Drew Curtis' FARK.com -- Politics Archives for '2007-01-28 23:59:59'

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Extremely good CGI recreation of the Hiroshima atomic blast. War advocates watch while the world asks why

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"Muslims urged to refuse 'un-Islamic' vaccinations". Yes, this should end very well indeed

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VP Dick Cheney says US aricraft carrier to Gulf sends message: Halliburton still in business

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Israeli rednecks, caught on tape

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At long last, he's made it official: Mike Huckabee announces he's running for president. The nation reacts as one with a cry of : "Who?"

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The truth behind Hillary Clinton

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(Hartford Courant)

Anti-war activists hire actor to read Bush's speech so they can yell at him and chase him around the parking lot

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John Edwards' new home is 29,000 square feet of caring about you

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Mundane: Ultra-Orthodox woman found dead on Saturday. Insane: Police who wanted body to determine cause of death are attacked by hundreds of rioting haredim who hide corpse to prevent an autopsy

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Senators can't decide whether to make non-binding resolution mean and impotent or bipartisan and impotent

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After 30 years of silence, Norma Levy, the call girl photographed in bed with Lord Lambton in 1973 — ending the junior minister’s career — has re-emerged to name the mystery third minister

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Iraqi leaders make overtures to newly-elected Democrats, apparently figuring the 'Death To America' platform would work for them both

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Rep. Maxine Waters aims to stop Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton from tip-toeing around the issue of Iraq and says it's time for them to get serious about an exit strategy

Pity the oil barons because BP and Shell are getting a hard time from investors. Submitter has the world's smallest violin and is playing it just for them

(47)

Most 12 year olds can't spell the name of the teacher they are having sex with

Sat January 27, 2007:

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The biatching continues over Bush failing to mention Katrina in his SOTU address. In related news, Richard Nixon never mentioned the Spanish-American war even once the whole time he was in office

(86)

(KLTV)

Mayor of a small Texas town retracts his plan to fine residents $500 for using 'the N-word' because he "listened to his constituents and actually changed his mind" as a result. All of Washington D.C. should be taking notes here

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Japanese Health Minister referred to women as "birth-giving machines" in a speech on Saturday. Those are some pretty good machines, considering that they're so complex, yet can be operated by such unskilled laborers

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US may scold Israel for using US supplied cluster bombs in the Lebanon war

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House GOP complains they are being ignored by Dems. Ironic tag heard playing world's smallest violin

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Former Arkansas governor from Hope announces plans to run for President. No, not that one, another one

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"Clinton Concedes Role in Authorizing War." Finally, the mystery is solved. If only there were some record of who voted to authorize the war

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Disabled people may now their ride motorized scooters on public roads in NJ. Insert your favorite "Jersey driver" joke here

Hanoi Jane gets in her transmogrifier machine and transforms herself into Bagdad Jane to attend her first anti-war demonstration in 34 years

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(WND)

Iranian radio has been announcing the imminent appearance of a messianic figure who will defeat Islam's enemies and impose Islamic Shiite rule over the entire world – even speculating on specific dates

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(New West)

Those were the times which tried men's souls. On January 29, a happy birthday to Thomas Paine, American founder and hero of liberty whose atheist views ended up destroying his life and legacy

(83)

(The New Republic)

Et tu, Toby?

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Libby trial reveals details on how Cheney manipulates media

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British town council, at the bidding of Muslim council, replaces Holocaust Memorial Day with day to remind people of Israeli abuses of Palestinians

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Iran's Khatemi denies denying Holocaust

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The woman who is singlehandedly responsible for almost 10% of America's divorces is backing Hillary Clinton's candidacy, offering further proof that liberals are trying to destroy traditional marriage

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(Sioux City Journal)

South Dakota state Senator takes a page out of Mark Foley's book, now faces censure

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Sydney's Muslim community pulls the Sheik who said that rape is caused by women dressing provocatively because he wasn't apolitcal enough, replaces him with one who prays for the destruction of the enemies of Iraq. Brilliant

(40)

(Some Godless Guy)

Seven state constitutions require a belief in God in order to hold public office. Bonus: In Massachusetts it is a requirement for equal protection under the law

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There are ten good bills awaiting passage in Congress right now that could make a real, positive difference to the nation. That probably means they won't pass

Sen Joe Biden announces his bid to lose the 2008 presidential nomination

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(Mathaba)

Turkish parliament goes into secret session to debate invading Iraq. The news BS meter on this one just spiked to 11

(Feminist Majority)

For the sixth day, Democrat senators refuse compromise which would give a much needed minimum wage increase to low income workers

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Fri January 26, 2007:

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(Metro Active)

Democrat Senator voted for contracts that gave her husband's company billions. Cheney looks on approvingly, says she is strong with the dark side

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Prankster impersonates Quebec Premier, calls French presidential candidate, has interesting conversation full of phrases like "Don't repeat that. It will just create another incident in France."

