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Evil Reigns but None Dare Call it Treason

Do No Evil – Torture advocated, secret armies and prisons encouraged, ignoring habeas corpus for anyone pointed to and called "enemy combatant." Yet, non dare call it treason.

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Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:47pm

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McCain plan: Let taxpayers, not employers, subsidize health insurance premiums

Politics – There's a great unknown about Sen. John McCain's health plan: How many employers would drop insurance coverage for their workers because of his tax policies?

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Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:37pm

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Bush Edits Out Jefferson's Anti-Religious Views

Politics – President Bush was at Monticello for a 4th of July celebration and he delivered an address. But it's quite telling that his speechwriters, in quoting Jefferson, cut out an anti-religious statement from a long and famous quote.

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Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:36pm

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The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling

Money – The almighty dollar is mighty no more. It has been declining steadily for six years against other major currencies, undercutting its role as the leading international banking currency.

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Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:36pm

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Bush turns 62 on the fly

Politics – Wedged between America's Independence Day and a summit of world leaders, President Bush's 62nd birthday got shortchanged this year.

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9/11 Truth Rising

Do No Evil – New 9/11 video

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 02:04pm

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Ten Years Ago, Bin Laden Demanded Oil Should Cost $144 a Barrel

Politics – In a 1998 interview, Osama bin Laden said the real price of a barrel of oil should be $144 a barrel (10 years ago, a barrel of oil was $11). Also, One month after 9/11, the New York Times warned that among the misguided decisions that would put oil supplies at risk would be that the United States attacks Iraq.

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 02:04pm

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Hawaiian volcano spewing more lava than usual

News – More lava than usual is spilling from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano into the ocean.

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 02:03pm

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Poll: Most say Founding Fathers would be disappointed

Politics – According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 69 percent of adult Americans who responded to a poll June 26-29 said the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed by the way the nation has turned out overall.

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 02:03pm

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Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules

Money – Federal officials say they are preparing to propose a series of regulatory changes to enhance American competitiveness overseas, attract foreign investment and give American investors a broader selection of foreign stocks. But critics say the changes appear to be a last-ditch push by appointees of President Bush to dilute securities rules

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 03:13am

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UK's CO2 emissions higher than official figures, government admits

Science – Britain's greenhouse gas emissions are higher than official figures suggest the government has admitted.

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 03:11am

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Zimbabwean prison officer's film shows Mugabe vote-rigging

Politics – A film that graphically demonstrates how Robert Mugabe's supporters rigged the elections in Zimbabwe has been smuggled out of the country by a prison officer. It is believed to be the first footage that shows ballot-rigging actually taking place and comes as the Zimbabwean president is facing increasing international pressure.

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 03:11am

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The Federal War on Financial Privacy

Money – While Americans are celebrating pre-revolutionary efforts by the English colonists to avoid taxes imposed by their government (e.g., the Sugar Act, Stamp Acts, Townshend Acts, and Tea Act), the IRS is celebrating a federal court victory forcing a Swiss bank, UBS, to disclose the identities of U.S. customers who may have used secret accounts at the

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Voted for on July 05, 2008 03:02am

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Judge Rejects Bush's Stance On Wiretaps

Politics – A federal judge said that President Bush does not have the constitutional authority to overstep the law establishing the government's ability to conduct warrantless wiretaps on American citizens. FISA, in 1978, established the 'exclusive' means for engaging in wiretaps, and the president in his capacity as commander in chief can not evade that law.

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Voted for on July 05, 2008 03:01am

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Sunscreen or Sunburn? Which Risk is Greatest?

Women – We've been told for the past three decades or so that we must cover up; that the harmful UV rays of the sun could promote skin cancer if allowed to reach the body. But what we're finding now is that the once-touted saviors of our outer armor, called sunscreen, also come with risks Ã¢â;¬" and pretty hefty ones at that

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