Bush should be tried as a war criminal says former Reagan official

Paul Craig Roberts said that the US government is in the hands of dangerous psychopaths who are a disgrace to the human race and who should be arrested as war criminals and turned over the the Hague.



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Blair feared US would 'nuke' Afghanistan

BRITAIN joined the US in ousting the Taliban in 2001 because it feared America would "nuke the sh-t" out of Afghanistan, the former British ambassador to Washington has reportedly said on a TV documentary.



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Blair knew U.S. had no post-war plan...

Tony Blair agreed to commit British troops to battle in Iraq in the full knowledge that Washington had failed to make adequate preparations for the postwar reconstruction of the country.



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Twenty Things You Should Know About Corporate Crime

The FBI estimates that, 16,000 Americans are murdered every year. Compare this to the 56,000 Americans who die every year on the job or from occupational diseases such as black lung and asbestosis and the tens of thousands of other Americans who fall victim to the silent violence of pollution, contaminated foods, hazardous consumer products...



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Louisiana town bans saggy pants and plans fines / jail terms for violators

It soon will be a crime in this Cajun-country town to let the waistband of your pants sag too low in public. Mayor Carol Broussard has said he will sign an ordinance the town council approved this week setting penalties of up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for being caught in pants that show undergarments or certain private parts.



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Mr. Wizard died today. May he R.I.P.

Mr. Wizard, the man who taught science to millions of geeks when we were kids, died today of cancer.



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The Army now admits that it dumped 64 million pounds chemicals into the sea

it secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents into the sea, along with 400,000 chemical-filled bombs, land mines and rockets and more than 500 tons of radioactive waste - either tossed overboard or packed into the holds of scuttled vessels.”



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Bush Gets his Watch Stolen!!!!

While hugging and grasping at the adulating crowds in Albania, our feeble minded President gets ripped off. Keep your eyes on the watch, and see if you can figure out who takes it.



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BREAKING: Bush Administration Loses Major Terror Case

In a “major setback” to President Bush’s terrorism detention policies, a federal appeals court ruled today that sanctioning the indefinite detention of so-called "enemy combatants" would have "disastrous consequences for the constitution — and the country."



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Majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of Evolution

This suggests that when three Republican presidential candidates at a May debate stated they did not believe in evolution, they were generally in sync with the bulk of the rank-and-file Republicans whose nomination they are seeking to obtain.



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How much does a NY cabbie make? How about drug dealers or sex shop owners?

You can’t live in New York—arguably, you can’t spend an hour in New York—and remain oblivious to the machinery of profit pumping away under every surface. This city makes money, loses money, houses money; lately, with luxe condos stacking up like casino chips along the waterfront, the city looks like money.



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Bloomberg To New Yorkers: 'Stop Worrying, Get A Life'

On Monday, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally weighed in on the JFK terror plot, but his response was not what some would have expected."There are lots of threats to you in the world. There's the threat of a heart attack for genetic reasons. You can't sit there and worry about everything. Get a life," he said.



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Reporter Arrested on Orders of Giuliani Press Secretary

Manchester, NH - Freelance reporter Matt Lepacek, reporting for Infowars.com, was arrested for asking a question to one of Giuliani's staff members in a press conference. The press secretary identified the New York based reporter as having previously asked Giuliani about his prior knowledge of WTC building collapses and ordered his arrest.



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When Can The Government Quarantine You?

Last week, the CDC isolated Andrew Speaker, infected with tuberculosis. By the time officials issued the order, however, the man had already traveled to France, Greece, and Italy for his wedding and honeymoon, exposing a number of airline passengers to the disease along the way. When can the government quarantine its citizens?



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NYPD Will Arrest You For Asking Questions

Robert Carnevale was arrested while videotaping an NYPD bicycle raid after he asked one of the officers for his badge number. Carole Vale, a nurse observing the scene, was also arrested when she asked why Mr. Carnevale was being detained. Mr. Carnevale was held for 22 hours and Ms. Vale was held for 13 hours.



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"Have you had sex with a member of Congress?"

A full-page advertisement taken out by Larry Flynt's Hustler magazine in Sunday's Washington Post $1 million to Congressional mistresses who come forward.



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Putin Threatens to Target Europe with Missiles

In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to target Europe with missiles, including potentially nuclear weapons, in a dramatic escalation of his Cold War-style showdown with the United States.



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Quit with the "War on Terrorism" already

You cannot have war on a tactic, it just doesn't make any sense as Ron Paul pointed out recently.



