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themoderatevoice.com - 16 minutes ago
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of
the seminal moments of the 20th century as the
Berlin Wall fell. This event marked the beginning of the end for not only the Warsaw Pact but also the collapse of the Soviet Union. For those readers who were not alive at the time I am not sure if you ...
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
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weeklystandard.com - 28 minutes ago
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Her name is Kimberly Munley: Army officials say
the suspect, "the lone shooter" for this tragic incident,
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, is currently on a ventilator at a nearby civilian hospital and the police officer who gunned him down, Kimberly ...
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Officer Who Shot Hasan Identified, In Stable Condition
politicalbyline.com - 36 minutes ago
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Twenty years ago today, supporters of freedom and
human rights cheered and wept for joy as the
Berlin Wall was torn down by jubilant young Germans. To so many, that heady day seemed to herald the emergence of a better world. The spectre of communism had finally been laid to rest. ...
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Quote of the Day
corner.nationalreview.com - 63 minutes ago
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The Telegraph is reporting this : Fort Hood
gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should
have their throats cut Also, the press has been full of PTSD stories this weekend. The media is basically inventing a ...
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Another One for the "Better Screwed than Rude" File -- ...
daybydaycartoon.com - 2 hours ago
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11/08/2009
news.yahoo.com - 3 hours ago
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FORT HOOD, Texas A key U.S. senator said
Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the
Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology. Sen. Joe Lieberman ...
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Alleged Ft. Hood gunman may have 9/11 mosque link
news.yahoo.com - 3 hours ago
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AP - As if going off to war,
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave
leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. ...
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Fort Hood suspect said his goodbyes before rampage
(AP)
corner.nationalreview.com - 3 hours ago
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The control panels on the ship of state
do not look encouraging.
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Ugh -- By: Jonah Goldberg
rhymeswithright.mu.nu - 3 hours ago
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In 1987, President Ronald Reagan spoke these words
before the berlin Wall, that great scar across a
divided city. And little more than two years later, the joyous moment came when the Berlin Wall was breached and a new birth...
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A Joyous Moment In The History Of Human Freedom
polipundit.com - 3 hours ago
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… paying Louisiana Department of Transportation workers to
sit around the office googling “fisting.”
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Your Obama stimulus at work
politicalbyline.com - 3 hours ago
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Click here to read about this rather… ahem…
“Fisted” situation. (H/T to PoliPundit ) Related Posts: Bill
O’Reilly’s Talking Points: Why Obama should hire me Enough is Enough! Feminist Nazis come out against President Obama Rush Limbaugh ...
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Oh My: The Search Habits of the Obama Government
voices.washingtonpost.com - 3 hours ago
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8 That's the number of House Democrats voting
against tonight's health care bill who represent districts carried
by President Barack Obama during the 2008 election. Of the eight, Obama's highest percentage came in Rep. Artur Davis' 7th district where ...
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The most important number in politics this weekend
politicalbyline.com - 4 hours ago
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Excellent point: I’m trying to imagine the political
environment that Washington Democrats occupy. A President glibly lays
out that analogy, and it is received — without any wincing or taint of disgust — as awesome inspiration. These are the minds that will be making decisions for us ...
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Ann Althouse makes a good point, But!
ettlin.blogspot.com - 4 hours ago
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A village vanishes on an Iron Curtain byway
of history LANKOW, Germany – This is not a
dateline anyone will be seeing as Germany celebrates, and other nations remember, Monday’s 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall heralding the end of the Cold War. More than any other physical ...
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Sprechen zie English? Road Trip Epilog
democracy-project.com - 4 hours ago
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After the worst terrorist attack on our soil
since 9-11 and last night’s disastrous vote for a
massive middle class entitlement that robs our freedoms and redistributes our wealth, we need to kick out the turncoats from Congress in 2010 who voted for HR 3962 and support the candidacy of ...
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Tragedy at Ft Hood
msnbc.msn.com - 4 hours ago
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The White House announced Sunday that President Barack
Obama will be meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu during the
Israeli prime minister's trip to Washington, ending days of uncertainty.
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Obama will meet Netanyahu at White House
pajamasmedia.com - 4 hours ago
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BUY A $15,000 POLICY, or go to jail.
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BUY A $15,000 POLICY, or go to jail….
pajamasmedia.com - 5 hours ago
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OUCH: “Life is full of mysteries, but chief
among them in this Marine wife’s mind at the
moment is, ‘Just how stupid does this White House think we are?’”
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OUCH: “Life is full of mysteries, but chief among them ...
jrdeputyaccountant.com - 5 hours ago
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I need you guys to help me with
something. Last time I asked you all came out
of the woodwork asking "what do you need?" and I'm grateful for that but I have another favor to ask. I need to raise $1200 to buy a "Project Funded by the American ...
