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ScrippsNews:
Many Americans still believe in conspiracies — Nearly two-thirds of Americans think it is possible that some federal officials had specific warnings of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, but chose to ignore those warnings, according to a Scripps Howard News Service/Ohio University poll.
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Andy Soltis / New York Post:
'BLAME U.S. FOR 9/11' IDIOTS IN MAJORITY — 'PLOTS' THICKEN IN SHOCKING POLL — Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the federal government had warnings about 9/11 but decided to ignore them, a national survey found. — And that's not the only conspiracy theory with a huge number of true believers in the United States.
Jonathan Schwarz / MoJoBlog:
A Look Back at John Howard — Today Australian Prime Minister John Howard was ousted by the Labor Party, which easily took back control of Parliament from Howard's party. The defeat was so severe Howard may even lose his own seat. — So, now is a good time to look back at something little-noticed …
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Enrique Andres Pretel / Reuters:
Poll says Chavez loses Venezuela referendum lead — CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has lost his lead eight days before a referendum on ending his term limit, an independent pollster said on Saturday, in a swing in voter sentiment against the Cuba ally.
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Dan Keane / Associated Press:Chavez: Only a 'Traitor' Will Vote No
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Linda Boyd / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Impeachment: If not now, when? — Lawmakers need to stand up for the Constitution and support impeachment — The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
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Michelle Malkin:
The impeachment circus never takes a holiday — Democrat leaders might have thought they put the impeachment circus to rest on November 6. But as I noted, the nutroots are gearing up for a stage production of a Beltway impeachment play that'll open after New Year's-and over this Thanksgiving holiday …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
As Democrats See Security Gains in Iraq, Tone Shifts — As violence declines in Baghdad, the leading Democratic presidential candidates are undertaking a new and challenging balancing act on Iraq: acknowledging that success, trying to shift the focus to the lack of political progress there …
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Washington Post:
lib •er •tar •ian — a person who believes in the doctrine of the freedom of the will — 2. a person who believes in full individual freedom of thought, expression and action — 3. a freewheeling rebel who hates wiretaps, loves Ron Paul and is redirecting politics
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
Revised Rule for Employers That Hire Immigrants — The Bush administration will suspend its legal defense of a new rule issued in August to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants, conceding a hard-fought opening round in a court battle over a central measure in its strategy to curb illegal immigration …
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Telegraph:
Disabled veterans jeered at swimming pool — Injured soldiers who lost their limbs fighting for their country have been driven from a swimming pool training session by jeering members of the public. — The men, injured during tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, were taking part in a rehabilitation session …
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New York Times:
U.S. Scales Back Political Goals for Iraqi Unity — With American military successes outpacing political gains in Iraq, the Bush administration has lowered its expectation of quickly achieving major steps toward unifying the country, including passage of a long-stymied plan to share oil revenues and holding regional elections.
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Clifford J. Levy / New York Times:
Kasparov Gets 5 Days in Jail for Marching — Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion and opposition leader, was arrested Saturday and sentenced to five days in jail after trying to lead a march to the offices of the federal election authorities. — Mr. Kasparov was taken into custody during …
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Brit Hume / Fox News:
Global Warming Debate Is Not One-Sided on College Campuses — Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: — Kids These Days — A series of articles in student newspapers at well-regarded institutions of higher learning indicate that not all young people are buying what the global warming alarmists are selling.
NEWS.com.au:
Tasers a form of torture, says UN — Decrease Increase - — From correspondents in Geneva — TASER electronic stun guns are a form of torture that can kill, a UN committee has declared after several recent deaths in North America. — "The use of these weapons causes acute pain …
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Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
GOP looks like the party of diverse ideas — Democrats, meanwhile, have got a woman, a black, a Hispanic and a preening metrosexual - and they all think exactly the same. — Recommend — Only five weeks left to the earliest Primary Day in New Hampshire history, and still …
Boston Herald:
Mitt calls for judge to resign — Several warnings ignored, documents show — Presidential hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney yesterday demanded the resignation of his own judicial nominee after she sprang a violent convicted killer over the summer, as new details emerged showing that the judge ignored warnings …
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