)
Lebanon The Reporter (A) (C)
Linton The Daily World (A) (C)
Logansport Pharos-Tribune (A) (C)
Madison Madison Courier Online (A) (C)
Marion Chronicle-Tribune (A) (C)
Martinsville The Reporter Times (A) (C)
Merrillville Gary Post Tribune (A) (C)
Michigan City The News-Dispatch (A) (C)
Monticello Herald Journal (A) (C)
Mooresville Mooresville Times (A) (C)
Muncie NewsLink Indiana (A) (C)
Muncie The Star Press (A) (C)
Munster The Times (A) (C)
Nashville Brown County Democrat (A) (C)
New Castle The Courier Times (A) (C)
New Harmony Posey County News (A) (C)
New Paris The Farmer's Exchange (A) (C)
Newburgh Newburgh Chandler Register (A) (C)
Noblesville Noblesville Daily Times (A) (C)
Noblesville The Noblesville Ledger (A) (C)
Noblesville Topics Newspapers (A) (C)
North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun (A) (C)
Paoli Paoli News-Republican (A) (C)
Peru Peru Tribune (A) (C)
Plainfield The Flyer Group Newspapers (A) (C)
Plymouth The Pilot News (A) (C)
Portland Commercial Review (A) (C)
Princeton Princeton Daily Clarion (A) (C)
Rensselaer Rensselaer Republican Newspaper (A) (C)
Richmond Palladium-Item (A) (C)
Rochester Rochester Sentinel (A) (C)
Rushville Rushville Republican (A) (C)
Seymour Seymour Tribune (A) (C)
Shelbyville Shelbyville News (A) (C)
South Bend South Bend Tribune (A) (C)
Spencer Spencer Evening World (A) (C)
Terre Haute Journal of Business (A) (C)
Terre Haute Tribune-Star (A) (C)
Tipton Tipton County Tribune (A) (C)
Versailles Osgood Journal (A) (C)
Versailles Versailles Republican (A) (C)
Vincennes Vincennes Sun-Commercial (A) (C)
Wabash Wabash Plain Dealer (A) (C)
Warsaw Times-Union (A) (C)
Zionsville Times Sentinel (A) (C)

College Newspapers
Anderson Univ News and Events
Ball State Univ News
Butler Univ DawgNet
DePauw Univ theDePauw.com
Goshen College Record
Indiana State Univ Indiana Statesman
Indiana Univ Bloomington Digital Student
Notre Dame Observer
Purdue Univ Exponent
Purdue Univ Calumet Chronicle
Purdue Univ Indianapolis Sagamore
Wabash College Bachelor

********

Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 6 part compendium, posted in full at OpEdNews.com---

Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake, Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

*******

Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

********

Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

********

More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

********

Endorsements 5: Cleveland, Austin, St.Pete, Gainesville,Tuscaloosa, Orlando
http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-5-Cleveland-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-341.html

********

ENDORSEMENTS 6: College Station,New Haven,San Antonio,Columbus,Las Vegas,Lexington KY

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-6-College-St-by-Stephen-Fox-081020-511.html

********

If your time permits, please TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe, NM

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HELP WIN OHIO'S EDITORIAL PAGE BATTLE WITH YOUR LETTER/OPINION/EDITORIAL AND THIS AMAZING "LIVE" LIST OF ALL OHIO NEWSPAPERS

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 21st, 2008 at 11:12 pm EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

There's still time to win the battle for OHIO's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com;
OHIO'S NEWSPAPERS, Taken from this "LIVE URL":

http://www.usnpl.com/OHnews.php

[plus, below: a 6 PART OpEdNews Compendium of Major EDITORIAL PAGE Endorsements Thus Far]

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Ada Ada Herald (A) (C)
Akron Akron Beacon Journal (A) (C)
Akron Akron Legal News (A) (C)
Akron West Side Leader/Green Leader (A) (C)
Alliance The Review (A) (C)
Archbold Archbold Buckeye (A) (C)
Ashland The Ashland Times Gazette (A) (C)
Ashtabula Ashtabula Star Beacon (A) (C)
Athens The Athens Messenger (A) (C)
Athens The Athens News (A) (C)
Aurora Aurora Advocate (A) (C)
Barberton The Barberton Herald (A) (C)
Beavercreek News Current Extra (A) (C)
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Examiner (A) (C)
Bellevue Bellevue Gazette (A) (C)
Bloomville Crawford County Post (A) (C)
Bowling Green The Sentinel Tribune (A) (C)
Bryan The Bryan Times (A) (C)
Buckeye Lake Buckeye Lake Beacon (A) (C)
Bucyrus Bucyrus News Online (A) (C)
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (A) (C)
Cadiz Harrison News Herald (A) (C)
Cambridge The Daily Jeffersonian (A) (C)
Canton The Canton Repository (A) (C)
Carey The Progressor Times (A) (C)
Carrollton Free Press Standard (A) (C)
Celina The Daily Standard (A) (C)
Centerville Centerville-Bellbrook Times (A) (C)
Chagrin Falls Chagrin Valley Times (A) (C)
Chillicothe Chillicothe Gazette (A) (C)
Cincinnati Cincinnati Business Courier (A) (C)
Cincinnati Cincinnati Call and Post (A) (C)
Cincinnati Cincinnati City Beat (A) (C)
Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer (A) (C)
Circleville The Circleville Herald (A) (C)
Cleveland All Around Cleveland (A) (C)
Cleveland Cleveland Free Times (A) (C)
Cleveland Cleveland Scene (A) (C)
Cleveland Crain's Cleveland Business (A) (C)
Cleveland Sun Newspapers (A) (C)
Cleveland The Daily Legal News (A) (C)
Cleveland The Plain Dealer (A) (C)
Columbus Business First (A) (C)
Columbus Columbus Alive (A) (C)
Columbus Columbus Dispatch (A) (C)
Columbus Suburban News Publications (A) (C)
Columbus The Columbus Post (A) (C)
Columbus The Other Paper (A) (C)
Columbus The Source (A) (C)
Columbus ThisWeek Newspapers (A) (C)
Coshocton Coshocton Tribune (A) (C)
Dayton Dayton Business Journal (A) (C)
Dayton Dayton Daily News (A) (C)
Dayton Wright-Patterson Skywrighter (A) (C)
Defiance The Crescent-News (A) (C)
Delaware The Delaware Gazette (A) (C)
Delphos The Daily Herald (A) (C)
East Liverpool The Review (A) (C)
Eaton Register-Herald (A) (C)
Elyria The Chronicle-Telegram (A) (C)
Englewood Englewood Independent (A) (C)
Enon Enon Messenger (A) (C)
Fairborn Fairborn Daily Herald (A) (C)
Fairfield Fairfield Echo (A) (C)
Findlay The Courier (A) (C)
Fostoria Fostoria Focus (A) (C)
Fostoria Review Times (A) (C)
Fremont Fremont News-Messenger (A) (C)
Gallipolis Gallipolis Daily Tribune (A) (C)
Georgetown News Democrat (A) (C)
Granville The Granville Sentinel (A) (C)
Greenville The Daily Advocate (A) (C)
Hamilton Journal-News (A) (C)
Hicksville News-Tribune Online! (A) (C)
Hillsboro Times-Gazette (A) (C)
Hubbard The Review Newspapers (A) (C)
Huber Heights Huber Heights Courier (A) (C)
Ironton Ironton Tribune (A) (C)
Jackson Times-Journal (A) (C)
Kenton Kenton Times (A) (C)
Kettering Kettering-Oakwood Times (A) (C)
Lancaster Eagle Gazette (A) (C)
Lebanon The Western Star (A) (C)
Lima Lima News (A) (C)
Lisbon The Morning Journal (A) (C)
Logan Logan Daily News (A) (C)
London The Madison Press (A) (C)
Lorain The Morning Journal (A) (C)
Mansfield News Journal (A) (C)
Maple Heights Maple Heights Press (A) (C)
Marietta Marietta Times (A) (C)
Marion The Marion Star (A) (C)
Martins Ferry The Times Leader (A) (C)
Marysville Marysville Journal-Tribune (A) (C)
Mason Pulse-Journal (A) (C)
Massillon The Independent (A) (C)
McConnelsville Morgan County Herald (A) (C)
Medina Medina County News (A) (C)
Middletown Middletown Journal (A) (C)
Millbury The Press (A) (C)
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon News (A) (C)
Napoleon Northwest Signal (A) (C)
New Carlisle New Carlisle Sun (A) (C)
New London New London Record (A) (C)
New London The Firelands Farmer (A) (C)
New Philadelphia The Times Reporter (A) (C)
Newark The Advocate (A) (C)
Norwalk Norwalk Reflector (A) (C)
Ottawa Putnam County Sentinel (A) (C)
Oxford The Oxford Press (A) (C)
Pataskala The Pataskala Standard (A) (C)
Paulding The Paulding County Progress (A) (C)
Perrysburg Messenger Journal (A) (C)
Pickerington Pickerington Times Sun (A) (C)
Piqua Piqua Daily Call (A) (C)
Pomeroy Pomeroy Daily Sentinel (A) (C)
Port Clinton News Herald (A) (C)
Port Clinton The Beacon (A) (C)
Portsmouth The Portsmouth Times (A) (C)
Ravenna The Record-Courier (A) (C)
Ripley The Ripley Bee (A) (C)
Rossford Rossford Record Journal (A) (C)
Saint Marys St. Marys Evening Leader (A) (C)
Salem Salem News (A) (C)
Sandusky Huron County Morning Journal (A) (C)
Sandusky Sandusky Register (A) (C)
Shelby The Daily Globe (A) (C)
Sidney Sidney Daily News (A) (C)
Springboro Springboro Sun (A) (C)
Springfield Springfield News-Sun (A) (C)
Steubenville The Herald-Star (A) (C)
Stow Record Pub. Co.Newspapers (A) (C)
Struthers Hometown Journal (A) (C)
Sunbury The Sunbury News (A) (C)
Tiffin The Advertiser-Tribune (A) (C)
Tipp City Tipp City Herald (A) (C)
Tipp City Tipp City Independent Voice (A) (C)
Toledo La Prensa (A) (C)
Toledo Point & Shoreland Journal (A) (C)
Toledo Toledo Blade (A) (C)
Toledo Toledo City Paper (A) (C)
Toledo Toledo Free Press (A) (C)
Troy Troy Daily News (A) (C)
Upper Sandusky Daily Chief-Union (A) (C)
Urbana Urbana Daily Citizen (A) (C)
Van Wert Times-Bulletin (A) (C)
Van Wert Van Wert Independent (A) (C)
Van Wert VWTimes.com (A) (C)
Vandalia Vandalia Drummer News (A) (C)
Wapakoneta Wapakoneta Daily News (A) (C)
Warren Tribune Chronicle (A) (C)
Washington CH Record Herald (A) (C)
Waverly Pike County News Watchman (A) (C)
West Milton West Milton Record (A) (C)
West Union The People's Defender (A) (C)
West Unity Advance Reporter (A) (C)
Westlake Westlife (A) (C)
Willard Times-Junction (A) (C)
Willoughby Lake County Business Journal (A) (C)
Willoughby The News-Herald (A) (C)
Wilmington News-Journal (A) (C)
Wooster The Daily Record (A) (C)
Xenia Xenia Gazette (A) (C)
Yellow Springs Yellow Springs News (A) (C)
Youngstown Buckeye Review (A) (C)
Youngstown The Business Journal (A) (C)
Youngstown The Metro Monthly (A) (C)
Youngstown Vindicator Online (A) (C)
Zanesville Times Recorder (A) (C)

College Newspapers
Bluffton College The Witmarsum
Bowling Green BG News
Capitol Univ The Chimes
Case Western Reserve The Observer
Cleveland St Univ The Cleveland Stater
College of Wooster The Wooster Voice
Kent State Digital Kent Stater
Marietta College The Marcolian
Miami Univ-Oxford The Miami Student
Oberlin College The Oberlin Review
Ohio State The Lantern
Ohio State The Observer
Ohio Univ The Post On The Web
Univ of Akron The Buchtelite
Univ of Cincinnati The News Record
Univ of Dayton Flyer News
Univ of Toledo The Collegian
Wesleyan Univ The Transcript
Wright State The Guardian
Xavier Univ Xavier Newswire
Youngstown The Jambar

********

Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 6 part compendium, posted in full at OpEdNews.com---

Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake, Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

*******

Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

********

Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

********

More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

********

Endorsements 5: Cleveland, Austin, St.Pete, Gainesville,Tuscaloosa, Orlando
http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-5-Cleveland-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-341.html

********

ENDORSEMENTS 6: College Station,New Haven,San Antonio,Columbus,Las Vegas,Lexington KY

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-6-College-St-by-Stephen-Fox-081020-511.html

********

If your time permits, please TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe, NM

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Win the Battle for Nebraska's Editorial Pages with this Amazing "Live" List of Newspapers

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 21st, 2008 at 9:28 pm EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

There's still time to win the battle for NEBRASKA's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com; NEBRASKA'S NEWSPAPERS, Taken from this "LIVE URL": http://www.usnpl.com/NEnews.php

[plus six part OpEdNews Compendium of Major Editorial Page Endorsements Thus Far]

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Alliance Alliance Times-Herald (A) (C)
Ashland The Ashland Gazette (A) (C)
Aurora Aurora News-Register (A) (C)
Beatrice The Daily Sun (A) (C)
Bellevue BellevueLeader.com (A) (C)
Blair The Enterprise (A) (C)
Broken Bow Custer County Chief (A) (C)
Burwell Burwell Tribune (A) (C)
Columbus Columbus Telegram (A) (C)
Cozad Tri-City Tribune (A) (C)
Fremont Fremont Tribune (A) (C)
Gordon Sheridan County Journal Star (A) (C)
Gothenburg Gothenburg Times (A) (C)
Grand Island Daily Independent (A) (C)
Hastings Hastings Tribune (A) (C)
Hyannis Grant County News (A) (C)
Imperial The Imperial Republican (A) (C)
Kearney Kearney Daily Hub (A) (C)
Kimball Western Nebraska Observer (A) (C)
Lexington Lexington Clipper-Herald (A) (C)
Lincoln Lincoln Journal Star (A) (C)
McCook McCook Daily Gazette (A) (C)
Mullen Hooker County Tribune (A) (C)
Nebraska City Nebraska City News Press (A) (C)
Norfolk Norfolk Daily News (A) (C)
North Platte North Platte Bulletin (A) (C)
North Platte North Platte Telegraph (A) (C)
Omaha Omaha Reader (A) (C)
Omaha Omaha-World Herald (A) (C)
Ord Ord Quiz (A) (C)
Papillion The Times (A) (C)
Ralston Ralston Recorder (A) (C)
Scottsbluff Scottsbluff Star-Herald (A) (C)
Seward Seward County Independent (A) (C)
Sidney Sidney Sun Telegraph (A) (C)
South Sioux City Dakota County Star (A) (C)
Superior Superior Publishing Newspapers (A) (C)
Tekamah Midwest Messenger (A) (C)
Wahoo Wahoo Newspaper (A) (C)
Wauneta The Wauneta Breeze (A) (C)
Waverly The News (A) (C)
West Point West Point News (A) (C)
York News Times (A) (C)