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"Project Funded by the American Recovery and ...
powerlineblog.com - 5 hours ago
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I'm delighted to be collaborating with Joe Trippi,
one of my favorite liberals, on a bipartisan project
to support America's veterans. The project is called the Eleven Eleven campaign; the objective is to get 11 million Americans to contribute $11 ...
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Calling All Bloggers
realclearpolitics.com - 5 hours ago
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Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics What is so wrong with
the current medical system in the United States that
we are being urged to rush headlong into a new government system that we are not even supposed to understand, because this legislation is to be ...
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Government Force Will Make It Worse
drhelen.blogspot.com - 5 hours ago
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I read this line from a Johnny Rotten
(the Sex Pistols) song on Gateway Pundit from a
commenter (comment #62) in response to the passing of the Democrat's Healthcare bill last night. The commenters at Gateway Pundit are debating whether or not there ...
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"Anger is an energy"
blogs.tampabay.com - 5 hours ago
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Chalk up another straw poll victory for Marco
Rubio. He garnered 86 votes to Gov. Charlie Crist's
4 votes during a straw poll today hosted by the Okaloosa Republican Exec Committee. The straw poll, open to the public with a $20 admission fee, is ...
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Okaloosa straw poll goes for Rubio, McCollum, Putnam
voterubio2010.blogspot.com - 5 hours ago
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Rubio in front of Crist AGAIN! From The
Buzz Okaloosa straw poll goes for Rubio, McCollum, Putnam:
Chalk up another straw poll victory for Marco Rubio. He garnered 86 votes to Gov. Charlie Crist's 4 votes during a straw poll today hosted by the Okaloosa Republican Exec Committee. This makes ...
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Thirteen Straw Polls in a Row for Marco Rubio
directorblue.blogspot.com - 5 hours ago
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The anger of the American public is only
just beginningDr. Helen's message is inspiring:You are never doomed
until you are dead. There is always something that can be done. The anger of the American public is only just beginning. It is an energy that will be needed in the coming days, weeks and ...
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PelosiCare: Reaction Roundup (Palin, Sowell, Anchoress, ...
firstthings.com - 5 hours ago
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Sorry I have been so quiet. We attended
an event honoring a remarkable man this weekend (more
on that, and on the injured veteran we met there, later) then my husband seemed to succumb to something slightly dysenteric so I’ve been looking after ...
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The shadow of the jackboot…
pajamasmedia.com - 5 hours ago
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She may have been one of the most
qualified members of a presidential ticket in a decade.
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Sarah Palin and the Dysfunctional Political Class
brusselsjournal.com - 5 hours ago
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Kerry Robertson, 17, and Mark McDougall, 25, haven’t
broken any law. But they are on the run
from the authorities, and from their home in Dunfermline, Scotland. Less than eight weeks ago the couple were excitedly planning their wedding. They had ...
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UK State to Take Unborn Baby
althouse.blogspot.com - 5 hours ago
The Fort Hood massacre was rhetorical flourish as Obama urged House Democrats to vote for health ...
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His idea was: Soldiers make sacrifices for the
good of the country, so congressional Democrats should put
their concerns about the next election aside for the good of the country. “He was absolutely inspiring. In a very moving way, he reminded us ...
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The Fort Hood massacre was rhetorical flourish as Obama ...
tomdispatch.com - 6 hours ago
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In our day, the American way of war,
especially against lightly armed guerrillas, insurgents, and terrorists, has
proved remarkably heavy. Elephantine might be the appropriate word. The Pentagon likes to talk about its "footprint" on the geopolitical ...
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Tomgram: Nick Turse, In Afghanistan, the Pentagon Digs in
videocafe.crooksandliars.com - 6 hours ago
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DOWNLOADS: (22) PLAYS: (112) Keith and Eugene Robinson
had the same reaction I did to watching members
of Congress out there calling for something close to the overthrow of our government. I agree completely with Eugene Robinson—it was frankly ...
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Keith Calls Out Bachmann and Friends for Their "Press ...
youtube.com - 6 hours ago
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Geisy diz que vai à Uniban de qualquer
jeito na segunda-feiraEstudante afirma que entrará na Justiça contra
a faculdade após ter sido expulsa.A estudante de ...
