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Trump’s 5th-Avenue-shootout fantasy

January 26, 2016 Renee Shur 2016 Election, Guns, Humor, Language/Words, Politics, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters,” said Donald Trump recently. Fasten your seat

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No need to mock those who bow out of running for office

May 5, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Politics, Voting/Elections One comment

You’ve heard it a thousand times; a likely candidate for political office announces that he or she has chosen to not to run. Usually

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“An Unlikely Candidate” reflects on an unusual campaign

March 2, 2011 Lisa Granich-Kovarik Campaigns, Congress, Literature/Arts/Film, Missouri region, Politics Leave a comment

During the 2010 election cycle, Arthur Lieber ran for Congress in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional district.  By percentages, Lieber lost badly to the heavily favored

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Corporation runs for Congress

March 16, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Congress, Humor Leave a comment

Taking the recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance to its logical extreme, a corporation–Murray Hill, Inc.,–has filed as a Republican candidate for Congress

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