College Newspapers
Creighton Univ The Creightonian Online
Doane College The Doane Line
Univ of Nebraska Daily Nebraskan Online
Univ of Nebraska The Gateway
Wesleayn Univ Reveille Online

__________________________________________________________

Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 6 part compendium, posted in full at OpEdNews.com--->>

Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake, Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

*******

Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

********

Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

********

More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

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Endorsements 5: Cleveland, Austin, St.Pete, Gainesville,Tuscaloosa, Orlando
http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-5-Cleveland-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-341.html

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ENDORSEMENTS 6: College Station,New Haven,San Antonio,Columbus,Las Vegas,Lexington KY

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ENDORSEMENTS-6-College-St-by-Stephen-Fox-081020-511.html

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If your time permits, please TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
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Win the Battle for NORTH DAKOTA's Editorial Pages with this Amazing "Live" List of Newspapers

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 19th, 2008 at 6:13 pm EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

There's still time to win the battle for NORTH DAKOTA's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com; OpEdNews Compendium of Major Endorsements Thus Far

Taken from this "LIVE URL":

http://www.usnpl.com/ndnews.php

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Ashley Ashley Tribune (A) (C)
Beulah Beulah Beacon (A) (C)
Bismarck Bismarck Tribune (A) (C)
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide (A) (C)
Center Center Republican (A) (C)
Crosby The Journal (A) (C)
Devils Lake The Daily Journal (A) (C)
Dickinson The Dickinson Press (A) (C)
Edgeley Edgeley Mail (A) (C)
Fargo The Forum (A) (C)
Finley Steele County Press (A) (C)
Grand Forks Grand Forks Herald (A) (C)
Harvey The Herald-Press (A) (C)
Hazen Hazen Star (A) (C)
Hebron Hebron Herald (A) (C)
Jamestown The Jamestown Sun (A) (C)
Kenmare Kenmare News (A) (C)
Lisbon Ransom County Gazette (A) (C)
Minot Minot Daily News (A) (C)
Napoleon Napoleon Homestead (A) (C)
New Town New Town News (A) (C)
Parshall Mountrail County Record (A) (C)
Underwood Underwood News (A) (C)
Valley City Times-Record (A) (C)
Wahpeton Wahpeton Daily News (A) (C)
Washburn Leader News (A) (C)
Watford City McKenzie County Farmer (A) (C)
West Fargo West Fargo Pioneer (A) (C)
Williston Williston Daily Herald (A) (C)

College Newspapers
North Dakota State NDSU Spectrum
Univ ND Grand Forks The Digital Student

Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 4 part compendium---

Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake, Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

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Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

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Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

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More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe, NM

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Win the Battle for Montana's Editorial Pages with this Amazing "Live" List of Newspapers

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 19th, 2008 at 6:00 pm EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

There's still time to win Montana's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com; OpEdNews Compendium of Major Endorsements Thus Far

Taken from this "LIVE URL":

http://www.usnpl.com/mtnews.phphttp://www.usnpl.com/mtnews.php

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Belgrade Belgrade News (A) (C)
Bigfork Bigfork Eagle (A) (C)
Billings Billings Gazette (A) (C)
Billings The Billings Outpost (A) (C)
Bozeman Bozeman Daily Chronicle (A) (C)
Browning Glacier Reporter (A) (C)
Butte The Montana Standard (A) (C)
Chester Liberty County Times (A) (C)
Choteau Choteau Acantha (A) (C)
Columbia Falls Hungry Horse News (A) (C)
Conrad The Independent-Observer (A) (C)
Cut Bank Cut Bank Pioneer Press (A) (C)
Eureka Tobacco Valley News (A) (C)
Glasgow Glasgow Courier (A) (C)
Great Falls Great Falls Tribune (A) (C)
Hamilton Ravalli Republic (A) (C)
Havre Havre Daily News (A) (C)
Helena Helena Independent (A) (C)
Helena Queen City News (A) (C)
Huson Clark Fork Chronicle (A) (C)
Kalispell Flathead Beacon (A) (C)
Kalispell The Daily Inter Lake (A) (C)
Laurel Laurel Outlook (A) (C)
Lewistown Lewistown News-Argus (A) (C)
Libby The Western News (A) (C)
Livingston Livingston Enterprise (A) (C)
Miles City Miles City Star (A) (C)
Missoula Missoula Independent (A) (C)
Missoula Missoulian (A) (C)
Pablo Char-Koosta News (A) (C)
Plains The Veterans Voice of MT (A) (C)
Red Lodge Carbon County News Online (A) (C)
Shelby The Shelby Promoter (A) (C)
Sidney Sidney Herald-Leader (A) (C)
Stevensville The Bitterroot Star (A) (C)
Townsend Townsend Star (A) (C)
West Yellowstone West Yellowstone News (A) (C)
Whitefish Whitefish Pilot (A) (C)
Wolf Point The Herald-News (A) (C)

College Newspapers
Univ of Montana Montana Kaimin

Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 4 part compendium---

Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake, Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators, explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

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Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

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Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

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More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS, which become a vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you, Stephen Fox Founder, New Millennium Fine Art Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe, NM

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Win Missouri's Editorial Page Battle with this Amazing Free List from USNPL.com

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 19th, 2008 at 5:48 pm EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

There's still time to win Missouri's Editorial Pages: Please use this list at usnpl.com; OpEdNews Compendium of Major Endorsements Thus Far

taken from this "LIVE URL": http://www.usnpl.com/monews.php

Newspapers
Click ( A ) for Newspaper address
Click ( C ) for County summary

Ashland Boone County Journal (A) (C)
Bethany Republican-Clipper (A) (C)
Bolivar Bolivar Herald-Free Press (A) (C)
Boonville Daily News (A) (C)
Bowling Green Bowling Green Times (A) (C)
Branson Branson Courier (A) (C)
Branson The Branson News (A) (C)
Brookfield Linn County Leader (A) (C)
Buffalo Buffalo Reflex (A) (C)
California California Democrat (A) (C)
Camdenton Lake Sun Leader (A) (C)
Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian (A) (C)
Carthage The Carthage Press (A) (C)
Caruthersville Democrat Argus (A) (C)
Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune (A) (C)
Columbia Columbia Daily Tribune (A) (C)
Columbia Columbia Missourian (A) (C)
Cuba Cuba Free Press (A) (C)
Dexter The Daily Statesman (A) (C)
El Dorado Springs El Dorado Springs Sun (A) (C)
Eldon Eldon Advertiser (A) (C)
Eldon Vernon Publishing Newspapers (A) (C)
Ellisville WestNews Magazine (A) (C)
Elsberry Elsberry Democrat (A) (C)
Eminence Shannon County Current Wave (A) (C)
Fulton Fulton Sun (A) (C)
Gainesville Ozark County Times (A) (C)
Gallatin Gallatin North Missourian (A) (C)
Gladstone Dispatch Tribune (A) (C)
Hamilton Caldwell County News (A) (C)
Hannibal Hannibal Courier-Post (A) (C)
Harrisonville Democrat-Missourian (A) (C)
Hermann Hermann Advertiser Courier (A) (C)
Houston Houston Herald (A) (C)
Independence The Examiner (A) (C)
Jackson Cash-Book Journal (A) (C)
Jamesport Tri-County Weekly (A) (C)
Jefferson City Jefferson City News Tribune (A) (C)
Joplin Joplin Business Journal (A) (C)
Joplin Joplin Globe (A) (C)
Joplin Joplin Independent (A) (C)
Kansas City Business Journal (A) (C)
Kansas City Kansas City Star (A) (C)
Kansas City PitchWeekly (A) (C)
Kennett Daily Dunklin Democrat (A) (C)
Kirksville Daily Express (A) (C)
Lamar Lamar Democrat (A) (C)
Laurie Highway Five Beacon (A) (C)
Lebanon Lebanon Daily Record (A) (C)
Lees Summit Lee's Summit Journal (A) (C)
Louisiana Louisiana Press Journal (A) (C)
Macon Chronicle-Herald (A) (C)
Marshall The Marshall Democrat-News (A) (C)
Marshfield Marshfield Mail (A) (C)
Maryville Nodaway News Leader (A) (C)
Memphis Memphis Democrat (A) (C)
Mexico The Mexico Ledger (A) (C)
Moberly Monitor-Index/Evening Democrat (A) (C)
Monett The Monett Times (A) (C)
Monroe City The Lake Gazette (A) (C)
Mound City Mound City News (A) (C)
Neosho Neosho Daily News (A) (C)
Nevada Nevada Daily Mail (A) (C)
New Haven New Haven Leader (A) (C)
Nixa Nixa News-Enterprise (A) (C)
Ozark Christian County Headliner (A) (C)
Paris The Monroe County Appeal (A) (C)
Park Hills The Daily Journal (A) (C)
Perryville Republic-Monitor (A) (C)
Piedmont Wayne County Journal-Banner (A) (C)
Pineville McDonald County Press (A) (C)
Platte City Platte County Citizen (A) (C)
Platte City The Landmark Newspaper (A) (C)
Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic (A) (C)
Richland Richland Mirror (A) (C)
Richmond Richmond Daily News (A) (C)
Rock Port Atchison County Mail (A) (C)
Rolla Rolla Daily News (A) (C)
Saint Joseph St. Joseph News-Press (A) (C)
Saint Louis Chinese American News (A) (C)
Saint Louis St. Louis American Newspaper (A) (C)
Saint Louis St. Louis Business Journal (A) (C)
Saint Louis St. Louis Post-Dispatch (A) (C)
Saint Louis The Riverfront Times (A) (C)
Saint Louis The Suburban Journals (A) (C)
Saint Louis The Vital VOICE (A) (C)
Saint Robert Pulaski County Democrat (A) (C)
Sainte Genevieve The Herald (A) (C)
Sedalia Sedalia Democrat (A) (C)
Sedalia Sedalia News-Journal (A) (C)
Sikeston Standard Democrat (A) (C)
Springfield Community Free Press (A) (C)
Springfield News-Leader (A) (C)
Springfield Springfield Business Journal (A) (C)
Steelville Star - Mirror (A) (C)
Stover Morgan County Press (A) (C)
Sullivan Sullivan News (A) (C)
Sullivan The Sullivan Journal (A) (C)
Tipton Tipton Times (A) (C)
Troy Lincoln County Journal (A) (C)
Tuscumbia Miller County Autogram-Sentinel (A) (C)
Vandalia Vandalia Leader (A) (C)
Versailles Versailles Leader-Statesman (A) (C)
Warrensburg digitalBURG.com (A) (C)
Washington Washington Missourian (A) (C)
Washington WashMo.com (A) (C)
Waynesville The Daily Guide (A) (C)
Webster Groves Times Newspapers (A) (C)
West Plains Daily Quill (A) (C)

College Newspapers
Drury University The Drury Mirror
Missouri Southern St. Univ The Chart
Missouri St. Univ The Standard
Missouri Western Griffon News
Missouri-Rolla Miner
Northwest Missouri NW Missourian Daily
Southwest Baptist Omnibus Online
St. Louis Univ University News
SW Missouri State Southwest Standard
Truman State New Media Index
Univ of Missouri The Current
Univ of Missouri The Greek Chronicle
Univ of Missouri The Maneater
Univ of Missouri University News
Washington Univ Student Life Online
Webster Univ The Webster Journal

Editorial Page Victories clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 4
part compendium---Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston,
Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake,
Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacramento, Kansas City (4 former Red States)

OpEdNews has been the site of choice to post the growing list of major and
minor newspaper endorsements for Obama. The Editorials are quoted generally
in full, with interspliced commentaries from major editors and commentators,
explaining what is behind the Editorials.

Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel
Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

*******

Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune,
San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

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Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick,
Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/EndorspLements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

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More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston
Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

http://www.opednews.com/articles/More-Obama-Endorsements-IV-by-Stephen-Fox-081019-492.html

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS, which become a
vital part of a larger on-going dialogue.

Thank you,

Stephen Fox
Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
Contributing Editor New Millennium Fine Art
Santa Fe, NM

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OBAMA ENDORSEMENTS, CHAPTER 5 Cleveland Plain Dealer, Austin American Statesman, Illinois (Rockford and Arlington Heights), New York Daily News, Orlando Sentinel, Raleigh Observer, St.Petersburg Times, Gainesville Sun, Tuscaloosa News

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 19th, 2008 at 5:25 pm EDT

Also listed in: 10 groups

CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER:

Plain Dealer endorses Obama for president
Posted by The editors October 18, 2008

Members of The Plain Dealer's editorial board voted on this endorsement. They are Publisher Terrance C.Z. Egger, Editor Susan Goldberg, Editorial Page Director Brent W. Larkin, Deputy Editorial Page Director Kevin O'Brien and Associate Editors Sharon Broussard, Christopher Evans, Joe Frolik and Elizabeth Sullivan.

After eight years of George W. Bush, America needs a change in direction and a change in tone.

It needs a president who understands that, yes, the world can be dangerous, but it is also complex. That the United States cannot defend its freedom by abandoning its principles. That it cannot ignore its allies one day and demand their help the next.

It needs a president who knows that optimism, not fear, defines America. That tax cuts and deregulation alone are not an economic strategy. That Washington cannot sit idle when a great city is devastated by nature or when millions of hardworking Americans are devastated by losing their homes, their jobs, their health care.

It needs a president who will listen and learn, and not confuse loyalty with competence. Who will ask Americans to sacrifice in the service of their country, not their party or self-interest. Who will be the leader Bush promised eight years ago -- a unifier, not a divider.

Barack Obama can be that leader. He is young and obviously cannot match the government experience of his Republican opponent, John McCain. But from the moment he electrified the 2004 Democratic Convention by declaring that America's shared values must trump its racial, religious and ideological divisions, Obama has demonstrated uncommon grace, confidence and intelligence.

Obama has challenged Americans to dream and to hope, to be realistic in the face of great problems and to trust in one another. To minorities and other Americans on the margins, he offers living proof that this nation can fulfill its ideals. To the world, he offers quite literally a different face, one that embodies America's diversity and boundless opportunity.

That is a recipe for the fresh leadership this nation desperately needs. And it is why we urge his election as the 44th president of the United States.

Like you, we have watched this presidential campaign unfold for almost two full years. We have listened to the candidates, read their position papers, studied their backgrounds. We have watched them debate. We have seen them react when things were going well and when they were not. We have seen them choose running mates who could be asked to lead this nation on a moment's notice.

We find much to admire about both Obama and McCain. Obama's background is an only-in-America amalgam of Kansas and Kenya, Hawaii and Indonesia, Harvard Yard and Hyde Park. McCain is every bit as much a biographer's dream: a son and grandson of admirals who embraced their tradition of service, then forged his own through war, the Hanoi Hilton and 26 years in Congress. Traveling very different paths, each man has come to know and to benefit from the best of this country.

