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Published: 07/19/10

Sarah Palin: Running Against History -- and the VP Curse?

By  Robert Schmuhl - Politics Daily
Sarah Palin: Running Against History -- and the VP Curse?

Sarah Palin's fan dance -- will she or won't she run for president in 2012? -- teases money from supporters and seduces the celebrity-centric media. Yet, before too long, the former governor and her devoted followers will face a sobering reality. Should she seek the Republican nomination, she not only will confront several White House-minded candidates in her own party but also the unalterable facts of American political history. To be tactful about the subject: Voters haven't been particularly kind to losing vice-presidential nominees of either party for nearly a century. Interestingly, ...

Published: 05/23/10

The Arizona Backlash: Immigration Debate Stirs Historic Passions

By  Lou Cannon - Politics Daily
The Arizona Backlash: Immigration Debate Stirs Historic Passions

Immigration is the canary in the coal mine of American politics. Like unseen deadly gases in a mine, fear of foreigners has a capacity to strike without warning or detection. Only a few months ago, immigration was a back-burner issue in the 2010 election campaign; a poll in immigration-conscious California ranked it a distant fourth among issues of concern to Republican voters. Then came the overwrought restrictive Arizona law giving police broad power to detain illegal immigrants. This measure -- Senate Bill 1070 -- has put illegal immigration on the agenda in the California and Texas ...

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Published: 04/12/10

Musician Hammering Out Deal to Play Eiffel Tower

By  David Moye - AOL News
Musician Hammering Out Deal to Play Eiffel Tower

(April 12) -- A composer in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., knows what it's like to follow the beat of a different drummer: He's trying to hammer out a deal that will allow him to play the Eiffel Tower like a percussion instrument. Joseph Bertolozzi is a composer who has played and performed music all over the world, including the Vatican. His main instrument is the organ, but now he's taken a fancy to playing the Eiffel Tower as well. Bob Rozycki, courtesy of Westfair Publications Composer Joseph Bertolozzi is attempting to hammer out a deal that will allow him to compose a song using the Eiffel Tower ...

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