Sure, I’m voting for Barack Obama. But gosh, he does love that word change – so much, in fact, that I had to make my own special banner for the blog. I call it “The Zombama.”
Scroll down to see it – or hit the End key (which is not to be confused with the Apocalypse [...]

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D.C. police will seal off entire neighborhoods, set up checkpoints and kick out strangers under a new program that D.C. officials hope will help them rescue the city from its out-of-control violence.
Under an executive order expected to be announced today, police Chief Cathy L. Lanier will have the authority to designate “Neighborhood Safety Zones.” At [...]

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Jesus in 2008 could have been the worst idea for a website ever, but thanks to the restraint of the people running it, it kind of works. I’m sure the admins do plenty of filtering behind the scenes to keep discussion on the middle road. And the result seems a little bland and dispassionate at [...]

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Bush to veto bill banning waterboarding
WASHINGTON - The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.
Bush has said the bill would harm the government’s ability to prevent future attacks. [...]

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Ha. From the b3ta messageboard:

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