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FOX News Doctors NY Times Photos

TimALoftis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:25:05 EDT

Fox News has sunk to a new low. On Wednesday, the network displayed photos that its editors had doctored of two New York Times employees--reporter Jacques Steinberg, and editor Steven Radcliffe. The before and after photos can be seen here.

Channel: Television Tags: fox news fox and friends

Can Barack Buy the Presidency?

JessicaLaurie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:14:50 EDT

On the money front, how do Sens. Obama and McCain stack up? No contest, it seems. Since the campaign began, Mr. Obama has raised a staggering $295-plus million, versus Mr. McCain's almost $122 million. But that's misleading..

Channel: Politics Tags: politics obama

Military Personnel Giving More To Obama

Aidenag — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:39:08 EDT

Among people who have donated at least $200 to a presidential campaign this election cycle, Obama has collected more than $327,000 from those identifying themselves as military personnel, while McCain has collected $224,000, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission data by The Associated Press.

Channel: Politics Tags: Military Troops Barack Obama John McCain 2008 election Politics

Coal Makes Us Sick. Oil Makes Us Sick.

jimdoze — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:40:34 EDT

Joe Biden: "The high price of oil is a gift to the American People." Here's what Harry Reid says. Dems' mission: Radical restructuring of the U.S. economy to remove hydrocarbons from the energy mix. Could they have stated the mission any more succinctly? Will the Dems go nuclear or are they intent on bringing us to our knees and lower

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Reid Democrats Coal Oil Hydrocarbon Evils

McCain Launches "Truth Squad" With Swift Boat Vet

TheVisionary — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:26:56 EDT

Sen. John McCain's campaign launched on Monday, the McCain "Truth Squad" - a group of political and Vietnam contemporaries who would counter attacks on the Senator's military record.

Channel: Politics Tags: john mccain truth squad elections

Will McCain Stand Up to Prejudice?

Aidenag — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:39:35 EDT

There are some things that all decent Americans, rightly, should stand up for. You've done it before for this country, Senator McCain. Now is the time to do it again.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Prejudice Racism Bigotry Barack Obama 2008 election Politics

Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 42%

TimALoftis — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:33:34 EDT

The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking presidential trial heat, based on July 25-26 and 28 interviewing, finds Barack Obama moving slightly ahead of John McCain, 46% to 42%.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election barack obama john mccain poll

Bush's war on Iran has already started

Natureboy — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:12:00 EDT

The administration has greatly escalated "covert operations" against Iran in the past year, according to a revelatory New Yorker piece by Seymour Hersh.

Channel: News Tags: Bush war Iran Iraq Seymour Hersh

McCains Defaulted On Home Taxes For Last Four Years, Newsweek Reports

TheVisionary — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:41:06 EDT

Newsweek is set to publish a highly embarrassing report on Sen. John McCain, revealing that the McCains have failed to pay taxes on their beach-front condo in La Jolla, California, for the last four years and are currently in default, The Huffington Post has learned.

Channel: Politics Tags: john mccain republicans taxes tax breaks

Bobby Jindal's Experience As A Exorcist...

Aidenag — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:25:13 EDT

In an essay Bobby Jindal wrote in 1994, he narrated a bizarre story of a personal encounter with a demon, in which he participated in an exorcism with a group of college friends. And not only did they cast out the supernatural spirit that had possessed his friend, Jindal wrote that he believes that their ritual may well have cured her cancer.

Channel: Politics Tags: Bobby Jindal Demons Spirits Exorcism Politics 2008 election John McCain

Bill Clinton Says Barack Obama Must 'Kiss My Ass' For His Support

420_was_an_inside_job — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:24:28 EDT

Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama's victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support.

Channel: Politics Tags: barack obama bill clinton hillary clinton democratic

Fox News Finds Its Rivals Closing In

corey.spring — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:29:09 EDT

When prime-time cable news ratings for the second quarter of 2008 are officially released next week, they will show that Fox News reclaimed the top spot among viewers in their mid-20s through mid-50s, those of greatest interest to news advertisers, according to estimates from Nielsen Media Research.

