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Christine O'Donnell makes Sarah Palin look like a Rhodes Scholar. Or as either one of them might put it, a Road's Collar. - Will Durst

 

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• Raid, strike kill 15 insurgents in Afghanistan: NATO

• Karzai says his office gets cash from Iran, US

• Pakistan border region becomes terror epicenter

• Gunmen in Iraq steal $27K in university salaries

• Photos show Israeli troops abusing Palestinians

• Witness: attack at Mexico rehab center kills 13

Disturbing News

• Nigeria: Cholera deaths rise to more than 1,500

Payback

Three long-shot African-American Republican House candidates are fuming at national party leaders for not doing enough to help get them elected.

Campaign managers for Chuck Smith in Virginia, Charlotte Bergmann in Tennessee and Marvin Scott in Indiana all said the support they've received from GOP leaders this cycle has been dismal. They added that there could be consequences for the party if they are elected to Congress next year.

 

How come a guy in a cave gets it better than every Republican voting in the Senate?
- Bill Maher on Bin Laden’s statement acknowledging global warming

 

Republican-Shenanigans News

• Tightening Senate races give pause to upbeat GOP

• AK senate hopeful admits earlier policy violation

• Palin rallies GOP in Fla., says time to dig deep
  Ga. debuts Civil War website to promote events

• Clint Eastwood "not a fan" of President Obama

Mainstream Media Still Ignoring the ABSENCE of Press Coverage of a Dead Aide Found In A Republican's Office Nine Years Ago

Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of a man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy nearly a decade ago, a case that derailed a California Congressman (Gary Condit) career and generated headlines around the world.
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Gay voters angry at Democrats could sway election

• AP-GfK Poll: One-third may still switch candidates

• Fox's news shakeup not as dire as liberals feared

Nasty Campaign Ads

It's nastier than ever this election cycle.

Coast to coast, North to South, hotly contested mid-term races have candidates going negative in ads in a big way. And it's getting personal, with zingers aimed at the private lives and even the religious beliefs of opponents. Political operatives and observers wonder how low it can go before Nov. 2.

 

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil nearing $83 as dollar drops after G-20 meeting

• BP CEO slams media, rivals for boosting spill fears

• BP sells 4 Gulf of Mexico fields for $650 million

• Fed boss: regulators looking into foreclosure mess

• China tries to contain growing anti-Japan protests

• Online TV spats mean fewer free shows on Web

Just Follow The Money

The head of Russia's federal drug control agency says the U.S. has failed to dismantle heroin-processing laboratories in Afghanistan despite specific information he has given American officials about the facilities.

"For some reason they are unable to carry out any operations to destroy these laboratories, because there is a delay from the military side," Victor Ivanov told The Associated Press through an interpreter in an interview this past week.

 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Canadian at Gitmo faces trial or possible plea

GTNOOTWH

Rachel Maddow sharply criticized Senate candidate Sharron Angle on Sunday, saying that the Nevada Republican aired the "most overtly racist ad of this campaign season."

Speaking on "Meet the Press," Maddow excoriated the spot for "showing a group of white college students being menaced by some tough-looking Latinos."
 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Valerie Plame And Joe Wilson: Dick Cheney Never Apologized To Us Either

In Syria, a 5-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl are engaged. It’s his second marriage and her first.
This is crazy. He’s almost twice her age. Tickle Me Elmo is the best man. - Jimmy Kimmel
 

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