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submitted by JKM 203 weeks 6 days 18 hours 56 minutes ago
Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reeling from revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring, announced his resignation today, becoming the first governor of New York to be forced from office in nearly a century.
Mr. Spitzer, appearing somber and with his wife at his side,...(more)
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submitted by GG92 197 weeks 1 day 4 hours 31 minutes ago
Both Sen. John McCain and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton have called for a "gas tax holiday" this summer to offer commuters and vacationers some relief from spiraling gasoline prices. They have urged Congress to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon federal tax and 24.4-cent diesel tax between Memorial Day...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 173 weeks 3 days 10 hours 3 minutes ago
After a turbulent week that included new disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin and signs that Senator John McCain was struggling to strike the right tone for his campaign, Republican leaders said Saturday they were worried that Mr. McCain was heading for defeat unless he brought stability...(more)
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submitted by AB 178 weeks 1 day 16 hours 32 minutes ago
Toward the end of this clip you'll see Palin cluelessly saying that Freddie and Fannie are "too expensive for taxpayers" and then blathers on about how she and McCain will make them smaller.
Meanwhile, Himbo McCain applauds in the background -- just as clueless.
I guess the understanding...(more)
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn 91 weeks 17 hours ago
Gordon Brown resigns as UK prime minister with the Lib Dems poised to give David Cameron their backing as his successor.
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submitted by Ari for team Bushwhackers... dissent ala mode 225 weeks 3 days 14 hours 16 minutes ago
After the history-making presidential recount of 2000, Palm Beach County sold hundreds of its infamous Votomatic machines to memorabilia seekers, including a group of chiropractors in Arizona, the cable-news host Greta Van Susteren and the hotelier André Balazs. One machine ended up in the Smithsonian Institution....(more)
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submitted by Ari 213 weeks 9 hours 21 minutes ago
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) won today's New Hampshire primaries, capping two remarkable political comebacks.
While public polling suggested that McCain would triumph over former governor Mitt Romney, there were few -- if any -- political strategists who believed that Clinton had any...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Bushwhackers... dissent ala mode 208 weeks 6 days 19 hours 45 minutes ago
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) -- The tone has changed in e-mails this Vermont town has been receiving on its proposal to issue warrants for the arrests of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Now, more people are supporting the resolution....
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submitted by Ari for team Bushwhackers... dissent ala mode 234 weeks 1 day 14 hours 33 minutes ago
Here's my reaction: whoopee!!! Has Bush lost his brain or has Karl really gone to start folding the silk sheets for their life in the corporate world where they've made so much money for their friends. Whatever. He's gone. Someone dust off a federal prosecutor and...(more)
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn 234 weeks 1 day 14 hours 59 minutes ago
BUSH: Karl Rove is moving on down the road. I've been talking to Karl for a while about his desire to spend more time with Darby and Andrew. This is a family that's made enormous sacrifices not only for our beloved state of Texas but for...(more)
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submitted by pascal 203 weeks 17 hours 36 minutes ago
The Drudgereport (of all places) has posted the full text of Obama's speech on race. It's good! From the speech..
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a...(more)
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submitted by Micca 134 weeks 11 hours 17 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sonia Sotomayor pushed back vigorously Tuesday against Republican charges that she would bring bias and a liberal agenda to her seat as the first Hispanic woman on the Supreme Court, insisting repeatedly she would be impartial as GOP senators tried to undercut her...(more)
