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Prop 8 Struck Down

California judge strikes down Prop 8 (PDF)…

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Top Secret America

A fountain of information from the Washington Post… 854,000 with top-secret access.

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Drugs Inc. – Meth Episode

A look at the ins-and-outs of meth

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Billion Bug Highway

Fantastic animation/report from NPR to cleanse the palate today… It’s about billions of bugs in the sky.

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Aimee Sword Convicted

Sword gets 30 years for sex with son…

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USA V. Arizona (PDF)

The Justice Department has officially filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over still yet to be enacted SB1070. Read the filing here (PDF).

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CINDY MCCAIN JOINS NOH8

John McCain’s wife joins campaign against Proposition 8 and announces her support for same-sex marriage. I bet Meghan pushed for this.


PALIN FOR MCCAIN

Sarah Palin will hit the trail for McCain.


LIEBERMAN VS. FRANKEN

Lieberman vs. Franken with a side of McCain


John McCain Slams Obama Earmarks

John McCain on the floor of the Senate 03/02/09.

Sure, it’s from yesterday… but it’s worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.


Bill Ayers: McCain Is The Terrorist

No surprises here. The man the media wanted to ignore…

Freep.com: How about of right and wrong?

Ayers: No, I don’t think we were wrong. But there could be some situations in which you could kind of map this out and think about the rightness and wrongness of it. For example, if you had the opportunity to interview John McCain, would this be at the front of the interview?

Freep.com: Would what be?

Ayers: The question terrorism and the question


Revealed: The Unaired Rev. Wright Ad

ABCs Brian Ross obtained an unused campaign commercial from an unnamed member of John McCains campaign. The ad uses Rev. Wright, Barack Obamas former pastor, as a line of attack. During the campaign, McCain had said that attacks using Rev. Wright were off limits.

I’m confident it wouldn’t have stopped the Obama campaign’s momentum in the least.


Hey McCain, Wanna Run Again?

“I do not envision a scenario,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says in response to questioning on a possible 2012 run for President or Governor. He says Americans need to respect the landmark election.

He will, however, be defending his Arizona Senate seat in November of 2010…


Late: John McCain Wins Missouri

Better late than never but John McCain has won the state of Missouri


McCain To Run Again In 2010

After much speculation, McCain has decided to defend his Senate seat in 2010


Obama, McCain To Meet Today

Washington, D.C. (AHN) – President-elect Barack Obama (D-IL) will meet with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for the first time since the election on Monday.

Obama-Biden transition spokesperson Stephanie Cutter said in a statement on Friday, “It’s well known that they share an important belief that Americans want and deserve a more effective and efficient government, and will discuss ways to work together to make that a reality.”

The meeting, which comes a little less than two weeks since election


McCain Shirt Spurs Death Threats

As the media keeps gushing on about how America has finally adopted tolerance as the great virtue, and that we’re all united now, let’s consider the Brave Catherine Vogt Experiment.

Catherine Vogt, 14, is an Illinois 8th grader, the daughter of a liberal mom and a conservative dad. She wanted to conduct an experiment in political tolerance and diversity of opinion at her school in the liberal suburb of Oak Park.

She noticed that fellow students at Gwendolyn Brooks


Cindy McCain Cheating On John?

The ENQUIRER’s exclusive bombshell expose as Sen. John McCain’s wife, Cindy, is caught with another man!

Not only that but multiple witnesses have caught the pair lip locking on several other occasions.

“I couldn’t believe I was watching Cindy McCain passionately kissing and hugging another man!”

That’s the stunned reaction of an eyewitness who says he watched in shock – and snapped photos – as the former presidential candidate’s wife romantically kissed a long-haired man who resembles “a washed-up


John McCain’s Concession Speech

John McCain conceded defeat to Barack Obama in a speech of striking grace and generosity that called for all Americans to unite behind the new president-elect and paid rich tribute to his accomplishment of becoming the country’s first African American leader.

Great speech… Note Sarah Palin’s demeanor as she seems to be on the verge of tears.

A fitting end to a fairly noble campaign by an American hero, Senator John McCain.


Barack Obama Defeats John McCain

Details to follow…

Democrats pick up at least 5 in the House…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.

The 47-year-old Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his victory by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hardfought battleground states – Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Iowa.

All eyes on a close race between Norm


14 Hours: Who Will Be Number 44?

At the end of October, Obama led by 47-44 percent among likely voters, and by 49-40 percent about ten days ago (Oct 20-21). The last time McCain led was immediately following the Republican Convention when he had a 45-42 percent edge (September 8-9 among registered voters).

Looking at the preferences among key groups, the most important has to be independents and Obama has a slim 43 percent-38 percent advantage. Obama has had a single-digit edge among independents for the