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Obama Overtakes Clinton in Superdelegate Count

Politics – For all his understatement about passing Clinton in the superdelegate count, he shifted further into general election mode today, using his visit to a solar energy inverter manufacturer here as an occasion to bash Republican presumptive nominee John McCain's energy policies.

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Democratic leaders hoping Hillary Clinton doesn't do more damage

News – "What Hillary does in the next month is important," Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), a one-time senior adviser to former President Bill Clinton, warned last week in Manhattan.

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The Pundit Analyzing Obama? Some TV Upstart Named Rove

Politics – Late Thursday night, Karl Rove was on his new television perch at Fox News, offering free advice to Senator Barack Obama as he closed in on the Democratic nomination. "Wouldn't taking his advice be a little like getting health tips from a funeral home director?" said Mr. Obama's press secretary, Bill Burton.

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Bill O'Reilly Goes Nuts - Video

Popular Videos – If you thought Bill O'Reilly has the tendency to snap on camera on his Fox News show, wait until you see some vintage footage of the boisterous host from his pre-'Factor' days. Warning: Explicit language in video.

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Presidents Shouldn't Lie

Politics – I do not think the President of the United States should be a liar, and believe that the overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens agree with me.

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Torture: Straight from the Top?

Do No Evil – After 9/11, our highest government officials sanctioned a culture of cruelty that put our troops, our Constitution, and our own standing in the world at risk. The administration has been fighting to stop a public accounting of the internal decisions behind that policy. They fear they could one day face prosecution if their actions have been illegal

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Bill Moyers: Torture and the Betrayal of American Values

Politics – In this new book - Torture Team - the international lawyer Philippe Sands, a long time friend of America, describes what happened when the White House abandoned the policy of Abraham Lincoln, who in the middle of the Civil War told his generals that "military necessity does not admit of cruelty... nor of torture to extort confessions."

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The Prime Directive on Iran

Politics – U.S. war plans targeting Iran are all about "protecting" Israel

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Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital

News – Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital.

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The Kinder Gentler Society Yeah Right

Do No Evil – We are becoming a nation of non-competitive, politically correct losers.

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Sunday Devotional - Pray for One Another

Religion – This week's devotional is about sin in the life of a Christian and the need for Christians to pray for each other.

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Young, evangelical ... for Obama?

Religion – "If Jesus were alive, he wouldn't necessarily be voting Republican," seminar student Tyler Braun said. "Christians are having trouble getting behind everything the Republicans stand for," said Michael Dudley. 15% of white evangelicals, 18-29, no longer identify with the GOP. Older evangelicals are also questioning their traditio

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Burma killed by tyranny | Herald Sun

Science – THE vultures are circling over Burma's dead. Hey, isn't that fat one - Al Gore? Sure is. And - flap, flap, plop - there he lands, the first to go picking over carcasses for scraps to feed his great global warming scare campaign.

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McCain embraces Bush's radical views of executive power

Politics – According to John McCain, then, executive power in the U.S. now is exactly what it should be, perfectly in line with what the Founders envisioned -- except that it is too constrained by a judiciary which "shows little regard for the authority of the president."

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Virginia Elects First Gay African American

Gay & Lesbian – Lawrence Webb has become the first gay African American elected to office in Virginia. Webb won a seat this week on the Falls Church City Council in his first run for political office. Webb is not stranger to politics, though. He has worked for a number of years get Democrats elected and has been an active community leader.

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