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Young Evangelicals Abandoning GOP Over Iraq, Economy
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Barack Obama, Democrats, Republicans, youth, young voters, youth movement, vote for change, campaign 2008, Republicans, Iraq, war, taxes, Christianity, evangelicals economy, social justice )

Blue
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 14 minutes ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
"I think a lot of Christians are having trouble getting behind everything the Republicans stand for," said Dudley. Students at a bipartisan political union meeting at the school say there's a new movement afoot.
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Big Surprise: Republicans Are Spreading Un-True Smears
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, elections, bushadministration, GoodNews )

Helen and
StarsGold Notes
- 32 minutes ago - unknownnews.org
Every single one of these hundreds of emails came to my Republican-only email address -- either sent by Republican Party workers, or (pretend this is a meaningful difference) sold, leased, or loaned by the GOP to people who send these email lies.
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Latest Superdelegate Count: Obama 275, Clinton 271
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Barack Obama, superdelegates, endorsements, campaign 2008 )

Blue
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 40 minutes ago - marcambinder.theatlantic.com
Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) endorsed Obama this evening: I’m proud to support Barack Obama for President. Senator Obama and I worked together last year to improve care for our soldiers and veterans in the wake of the scandal at Walter Reed, and I know
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Pay To Attention To Obama's Voter Registration Drive
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Barack Obama, Vote For Change, voter registration, volunteers, donors, one million, campaign 2008 )

Blue
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 53 minutes ago - marcambinder.theatlantic.com
The Obama campaign calls its "Vote for Change" voter registration drive a mere voter registration drive. Nothing to see here, folks, except for ordinary people helping ordinary people gain the franchise.
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‘I’Ve Done Exactly What I Was Supposed to Do’Hundreds of Thousands Miss Out on Tax Rebates Because of Foreign Spouses
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, economy, tax rebates, socialsecurity, ethics, freedoms, bush, bushadministration )

Linda
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 59 minutes ago - msnbc.msn.com
SAN FRANCISCO - When Maulit Shelat heard about the Bush administration's plan to pump up the economy by sending out stimulus checks, he sat down with his wife and drew up a list of priorities: first up, remodeling the bathroom.But Shelat is married to a
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Journalist Facing Fines Over Sources Says Press Must 'Turn and Fight' for 1st Amendment
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: MEDIA, 1st AMENDMENT, free speech )

Kim
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 1 hour ago - rawstory.com
A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment
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McCain's Convention Chair Worked for Burma's Junta
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, McCain, lobbyists, ethics, politics )

Melva
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 1 hour ago - newsweek.com
John McCain's choice to manage the GOP convention this summer is lobbyist Doug Goodyear, whose firm once represented Burma's repressive regime.
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Now On to ‘Florigan’!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, HillaryClinton, democrats, elections )

Michael
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 1 hour ago - newsweek.com
Just the threat of a convention floor fight gives Hillary a weapon to use both in private and in public.
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Mental Health Staffers Blast Texas Care of Sect Kids
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: freedoms, government, abuse )

Gerry
StarsGold Notes
- 2 hours ago - mysanantonio.com
“I have worked in Domestic Violence/Sexual Abuse programming for over 20 years and have never seen women and children treated this poorly, not to mention their civil rights being disregarded in this manner,” one wrote. "
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Judge: Woman's Rape Case Against Halliburton Can Go to Trial
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, cover-up, Halliburton, drugged, raped )

Jan
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 3 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
A woman who said she was raped by co-workers while employed by a contractor in Iraq can take her claims to trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Obama Adviser Tied to Hamas Meetings Resigns
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, ethics, dishonesty, government, politics, terrorism, obama, elections )

Maria
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 5 hours ago - blog.washingtonpost.com
An informal Middle East adviser to Sen. Barack Obama's campaign resigned Friday after a newspaper reported on his regular meetings with members of the Hamas militant group.
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SUPPORT WOMEN INMATES U.S PRISONS WITH HOPE
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: WOMEN MOTHERS FAMILY UNITED STATES SP )

Sophia
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 5 hours ago - judithstable.org
survivors of physical and sexual abuse, addicted to drugs and alcohol and repeat offenders. Old habits and ways of coping with life are difficult to change. However, research has shown that deepened personal faith and a sense of spirituality is the catal
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Weather Modification
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: cover-up, corruption, crime, dishonesty, government, weather modification )

Kim
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 5 hours ago - weathermod.com
Weather modification is also commonly known as cloud seeding, cloud modification, atmospheric resource management, and precipitation management. Weather Modification, Inc. specializes and excels in all aspects of this water management technology.
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Republican Convention Chief Quits After Myanmar Ties Revealed
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, lies, politics, propaganda, republicans, bushadministration, cover-up, news )