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Jeyse Arruda Expulsa da Uniban depois de ser humilhada ...
sciencedaily.com - 6 hours ago
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'Spoonful Of Sugar' Makes The Worms' Life Span
Go Down
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'Spoonful Of Sugar' Makes The Worms' Life Span Go Down
blueoregon.com - 6 hours ago
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Update: 9:30AM: The voicemail at Schrader's DC office
is full, and as it's Saturday they're not picking
up the phones. You can send him an email here. As we hit the home stretch on health care reform, the House is scheduled to vote later today ...
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Push Schrader off the fence: the trifecta
voices.washingtonpost.com - 6 hours ago
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By John Amick Today on the Sunday talk
shows: CNN: STATE OF THE UNION - Casey calls
for more attention to stresses on military General George William Casey Jr., chief of staff of the United States Army, said Sunday the Army is conducting a thorough ...
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Restraint urged in Fort Hood speculation
politicalwire.com - 6 hours ago
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"Thank you, Lord, for my red-hot, smokin' wife."
-- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), quoted by the
Des Moines Register , channeling Will Ferrell when introducing his wife, Mary, at an Iowa Republican fundraising dinner.
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Bonus Quote of the Day
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 6 hours ago
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Sunday that
he does not think President Obama should send additional
troops to Afghanistan. Washington (CNN) – As the American public and the global community await the completion of the ...
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Gorbachev gives Obama advice on Afghanistan
sondrak.com - 7 hours ago
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 7 hours ago
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Consistency Revisited I | Main | Palin And
Amniocentesis: The Story Evolves 08 Nov 2009 07:06 pm
Benedict's Intellectual Warriors You can forgive the pro-Catholic side for losing the debate in Britain on whether the Catholic church is a force for ...
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Benedict's Intellectual Warriors
powerlineblog.com - 7 hours ago
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The basic asymmetry of American politics is that
there are more conservatives than there are Republicans, while
there are more Democrats than there are liberals. This is why Nancy Pelosi wasn't able to persuade anything like a unified caucus to vote ...
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Republican Pride
politicalbyline.com - 7 hours ago
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(H/T Wizbang Politics ) The sick part is
Democrats are in lock step with these terrorists. Related
Posts: An Interesting Movie The Automotive Bailouts: The Other Side of the Story Terrorist plot to blow up Jewish Synagogues in the Bronx thwarted Bob Barr, The Right Choice ...
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The Enemy Within
wizbangblog.com - 7 hours ago
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From CNN... yes... CNN: Crossposted(*)....
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"I love Osama more than I love myself"
feedproxy.google.com - 7 hours ago
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I just heard this song tonight and I
dig its funky house beat. Enjoy:
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Evening Music Party - "I Like That"
missmichellematthews.blogspot.com - 8 hours ago
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We all knew this was coming. Even as
we frantically tried to call Congress to put a
stop to this horrific piece of legislation, we knew in our hearts that it would amount to nothing. Our leaders don't listen, and we've known that for a very long time. One of the worst bills in history is about ...
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The Health Care Bill: Passed in the House of Representatives
pajamasmedia.com - 8 hours ago
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THE ROAD FROM SERFDOM. “Twenty years ago, the
Berlin Wall came down and with it communist rule
in Central Europe. Within little more than two years, the Soviet Union ceased to exist and the transition from communist dictatorship to free market ...
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THE ROAD FROM SERFDOM. “Twenty years ago, the Berlin ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 8 hours ago
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Some woman named Bruni de la Motte has
fascinating essay over at the Guardian on what a
terrible thing it was for the Berlin Wall to come down. It begins with this paragraph: On 9 November 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down I realised German ...
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Darn That Reagan -- By: Jonah Goldberg
pajamasmedia.com - 8 hours ago
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TOBY HARNDEN: Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans
wistful for George W Bush. Hey, they’re already selling
the bumper stickers.
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TOBY HARNDEN: Bloodless President Barack Obama makes ...
news.yahoo.com - 8 hours ago
CQ Transcript: Reps. Van Hollen, Pence, Sen. Lieberman Gov.-elect McDonnell on 'Fox News Sunday' ...
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CQPolitics.com - CQ Transcriptswire
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CQ Transcript: Reps. Van Hollen, Pence, Sen. Lieberman ...
bluehampshire.com - 8 hours ago
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So Adam Krauss wrote a really quite fine
and nuanced piece on marriage equality and the potential
ramifications of Maine's election on us. Someone less fine and nuanced, but with an agenda, must have sent it to Republico's Ben Smith, who made ...
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Marriage Equality Repeal: Don't Believe the Linkbait
voices.washingtonpost.com - 8 hours ago
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Health-care reform passed the House, quite literally, at
the eleventh hour. It passed with a slim, two-vote
margin. But it passed. That is more than has ever happened before. More than Truman or Nixon or Carter or Clinton managed. More than ...
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Health care passes the House
