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I DID NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN... I voted against OBAMA! I did not vote for Bush... I voted against Gore, against Kerry, against Clinton! I have voted against those that threatened freedom, opportunity, security and individual liberty. So... now that America has elected someone who will not only threaten, but RAPE us of our freedom, opportunity, security and individual liberty - will the next candidate be someone I can vote for - or will I just vote against?

<p>Is lying about the reason for a war an impeachable offense?</p> <p>Now it is clear that many of his statements appear to be false. In the past, Bush's White House has been very good at sweeping ugly issues like this under the carpet, and out of sight. But it is not clear that they will be able to make the question of what happened to Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) go away -- unless, perhaps, they start another war.</p>

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won cabinet approval Sunday for a U.S.-backed peace "road map" that includes a historic call to establish a Palestinian state by 2005, Israel Radio said. Overcoming opposition from far-right ministers and members of his own Likud party, Sharon pushed the proposal through the cabinet by a vote of 12-7 with four abstentions, the radio reported. Under pressure from Washington, Sharon Friday reluctantly accepted the plan, the most ambitious Middle East peace drive since he took office 26 months ago. "The time has come to divide this piece of land between us and...

Moreno becomes new Angels' owner Thursday May 22, 2003 By KEN PETERSAP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Angels' new owner grinned, opened the big gift box and helped manager Mike Scioscia and general manager Bill Stoneman put on huge red sombreros.Arturo Moreno was introduced Thursday as the third owner of the Angels in their 43-year history after completing his $184 million purchase from The Walt Disney Co.``This is what I got for that,'' he said, laughing and holding up two keys to the stadium.Moreno wants to be called Arte and started off his tenure by giving the hats to...

<p>NEW YORK - A New York artist says he didn't mean to be offensive. But some people near Ground Zero don't appreciate James Peterson's latest work.</p> <p>He's painted a fake "CAUTION Low Flying Planes" sign on a building near Ground Zero.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON (CNN) --The end of Ramadan has stirred renewed concerns over the threat of a terrorist attack against U.S. citizens and the nation's allies.</p> <p>Earlier this week, an al Qaeda statement posted to the Internet threatened a strike to coincide with the end of the Muslim holy season -- which is December 5 and 6. The statement said, "You have not learned your lesson."</p>

Remarks of Senator John Kerry December 3, 2002 At The City Club of Cleveland We come here at an important time. Every American understands the challenge of our economy in very personal ways. Lifetime savings have been wiped out by greed, bad judgment, criminal activity and the natural course of economic cycles. Jobs have been lost - retirements postponed - personal debt has increased and more and more of our fellow Americans are squeezed out of health care. Long term unemployment has doubled. The stock market has plunged more than 30 percent. We have seen the weakest level of economic...

Bush thanks congress for showing remarkable unity; we are facing challenges with valor; we are rewarding troops with better pay...

Text of a statement from Françoise Ducros, the Prime Minister's senior communications adviser, under fire calling U.S. President George W. Bush a "moron." "I would like to set the record straight concerning media coverage of some remarks I made during the NATO Summit in Prague. "The comments attributed to me in no way reflect my personal view of the President of the United States. I have never, in any of the many briefings I have given reporters as the Prime Minister's chief spokesperson, ever expressed, on the record or off the record, any negative opinion concerning President George Bush. "If...

Gores in Shock Over Hillary's Betrayal? How stunned were Al and Tipper Gore after hearing Hillary Clinton tell MSNBC's "Hardball" audience at SUNY Albany last night that she wouldn't endorse the ex-VP in the 2004 presidential primaries? So far the former second couple are keeping mum about the humiliating political slap in the face. But if the Gores' recent attempts to curry favor with the Clintons are any indication, Al and Tipper couldn't have been too happy as they watched Hillary repeatedly pour cold water on another Gore presidential bid. "I'm going to wait and see who the Democratic nominee...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Al Gore says whoever the Democrats nominate for president could have an excellent chance to reclaim the White House in 2004 because President Bush's economic policies have been ``a catastrophic failure.'' In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Gore also said Bush is making serious mistakes in the war on terrorism by shifting his focus to Iraq before finishing the job with al-Qaida. But the former vice president hasn't yet decided whether to make another run for president. If he does, however, he plans to run a different kind of campaign. ``I've learned a lot...

