Diebold machine glitch fixed quietly - baltimoresun.com

Independent Online Edition > World Politics Governments, oil companies still receiving reparations for the first Gulf War, earmarked from current Iraq oil revenue.

U.S. Rank on Press Freedom Slides Lower - washingtonpost.com

American evangelical group arrives in Ashdod on solidarity mission - Haaretz - Israel News: "'We had to be nice to these people,' port spokesman Yigal Ben-Zikry said, 'they're more Zionist than any Israelis I know.'"

CJR Daily: Changing Direction, or Changing the Rhetoric?: "Isn't it lovely when reality and the Onion melt into one?"

CJR Daily: Bloomberg Markets Uncovers a Staggering Scandal

ActiveDuty Troops Launch Campaign to Press Congress...

Former delegate gets purported Diebold code - baltimoresun.com

Bush's family profits from 'No Child' act - Los Angeles Times But you read that on this blog what, three years ago?

House committee dismisses bulk of investigative division - USATODAY.com

FT.com / In depth - US army concedes failure in Baghdad

North Korea's neighbors detect no radioactive traces - Turkish Daily News Oct 15, 2006

OPEC Cuts Oil Production by 1.2M Barrels: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance Fuel prices will go up after the election? Who could have guessed.

GOP on a Mission to Save Santorum - Los Angeles Times: "Across Pennsylvania, pastors are preparing to stuff voter guides into their Sunday bulletins."

Displease a Lobbyist, Get Fired - Los Angeles Times: "the ax fell after intervention by one of the highest officials at the White House: Ken Mehlman, on behalf of one of the most influential lobbyists in town, Jack Abramoff."

ArmsControlWonk: DPRK Test: What About that Radionuclide Data?

Book: Bush Aides Called Evangelicals 'Nuts' - Los Angeles Times

Arms Control Association: Arms Control Today: Global Arms Exports Continued Upswing in 2005: "the 2005 weapons export total stands as the highest mark in five years"

U.S. Rules Allow the Sale of Products Others Ban - Los Angeles Times"One birch plank from China, bought at a Home Depot store in Portland, gave off 100 times more formaldehyde than legal in Japan and 30 times more than allowed in Europe and China, according to July tests ...'I'll guarantee you that no one tells a customer building a $75,000 kitchen that their cabinets contain plywood from China that will off-gas formaldehyde.'"

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