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Seven Things That Could Go Wrong on Election Day, by Michael Scherer, Time Magazine | truthout.com
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:18 PM EDT (t r u t h o u t)
We can go to the moon, split atoms to power submarines, squeeze profits from a 99 cent hamburger and watch football highlights on cell phones. But the most successful democracy in human history has yet to figure out how to conduct a proper election.
A Tale of Two Faces, by Joan Walsh | Salon.com
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:34 PM EDT (Salon.com)
In a two-day news environment that was supposed to be a big opportunity for John McCain -- Barack Obama was off the trail with his ailing grandmother -- McCain instead faced critical coverage of the shocking sums Palin spent for clothes, hair and makeup, as well as his campaign's …
Flaw on ballot went unnoticed for 6 years | The L.A. Times
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:15 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Before it became controversial after the Feb. 5 primary, Los Angeles County's double-bubble system left nonpartisan votes uncounted in '02, '04, and '06 primaries, election officials say.
Powell endorses Obama with "overwhelming force" | Salon.com
Seeded on Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:58 PM EDT (Salon.com)
Former chief of staff General Colin Powell, appearing on "Meet the Press" Sunday morning, did not mince his words. Powell came off as thoughtful and serious and he made his views absolutely clear.
Make-Believe Maverick | Rolling Stone
Seeded on Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:11 PM EDT (Rolling Stone)
The truth of the matter is that ambition is John McCain's basic character. Seen in the sweep of his seven-decade personal history, his pandering to the right is consistent with the only constant in his life: doing what's best for himself.
The low road to the White House | Salon News
Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:11 PM EDT (Salon.com)
As the gloves come off in the presidential race, John McCain seems ever more willing to dispense with past claims to personal honor.
Barack Beware... They're Out to Get You | CommonDreams.org
Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:30 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
If these acts of electoral sabotage go ahead on November 4 and tilt the election to McCain, Obama needs to learn from Al Gore's mistake. As the recent HBO film Recount shows, Gore was consensual and statesmanlike - in the middle of a knife fight.
Acupuncture Reduces Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment As Much As Conventional Drug Therapy | Acufinder.com
Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:23 PM EDT (acufinder.com)
Acupuncture is as effective and longer-lasting in managing the common debilitating side effects of hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating (vasomotor symptoms) associated with breast cancer treatment and has no treatment side effects compared to conventional drug therap …
Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder
Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:36 PM EDT
A decade after a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead, many in this small college town are still struggling with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays.
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HolyJuan: Blackwater Contracted to Evict People in Foreclosed Homes
Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 6:02 PM EDT (holyjuan.com)
Mortgage loan companies are contracting with Blackwater Worldwide to assist in the eviction of people still living in foreclosed homes in Chicago. Cook County sheriff Dart has refused to evict renters whose landlords have quit paying the mortgage.
Senecavirus Structure Revealed (Oh, And It Still Kills Cancer Cells 10,000 Times Better Than Traditional Chemotherapeutics)
Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 5:41 PM EDT (Scientific Blogging)
The Senecavirus is a "new" virus, discovered several years ago by Neotropix Inc., a biotech company in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It was at first thought to be a laboratory contaminant, but researchers found it was a pathogen, now believed to originate from cows or pigs.
Daily Kos: The McCain Trap and The Obama Debate Challenge
Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:54 PM EDT (Daily Kos)
John McCain knew that there would be no bailout agreement before he announced that he would go to Washington, supposedly to help promote such an agreement in the spirit of bipartisanship. We smell a trap.
McCain resurrects an old stunt | Los Angeles Times
Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:57 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
No wonder John McCain "suspended" his presidential campaign Wednesday to focus in a bipartisan manner on a grave national crisis -- he's been pulling the same stunt for nearly a decade now, boosting his poll ratings by pretending not to care about them.
Richard Cohen - The Ugly New McCain | washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:44 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain did something extraordinary: He confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag, which he actually abhorred. "I broke my promise to always tell the truth," McCain said.
BOWEL CANCER: MEDICINE'S CINDERELLA DISEASE - What Doctors Don't Tell You | HealthWorld Online
Seeded on Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:40 AM EDT (healthy.net)
A special report on the failure of conventional treatment, the latest dietary prevention programmes and the most successful alternative treatments for bowel cancer, the second greatest cancer killer of all. This report is from 1999 but worth a read nonetheless.
Bin Laden: Goal was to bankrupt U.S. He has succeeded with the help of the Bush administration or lack of.
Seeded on Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:19 AM EDT (CNN)
Bin Laden has had the full support of the Republican party in his ultimate goal. That being not to conquer and destroy America but to Bankrupt America.
A Woman's Worth | Second Day: Author Goldie Taylor's Daily Diary
Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:15 PM EDT (goldietaylor.wordpress.com)
"Just as I cannot support just any African American who decides to offer themselves up for public service, I will not toss my vote to someone just because we share the same chromosome mix.
She's Not Ready | NYTimes.com Op-Ed
Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:31 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Ms. Palin may be a perfectly competent and reasonably intelligent woman (however troubling her views on evolution and global warming may be), but she is not ready to be vice president.
Pit Bull Palin | CommonDreams.org
Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:08 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
If we read the polls, Palin's pit bull approach may well be working. Pit bull politicians can be great campaigners-especially when their prime goal is to bloody their targets whatever the cost to truth, U.S. politics and ultimately, to our country.
Don't Think of a Maverick! | CommonDreams.org
Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:53 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
In preparing for the upcoming debates, it's the job of a campaign to get questions asked that use their own framing and language, not the opposition's framing and language.
The World's Verdict Will Be Harsh if the US Rejects the Man It Yearns For | CommonDreams.org
Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:34 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
"It's happening again. The Democrats are about to lose an election they should win - and it could not matter more." If Americans choose McCain, they will be turning their back on the rest of the world, choosing to show us four more years of the Bush-Cheney finger.
Almond Growers Sue USDA to Halt Mandatory Chemical Fumigation of Raw Almonds | NaturalNews.com
Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:58 PM EDT (Gulf human rights hero Thomas B. Manton falsely imprisoned, murdered)
After having their organic almond businesses devastated by the USDA's bizarre decision requiring mandatory chemical fumigation of almonds, the almond industry is fighting back.
The Top 10 Technologies: #9 Vibrational Medicine | NaturalNews.com
Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:47 AM EDT (Gulf human rights hero Thomas B. Manton falsely imprisoned, murdered)
Vibrational medicine is a promising area of "technology" (it's difficult to call it that) that covers a variety of pioneering healing modalities now known to be far more powerful than drugs and surgery in improving the lives of patients.
Palin leaves open option of war with Russia | sfgate.com
Seeded on Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:44 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin left open the option Thursday of waging war with Russia if it were to invade neighboring Georgia and the former Soviet republic were a NATO ally.
Rethinking the War on Cancer | newsweek.com
Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 4:35 PM EDT (Newsweek)
After billions spent on research and decades of hit-or-miss treatments, it's time to rethink the war on cancer.
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