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He once said that major defense contractor Halliburton was run by a bunch of "thugs," and suggested that for every American killed in the Iraq war, "I would like Halliburton to slay one mid-level executive."

Publicly, Moore has claimed he wants no part of these companies and won’t own stock.

In his book "Stupid White [...]

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A state lawmaker who didn’t live in the district she represents was found guilty of using fake addresses on re-election paperwork and voter registration cards, and must resign.
Rep. Patricia Bailey was found guilty Tuesday of election fraud and perjury after a one-day trial.
"You never had a heat, electric, a telephone, a cable bill," Cook [...]

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Folks, that is a Christmas tree.

That is a holiday tree.
Changing the name of a Christmas tree won’t change what it is.

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A high school teacher is facing questions from administrators after giving a vocabulary quiz that included digs at President Bush and the extreme right.
Bret Chenkin, a social studies and English teacher at Mount Anthony Union High School, said he gave the quiz to his students several months ago. The quiz asked students to pick the [...]

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Hurricane-ravaged New Orleans will deploy the nation’s first municipally owned wireless Internet system that will be free for all users, part of an effort to jump-start recovery by making living and doing business in the city as attractive as possible.
The system, which Mayor C. Ray Nagin is scheduled to announce at a news conference today, [...]

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U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a California Republican, resigned on Monday after pleading guilty to taking $2.4 million in bribes in exchange for help in securing Defense Department contracts.
Cunningham, 63, made his announcement after entering his guilty plea on felony charges in San Diego federal court.
The eight-term Congressman and decorated Vietnam War veteran had already [...]

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The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the medical records access needs of millions of displaced people have underscored and made more urgent the need for a functioning electronic medical record exchange.
Over the next few years, more small steps can be expected, but the question remains whether as a nation we will reach the goal [...]

Tags: Fed Policy, Opinions

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"At 11:04:45 AM ET Monday CNN was airing Vice President Dick Cheney’s speech live from the American Enterprise Institute in Washington — when a large black ‘X’ repeatedly flashed over the vice president’s face!," Drudge explains.
CNN explains it as a "technical glitch" that apparently only occurs when Cheney breaths.

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Reaching out to the Sunni Arab community, Iraqi leaders called for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces and said Iraq’s opposition had a "legitimate right" of resistance.
The communique finalized by Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni leaders Monday condemned terrorism but was a clear acknowledgment of the Sunni position that insurgents should not be labeled [...]

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How many people are insisting Hillary Clinton’s not running for President in 2008?  Tell that to her PAC:

CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM

Address:   
ARLINGTON, VA 22204

Office Sought:   
President

State:   
Presidential Candidate

District:   
03

Party:   
Democratic Party

Rudy Giuliani’s not running either for sure?

GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W

Address:   
NEW YORK, NY

Office Sought:   
President

State:   
Presidential Candidate

District:   
03

Party:   
Republican Party

And the one I think I enjoyed [...]

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