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Saturday, October 30, 2004

Can't Spin This

Paul Krugman of the New York Times wrote yesterday that the political right are already blaming the liberal media for losing the upcoming election. He points out the major discrepancy in that argument: how can a Bush defeat be blamed on the liberal media when right-wing talk-shows and radio shows... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 29, 2004

A Word On The World Series

The Boston Red Sox destroyed the St. Louis Cardinals in four straight games. That was not supposed to happen. Of course, neither was the four straight victories it took them to overcome and annihilate the dreaded New York Yankees. And it was a great thing to happen. Not just because it ended the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 28, 2004

Hypocrite

Bush threw out these lines in the last couple of days: Kerry had a ''complete disregard for the facts." Like Bush's preemptive strike against Iraq with invented justifications and accusing the Canadians of making dangerous pharmaceuticals unfit to import? Also: ''A political candidate who jumps to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2004

The Second Coming, Not Soon Enough

Hell, the election hasn't even occurred and everyone is screaming recount or uncounted or doesn't count or countless other things. Where to begin? Broward County has somehow lost 58,000 absentee ballots. There's a twist for you: absent absentee ballots. Officials say that some are trickling in, so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2004

9/11 Commission Raises Alarm

The bipartisan Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks announced today that Congress was in danger of allowing the recommendations of the commission, most notably the realigning of the intelligence community, to go into a lame-duck session with little or no chance of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 24, 2004

Maybe Two Arches Would Help

The National Park Service had a major complaint with the law passed by Congress (introduced by Missouri Senator Jim Talent) to bathe the Gateway Arch in St. Louis with pink light for one night of the year to draw national (and world) awareness to breast cancer, something that afflicts over 200,000... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 23, 2004

DNA Sample Finds Rapist A Serial Killer Also

A man serving eight years for a rape conviction in Los Angeles is going to find getting out a little more difficult. Chester D. Turner gave authorities a DNA sample as part of his plea in the rape case. Testing done found that Turner raped and murdered 12 women between 1987 and 1998, three of which... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 22, 2004

That Tears It!!

Ever hear of Sproul & Associates? How about Voters Outreach of America? Doesn't matter; they are the same people. And don't feel bad. Most people haven't. They primarily operated in voter swing states, those states that look like they can fall one way or the other on election day according to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 21, 2004

Suicide Solution

Ozzy Osbourne recorded a song called "Suicide Solution," a song that railed against suicide but was used by several teenagers during the 80s as a soundtrack while they committed suicide, prompting one set of grieving parents to file lawsuit against the rock star. The song was acquitted (as it should... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Edwards And Former NSA Brzezinski Criticise Rice

Edwards stated that Condoleezza Rice's current itinerary of speeches for the Bush campaign shows that Bush and Company are more worried about their political security than the national security. Although the Bush camp refutes anything said by the Kerry camp, the last minute stumping by Rice in key... Sign in to see full entry.

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