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The NYT hates America

The New York Times is trashing our troops again. With no new “atrocities” to report from Iraq for many a month, the limping Gray Lady turned to the home front.

Voting for Dummies

If your state’s primary is creeping up and you’ve yet to make up your mind, this handy-dandy “vote by the issue” quiz can show you which candidates you agree and disagree with when it comes top election issues.
This quiz features some of the issues that have gained traction this campaign season. Your job is to [...]

An Oil-Free Sweden

While wandering around the internet, I came across this interesting article in “The Guardian” from February 2006.
According to the article, it is the stated policy goal of the Swedish government to be completely free of fossil fuels by 2020.
“Sweden, which was badly hit by the oil price rises in the 1970s, now gets almost all [...]

Econ Philosophies of Obama & Clinton

The vague promises of progress made during this campaign give little insight into a candidates actual approach to a given issue. This short but illuminative article offers some more meaningful insight.

Campaigns are Lining Up to Steal Him Away

For those unfortunate few who were unable to partake in the wine/cheese/whine at the AFF event where Michael spoke on behalf of Huckabee on Wednesday, you’re in luck - there are a handful of clips posted to the Web courtesy of the Mitt Romney advocate. Although you won’t hear much from our esteemed housemate on [...]

Women at war

Where it matters most, the sexes are still different.

Despite NIE, doubts persist

“To be frank, we are more skeptical,” a senior official close to the agency said. “We don’t buy the American analysis 100 percent. We are not that generous with Iran.”

Public opinion rebounds on Iraq war

A new Pew poll shows how much has changed since the surge began.

Has Clinton fallen behind?

Hillary Clinton’s veneer of invincibility has been tarnished in the past month. Some of the damage has been self-inflicted–her triangulated response to a question about New York giving illegal aliens driver’s licenses being the most notable example. But the real damage to the Clinton II machinery has been done by Hillary’s weak showings [...]

Ron Paul is Nader, or Thurston Howell III, or just nutty

Howard Kurtz gives a comprehensive overview of the Paul campaign and the rest of the primary contenders.

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