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Bush: Army Should Remain In Iraq Like They Have In South Korea For 50 Years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush would like to see a lengthy U.S. troop presence in Iraq like the one in South Korea to provide stability but not in a frontline combat role, the White House said on Wednesday. The United States has had thousands of U.S. troops in South Korea to guard against a North Korean invasion for 50 years.



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Giuliani Closed Off Streets to Avoid 9/11 Victims' Families

Some 50 Family Members and We Are Change Crew Demand Answers from Former Mayor Giuliani on Trashing Remains of 9/11 Victims; Candidate Smiles, Laughs Behind Policy and Security Insulation. Police blocked off some demonstrators from questioning Giuliani on the matters. Other such questions were ignored as autograph & smile smoozing goes on...



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What is your socioeconomic status? (lower class, middle class, upper class)

Check out this interactive chart where you can choose your occupation, education, income, and wealth and then displays your status level using these commonly used factors for gauging class. Where do you fall?



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U.S. fights to keep U.S. meatpackers FROM testing all slaughtered cattle

"WASHINGTON: The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease"



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Plame was a Covert Agent

t's official. Valerie Plame was a covert agent at the time her name was leaked by Novak. Will Victoria Toensing issue an apology? And Fred Hiatt should follow her lead.



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NBC catches Giuliani lying to 911 family member

NBC put video of 911 family member questioning Giuliani on its website, Giuliani's response is contraryto earlier statement made to Peter Jenning on Sept. 11 2001.



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Recently signed Presidential Directive NSPD51 Gives BUSH Dictatorial Powers

Here we go folks, just wait till this administration pulls off another 9/11 style attack in this country...Don't say I didn't warn you!



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Fox News: Bush's Grandfather Directed Bank Who Funded Hitler

This article slipped under the radar. Many don't know that Bush's current position is due largely to Nazi money (like many of the early MIC prototype companies) - Fox news reported this in 2003! - *Head explodes*



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Rudy Giuliani experiences his own Blowback, attacking Ron Paul backfires.

If Rudy had kept his mouth closed at the South Carolina debate people wouldn't now be examining just how little he knows about Al-Qaeda's stated reasons for fighting America. Also America is now thinking hard about how much money he has made on his "9/11 Exploitation Speaking Tour" through the years. All thanks to his Big Mouth.



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George W. Bush Declares Himself Dictator During A Catastrophic Emergency

National Security Presidential Directive/NSPD 51 puts the President in charge of ensuring constitutional government for all three branches of government in the case of a catastrophic emergency. This effectively makes the President a dictator. The directive itself is unconstitutional and ensures constituational government wouldn't exist.



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Senators want CIA to release 9/11 report

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators is pushing legislation that would force theCIA to release an inspector general's report on the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.



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Archive of every US attack on Iraq from 1992-2005

We’ve been bombing Iraq since ‘92. Its about time we start waking up, remembering & realizing WHY things happen. Last night at the debate Ron Paul helped bring a few heads out of the sand and opened America’s eyes as to whats really going on in the world. Welcome to the United States of Amnesia where the skies are always blue & the sun is shining.



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Bush Refuses to Respond To questions about Comey’s testimony

what a dicktime to impeach, and imprison



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50 Ways to Increase Your Productivity

Nice list with some new hacks.



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BREAKING: Senators Call For No-Confidence Vote On Alberto Gonzales

(Video) At a press conference moments ago, Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called on the Senate to hold a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.



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Da Vinci's Guide to Healthy Living

Wanna live like Da Vinci? His 12 steps to healthy living has finally been revealed. And they're still applicable today.



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Dr. Seuss Went to War

Amazing political cartoons drawn by Dr. Seuss in the 1940's



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GOP Debate II: Fox Goes After Ron Paul

Paul: "You-you have to realize that the base of the Republican Party shrunk last year because of the war issue, so that percentage represents less people. If you look at 65-70% of the American people, they want us out of there, they want the war over."



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Gonzales Throws McNulty Under The Bus: Video

During an event this morning at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Alberto Gonzales launched an unabashed and shameless finger-pointing campaign at outgoing Deputy AG Paul McNulty, blaming him for the US attorney scandal. Minimizing his own role, Gonzales said McNulty has 'most of the operational authority and decisions' at the DoJ.



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Top 25 Censored Stories

Here is a list of the top 25 censored stories of 2007.



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Empire or Republic: How Did It All Come To This?

We now live in a country in which the president wields the power to send the entire nation into war on his own initiative, without the congressional declaration of war required by the Constitution. We live in a country in which the president and the military wield the power to arrest an American citizen and incarcerate him in a military .......



