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Damn democrats! Why won’t you give the Bush administration everything they want?! Oh, wait… you have been.
Bush partly blames Democrats for high gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush is accusing Democrats in Congress of blocking his energy proposals, saying they are partly to blame for high gasoline costs pinching Americans’ budgets.
In his Saturday [...]

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Could it get any dumber than this?
A group of American soldiers sent home from Iraq suffering stress are complaining after they were given housing next to a firing range.
Two dozen soldiers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) believe the constant gunfire from the range located beside their transitional housing on the US army [...]

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WTF…..
At the western entrance to the Iraqi city of Fallujah Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed his residence badge to the U.S. Marines guarding the city. They checked to be sure that he was a city resident, and when they were done, Anad said, a Marine slipped a coin out of his pocket and put it [...]

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Through the wonders of modern technology, some of those federal economic stimulus checks are being deposited directly into recipients’ bank accounts.
But some are not — and are instead winding up in the bank accounts of complete strangers.
“We do know of instances of problems; we’ve heard of situations where stimulus checks have [...]

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Amendment 2, known as the Florida Marriage Protection Act, will be on the November ballot. The amendment states:
“Inasmuch as a marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid [...]

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Fired for performing an act of wizardry. QuestionGirl, what the hell is going on in Florida?
Magic trick costs teacher job
Substitute teacher Jim Piculas does a 30’second magic trick where a toothpick disappears then reappears.
But after performing it in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land ‘O Lakes, Piculas said his job did [...]

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Someone should pay for these deaths…..BIG TIME!
In October 2004, the United States Army issued an urgent bulletin to commanders across Iraq, warning them of a deadly new threat to American soldiers. Because of flawed electrical work by contractors, the bulletin stated, soldiers at American bases in Iraq had received severe electrical shocks, and some [...]

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Rev. Wright… WHO?
Via Wonkette:
In steps Mickey Kantor, the chairman of Bill [Clinton’s] campaign, to express his views on the good blue-collars of Indiana. They are not only the pride and soul of America, according to the subtitles, but they are also “shit” and “white niggers.”
(emphasis mine)

What Clinton’s People Really Think About Indiana
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Call me crazy but this isn’t the way to make friends and influence people. Another scapegoat. The Air Force. Gee, that’s nice. Hey Bobby…. if you’re not happy with the leaders, can’t you change them???? Isn’t that your job? And if they are dragging their feet, maybe there’s a reason. [...]

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When the U.S. Postal Service rang up a $13,500 tab at an Orlando steakhouse, it spared no expense during a five-hour meal that government investigators are calling “abusive” in its extravagance.
The order — charged to government credit cards — included more than $3,000 for drinks, more than $500 for shrimp cocktails and almost $900 for [...]

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