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John McCain, POW: A First-Person Account

Politics – Here, in his own words, based on almost total recall, is Commander McCain's narrative of 5 1/2 years in the hands of the North Vietnamese.

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Sunk on July 18, 2008 08:49am

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Sex Crimes in the White House

Do No Evil – We now know that the torture was the result of a policy set in the White House by Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Rice -- who actually chaired the torture meetings. The Pentagon has acknowledged that it had authorized sexualized abuse. And documents obtained by the ACLU have Rumsfeld, in his own words, checking in on the sexualized humiliation of prisoners.

View Story Discuss (30) (huffingtonpost.com) 16 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on July 17, 2008 08:30am

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How to break free of oil

Money – When the Founding Fathers declared our independence, they could not have imagined that, 232 years later, the United States would be so spectacularly dependent on foreign countries. It would be roughly eight more decades before oil gushed from a well in Titusville, Pa., marking the beginning of the global oil economy.

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Voted for on July 17, 2008 08:04am

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Report: Gov't tardy securing radioactive material

Politics – The government is taking too long to secure radioactive materials across the country that could get into terrorists' hands, according to a government report.

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Voted for on July 17, 2008 08:02am

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Our view on border security

News – Next time you're inching toward the Customs inspector at an airport or the Mexican or Canadian border, consider not just what's in your suitcase or your pockets, but what's in your laptop, cellphone or your digital camera.

View Story Discuss (60) (news.yahoo.com) 8 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on July 17, 2008 07:58am

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McCain raises $62.5 million through public finance loophole

Politics – according to FEC reports filed on July 15, through June 30, John McCain had raised at $62.5 million in private funds that can be used for his general election campaign -- even though he's already committed to accepting public funding for the general. $46.3 million -- comes from a total of only 1,803 wealthy individuals.

View Story Discuss (16) (jedreport.com) 8 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on July 17, 2008 07:57am

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McCain shows ignorance regarding birth control

Religion – This video of John McCain is truly incredible. The simple answer should have been that insurance companies should, indeed, cover birth control pills. But McCain was incoherent. This is not the first time McCain has shown profound ignorance on birth control and sexuality. Here's the Straight-Talk Express at work:

View Story Discuss (240) (dangerousintersection.org) 8 days ago by RickyDawkins

Voted for on July 17, 2008 05:48am

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Jimmy Carter Was Right

Politics – I realize that bashing Jimmy Carter is something of a favorite sport for many people in our country. But when it comes to energy conservation and the dismal situation we now find ourselves in regarding foreign oil dependence, and a withering auto industry, Carter's diagnosis and solutions would have largely spared us the pain we're all now feeling.

View Story Discuss (10) (news.aol.com) 8 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on July 17, 2008 04:23am

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Mass. Senate votes to let out-of-state gays marry

Gay & Lesbian – Out-of-state gay couples got one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding Tuesday when the state Senate voted to repeal a 1913 law that has been used to bar them from marrying here.

View Story Discuss (174) (news.yahoo.com) 9 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on July 16, 2008 02:30pm

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Barack Obama and the Democratic Affliction

Politics – Shooting holes in the recent New York Times Op-Ed piece by Barack Obama.

View Story Discuss (275) (article.nationalreview.com) 9 days ago by bigurn

Sunk on July 16, 2008 03:17am

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Bush Says Drill, Drill, Drill - and Oil Drops $9!

Money – Crude-oil futures for August delivery plunged $9.26, or 6.3 percent, almost immediately as Bush was speaking, bringing the barrel price down to $136. Now isn't this interesting?

View Story Discuss (437) (kudlow.nationalreview.com) 9 days ago by AlphaGnosis

Sunk on July 16, 2008 03:11am

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Hurricane Season Getting Longer

Science – Hurricane seasons have been getting longer over the past century and the big storms are coming earlier, LiveScience has learned. The trend has been particularly noticeable since 1995, some climate scientists say.

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Voted for on July 14, 2008 10:47pm

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Earth the Biography

Science – A new series by National Geographic begins airing this evening exploring the biography of the earth. The first part of the series discusses Volcanoes, one of nature's most awesome and destructive forces, but they are also the life force and architect of our planet.

View Story Discuss (52) (channel.nationalgeographic.com) 11 days ago by Eagle Eye

Voted for on July 13, 2008 09:52pm

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Halliburton/KBR under fire for Iraq electrocutions

Do No Evil – Halliburton KBR improperly installed electrical wiring or failed to fix known electrical hazards at U.S. bases in Iraq that resulted in the deaths of 11 service members and 2 civilians, family members and former employees of the contracting giant testified at a Congressional hearing. KBR officials were invited to the hearing but did not attend.

View Story Discuss (30) (armytimes.com) 11 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on July 13, 2008 09:49pm

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Stop-Loss: A Look at the US Military Policy

Do No Evil – With about 175,000 troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the US military has been forced to rely on a controversial policy known as "stop-loss" to force soldiers to continue serving after their voluntary stints had ended.

View Story Discuss (43) (democracynow.org) 13 days ago by jovial

Voted for on July 12, 2008 09:16am

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