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Gonzales proposes new crime: "Attempted" copyright infringement

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual property bill that would increase criminal penalties for copyright infringement, including "attempts" to commit piracy."To meet the global challenges of IP crime, our criminal laws must be kept updated," Gonzales said during a speech



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Tomorrow the FBI will be able to wiretap all internet users

Will the RIAA, MPAA, and other copyright holders now be able to ask the courts for a warrant to snoop on suspected file-sharers and gather intelligence and incriminating information with which to build a case against them?



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President Bush interrupts orchestra, takes over for conductor

Either he's drinking again and/or he's losing what's left of his sanity.



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Rove was Mastermind Behind the Fired US Attorneys

Nearly half of the US attorneys slated for removal were targets of Republican complaints that they were lax in prosecuting voter fraud, "including efforts by presidential adviser Karl Rove to encourage more prosecutions of election- law violations, according to new documents and interviews."



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Only One Presidential Candidate (Obama) Releases Tax Returns

Since 1984, only one major-party presidential candidate -- Bill Clinton in 1992 -- has refused to release the tax forms he sent to the IRS. as the 2008 election draws near, the only top-tier candidate who has committed to releasing his 1040 forms is Sen. Barack Obama.



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101 Greatest George Carlin Quotes

The man who thinks “life is worth losing” turns 70 today. Here are 101 of his greatest quotes.



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VP Cheney, while CEO of Halliburton, was a client of the escort service...

VP Cheney, while CEO of Halliburton, was a client of the escort service of DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey. In addition, one of Cheney's closest military advisers and friends was also a client of the DC Madam's Pamela Martin & Associates escort service.For some reason digg don't take the story source link: http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/



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The definitive guide to every single GOP scandal

Between fired U.S. attorneys, deleted RNC e-mails, sexually harassed pages, outed CIA agents, and tortured Iraqi prisoners—not to mention the warrantless wiretapping, plum defense contracts, and golf junkets to Scotland—you could be forgiven for losing track of which congressman or Bush administration flunky did which shady thing.



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13 Year Boy Used As A Human Shield [Pic]

Palestinian child used as human shield by Israeli border police.



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39% of Americans favor impeachment

New national poll indicates large minority of US favors impeachment of President George Bush



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Spiderman 3 review

Scenes like this (above) made the movie wack-tastic... Brocks character was a penis, and way too weenie sized. .Sandmans effects were amazing at times, but I will never understand his tie in with Parkers gramps. In the end,it was more of a romantic beat-em up with still too little Rami/Cambell action. I give it a 6.89779 out of 9.87.

Bush administration arresting American citizens without warrants

Government arresting Americans without legal cause or warrants.



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Bush Is Now A Lame Duck

George Bush no longer has the power, credibility or ability to effectively govern for the rest of his term in office.



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Why many Americans don't know about their "other" founding fathers

The Queen has arrived in the US to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia - although many Americans will still tell you it was in Plymouth, Massachusetts - 13 years later.



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Bush Irony: $500,000,000 Ammunition Sale to Sustain Peace in Iraq!

Bush administration told Congress on Friday of plans to sell Iraq about 400 million rounds of small arms ammunition, 170,000 grenades, demolition explosives and other military gear and services valued at up to $508 million. "This proposed sale directly supports the Iraqi government and serves the interests of the Iraqi people and the U.S."



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Bush: “I’m the Commander Guy”

President Bush coined a new nickname for himself — ‘’the commander guy” — on Wednesday, as he criticized Congressional Democrats in a speech to the annual gathering of the Associated General Contractors of America, a construction industry trade group.



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Daily Show: Eerie Similarities Between Israeli PM Olmert and Bush

On Monday, the Commission charged with investigating Israel's military campaign against Lebanon last summer issued its scathing report to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Last night on "The Daily Show," Jon broke down the contents of the report and noticed some staggering parallels between the conduct of Olmert and Bush.



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Why is Cheney impeachment not in the news?!

get the word out now!!!



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CNN: Tape verifies command to “Open Fire!” on american students

Four Kent State students were killed and nine were wounded in the 1970 clash, which followed several days of Vietnam War protests.



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Diggers are acting like babies.

You guys should start spamming warez links on Digg now as well. Everyone who needs to know about this code will be able to find it without going to Digg for it. Kevin Rose created something great, that inevitably turned huge and gay. Are we all happy now?

U.S. stopped $814 million in foreign aid getting to Katrina victims

Allies offered $854 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But only $40 million has been used so far for disaster victims or reconstruction, according to U.S. officials and contractors. Most of the aid went uncollected, including $400 million worth of oil.



