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The Wire Tap Flap
For reasons unknown, national debate over the Bush-mandated warrantless wire tapping policy has yet to focus on the most relevant question re...

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Hiding the Truth About War is Not Worthy of People Who Would Call Themselves Civilized
Scott Cameron, a Vietnam veteran who has undergone 46 operations to repair damage done to his person in that war, recently spent $100 of his ...

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Would Colin Powell Be Better Off If He Kept His Mouth Shut?
Sometimes it is almost pitiful to observe how a politician will humiliate himself in order to stay in favor with those of greater power. Former Secretary...

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To Iraqi Vote Fraud Protestors: Consider the Source of Your “Democracy”
Recent days have brought many reports of protests in Iraq, where there are people who have cause to believe that the latest election in th...

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Sir Elton John and The Bible
History was made in England yesterday as Sir Elton John and his longtime spouse David Furnish were given most if not all of the rights assigned to...

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Inclemency of the Very Worst Kind
A recent period of unfortunate meteorological occurrences is threatening more harm to the United States than even Katrina wrought. I am speaki...

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They Don’t Have Osama, But At Least Steve Kurtz is Being Tried
The mounting controversy over whether George W. Bush exceeded his executive powers by authorizing domestic spying without warrants is taking pl...

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Big Brother Bush
There was notable, strong reaction on the Republican side of the aisle against the Bush-ordered domestic surveillance of American citizens ...

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What Bush Really Means When He Says “Democracy”
Bush and company have hijacked the meaning of the word “democracy.” They employ it as though they were using it in reference to a liber...

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Is the Death Penalty Barbaric?
Schwarzeneger, in explaining why he would not grant a stay of execution for Stanley Tookie Williams, said among other things that Mr. Williams ha...

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The Right’s War on the Bogus War on Christmas
The alleged “War on Christmas” is largely a figament of Bill O’Reilly’s, John Gibson’s and Joe Scarborough’s imaginatio...

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