washingtonindependent.com - 10/30/2008
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So far, this election cycle has yielded the usual presidential endorsements from the usual special-interest groups. The League of Conservation Voters ( Sen. Barack Obama ). The National Rifle Assn. ( Sen. John McCain ). The AFL-CIO ( Obama ). The National Right to Life Political Action Committee ...
breitbart.com - 11/1/2008
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breitbart.com —
An Egyptian Al-Qaeda operative -- described by the
United States as the terror network's propaganda chief --...
was killed in a missile strike in Pakistan, security officials said on Saturday. Abu Jihad al-Masri was among several rebels killed when two ...
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Al-Qaeda propaganda chief killed in Pakistan strike: ...
projects.publicintegrity.org - 10/28/2008
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projects.publicintegrity.org —
On August 26, 2002, in an address to
the national convention of the Veteran of Foreign Wars,...
Cheney flatly declared: "Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to ...
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Iraq: The War Card
- The Center ...
nytimes.com - 10/27/2008
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nytimes.com —
John McCain isn’t boasting about a new endorsement,
one of the very, very few he has received...
from overseas. It came a few days ago:“Al Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election,” read a commentary on a password-protected Islamist Web ...
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Op-Ed Columnist - The Endorsement From Hell
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al Qaeda pipes up again
Political Animal —
... , al Qaeda wouldn't want an Obama victory, in large part because the terrorist network wouldn't want a U.S. president who enjoys popularity on the world stage. Jonathan Stevenson , a professor of strategic studies at the U.S. Naval War College, told Spencer Ackerman, "Bin Laden surely would vote for McCain. Bush, whose foreign policy McCain pretty much supported, has been a recruiting sergeant for Al Qaeda and its kin." The smart move for conservatives is drawing attention away from this fact, not towards it. And yet, I suspect we're about to hear a bunch of unhinged voices ...
Al Qaeda Messing Around in Our Elections?
democracyarsenal.org —
... Al Qaeda forum just last week that argued that McCain was most likely to continue George Bush's failed policies - policies that have actually made Al Qaeda stronger. And Spencer Ackerman has done additional reporting interviewing a number of intelligence experts who agree with this assessment. ...
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swampland.blogs.time.com 1/22/2009 — This is how it should be done. The Bush Administration derided the "police work" approach to rolling up Al Qaeda, but--of course--police work is precisely what it takes in many cases. (In war zones, like Waziristan, more kinetic tactics, like the ...
McCain: What it takes —
First Read 10/30/2008
McCain tried to refocus on national security and whether Obama could keep the country safe. "The question is whether this is a man who has what it takes to protect America from Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and the other great threats in the world," ...
Poll update: Voters having 'buyer's remorse'? —
CNN Political Ticker 10/30/2008
McCain may be closing the gap, a new CNN poll of polls shows. (Getty Images)
(CNN) – With five days until Election Day, there are signs the presidential race may be tightening, according to a new CNN poll of polls.
According to an average of ...
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