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Why DO you run for the Presidency of the country from which you want your state to secede?

http://www.gocomics.com/stuartcarlson/2011/08/30

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Cleaning up: Ben Sargent, Steve Kelley, etc.

http://www.gocomics.com/bensargent/2011/08/31 http://www.gocomics.com/stevekelley/2011/08/25 http://www.gocomics.com/drewsheneman/2011/08/29  http://www.gocomics.com/tonyauth/2011/08/31 http://www.gocomics.com/claybennett/2011/08/26 http://www.gocomics.com/mikethompson/2011/08/28 http://www.gocomics.com/chipbok/2011/08/26  http://www.gocomics.com/viewsamerica/2011/08/25 and this one I just couldn’t resist: http://www.gocomics.com/viewslatinamerica/2011/08/25

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it’s going to be a really rocky campaign trail: Rep. Steve Chabot Criticized By Tea Party Activists For Seizing Cameras From Democrats At Town Halls

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/25/steve-chabot-tea-party-cameras-town-halls_n_936465.html WASHINGTON — After banning and confiscating cameras at his town hall events, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) is taking heat from all sides — including from Tea Party activists Eric Odom and Judson Phillips. At a town hall meeting on … Continue reading

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WaPo: Rick Perry holds the record on executions

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rick-perry-holds-the-record-on-executions/2011/08/17/gIQAMvNwYJ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_politics In his nearly 11 years as the state’s chief executive, Perry, now running for the Republican presidential nomination, has overseen more executions than any governor in modern history: 234 and counting. That’s more than the combined total in the … Continue reading

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Members of 112th Congress – links to lists

Data sliced & diced by Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_112th_United_States_Congress list by chamber & state:  http://www.usconstitution.net/congress.html

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Jeff Koterba on Gadhafi (22-Aug-11)

http://www.cagle.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/koterba.asp

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MoJo: Congress Has an Answer for Public Wrath: Eliminate Town Halls

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/08/paul-ryan-congress-town-hall “The think tank No Labels called the offices of all 430 active members of Congress and found that 60 percent of them weren’t scheduling town hall meetings. According to No Labels’ analysis, more Democrats than Republicans are shutting themselves … Continue reading

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Are these facts truly of equal importance? The Hill: Can Bachmann beat Obama?

“If electability is one challenge for Bachmann, another is her tendency to put her foot in her mouth, misstating everything from the location of key Revolutionary War battles to the date of Elvis Presley’s birthday.” http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/177889-can-bachmann-beat-obama oh:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/16/michele-bachmanns-elvis-birthday_n_928454.html I guess … Continue reading

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Tom Toles on redistricting

http://www.gocomics.com/tomtoles/2011/08/23/

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Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age by Larry M Bartels

Have any of you read this? Sorry I can’t offer you my personal review: I saw this today among a stack of books Pres. Obama’s read since winning (?) the White House:  http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/14/obama-s-book-club.html This book appears to contain just the ammo we’ll need going into … Continue reading

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