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Gingrich, Fascism, and Sarah Palin
Rosemary Peavler
| about 18 hours ago
Does anyone remember Newt Gingrich (R-GA)? That Republican Speaker of the House who went away in shame ten years ago after some serious Republican losses and personal sca...
Breaking News! Ted Stevens Defeated in Alaska!
Rosemary Peavler
| about 22 hours ago
Around 8:30 p.m., E.S.T., November 18, the Associated Press called the Alaska Senatorial Race for Democrat Mark Begich, mayor of Anchorage. This means that convicted felo...
ARE YOU THROUGH YET?
frontporch
| about 22 hours ago
“ God, George, what you've done to us won't pass for lovin'.” Is this really happening? Law makers told their constituents that they needed to bail-out the financial ...
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Rosemary Peavler
| 1 day ago
Two important meetings were expected this morning in the Senate. The first was a meeting of the Democratic caucus to determine the fate of Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CN) re...
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Ugh. When Will We Learn?
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