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  • Senator McCain not only falsely leads the American public about how violent Iraq has become under the policies he has whole hearted supported in his voting record since he voted for the authorization to attack Iraq based on deceitful handpicked intelligence, he also is not forthcoming to the american public in his present judgement.

    John McCain: Everyone But "MoveOn" And "Liberals" Want Bush To Get No-Strings-Attached War Funding 2009

  • North American English Pronunciation EnglishMeeting.com pronunciation video with Dave Sconda accent american accent education educator english english accent english as a second language english education english educator english forum…

    /I/ Pronunciation English Meeting ESL Lesson « Esl Videos « Videos « Literacy News 2009

  • American voters was HUGE. in line next to me were a couple 30ish african american women who had never voted before and really knew very little about politics.

    Tell Us Your Voting Stories, Part Two 2009

  • American politicians like McCain are either very smart or the american voter is dumber than he can ever imagine.

    Palin Drops Reference To William Ayers From Stump Speech 2009

  • But my feeling has been if someone is going to play Captain America they should be American. baconbits yeah, i really liked him in Star Trek. my friends were crying after the intro. i also agree on Cap. only an american should play him.

    Chris Hemsworth is Thor | /Film 2009

  • Obama = American jobs for american people, the economy, proper foreign policy, social security, trade, social healing etc

    Obama: Hillary "Ran A Terrific Race" 2009

  • The American worker and american companies could a much better job than the devastating greed of wall street.

    Morning Buzz: Grilling on the Hill 2008

  • In fact, you have references to: 1. Berlin, Europe, foreign countries and whatever: that means "no interference in interior affairs" 2. American star system, not so popular among american people 3. Obama's quote about "no offshore drilling", a very important point for whom lives in midwest and needs oil for living.

    The great Britney and Barack Obama video 2008

  • March 1, 2008 at 8:25 pm what surprises me is how stupid the two leading democrats are. they havent even been nominated yet , let alone elected and have made statements on foeeign affairs that has totally pissed off an entire country and it would appear just like most American politicians are ill-educated on american interests.

    On the possibility of an Obama/Edwards ticket 2008

  • Reply: Opening American Politics to Third Parties Would be ... the best thing that could happen to the american political system.

    Time to Attack The Right Wing's Core Values-- Less Taxes and Less Government 2008

  • Once you’re safely elsewhere, however, you’ll never hear from them again – the American no.

    The American No by Rupert Everett review – truthful, witty, wise and stoical Rachel Cooke 2024

  • In 1931, when writer James Truslow Adams coined the term “the American Dream,” it had more to do with idealism than material prosperity. The American Dream, he wrote in The American Epic (a book glowingly reviewed in the Atlantic’s December 1931 issue), was “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.”

    In Search of the American Dream Jonas Clark 2007

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