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The Wire Tap Flap
Posted on December 31st, 2005 on
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
Posted on December 27th, 2005 on
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?
Posted on December 25th, 2005 on
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”
Posted on December 23rd, 2005 on
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
Posted on December 22nd, 2005 on
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
Posted on December 21st, 2005 on
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
Posted on December 18th, 2005 on
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
Posted on December 17th, 2005 on
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”
Posted on December 16th, 2005 on
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?
Posted on December 14th, 2005 on
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
Posted on December 14th, 2005 on
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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