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Come on baby, hit the trifecta for daddy

Kerry won. DeLay busted. And the Astros are tied for the wild-card slot, with three HOME games against weak-sister Colorado Rockies left (the Cubs face Atlanta, and the Giants face the LA Dodgers)....

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Attention: Real World Doesn't Stop for Debate!

Regardless of who won the presidential debate last night, it's clear that the people of Iraq are coming out on the losing end this morning.CNN reports that three dozen Iraqi children (think: an entire...

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Your Revolution is Over! The Cubs Lost! Condolences!

Continuing my campaign for getting troll-banned by Markos, the Cubs Fan in Chief, I thought I'd break from debate-mania to share baseball news:"On paper, we're much better than the Astros, than the...

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Major League Dick versus Johnny Sunshine: A Preview

Here are a few thoughts about the upcoming (Tuesday night) vice-presidential debates between our man John Edwards and Vice President Dick Cheney. 

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It was hard for Jimmy Carter, too...

For reasons detailed by kid oakland, Bush's "hard work" message isn't going to work. Here's empirical proof, if you need it: Jimmy Carter tried this message at about this same time in 1980. And we all...

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Fmr. Sen. Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.)

Dale Bumpers gave a speech today at the University of Houston law center. He had a little trouble sticking to his prepared remarks about legal ethics. He appeared to be quite upset, mentioning in...

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The War "Flip-Flop": How Cheney Does It

It took me a while to figure this out, but the more I listen to Dick Cheney (in reviewing the debate), I think it's clear how he gets away with claiming that Kerry "flip-flopped" on Iraq. The trick is...

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Scientific American article on DREs

For the pocket protector-types out there in Kossackstan, Ted Selker of the CalTech-MIT Voting Technology Project has an article in the October issue of Scientific American on the new voting machines.

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Whoa Doc, This is Heavy

Michael J. Fox shoots TV ad for John Kerry: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041007/ap_en_tv/people_michael_j__fox_7 AP - NEW YORK - Actor Michael J. Fox is returning to TV -- in a...

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Hillary: Bill thinks Kerry won

Senator Clinton is on CNN/Larry King right now spinning for Kerry. She says Bill is happy right now. I mean, if the Big Dog says it, it must be true. (At least regarding debate ability)

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I can vote! Yippee!

I hate 30-day voter registration laws, like the one we have here in Texas. I filled out a registration card and returned it to a deputy registrar... who bless his heart apparently lost it, or gave it...

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Eh. Looks Like I Won't Be Joining the NRA This Year, Either.

ABC News: National Rifle Association endorses Bush. It's too bad that the NRA always seems to put right-wing ideology ahead of the public interest. True, Kerry shot himself in the foot (with these...

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O'Reilly complaint must be fakes!

Atrios has two small clips of the sexual harassment complaint against Bill O'Reilly. But there is something important that I want to call to your attention: IT USES A PROPORTIONALLY-SPACED FONT!...

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My Budget Man Can Beat Up Your Budget Man

George W. Bush is desperate to paint John Kerry as a free spending bleeding-heart liberal. It might not be such a hard task if the facts actually favored that interpretation. Bush repeatedly cites an...

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Truly, the weirdest Flash cartoon ever

Warning: Not exactly for children. I was forwarded this link by an acquaintance of mine. It's highly disturbing, but I think there is a nugget of truth. After the last three debates, I think it's clear...

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ATTN: Patriotic Physicists!

Inspired, in equal parts, by Shetterly and Terry Gilliam's "Twelve Monkeys"... I urge all patriot physicists, engineers, and mathematicians to begin work on a time machine instantly, which will allow...

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Home Run Biggio!

Astros Up 1 - 0 in top of the first on the Cardinals in Game 7. It's good to see Craig Biggio's drought come to an end. Especially on his first at bat. Good drama. OK, no more diaries for me until the...

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Morrison ad runs during NLCS

Talk about your perfect timing. Richard Morrison's positive, upbeat ad just run on Houston FOX affiliate KRIV, which is showing the Astros/Cards game. With DeLay stuck at 42 in the most recent poll,...

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The Final Stretch: The Lies Come Harder and Heavier

Looking down the last 50 entries, I don't see this addressed in diaries. Team Bush is rolling out one of its most sinister ads yet, according to the AP. The ad repeats the lie that Kerry wanted to cut...

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Houston Chronicle Endorses Bush

Not really surprising, given that every other major paper that has endorsed has endorsed Bush, but the Chronicle did endorse quite a few Democrats this year (including Richard Morrison). On the other...

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