A deal has been brokered between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that will allow Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at next week's Democratic nominating convention.

Party unity???? picked by suebe 3 months ago

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton may or may not become the first female president of the United States, but if fate and voters deny her the role, another woman will surely see if the mantle fits.

Who might that be? picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Breaking over 200 years of history, the first black man has been elected as the president of the United States picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 2 weeks ago

George Washington's farewell address written in more modern english picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

An article from the Guardian. It's a little hysterical in sections, but worth a look. picked by Fascha 2 years ago

US presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said that if she is elected president, she would make her husband a roaming ambassador to the world, using his skills to repair the United States' tattered image abroad. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Why, ask many Democrats and media commentators, won’t Hillary Rodham Clinton see the long odds against her, put her own ambitions aside, and gracefully embrace Barack Obama as the inevitable Democratic nominee?

Here is why: She and Bill Clinton both devoutly believe that Obama’s likely victory is a disaster-in-waiting. Naive Democrats just don’t see it. picked by 1thirteen3 7 months ago

With Obama Tapping Differences with Clinton: It’s a Slow Drip with Flashes of Hot Water picked by gammerus 1 year ago

Hillary Clinton's campaign staff registered the names of two websites with the express purpose of smearing Barack Obama, comically oblivious to the existence of a little tool called WHOIS. picked by ReBoot 11 months ago

As she struggles to blunt Barack Obama's growing momentum, Democrat Hillary Clinton shuffled the top of her campaign staff on Sunday ahead of this week's U.S. presidential nominating contests, while Republican John McCain's march hit a few bumps in the road. picked by tchengrox 9 months ago

Speaking of ancient history... picked by gammerus 10 months ago

Cricket—now played by millions of people in 92 countries ranging from the Caribbean to Europe to Africa to South Asia—was once the national game of, yes, these United States. And one of the first outdoor sports to be played on these shores. An 1844 cricket match between teams from the United States and Canada was the first international sporting event in the modern world, predating th... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Hillary Clinton asked for suspension of the rules and an immediate vote by acclimation. Truly a historic moment. Glad I caught it live. picked by suebe 3 months ago

A friend of mine mentioned recently that she liked Hillary because she's not someone you can buy. Well, I like Hillary but I was not convinced that was true... so I did a little research.

My research leads me to conclude that Hillary Clinton can easily be bought and sometimes bought for very cheap picked by ordinarychick 1 year ago

Israel states that the Jewish people arose in the Land of Israel and was exiled from its homeland. Schoolchildren are taught that this happened during the period of Roman rule, in 70 CE. The nation remained loyal to its land, to which it began to return after two millennia of exile. Wrong, says the historian Shlomo Zand. There never was a Jewish people, only a Jewish religion, and the exile also n... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

The Military of the US is deployed in many countries. This is due to many factors: the Cold War, in which the US government needed troops around the globe to counter the threat of the Soviet Union; and more recently, The War on Terror. The US has nearly 1.4 million active personnel, and over 369,000 of those are deployed outside the United States and its territories. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Despite some people's theories, the United States' national motto, "In God We Trust" was not added to paper money by mistake. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

African American children throughout the United States have greeted Barack Obama's electoral victory with tears and bewilderment. picked by Bornbad 5 days ago

A Clinton staffer asked a college student at a rally if she would like to ask the candidate a question. When she replied yes, she was surprised to be shown a sheet with eight different pre-determined questions and asked to pick one. picked by tvirus 9 months ago

Here are 10 quotes, mostly by Americans, that are actually quite critical of the United States, but succeed nonetheless in being both witty and funny as well. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago