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John McCain is anxious to prove he can attract both moderate white Republicans and not-so-moderate white Republicans....
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Astronomers predicted the earth will disintegrate in 7.59 billion years. The good news is by then either Hillary or Obama will probably have the Democratic nomination nailed down....
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George Bush vetoed the torture ban bill, reinforcing his reputation as not a divider, but a waterboarding uniter....
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Cindy McCain should refrain from wearing white. Makes her look too much like John's attending nurse....
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You could say that the electorate is less than excited that Ralph Nader is running again. You could also say porcupine quills make inadequate pillow stuffing for day-care nap time....
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SMU announced they will build a $200 million George W. Bush Presidential Library. Wow. Sounds like a lot of money to spend on a shelf....
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The New York Times released a potential bombshell about possible indiscretions that may or may not have involved John McCain and a woman who does not look unlike his wife putting them in the running for a Pulitzer Prize...
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Wonder what John McCain's campaign slogan will be? I'm guessing a variation on something like: "Hey, you punks, get off my lawn."...
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According to recent polls, the Democrats think they have a lock on the election this fall. I haven't seen them this excited since John Kerry became their nominee four years ago....
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Cuban Succession
Letterman gives us some insight into the complicated issue of who takes over after Fidel?...
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President's Day is the holiday we celebrate all the great men who have led this fine country. Fittingly, George Bush has the day off....
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Hillary Clinton said she plans to build a new energy industry in Texas AND in America. At least she recognizes the two have little to do with one another....
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The Republicans are left with a candidate who believes that dinosaurs lived at the same time as men, and another who can personally refute that belief since he was there....
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No You Can't
First a group of artists cut a video showcasing the lyric qualities of Obama's message by setting it to a spoken word song, and millions of viewers later, it proved how the YouTube phenomenon will fundamentally challenge political advertising. Then,...
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Mike Huckabee says he doesn't believe in poll numbers, but he does believe in miracles. Apparently he expects God to smite John McCain dead....
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The last time California Democrats were this involved in picking their Party nominee was back in 1972. When they chose George McGovern. Uh- oh....
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I think we all know they call it Super Tuesday for the quantity of states involved and not the quality of the participants....
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Election Eve Late Night Laughter
Before you go into the polls tomorrow -- or wait anxiously to see the poll results -- enjoy a little acerbic analysis from Lee Camp of Laughing Liberally on the subject of war...and on Tuesday's favored frontrunner, John McCain....
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Inside Cable News reports that Karl Rove is joining Fox News. In an official capacity. As opposed to his unofficial status of the last seven years....
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What can you say about Mike Huckabee that hasn't already been said about day old road kill spread across all three lanes of I-40?...
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During George Bush¹s last State of the Union Address, he received his biggest response for announcing this was his last State of the Union Address....
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Jose Padilla was convicted of filling out an Al Qaeda form. You know, I filled out an application to Yale, but that hardly makes me a member of Skull & Bones....
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Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich quit the race partly due to a recent poll where he garnered 1% and the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4%. So, worst case scenario: he owes us three more...
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President Bush is giving his State of the Union Address and three will get you five that he finds the State of the Union good, but it could be better. And the Pacific Ocean: moist. But global warming --...
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Jose Padilla was convicted of filling out an Al Qaeda form. You know, I filled out an application to Yale, but that hardly makes me a member of Skull & Bones....
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The Academy Award Nominations were released, but incredibly, Mitt Romney's portrayal of a caring and concerned individual was totally ignored. As was Dennis Kucinich's impersonation of a normal human....
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Democrats still wonder how they lost the '00 and '04 elections. Well, this week Hillary Clinton received 51% of the Nevada primary vote compared to Obama's 45%, but Obama won one more delegate. Well, there's your problem. Math. Apparently,...
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The whole moist-eyed thing is good positioning for Hillary because it places her in two worlds. She's crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Kind of like a deep-fried Twinkie....
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Ralph Nader endorsed John Edwards, but Senator Edwards has thus far failed to acknowledge it. I guess that's one of those good news/bad news things all wrapped up in itself....
