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Politics – July polls don't tell you who's going to win in November. Just ask President Dukakis or President Gore, both of whom were well ahead in July and went on to lose in the fall (although Mr. Gore still doesn't quite see it that way).
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Sunk on July 19, 2008 12:56pm
Politics – He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast -- a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins -- would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign policy credentials.
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Sunk on July 19, 2008 12:55pm
Science – The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. The leadership of the society had previously called the evidence for global warming "incontrovertible."
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Sunk on July 18, 2008 10:15pm
Do No Evil – Mathematical proof that there is no "climate crisis" appears today in a major, peer-reviewed paper in Physics and Society, a learned journal of the 10,000-strong American Physical Society, SPPI reports
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Sunk on July 18, 2008 11:20am
Politics – Here, in his own words, based on almost total recall, is Commander McCain's narrative of 5 1/2 years in the hands of the North Vietnamese.
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Sunk on July 18, 2008 11:16am
Books – Would it surprise anyone to learn that there were upwards of 150, 000 soldiers of partial Jewish descent serving in the Nazi army during World War II?
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Sunk on July 17, 2008 06:09pm
Politics – After almost six weeks of a constant Obama lead, generally in the five- to seven-point range, Scott Rasmussen's daily tracking poll records two consecutive days of a tie race (July 12-13) and a one-point Obama lead on July 14. What happened to the Democrat's lead?
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Sunk on July 17, 2008 05:33pm
Men – Confidence creates the right atmosphere for you to succeed. What's more, instead of being a mere cog in the humdrum, confidence can inspire you to stand out, to break from the crowd, and Ã;¢ââ;;¬" actually Ã;¢ââ;;¬&qu
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 12:21pm
Do No Evil – Barack Obama has a solution to his lack of accomplishment and experience: pad his resume. If resume fraud were a crime, Obama would be looking at fifteen to life. And it is not just an isolated incident or two. He is a repeat offender.
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 12:17pm
Men – Her physical deterioration, and the impact this is having on their love making relationship has changed. He's been having an affair for 8 years and..
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 12:11pm
Politics – Shooting holes in the recent New York Times Op-Ed piece by Barack Obama.
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 09:40am
Money – Crude-oil futures for August delivery plunged $9.26, or 6.3 percent, almost immediately as Bush was speaking, bringing the barrel price down to $136. Now isn't this interesting?
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 09:32am
Do No Evil – While he is a skilled candidate, Barack Obama's ability to surprise, stun and sweep over the vaunted Clinton Machine to capture the Democratic nomination was rooted in his background as a community organizer. He's now turning those skills to the general election.
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Sunk on July 15, 2008 05:29pm
Politics – Barack Obama said yesterday that "instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English," Americans "need to make sure your child can speak Spanish." A national telephone survey conducted last month by Rasmussen Reports found that U.S. voters overwhelmingly disagree with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
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Sunk on July 13, 2008 08:37pm
Politics – A watchdog group filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Senate Ethics Committee Wednesday against Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama over a discounted mortgage he received from Northern Trust.
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Sunk on July 11, 2008 05:17pm