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Politics – The ad says that McCain "took Bush's side against increasing health care benefits for veterans." But he actually voted to increase veterans' health care benefits, though not by as much as Democrats proposed.
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Voted for on July 17, 2008 02:49pm
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News – A round-up of the recent media layoffs.
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Voted for on July 17, 2008 02:05pm
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News – At first, when the chant started at the Republican convention four years ago, it was hard to figure out what was going on.
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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Voted for on July 17, 2008 01:00pm
Politics – Here's some feedback from the usual suspects about the New Yorker cover.
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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(realclearpolitics.com)
Voted for on July 16, 2008 05:26pm
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Money – Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly short on cash to redecorate the Palace's State Rooms, which haven't been spruced up since the Queen took the throne in 1952. Plus, there isn't even enough money (about $65 million) to carry out less glamorous projects, like asbestos removal, rewiring and roof repair.
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Food – Hussein Ibrahim walked solemnly past tidy rows of bright green cabbages, vines bursting with tomatoes and trees weighed down with plump avocados.
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Voted for on July 16, 2008 11:59am
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News – Congress can't halt the flow of Chinese-made flags, but lawmakers can try to control where they are flown. The House declared Monday that any flag flown on federal property should be made in the U.S.A.
Politics – Rep. Dennis Kucinich continued his seemingly quixotic crusade to impeach President Bush last week. But with Speaker Pelosi suggesting the House Judiciary Committee may hear his argument, Kucinich might get his day very soon.
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 10:43am
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Gay & Lesbian – Out-of-state gay couples got one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding Tuesday when the state Senate voted to repeal a 1913 law that has been used to bar them from marrying here.
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 10:27am
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Health & Fitness – One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90% of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3% of 15-year-olds do.
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Voted for on July 16, 2008 10:27am
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News – In his most ambitious foreign policy speech to date, Barack Obama robustly defended his stance on Iraq yesterday, accusing the Bush administration of pursuing a "single-minded" foreign policy that has cost thousands of lives, tarnished America's image and emptied the nation's coffers.
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Sunk on July 16, 2008 10:27am
Music – Somethin for toad suckin Wednesday.Enjoy
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Voted for on July 16, 2008 07:56am
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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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Voted for on July 16, 2008 07:56am