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Thursday Absurdity
The creators of Obama girl have come back to satirize themselves...with the immediately-wildly-popular "I Have a Crush on Hillary" viral video. Whether these guys just think they're being goofy, or realize they are doing a brilliantly sophisticated job of lampooning...
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John Kerry endorsed Barack Obama last week and you don't know how much backstage maneuvering the Clinton camp had to navigate to get this done....
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I'm so tired of change. Already. And I haven't even seen any yet....
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John McCain is superstitious. He stayed in the same room in the same hotel in New Hampshire as when he won here in 2000. Wore the same clothes. Held his victory party in the same place. I imagine he...
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Only one person in recent history has won the Presidency without winning either the Iowa Caucuses or the New Hampshire Primary. Fortunately, Hillary shares the same last name as that person....
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Going to see a lot of winners come out of Iowa. You watch, folks who come in fourth will talk about how they won by exceeding expectations. Which, just like in pre-school, gets you a ribbon and that¹s about...
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People forget that the Iowa caucuses are different than primaries. The best description of caucuses is they're kind of like musical chairs without the music. And no chairs....
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The Daily Show May Be On Strike...
...so it's a good time for more of us to learn that the Onion's online videos are funny, dark and a little too true. Our Troops Send Holiday Wishes For Peace, Goodwill, And Body Armor (The video embed is acting...
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What Else Does the End of 2007 Mean?
You know, as much harm as Bush has done as President, he's really been a goldmine for comedy writers. Videos like this -- which Cliff Schecter posted over at Brave New Films -- reminds you that maybe we'll look back...
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The Least Likely News Stories of 2008
Laughing Liberally to Keep From Crying As we wrap up 2007, Laughing Liberally doesn't like to focus on the past -- so we asked one of our favorite comedians, Lee Camp, to make some predictions for the future. What are...
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The Lamest of Them All
Greet this holiday weekend with a little laughter and a little music, courtesy of our friends at Brave New Films and Barely Political. And after you start singing along to how lame our duck-ish President is, add our countdown clock...
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Congress passed legislation to toughen the Freedom of Information Act, and over at the White House, a series of secret, clandestine, behind-closed-door meetings will determine whether they'll sign the bill....
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Researchers in the Indonesian province of Papua found a rat five times the size of a city rat. And no, they didn't name it The Lobbyist Rat. Should have. But didn't....
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Bill Clinton says voting for Obama is "rolling the dice." Is this our initial indication that the Clinton campaign has resorted to "crapping out?"...
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A new Democratic report says the White House has systematically manipulated climate change science. Can't wait for the next report that says that Death Valley is dry....
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says when he said people with AIDS should be quarantined, he didn't really mean, "quarantined." Hopefully when he said he was running for president he didn't really mean, "president."...
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Mitt Romney's big speech about Mormonism caused a lot of voters to say, "He's a Mormon? I didn't know that."...
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Your Midweek Political Video Break
Enjoy! (And while you're at it, take two minutes to make a different choice for our energy policy.) (hat-tip to AmericaBlog)...
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Nobody can decide if water boarding is torture, even though the inventor, Torquemada, called it "tortura de agua." And as head of the Spanish Inquisition I consider him pretty much an authority....
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Rioters in Paris have prompted a zero tolerance response. They will now be treated as American tourists....
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If time spent in the Oval Office is considered qualification for the Presidency, Monica Lewinsky should be forming an exploratory committee....
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Mattell should produce a Mitt Romney action figure. In order to get it to change positions, you keep asking the same question....
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Dick Cheney was rushed to the hospital for his forty-second heart procedure. I think its about time they accept the fact that it's two sizes too small....
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Considering the sudden 180 degree turn former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney made on both abortion and gay rights, I'm surprised he's not campaigning in a neck brace....
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The White House has decided unity might be a bit much to hope for from Iraq and has lowered their expectations. Yeah, George Bush is good at that....
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Mayor Giuliani says Hillary Clinton, "cannot take a position and stick with it." As opposed to Rudy who is perfectly capable of sticking with a position, as long as the words "I do" aren't involved....
