Scout Fedquip

One day I decided to stop watching programmed television and began to depend on the computer to entertain and inform me. The world has never been the same.

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Charles Peters - Judge Him by His Laws - washingtonpost.com

News – People who complain that Barack Obama lacks experience must be unaware of his legislative achievements.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 11, 2008 11:44pm

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An Oil-Addicted Former Superpower

Politics – Like the USSR following dismantling of the Berlin Wall, the USA will continue to stumble on; but as the economy is eviscerated to pay for its daily oil fix, it will be seen as an ex-superpower. The Pentagon is a enormous gas-guzzler and capacity for multiple foreign military burdens will unravel. Thus are superpowers undone.

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Voted for on May 11, 2008 05:21pm

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IRAQ: The elusive Iranian weapons

News – When U.S. explosives experts went to investigate, they discovered they were not Iranian after all.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 11, 2008 04:11pm

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You've Seen the YouTube Video; Now Try the Documentary

Movies – There is a moment of foreshadowing at the end of "Battle at Kruger," the eight-minute African safari video that has drawn more than 30 million views on YouTube.

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Voted for on May 10, 2008 03:30pm

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A crash course in true political science

Politics – Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task -- getting elected to public office.

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Voted for on May 10, 2008 03:28pm

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Judge Allegedly napped, made Bailiff Rub Her Feet

News – Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.

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Voted for on May 10, 2008 03:28pm

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Report: Admiral's affair included sex at White House

News – A Navy admiral engaged in sexual relations in the White House in 1990 with a federal employee whom he falsely told he was a widower, according to a report released Friday by the Defense Department.

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Voted for on May 10, 2008 03:28pm

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'There's at least 50,000 dead round here. But many of the bodies have disappeared'

News – Journey through south of the country reveals a desperate population growing ever more angry towards the junta

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Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens

News – It has long been the custom to compare a popular piece of legislation to motherhood and apple pie. Evidently, that is no longer the standard. Worse, Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque predicament: They actually voted for motherhood before they voted against it.

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Voted for on May 10, 2008 04:46am

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Riggle - Hillary's Americans | The Daily Show | Comedy Central

Politics – Rob Riggle offers some help to Obama with digging himself out of that number one position.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 09, 2008 08:05pm

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Torture Showdown Coming?

Politics – Some of the leading architects of the Bush administration's torture policies have agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee. But anyone hoping for an accountability moment may be in for disappointment.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 07:48pm

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Venezuela protest halts gold mine output

Do No Evil – Hecla Mining Co. says Venezuelan workers are blocking the entrance to its Isidora gold mine, suspending operations.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 01:00am

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Calgary's craving for condos stands out

Real Estate – Calgarians are more willing than most Canadian city dwellers to consider owning a condominium purely for investment reasons rather than as a primary residence, says a poll by TD Canada Trust.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 12:59am

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Luxury Myanmar cruiser becomes floating hospital

Do No Evil – A British medical aid agency working in cyclone-devastated Myanmar is converting a luxury cruise ship into a floating hospital to reach survivors in remote areas.

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 12:59am

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McCain embraces Bush's radical views of executive power

Politics – According to John McCain, then, executive power in the U.S. now is exactly what it should be, perfectly in line with what the Founders envisioned -- except that it is too constrained by a judiciary which "shows little regard for the authority of the president."

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Voted for on May 09, 2008 12:59am