John Platt was used to facing life-threatening situations with courage. In World War II he won the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership in one of the fiercest battles of the Italian campaign.

We’re a little over 3 hours away from 2009. This is a great video – a wonderful, yet painful memory of 2008, the second year I was working as a volunteer for Hillary’s presidential campaign. I can’t watch without feeling an ache in my heart, tears in my eyes, and the death of a dream. It wasn’t a dream that died a natural death, it was a dream that was STOLEN, CHEATED, RIGGED YEARS BEFORE, IT WAS A DISGRACE HOW THIS DREAM DIED FOR MILLLIONS AND MILLIONS OF WOMEN IN AMERICA!!

Driving from Point Pleasant, Ohio to Felicity, Ohio on Election Day to get out more voters. Clermont Country — the place I grew up and which voted 34% for Barack Obama (up from 29% for John Kerry) — is where I spent the month of October as the Deputy Field Organizer for Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change.

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2008 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians. (1) Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY): Let’s start with the fact that Hillary Clinton is constitutionally ineligible to serve as Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Read More (2) Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT): Question: Which member of the U.S. Senate took the most campaign money from corrupt institutions Fa

New Year’s Eve are again asking for relief from Minnesota’s high court on the issue of improperly rejected absentee ballots in the state’s still unresolved race between Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. As outlined in a previous ruling by the state Supreme Court, both campaigns and local election officials must agree on the ballots that were improperly rejected before the canvassing board can open and count them. Ballots that are rejected improperly are typically so because of a clerical error

As 2008 came to an end, we reflected on our experiences from the passing year. Best experience? It’s impossible to choose just one, so we share a few of the memories that are likely to remain with us through 2009 and beyond. Some we’ve written about already. The complete story of others are yet to come. Where 2009 will take us, no one knows (including us). Regardless, we hope your 2009 finds you healthy and takes you to fulfilling places, be they near or far. Top 8 Experiences of 2008

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You probably think that San Francisco and environs would be the most tolerant and loving area in the country. You’d be wrong: ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) – As more and more black renters began moving into this mostly white San Francisco Bay Area suburb a few years ago, neighbors started complaining about loud parties, mean pit bulls, blaring car radios, prostitution, drug dealing and muggings of schoolchildren.In 2006, as the influx reached its peak, the police department formed a special crime-fightin

Nick Saban can put another coach of the year award on his resume. Saban led the Alabama Crimson Tide to a 12-1 record and a berth in the Sugar Bowl one year after a 7-6 initial campaign. The turnaround saw the Crimson Tide sit atop the major polls and come within a quarter of the SEC Championship game of making the BCS national title game. Saban has won the AP Coach of the Year award and the Home Depot Coach of the Year honor. Today you can add the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year title. Here