Having endorsed McCain and Obama in their respective party primaries, we have little doubt that either could serve capably as president. Certainly, either would be a huge improvement over the incumbent.

We also believe that either would govern more effectively and lead more inclusively than they have campaigned these last two months. They had better, because this fall has degenerated into a disappointing cacophony of attack ads and banality.

McCain has shamelessly exaggerated Obama's supposedly radical ties and tried to place him far outside the political mainstream. Obama has twisted McCain's record beyond recognition and attempted to tie him to Republican ideologues he has fought his whole career.

Such campaigning insults the American people and degrades those who engage in it. Voters who hunger for straight talk about the most frightening economy in 70 years, or who long for hope in the face of two grinding wars, deserve better.

We endorse Obama, knowing full well that doing so involves some risk.

If he is elected on Nov. 4, he will govern with a Congress dominated by fellow Democrats. That should help him fulfill his promises to reform health care, invest in green energy and raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans. But if a President Obama believes he can simply impose his will -- or even worse, must buckle to the will of doctrinaire congressional barons -- he may fall prey to the one-party hubris that so damaged both the Bush presidency and the GOP brand. Obama will have to be tough enough to push back if Democrats on Capitol Hill try to draw him into the mindless partisanship he has often and rightly renounced. Polarization is a bad way to campaign; it's a worse way to govern.

Those who have known Obama the longest say he instinctively seeks win-win solutions and understands that there usually is more than one way to reach a worthy goal. Let's hope so. He has an ambitious agenda, but will inherit a federal deficit approaching $1 trillion, as well as long-term financial obligations that could cripple future generations. He'll have to make harder choices than he has been willing to acknowledge in this campaign.

If they had not become bitter rivals, Obama might have found a useful ally and role model in McCain, who has spent a lifetime marching to the beat of a different drum. In the Senate, McCain has challenged his party on immigration, taxes and torture, campaign finance and pork-barrel spending. He supported Bush's ill-informed decision to invade Iraq, then quickly became a loud critic of the president's equally flawed strategy to win the peace.

We salute McCain as an exemplary citizen and a Washington rebel. But as a presidential nominee, McCain has been a disappointment. He was late to understand the primacy of economic pain. He has failed even to define a rationale for a McCain presidency. Experience is useful, but it's not vision.

In their first debate, McCain haughtily said that Obama did not understand the difference between strategy and tactics. His campaign suggests that he doesn't, either.

Take his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. McCain seemed too caught up in the game-changing possibilities of teaming with a woman reformer to scratch the smiling surface. Had he, McCain might have realized that Palin is utterly unprepared for the job he offered -- let alone the one that might fall to her. His trust in her undermines our trust in him.

Trust is essential to the presidency. Americans want to believe that the chief executive understands their lives, will protect their interests and will not compromise their safety. They want a president who represents what America can be, not what it has been.

Electing any president involves a leap of faith -- a risk. Such is the power of the office.

For a country in need of a new direction and a new tone, Barack Obama is a risk worth taking.
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ROCKFORD REGISTER (ILLINOIS) STAR:

Our pick for president: Obama
Posted Oct 18, 2008 @ 03:43 PM

With nothing on a firm footing -- not the economy, not the war, not health care -- the leader of the free world should be just that: a leader.

In endorsing Obama over Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain, we're choosing a man who we've come to know as an earnest, smart and, yes, charismatic politician who has visited this Editorial Board several times.

We know the Obama who doesn't just give you his opinion but leads you through his thought process. He's confident but deliberative. He's certain but deferential. If those qualities seem to be in conflict, you don't know Obama.

We know the Obama whose grace under pressure is a tonic for the my-way-or-the-highway style of governing that isn't just getting old. It's getting dangerous. We are in a global economic crisis that demands cooperation.

We know the Obama whose allure doesn't rest in the size of his crowds or the color of his skin, but in his superb judgment, his careful reasoning, his measured temperament. He redefines dignity, both the dignity he possesses and the dignity he allows other people -- even when (especially when) he disagrees with them.

For the past eight years, we've seen the government spend money it didn't have, manipulate intelligence to wage a war with unclear goals, trample on privacy and leave pirates to raid our financial institutions.

When Obama says he can change that, we believe it's more than campaign rhetoric. We believe he can make it happen because Obama is the kind of man who wants the same things that mainstream Americans want: affordable and accessible health care, a phased withdrawal for our soldiers in Iraq, a foreign policy that repairs damage to our international reputation and restores confidence in our ability to lead the world.

On the economy, we need someone suited to take us through unchartered territory. We are in scary times. Economists predict a recession deeper than any in recent memory. The government has taken extraordinary steps to stop the free fall on Wall Street. We need a steady hand to guide us.

Unfortunately, steady is not an adjective that can be applied to Sen. McCain. The McCain we have seen in this campaign is not the man -- not the politician -- we have admired all these years. He's not a maverick; he's the puppet of reckless political advisers.

The McCain we have idolized for his heroism and his willingness to speak unpopular truths has become a desperate politician who is erratic, angry and unpredictable.

By choosing an unqualified and inexperienced running mate in Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain has reinforced the belief he is not to be trusted. In a McCain presidency, the chances would be good the vice president could assume the presidency. McCain would be older than any man elected to a first term as president. Although he has proved resilient, he has been treated repeatedly for melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.

We applaud him for releasing nearly 1,500 pages of medical records, but we still wonder where his head's at -- and we pine for the politician we thought we knew.

However, we do have some concerns, which were reflected in the 7-2 endorsement vote.

We wish Barack Obama had more experience. We wish he didn't seem so smitten with government solutions. We wish he could have waited to run for president so that his record spoke more forcefully for him.

Even so, he has had nearly 12 years in elected office, four years in the U.S. Senate and eight in the Illinois Senate. Comparing Palin's lack of experience to Obama's is just not fair. Nor is it fair to begrudge his background as a community organizer. That work gave him great faith in the ability of people to solve their own problems, if only given the resources.

Not much seems fair or decent this election. Both campaigns have waged assault on the truth; the recent presidential debate was remarkably personal and down and dirty. While McCain's campaign has been more negative, Obama has told some half truths about McCain's positions. And Obama disappointed when he backed away from federal financing of his campaign and a promise he made to accept the limitations that come with that financing.

Missteps are not characteristic for Obama. He strikes us mostly as a man who doesn't just mouth the rhetoric on renewal and change; it's in his DNA. Before he went to Capitol Hill, he was well-liked in Springfield because of his knack for seeking common ground. He knows how to listen and he knows how to disagree. "If I'm clear on my principles," he said in 2004, "then I have the luxury of being courteous."

If there's any quality this country is hungering for, it's courtesy. That's also a hallmark of Obama's running mate, the seasoned and capable Sen. Joe Biden. If anything should happen to Obama, Biden -- unlike Sarah Palin -- is ready to be president.

We ask readers the same thing Obama asked delegates at the Democratic National Convention in 2004: "Do we participate in a politics of cynicism, or do we participate in a politics of hope?"

In America, hope has no ceiling for deposit or withdrawal. It's our ultimate insurance policy and our only safe investment. In this election, Barack Obama is the candidate who understands a simple calculus -- hope equals change.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS DAILY HERALD CHICAGO'S LARGEST SUBURBAN DAILY

For president: Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois
Daily Herald Editorial Board
Published: 10/19/2008 12:02 AM
In almost every political campaign, as the candidates go before the voters, they describe the election as one of the most important in history. Usually, that overused description is little more than hyperbole, flattering rhetoric meant to engage the voters.

This election, it is actually true.

This year, our foreign policy is in disarray, our country is polarized, our politics is unduly partisan and out of touch, and our economy is on the brink of the worst financial calamity since the Great Depression.

To respond to those challenges, the nation needs a confident change in direction. We believe Sen. Barack Obama is best suited by temperament, judgment and vision to bring about that change, and we strongly endorse Illinois' favorite son for the presidency.

We don't oppose Sen. John McCain of Arizona. We endorsed him in the Republican primary, and we believe he is a true war hero who possesses many good attributes.

But Obama has the potential to offer more. He can be, as we said in January, a transcendent figure on the landscape of history.

He has, we believe, two great talents: A talent to inspire great masses of people, to stir the imagination and provide a call to action. And a talent for partnership rather than polarization, a genuine respect for disparate views that helps him see the country more as a whole than as a collection of interest groups.

His experience is limited, it's true. But his judgment, insight and calm stand him ready to lead the country and ready to manage the government. He, better than McCain, saw the engagement in Iraq for the mistake it was to become. He, better than McCain, provided reassurance when the financial crisis dawned.

This is a unique public servant, our Sen. Obama. He is practical, common sensed, inclusive and solutions-oriented.

He has a chance to be a great president. Not just the country's first black president, a notable achievement for him and for the nation. But also a great president.

He offers a new kind of politics. A politics that breaks down the old partisan walls. A politics that strives to bring people together. A politics of hope.

And we all need hope these days.

The legacy of George Bush, abetted by an enabling Congress during his first six years, will cast a heavy shadow over the next presidency.

An unnecessary war in Iraq. A so-far bungled effort to deprive al-Qaida of its base in Afghanistan and Pakistan. A failure to secure our ports and our borders. Shameful acquiescence to torture and prisoner abuse abroad. Dangerous violations of civil protections at home. A breathtaking national debt. Unaddressed challenges with energy and climate change. Deteriorating infrastructure across America. Health care that's out of reach to millions and sorely expensive to those who touch it. Threats to baby boomer retirements. So many mortgages in default that the banks can't foreclose on them all. The list goes on.

The ineptitude, corruption and wrongheadedness that have poisoned America's ability to address these challenges are not the work of one man, but they do add up to one disastrous presidency.

No wonder McCain spends half his energy running against the record of his own party.

Unfortunately, he can't run fast enough. He was an early cheerleader to go to war in Iraq. He proposes to continue the spend-and-borrow policies of Bush. Despite his age and history of serious health issues, he selected as his backup a person who is disastrously ignorant of national and international issues.

McCain's campaign does not offer the promise or hope this country needs.

Barack Obama's does.

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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Daily News endorses Obama for President:

He has the promise to renew America at home and abroad
Updated Sunday, October 19th 2008, 2:22 AM

The need for a fresh start in America has grown markedly in the two years of this presidential campaign, and became imperative as the crippled financial system punishes workers, families and retirees in the country.

The U.S. is in want of leadership that repairs a damaged economy, restores faith in government as an engine for the common good and returns competence to the White House after the spectacular failures of the Bush administration.

Barack Obama holds the greater promise of accomplishing the mission than does John McCain. The Daily News endorses the 47-year-old Democrat, the first black American to win a major party nomination, for President.

Even his detractors agree Obama is an extraordinary politician. His campaign elevated a freshman senator to preeminence with a message that he represents a chance to make fundamental change in Washington.

Gifted in oratory and gracefully bearing the mantle of history, Obama stood as the repudiation of the record of George W. Bush. No one capitalized on the blunders of the last eight years more skillfully than he did, while aligning a liberal Democratic agenda with the country's decided shift away from the status quo.

Obama has been called audacious, and he certainly is. But his confidence is supported by both a high intelligence and a clear-eyed pragmatism, qualities that enabled him to best more established competitors - now to stand within reach of breaking America's ultimate racial barrier.

A brilliant mind combined with practicality would well serve any President, and the reserves shown by Obama suggest he would bring nimbleness and judgment to the Oval Office. So does his crucial vow to reach across the aisle for solutions frozen in partisan gridlock.

Obama has the potential to reinvigorate a nation fed up with the dysfunctional behavior of its leaders. But he would face tests - deciding, not speaking; governing, not campaigning - that dwarf any he encountered in his slim 12 years in the Illinois Legislature and the U.S. Senate.

The challenges are of historic proportions and growing.

The American standard of living is threatened with severe erosion from the global financial crisis. There's a war in Iraq to wind responsibly down, and there's a war in Afghanistan that demands smart new strategies. Iran is defiantly acquiring nuclear capability; Russia is flexing its muscles. Energy independence and global warming demand action.

And, never forget, the home shores must be protected.

The times call for boldness backed by expertise, not by ideology. We support Obama in the expectation that he would tap the brightest minds, regardless of political affiliation. He would need seasoned advice on every front, not least in adjusting from the rhetoric of a hasty Iraq withdrawal to the facts-on-the-ground duty of commander in chief.

We also expect that Obama would fulfill that oft-stated pledge to bring bipartisanship to the White House in forging solutions that work. That spirit will be essential to engaging the gears of government on issues that cannot wait. What Obama gives up - and some of his ideas must be tossed or refocused - would strengthen a presidency dedicated to the welcome notion of advancing the interests of the average Joe and Jane.

John McCain is an outstanding U.S. senator and a man of character. His courage in the face of torture and imprisonment as a Navy flier in North Vietnam met the highest standards of honor.

Typical for McCain, he fought his way to winning the nomination of a resistant party, and the Republicans are the better for it. In what was often predicted to be a Democratic blowout, McCain has kept the contest competitive.

His strongest suits are foreign affairs and the military. Tough-minded on both, he was dead-on regarding Iraq. From the start, he advocated more boots on the ground so the military could provide security to the Iraqi people, not just topple Saddam Hussein. Then, in the war's darkest hours, he held fast against overwhelming opposition to urge a bigger troop deployment.

Thus was born the surge that opened the way for Iraqis to begin building a civil society and pointed America toward withdrawal by the next President - perhaps, ironically, Obama.

McCain's insistence on persevering in Iraq - and on getting it right - reflects a core belief in promoting U.S. interests with a wise use of America's assets, from ideals to arsenal.

He has complemented global savvy with walk-the-walk bipartisanship. Among the highlights were battles for immigration and campaign finance reform, as well as a readiness to attack pork-barrel spending by both parties.

McCain's misfortune is that he is the standard-bearer of a party whose leadership, starting at the top, ran the U.S. onto the rocks.

There is no question he would bring change - but not as much as is needed after a presidency that enriched the wealthy over the working and middle classes with excessive tax cuts; gorged on spending; failed to address America's energy needs and global warming; undermined the credibility of U.S. military power, and got blindsided by the Wall Street meltdown, thanks in part to deregulatory zeal.

With the latest poll showing that fully 90% of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, the Republican Party has precious little credibility in laying claim to continued leadership. And the necessity of making a sharp break became all the more pressing with the sudden arrival of financial distress.

Unfortunately, a centerpiece of McCain's economic plan is an extension of Bush tax policy - a bad idea anytime, but horrible in these newly dire circumstances.

As the fates would have it, now is simply not the moment for this fine public servant.

Millions of Americans vest great hope in Barack Obama - and there is good reason why. It has been a long time since many have felt the government was in their corner. And here came an accomplished, fresh figure - a black man, at that - with plans for restoring the faith.

The agenda is sweeping, but the theme is clear. Whether on tax fairness or health care or the cost of college, Obama pushes the balance toward the working and middle classes and those farther down the ladder.