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Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, 2003: Opposing our strategy emboldens the enemy. Defense Secretary Gates, 2007: Opposing our strategy emboldens the enemy. Meet the new boss, same as the old

(61)

Rush Limbaugh: "Getting along is not the objective. My real purpose is to attract the largest audience I can, and hold it for as long as I can, so I can charge confiscatory advertising rates"

(113)

(PennLive)

Philadelphia could be next city to ban trans fat. Fortunately, Cheez Whiz has no trans fat. No actual cheese, either, but who's quibbling

(135)

Maine to Congress: We have better things to do with $186 million than implement your redundant national ID program

Pelosi clocked at 85...................blinks per min that is. It's not news, it's CNN

(Good Will Hinton)

Comedy writers despondent at loss of John Kerry material rejoice at prospects of a Tom DeLay presidential campaign

Obama Facebook group rockets toward one-million, no telling how many are from his Madrasa days

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(Santa Cruz Sentinel)

Air America can't even succeed in Santa Cruz, California. Is it a plot by Karl Rove, the inherent crappiness of Air America, or do progressives just not listen to progressive radio?

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"It's quite possibly the most awkward moment in cable news that I've ever seen. Wolf tries to backpedal hardcore, but fails. Miserably"

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The Decider strikes again

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Bush discovers conjunctions, goes from "decider" to "decision-maker"

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Michael Moore takes on Fred Phelps. Suck it, libs

(194)

Jonah Goldberg, NRO's highest-ranking keyboard warrior, offers a sane, even-handed take on the Democrats' response to the SOTU address. Just kidding. He calls them all America-haters. Again

(146)

Maine rejects federally mandated ID cards, supports terrorism

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(Real Clear Politics)

Guess who's back? Back again. Nader's back. Suck it, Dems

(52)

Hannity to four-star general: What do you know about military strategy?

(172)

Curt Schilling pushed to run for U.S. Senator against John Kerry. Schilling has the better splitter, but Kerry has a killer waffle pitch

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(Bloomberg)

Moveon.org, which never did, is giving grief to Democrats in Congress

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Hollywood goes ga-ga for Obama. "Obama has the potential to be a star like nobody else does, he has that 'It' factor, that star appeal. And it's Hollywood that created that system"

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It's never too early to start screwing up the 2008 election. The latest: Diebold voting machine key that can open every machine is copied from photo on company's website -- and Diebold doesn't give a hanging chad

(70)

(Reason)

The politics of zombie movies

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(All Headline News)

Headline: "Poll: Clinton Edges Obama For Democratic Presidential Nomination." Article: Clinton leads Obama in same poll, 40 to 21 percent. Since when is double the support "edging" rather than "drubbing"?

When Rudolph Giuliani gives a speech, the price tag is upwards of $100,000. Unless of course he's vying for a nomination to the Republican ticket. Then it's "come one, come all"

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(Those aren't pillows)

State Senator Dan Sutton is accused of groping an 18-year-old page; denies fondling the longtime personal and family friend, but acknowledges that he might have shifted in the bed and inadvertently touched him. Wait, what??

(57)

One of Bush's SOTU "special guests" was noted for her marketing ingenuity in creating a product of no proven use. "There's a sucker born every minute, but only a select few get to be president of the United States"

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Lebanon peeked into the abyss, didn't like what they saw, and decided they really want nothing to do with fundamentalist Muslims

(61)

Thu January 25, 2007:

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(NewsByUs)

Despite what Keith Ellison says, Thomas Jefferson probably owned a Koran to gain insight into the Barbary Coast pirates. How he felt about global average temperatures is unknown

(52)

(Fresh air)

In the old tobacco state of Virginia, legislators considering measure to ban smoking in restaurants. Remaining smokers to be herded up and sent to camps in Utah

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Utah's only openly gay senator calls his anti-anti-sodomy law conservative, conservative lawmakers to give stiff opposition

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Ann Coulter's latest piece titled "I am woman, hear me bore" finds him attacking Hillary for her cheap rise to prominence. Ironic tag bursting at the seams

