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Susan Estrich: It Should Be a Democratic Year

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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Letter to the National GOP

Politics – We, the undersigned, wish to convey our thoughts to you on the following matter. Most of us feel that the presumptive Presidential Candidate, Senator John McCain, is a fine individual (some of us don't), but he can not and will not win the 2008 race for the Presidency of the United States of America for the following reasons:

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Voted for on July 19, 2008 06:36pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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White House sends press corps al-Maliki's praise for Obama plan

Politics – An embarrassing slip up, when an aide mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan. Its timing is particularly embarrassing as Bush's "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops is being cited by some as resembling Obama's redeployment pro

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Voted for on July 19, 2008 04:12pm Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

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McCain adviser Gramm leaves campaign

Politics – NEW YORK - Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, said Friday he is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy.

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Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:36pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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Propeller Week In Review: July 18, 2008

News – Petroleum was very much on the mind of the Propeller community this week. But so was Karl Rove, gay rights, and a certain, extremely charming jackass.

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Voted for on July 18, 2008 07:50pm Commented on 4 times: 1 2 3 4

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Spray Painting Anti-Gay Slogans is Not a Hate Crime in Oklahoma

Gay & Lesbian – Watch the video story.

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Voted for on July 18, 2008 01:13pm Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

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Democrats try to spur oil exploration

News – Republicans blocked a Democratic bill to spur exploration in areas where drilling has already been sanctioned. A supermajority was needed. Democrats were calling the bluff of Republicans on their persistent demands for more domestic production. "Drill on the leases you have or let somebody else do it," said Steny H. Hoyer (D-MA).

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Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:02am Commented on 5 times: 1 2 3 4 5

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Proposed George W. Bush Sewage Plant makes ballot

Politics – A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot.

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JFK - A Warning to America's Press Corps

Do No Evil – This video chronicles the precarious nature of freedom and the press; featuring a JFK audio, sound score from the film "Legends of the Fall," pianist Lorie Line, paintings by Frederick Church, Van Gogh, and visual arts by Spadecaller.

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Voted for on July 17, 2008 02:56pm Commented on 5 times: 1 2 3 4 5

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Barack Obama and the Democratic Affliction

Politics – Shooting holes in the recent New York Times Op-Ed piece by Barack Obama.

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Kucinich's Fight to Impeach Bush

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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Voted for on July 16, 2008 10:50am Commented on 14 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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How to break free of oil

Money – When the Founding Fathers declared our independence, they could not have imagined that, 232 years later, the United States would be so spectacularly dependent on foreign countries. It would be roughly eight more decades before oil gushed from a well in Titusville, Pa., marking the beginning of the global oil economy.

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Feds cite Schumer in collapse of IndyMac

Money – Schumer shouts "FIRE" in the crowded IndyMac theater... and then shrugs it off as the regulators' problem. Or, shall we say that Schumer merely put a dagger through the heart of ailing IndyMac? Thanks, Chucky!

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Hannity falsely claimed Obama tax plan would raise taxes on families of 4 making $50,000 a year

Politics – On his radio program, Sean Hannity falsely claimed that Obama's proposal for rescinding the Bush tax cuts would result in families of 4 making $50,000 a year ... paying another $2,000 in taxes a year. In fact, Obama has proposed cutting taxes for middle-class families and rolling back President Bush's tax cuts only on people making over $250,000.

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Voted for on July 14, 2008 03:44pm Commented on 20 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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Pakistan Refuses to Allow U.S. to Search for Bin Laden

News – Pakistan's top diplomat says there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader.

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