Still, reservations persist about specifics of his proposals.

On the international front, Obama faces tough calls regarding the war in Iraq. When he visited the country in July, Sunni leaders pleaded with him to drop the thought of pulling out before they and Shiite chiefs had forged working political relationships.

The Sunnis were right, because bringing the troops home prematurely could well unleash an upsurge in violence with disastrous consequences. Among them: an opening for Iran to play a dominant role in Iraq, the alienation of Sunni-led countries in the Mideast and a dramatic loss of credibility in Afghanistan.

Obama would have to recognize that combat troops must stay in Iraq at appropriate levels until the situation is resolved.

Domestically, Obama would have to shift to some more effective approaches while trimming sails to match fiscal realities.

It's a solid idea to raise the low tax rates enjoyed by the wealthy, but it would be counterproductive to increase capital gains levies. The first would boost revenue and fairness; the second would crimp investment.

Providing tax breaks to those at the low end is attractive, but Obama would achieve greater economic stimulus with aggressive spending on infrastructure projects, such as roads, bridges and, especially, mass transit.

Enabling homeowners to get relief from mortgage debt in bankruptcy court, as Obama proposes, would further disrupt housing finance. But directing the government to buy up troubled mortgages would help stabilize housing prices and bail out families, not just Wall Street.

In sum, we are banking on practicality trumping political dogma in an Obama White House. The fantasy that the U.S. can move toward energy independence without fully committing to domestic drilling and nuclear power must be banished. The reality that America can't make strides toward universal health care without fiscal discipline elsewhere must sink in.

At this critical juncture, the nation must elect a President who will renew bipartisanship and hard-headed pragmatism to rescue America's standard of living, secure the country from global threats, whether of arms or of climate, and lay a foundation to meet 21st century challenges.

That is our hope for Barack Obama.

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The Orlando Sentinel

Oct. 19:

As the primary season began, the candidate who seemed best qualified to be that leader was Republican John McCain. But Mr. McCain then was a different candidate from the one before us now. He has abandoned positions we admired. He has reacted inconsistently, even haphazardly, to events. In making the most important decision of his campaign, he showed shockingly poor judgment.

In contrast to Mr. McCain, Democrat Barack Obama has exceeded our expectations during this campaign. He has demonstrated sound judgment and grace under pressure. Because we are now more confident in his ability to steer America through the rough waters ahead, the Orlando Sentinel is endorsing Barack Obama for president.

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The (Raleigh) News & Observer

Obama on Oct. 19:

There is a crisis of spirit, and Barack Obama knows it. He has spoken to it with a call for change. His vision is not obscure, and not out of reach. And there is meaning in his words, from his pledge to realize universal health care to his promise to get the United States out of the mire of Iraq honorably, to his plan to restore economic stability and opportunity. His would be a government of thought before deed and of strength given by the people, not just exercised from above.

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AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN:

President: Obama answers call for change, hope, leadership

On taxes, on foreign policy, on questions of energy, Sen. Barack Obama shows a firm grasp on the problems and a solid grip on solutions
Sunday, October 19, 2008

Each of the two major presidential candidates fill the air with different words that all say "change," but only Sen. Barack Obama defines change clearly and positively.

It is a time of peril, both at home and abroad, and the nation needs the focused, energetic leadership Obama has projected and delivered since he announced his presidential candidacy in early 2007.

It's true that Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, is a relative newcomer. In making the national acquaintance, however, he not only has offered solid ideas but also rallied a mix of discipline and organization to propel him from long shot to the top of the ticket.

In the third and final debate last week, John McCain, the Republican senator from Arizona, tried to bait him into the gutter, but Obama refused to get down there. Political wisdom dictates that candidates who are attacked return double the fire directed at them. Obama responded calmly, defending himself but declining to respond in kind.

Now that's change.

A vote for Obama would be a vote for change on an array of fronts. Obviously, he would become the first U.S. citizen of color to hold the nation's highest office. But more important than his biracial bloodline are his ideas.

On taxes, on foreign policy, on energy and on health care, Obama shows a firm grasp on the problems and a solid grip on solutions.

Obama would not isolate our nation's enemies but talk to them. There is no dishonor in diplomacy, as President Nixon demonstrated when he went to China.

Obama, an opponent of the long, expensive war in Iraq, wants to withdraw troops from that country -- not a retreat but a phased withdrawal over 16 months. Iraqis want us out, and we should accommodate them as quickly as is practical. That would free up resources to confront the growing dangers in Afghanistan.

On energy production, McCain spotlights a false promise of cheap gasoline. He mentions renewable resources, but almost in passing. Obama concentrates his discussion of energy on moving the country beyond the talking stages of diversifying its energy sources and making that talk reality. Offshore drilling alone won't lower the price of gasoline immediately -- and maybe not ever.

We can't wait any longer to diversify the nation's energy production, and we can't base our energy future on pining for the long lost days of cheap gasoline.

On the economy, McCain offers warmed-over tax cuts and an economic policy that is contributing to the credit crisis that is rocking Wall Street and putting stress fissures on Main Street.

While McCain would continue tax cuts for the affluent, Obama's tax plan makes the much larger middle class -- the people on whose spending the economy relies -- the beneficiaries of tax cuts.

Now that's change.

Beyond the wonkism, however, is a fundamental question of who is best equipped to lead.

Truth be told, neither McCain nor Obama could be expected to deliver 100 percent of his agenda. What economic reality won't limit, the vagaries of getting legislation through Congress will.

McCain, whose heroic military service to the nation we enthusiastically salute, is a fellow who built a political career saying "no." He served two terms in the U.S. House before being elected to the Senate in 1986. His accomplishments are mixed, but the Washington he vilifies rubbed off on him. For example, his effort to bring about comprehensive immigration reform was truly a bold, bipartisan move. But it died. So he turned his back on it because a comprehensive approach is politically incorrect with his party's right wing?

McCain might have made a fine president once, but he is not what the country needs now.

What the country needs now is the bold energy of Obama, who is not saddled with Washington cynicism -- a leader who sees not roadblocks but highways.

Obama represents what we all profess to love about our country: an intelligent youngster who grew beyond his family's modest circumstances to earn an Ivy League education and eventually win a seat in the U.S. Senate and from there launch a bid for the presidency.

That experience makes him best suited to show the world that the United States is still the shining city on the hill that President Reagan envisioned.

Should he win office, Obama will need that sense of hope tempered by his calm resolve to restore confidence in the U.S. economy -- here and abroad -- as well as instill confidence in the nation's ability to conduct its foreign affairs with honor.

He will also need that strength to restrain fellow Democrats -- who have the potential to widen their majorities in both the House and Senate -- from drinking excessively from the fountain of power.

The country doesn't need another show of leadership staggering around drunk on authority.

Obama has demonstrated his toughness, his determination and his focus through the primaries and through a very personal general election campaign. The country will be in very capable hands in an Obama presidency.

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St. Petersburg Times:

In Clinton, we see the past; in Obama, we see a fresh start. Clinton is a divisive political figure; Obama's appeal transcends racial and party lines. She exudes competence; he radiates optimism. She came to the campaign with a sense of entitlement; he came to it with a sense of possibilities. She can be evasive, even misleading; he can be refreshingly candid about his own shortcomings and his political mistakes. She represents business as usual in politics; he at least offers the hope of something better.

The Gainesville Sun:

As much as any candidate in either party, Obama has electrified audiences, engaged those who normally disdain politics and captured the imagination of younger Americans who need to be more engaged. The biracial candidate who rarely talks about race, he resonates the politics of hope and personifies the politics of change.

The Tuscaloosa News:

[H]e has leadership qualities beyond his years. He is a brilliant and persuasive speaker. He is a unifier who honestly hopes to break the capital's partisan gridlock. And while some of his rivals for the nomination have more years of experience, Obama has quickly learned the territory in his relatively short time in Washington.

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Editorial Page Victories Clarify: Obama will win 2-1 in Electoral College! 4 part compendium: Endorsements at OpEdNews: Washington Post, Houston, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Salt Lake,Philadelphia, Portland, Bangor, Sacram

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 19th, 2008 at 12:56 pm EDT

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Part I Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

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Part II Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Editorial-Page-Endorsement-by-Stephen-Fox-081017-544.html

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Part III New Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Endorsements-Salt-Lake-Ci-by-Stephen-Fox-081018-476.html

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More Obama Endorsements IV: Sacramento, Katie Couric, Malaysia, Houston Chronicle, Detroit, Waco Tx (sort of)

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More Obama Endorsements: Salt Lake City Tribune, Bangor and Brunswick, Maine, Philadelphia, Miami, Portland, Kansas City: Please put these to good use!

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 18th, 2008 at 6:33 pm EDT

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WHY ENDORSE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Stephen J. Winters, former Connecticut Post opinion editor:
   "Here are reasons why we endorse:
   * "to fulfill our obligation and responsibility as a constitutionally-
protected media enterprise to not only be a part of our communities but to
also help improve those communities.
   * "to offer information and perspective that voters can use in evaluating
candidates.
   * "to create dialogue with our readers.
   "Our endorsements are not made:
   * "to tell readers who they should vote for.
   * "to make a compact with any candidate.
   * "to figure out who's most likely to win a contest."

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Time magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel recently:

"During the 1936 presidential campaign, the Chicago Tribune, under its
archconservative owner, Colonel Robert McCormick, wholeheartedly endorsed
the candidacy of the Republican Alf Landon. The paper was so vehemently anti-
F.D.R. that 10 days before the election, switchboard operators at the
newspaper answered the phone by saying 'Hello. Chicago Tribune. Only 10 days
left to save the American way of life.' I confess that I've never quite
understood why newspapers endorse presidential candidates. Sure, I know the
history and the tradition, the fact that newspapers in the 18th and 19th
centuries were often affiliated with political parties, but why do they do
it now? Why do it at a time when the credibility and viability of the press
are at all-time lows? More important, why do it at a time when readers,
especially young readers, question the objectivity of newspapers in
particular and the media in general?"

BEHIND THE SCENES ON THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S ENDORSEMENT

In a column discussing the Chicago Tribune's historic endorsement of
Sen. Barack Obama for president, Paul Weingarten, a member of the paper's
editorial board, wrote on Friday:

"Of all the articles that appear in this newspaper, few are as mysterious
to readers as its presidential endorsements. Readers ask Tribune editorial
board members all the time how those decisions are reached. Was there a lot
of shouting? And finally, who really decided?

This year, with the Tribune's endorsement of its first Democrat, Sen. Barack
Obama, we expect even more questions. A lot of readers will be surprised by
the decision to endorse Obama. But maybe you don't know the Tribune as well
as you think.

So let us remind you of the paper's long record of independent thought, of
reporting - and sometimes making - history. Yes, the paper has stood for
Republican principles for a long time. In 1855, a young politician named
Abraham Lincoln wandered into the offices of the Tribune on Clark Street.
Lincoln handed over $4 for a subscription and complimented the new co-owner
and managing editor, Joseph Medill, on his stand against intolerance. 'I
didn't like it before you boys took hold of it,' he said of the Tribune."
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The Salt Lake Tribune's endorsement policy explained by Editorial Page
Editor Vern Anderson: - "Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871":

We endorse candidates as a public service to our readers. We also believe
endorsements are part of our responsibility as a newspaper to enlighten,
inform and promote public dialogue. With the exception of the presidential
endorsement, which is scheduled to run on Sunday, they are based on face-to-
face meetings with each candidate and on our own research.

Our endorsements are not intended to tell people how to vote. Rather,
they reflect how the editorial board would vote, and why, if it had a
ballot. Most often our endorsements are based on positions we have taken
over time on a number of public policy issues. But not always. Sometimes we
see particular strengths in a candidate that are well-suited to the office,
even if we disagree with many of their views. We endorse both Democrats and
Republicans, sometimes heartily, sometimes not. As readers know, we are far
from infallible. We've made several endorsements we'd take back if we could.

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BRUNSWICK MAINE TIMES RECORD: Obama for President
letters@TimesRecord.Com
10/17/2008

His vision for reuniting this fragmented nation, not audacity, makes Barack
Obama the best hope to lead the United States for the next four years. His
perspectives on the challenges that will confront the next president reflect
the intelligence, wisdom and modernity required to position America to
thrive in the 21st century.

Obama's action plan for addressing the critical issues that the 44th U.S.
president will encounter on Jan. 21, 2009, offers more depth and innovation
than that of his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain.

In his bearing and his thinking, Obama better reflects the long-held — but
recently tarnished — American values of equality, justice, fairness and
civil liberty. He recognizes that government affects everyday Americans'
lives, so policies should be crafted to benefit the middle class directly
rather than indirectly via crumb-spreading by those who have been allowed to
consolidate wealth and power during the Bush administration.

On key issues, here are capsule summaries of why Obama would be a better
president than McCain:

Economy: Obama's proposed tax restructuring would begin reversing the
devastating impact of the Bush tax cuts on the federal budget and provide
direct relief to workers, whose wages have stagnated. He acknowledges that
war saps the economy.

Conversely, McCain continues to hold fast to the philosophy that maintaining
tax breaks for the nation's wealthiest residents will spur economic growth,
the benefits of which will trickle down to average citizens. That's
happening now, right?

Energy: From his earliest days as a candidate, Obama has advocated
significant investment in wind, solar and other "clean" alternative energy
sources as a way of creating jobs, minimizing human impact on climate change
and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

McCain counters with, "Drill, baby, drill," the 2008 campaign's equivalent
of "Toga, toga, toga," a chant frat boys in the film "Animal House" repeated
to make them feel better and forget that they were all failing. — like
fossil fuel-based energy policy.

Health care: Obama's plan focuses on better oversight of insurers, which is
long overdue; more aggressive cost containment; and better access to
preventive medicine.

Again, McCain's belief that unfettered market forces will drive down prices
ignores precedents in the energy and food sectors and fails to recognize
that health care cannot be treated like other commodities.

Supreme Court: Contrary to the rhetoric that became conservative dogma
during the 1980s, all courts are activist courts. The only variable is which
political agenda will drive that activism.

President Bush's two appointees, John Roberts and Samuel Alito, caused the
court to lurch to the right. McCain endorses that swing, which has already
manifested itself in decisions that erode privacy rights and civil liberties.

With as many as three Supreme Court seats opening during the next four
years, an Obama presidency would balance the recent ascendancy of the
court's conservative wing.

Foreign policy: Obama and McCain split markedly on how the United States
should conduct itself in the global community, with Iraq as a centerpiece.
The Bush administration's discredited rationale for launching the war and
its mismanagement of reconstruction have gravely undermined other nations'
trust in and respect for the United States. McCain's perspective on Iraq and
foreign policy in general derives from his experience in the Navy. Hence,
his strategy subjugates diplomacy to military orthodoxy and a "duffer's
mulligan" of the same counterinsurgency tactics that failed in Vietnam.

Obama's personal history and deep knowledge of world history make him far
more likely to strengthen frayed alliances by re-establishing a coalition of
the willing rather than of the coerced.

