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GOP Looks To Redistrict Itself Back Into Power

Politics – For months, a sense of dread has been percolating within Republican circles over potentially massive congressional losses in 2008. Facing the possibility of a more pronounced minority status in the House and more than a couple seats lost in the Senate, the GOP has begun setting its sights on a contingency plan: redistricting.

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Sunk on July 08, 2008 02:58pm

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Rod Stewart Apologizes For 30 Years Of Crap Music

Humor – Stewart acknowledged that he has dropped even the semblance of originality, recording only albums of songs by other artists, many of them dead.

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Sunk on July 08, 2008 02:18pm

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Bigger war role for Congress proposed

Politics – WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former secretaries of state James Baker III and Warren Christopher say the next time the president goes to war, Congress should be required to say whether it agrees. The Iraq war has fueled debate over how the White House consults Congress about going to war.

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Sunk on July 08, 2008 12:57pm

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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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Sunk on July 08, 2008 12:05pm

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The Boundaries of Belief

Religion – According to a recent Pew survey, 21 percent of atheists in the United States believe in "God or a universal spirit," and 8 percent are "absolutely certain" that such a Being exists. One wonders if they were also "absolutely certain" they understood the meaning of the term "atheist."

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Sunk on July 07, 2008 02:48pm

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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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Sunk on July 07, 2008 02:46pm

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Kerry: McCain's Judgment Is Dangerous

Politics – Says Republican Candidate Is A "Changed Man" For Siding With Bush On War, Economy, Energy

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Sunk on July 07, 2008 02:46pm

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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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Sunk on July 07, 2008 02:45pm

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Tainted Tomatoes? Enough is Enough!

Politics – It's time that Congress get serious about implementing real food safety reforms and pass comprehensive legislation. Congress is writing bills right now to fix our broken food safety laws, but the powerful industry lobby is already lining up to oppose significant reforms.

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Sunk on July 07, 2008 12:26pm

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Bob Barr Criticizes Housing Bail-Out for Including IRS Snooping Provision

Politics – "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent," Thomas Jefferson told us two centuries ago. That is as true today as it was then. "Only vigilant and active citizens will be able to protect their liberties in the days ahead," notes Barr.

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Sunk on July 06, 2008 02:55pm

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Helms never changed on civil rights opposition

Politics – Jesse Helms forever changed North Carolina politics and the conservative movement. The former senator did it without ever changing much about himself.

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Sunk on July 06, 2008 02:54pm

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John McCain's "protective barrier"

Politics – In the most vivid example to date of media describing any criticism of McCain as criticism of his military service, NBC's Andrea Mitchell described a television ad that made not a single mention of McCain's service as part of "an organized campaign against John McCain's military service."

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Sunk on July 06, 2008 02:53pm

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Bush's Selective Mourning

Politics – On July 4, as fireworks explode, triggers are pulled and Bush blathers, let us remember the lines from writer Bertolt Brecht: "Everyone sees you hiding the hem of your mantle, which is bloody with the blood of your best sons."

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