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VIDEO: Perle 5 Days After 9/11 -- 'We Know Saddam Has Ties To Osama'

CNN re-aired footage of Richard Perle on CNN five days after 9/11, saying: "Even if we cannot prove to the standard that we enjoy in our own civil society they are involved, we do know, for example, that Saddam Hussein has ties to Osama bin Laden."



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Vonnegut on the Bill of Rights

a 6 minute speech, taped of radio.



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Tony Snow Returns: ‘There Has Been No Attempt To Try To Link Saddam to 911

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow returned to the job this morning and hit the ground running. In his first interview with CBS’s Early Show, Snow declared that the White House never tried to link Iraq and September 11.



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PBS to Air Three-Part Documentary on Atheism: Christians call it demagogic

Conservative Christians are criticizing a plan by Public Broadcasting Service stations to begin showing later this week a three-part television documentary series on atheism, calling it "demagogic and propagandistic."



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Did Rove literally spit on Sheryl Crow?

According to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who attended the dinner where the confrontation took place, The answer is yes.



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1+ million people demonstrate to keep religion out of politics

Police said more than 1 million people rallied in Istanbul on Sunday in defense of Turkey's secular system, to keep religion (Islam, in this case) out of politics. If only the US would do such a thing.



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NY Police Report Bomb to Frame Activist as Terrorist (CAUGHT ON VIDEO)

Two persons identifying themselves as New York police officers interrupted a 9/11 Truth demonstration-- on a public sidewalk in front of the new WTC 7 Building-- to intimidate free speech, stating "Larry [Silverstein] doesn't want to hear it," before accusing We Are Change founder Luke Rudkowski of having a bomb and that his cell phone was "a gun."



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EXPOSED: CIA warned Bush of 'ANARCHY' in Iraq if US invades.

The CIA warned the Bush White House seven months before the 2003 Iraq invasion that the U.S. could face a thicket of bad consequences, starting with "anarchy and the territorial breakup" of the country.



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Im Hillary Clinton, and i approve this message.

Vote http://kucinich.house.gov/ in 2008.



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Steven Hawking's Best Day Ever

The good man went 0 g, he looks happy to me, vote http://kucinich.house.gov/ in 2008... for you and me.



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BREAKING: House Passes Bill Requiring an Iraq Pullout

The House on Wednesday narrowly approved a $124 billion war spending bill that would require American troops to begin withdrawing from Iraq by Oct 1. The House voted 218 to 208 pass a measure that sought the removal of most combat forces by next spring. 2 Republicans Reps. Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland and Walter Jones of North Carolina joined.



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President Bush Dances With African Troupe, Looks Stupid (+ video)

President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush showed a few of their dance moves during a White House event on Wednesday. The two attended a ceremony to mark Malaria Awareness Day in the White House Rose Garden.



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United Stated National Debt As A Percentage Of GDP - Historical 1940 to Now

Second Graph down on page but whole page is good information. Are the naysayers right in saying not to be concerned?



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Marijuana Shrinks Tumors, Government Knew In 1974

While trying to prove the opposite, a researcher stumbled onto the fact that marijuana aggressively kills some forms of cancer.The government stepped in, shut down the study, and burned all the research. The study has since been proven to be true.



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The Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch frauds

It is difficult to watch these clips from yesterday's House hearings investigating the absolute, deliberate lies regarding Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch fed to the American public by the U.S. military.



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BREAKING: Condy Rice will have her day in court

U.S. Democratic lawmakers voted on Wednesday to subpoena Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to testify about administration justifications for the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.On a party-line vote of 21-10, the House of Representatives' Oversight and Government Reform Committee directed Rice to appear before the panel next month.



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House passes Iraq withdrawal timetable

President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, as the House passed legislation that would order troops to begin coming home by October 1. The bill passed the House by a vote of 218-208. Nine Democrats voted against the bill and two Republicans voted for it.



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Beck: Iraq Withdrawal Would Be Most 'Shameful Act Since Slavery'

VIDEO: CNN Headline News anchor Glenn Beck said tonight that if America withdraws from Iraq, it “would be America’s most shameful act of immorality since slavery,” adding that congressional war opponents are “just plain stupid” and “can’t see the future.”



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Impeachment against Vice President Cheney moving forward

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. ET to announce he is introducing impeachment articles against Vice President Dick Cheney.



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Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment of Cheney now available

Read the actual Articles of Impeachment that Dennis Kucinich proposed earlier today.



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Laura Bush on Iraq: "No one suffers more than their President and I do"

Laura told Anne Curry on the Today Show, that the American people need to know that "no one is suffers more than their President and I do." No one? She's as delusional as her husband. Of course, her husband is the person who caused the suffering -- and is the one person who can end it.



