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NYT: Iraq War More Divisive than Vietnam (Karl Rove's America)

After six years of one of the most polarizing and abrasive administrations in our nation's history, the war in Iraq is now more divisive than any other conflict in the last century, according to a New...

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The Americans have all the wristwatches, but we have the time.

In a diary I wrote a while ago, I attempted to take a look at the history of Afghanistan in the context of the modern conflict in the country today. This has largely become the 'forgotten war' in...

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Abu Ghraib / Guantanamo General Retires - With Honors!?

In the continuing Bush administration tradition of rewarding those who have brought misery and horror into the world, yesterday saw the retirement of Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller. For those who don't...

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Iraq Bushit - The Myth of Security (Changing of the Guard)

Iraqi President Talabani came out today, and announced triumphantly that his country would be taking over by the end of the year: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that Iraqi forces will...

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Senate Rejects Minimum Wage Bill -- Friday News Roundup

AP reports:A Republican election-year effort to fuse a cut in inheritance taxes on multimilllion-dollar estates with the first minimum wage increase in nearly a decade was rejected by the Senate late...

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Gallup: It's not just Connecticut, we ALL don't like you Joe

As if there was really any doubt, Gallup has a new poll out, that confirms what we already knew:The latest USA Today/Gallup poll finds Lieberman with the worst ratings from Democrats nationally since...

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BREAKING -- Joe Accuses Ned of Forcing Him to Run on Record

In a stunning political move, Joe Lieberman has accused his primary opponent Ned Lamont of forcing his campaign to rely on his 18 year record as a US Senator in today's election. This arises from the...

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Bush: We are at war with Fascists (Unless we're not)

Today, George Bush went before the world and said that without a doubt, we are at war with fascism. Not just that, but we are at war specifically with "Islamic fascism.""This nation is at war with...

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Sgt. Ricky Clousing: Another Soldier Refuses Return to Iraq

From the Associated Press:Shortly after returning from Iraq last year, Army Sgt. Ricky Clousing gathered a few belongings and sneaked out of Fort Bragg, leaving only a note quoting Martin Luther King....

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CQ: Democrats Ready for Election Day -- Are We? (85 Days Left)

Congressional Quarterly has released a story today, entitled "Blue State Special: Democrats Ready for Election Day," wherein they outline the growing potential for a Democratic landslide in this year's...

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ACTION - Tell DSCC Vice-Chair to Step Down or Support Lamont

I just read this article by Bob Geiger over at the Huffington Post:In the short list of three Democratic Senators who have chosen to ignore Ned Lamont as the legitimate Democratic candidate for Senate...

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Hezbollah winning the fight for hearts and minds...again.

If there is one action the Bush administration has proven itself completely competent of undertaking over the last six years, it would be bombing the crap out of things. Whether it is Afghanistan,...

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NYT: White House believes democracy in Iraq may not occur.

(Originally posted at Deny My Freedom) A New York times article out today paints a dire portrait of a rapidly degenerating Iraq, and states that a classified Defense agency report from early August is...

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Natl Guard Admission: We can't deal with two disasters anymore

The National Guard has bore a large portion of the Bush administration's burden, and the strain is starting to show:To counter equipment shortfalls caused largely by the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the...

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Putting Bush's $230 million for Lebanon into perspective.

President Bush came out today and announced another increase in his aid package to the war-torn country of Lebanon: $230 million dollars! The money would be used to help rebuild Lebanese homes and...

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Read This, Send This: That's just a body count, not progress

If you are going to read one post today, I would recommend the following over at the Harper's magazine blog: Six Questions for Michael Scheuer on National Security. For those who don't know who Michael...

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Losing Afghanistan to the War on Drugs

In an editorial today entitled, "Losing Afghanistan," the New York Times had this to say about the current state of affairs in Afghanistan:The Taliban, operating from cross-border sanctuaries in...

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Is this the Iraqi security force we have heard so much about?

As linked by Markos yesterday:The problems are in Baghdad and within a 30 mile radius of Baghdad. The rest of the country is peaceful. -- House Majority Leader John Boehner The reality, as of today:...

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Help! They want to test their bunker-busters in my backyard!

Hello everyone. Do you remember this?The Pentagon is preparing to set off a record-breaking bang, detonating 635 tonnes of high explosives and sending a mushroom cloud into the sky over the Nevada...

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The Two Economies: Wages fall as productivity rises under Bush

If the Democrats are looking for some affirmation that people in America are looking for domestic leadership, the New York Times has a story they should all read:The median hourly wage for American...

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