U.S. Forces Must Be Ready to RollBy James Lacey Posted Nov. 18, 2002 It is almost certain that sometime in the near future the United States is going to take on Saddam's military. Saddam's pursuit of weapons of mass destruction has consumed so much of Iraq's national wealth that it virtually is inconceivable that Saddam will dismantle his arsenal just because of another U.N. mandate. He will lie, procrastinate, cheat and interfere with any inspectors allowed in, until the United States finally throws in the diplomatic towel and hands the matter over to the generals. Until now, it has been...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Police have captured a leader of the Abu Sayyaf, an al-Qaida-linked group accused of a string of deadly bombings and mass kidnappings, the Philippine government said Thursday. Abdulmukim Edris, the alleged head of the Abu Sayyaf's explosives team, was captured Tuesday in the city of Pasay, military Chief of Staff Gen. Benjamin Defensor said. He would give no details of Edris' capture. Defensor said Edris and his group planned to build a truck bomb and were targeting government installations, foreign embassies and shopping malls around Manila, the Philippine capital. ``We have information on what they are...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed into law on Wednesday a bill reaffirming -- with a slap at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and national motto. Bush signed the legislation without comment. It reinforces support for the words "under God" in the pledge, and for "In God we trust" as the national motto. The measure was approved unanimously in the Senate and drew just five no votes in the House. Congress rushed to act after the federal appeals court in California ruled in June that the phrase "under God," inserted...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) &#151; Osama bin Laden said he had nothing to do with the anthrax attacks in the United States, and declared he would never allow himself to be captured, in the second part of a newspaper interview published Sunday. ``America can't get me alive,'' bin Laden was quoted as saying. ``I can be eliminated, but not my mission.'' Bin Laden granted the interview Wednesday to Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who said he was blindfolded and bundled into a jeep in the Afghan capital, Kabul. He said he was driven five hours to a cold, mud hut where ...

Now I’ve never been a fan of Bill Maher. Saw him at a comedy club many years ago, his lame attempt at telling jokes was annoying to say the least; He wasn’t funny to me then; isn’t funny to me now. And then years later, some genius gives him his own talk show. A show where he takes politics and dresses it up as a comedy routine, where he debates politics with the likes of Sinbad and Lisa Kudrow - Give me a break, about as politically incorrect as a nineteen year old vegetarian Berkley student. That said; last night ...

AFGHANISTAN has declared holy war on Australia. The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, last night declared Australia a target for retaliation. Until yesterday, only the US and Britain had been named as enemies of the Taliban, which harbours Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. "Any person, any military coming to Afghanistan, for invasion, for fighting the people of Afghanistan, we are ready for a jihad," he said. "Any people who join with the Americans - they are Americans to us." Answering Australian journalists, he said jihad applied to anyone who joined America in the war on Afghanistan. Asked if ...

New York - Released today Microsoft is promoting it's Window's XP operating system as an alternative to anthrax and war coverage to media outlets. &quot;Americans are tired of hearing about the latest case of inhalation anthrax or about the progress of our military campaign in Afghanistan. Frightened Americans are longing to hear about the security and stability that Windows XP offers. It gives them a comfort level that anthrax just can't offer,&quot; said Bill Gates. &quot;This is the most important software release we have made since the last one and media saturation is necessary.&quot; The event in New York City ...

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A city resolution was passed, demanding a halt to the bombing in Afghanistan "as soon as possible." And as soon as possible; America becomes outraged! The town, best-known for anti-war rhetoric, receives thousands of letters and phone calls, many from angry New Yorkers, saying "Shame on you," "What the hell are you people thinking?" "Morons, morons, morons!!!" And "I used to shop and dine in Berkeley, but those days are over." Berkeley already the focus of several other controversial peace actions. They had asked firefighters, still mourning the loss of their New York brethren, not to fly full-sized American ...