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Drug War Arcadio Esquivel, La Prensa, Panama, www.caglecartoons.com     Soldier Readiness Processing Mike Keefe, The Denver Post     Money No Good Mike Lester - The Rome News-Tribune   Heck of a job, economy RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch   Barbed Wire China Olympics Alen Lauzan Falcon,…

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The quotes that started the so-called Iraq “war”

I refuse to use the term "war" when referring to the U.S. occupation of Iraq for these reasons. Do you remember the many politicians and news media personalities who assured us that we needed to go to "war" with Iraq and that it would be easy, fast and relatively painless for American…

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Obama on the meaning of “We the People”

Barack Obama has challenged Americans to rise above trite cartoonish conceptions of race. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU[/youtube] The full text of Obama's thought-provoking and impassioned speech can be read here. Are Americans ready for a candidate who dares to challenge them? Are they ready for a candidate who speaks comfortably of the complexities…

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The Fall of Spitzer

I have no sympathy. I can't help it, but powerful people who behave this way strike me as the essence of... Spitzer wired the call girl service the money. Granted, he set up a relatively elaborate blind to hide the transaction (it was his own money, not the state's), primarily…

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