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in no particular order:
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We publish original articles by current or former Alaskans on a variety of topics, including civil liberties, corporate media, Native rights, gay & lesbian issues, the war in Iraq and conservation.
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Just a reminder that next Saturday on the park strip--Barack Obama's Campaign for Change is hosting a HUGE rally for supporters & to help register new voters before the Sunday deadline...
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Are you Ready to GO...?
Well then GO get your friends, co-workers, family...the dog, whatever--and get to the Park Strip Saturday--.
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They’ve denied the Obama Campaign on several occasions, and this is an obvious bias from a company which has demanded no politically affiliated merchandise sales or nonpartisan voter registration occur on their property.
Call them and tell them this is B.S.
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The Right is having people vote that Palin is qualified!
*Let's turn this around!*
PBS has a poll that asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP? Let's turn this around..... You don't have to give your name or email address in order to vote. It's very simple.
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1. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
2. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's Daddy made war on him , a good guy when Cheney did business with him, and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
3. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is Communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
4. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iran .
5. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational drug corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.
6. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches, while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
7. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
8. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our longtime allies, then demand their cooperation and money.
9. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy, but providing health care to all Americans is socialism. HMO's and insurance companies have the best interests of the public at heart.
10. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
11. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense, but a president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.
12. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
13. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.
14. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless y