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Because of reports that the Congressional Black Congress refused to let someone join due to the colour of his skin, Republican congressman proposes banning all raced-base caucuses

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Cheney announces that just because the House, Senate and 68 percent of the U.S. population oppose sending more troops to Iraq, it doesn't mean they aren't going

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(PeoriaPundit)

Illinois governor isn't just a whore, he's a cheap whore: $500 bucks buys a state job

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House, Senate and 68 percent of the U.S. population collectively give George W. Bush the finger

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Lookie here. An article that actually talks about one of Barack Obama's opinions. Huh, that's different

(141)

Cheney: Hillary Clinton would not be good president because she can pronounce "nuclear"

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Minnesota congresswoman feeling the heat from Bush kissing

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You may not date your dental hygienist in Washington state. Who gave the government the power to regulate my love life?

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You know you're losing your touch as the president of Iran when people even more conservative than you are thinking you should tone it down a bit

As the Scooter Libby trial gets underway, Huffington Post wants you to know that they're really tired of talking about Bush's flawed case for attacking Iraq

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Two election workers were convicted Wednesday of rigging a recount of the 2004 presidential election in the very Ohio county that won the state for Bush. No, you can't have honest elections. Not yours

(180)

Hillary Clinton running fourth in Iowa behind Edwards, Obama, and some guy named Vealsack or Sleestack or something

(149)

How does a president both drive the price of oil higher for the next 20 years and buy $20 billion worth of product off his friends at the oil companies? He told you last night

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Minimum wage bill stalled by GOP. Really, this is a tough issue and it takes a lot of work, maybe they should vote themselves a pay raise before explaining why minimum wage earners shouldn't get one

(198)

All the stuff going on in the White House making you nervous? Never fear, citizen, Duncan Hunter is now officially running for president

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Rome put entire peoples, when they became Al Qaeda-type menaces, up on crosses. What if America did the same?

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(American Spectator)

The liberal media is staging a coup against Mr. Bush. They cannot impeach him because he hasn't done anything illegal. But they can endlessly tell us what a loser he is

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"Congress has no Constitutional power to micromanage a war"

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(CBS)

Letterman's "Top 10 surprises in George W. Bush's State of the Union address"

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"The truth is, if Mr Bush was serious about tackling climate change, he would jack up America’s low taxes on gasoline. But there is more chance of F1 legend Michael Schumacher switching to NASCAR than that"

(27)

Wed January 24, 2007:

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(Some American)

Reason number 3,459 why the U.S. is better than Canada: The impending junk-food tax

(128)

(Telegraph)

Ten years in, and still they can't make the trains run on time

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No, you can't wear your "Homosexuality is Shameful" t-shirt to school. Not yours

(73)

Deliberately inflammatory headline regarding political issue distorts actual content of article with intent to provoke irrational conflicts among debaters. Sarcastic request for members of opposing ideology to inhale sharply

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Overnight polls show 82 per cent of voters did not believe Bush was a lying sack of crap during every minute of his SOTU speech

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In memoriam: George Smathers, the senator responsible for changing Memorial Day from a solemn remembrance of war dead into a three-day barbecue and tire sale

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(Rocky Mountain News)

County officials almost come to blows over who is the biggest liar

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Even the Republicians are pissed at Bush's SOTU address

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So how long, exactly, can you bomb the hell out of a country before you are offically at war with it?

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Kerry announces he will not run for president in 2008. Announcement contradicting himself to follow

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JImmy Carter to Jewish students about his books reviews: "This is the first time that I have ever been called a liar. And a bigot and an anti-Semite and a coward, and a plagiarist"

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French politician, attacked by Canadians for sympathizing with Quebec sovereignty, surrenders

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Washington state senator introduces bill allowing dogs into bars and restaurants. Your dog wants to join his friends for some jello shots, a burger and fun down at the local pub. Maybe they can meet some biatches

(83)

Congress votes unanimously to deny federal pensions to lawmakers convicted of bribery, perjury and other related felonies. Private offshore accounts, corporate advisory positions and book deals still a-okay

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China refuses to loosen its one-child policy, despite the fact that a top family-planning official acknowledges that China is turning into a sausagefest

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The side liberals don't admit: Arab nations and even Africa are afraid of the thought of having a nuclear-armed Iran. They are also begging us to prevent Iran's nuclear acquisition and spread of influence

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Venezuelans enjoy their freedom to openly protest against Chavez

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Canadian prime minister tells French presidential candidate to STFU and GBTW after she shares her precious little opinion that Quebec deserves to be a nation

Democrats in Congress: We have no plan for Iraq, but we are against whatever Bush is for

(242)

Tue January 23, 2007:

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(Labor Radio)

Democratic National Convention for 2008 in Denver will be held in an anti-union convention center owned by a Wal-Mart heir. Is this any way to treat those who brought you to the dance?