Character: Frankly, the next president will inherit a mess of epic
proportions from a short-sighted and small-minded administration that
diminished the United States' stature at home and abroad by adhering to
a "you're with us or you're evil" approach to domestic and foreign policy.

Electing Barack Obama would demonstrate that America is better than the way
our government has conducted the people's business during the last eight
years. It would repudiate outside claims that this nation has become a
hypocritical, floundering empire and affirm that we remain a civilization
founded on opportunity, equality and each person's freedom to fulfill his or
her promise.

McCain served our parents well. Obama will serve our children better.

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Barack Obama for President BANGOR MAINE

Change has become an overused buzzword this election, but change is what
this country needs. Change from a misguided foreign policy that indefinitely
leaves U.S. troops in Iraq more than five years after an invasion based on
dubious evidence. Change from a hands-off approach to financial markets that
have paralyzed the U.S. economy. Change from a fiscal policy that has
ballooned the federal deficit and shortchanged domestic programs. Change
from an administration veiled in secrecy with little regard for the
Constitution and American principles. Barack Obama represents that change.

This paper has long respected and supported John McCain, especially his
efforts, often along with Maineâ€™s senators, on climate change, campaign
finance reform and government spending. That John McCain is not running for
president.

The Sen. McCain on the Nov. 4 ballot favors extending the fiscally
irresponsible Bush tax cuts when the "maverick" voted against them in
the Senate. The Sen. McCain running for president says he is firmly pro-life
although he previously said he would oppose overturning Roe v. Wade because
that would cause women to have dangerous illegal abortions.

Sen. McCain, who has a long record of distinguished service to his country,
has compromised his principles to get elected. His reckless choice of Sarah
Palin, the folksy but untested and incurious governor of the countryâ€™s
most government-dependent state, as his running mate is a prime example.
Worse is his tolerance of his campaign's desperate attempts to paint Sen.
Obama as a friend of terrorists because he served on a board with William
Ayers, a member of the radical 1960s group the Weather Underground.

As conservative columnist George Will wrote last month: â€œIt is arguable
that, because of his inexperience, Obama is not ready for the presidency. It
is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless
reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the presidency. Unreadiness can be
corrected, although perhaps at great cost, by experience. Can a dismaying
temperament be fixed?

With a record number of Americans believing the country is on the wrong
track, strong leadership and a commitment to moving in a new direction are
needed. While his opponents have derided Sen. Obama's talk of hope and
unity as empty slogans, the popularity of his campaign shows that the
country is eager for positive leadership, not a continuation of the
divisiveness fostered by the Bush administration.

Backing hope and unity ensures that Maine remains focused on the future,
where a return to the country's positive prospects lies.

A positive message, of course, is not enough to be elected president, and we
do have reservations about Sen. Obama's limited experience: he has served
only four years in the U.S. Senate and three terms in the Illinois
Senate. But he has shown an eagerness to surround himself with well-informed
advisers and, as important, a willingness to listen to dissenting views.

If elected, Sen. Obama will work with a Congress controlled by Democrats. He
and party leaders have a responsibility to restrain government spending,
resist growth in government programs and foster moderate policy shifts,
which requires building on good ideas from Republicans and Democrats alike.

This is especially necessary because Sen. Obama will have a difficult time
finding ways to pay for the needed, but expensive reforms he proposes for
health care, education and the tax code. Addressing voters' top concerns:
righting the economy, ending the war in Iraq and moving America toward
energy independence will only come through bipartisan negotiations, in
which Sen. McCain can play a key role as he has on important issues such as
climate change and military contracting.

At a cost of $10 billion a month, the loss of more than 4,000 American
soldiers' lives and the constraints it placed on the U.S. military, the
current strategy in Iraq is not sustainable. Sen. Obama understands this.

He also understands that drilling for oil without conservation and support
for renewable energy won't move the U.S. toward energy independence. He
understands that reducing taxes and health care costs for the middle class
and small businesses are essential to rebuilding the economy.

For these reasons, the policies of the Barack Obama and Joe Biden ticket and
its serious focus on our most pressing issues will better serve Maine and
America.
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The Kansas City Star endorsed Obama on Oct. 17:

We believe Sen. Barack Obama is the right person to lead the country
forward. He is a man of strength, empathy, energy and intelligence.

The Illinois Democrat understands the challenges that await George Bush's
successor. A gifted public servant whose roots extend to his mother's
birthplace in Kansas, Obama has a rare ability to encourage hope among the
dispirited and to inspire young people.

Obama's sound judgment is reflected in his choice for a running mate. Sen.
Joe Biden is a passionate advocate of ordinary Americans and a foreign-
policy expert who would be prepared to assume the Oval Office on a moment's
notice ...

McCain has been a less impressive candidate this year than when he ran for
president in 2000. Although claiming to be a change agent, he is following
in Bush's footsteps on everything from the war in Iraq to tax breaks that
favor the wealthy over the middle class.

Despite his age and previous health problems, McCain chose a vice
presidential candidate who is so clearly unqualified for high office that
the thought of her stepping into the presidency is frightening.
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Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune endorsed Obama on Oct. 17:

Out of nowhere, and without proper vetting, the impetuous McCain picked
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. She quickly proved grievously
underequipped to step into the presidency should McCain, at 72 and with a
history of health problems, die in office. More than any single factor,
McCain's bad judgment in choosing the inarticulate, insular and ethically
challenged Palin disqualifies him for the presidency. ...

The country desperately needs a new and well-defined road map for the 21st
century and leadership that can unite the country behind it.

We believe that Barack Obama can give us both.

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The (Portland) Oregonian endorsed Obama on Oct. 18:

Obama has the best chance, and the best abilities, to rebuild an American
economy that has grown dangerously unstable, with government, consumers and
the nation itself spiraling deeply into debt and selling off the national
future to pay for daily expenses. He is the best choice to rebuild the
American position in the world, to restore our ties with traditional allies,
to re-make the American argument to the rest of the world.

Crucially, Barack Obama can recall the United States to its own highest
principles and priorities. He can change course after an administration that
has often cut constitutional and legal corners, and frequently stumbled into
policy and philosophical embarrassment.

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The Miami Herald endorsed Obama on Oct. 18:

The way the two candidates responded to the economic meltdown offers a
lesson in contrasting styles of leadership. Both have put forth a series of
worthwhile policy options, but where Sen. Obama was calm, Sen. McCain was
frantic. He first put his campaign "on hold" and suggested he would cancel
the first debate, and then suddenly decided to take part even as the first
bailout deal cratered. He said the fundamentals of the economy were strong,
then a few days later vowed to "name the names" of those responsible for the
financial crisis.

In other elections, voters have complained of having to make a choice
between two bad candidates. That is not the case this time. The nation is
fortunate to have good candidates and a clear choice. Sen. Obama represents
the best chance for America to make a clean break with the culture wars and
failed policies of the past, and begin to restore the hope and promise of
America as the world's greatest democracy.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Obama on Oct. 18:

If America is going to fight its way out of a worldwide economic crisis that
has people fearful of losing not only their homes but also their jobs, and
fearful of unending war, then it must have better leadership than it has had
the past eight years. ...

Both major candidates are trying to avoid association with Bush's failed
policies. But only one does so successfully. On every issue important to
America, Barack Obama offers a plan that would pull this nation from the
precipice built by bad Bush decisions. The Inquirer endorses Barack Obama
for president.

While John McCain also promises "change," it's hard to believe that's
possible from someone who, by his own admission, has voted with Bush 90
percent of the time. ...

More troubling was McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his
running mate. This blatant overture to women voters and evangelical
Christians who share her views on abortion backfired when Palin in
interviews proved she is not prepared to be a heartbeat away from the
presidency. ...

There's another reason to vote for Obama. It would tell the world that the
melting-pot America of legend has finally become a reality. ... With his
eloquent oratory, Obama has already taken big steps to bridge America's
racial divide.

[BIO: In 1980, Stephen Fox founded New Millennium Fine Art, a Santa Fe gallery
specializing in Native American and Landscape, and is very active in New
Mexico Legislative consumer protection politics, trying above to get the FDA
to rescind its approval for the neurotoxic and carcinogenic artificial
sweetener, Aspartame. [http://www.prlog.org/10070694] In a strictly
legislative context, his most important writing has been for the Hawaii
Senate: http://www.prlog.org/10056715-hawaii-senate In his capacity as
Contributing Editor of the Santa Fe Sun News, Fox recently interviewed
Mikhail Gorbachev: http://www.prlog.org/10064349-mikhail-gorbachev He has
been adamant and resourceful about exposing the charlatans of the sometimes-
organic food movement. Take the time to read this press release concerning
California Attorney General Jerry Brown's suits against Whole Foods, Avalon,
and others, for either knowingly or negligently adding a deadly carcinogen
to their body care products and soap, as in Whole Foods 365 Label products:
http://www.prlog.org/10079593]

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Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama Part II Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francsico Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Cincinnati City Beat; Please put these to good use!

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 17th, 2008 at 9:57 pm EDT

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[For months, I have been urging and coaching and doing free editing to help Obama supporters write letters to the Editor, and always recommended to them that they consult EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, a guide to newspapers in America which lists the name of the Editorial Page Editor, to call ahead and discuss op/ed lengths rather than just letter to the editor lengths.

To see this latest blast of endorsements reaffirms my faith both in independent and discerning American Editorial Pages and the strength of my tactical approach to Presidential Politics, but above all, faith in the intelligence, compassion, and coolness of our best candidate, Obama, who has rightly convinced hundreds of millions of American he is the right choice!---note from Stephen Fox]

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How we decided: Denver Post

By Dan Haley
Up until late this week, our editorial board was torn over our
presidential endorsement.

Just like Colorado, we were divided neatly between Barack Obama and John McCain.

We had many of the same conversations in our board room that many of you have had over your own kitchen tables or in coffee shops or at cocktail parties.

Obama is too inexperienced. McCain's health care plan is a disaster.

Neither man has articulated a clear plan for the economy. Obama won't say what programs he'll cut given the economic crisis, while McCain still thinks he can balance the budget through tax cuts and lucky charms.

Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be president. Joe Biden is a blooper waiting to happen.

Of course, we even had a few nice things to say about the candidates, but being skeptics, we often gravitated back to the negatives.

That seems to be where we are as a nation, too: the negatives. Maybe Obama can change that. I have my doubts. But wouldn't it be nice?

Anyway, as you can see, we eventually found ourselves at Barack Obama.

"Typical left-wing Denver Post," many of you will mutter. Others may be surprised. Since we endorsed George W. Bush in 2004, many readers have assumed, according to the e-mails we still receive, that we're in the pocket of Republicans. (They forget, or just don't know, that we actually endorsed Al Gore in 2000.)

The Post is an independent newspaper that doesn't care what's good for Republicans or what's good for Democrats. We owe nothing to either party.

Today, with our endorsement of Obama, we lean further to the left than my own personal compass. But it's where the majority of our board is, and that's OK.

We know our endorsement is likely to anger about, oh, 47 percent of the people in Colorado. And that's OK, too.

Endorsements are meant to stoke a public dialogue.

Since 1946, when Palmer Hoyt re-established the editorial page, we've endorsed a candidate in 14 presidential races. Until today, we had endorsed seven Democrats and seven Republicans.

In 1974, in an editorial written after Hoyt's retirement, The Post wrote:

"An editorial endorsement of a candidate is nothing more nor nothing less than an opinion intended to stimulate public discussion and to give the newspaper's best judgment for its readers to ponder and weigh as they see fit. Our endorsement system is not beyond criticism. We are seeking improved government of the people, by the people, and for the people, and so far we have not found a better way to express election opinion than the endorsement system."

And since "lively disagreement is the lifeblood of opinion pages," as the late Sue O'Brien once wrote, one of our board members, Chuck Plunkett, has penned a dissent column, also found on this page.

The endorsement process often isn't pretty. It can be a fierce debate, fueled by high emotions. But it tells you where we stand today as a newspaper.

After all the debates, YouTube videos, and the endless loop of campaign ads, our hope is to give you something else of substance to chew on as you mull the election.

Editorial page editor Dan Haley can be reached at dhaley@denverpost.com.

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LOS ANGELES TIMES

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-endorse19-
2008oct19,0,5198206.story

>From the Los Angeles Times
Endorsement: Barack Obama for president
He is the competent, confident leader who represents the aspirations of the United States.

11:01 AM PDT, October 17, 2008

It is inherent in the American character to aspire to greatness, so it can be disorienting when the nation stumbles or loses confidence in bedrock principles or institutions. That's where the United States is as it prepares to select a new president: We have seen the government take a stake in venerable private financial houses; we have witnessed eight years of executive branch power grabs and erosion of civil liberties; we are still recovering from a murderous attack by terrorists on our own soil and still struggling with how best to prevent a recurrence.

We need a leader who demonstrates thoughtful calm and grace under pressure, one not prone to volatile gesture or capricious pronouncement. We need a leader well-grounded in the intellectual and legal foundations of American freedom. Yet we ask that the same person also possess the spark and passion to inspire the best within us: creativity, generosity and a fierce defense of justice and liberty.

The Times without hesitation endorses Barack Obama for president.

Our nation has never before had a candidate like Obama, a man born in the 1960s, of black African and white heritage, raised and educated abroad as well as in the United States, and bringing with him a personal narrative that encompasses much of the American story but that, until now, has been reflected in little of its elected leadership. The excitement of Obama's early campaign was amplified by that newness. But as the presidential race draws to its conclusion, it is Obama's character and temperament that come to the fore. It is his steadiness. His maturity.

These are qualities American leadership has sorely lacked for close to a decade. The U.S. Constitution, more than two centuries old, now offers the world one of its more mature and certainly most stable governments, but our political culture is still struggling to shake off a brash and unseemly adolescence. In George W. Bush, the executive branch turned its back on an adult role in the nation and the world and retreated into self-absorbed unilateralism.

John McCain distinguished himself through much of the Bush presidency by speaking out against reckless and self-defeating policies. He earned The Times' respect, and our endorsement in the California Republican primary, for his denunciation of torture, his readiness to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his willingness to buck his party on issues such as immigration reform. But the man known for his sense of honor and consistency has since announced that he wouldn't vote for his own immigration bill, and he redefined "torture" in such a disingenuous way as to nearly embrace what he once abhorred.

Indeed, the presidential campaign has rendered McCain nearly unrecognizable. His selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate was, as a short-term political tactic, brilliant. It was also irresponsible, as Palin is the most unqualified vice presidential nominee of a major party in living memory. The decision calls into question just what kind of thinking -- if that's the appropriate word -- would drive the White House in a McCain presidency.
Fortunately, the public has shown more discernment, and the early enthusiasm for Palin has given way to national ridicule of her candidacy and McCain's judgment.

Obama's selection also was telling. He might have scored a steeper bump in the polls by making a more dramatic choice than the capable and experienced Joe Biden. But for all the excitement of his own candidacy, Obama has offered more competence than drama.

