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Obama Ads Also Aim to Deceive

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2008 John McCain has taken a lot of heat for his dishonest campaign ads, but it seems Barack Obama has gotten in on the game. The New York Times scolds the Democratic nominee for running commercials "that have matched the dubious nature of Mr. McCain’s more questionable spots." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands Flee Floods in Midwest

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2008 Several Midwestern states, including Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois, have been hit hard by floods this week as rivers rose far beyond their normal levels. In Cedar Rivers, Iowa, a whole hospital had been evacuated, thousands of residents had fled their homes and over 400 city blocks were under water by Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Wins Again

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2008 Barack Obama once again swept the evening's contests, but the big surprise came in Wisconsin, where Hillary Clinton invested much time and money and where the two candidates got caught in a nasty air war. He beat her there by roughly 18 points. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Church: 0, Sex Toys: 1

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2007 Faced with the daunting, fork-in-the-road-of-life dilemma of whether to choose her Catholic church affiliation over her job of selling sex toys (that classic conundrum), Wisconsin churchgoer Linette Servais told her incensed priest that she would relinquish her position as the congregation's, um, organist in favor of keeping her toy-peddling gig. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Public Officials Pledge to Eliminate Gay Marriage Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2007 The city of Madison, Wis, will allow public officeholders to protest the state's gay marriage ban when they're sworn in this April, adding this caveat to their oaths: "I pledge to work to eliminate this section from the constitution and work to prevent any discriminatory impacts from its application". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )