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Iraqi Government want US out of their country

raats6662 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:12:42 EDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki publicly announced his countries position that any agreement with the US Government must have a timetable for US troop withdrawal and no US bases in Iraq unless they are controlled by Iraq and not the USA

Channel: Politics Tags: Iraq USA timetable withdrawal

John Edwards to Debate Karl Rove

Neophile — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:35:41 EDT

GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards will debate the issues of the presidential campaign Sept. 26 as part of the university's Distinguished Speakers Series, The Buffalo News has learned.

Channel: Politics Tags: john edwards karl rove debate buffalo new york

Lawsuit Filed To Carry Weapons In Atlanta Airport

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:47:04 EDT

The nation's busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Channel: News Tags: Gun Rights SUpreme Court Airport

Unfair and unbalanced: Fox News' coverage of Obama tops the bias scale

ybdogsct — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:51:21 EDT

Fox News, whose slogan is "Fair and Balanced," seems to have gone above and beyond in its anti-Obama rhetoric. Fox News seems to be the willing source of many of the smears and have displayed an unhealthy willingness to pass on as fact any unsourced or unfounded allegation that will put the Obamas in the worst light possible.

Channel: Television Tags: Fox News Barack Obama Michelle Obama

A silver bullet for Obama

gamahuche — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:23:23 EDT

The Supreme Court justices have just made it safer for gun owners to vote Democratic. McCain cheered the court's ruling, but Obama may prove the biggest winner of all.

Channel: Politics Tags: Supreme Court Obama McCain gun ownership gun control election

Officials: 30,000 troops heading to Iraq in 2009

MyWayOnNow — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:15:01 EDT

The Pentagon is preparing to order roughly 30,000 troops to Iraq early next year in a move that would allow the U.S. to maintain 15 combat brigades in the country through 2009, The Associated Press has learned.

Channel: News Tags: iraq us troops

Larry Craig and David Vitter Co-Sponsor Marriage Protection Amendment

TimALoftis — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:04:45 EDT

Two United States Senators implicated in extramarital sexual activity have named themselves as co-sponsors of S. J. RES. 43, dubbed the Marriage Protection Amendment. If ratified, the bill would amend the United States Constitution to state that marriage "shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman."

Channel: Politics Tags: gay marriage marriage protection admentment larry craig david vitter

Chuck Hagel, Nebraskan Republican for Now, Says He Has No Plans to Back McCain

ybdogsct — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:51:01 EDT

Sen. Chuck Hagel declined to endorse John McCain, but said he would consider serving as secretary of defense in a Barack Obama administration. Hagel criticized McCain and said his disagreement with Obama is not as big as his differences with McCain over Iraq.

Channel: Politics Tags: Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain

Obama Polls Ahead of McCain By An Average of 6.9%

ybdogsct — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:27:35 EDT

In RealClearPolitics.com daily poll of polls, Obama is ahead of McCain in nearly every poll-including the Fox News Poll and Rasmussen Poll-by an average of 6.9% as of June 25. The one exception neocons will cherrypick is the Gallup Poll, which has Obama and McCain tied. The trendline, however, clearly shows Obama's lead is GROWING.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama John McCain poll

Pentagon: Taliban regrouped and 'resilient' in Afghanistan

ybdogsct — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:52:08 EDT

The Taliban have regrouped and have formed a "resilient insurgency," according to a new Pentagon report. The report predicted that the Taliban would be back in 2008. Opium production increased "substantially" in 2007. There are about 150,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, but only 32,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Channel: News Tags: Taliban Afghanistan Pentagon

States Reject Bush's Abstinence-Only Funding

Neophile — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:13:25 EDT

Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity. Barely half the states are still in, and two more say they are leaving.

Channel: Politics Tags: bush abstinence education sex ed funding

Retired Marine mom fights for daughter's life

bubba2 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:20:35 EDT

Four years after she retired from the Marine Corps, Bessie Miller - a 30-year veteran - had to fight the same military she was a part of for 3 decades. TRICARE Prime, her military insurance, had refused to pay for a procedure for her daughter, Sloan Hunter. Sloan is 18 and suffers from a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: veterans Marines military medical care TRICARE cancer support the troops

Appeals Court Rules for Guantanamo Detainee

Neophile — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:38:35 EDT

A federal appeals court announced Monday that it has overturned the Pentagon's classification of a Guantanamo Bay detainee as an enemy combatant.

Channel: News Tags: court appeal guantanamo gitmo detainee overturned enemy combatant

Is the McCain Brand Damaged?

ybdogsct — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:17:47 EDT

"Maverick" used to be the cliche to describe McCain. But in a Pew Poll, "old" was the word most voters used to sum up McCain. McCain has changed positions on a number of issues. Today, only 40% call McCain's views "just right," while 52% think Obama's views are "just right." 57% think McCain would be a contin

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Barack Obama George W. Bush

Why I'm voting REPUBLICAN!

raats6662 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:01:31 EDT

A new 'ad' (probably NOT endorsed by John McCain or the GOP) showing regular people and showing what we can all expect from a John McCain Presidency.

Channel: Humor Tags: Republican satire Election 2008