He is no lone rider. He is a consensus builder, a leader. As a
constitutional scholar, he has articulated a respect for the rule of law and the limited power of the executive that make him the best hope of restoring balance and process to the Justice Department. He is a Democrat, leaning further left than right, and that should be reflected in his nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a good thing; the court operates best when it is ideologically balanced. With its present alignment at seven justices named by Republicans and two by Democrats, it is due for a tug from the left.

We are not sanguine about Obama's economic policies. He speaks with populist sweep about taxing oil companies to give middle-class families rebates that of course they would welcome, but would be far too small to stimulate the economy. His ideas on taxation do not stray far from those put forward by Democrats over the last several decades. His response to the most recent, and drastic, fallout of the sub- prime mortgage meltdown has been appropriately cautious; this is uncharted territory, and Obama is not a master of economic theory or practice.

And that's fine. Obama inspires confidence not so much in his grasp of Wall Street finance, but in his acknowledgment of and comfort with his lack of expertise. He will not be one to forge far-reaching economic policy without sounding out the best thinkers and practitioners, and he has many at his disposal. He has won the backing of some on Wall Street not because he's one of them, but because they recognize his talent for extracting from a broad range of proposals a coherent and workable program.

On paper, McCain presents the type of economic program The Times has
repeatedly backed: One that would ease the tax burden on business and other high earners most likely to invest in the economy and hire new workers. But he has been disturbingly unfocused in his response to the current financial situation, rushing to "suspend" his campaign and take action (although just what action never became clear). Having little to contribute, he instead chose to exploit the crisis.

We may one day look back on this presidential campaign in wonder. We may marvel that Obama's critics called him an elitist, as if an Ivy League education were a source of embarrassment, and belittled his eloquence, as if a gift with words were suddenly a defect. In fact, Obama is educated and eloquent, sober and exciting, steady and mature. He represents the nation as it is, and as it aspires to be.

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CHICAGO TRIBUNE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 161 YEAR HISTORY ENDORSES
DEMOCRAT: OBAMA!

However this election turns out, it will dramatically advance America's slow progress toward equality and inclusion. It took Abraham Lincoln's extraordinary courage in the Civil War to get us here. It took an epic battle to secure women the right to vote. It took the perseverance of the civil rights movement. Now we have an election in which we will choose the first African-American president . . . or the first female vice president.

In recent weeks it has been easy to lose sight of this history in the making. Americans are focused on the greatest threat to the world economic system in 80 years. They feel a personal vulnerability the likes of which they haven't experienced since Sept. 11, 2001. It's a different kind of vulnerability. Unlike Sept. 11, the economic threat hasn't forged a common bond in this nation. It has fed anger, fear and mistrust.

On Nov. 4 we're going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose.

The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama. The Tribune is proud to endorse him today for president of the United States.

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NOTES FROM WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT:

[It's no surprise that the liberal media would support its favorite son. However, as the Tribune notes in its editorial, this marks the first time in the newspaper's history that it has endorsed a Democrat for the nation's highest office. The Los Angeles Times has not endorsed a candidate in the presidential race since 1972, and it has never supported a Democrat before either.

The four newspapers all pointed to Sen. John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, as a key reason for endorsing Obama. McCain has largely ignored or brushed aside questions about Palin's lack of experience -- and by extension, his judgment. The Los Angeles Times was the most scathing:

Indeed, the presidential campaign has rendered McCain nearly unrecognizable. His selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate was, as a short-term political tactic, brilliant. It was also irresponsible, as Palin is the most unqualified vice presidential nominee of a major party in living memory. The decision calls into question just what kind of thinking -- if that's the appropriate word -- would drive the White House in a McCain presidency.
Fortunately, the public has shown more discernment, and the early enthusiasm for Palin has given way to national ridicule of her candidacy and McCain's judgment.

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THE CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS: Barack Obama for president
Why Obama is the choice
The Illinois senator has shown beyond a doubt that he is the one to lead the nation in troubled times.

Friday, October 17, 2008

The stakes were extraordinarily high even before our economy began to spasm and hurtle toward the abyss.

From the start of the campaign, Americans were confronted with profound policy choices about how and when to extricate this nation from a war it initiated, how to temper a looming recession, and whether to continue Bush administration policies that had widened the gap between rich and poor, eroded individual liberties, strengthened presidential power, shifted the Supreme Court to the right, weakened relations with our allies, and delayed action necessary to slow the warming of the planet.

Then, suddenly, the emergence of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression gave Americans an opportunity to see the two major-party candidates under heightened stress. It was a rare chance to see the two senators encounter the type of pressure that comes with the job description of president of the United States.

Even though each ultimately voted for the same solution - the $700 billion bailout-their demeanors could not have been more different. Sen. John McCain magnified the aura of crisis, "suspending" his campaign to return to Washington, where his role in negotiations was at best tangential. Sen. Barack Obama was a portrait of calmness and deliberation, reminding Americans that it is possible for a leader to juggle more than one task at a time.

Obama showed steadiness in a moment of anxiety, with Americans' portfolios withering and policymakers scrambling to do something - anything - to staunch the panic. The Illinois senator was similarly deliberative - in contrast with McCain's quick-draw provocation - when Russia invaded Georgia in August.

In those crises, and in the hot lights of three debates, Obama demonstrated a presidential depth and temperament. His performance under the unrelenting scrutiny of the past 20 months has helped quell the "experience issue" for a 47-year-old senator who was elected in 2004.

Still, the breadth of the job of the presidency is such that even the most capable and experienced leader must rely on the advice and judgment of seasoned and specialized appointees. A president's success is determined not only by his aptitude, instincts and communication skills - which Obama demonstrated throughout the campaign - but also by the quality of the advisers around him. Do they have the mettle to challenge a president? Does he have the self-confidence, and the trust in them, to encourage such challenges?

Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that he would encourage vigorous input in his administration. Biden, 65 and a senator since 1972, has established himself as one of Washington's pre-eminent authorities on foreign policy - and a man who is famously unafraid to volunteer his opinion.

McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has been largely sequestered from the news media since her selection in late August. She has yet to have anything resembling a traditional news conference, where the full range of her knowledge and views can be explored. Her avoidance of questions and reliance on cue-card talking points in the one vice presidential debate did
nothing to allay doubts about whether the 44-year-old governor of two years is capable of assuming the reins of the presidency. Her selection was but an act of political calculation by McCain.

The erstwhile appeal of "maverick" McCain, 72, has been further undercut by his tack to the right on the Bush tax cuts (which he initially resisted), his newfound allegiance to the religious right (in 2000, he called its leaders "agents of intolerance") and the low tone of his campaign in recent weeks (with attempts to portray Obama as a "pal of terrorists").

While both candidates speak of "change," on the issue that matters most to Americans at this moment - the economy - there is no question about which candidate's policies represents a distinct departure from the approach of the last eight years. McCain's agenda largely reflects the orthodoxy of deregulation and top-weighted tax cuts that defined Republican politics for almost 30 years. McCain has poured forth more proposals to stimulate the economy with cuts on capital gains taxes and allowing certain early withdrawals on retirement accounts. He also has floated a plan to purchase troubled mortgages to help homeowners avoid foreclosure and stay in their
homes.

Obama draws on some of the traditional Democratic themes: a more active government role in regulating businesses and trade agreements, more tax relief for the middle class, and stimulating the economy with public-works projects.

Both candidates have been less than forthcoming about how their tax-cut and spending plans might be derailed if the economy continues to tank or the bailout proves less effective and more expensive than anticipated.

At the start of the year, it looked as if the war in Iraq might be the defining issue of 2008. The United States has spent hundreds of billions of dollars - and lost more than 4,100 troops - since President Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq more than five years ago. McCain's stubborn insistence on "victory" before withdrawal runs the danger of extending the quagmire.

Meanwhile, the threat of terrorism has not gone away. As Obama has noted, the invasion of Iraq diverted resources and attention from what should be the main front on terrorism: the rugged terrain along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where al Qaeda and, presumably, its leader, Osama bin Laden, retreated after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Beyond Iraq, the president who walks into the Oval Office on Jan. 20, 2009, will need to rebuild alliances that have been frayed by the unilateralist approach of the Bush White House. McCain has mocked Obama for his willingness to open dialogue with Iran and other rogue nations, but, again, the go-it-alone, world-opinion-be-damned approach of the past eight years has not made us safer. The challenges of our times - curbing global warming, addressing the global economic crisis, combatting terrorism - require international cooperation.

Throughout a campaign that has been intense - and at some points ugly - Obama has kept his composure and maintained a vision of optimism that has drawn an unparalleled wave of young people into the political process. His policies and his persona have offered hope to a nation that is deeply polarized, swimming in debt, mired in war and ridden with anxiety. He taps into that treasured American reservoir - patriotism - with his calls for sacrifice and national service.

Barack Obama is the right president for these troubled times.

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BY GREG MITCHELL EDITOR AND PUBLISHER:

NEW YORK The Obama-Biden ticket maintains its strong lead in the race fornewspaper endorsements, picking up 12 more papers in the past day, including the giant Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune on Friday afternoon. This brings his lead over McCain-Palin by this measure to over 3-1 so far, at 51-16, including most of the major papers that have decided so far. In contrast, John Kerry barely edged George W. Bush in endorsements in 2004, by about 220 to 205.

The readership of the 51 newspapers backing Obama now stands at 6,299,363 daily circulation. He gained two biggies yesterday in The Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle, and today picked up the Modesto Bee in addition to the L.A. Times, plus el Diario La Prensa and La Opinion.

The Columbian in Washington was an unexpected win for Obama, since the newspaper endorsed President Bush in the 2004 election. Obama has now picked up at least seven "flip-flops" of this type.

The Mountain Valley News in Colorado adds to McCain's endorsement list, bringing his total to 16 newspapers. The daily circulation of hisnewspapers now stands at 1,502,163.

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SKY NEWS:

In Pennsylvania, Conservative radio host Michael Smerconish said he was also throwing his support behind Mr Obama.

"John McCain is an honorable man who has served his country well. But he will not get my vote. For the first time since registering as a Republican 28 years ago, I'm voting for a Democrat for president."

And there are reports that former Secretary of State Colin Powell - who served the last three Republican presidents including George W Bush - may come out in support of the Democrat too.

Sky News political analyst Jon-Christopher Bua said: "Although no one endorsement can turn the tide for a candidate, each one helps push some segment of the undecided voters closer to their choice.

He added: None of this is very good news for John Mc Cain."

The latest endorsements come after the Republican failed to land a knock-out blow in the third and final presidential debate in New York and as voters swing behind Mr Obama in states which have previously been Republican strongholds.

The Illinois Senator now has an eight point lead in Virginia which hasn't backed a Democrat since 1964. He is also challenging Mr McCain in Indiana. The state has only backed a Democrat once since 1940.

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Cincinnati CityBeat:

As Election Day creeps ever closer, it's time for CityBeat to start
publishing election endorsements and help those remaining undecided voters get their act together. Given our niche in Greater Cincinnati as a voice for progressive causes, we've recommended candidates and ballot issue positions since our founding in 1994 and take that role seriously.

Let's begin with the big enchilada this fall, the presidential race. It should come as no shock that CityBeat endorses Sen. Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States.

There's no shock in our choice because Obama is truly the only candidate on the presidential ballot who can turn this country around. And the country needs turned around in a big way and in a hurry.

The litany of Bush administration failures and scandals is too long to list here, but we can boil down the past eight years to these truths: Bush and his cronies have abused the power of the federal government (torture of accused terrorists and others, domestic spying of U.S. citizens, politicization of U.S. Attorneys, etc.) while failing to make the government effective where it should be (poor Iraq War planning and reconstruction, poor oversight of the financial markets, poor management of disaster aid, etc.).

In short, they've overstepped government boundaries when restraint was required and blew off responsibilities when they felt like it. An Obama presidency will move 180 degrees from Bush's cynical, disinterested, manipulative approach.

Obama has run a serious, focused, organized and inspirational campaign for president and at every step of the long, long process has emerged both victorious and humble. His management of the big picture atop a two-year-long 50-state campaign organization bodes very well for his ability to lead the Democratic Party, Congress and the country over the next four to eight years.

Much of the excitement around Obama flows from his compelling personal story, starting (and in some cases ending) with his standing as the first African-American major party presidential nominee and soon to be the country's first black president.

It's difficult to overstate the significance of this accomplishment, as his election would impact the country and world in so many ways, but it would also be wrong to reduce Obama simply to a symbol.

As with anyone, who Obama is and how he behaves tie directly back to how he was raised and the decisions he made along the way as an adult. Brought up by a single white mother, white grandparents and an Asian stepfather in exotic Hawaii and Indonesia, dealing with abandonment by his own father, trying to find a path in both the black and white worlds while assimilating with the establishment at Ivy League universities, Obama faced and overcame challenges before age 30 that few of us can relate to.

He learned his politics fighting against and later collaborating with the Daley Machine in Chicago, and he caught some breaks along the way.

Would Obama have been elected to the U.S. Senate in Illinois if his better-known Republican rival hadn't flamed out in a sex scandal? Would he have beaten Hillary Clinton if she hadn't made so many tactical mistakes
throughout the early Democratic primary season? Would he be on the verge of becoming president if John McCain were running even a halfway decent campaign? Who knows?

Ultimately, the most impressive thing about Obama's run for the presidency is that his campaign has come across as planned out, strategic and thoughtful. Imagine a president who plans, strategizes and thinks. A crazy concept, we know, but that sort of leader is desperately needed right now.

Obama will enjoy about a two-year honeymoon as president. Both houses of Congress will have more Democrats, and the Senate might even feature a filibuster-proof 60-40 Democratic advantage.

Obama will have the necessary support in Congress to enact his reform plans for health care, financial markets, taxes, the wars in the Middle East and just about everything else. Given how the polls look these days, he should beat McCain so decisively that he'll be able to claim a "mandate" from voters for fundamental change.

He'll also inherit two of the most daunting problems of modern times: the threat of Middle Easternbred terrorism against the West and the global financial meltdown. Both situations continue to drain attention and money that could be used to improve everyday life for most of us via better schools, fairer health care, better retirement plans, cleaner environment, better transportation and better planning.

If Obama isn't able to get his team focused on accomplishing his stated goals and if world events interfere with his plans, the public will be ready to punish him and the Democrats in the mid-term Congressional elections in two years -- much like they punished President Clinton in 1994. So he has two years to get something done.

Obama reminds us of the two most popular Democratic presidents since World War II, John Kennedy and Bill Clinton. Like them, he's youthful, optimistic and oozes personal charm and warmth. He represents the "best and brightest" of his generation.

The warning for Obama, of course, is that both Kennedy and Clinton are often remembered more for their personal foibles than for their breakthroughs and accomplishments. Still, they remain revered presidents in many American households.

Will Obama be able to join the ranks of the revered? Will he fulfill his promises? Will he really be different?

One thing is for sure: When Barack Obama takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2009, the world changes and everything becomes possible. That sounds like a future we can all believe in.

