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O’Reilly: Taliban Resurgence In Afghanistan Is A ‘Myth’

the Taliban will be an “annoying.” When his guest, Harvard University professor Sarah Sewall, pointed out that people on the ground disagree, O’Reilly dismissed her, stating, “I talked to everybody.” Watch it:

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Power Shortage In Baghdad Interrupts Bush Administration Press Conference

The TurkishPress notes that “the hall was plunged into darkness by one of Baghdad’s regular power cuts, despite the fact the venue was in the capital’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, also home to the US embassy.” Here’s a screenshot from CNN:

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7 of the Largest, Oddest, and Most Useless State Projects in the World

Governments Fund the Darnedest Things. Some examples: Combating the Goths in Missouri; Build a shipping shortcut through the middle of Florida;

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Sen. Obama mulls bid for White House in 2008

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said he has thought about running for president in 2008 and will give it more serious consideration after the mid-term congressional elections on November 7. Obama was on the cover a recent Time magazine issue with the headline “Why Barack Obama Could Be the Next President”.

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Newsweek: 51% of Americans want Bush impeached.

Remember all the pundits laughing at the notion of impeaching president Bush? Remember all the pollsters refusing to even ask that question in their polls? Well, a majority now approve of Democratic plans to impeach president George W. Bush. 28% think it should be a high priority, 23% think it should be a lower priority, while 44% disapprove.

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34 Scandals From Bush’s First Year of Presidency

Remember scandal fatigue? It was an affliction supposedly either turning voters against Democrats or, alternatively, a weariness in the body politic preventing Republicans from pursuing even more grievances against Clinton. After four years of Bush’s presidency, the entire nation should be suffering from utter scandal exhaustion.

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9 Ways Citizen Journalists Can Cover Tomorrows Election

This year citizen journalists will play an important role in keeping our elections accountable. Ideas for how you can help cover the 2006 Midterm election: NewAssignment.net Here are nine ways that distributive networks are working to cover Election Day.

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Did Top Republican Congressmen Give away Nuclear secrets on the Internet?

Watch this video and hope it’s not true. It appears 2 top Republican members of Congress posted Nuclear secrets on the Internet in a weird scheme to resuscitate the WMD in Iraq lies.
Please Watch,judge, and vote.

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The Full “Hacking Democracy” HBO Special on Voting Machines

Watch via Google Video.

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