Channel: Television Tags: fox news ratings msnbc cnn

Jindal: Intelligent Design "The Very Best Science"

Aidenag — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:57:25 EDT

Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Governor, exorcist, and potential McCain running mate, was interviewed on CBS's Face The Nation on Father's Day. Among the topics covered, Jindal was asked about his opinions on the debate over intelligent design's place in the public school curriculum.

Channel: Politics Tags: Bobby Jindal Creationism Intelligent Design John McCain 2008 election Politics

Norquist Describes Obama As 'John Kerry With A Tan'

TimALoftis — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:06:27 EDT

Grover Norquist has quite a history of being unhinged. He's said the Estate Tax is morally equivalent to the Nazi Holocaust; he's called WWII veterans "anti-American," and he's called bipartisanship "another name for date rape." But this clown isn't done pushing the envelope.

Channel: Politics Tags: norquist 2008 elecction john mccain john kerry barack obama

McCain Flip-Flops on Public Financing

Aidenag — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:32:35 EDT

Media pundits, spurred on by the McCain campaign, went apoplectic last week over Barack Obama's decision not to seek public funding for the general election. Yet McCain's own flip-flop on public financing in the GOP primary has been largely buried or ignored in media coverage, even though it is far more serious--including potentially legally.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Flip Flop Public Financing 2008 election Politics

Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:04:07 EDT

It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

Channel: Science Tags: Global warming Arctic Ice propeller eco news

Overlooked: Paparazzi Vs. Surfers

Dakota — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:48:27 EDT

Last weekend in Malibu, a group of paparazzi descended on the beach to take photos of actor Matthew McConaughy, who was surfing nearby. On this particular day, the group was confronted by a group of local surfers.

Channel: News Tags: surfers

Obama Leads McCain In Four Battleground States

Aidenag — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:38:14 EDT

"An emerging Democratic coalition of women, minorities and younger voters is propelling Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to leads of five to 17 percentage points over Arizona Sen. John McCain among likely voters in the battleground states of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin," according to four Quinnipiac University polls released tod

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama John McCain 2008 election Politics Poll

75% blame Bush's policies for deteriorating economy

Aidenag — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:34:18 EDT

Three out of four Americans, including large numbers of Republicans, blame President Bush's economic policies for making the country worse off during the last eight years, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released Wednesday, reflecting a sharp increase in public pessimism during the last year.

Channel: Politics Tags: Money Poll Recession Inflation Bush Economy U.S.

Poll: Obama Holds 12-Point Lead Over McCain

TimALoftis — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:19:24 EDT

A Times/Bloomberg Poll says that in a two-man contest, 49% of respondents favor Barack Obama, while 37% support John McCain. With Ralph Nader and Bob Barr added to the mix, Obama holds 15-point edge.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election barack obama john mccain poll

Vandals Deface Huntsville Neighborhood

ZiegfeldGirl — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:05:35 EDT

All over northwest Huntsville, you can find markings that read "VIP 256," Obama 08," and "M-13". They even hit the entrance of one subdivision that isn't even built yet.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Tagging Graffitti Gangs Vandalism Destruction

Top Senator in New York Won't Seek Re-election

sinstun — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:21:35 EDT

Joseph L. Bruno, left, with Governor David A. Paterson in Albany on Monday. Later in the day Senator Bruno announced his retirement.

Channel: Politics Tags: senator new york David A. Paterson

US may open diplomatic outpost in Iran

libsRfunny — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:17:38 EDT

The Bush administration is considering setting up a diplomatic outpost in Iran in what would mark a dramatic official U.S. return to the country nearly 30 years after the American embassy was overrun and the two nations severed relations.

Channel: News Tags: Iran U.S. Bush Diplomatic outpost

America's untapped oil

Xaos — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:16:29 EDT

Lawmakers lay into big oil for leaving million of acres untouched while at the same time asking to drill in Alaska and off the coasts.

Channel: Money Tags: Energy Oil

Barack Obama Vows to Disarm America

AlphaGnosis — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:02:07 EDT

Obama made a video for a liberal pacifist organization last year, the senator called for major cuts in defense spending, slowing the development of future combat systems, and cutting investments in America's ballistic missile defense program.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama vows disarm America video

Obama Changes Presidential Seal

RedRiverJ — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:55:00 EDT

Sen. Barack Obama has promised "change," and his campaign has already been hard at work changing one of the basic symbols of the nation Ã;Â¢Ã¢â;;Â¬" the Presidential Seal.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Presidential Seal Presidential Campaign 2008

Obama braces for race-based ads

pagey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:17:07 EDT

A presidential candidate who's named Hussein and wears a turban? A building that's called the White House but run by a black guy?