Other places are trying to reduce the number of divorces. New Jersey is putting in an express lane

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Official POTUS SoTU discussion thread -- voting enabled for best commentary

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Jimmy Carter will discuss his moronic, universally panned book about Israel, and answer 15 carefully selected questions at Brandeis University, a historically Jewish school. This should turn out well

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Inspector general says FBI should have investigated Foley much sooner. Also finds the FBI was lying when it claimed that a watchdog group provided incomplete emails and refused to cooperate with investigators. Suck it, libs

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"I will not be sacrificed so Karl Rove can be protected." The fabled Fitzmas may yet deliver presents to Dems for several months to come

(390)

(Washington Times)

Bush 2001-2006: Conservation is for suckers. Bush 2007: Conserving our resources and reducing our dependence on foreign oil is a good thing

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Hillary Clinton says Bill is a tremendous asset, but she will run the show. In other words: "Shut your pie-hole, you philandering asshat"

Turns out large global warming "science" organization is funded by left-wing, antibusiness radicals. By "science," we mean opinions that fit our political agenda

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(American Spectator)

The Pelosi Congress is ready to come through for Big Labor with legislation to keep workers from voting on whether or not to unionize. Sort of. Figure it out later after your break

(24)

With nothing else really important going on, like tax and corruption reform, NJ legislature spends as much time honoring Rutgers 11-2 football season as they do voting on legislation

(4)

(Washington Post)

Fifty-one percent of Americans don't just disapprove of Bush's job performance, they STRONGLY disapprove

On the eve of this year's SOTU address, a reality check on how many promises from the 2006 one were kept. Which begs the question: Why watch this pack of lies at all?

(296)

Hillary Clinton: "Public financing for my primary campaign? I don't need no stinkin' public financing"

The "Frank Luntz May Go Democratic" trifecta is officially in play

(State News)

Writers should keep views about atheism to themselves

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Just figure this out? UN warns Iraq falling into abyss, threatens harshly worded memo

(84)

U.S. warns Iran to "back down." Iran declines, decides instead to "get down, get funky"

(268)

Oy vey! President of Israel to be charged with rape and abuse of power

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(Huffington Post)

"If the torch of leadership passes from Bush I to Clinton I to Bush II to Clinton II, it will be a loss for our country"

"To an Islamist, Obama is an apostate. In Saudi Arabia and other countries, the penalty for turning one’s back on Islam is death. Won’t it be interesting to hear Obama -- and others -- discuss this question?"

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Legislation has been introduced in Congress to name a new U.S. courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, after Rush Limbaugh's grandfather

(17)

(www.ynetnews.com)

Israeli billionaire is biggest donor to U.S. politicians

(18)

Tag clouds of State of the Union speeches all the way back to 1802. It's amazing how often James Madison mentioned Strom Thurmond. Sounds boring but it's actually kind of funny

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Liberal media reporting that allegations of Sen. Barack Obama being educated in a radical Muslim school known as a "madrassa" are not accurate. As if "accurate" was the point

(88)

(Physorg)

Americans exaggerate their support for a female presidential candidate, fearing claims of sexism. Also, well, it's Hillary

(27)

Terror chief mocks Bush's Iraq plan. Why do terror chiefs hate America?

(210)

New passport rules go into effect Tuesday. Terrorist threat level to be lowered. Just kidding, you aren't any safer

(19)

Mon January 22, 2007:

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(Military.com)

Yet another statement from Iran to promote world peace: "The U.S. military is within our range both on the east and the west, with missiles fired from Iran, Israel will turn into a scorching hell for the Zionists."

(47)

Why does the western news media relay/report on Al Queda's constant threats to destroy western civilization?

(26)

(The Beast)

Liberals declare John McCain the "most loathesome man in America," telling him, with their usual grace and tact, "Back to the bamboo cage"

(82)

If Iran is on the verge of getting nuclear weapons, Bush would consider attacking Iran

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CNN would like you to know that Fox News Channel is not a reliable source of news