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Biden calls Bush comments 'bulls**t'

Politics – "This is bullsh*t. This is malarkey. This is outrageous. Outrageous for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country, sit in the Knessetââ;¬Â¦and make this kind of ridiculous statement," Biden said angrily in a brief interview just off the Senate floor.

Voted for on May 15, 2008 04:13pm Commented on 2 times: 1 2

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What 8 years of Bush-Cheney have done to the world

Politics – This record of the Bush administration's performance on international matters - a factual accounting of the Bush legacy - helps explain why 81% of the American people presently say that our country is headed in the wrong direction.

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Video - Clinton Supporter Won't Vote for Obama Because "He's a Muslim"

Politics – He's a Muslim and you know that has a lot to do with it. I just rather have, you know, Hillary."

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"Bomb Syria" Woolsey advises McCain

Politics – John McCain has recruited several members of "The Committee on the Present Danger" as foreign policy advisors, including former CIA head James Woolsey. Do Woolsey's viewpoints represent McCain's vision for America and the world?

Voted for on May 12, 2008 02:02pm Commented on 2 times: 1 2

McCain faces doubts among Republican conservatives
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McCain faces doubts among Republican conservatives

Politics – Republicans used the PA, IN, and NC primaries to register their unhappiness with McCain by voting for Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, or Mitt Romney. In Penn, 27% opted for Huckabee or Paul; in N Carolina and Indiana, McCain opponents earned 23% of the vote. The Washington Times calculated that McCain had garnered no more than 45% of the Republican vote.

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Californians Would Switch Clinton Vote For Obama
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Californians Would Switch Clinton Vote For Obama

Politics – California voters would change their February primary vote for Hillary Clinton to a vote for Barack Obama if the vote were held again, according to an exclusive poll commissioned by CBS 5.

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Republicans call for halt to ethanol mandate

Politics – Twenty-two senators, including presidential candidate Senator John McCain , have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, suggesting it waive or restructure rules that require a five-fold increase in ethanol production over the next 15 years.

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Clinton Rejects Latest Michigan Delegate Plan
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Clinton Rejects Latest Michigan Delegate Plan

Politics – "This proposal does not honor the 600,000 votes that were cast in Michigan's January primary. Those votes must be counted,"

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Indiana, N.C. voters settling largest remaining contests

Politics – Voters in Indiana and North Carolina crowded polling places Tuesday as they sought to settle the largest remaining contests in the Democratic presidential nomination struggle between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton that has dragged improbably into spring.

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Imortant question for Clinton supporters

Politics – "Should a multimillionaire Yale Law grad who's lived in the White House and hadn't pumped her own gas in years before a recent Potemkin pit stop be allowed call anyone else "elitist" without being laughed at in open derision?"

Voted for on May 06, 2008 01:29pm

Will age just be a number in '08?
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Will age just be a number in '08?

Politics – The sensitive question of age -- one of the trickiest and most unpredictable in the political playbook -- has been touched upon only glancingly since McCain became the de facto GOP nominee. But it is certain to hover over a candidate who will be 72 by Election Day.

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US confirms Somali missile strike
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US confirms Somali missile strike

News – The US military has confirmed that it carried out a pre-dawn missile strike which killed a senior leader of an Islamist militant group in Somalia.

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Republican blogger has Al Franken's Senate campaign reeling
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Republican blogger has Al Franken's Senate campaign reeling

Politics – Senate candidate Al Franken wants to talk about jobs, health care and global warming. Republican blogger Michael Brodkorb wants to talk about Franken's failure to pay all his income taxes on time. Guess what everyone is talking about?

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Obama Paid By Donor Who Got State Grant
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Obama Paid By Donor Who Got State Grant

Politics – As an Illinois state Senator, Barack Obama received more than $100,000 from a company owned by an entrepreneur whom Obama helped to obtain a state grant. Robert Blackwell Jr., a contributor to Obama's campaigns, began paying Obama an $8,000-a-month retainer in early 2001 to provide legal advice to his technology firm, Electronic Knowledge Intercha

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Bloomberg Praises Obama On Gas Tax

Politics – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in on the summer gas tax holiday, arguing "the last thing we need to do is encourage people to drive." He praised Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Barack Obama for opposing "one of the dumbest ideas" he says he's ever heard.

Voted for on May 02, 2008 01:33pm

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