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cunningrealist.blogspot.com - 8/6/2008
Greatest Hits
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There are a lot of them, and they run the gamut from amusingly amateurish to dangerously deceptive. A handful below, and maybe more if time permits. This isn't "archive gotcha." To varying degrees these words helped build the pre and post-invasion case for war, and during the past week there's been a distinct lack of retractions, revisitations, and mea culpas. Also, as Glenn Greenwald notes, ...

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Opening the Day: Paris Hilton Mocks That Old Guy McCain
Open Left - Front Page — ... CBC contributions reached $108,050. This cycle, it's already reached $100,500, with more money left to be handed out. The Blue Dogs PAC, its members and their PACs have cashed $203,500 worth of Wal-Mart PAC checks this cycle, exceeding their 2006 total ($185,000) with four months left. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have received $64,500 in Wal-Mart money this cycle, matching their 2006 take. The Cunning Realist looks at Anthrax in the media's 'greatest hits'. What are you reading?

Late to the Party (Again)
Rising Hegemon — The anthrax party, that is. But I thought Attaturk would appreciate this compilation of wankery on the anthrax attacks. Of course, one of the (What Have the) Kagans (Been Wrong About Now) shows up in all his bloviating warmongering glory.

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