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A Soduku Mistrial
Well, if you'd been on a jury for 66 days  ... ...

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John McCain And Reproductive Rights II
John McCain's stance on women's issues and reproductive rights is abysmal. From SCHIP (McCain: Bush right to veto kids health insurance expansion) to HIV...

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Whittling Away The Electoral College
A PEW report on states getting rid of the electoral college: Maryland last year became the first state to approve a "national popular v...

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Malkin Defends Fox
A woman who has complained bitterly - and understandably - about racial stereotypes defends Fox News' use of the term "Baby-Mama" to describe Michelle Obama...

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Hewitt Award Nominee
"Dictator or democrat?" - Tony Blankley, asking questions about Barack Obama. ...

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The Only Thing to Fear . . .
Arianna ponders why some Democrats fall prey to Republican fear-mongering while others persevere. Late Update: Gary Hart notes that Democrats' argu...

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Goodbye Jim
Some reaction from around the web on Jim Johnson, one of Obama's veep vetters, stepping down. Ambers: If Obama's choice of Johnson was a mistake in the first place, then that's one thing. But if the campai...

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Obama’s Baby Mama?
As Josh flagged last night, Fox News has a new moniker for Michelle Obama: Good catch by Salon's War Room. ...

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Energy Wars
It's probably best to not lecture China about them. ...

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Cool Ad Watch
Adidas goes green - although the foliage is, er, plastic: ...

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Open Thread for Night Owls & Early Birds (Blast from the Past Edition: 2002)
Tonight, a tidbit from the early days of Daily Kos, June 11, 2002, to be precise. More proof that some things never change, even if the press s...

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