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Would President Bush Bomb Iran if Obama Wins the Election?

Posted on October 14, 2008
Conservative columnist Bill Kristol speculates on Fox News: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Happy 25th Birthday, Cell Phone

Posted on October 13, 2008
25 years ago the first commercial cell phone was made and sold. That phone, The Motorola DynaTAC handset, weighed about 2.5 pounds and cost nearly $4,000. I believe Saved by the Bell's Zach Morris... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Saturday Night Live Skits of Tuesday's Second Presidential Debate

Posted on October 13, 2008
Saturday Night Live aired at a special time Thursday night to show their new skit on last Tuesday night's second Presidential debate moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw. Here is the skit (sorry I'm late... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

McCain Tries to Cool One of His Increasingly Mob-Like Crowds, Gets Booed

Posted on October 11, 2008
Republican Presidential nominee John McCain had quite the run-in with one of his campaign rally crowds in Minnesota that refused to be talked down on bashing Democratic Presidential nominee Barack... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Another Prominent Conservative Backs Obama...A Buckley!

Posted on October 11, 2008
Christopher Buckley, son of the late William F. Buckley and writer for the conservative National Review, has publicly announced he will vote Democrat for the first time in his life when he votes for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Picture Day

Posted on October 11, 2008
A fireball meteor over Oklahoma: An entry to a National Geographic photography contest: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Oliver Stone Says 'W' is Not Political

Posted on October 10, 2008
Via The Huffington Post via the November issue of Maxim: "The movie's not a smear job. I wouldn't want to spend a year of my life making something that is demeaning to somebody, being malicious.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Grapes of Wrath, 2008

Posted on October 10, 2008
From Salon.com: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Man Awarded $300,000 in Lawsuit Against Gym and CrossFit

Posted on October 10, 2008
Makimba Mimms, the Virginian military officer who sued a gym, a training company and one of its employees alleging he was left disabled after being put through a rigorous CrossFit regimen, has been... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

George McGovern on the Employee Free Choice Act, Again

Posted on October 10, 2008
Former Democratic Senator George McGovern has long voiced his opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act through op-eds and now has a television ad on the same: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

"Art for Obama"

Posted on October 09, 2008
You don't have to be keenly tuned into politics to recognize this picture: The "Progress" graphic was made by Scott Hansen and there is now a trend of other Obama-inspired art as it has become... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Can the Treasury Secretary Fire Those AIG Executives Per Barack Obama's Request?

Posted on October 09, 2008
Not in theory, explains Juliet Lapidos over at Slate.com: It was widely reported that the Federal Reserve, with backing from the Treasury, loaned AIG $85 billion in exchange for an 80 percent stake... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

European Court to, or Not to, Decide Fate of Abortion in Ireland

Posted on October 09, 2008
The European Court of Human Rights, established to uphold rights to life, privacy, freedom of speech, religion and the like in 47 nations that signed the European Convention on Human Rights, is once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Federal Court Stays Release of Chinese Detainees

Posted on October 09, 2008
Last night the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an administrative stay pursuant to the Department of Justice's request temporarily blocking the release of 17 Chinese... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

In Afghanistan with the ISAF (pics) [Digg]

Posted on October 09, 2008
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is the mission established by the UN Security Council in 2001 to secure parts of Afghanistan to allow the establishment of Hamid Karzai's new administration.

What is Clean Coal?

Posted on October 08, 2008
You'd be surprised to find out considering how big of a buzz word it has become in the topic of energy and the environment. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Virginia Man Sues Gym, Says CrossFit Program Left Him Disabled

Posted on October 08, 2008
A Virginia man, Makimba Mimms of Bristow, a former Navy information systems technician first class, has sued a gym in Virginia claiming that a popular workout regimen known as CrossFit has left him... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Did McCain Refuse to Shake Obama's Hand at the End of the Debate?

Posted on October 08, 2008
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New Trial Ordered Because Judge "Asked Too Many Questions"

Posted on October 08, 2008
A Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ordered a new trial in the case of Antwan Derrell Smith, a 25-year-old serving a 30-year prison term at the Maryland Correctional Institution, because the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

McCain v. Obama: A Hypothetical Supreme Court Case

Posted on October 08, 2008
The American Enterprise Institute and the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law are sponsoring a moot court on a sort of Bush v. Gore II called McCain v. Obama: A Hypothetical Supreme Court... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

That One '08

Posted on October 08, 2008
The phrase that became a rockstar overnight. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Asteroid Enters Earth's Atmosphere

Posted on October 07, 2008
I received an e-mail earlier yesterday reporting that an asteroid, 2008 TC3, was scheduled to enter earth's atmosphere early this morning somewhere over northern Sudan. The asteroid is relatively... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

President Bush Says Democrats Contributed to "Broken Judicial Confirmation Process"

Posted on October 07, 2008
Speaking at an event co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and attended by predominately conservative lawyers, President Bush said Democrats contributed to the "broken judicial confirmation process"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It's October and That Can Mean Only One Thing: The Supreme Court is Back in Session!

Posted on October 06, 2008
Oh yeah, and the baseball playoffs have begun but the World Series is in November this year, isn't it? The American Constitution Society had another one of its Supreme Court previews and is now... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Job Posting on Craigslist Used in Bank Robbery

Posted on October 06, 2008
Unreal: Around 11:00 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, the robber, wearing a yellow vest, safety goggles, a blue shirt, and a respirator mask went over to a guard who was overseeing the unloading of cash to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Obama's New 'Preemptive' Ad

Posted on October 06, 2008
On Wednesday the McCain campaign is supposed to begin airing ads questioning Senator Barack Obama's relationships with Tony Rezko and William Ayers. In response, the Obama campaign is attempting to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Biden, Palin and the Vice Presidency Under the Constitution

Posted on October 06, 2008
A lot of attention was given to Governor Sarah Palin's answer to Gwen Ifil's question about whether she agreed with Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion that the vice presidency is a part of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Stormy Auroras

Posted on October 06, 2008
The above photo was taken from Russia's Kolyskia peninsula by photographer Aleksander Chernucho using a Nikon D200. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Nation's Economic Woes Has Electoral Map in Disarray

Posted on October 05, 2008
Last Thursday, the day of the Vice Presidential debate, the McCain campaign announced that it was pulling out of Michigan. The move may have been somewhat shocking but the reasons behind it are not.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Gwen Ifil on Meet the Press: ?Blew me off I think is the technical term?

Posted on October 05, 2008
Gwen Ifil, moderator of last Thursday's Vice Presidential debate, made an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press' and when referring to Governor Sarah Palin's blatant disregard for certain questions... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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