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Hillary Clinton has been accused of planting questions in Town Hall meetings. Of course she could always claim she was just trying to help out due to the writer's strike....
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The Dennis Kucinich Presidential campaign received a big boost this week when someone left a stool next to the podium....
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FEMA apologized for holding a fake press conference, but no apologies appear apparent for the fake Presidency....
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President Bush wants another $48 billion for the Iraqi occupation. He insists that not only was our invasion a good idea, if he had to do it over again, he would screw up in exactly the same way....
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It looks like Vladimir Putin is about to hand over the reins of government to himself. Hope this doesn't give Dubyah any ideas....
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The good news is FEMA showed up in California. The bad news is they came to fix the levees....
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Just 'Cuz It's Funny
Sometimes comedy writers really do get Presidential politics better than the pundits. Last week's Saturday Night Live parody of the Democratic contenders at a Halloween Party isn't a call to action, isn't a reflection of what Credo believes, but is...
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It must be hard to be a Democrat these days. Have you ever seen a bigger bunch of losers? Except for the Republicans I mean....
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And Another Thing About Global Warming...
How do you know global warming is real? Old snowball fights replaced by new "water tossing." - Josh Bolotsky, Living Liberally...
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The President Wishes You...
...a happy Halloween...courtesy of our friends at Headzup. What scares the President? Actually, one of the same dark spirits that scares us all: Dick Cheney. But you can do something about that fear -- it's time to call for Cheney's...
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The good news is FEMA showed up in California....
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Rudy Giuliani accuses Democrats of being too PC to use the phrase "Islamo- Fascism." They're probably too polite to use the phrase "shameless fear-mongering" as well....
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One More Reason to Block Immunity
Number 1 reason block immunity in the FISA bill: George Bush doesn't want you to. Take action now....
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It looks like Vladimir Putin is about to hand over the reins of government to himself. Hope this doesn't give Dubya any ideas. Bush already has enough ideas that need stopping...including his Putin-esque domestic spying. Stop Bush from Putinizing...
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At the Republican debate in Dearborn, Michigan, candidates expressed amazement that Americans think a recession is near. You know what these guys need? An advisor who actually works for a living. Get another dose of Durst to help you...
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A coalition of Christian Conservatives have threatened to form a third party if Rudy Giuliani is the GOP nominee. Don¹t know what they would call it. "Taliban" is already taken. Enjoy a little more Durst...and thank whatever-god-you-believe-in-or-none-at-all it's Friday....
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The FBI plans to head up the Blackwater investigation in Iraq, during which they will be protected and escorted by...Blackwater. You can't makeup stuff like this. Oy. Do something to stop the madness in Iraq...then enjoy more Durst to...
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Newt Gingrich says he won't run for President because no one has given him $30 million. Yeah, that's my problem too. Durst may not be running for Pres, but he's running Off Broadway in NYC for just a couple...
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Condoleezza Rice says we have no plans to invade Iran. So how does that differ with what happened in Iraq? No plan to invade also means no plan to exit...and we saw where that kind of planning got us....
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Yes, Stop Believing
Will posted about our latest call to action: holding the administration and their collaborators in the telephone industry accountable for their illegal spying on the American public. Our friends at Headzup even put together a 30 second video on the...
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It was weird to see both Bush and Ahmadinejad speak at the UN on the same day. One of them is a clueless, out of touch leader who has antagonized friends and foes alike and the other guy is...
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For Tonight's Debate
For those of you considering watching the debate tonight, here's some advice from Drinking Liberally that may make it go down a little more easily... (And no, you don't have to drink alcohol -- the game is fun with coffee,...
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The pope said Europeans aren't having enough kids. Not that he's helping the situation much. Enjoy a little more Durst, and enjoy your weekend....
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Hooters just opened their first restaurant in China. That will teach 'em to use lead paint on toys. On a day when the Senate censured MoveOn for speaking up and telling the truth, we all need a laugh...if we...
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Regarding New England's football team and their alleged spying, Coach Belicheck's defense is sure to be he thought it was allowed under the Patriot Act. Ah, the Patriot Act...thinking of it is just one more way to celebrate Constitution...
