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My interests include the Knights Templar, smart humor, the continuous search for the Holy Grail, the history of Freemasonry, and all the unsolved mysteries the world over. -- I'm a freelance writer currently working on a number of projects, including a novel that follows the search for the lost Templar treasure. You can read more at: http://www.EternalHorizons.com -- There's also a screenplay in the works (my seventh), about how political pollsters drive the big national campaigns. It's title indicates the inaccuracy inherent in the system: "Margin of Error" (and yes, it's a comedy). The synopsis will be online soon. -- And if you're looking for an online blogger, one whose writing combines equal measures searing insight and hard journalism, and Keith Olberman's just a little out of your price range, why not shoot me an email?

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Most complex crop circle ever discovered in British fields

Science – The formation, measuring 150ft in diameter, is apparently a coded image representing the first 10 digits, 3.141592654, of pi.

View Story Discuss (27) (telegraph.co.uk) 20 days ago by Mdiar

Voted for on June 19, 2008 01:55am Commented on 1 time: 1

Drill! McCain touts energy conservation and oil exploration
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Drill! McCain touts energy conservation and oil exploration

Politics – Republican presidential candidate John McCain will call on Tuesday for energy conservation and the lifting of a ban on oil and natural gas exploration as two ways to help address the nation's "dangerous" dependence on foreign oil.

View Story Discuss (249) (news.yahoo.com) 21 days ago by AlphaGnosis

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President Bush: An Appreciation
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President Bush: An Appreciation

Politics – I like President George W. Bush. He's kept us 100 percent al-Qaida free since 2001.

View Story Discuss (572) (diplomadic.blogspot.com) 21 days ago by AlphaGnosis

Sunk on June 18, 2008 07:42am

FOX Admits McCain Stacked
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FOX Admits McCain Stacked "Town Hall" With Supporters

Politics – Shepard Smith 'fesses up: I reported at the top of this hour that the campaign had told us at Fox News that the audience would be made up of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. We have now received a clarification from the campaign and I feel I should pass it along to you. The McCain campaign distributed tickets to supporters, Mayor Bloomber

View Story Discuss (284) (crooksandliars.com) 24 days ago by expursuit

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GOP chief vows to go after Obama's relationships
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GOP chief vows to go after Obama's relationships

Politics – Despite a vow to focus on issues, the Republican Party plans to use Barack Obama's relationships with controversial figures to undermine the public's view of his character. The party will make an issue out of Obama's ties to such people as Chicago developer Antoin Rezko and '60s radical William Ayers.

View Story Discuss (43) (mcclatchydc.com) 25 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:36am

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Obama site to debunk rumors

Politics – Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that Michelle Obama never used the word "whitey" in a speech from the church pulpit as he launched a Web site to debunk rumors about himself and his wife.

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Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / 1 sink

Seventeen Things Only: Why We Have a 10th Amendment

Politics – A government without limits is an arbitrary one, and an arbitrary government is nothing less than a despotic one. Without limits on power, government will always abuse rights. Power is always liable to abuse. Thus, the reason for the 10th Amendment.

View Story Discuss (0) (tenthamendmentcenter.com) 25 days ago by populist

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / 1 sink

Helping the jobless falls victim to partisan politics in Congress

Politics – When Democrats in Congress pitched the idea of extending unemployment benefits for thousands of Americans this week, they found enough support among Republicans to hint at a bipartisan solution. But it's unlikely that the benefits extension will become law, particularly since President Bush is threatening to veto the bill.

View Story Discuss (0) (mcclatchydc.com) 26 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / 1 sink

Democratic Tide on The Rise

Politics – In a Gallup Poll released yesterday, Obama led McCain 48 percent to 42 percent. Obama enjoyed a seven-point advantage among independents, but Gallup noted that even when independents were excluded, Obama still had a five-point lead because Democrats now outnumber Republicans 37 to 28 percent. When independents were asked, the Democratic advantage r

View Story Discuss (1) (washingtonpost.com) 26 days ago by Beau7890

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / 2 sinks

America the Detested: The Pakistan Airstrikes

Politics – The criminal attack in which two F-15 fighter-bombers and a B-1 bomber thundered down a dozen 500 pound bombs to smash into Pakistan's territory killing its soldiers was not unusual. In the past four years there have been some dozen recorded strikes by US drones, artillery and aircraft that have slaughtered scores of Pakistani citizens.

View Story Discuss (1) (counterpunch.com) 25 days ago by populist

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 40 votes / 1 sink

Dirt and Politics

Politics – Why do so many Americans know almost nothing of the policies elections are supposedly about, but so much about the soap opera details of dirt that can be heaped on opponents? It is because the individual benefits from being informed about embarrassing details that denigrate rivals often far outweigh those from becoming better informed about policie

View Story Discuss (0) (blog.mises.org) 25 days ago by populist

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / 1 sink

Will The Real Tax-and-Spender Please 'Fess up?

Politics – Economists of various ideological persuasions, however, view Mr. McCain's assessment as inaccurate or exaggerated. Some also argue that contrary to Mr. McCain's assertions, the Democrat's proposals, if enacted, would actually reduce taxes for the middle class the voters both candidates see as the key to victory.

View Story Discuss (1) (msnbc.msn.com) 25 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:34am

VA Ban on Voter Registration Drives for Veterans Is Criticized
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VA Ban on Voter Registration Drives for Veterans Is Criticized

Politics – Voting rights groups are criticizing the VA for its decision to ban registration drives among the veterans living at federally run nursing homes, shelters for the homeless and rehabilitation centers across the country. Although veterans are not federal employees, department officials based their decision in part on the Hatch Act.

View Story Discuss (14) (nytimes.com) 25 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:34am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / 1 sink

Govt. Warned McCain That Campaign Manager Undermining U.S. Interests

Politics – Mr. McCain may have first become aware of Davis Manafort's activities in Ukraine as far back as 2005. At that time, a staff member at the National Security Council called Mr. McCain's Senate office to complain that Mr. Davis's lobbying firm was undercutting American foreign policy in Ukraine

View Story Discuss (0) (huffingtonpost.com) 26 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:34am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / 2 sinks

Ahmadinejad Calls Bush's Nuclear Bluff

Politics – If people are lamenting over gas prices approaching five dollars, I guarantee you that they will top off $10.00 at the pump and more than $200 a barrel within hours of an attack. The US can't afford to attack Iran and Ahmadinejad knows this. That's why he has a grin on his face.

View Story Discuss (2) (huffingtonpost.com) 25 days ago by populist

Voted for on June 14, 2008 01:34am