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Vice President Sarah Palin : President Palin in 4-8 years Posted: 13 hours ago by 2manyusernames
This could make things quite interesting indeed. McCain has announced that Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin is his Vice Presidential choice. This really is an ideal candidate for him. Could help with the Hillary voters, she's younger and has a lot of supporters even outside her state. Even many democrats like her.
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Putin blames US for Georgia role Posted: 1 day ago by topofall
...last sentence in article 'Russia says the rocket is capable of penetrating the proposed US missile defence.'
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ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Posted: 2 days ago by fentwin
Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk .
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Is MSNBC In The Midst Of Its Own Civil War? Posted: 2 days ago by ImNotBlue
Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.
“The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico on Wednesday.
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It's official - Barack Obama is the Democratic Nominee for President Posted: 2 days ago by suebe
Hillary Clinton asked for suspension of the rules and an immediate vote by acclimation. Truly a historic moment. Glad I caught it live.
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Right to Life group claims its DNC sign is Guinness record Posted: 2 days ago by dork
American Right to Life Action, an anti-abortion group, claims to have displayed the largest ever protest sign in history, towering over the Democratic National Convention in Denver at 530 feet tall and 666 feet wide.
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How the candidates will affect your taxes Posted: 3 days ago by gammerus
"According to the Tax Policy Center's findings, the common assumptions most people make about the plans of McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, and Obama, the Democrats' pick, are not wildly off-base."
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Plot to assasinate Obama foiled Posted: 4 days ago by makri
At least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. Shockingly, the wannabe assassins are believed to have connections to white supremacist organizations.
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Castro defends athlete who kicked judge in face Posted: 4 days ago by Frunchroom
"I saw when the judges blatantly stole fights from two Cuban boxers in the semifinals," Castro wrote. "Our fighters ... had hopes of winning, despite the judges, but it was useless. They were condemned beforehand." AAAAW! Poor Zombie Fidel.
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Searching Prisoners For Contraband Ruled Illegal Posted: 4 days ago by bernardblack
At least in San Francisco and other parts of california. Not only is the common-sense, logical, and prudent check of prisoners for illegal contraband such as drugs, weapons, etc illegal, but the 1000's and 1000's of criminals are eligible for healthy tax-payer funded checks for being searched.
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Was The Confederacy Defeated By Southerners? Posted: 5 days ago by 2manyusernames
Most textbooks teach us that the north won the US civil war thanks mostly to their larger population and industrial capabilities. Another possibility is the fact of the internal divisions in the south had more to do with the Confederacy defeat than anything else.
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Foreign policy 101: Teach kids key languages Posted: 5 days ago by muppet
The class is a result of the National Security Language Initiative, introduced by President Bush in 2006 to teach the youngest students Chinese and other foreign languages considered critical to the nation's future security.
"We're going to teach our kids how to speak important languages," he said. One goal, he added, was "to advance America's interests around the world, and defeat this notion about our - you know our bullying concept of freedom by letting people see what we're about."
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FOX News Reporter Assaulted At Denver Protest Posted: 5 days ago by ImNotBlue
As protesters from a variety of "organizations" being their protests in Denver, prior to the Democratic Convention, FOX News reporter Griff Jenkins gets knocked around while trying to interview a marcher.
You'd think, of all the people who would appreciate Free Speech... it would be protesters exercising it.
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Time for a Change to Time for a Change Posted: 5 days ago by BernardBlack
Op-ed piece stating that Obama's "Change" slogan was perfect for the primaries. He needs to change it up a bit to highlight what he brings as well as highlighting McCain's faults. Also noted is a study showing that during a 6-week period, Obama's negative media coverage exceeded his positive coverage by a wide margin
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Jerome Corsi: Right-Wing HitMan (from AlterNet.org) Posted: 5 days ago by fugazi
Mr. Corsi wrote 'Unfit for Command' about Kerry during the 2004 cycle, and has penned another work attacking Obama (and, it seems, democracy). Does the 'left' really have anything that compares to Limbaugh, Coulter, and guys like Corsi? Why must they try so hard?
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Online Casinos Accepting John McCain VP Bets Posted: 6 days ago by gammerus
Do you wanna bet who John McCain will select as his Vice-Presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential race? Today is your lucky day because many of the most popular online casinos have announced the odds and are accepting wagers for this political contest.
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Obama vs McCain at Saddleback Church Posted: 7 days ago by T1000
I thought this was a Plime-esque forum actually, tough questions yet civil discourse. At best there was roaring applause for both candidates, and at worst there was merely silence.
I'm surprised this wasn't posted.
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Biden is Obama's VP Posted: 1 week ago by suebe
Secret service has been dispatched to his home...He is the VP nominee. Announcement made early this morning.
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Oregon tribe to allow same-sex marriages Posted: 1 week ago by DaftGretel
As a federally recognized sovereign nation, the Coquille tribe is not bound by the Oregon's Constitution. The tribe recently adopted a law that recognizes same-sex marriage and extends to gay and lesbian partners, at least one of whom must be a Coquille, all tribal benefits of marriage.
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Voting Machine Companies now Tabulating Votes, too Posted: 1 week ago by fugazi
Elections, if not run by the public, are no longer public.
2 links can be found on this page that provide articles/transcripts from Ellen Thiessen, a leading advocate of transparent, public elections
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Free higher education for troops in MoD welfare overhaul Posted: 1 week ago by bingo
Servicemen and women may be able to go to college or university without paying tuition fees when they leave the army, navy or air force under a wide-ranging package of measures announced today.
Unveiling the proposals in the Commons the defense secretary, Des Browne, also confirmed that he would double the compensation paid to troops seriously injured in military operations.
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keep tigers out of homemade "refuges" Posted: 1 week ago by jessica-x
wanted to share this story about tiger attacks because they are in private shelters instead of zoos.
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China may have killed 140 Tibetans - Dalai Posted: 1 week ago by ConeOfSilence
CHINESE security forces opened fire on a crowd this week in eastern Tibet and may have killed 140 people, the Dalai Lama was quoted as saying in Le Monde daily today.
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Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died Posted: 1 week ago by Moe
She was hospitalized with an aneurysm earlier today and died later on.
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Norway gives notice: Russia to freeze NATO military ties Posted: 1 week ago by shep182
OSLO, Norway - Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO.
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