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Meanwhile, in the White House...
...Things are going a little crazy-go-nuts: Catch this if you don't quite get the reference here....
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The President said General Petraeus's testimony wasn't a sideshow. Would have been more believable if he hadn't been munching on cotton candy at the time....
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Toxic Toys Ban Heads to Gov. Schwarzenegger's Desk
Will "the Terminator" terminate the sale of toys in California that contain "gender-bender" chemicals? Speaking as a new parent, I sure as heck hope so. Phthalates are a family of hormone-disrupting chemicals found in soft plastics that are commonly used...
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Actor/Senator Fred Thompson jumped into the Republican race, filling that coveted Thompson slot recently vacated by Tommy Thompson. Just some late night goofing from our friend and yours, Will Durst....
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It turns out the gay Republican Senator who quit insists he isn't gay, and might not have quit. Still a Republican though. Enjoy more Durst when you need to escape from it all....
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Democratic fundraiser, Norman Hsu, is once again a fugitive after failing to appear in Superior Court. The authorities should look in the same place the Democrats hid their spine. FISA...war funding...silence on Iran...is a spine in Congress harder to...
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Hillary Clinton maintains she's the candidate of change. Bush. Clinton. Bush. Clinton. Sounds more like rotation to me. Catch more of the wit of Will online or live in NYC where his show resumes next week....
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To End on a Lighter Note
Olbermann's "special comment" on Bush's loss of credibility in Iraq and his intention to keep us in perpetual war, the new video revealing the shallow fraud of the President's false promises to draw down from the Occupation, and the tragic...
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President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq over Labor Day weekend. Nice of him to visit the course he intends to stay. The President's comments to his authorized biographer that he's "playing" for the fall with troops in...
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Iraq, Iran...What's the Difference?
Other than one pesky letter, what's the difference between Iraq and Iran? Bush's plan. No, not an exit strategy. No, not a multi-lateral coalition. No, not diplomacy. It's a different part of the plan that Headzup focuses on. Say no...
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Recently retired Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will probably write a book. Taking a cue from O.J., he should title it: "If I Remembered It."...
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The Last Thing We'll Say About Larry Craig (for now)
We don't want to focus on Senator Larry Craig's guilty plea for lewd sexual conduct in an airport men's room. It's not that we're above it -- it's far more than just a salacious detail: it captures the hipocrisy of...
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The latest National Intelligence Estimate says the Iraqi government is paralyzed by internal squabbling and petty personal differences. So, apparently, we have made some strides in installing an American style democracy over there. Leave it to Durst to turn...
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In President Bush's speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he made an analogy between Vietnam and Iraq. You know, I can't help but thinking: maybe if he had gone to one, we wouldn't be in the other. Let's...
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Why?
A day after Gonzales resigned, one big question still looms. Why? What caused such a steadfast and brave leader to leave his post. Was it that there was more dirt than what we already knew? Could it have been about...
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Dose of Durst: Gonzales Goodbye Special Edition
Alberto Gonzales resigned today. Wow. First Karl Rove, now the Attorney General. At this rate, Laura will be out of there by Halloween. Timely, tempered and a little touching. Touche....
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Karl Rove quit his job as White House Chief of Staff in order to spend more time lying to his family. Rove may have resigned, but there are others who are not going as quietly. Maybe it's time to...
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The Republican Presidential candidate line-up is whiter than mashed potatoes on paper plates with a side of stewed leeks. Hey! That's unfair to mashed potatoes. At least they go down easier than "Double Guantanamo" Romney and "Yankees-Over-Ground-Zero" Rudy. Check...
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Do It for the Children...I Mean the Executives
What can one say to a President that opposes the easy expansion of health coverage for children? Yesterday, I could do nothing but groan and wail at the Administration's proactive steps to prevent states from responsibly taking care of their...
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Karl Rove, Bush's brain, quit last week. And no, he hasn't been replaced, so yes, you could say the cavity remains empty. Durst dishes just about daily -- both at his own site, and live on stage in New...
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