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Delta Force Officer: We Had Chance to Kill Bin Laden

Corky — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:32:48 -0400

Shortly after 9/11, the Pentagon ordered a top secret team of American commandos into Afghanistan with a single, simple order: kill Osama bin Laden. The officer who led the army's Delta Force mission to kill Osama bin Laden after 9/11 reveals what really happened in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, when the al-Qaeda leader narrowly escaped.

Registration Gains Favor Dems

rcade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:22:55 -0400

As the deadline for voter registration arrives today in many states, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is poised to benefit from a wave of newcomers to the rolls in key states in numbers that far outweigh any gains made by Republicans.

Supremes Consider Deceptive Smoking Ads

rcade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:14:48 -0400

The Supreme Court opened its 2008-2009 term Monday as justices weighed whether state laws can be used to challenge deceptive cigarette advertising. The case Altria Group v. Good will decide whether a federal cigarette-labeling law blocks state lawsuits from setting their own rules.

Vicar: Gays Should Have Warning Labels

rcade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:02:28 -0400

A Church of England vicar wrote on his blog that gays should come with warning labels like cigarettes. "Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattooed with the slogan sodomy can seriously damage your health and their chins with fellatio kills," Rev. Peter Mullen wrote.

Younge: Supporting Obama, One Door at a Time

rcade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:02:27 -0400

Gary Younge: An afternoon out with an Obama canvasser is an education in the leg work, patience and resilience it takes for the Democratic presidential contender's strategy work. "Do you see the fucking Nader sign," one man bellowed at two Obama volunteers in Virginia. "Get your ass off my property before I get my shot gun."

Lieberman: Palin Will Win 'With God's Help'

rcade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:37:39 -0400

At a McCain campaign event in Clearwater, Fl., Sen. Joe Lieberman told the crowd that Sarah Palin would be elected vice president "with God's help."

Markets Tank

member2586 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:08:27 -0400

Stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow diving more than 500 points to below 10,000 for the first time in four years, as investors feared the widening fallout from the credit crisis would drag the economy into recession.

U.S. Space Plan Relies on Russia

Zatoichi — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:33:38 -0400

In two years, Star City in Russia will be the only place that can send astronauts from any nation to the International Space Station after the U.S. shuts down the space shuttle program. The shuttle's replacement won't be ready until 2015.

Burns: What Happened to John McCain?

reinheitsgebot — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:30:41 -0400

Ken Burns: What happened to the man so many of us in New Hampshire have admired and respected for so long? The fierce bipartisan warrior, the straight talker, the maverick whose ideas nearly everyone found some common ground with now seems missing in action. He seems to have betrayed the very attributes that originally commended him to us and earned our earlier trust and support.

Biden's Mother-in-Law Dies

rcade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:51:01 -0400

Joe Biden will spend Monday and Tuesday off the campaign trail following the death of his mother-in law, Bonny Jean Jacobs, who died Sunday after a long illness at age 78.

Obama Hits McCain on Keating Scandal

YAV — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:39:05 -0400

The Obama campaign has launched a new web site, KeatingEconomics.Com, that compares the current financial crisis to John McCain's role in the '80s savings-and-loan crisis and his relationship to imprisoned S&L official Charles Keating. "McCain's Keating history is relevant and voters deserve to know the facts -- and see for themselves the pattern of poor judgment by John McCain," campaign manager David Plouffe wrote in an email announcing the site to supporters.

Hannity Guest Sought to 'Exterminate Jew Power'

rcade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:21:35 -0400

Andy Martin, a guest Sean Hannity brought on his Fox News Sunday show to criticize Barack Obama, ran for Congress in 1986 with the stated goal to "exterminate Jew power in America," according to his campaign filings. Martin also said in a bankruptcy case filing that, "I am able to understand how the Holocaust took place, and with every passing day feel less and less sorry that it did."

Karzai's Brother Linked to Heroin Trade

reinheitsgebot — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:59:16 -0400

The White House says it believes that Ahmed Wali Karzai is involved in drug trafficking, and American officials have repeatedly warned President Karzai that his brother is a political liability, two senior Bush administration officials said in interviews last week.

Video: SNL's Biden, Palin Debate

corky — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:46:59 -0400

Saturday Night Live opened this weekend's show with the vice presidential debate between Sarah "I'm a Maverick" Palin and Joe "I love John McCain" Biden.