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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" may go to Supreme Court

Gay & Lesbian – Federal appeals courts recently have come down on both sides of the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals serving in the military, raising the possibility that the Supreme Court might take up the issue.

Sunk on July 14, 2008 06:03pm

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Iranian Nuke Program to be "dismantled" within a year!

Politics – Apparently, a report has come out that Israel only has 12 months to "take out" Iran's nuclear program. This post has the entire article plus commentary.

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:43pm

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NRA Sues San Francisco Over Its Handgun Ban - washingtonpost.com

Politics – An article on how the NRA is suing SF over the handgun ban.

Voted for on June 29, 2008 07:43pm

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US Wars Have Helped al-Qa'eda Says Report

Politics – American military intervention in Muslim countries has bred a generation of "angry young men" vulnerable to al-Qa'eda recruitment, a report from a leading security analysis group has said.

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:43pm

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NBC Settles With Family That Blamed a TV Investigation for a Man's ...

Politics – By BRIAN STELTER NBC has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who killed himself when confronted with cameras for the documentary series "To Catch a Predator.

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Illinois Plans to Sue

Politics – By RUTH SIMON The Illinois attorney general's office, which began an investigation into the business practices of Countrywide Financial Corp.

Voted for on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Rumours of war spread as Israel flexes its muscle

Politics – Israeli fighter jets flew 1500 kms across the Mediterranean this month, in a dry run for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Barack Obama's Hawaiian Birth in Question

Politics – There has been a ton of speculation about the birth certificate Barack Obama has posted on his website. Apparently, the Obama birth certificate is missing an important embossed seal and signature.

Voted for on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Do nothing, Mr Brown

Politics – A year after taking office, the prime minister was in big trouble. Inflation and unemployment were soaring. The party was so far behind in the polls that ministers and backbenchers openly speculated about whether the leader could survive until the next ...

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Nader: Anybody Would Be Better Than the Republicans

Politics – Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader was on ABC's This Week program today. In a wide ranging interview he talked about his disagreements with Barack Obama, John McCain morphing into a Bush clone, and the need for more third parties.

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Israel's prisoner swap with Hezbollah: too risky?

Politics – In an epilogue to the Lebanon war two summers ago, Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a prisoner swap with Hezbollah to recover two soldiers whose kidnapping along the Lebanese border sparked six weeks of cross-border fighting.

Voted for on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Wesley Clark Hammers McCain's Experience

Politics – Wesley Clark was on Face the Nation today, and he took aim at the idea that McCain's Vietnam War experience makes him more qualified to be president. "I don't think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president. With one swoop, Clark attacked the entire basis for the McCain presidential campaign.

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:42pm

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Supreme Court affirms gun rights

Politics – Gun rights advocates and opponents hold up signs while the press is briefed on the ruling from the Supreme Court that Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms -- its first ruling on gun rights in 70 years.

Voted for on June 29, 2008 07:41pm

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Stop Fiscal Irresponsibility - Washington Needs a Fiscal Wakeup - The Petition Site

Politics – The US will be bankrupt by 2040 at the current rate of spending/borrowing.

Voted for on June 29, 2008 07:41pm

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Getting Your Plane Shot Down Does Not Make You Qualified Ã;â;;Ã;« iNPLACENEWS

Politics – "I don't think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president." General Wesley Clark about John McCain

Sunk on June 29, 2008 07:41pm