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At Talk Islam, a great discussion has ensured (as tends to happen over there) about analogizing between Islam and other religions, especially when talking about “reformations” or about labels. Abu Noor points out, those both within and without Islam that call for “reformation” are not really calling at all for anything like the Protestant reformation…

This is truly a historic achievement for India and the world: India’s first unmanned lunar probe has landed successfully on the moon, a milestone for the country’s 45-year-old space programme. The moon-landing on Friday is part of a two-year mission that lays the groundwork for further Indian space expeditions, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…

Awesome. Parents are outraged about the messages they’rehearing from a doll. It’s Fisher-Price’s “Little Mommy Real Loving BabyCuddle and Coo” doll. Some people claim they can hear it mumble “Satan is king” in one track; then clearly speak “Islam is the light” in another. The Associated Press, among many others, have investigated – here’s their…

This is simply beautiful – a collection of photos between “52 blue” and “48 red”. There’s no better example of purple politics than this – and it’s exactly in line with what Obama has been talking about, about there being one America, and the need for us to unify around what we have in common…

Obama’s private election night photos are up on Flickr – I really love this sequence in particular.

I argued earlier that the evidence for an Obama mandate is compelling, especially in comparison to President Bush, who claimed a mandate and political capital after the 2004 election. Some may ask why a mandate matters, or that the margin of victory is irrelevant; I think that there’s a great example that illustrates the importance…

Newsweek is doing a seven-part story on the 2008 campaign which provides all manner of fascinating behind-the-scenes perspectives. The installment on the period of time spanning the debates is notable for the discussion of how the Otherization of Obama proceeded in the background: At the Clearwater rally, someone in the crowd used a racial epithet…

Incredible. North Carolina is now officially for Obama, bringing his EV total to 364 and total number of states flipped from red to blue to nine. Missouri is the sole remaining state to be counted, with a margin of mere 10,000 votes in McCain’s advantage so far. If MO also flips blue then that will…

Christof at Intermodality blog points out that Obama is the first Urban president in modern times, whose home is within walking distance of public transport: Obama lives only four miles from the center of the third largest city of the United States, and his political roots are unquestionably urban. That should not be remarkable in…

Emannuel Rahm has accepted Obama’s offer to be Chief of Staff: “The chief” is sometimes known as the second most powerful person in Washington. The job has vast authority, as the boss of the hundreds of aides who work directly for the president, a public face of the administration on television, and a negotiator and…
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