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mudvillegazette.com - 10/28/2008
Listen to the Generals
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A general (okay - an Attorney General ) rescues the troops : Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell issued an opinion yesterday in the dispute over absentee ballots used by members of the armed forces, saying that they must be counted. Last week, the Fairfax County registrar said ...

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johnmccain.com - 10/24/2008
McCain-Palin 2008
— johnmccain.com — Michael Abramowicz -Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Hon. William P. Barr -former Attorney General of the United States Gerard V. Bradley- Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Rachel Brand -former Assistant Attorney General ... (more) McCain-Palin 2008

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time.com - 10/23/2008
Why Barack Obama Is Winning
— time.com — General David Petraeus deployed overwhelming force when he briefed Barack Obama and two other Senators in Baghdad last July. He knew Obama favored a 16-month timetable for the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq, and he wanted to make the ... (more) Why Barack Obama Is Winning

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mcclatchydc.com - 10/31/2008
Attorney general's private trips have cost taxpayers $155,800
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey has taken personal trips on government jets almost every weekend since he took office less than a year ago at a cost to taxpayers of more than $155,800, Justice Department and Federal Aviation ... (more) Attorney general's private trips have cost taxpayers ...

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Mudville Gazette: Listen to the Generals
Victory Caucus -- All Content — A general (okay - an Attorney General) rescues the troops:Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell issued an opinion yesterday in the dispute over absentee ballots used by members of the armed forces, saying that they must be counted. Last week, the Fairfax County registrar said about 100 of the federal ballots, which are used as backups to local absentee ballots by citizens abroad, did not comply with a state law that requires that they carry the signature and the address... read ...

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