Channel: Politics Tags: PRESIDENTIAL OBAMA RACE BASED ADS POLITICS

Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71

Deidre — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:39:10 EDT

Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: george carlin comedy comedian death propeller celeb news

3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias

Aidenag — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:08:14 EDT

As Sen. Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three in 10 acknowledge feelings of racial prejudice, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Race Bigotry Racism 2008 election Politics

McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal

AlphaGnosis — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:23:14 EDT

John McCain has drawn first blood in the political debate following Barack Obama's victory in the primaries. His call yesterday for offshore oil drilling - and Bush's decision to press the issue in Congress - puts the Democrats in the position of advocating the wear-your-sweater policies that made Jimmy Carter unpopular.

Channel: Politics Tags: McCain Scores offshore drilling proposal draws first blood

McCain: I 'Didn't Love America' Until Held Prisoner

Aidenag — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:46:31 EDT

Republicans have hammered Michelle Obama for her remarks that she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life." Tonight, however, Dan Abrams showed footage he uncovered of a Fox News interview with McCain on March 13, 2008, in which McCain said, "I didn't really love America until I was deprived of her company."

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Patriotism UnPatriotic U.S. 2008 election Politics

Haditha Marine prepares to sue Murtha over smear

libsRfunny — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:54:55 EDT

With most of the eight Marines charged in the Haditha, Iraq, incident now exonerated, the highest-ranking officer among the accused is considering a lawsuit against Democratic Rep. John Murtha, who fueled the case by declaring the men cold-blooded killers.

Channel: Politics Tags: Murtha Iraq War al Qaeda Haditha U.S. Marines

Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster'

Aidenag — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:38:15 EDT

Data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that the year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007. But now it is down to levels seen last June, at the beginning of a summer that broke records for sea ice loss.

Channel: Science Tags: Arctic Ice Global Warming Environment propeller eco news

'Sensitive' 219-page US military manual leaked

Aidenag — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:41:36 EDT

The US manual directly advocates training paramilitaries, pervasive surveillance, censorship, press control and restrictions on unions & political parties. It directly advocates warrantless searches, detainment without charge, the suspension of habeas corpus. And directly advocates employing terrorists, and running false flag operations.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: U.S. Military Manual Terrorism False Flag Geneva Conventions Death Squads

McCain Calls For Building 45 New Nuclear Reactors

scarlett426 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:32:54 EDT

Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year in federal funds "to make clean coal a reality," measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

Channel: Politics Tags: john mccain campaign presidential campaign election nuclear reactors

NYT: Michelle Obama's subtle makeover

SunnyDays — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:07:48 EDT

Michelle Obama 's eyes flicker tentatively even as she offers a trained smile. As her campaign plane arcs over the Flathead Range in Montana, she is asked to consider her complicated public image.

Channel: News Tags: Michelle Obama subtle makeover

Racist Pins Aimed At Obama

Ryan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:27:56 EDT

These racist pins were recently being handed out at Republican convention in Texas.

Channel: Politics Tags: obama barack obama texas racism campaign republican convention

Honda makes first hydrogen cars

Maing — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:15:54 EDT

Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.

Channel: Autos Tags: honda cars hydrogen future gas emissions technology environment eco

Obama Sock Monkey Racist?

AussieDog — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:10:51 EDT

Is it just me, or have people gone crazy? This thing looks like a cute, cuddly toy. Racial statements didn't even come to mind. But what do I know. Take the poll.

Channel: News Tags: racism obama president campaign

Global Warming and $4 Gas

AlphaGnosis — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:54:23 EDT

You may want to give credit where credit is due to Al Gore and his global warming campaign the next time you fill your car with gasoline, because there is a direct connection between Global Warming and four dollar a gallon gas.

Channel: Science Tags: Global warming four dollar gas Al Gore fraud scam