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Warning: Consult a Physician Before Using Republican

Humor – In a 100% true story this past week, the Republican party announced its new slogan for the 2008 presidential campaign "The Change You Deserve". As it turns out, that slogan is a registered trademarked ad slogan for the anti-depressant Effexor.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 12:34pm

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Nation Builder - [blog.nationbuilder.org]

Politics – We the people, your faithful followers, are winning national delegate spots all across the country for you. You have a lot more supporters than you "envisioned" a year ago, more than I think you realize now. There are a ton of UNBOUND Delegates for McCain that can be swayed your way.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 11:08am

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Who is the Enemy?

Politics – Outdoing the Soviets in Afghanistan

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 11:07am

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Why Does the Wall Street Journal Hate America?

Politics – the Bush Administration has dangerously toyed with the military justice system. I have no objection to court-martialing these defendants. But they should be court-martialed under the normal rules that we apply in courts-martial.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 11:07am

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Peacemaker Understanding

Religion – Thought, and knowing whom you are dealing with are the most important things to bring peace. Ideologies are the enemy and not the people.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 11:06am

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Looking Into America 2

Politics – Americans have a job to resurrect the Constitution of the United States.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 11:06am

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America and Fascism

Politics – America's government can't be permitted to follow failed European systems.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 11:04am

He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died
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He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died

Art & Design – Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website - a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There's no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found...

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:57am

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Uranium Producer Warns of Lake Ontario Pollution

News – Cameco, the world's largest uranium producer, has told the Canadian nuclear regulator that its refinery might have leaked uranium, arsenic and fluorides into Lake Ontario.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:52am

Turkey Mediates Peace Talks Between Israel and Syria
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Turkey Mediates Peace Talks Between Israel and Syria

Do No Evil – Israel and Syria Wednesday said they are holding indirect peace talks through Turkish mediators -- the first official confirmation of contacts between the longtime enemies.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:52am

Airlines' Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones
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Airlines' Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones

Travel – Financially strapped airlines are cutting service, and nearly 30 US cities have seen their scheduled service disappear in the last year. Over the same period, more than 400 airports, in cities large and small, have seen flight cuts

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:51am

U.S. criticized for handling of child detainees in Iraq
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U.S. criticized for handling of child detainees in Iraq

News – A humanitarian watchdog group on Wednesday raised concerns over the U.S. military's handling of juvenile detainees in Iraq, saying "some children have been detained for more than a year without charge or trial."

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:51am

FTC Wants to Know What Big Brother Knows About You
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FTC Wants to Know What Big Brother Knows About You

Do No Evil – The growing practice of "behavioral targeting," or sending ads to online users based on their Internet habits, is now under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission, whose review could shape not only Web advertising rules but the character of the Web itself.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:51am

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How to Think About the World's Problems

News – The pain caused by the global food crisis has led many people to belatedly realize that we have prioritized growing crops to feed cars instead of people. That is only a small part of the real problem

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:48am

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McCain Adviser's Work As Lobbyist Criticized

Politics – Longtime uber-lobbyist Charles Black Jr. is McCain's man in Washington, a political maestro who is hoping to guide his friend, the senator from Arizona, to the presidency this November. But for half a decade in the 1980s, Black was also Jonas Savimbi's man. His lobbying firm received millions from the brutal Angolan guerrilla leader.

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Voted for on May 22, 2008 10:37am