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The Experience of Getting High

The cannabis "marijuana" or hash high is different for each person, depending on the particular details of conditions, setting, timing, state of mind, and the variety of cannabis used. Although cannabis is generally pretty benign, nothing is always safe and fun for everyone in every situation.



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An Army Ranger told to conceal Tillman info

An Army Ranger who was with Pat Tillman when he died by friendly fire said Tuesday he was told by a higher-up to conceal that information from Tillman's family.



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Kucinich set to announce Articles of Impeachment for CHENEY today

Rep. Kucinich is presenting his Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney today. Groups around the nation are planning on holding demonstrations in support of his move.



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Rudy Giuliani : Expect another 9/11 if you elect a Democrat

MANCHESTER, N.H. - - Rudy Giuliani said if a Democrat is elected president in 2008, America will be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001. ........ ok I am scared... let me vote Neo-Con all the way... that works right.. I mean it saves us from wars and stuff.. right?



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Fascist America, in 10 easy steps...

From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all



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NY Times Graphic shows Breakdown of Gun Deaths by Age, Sex, Age, and Cause

An average of 81 people die by gun every day in the US. The New York Times has a graphic showing the breakdown of those deaths by age, sex, race, and cause



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POLL: Only 3% of Pakistani Muslims Think Al Queda Did 9/11

Large majorities (average 79%) across all four Muslim countries believe the United States seeks to “weaken and divide the Islamic world”, ranging from 73 percent in Indonesia and Pakistan to 92 percent in Egypt. Only 3 percent of Pakistanis think Al Qaeda conducted the September 11 attacks.



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Congressman: "I Hope It’s Your Family That Suffers" From A Terrorist Attack

Video at ThinkProgress. At a hearing last week, audience members groaned at a remark made by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) about torturing alleged terror suspects. Rohrabacher told the audience members, "Well, I hope it's your families, I hope it's your families that suffer the consequences."



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VIDEO: Tom DeLay: Reid And Pelosi Are ‘Very, Very Close To Treason’

Former Rep. Tom Delay accuses Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of treason for opposing the war in Iraq, ignoring his own past opposition to the war in Kosovo.



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Is the US led War on Terrorism a War with Islam? Muslims believe so

More than 70 percent of Egyptians, Pakistanis, Indonesians and Moroccans believe the United States is trying to weaken and divide the Islamic world. While U.S. leaders may frame the conflict as a war on terrorism, people in the Islamic world clearly perceive the U.S. as being at war with Islam



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Donald Rumsfeld Profits From Bird Flu Scare and Bush's Response To It

There's a pattern in this Administration where members (or former members) of the Administration benefit financially from decisions the Administration makes. In fact it's routine.



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Billions of bees vanish without a trace. (More serious than you think)

Go to work -- and vanish without a trace.Billions of bees have done just that, leaving the crop fields they are supposed to pollinate, and scientists are mystified about why.The phenomenon was first noticed late last year in the United States.....



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Army Sgt. Questions Why American Flags Lowered for VT, but not troops

But I find it ironic that the flags were flown at half-staff for the young men and women who were killed at VT yet it is never lowered for the death of a U.S. servicemember.



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“I Don’t Care What the Judge Said!” Marijuana user found Not Guilty

Juries in the United States have the power to effectively change law. In this case against a man for his 3rd possession of marijuana, a brave jury member stands up for marijuana users everywhere and convinces the jury to give him a 'not guilty' verdict.



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How U.S. farm policy makes us fatter and sicker

Why are Twinkies and sodas cheaper than fruits and vegetables? Commodity farmers get checks based on how many bushels they can grow. The result is a food system awash in added sugars and added fats.



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Bush to terrorists: Here is a map of our troop movements

Using photographs and maps displayed on monitors, President Bush on Friday offered a detailed defense of his strategy to increase the U.S. troop presence in Iraq. The president delved deeper into details of his Iraq strategy than he usually does in such appearances, using the monitors to illustrate troop movements.



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Man kept of flight because of book he was reading

A guy was kept off his flight to Disneyland with his family because of the cover of a book he was reading.



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Tillman killed by friendly fire - Army's immediate response: Cut off phones

Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.



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University VP of Information Services Uses Patriot Act Against Students

University of Portland VP of Information Services has used the Patriot Act against several students. One student wrote a program to bypass Cisco Clean Access and distributed it to a select few. The programmer was suspended for a year and essentially told he was a terrorist. The VP of IS wasn't even able to recognize the code used. It was C++.



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