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Bertie Ahern announces resignation Posted: 6 months ago by pocksUcket
The Taoiseach announced today that he will tender his resignation as Ireland's leader on 6th May following allegations of financial wrong-doing.
Ahern denies the suggestions, instead saying that government was suffering from his distractions.
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The battle to define Hillary online. Posted: 6 months ago by Bornbad
"Woo, wiki womam...see how high you can fly".
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Clinton Fails To Pay Health Insurance Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
Hillary has been pretty unsuccessful running her campaign and is deeply in debt ($8.7 million at the end of February. That may include the $5 million she loaned the campaign). Now records show that although she touts a universal health care program she has a hard time paying the bill for her employee's current health plan.
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Tonight on Dancing with the Stars, Obama and McCain! Posted: 7 months ago by buddha
Oh, and efforts to collaborate on ethics reform fell apart within a week. Apparently they both have left feet.
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DMX on the Election. Posted: 7 months ago by Chez
When asked about Barack Obama, DMX answers... well... just read.
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Mugabe out? Posted: 7 months ago by pocksucket
Zimbabwe's main opposition party (The Movement For Democratic Change or MDC) are claiming they have all but wiped out Ronert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party in yesterday's election.
Mugabe's spokesman, George Charamba, made barely disguised threats in response.
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McCain Blogette Posted: 7 months ago by cb__
John McCain as seen thru the eyes of his daughter, Meghan, via her Internet diary.
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The 'Silent' Ninth Amendment Gives Americans Rights They Don't Know They Have Posted: 7 months ago by tdiggity
Few people know about the Ninth Amendment, which reaffirms in broad terms rights "retained by the people." Indeed, the Ninth flies so far under the radar that it has rarely been mentioned even by the Supreme Court."
Excerpt from a book which came out last year - great read for those of us sick of the system taking away our rights!
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And there he ho's again Posted: 7 months ago by SoothSayer
You've seen Spitzer's girl, Ashley "Kristin" Dupre. Well the New York Post has dug up someone else that met with the former governor -- Kristin "Billie" Davis (w/pics).
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McCain VS McCain Posted: 7 months ago by gammerus
Without any opposition, McCain is left with no one to debate but himself.
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Limited Government: Are the Good Times Really Over? Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
Utterly missing in this election season is a serious focus on limited or constitutional government. The Democrats, generally speaking, want more government, not less, so their neglect of the issue is to be expected. But the Republican dereliction is more troubling. It represents a falling away from the standards of Ronald Reagan’s conservatism—a decline already reflected in the “compassionate conservatism” of George W. Bush.
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Why the Patriot Act is Bad Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
Judge Andrew Napolitano explains to us the dangers of the Patriot Act.
And just you all know, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, AND Barack Obama all voted to pass the Act.
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The Names May Change But The Song Remains The Same Posted: 7 months ago by tigertony
Archie Bunker ranted about Democrats but his ideas apply to politicians in general and his words ring as true today as they did 30 years ago.
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George W Bush meets the Easter Bunny Posted: 7 months ago by topofall
Which one is the rabbit?
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China jails man who urged rights over Olympics Posted: 7 months ago by topofall
FIVE years jail - he helped to organise a petition!!
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Some Doubt Clinton's Diplomatic Experience Posted: 7 months ago by Moogle
Newly released schedules from her time as first lady paint a picture of how little foreign experience she has.
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Time Magazine's - 14 Painful Things Hillary Clinton Knows — Or Should Know Posted: 7 months ago by johnnytitan
The title says it all...
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The Real Story of "Curveball" Posted: 7 months ago by suckersklub
or "How German Intelligence Helped Justify the US Invasion of Iraq"
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Photograph of Bill Clinton and Rev. Wright Surfaces Posted: 7 months ago by ImNotBlue
In providing the photograph to The New York Times, the Obama campaign appeared to be trying to divert some attention to the Clintons after a week in which Mr. Obama’s relationship with Mr. Wright has left him facing one of the biggest challenges of his campaign.
**Good strategy... or dirty politics?
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Passport files of [ALL] candidates breached Posted: 7 months ago by ImNotBlue
Records of Clinton, McCain, Obama inappropriately accessed, officials say.
**And suddenly, this story gets much less interesting. One candidate getting singled out, is a story. One political party getting singled out, is a story. All candidates getting "violated," fades away.
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Obama’s ‘typical white’ remark on WIP offended some Posted: 7 months ago by FastTurtle
Barack Obama's use of the phrase "typical white person" on a local radio station yesterday wound up making waves from Huffington Post to YouTube to Larry King Live.
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5 Certifiably Insane Politicians People Still Voted For Posted: 7 months ago by bearsuit
With the presidential election looming, we've reached a point where all of the craziest candidates have been filtered out of the process. Let's take a moment to celebrate the craziest b*****ds who have run for -- and even freaking won -- public office.
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Barack Obama speech is multi-million hit on YouTube Posted: 7 months ago by maxriter
Barack Obama's powerful speech on race has become the latest YouTube phenomenon, attracting more than two million hits in less than two days.
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The Central Scrutinizer Posted: 7 months ago by Moe
George Orwell and Frank Zappa were both dead nuts on with their visions of the future. Listen closely to the lyrics and tell me otherwise.
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2 State Dept employees fired for looking at Obama's passport file Posted: 7 months ago by Moe
"Imprudent curiosity" was the exact term used. Heh.
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