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EDITORIAL PAGE ENDORSEMENTS PART ONE HEADLINED TODAY AT OPEDNEWS!

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 17th, 2008 at 3:33 pm EDT

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Obama's Editorial Endorsements: including Washington Post, Fidel Castro, Richard Lugar, Chuck Hagel, & more!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-s-Endorsements-The-by-Stephen-Fox-081016-633.html

I hope you take a few moments to share your insights in a comment here and at OpEdNews, which then becomes a vital part of a larger dialogue.

Thanks, Stephen Fox
Founder, New Millennium Fine Art Santa Fe NM

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Washington Post Endorses Obama! one of the most insightful, eloquent, and accurate endorsements in the whole campaign thus far! Please put this to good use.

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 17th, 2008 at 12:32 am EDT

Barack Obama for President

Friday, October 17, 2008; A24

THE NOMINATING process this year produced two unusually talented and qualified presidential candidates. There are few public figures we have respected more over the years than Sen. John McCain. Yet it is without ambivalence that we endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president.

The choice is made easy in part by Mr. McCain's disappointing campaign, above all his irresponsible selection of a running mate who is not ready to be president. It is made easy in larger part, though, because of our admiration for Mr. Obama and the impressive qualities he has shown during this long race. Yes, we have reservations and concerns, almost inevitably, given Mr. Obama's relatively brief experience in national politics. But we also have enormous hopes.

Mr. Obama is a man of supple intelligence, with a nuanced grasp of complex issues and evident skill at conciliation and consensus-building. At home, we believe, he would respond to the economic crisis with a healthy respect for markets tempered by justified dismay over rising inequality and an understanding of the need for focused regulation. Abroad, the best evidence suggests that he would seek to maintain U.S. leadership and engagement, continue the fight against terrorists, and wage vigorous diplomacy on behalf of U.S. values and interests. Mr. Obama has the potential to become a great president. Given the enormous problems he would confront from his first day in office, and the damage wrought over the past eight years, we would settle for very good.

The first question, in fact, might be why either man wants the job. Start with two ongoing wars, both far from being won; an unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan; a resurgent Russia menacing its neighbors; a terrorist-supporting Iran racing toward nuclear status; a roiling Middle East; a rising China seeking its place in the world. Stir in the threat of nuclear or biological terrorism, the burdens of global poverty and disease, and accelerating climate change. Domestically, wages have stagnated while public education is failing a generation of urban, mostly minority children. Now add the possibility of the deepest economic trough since the Great Depression.

Not even his fiercest critics would blame President Bush for all of these problems, and we are far from being his fiercest critic. But for the past eight years, his administration, while pursuing some worthy policies (accountability in education, homeland security, the promotion of freedom abroad), has also championed some stunningly wrongheaded ones (fiscal

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Editorial Page Endorsements of Obama>>> Part I >>>The Best of the Best, from the Editorial Pages of America

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 16th, 2008 at 10:22 pm EDT

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Recent newspaper endorsements of the presidential candidates, selected for the quality of their writing and the depths of their insights

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Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Oct. 5:

We now face a future fraught with difficulty. It is no time to fear, but rather to change directions and unite behind a dynamic, thoughtful and progressive leader, Democrat Barack Obama.

He has stirred hope among millions of Americans, many of whom were alienated from politics or marginalized in society. He has restored a sense of idealism and promise that American values will again be our respected guide in the world, that the American dream is still very much alive in our nation, and that what is wrong can be fixed.

Sen. Obama's opponent, Republican John McCain, has long served his country, and as a young man, at great personal sacrifice. But he is not ready to lead America in the 21st century. His view of the world is outdated and unduly restricted by a military lens.

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The Durango (Colo.) Herald endorsed Obama on Oct. 12:

The United States faces a pivotal choice in this presidential election, and
the alternatives are clear. What is needed in that decision, as in our markets and our dealings with the world, is to act like Americans and approach the future with optimism. Voters should reject the politics of fear and elect Barack Obama.

Obama offers what America now needs: Confidence without swagger,
intelligence without condescension, a mind unencumbered with the baggage of the '60s, and an optimistic outlook eloquently expressed.

After the feckless leadership of the last eight years, the offer of hope is
beyond appealing. It is essential. We need to restore this country's
position as a bastion of human rights and re-establish respect for the
United States government at home and abroad. We must reinvigorate and
restructure our economy, revive the idea that children will be better off
than their parents, and face the 21st century with confidence.

John McCain cannot do that. He is intellectually and emotionally trapped in
a bygone era. And since his 2000 run, the maverick McCain has been replaced by one with a wet finger in the wind.

Obama, however, offers a clear and certain break with the past. And that is
absolutely necessary. It is taking a chance, of course, but that risk is
less than that of continuing Bush's work.

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The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., endorsed Obama on Oct. 16:

American adults are asking a terrible question as Nov. 4 approaches: Will my children have the opportunities that I was afforded in my youth?

The times call for a steady hand, a confident voice and a messenger who
delivers hope rather than fear.

While the country negotiates some of the most treacherous waters in the last 50 years, (Obama) is the candidate most capable of leading it to a safer shore.

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COLUMBIAN, WASHINGTON STATE
In Our View: Obama for President
As voters consider unprecedented change, this race hinges on leadership and judgment
Thursday, October 16 | 1:00 a.m.

Americans face what is arguably the nation's most historically significant presidential election ever. Either the first black president or the first
female vice president will be elected Nov. 4.

But this election also is a milestone for a reason unrelated to race or
gender. For the first time in 20 years, the next president will not be a
Bush or a Clinton. Never have just two families occupied the White House for so long. Today's typical college freshman has never lived under a president by any other name. It's time for a change.

So it's no surprise that John McCain and Barack Obama are campaigning as
agents of change. All the more reason for voters to participate. In Clark
County, ballots were mailed yesterday.

Any successful reformer must excel in leadership and judgment. In the past
several months, Obama has distanced himself as the superior candidate in
those two areas, and today he receives The Columbian�s endorsement for president. Two quick reminders:

Our opinion is only that, refuted by many, carrying no distinguishable
impact. Our opinion is offered more to stimulate conversation than to change minds.

No candidate is perfect, as evidenced by our 2004 endorsement: Bush,
Reluctantly

Obama carries baggage we consider unsightly, such as the unfair advantages he would grant labor unions. We also are wary of a few past relationships he's had with controversial figures. McCain carries that same baggage, to a lesser degree.

But as we examined leadership qualities of both men, we saw Obama's massive strides in uniting his own Democratic party, even reaching beyond his party to speak to all Americans. McCain, in stark contrast, continues to slog through a fractious Republican Party that often is his worst enemy.

It takes strong leadership skills to enlist record numbers of volunteers and
to continually explore new heights in the polls, as Obama methodically
demonstrates.

As for judgment, Obama chose a running mate who neither hurt him in the
polls nor diverted the spotlight from the main man on the ticket. McCain's
choice has done both. McCain tries to masquerade this recklessness as the
virtue of a maverick. Would he use that same recklessness in appointing
Supreme Court justices and Cabinet members? Which candidate in recent weeks has shown a presidential demeanor? Which could best restore worldwide respect for the U.S.? Which man has tried to soothe not stoke rancor in the homestretch of this campaign? Clearly, that man is Obama.

On the issues, Obama and McCain share similar views on immigration, Social Security and Medicare. Their differences on how to repair the economy are
not overly contradictory. On the Iraq War, Obama prefers a quicker
withdrawal of troops than we would like, but his proven leadership and solid judgment indicate he can resolve the Iraq dilemma collaboratively, certainly not by waving a white flag as McCain repeatedly claims. Both men urge public investment in science and technology. On health care, Obama believes it is a right; McCain believes it is a responsibility. Obama would raise taxes on the rich but not the rest of us, while McCain wants to make permanent the Bush tax cuts of 2003.

Beyond these issues, let's review two popular but empty charges against
Obama. His supposed lack of experience, history reveals, is a red herring.
His 12 years in elected office are more than Abraham Lincoln, Teddy
Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan each brought to the presidency. Too young at 47? Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton were younger. (Also on the
subject of age, is McCain too old at 72? Certainly not.)

America's comparison between the upstart reformer and the venerable war hero inexorably returns to the qualities of leadership and judgment. Obama wins that comparison, and his message of partnerships at home and abroad seals the deal for us.
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THE TENNESSEAN

This newspaper believes Obama would be an inspiring choice at an
extraordinary time for the nation. The country needs a fresh, energetic face
in the White House. Every race for president is important, but the current
confluence of events, including the war on terror, mountainous challenges in the economy and a growing strain upon the nation's health-care system make the current race a call for vigorous new approaches and enthusiasm.

Obama has managed to put a tone of optimism in his campaign at a time it
would be very easy to be downhearted, worried and pessimistic. That
characteristic alone goes a long way in demonstrating the kind of leadership the nation needs.

Obama has made the case effectively that his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, represents too much of the same failed policies that have plagued the nation during the Bush administration. McCain, it must be said, is a genuine military hero and an honorable candidate. His years of service both in the military and in Congress are traits any American should admire. But at this time, at this juncture, McCain does not embody the motivational leader Americans deserve for such crucial issues.

There is no question the economy is foremost on the minds of many Americans today. People are witnessing a financial system in chaos, and they are seeing their personal lives in upheaval because of the problem. People are fearful about their jobs, their retirement, their ability even to meet day-to-day needs. At the moment, the nation is still trying to get a handle on exactly what is happening in its economy, as some of the best economic minds in the country try to sift through possible solutions. Obama offers no magic wand, but he has been effective in linking the crisis to failed economic policies, and he expresses a keen understanding of how the crisis is creating hardship on American families....

Further, Obama demonstrated sound judgment in selecting as his running mate Sen. Joe Biden, whose experience and knowledge of foreign policy prepare him to step in if need be as chief executive. McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin, by comparison, may have shown political savvy, but at the expense of offering a vice president the country could rally around....

The nation could ask for no more. Obama has the opportunity to lift the
United States at a time when its burdens are heavy. His campaign has carried a theme of "Yes We Can," which is exactly the message the nation needs to hear most now.

THE POST-GAZETTE PITTSBURGH

In three weeks, Americans will be called upon to make an exceptional
judgment worthy of the times. The forces of history appear to invite
boldness and the Post-Gazette believes they should be heeded by voting for the only authentic, fresh agent of change in this race, Barack Obama....

Despite the recent nastiness of his campaign. Sen. McCain is essentially a
good man, but he is yesterday's man. His campaign takes its core text from
the "Wizard of Oz": Don't mind the man behind the curtain. That man is
George Bush, the failed magician who cannot be spoken of lest the American people be reminded of what he has wrought and what party he belongs to.

To make their trick work, Mr. McCain and his running mate, Gov. Palin, trade
heavily on being mavericks -- too heavily to be believed.

It is true that Mr. McCain has a capricious streak that has made him a thorn
in the side of his own party on various issues. Yet while he has not joined
the know-nothing brigade in climate change denial, he has picked a running
mate who is a diva in the drill, baby, drill chorus of fossil-fuel adulation. Mr. Obama, while he has recognized the need for more drilling, has put more emphasis on new sources of alternative energy, the only real hope for the future.

On Iraq, Mr. McCain did needle the Bush administration to put in more troops and he makes much of the fact that he backed the surge. That the surge was a success to the point that it reduced bloodshed does not vindicate the wrong decision in the first place to invade a country that was not behind the 9/11 attacks and did not have weapons of mass destruction; Iraq has been a huge diversion from Afghanistan.

All of this Mr. McCain, despite his vaunted experience, got wrong at the
start when Barack Obama recognized the folly. That fundamental error is
still costing the nation $10 billion a month, funds desperately needed at
home, yet Mr. McCain sees the surge as more reason to stay than to plan now to leave and put the war in the hands of the only people who can ultimately win it: the Iraqis. That is what Mr. Obama wants to do in stages and what Mr. McCain only hopes for over the rainbow.

On health care, Mr. McCain's insurance plan is straight from the George Bush playbook, with its heavy reliance on private competition to give Americans
coverage. His $5,000 tax credit for families is a pittance that won't solve
America's national shame, the millions in the ranks of the uninsured. Mr.
Obama's health-care plan will address that directly -- and, no, it won't be
socialism. Americans will still have their choices.

On the economic meltdown, Mr. McCain famously said "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" shortly before it collapsed. Although he has admitted that economics is not his strong suit, he foolishly suspended his campaign briefly to interject himself into a situation that he did not understand and where he was not wanted.

Mr. Obama doesn't have all the answers either, but he does acknowledge what former champion of deregulation John McCain can't: While there's blame to go around both parties, the economic crisis is the final verdict on the failure of the Bush administration.

In this and much else, Mr. McCain is not the steady hand he purports to be,
and nothing proves it more than his reckless selection of Sarah Palin, whose lack of knowledge to take over as president has becoming increasingly
obvious and embarrassing. If Mr. McCain had chosen one of the many
accomplished women in the Republican Party, his candidacy would have the
stamp of seriousness. Instead, it bears the superficial imprint of pandering
populism.

But this election is not just about the shortcomings of Mr. McCain and Ms.
Palin and the failed legacy of a philosophy that they seek to perpetuate
under the hastily erected banner of maverick.

It is about the strengths of Barack Obama, whose rise to prominence is not a fluke or national infatuation but the consequence of his remarkable skills --a keen intellect, noble intentions and the wit and grace to express them in
ways that have inspired millions across the country. He has a rare gift
exactly suited to the fearful times -- he knows the language of reassurance
and hope.

If his were just empty words, this would be just another cheap political
gift. But what he says is carefully considered. In the debates and on the
hustings, Mr. Obama has been the voice of moderation, combining common sense and compassion on issue after issue. When the subject turns to foreign policy, supposedly Mr. McCain's strong suit, Mr. Obama gives no indication that he will have to learn on the job.

That the argument about issues has been essentially won by Sen. Obama is plain from the scurrilous attacks now being launched against his character --
increasingly by Ms. Palin -- alleging guilt by association, unpatriotic
behavior and worse.

This closing blizzard of slime is another attempt to spread the wizard's
curtain further: Don't look at how the economy has impoverished you while a Republican has been in the White House, look at Mr. Obama's passing
acquaintance with an old radical who did bad deeds almost 40 years ago,
because that is more important.

Yes, they apparently do think the American people are that stupid.

On Nov. 4, we believe Americans will heed the better angels of their nature
and recognize that the election of the eloquent Barack Obama -- whose story is a quintessentially American one of impossible odds overcome -- will best answer the pressing call of history.

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Obama’s ‘Diplomacy’ Wins a Republican Endorsement
By Adam Graham-Silverman, Congressional Quarterly Staff
The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee parted ways with his party’s presidential nominee Wednesday by endorsing Democrat Barack Obama ’s approach to diplomacy.

In a lengthy speech at the National Defense University, Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar weighed the benefits of talking to foreign leaders, including U.S.
enemies, against other actions, such as military force. The issue marks one
of the sharpest divides between Obama and John McCain , who has called the Democratic nominee naive for suggesting that he would sit down with leaders such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Lugar, however, praised Obama, noting that isolation often does not resolve contentious issues.

