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McCain unsure how many houses he owns
politico.com — John McCain said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. "I think - I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told us in Las Cruces, N.M. More… (Political News)
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The Truth about Georgia gets censored again on TV
youtube.com — The Truth about Georgia gets censored again on TV. A reporter makes a comparison to the US reaction to 911 to Russia's reaction to Georgian attacks and the satellite feed drops off in the middle of his question. TV is censored every day and every hour but sometimes the censorship is plain to see.More… (Political News)
orangelifeColbert, Stewart Provide Better News Than O'Reilly, Dobbs
thinkprogress.org — A new Pew Survey on News Consumption released yesterday reveals that viewers of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are more knowledgeable about current events than those who watch Bill O’Reilly, Lou Dobbs, Larry King, and the “average consumers of NBC, ABC, Fox News, CNN, C-SPAN and daily newspapers.”More… (Political News)
BurentoOops! McCain voted for the Bear Study he blasted Saturday.
factcheck.org — While John McCain was pandering to his base Saturday at the forum with Rick Warren he gave government spending of 3 million dollars for a DNA study of bears as an example of why America hates Washington. Well it turns out that John McCain actually voted in favor of the bill with pork barrel spending attached to it for the Bear study. Hypocrite.More… (Political News)
McCain Cheated at Church Forum
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]dailykos.com — Pastor Rick Warren assured the crowd that McCain was in a "cone of silence", but McCain arrived at the church while Obama was on stage.More… (Political News)
Schwarzenegger Jumps on Obama’s Tire Inflation Bandwagon
redgreenandblue.org — Yesterday, several more groups were added to the growing list of organizations that stand behind Senator Obama’s claim that properly inflated tires can indeed reduce gasoline consumption. Speaking on behalf of these groups, and helping to launch the EcoDriving initiative was John McCain supporter Arnold Schwarzenegger.More… (Political News)
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NYT Backs Up NBC: McCain Was Not In
huffingtonpost.com — The New York Times' Kit Seelye has boldly backed up Mitchell's claim in today's story, "Despite Assurances, McCain Wasn't in a 'Cone of Silence'."More… (Political News)
McCain suggests raiding Colorado's water
denverpost.com — The water compact that Colorado and other upper basin states have with California and Arizona should be renegotiated," U.S. Sen. John McCain said Thursday. More… (Political News)
Deoliver47Joe Lieberman is a "Prick" according to AP
ap.google.com — "...and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000..."More… (Political News)
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Cindy McCain's Half Sister 'Angry' She's Hidden
npr.org — Although Cindy McCain has publicly said she's an only child, she has a half sister. Kathleen Hensley Portalski and her son, Nicholas, say they're hurt that they've never been recognized — and that they didn't receive any part of Jim Hensley's estate.More… (Political News)
ExxonMobil Owns the Media’s Convention Coverage.
thinkprogress.org — ExxonMobil is sponsoring CNN’s coverage of both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.More… (Political News)
U.S. May Ease Police Spy Rules [expanded domestic spying]
washingtonpost.com — The Justice Department has proposed a new domestic spying measure that would make it easier for state and local police to collect intelligence about Americans, share the sensitive data with federal agencies and retain it for at least 10 years.More… (Political News)
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Rachel Maddow Replacing Dan Abrams On MSNBC Effective Immedi
huffingtonpost.com — Rachel Maddow will replace Dan Abrams as host of the 9PM hour on MSNBC, the New York Times' Bill Carter reports. Just last month in a Times article by Jacques Steinberg, MSNBC president Phil Griffin declared Maddow "at the top" of a "very short list" for those who should have their own show, More… (Political News)
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U.S Troops Sealed Detainees in Room Filled with Pepper Spray
news.bbc.co.uk — Six US sailors working as prison camp guards in Iraq face courts martial for abusing detainees, the US Navy said. Eight detainees were allegedly sealed in a pepper spray-filled cell at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq. And it is claimed that two detainees were beaten, although suffered no broken bones, the US Navy said.More… (Political News)
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Richard Clarke:"Quick Draw John" wanted Iraq war before Bush
huffingtonpost.com — asked whether it was all inconsistent for Obama surrogates to accuse McCain of misleading the public while also saying that discussion of patriotism should be out of bounds, Clarke had a retort. "I'm sure he [McCain] loves his country. It's just that loving your country and lying to the American people are apparently not inconsistent in his view"More… (Political News)
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