Ellison Meets With Iraqi Sheiks On Portrayal of Islam
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Congress’ only Muslim travels to Ramadi to discuss how to combat the vision of Islam that is being depicted by Al Qaeda terrorists.
July 31, 2007
News Roundup
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We look at what happens next as the latest iteration of a constitutional amendment on education falls into a kind of limbo, as restaurants and bars prepare for a new statewide smoking ban, as primary politics heats up and as a supreme court deadline to define adequacy in education reaches t-minus one week and counting. Full Story
July 30, 2007
Al Gore III Pleads Guilty to Pot, Unauthorized Rx Drugs
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Sentencing isn’t until February for son of former presidential candidate, who could get charges dropped if he complies with conditions of diversion program.
News Roundup
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We look at what happens next as the latest iteration of a constitutional amendment on education falls into a kind of limbo, as restaurants and bars prepare for a new statewide smoking ban, as primary politics heats up and as a supreme court deadline to define adequacy in education reaches t-minus one week and counting. Full Story
Liberal Activists Step Up Campaign Against FOX News
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Liberal activists led by MoveOn.org are stepping up their campaign against FOX News over perceived bias, according to the groups.
My Turn: In a few years, much damage from Stephen, Kids, poor people, hospitals all suffered
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SOURCE: The Concord Monitor
Jul 28, 2007
In the recent YouTube Democratic debate, Sen. Joe Biden twice asked the question "When are we going to start telling the truth around here?" He was employing an age-old rhetorical device to gain attention for his position on Iraq, but his effort started me thinking about events much closer to home.
Health Commissioner John Stephen, appointed by Gov. Craig Benson a few years ago, has just announced his resignation. The predictable round of "attaboys" and "well dones" has begun to circulate through the Republican establishment, which hopes the soon-to-be-former commissioner will make a successful race for Congress in 2008. This laudatory process is the Republicans’ equivalent of President Bush’s breathtaking babble after Hurricane Katrina: You’re doing a heck of a job, Brownie!
You’ve done a heck of a job, Johnnie, they would like us to believe.
News Roundup
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We look at what happens next as the latest iteration of a constitutional amendment on education falls into a kind of limbo, as restaurants and bars prepare for a new statewide smoking ban, as primary politics heats up and as a supreme court deadline to define adequacy in education reaches t-minus one week and counting.
IG: Iraqis Fail to Maintain U.S. Reconstruction
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Once Iraqis take over infrastructure projects, they quickly fall into disrepair, said the U.S. official responsible for oversight of the $44 billion in reconstruction projects.
Probe reveals hanky panky with electronic voting machines
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According to several reports, California computer scientists at leading universities were successful at hacking into machines made by Diebold Election …
by Jim Kouri, July 30, 2007
Scientists may have proven one of Americans’ worst fears: that electronic voting machines can be easily manipulated.
According to several reports, California computer scientists at leading universities were successful at hacking into machines made by Diebold Election Systems, Hart Intercivic and Sequoia Voting Systems. Once they hacked into the systems they were able to change votes.