“He correctly cautions against the implication that hostile nations must be
dealt with almost exclusively through isolation or military force,” Lugar
said in a prepared remarks released before his speech. “In some cases,
refusing to talk can even be dangerous.”

Lugar, however, said McCain is right to warn that “there are times when
diplomatic approaches to rogue regimes have little efficacy.” But he cited
North Korea, which was just removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of
terror, as a diplomatic success story and urged more contact with Syria and
Iran.

This is not the first time Lugar and Obama have seen eye-to-eye on foreign
policy issues. Lugar noted back in July that he was “pleased” to have worked with Obama on nuclear proliferation issues after an Obama ad ran mentioning Lugar by name.

Lugar also used his speech to underscore his concern that U.S. foreign
policy has become too reactive.

“If most U.S. foreign policy attention is devoted to crises fomented by
hostile regimes, we are ceding the initiative to our enemies and reducing
our capacity to lead the world in ways that are more likely to affect our
future,” Lugar said.

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EDITORIAL: Obama for President: We believe the senator from Illinois is the
right man to lead our country in a new direction

The Lufkin Daily News, PULITZER PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER IN TEXAS

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Today through Sunday, we're making our endorsements for the 2008 election. Our endorsements are not partisan — we supported George Bush in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004. Our choices reflect whose policies and strengths we think, after careful consideration, will mean a better, stronger economy and way of life for Angelina County, Texas and the United States.

To that end, the choice for this year's president is clear: Barack Obama,
senator from Illinois.

His strength has been to appeal to a broad range of people, including the
vital youth who are tomorrow's leaders. After watching an inflexible
president go overboard in a $700 billion bailout on loyalty for his nominee,
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, we think it's time for a changing
of the guard.

The East Texas economy is fundamentally doing well, and we're not hitting
highs and lows like other areas, some local leaders have said. But it
remains a fact that while the rich battle it out over billions, poverty is
barking louder than ever at our rural doors. As a litmus test, consider the
Christian Information Service Center, our largest area food bank. It has had
more people than ever through its doors — including more elderly and middle class than ever before.

Hundreds of local families have been impacted as fuel and utility costs
skyrocket, and job losses mount as major employers have circled the drain or gone down altogether. It's hard to remember the fundamentals when you're deciding between buying your medication or keeping the lights on.

Those people who think what's happening nationally has had little effect on
East Texas haven't checked their 401(k)s, or more likely aren't among the
many whose worry is about surviving until the end of the month, let alone
retirement.

It's the working class that are the backbone of this country, and we need
someone to help us share the wealth while still encouraging a free market
economy. We believe Obama has shown more interest in helping the middle class, and has proposed plans to make that happen.

Another consideration is that we should elect a president whose vice
president would be ready to lead if, heaven forbid, the president were to
die in office. We think Joe Biden's experience overwhelms Sarah Palin's
limited appeal as a candidate who would instill confidence during a national
crisis.

At the end of the day, it's about how you and your family will fare — while
still caring how your neighbor and the needy guy down the block is doing.

We're making our voice heard. We hope you'll go to the polls Nov. 4 and do
the same.
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HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA:
The Herald-Dispatch editorial board met today. We spent a lot of time
discussing the presidential endorsement, which comes out Sunday.

First, a bit of history. As best I remember, The Herald-Dispatch has
endorsed every Democratic candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Before then, I have no memory. So going by those elections, the HD is 3-5 in agreeing with the American voter.

I can't say here who gets our endorsement, but I can say that the discussion was calm at times and less sedate at others. The thing was that no one was really excited about either candidate.

But we were all over 50, and we have seen too much to be too excited about candidates. None of us sees anyone running as a Messiah who will lead us to the promised land.

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UNATTRIBUTED, BUT KEEN INSIGHTS:

My own prediction: Obama will win, and Democrats will control both houses of Congress. In 2010, Republicans will regain control of one house, and the
Republicans will win back the White House in 2012. Whether they regain
control of both houses of Congress I cannot say, but I seriously doubt it.

This assumes the Republican Party acts with more intelligence and foresight
than it has shown since 2004.

This year, the Democratic Party had two strong candidates in the primary.
The GOP really had none. For a party that is supposed to be conservative,
the GOP had no strong conservative with wide appeal in the primaries. McCain won almost by default, and if he surprises a lot of us and wins the election this year, it will be more a vote against Obama than a vote for McCain. I have talked with several Republicans, and very few are voting for him. They are either voting for Palin or against Obama. Or they are voting for the Republican candidate, whoever it may be. I know of no one who is voting for McCain because he is John McCain.

You can't do well in the long run if that's your base. But it's what the GOP
did to itself.

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Fidel Castro Endorses Obama -- Again
By Humberto Fontova
The American Thinker

Barack Obama's Kenyan cousin Raila Obinga did well in naming his son Fidel Castro Odinga. From Havana this week, Obama's nephew's namesake issued his 2nd Barack Obama endorsement.

"The only thing that abounds in McCain are years" wrote the Stalinist Cuban dictator in his regime's official paper. "His (electoral) adversary far surpasses McCain in intelligence and serenity. And his health is not guaranteed."

So a major concern for Castro is,

"that the lady with the rifles, the inexperienced ex-governor of Alaska, could became U.S. President. We observe that she knows absolutely nothing about anything."

Castro's favoritism towards Democrats is nothing new. "We'd better hope Kennedy wins this election," Fidel Castro confided to a subaltern in 1960. "If Nixon wins our revolution won't last." the Bay of Pigs and Missile Crisis betrayals (of free Cubans) vindicated Castro's foresight a thousand times over.

I admit to imprecision when labeling Fidel Castro a "Stalinist dictator." For the record: the Castro-Che incarceration of political prisoners actually surpassed Stalin's. In her authoritative book, Gulag, Anne Applebaum documents that, all-told, 18 million people passed through Stalin's prison-camps. At any one time 2 million were incarcerated. That was out of a Soviet population of 220 million. Cuba's population in 1960 was 6.4 million. According to Freedom House, 500,000 Cubans (young and old, male and female) have passed through Castro and Che's prison camps. At one point in 1961, 350,000 Cubans crammed Castro's Gulag. Do the math.

"A profound racism exists in the U.S.," continues Fidel Castro in his Obama-endorsement. "It's a miracle that the Democratic candidate has not suffered the fate of other Americans who dreamed of equality and justice like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King."

For the record: Fidel Castro, forcibly overthrew a black Cuban head of state (Fulgencio Batista) and replaced his government with one where only nine percent of the ruling Stalinist party is black and where the prison population is 80- 90 percent black. He jailed the longest suffering black political prisoner of modern history (Eusebio Penalver who suffered longer in Castro's dungeon's than Nelson Mandela suffered in South Africa's.) He sentenced other blacks (Dr Elias Biscet, Jorge Antunez) to 20 year sentences essentially for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in a public square.

"(Obama) has a habit of looking at his adversary with serenity and laughing at the verbal gaffes of an opponent who looks blankly into space," continues Castro's chucklesome article, where he proceeds to denounce McCain as "a habitual liar, who lacks an ethical code and is an instrument of the "Miami Mafia" (overwhelmingly Republican Cuban-Americans.)

Castro laments the "brutal measures" the U.S. is adopting during "this capitalist crisis," because these "will provoke more inflation, more devaluation and more loss of markets." Thus a McCain victory would be economically disastrous, because, "he was one of the worst students ever at West Point and knew nothing about mathematics, and knows nothing about economic complications."

For the record: Fidel Castro converted a nation with a higher per capita income than half of Europe, the lowest inflation rate in the Western hemisphere, a larger middle class than Switzerland, a huge influx of immigrants and whose workers enjoyed the 8th industrial wages in the world into one that repels Haitians. And this after being lavished with Soviet subsidies that totaled almost ten Marshall Plans (again, into a nation of 6.4 million) -an economic feat that defies not only the laws of economics but seemingly the very laws of physics.

Actually, Castroites have been associates of Obama's associates for decades. "I have been affiliated with the Cuba Council of Churches since the 1980s," boasted Rev. Jeremiah Wright in a sermon on July 16, 2006. "I have several close Cuban friends who work with the Cuba Council of Churches and you have heard me preach about our affiliation and the Black Theology Project's trips to Cuba. The Cuban Council of Churches has been a non-partisan global mission partner for decades. I have worked with them for two decades."

"Non-partisan," Reverend Wright? Not according to Cuban intelligence defector Juan Vives, who from hands-on experience reports that the Cuba Council of Churches is in fact an arm of Cuba's ICAP (Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos) itself an arm of Cuba's DGI, Cuba's secret police, founded and mentored by the KGB and East German STASI. The ICAP's long-time chieftain was Rene Cruz Rodriguez, perhaps one of Reverend Jeremiah Wright's "friends."

Rodriguez' meteoric rise through Cuba's Stalinist bureaucracy was facilitated by his diligence as an early executioner, often beating out Che Guevara and Raul Castro themselves in his zeal to shatter the firing-squad victim's skull with a coup d' grace from his .45.
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About 100 Napa County-based Barack Obama supporters showed up Monday afternoon on the front steps of the Napa Valley Register building in downtown Napa to protest the newspaper's Sunday endorsement of John McCain for President.

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SAN DIEGO CITY BEAT:

Seems kind of pointless to run through a litany of policy areas in which Barack Obama is a far superior choice over John McCain, what with California already signed, sealed and delivered for the Democrat, but we’d like to run up the score and make it a landslide, so we’ll say, briefly, that Obama has shown himself to be the more thoughtful and, dare we say it, more presidential candidate. He’s the guy in whom we’d have far greater trust on the economy, energy, healthcare and foreign policy.

As for McCain, we can go into his past and detail his fondness for industry lobbyists. We can go into his neoconservative, imperialist views on foreign policy that would absolutely be a continuation of the past eight years. We can cite our concerns about how he was once rightly against the Bush tax cuts before he was wrongly for them.

But we’ll simply point to a couple of recent decisions his campaign made. The first was his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate. It was a cynical move to shore up the conservative Republican base, and it showed no regard for real-world possibilities—such as, What if McCain were to die or be incapacitated while in office? The second was the desperate, disgusting decision to portray Obama as a terrorist sympathizer, which is the kind of thing you do when you have nowhere else to turn, when you know you can’t capture votes on serious policy issues facing Americans.
McCain would likely win this election four years ago—before the public realized how wrong the invasion of Iraq was, before the Republican Party imploded amid scandal after scandal (Cunningham, Foley, Abramoff, DeLay, Craig, Stevens, et al.), before the current president became radioactive and before the economy descended into unimaginable crisis.

So, it’s the right time for you moderate Republicans and you independents to give our guy a chance. McCain’s thinking is no different than Bush’s in the key areas—costly military interventionism, trickle-down economics and free access for lobbyists—and if you really think about it, you’ll realize that it’s unsustainable. Please vote for Barack Obama.

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NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S WIFE ENDORSES OBAMA

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The wife of Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel plans to endorse Democrat Barack Obama.

Lilibet Hagel has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday with Susan Eisenhower, the granddaughter of Republican President Eisenhower. Susan Eisenhower also is an Obama supporter.

Hagel, R-Neb., has made no endorsement. Lilibet Hagel said in an Associated Press interview that her decision was independent of her husband. She said she didn't know whether he would make an endorsement or whom he would support.

"You'd have to ask him," Lilibet Hagel said.

She said it will be her first endorsement of a Democrat and that perilous world conditions were a factor.

"The fact is we're in two wars, two of the longest we've ever been in. We've run up a third of our nation's debt in just the past eight years. We're in the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression," she said.

The Hagels know John and Cindy McCain, and she said her endorsement was not meant to slam them.

"This isn't anti-McCain. This is pro-Obama. I'm just convinced he's the right person," she said.

The Hagels vote in Nebraska, but they have lived in Washington's Virginia suburbs since Hagel won his first Senate term in 1996.

A moderate Republican and veteran wounded in combat in the Vietnam War, Hagel has been a fierce and credible critic of the Bush administration's Iraq policies. During the summer, he accompanied Obama and Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island to Iraq and Afghanistan. He was briefly the object of speculation as a possible surprise Obama running mate selection.

The first compendium of the best endorsement editorials from many states, & the top 3 papers in Tennessee! & one by Fidel Castro & the Republicans Lugar and Hagel endorsements

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RACE IN THE 2008 ELECTION, By Sally Liuzzo-Prado, Youngest Daughter of Viola Gregg Liuzzo, A Civil Rights Worker Murdered in 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery March

By Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor New Mexico Sun News - Oct 12th, 2008 at 8:07 pm EDT

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October 12, 2008

The racial hatred being promoted by Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign deserves comment. I have experienced this type of hatred on a very personal level. I am the youngest daughter of Viola Gregg Liuzzo, who was murdered by the KKK AND a paid FBI informant on March 25th, 1965 while participating in the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.

I find it appalling that someone who wants to lead our country would lower themselves to incite racial violence in an attempt to win a political campaign. Racism has been an ugly and shameful part of our country's history. We need to work together to heal the wounds racism has caused--not bring us backwards in our fight.

I also find it appalling that people in the McCain campaign are spreading rumors insinuating Barack Obama is of Arab decent, as if that in itself is a crime. Being from Detroit Michigan, I grew up in an area with a huge Arabic population. The Arab Americans that I have had contact with are decent people who love this country. They were devastated by the events of 09-11-2001 as proud Arab Americans. It is not right to condemn an entire group of people due to the actions of a few.

I saw Barack for the first time two or three years ago while he was promoting his book. This was long before his campaign for the presidency was announced. I remember thinking, "Who is this man? He is amazing!" There are not enough words to express how I feel about both Barack and Michelle Obama. If anyone can help heal race relations in this country, they can.

This campaign has been an emotional roller coaster for me. It has validated for me everything that my mother taught me. Although it has been 43 years since her death, the pain is still there. I still struggle with trying to keep my emotions under control. My mother's murder has never gotten much easier for me to talk about. As much as I miss her, I would not change a thing. I am so proud of her and the sacrifice she made for her fellow man. She taught me more in the six short years we were together, than many parents teach their children in a lifetime. She taught me to choose my friends by their character, not by their appearance or status. I have three children, my 19 year old twin daughters were born the same day my mother was killed, March 25th, twenty-four years later. She left a legacy that my family is passing on to our children. Hopefully in some small way, we can make this planet a better place for all of us.

Let us promote positive race relations instead of hate speech, especially in a presidential campaign.

Sally Liuzzo-Prado

Authors Bio: My name is Sally Liuzzo-Prado. I am the youngest daughter of Viola Gregg Liuzzo who was a civil rights worker murdered by the KKK and a paid FBI informant in 1965. My mother was participating in the historic Selma to Montgomery voting rights march and was ambushed by the Klan and shot in the head. I am single and live on the west coast. I am the mother of three wonderful adult children.

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