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Federal Judge Orders Release of Chinese Muslims

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

NYTimes.com

Judge Urbina said that the detention of the 17 prisoners — members of the Uighur ethnic group, a restive Muslim minority in western China — was unlawful, noting that the Constitution prohibits indefinite imprisonment without charges.

“I think the moment has arrived for the court to shine the light of

Sadly, Mostly True

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

FactCheck.org

On the eve of their second presidential debate, McCain and Obama released TV ads accusing one another of untruthful attacks. Both are essentially accurate, though each tells only half the story.

Why McCain’s Time With Council Of World Freedom Matters

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

huffingtonpost.com

Since Sunday, Democrats have been buzzing about the re-revelation that during the 1980s, Sen. John McCain served on the board of a far-right conservative organization that had supplied arms and funds to paramilitary organizations in Latin America.

Democratic strategist Paul Begala lit the fire when, during an appearance on Meet

Unleashed, Palin Makes a Pit Bull Look Tame

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Such lovely people.

washingtonpost.com

In Clearwater, arriving reporters were greeted with shouts and taunts by the crowd of about 3,000. Palin then went on to blame Katie Couric’s questions for her “less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream media.” At that, Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area, waving thunder sticks

Big Insurer’s Spending Habits Disclosed

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Unbelievable.

NYTimes.com

A week after the insurance giant, the American International Group, received an $85 billion federal bailout, its life insurance subsidiary, AIG General, held a weeklong retreat for its top sales agents at the exclusive St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif. Expenses for the week, lawmakers were told,

Donkey (and fresh fudge) for sale

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008