Mary
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 5 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
The coordinator of the Republicans' 2008 presidential convention has resigned after revelations that he was paid to bolster the dismal US image of Myanmar's military junta. Corporate lobbyist Doug Goodyear had been picked by the campaign of
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AP Runs Autopsy Of Clinton Candidacy ... Relive Key Moments
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Clinton Ap, Clinton Candidacy, Hillary Clinton, Politics News, campaign 2008 )

Blue
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 6 hours ago - huffingtonpost.com
Clinton had one big problem out of the gate: 40 percent or more of Americans said they'd never vote for her. She was too polarizing. It's love her or hate her.
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McAuliffe Tells Russert That His Dad Is 'Watching From Heaven' (He's Alive)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Hillary Clinton, Big Russ, Big Russ Dead, Mcauliffe Russert's Dad Dies, Meet The Press, Meet The Press Russert's Dad, Russert Dead, Russert's Dad Dead, Terry McAuliffe, Tim Russert, Video, Media News )

Blue
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 6 hours ago - huffingtonpost.com
Expounding -- for the tenth time during the interview -- the virtues of Hillary Clinton's political tenacity, McAuliffe suggested that both his and Russert's dad would be watching her admirably from heaven... perhaps drunk.
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Barack Obama Is A 32nd Degree Mason.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, candidates, democrats, 32nd degree mason )

Kim
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 8 hours ago - democrats.org
Barack Obama is a 32nd degree Mason. He is one of the most famous members present, Of the Prince Hall, Masons. Prince Hall Masons....There are non black Masons in the Lodges of the Prince Hall Masons under The Grand Lodges.
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Jenna Bush's Wedding Is Low-Key Affair at Ranch
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Jenna Bush, GoodNews, republicans, usa )

Naresh
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 11 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
The president and the bride picked "You Are So Beautiful" for their father-daughter dance, according to band leader Tyrone Smith of Nashville,
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U.S. Lease of Waterloo Fairgrounds Raises Questions
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, cia, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, military, news, politics, propaganda, r )

Kathleen
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 15 hours ago - desmoinesregister.com
ICE declines to say if whole area will be used as detention center --National Cattle Congress fairgrounds in Waterloo, Iowa, is prepared for a 'federal project.'
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Biochips for Everyone!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: constitution, corruption, ethics, freedoms, government, healthcare, politics )

Dana
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 17 hours ago - time.com
VeriChip is betting this will be a billion-dollar business. The firm's parent company, Applied Digital Solutions, won FDA approval last year for what it bills as the "world's first human implantable microchip."
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The Right to Bear Arms?-Video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, bushadministration, bush, crime, constitution, government, freedoms, ethics, propaganda, politics )

Dana
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 17 hours ago - cnn.com
The conviction of a Wisconsin gun owner has people saying the case threatens their right to bear arms. This man NEVER even had as much as a parking ticket. A MUST SEE VIDEO
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Medical Marijuana: House Judiciary Chair Calls Out DEA on California Raids
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Government, Law, War on Drugs, Drug policy, medicine, phiscian, treatment, Congress, DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, Health and Human Resources, Healthcare Privacy )

Town
StarsButterflies
- 18 hours ago - stopthedrugwar.org
Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has sent a letter to the DEA "Please explain what role,if any, scientific data plays in your decision-making process to conduct raids on individuals authorized to use or supply cannabis..."
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One Good Thing About This Lame Duck President
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bushadministration, bush, government, farm bill )

Michael
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 19 hours ago - thedailygreen.com
President Bush isn't running for president again. He can't. And while there are millions of Americans well satisfied with that fact alone, it is proving to be useful in one very specific political fight this season: Reform of the Farm Bill.
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Under Clinton's Rules, Obama Still Wins
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, HillaryClinton, politics, democrats, elections )

Michael
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 19 hours ago - politico.com
A Politico analysis of the delegate numbers after Tuesday’s primaries in North Carolina and Indiana shows Obama can concede to Clinton’s position on Michigan and Florida and still claim victory — potentially forestalling the Democratic nightmare at the De
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Obama Narrows Clinton Lead in Superdelegates
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, obama, democrats, elections )

Michael
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 19 hours ago - cnn.com
Sen. Barack Obama closed in Friday on Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead among superdelegates, the Democratic officials who hold the balance of power in determining the party's presidential nominee.
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What Might West Virginia's Primary Mean?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: HillaryClinton, politics, democrats, elections )

Michael
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 19 hours ago - cnn.com
West Virginians will head to the polls Tuesday for the state's Democratic primary between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. But what will the vote there really mean after new delegate totals show Obama with a sizable lead?
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Analysis: Can Sen. Clinton Land the Plane?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, HillaryClinton, democrats, elections )

Michael
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 19 hours ago - cnn.com
Clinton "is trying to figure out how to land the plane without looking like surrender," a prominent figure in the Obama camp said Friday.
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