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What's Left?

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Jon Ponder,
6/18/2008 -
1:05 pm PT

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Jon Ponder,
6/18/2008 -
12:48 pm PT

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Jon Ponder,
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7:42 am PT

47 Comments

Cheney on Two-Thirds of Americans’ Opposition to Iraq Occupation: ‘So?’

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Jon Ponder,
3/20/2008 -
7:24 am PT

17 Comments

Cheney in Baghdad Says Iraq Security ‘Phenomenal’ – As Bombs Kill 52

A Female Suicider Explodes Bomb in a Crowd of Mostly Women Pilgrims

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Jon Ponder,
3/18/2008 -
5:34 am PT

31 Comments

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Jon Ponder,
3/17/2008 -
5:46 pm PT

4 Comments

Poll: Success for Bush – Iraq Is Out of Sight, Out of Mind

The Iraq Occupation Received Just 1% of News Coverage in the Third Week of February

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Jon Ponder,
3/13/2008 -
7:20 am PT

3 Comments

MSNBC Cancels ‘Tucker’ – Finally!

Carlson Will Stay on As Senior Campaign Correspondent

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Jon Ponder,
3/13/2008 -
6:20 am PT

7 Comments

Second Muslim Elected to Congress

Andre Carson Will Replace His Grandmother, the late Rep. Julia Carson

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Jon Ponder,
3/12/2008 -
6:06 pm PT

8 Comments

There Are Two ‘Big States,’ Not One, With Primaries Upcoming – N.C. Votes on May 6

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Jon Ponder,
3/12/2008 -
5:53 pm PT

3 Comments

CENTCOM Commander Who Questioned Bush’s Iran War Plans Resigns

Did He Jump Or Was He Pushed?

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Jon Ponder,
3/11/2008 -
2:58 pm PT

25 Comments

Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-NY) Linked to D.C. Prostitution Ring

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Jon Ponder,
3/10/2008 -
11:47 am PT

11 Comments

Castro Announces Retirement

Brother Raul, 76, Remains in Charge

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Jon Ponder,
2/19/2008 -
4:41 am PT

14 Comments

CIA Apparently Defied Court Order When It Destroyed Torture Tapes

ACLU Files Motion Asking Court to Hold CIA in Contempt

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Jon Ponder,
12/12/2007 -
5:53 pm PT

15 Comments

Bush Vetoes Children’s Health Insurance Bill. Again.

Dems Will Roll It Out Again During Presidential Campaign Next Year

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Jon Ponder,
12/12/2007 -
4:17 pm PT

2 Comments

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