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Colombians Briefed McCain Before Rescue - washingtonpost.com
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 2 — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) spoke repeatedly Tuesday and early Wednesday about how he would work as president to free three American hostages held by leftist guerrillas in Colombia, but he declined to reveal one key fact: Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and his aides had [...]

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Via the Mad Priest at Of course, I could be wrong…:say goodbye, it’s independence day

Technorati Tags: Jesse Helms, Mad Priest

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A couple of years ago, I toyed with the idea of recasting the Declaration of Independence, but it wouldn’t have been as good as this. There’s a video, too.
Firedoglake » Rabble Rousers Post Subversive “Declaration” in NYT

INDEPENDENCE DAYJuly 4, 1776 - 2008
When in the course of human events the government becomes destructive of the ends [...]

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…and the next time Todd Stroger comes up in the Democratic primary, I’ll vote for whoever opposes him in the race for Cook County Board President - I hope that will be Forrest Claypool again. Because starting tomorrow, Cook County will have the highest taxes in the country, brought to us by Todd Stroger and [...]

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Obama’s War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy - NYTimes.com
Less than three weeks after securing the Democratic nomination, Mr. Obama is already dispatching paid staff members to all 50 states, an unusual move by the standards of modern presidential campaigns so often fought in just a contained group of contested territories.
His aides and advisers said they [...]

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