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Obama Poised to Surpass Clinton’s Superdelegate Lead - America’s Election HQ

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Barack Obama is rapidly closing in on Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead, and the campaign claims it is poised to surpass her any moment. The Democratic front-runner closed the gap to three superdelegates Friday as he continued to build off his strong primary performance three days earlier.

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Ayoreo Indian dies after first contact

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A Paraguayan Indian, who lived without contact with the outside world until 1998, has died of tuberculosis. Survival International has called his life, 'a symbol of the fate of indigenous people in the Americas since Columbus'.

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Russia 'shot down Georgia' drone | Video | Reuters.com

Posted by Damianmann from Reuters

Georgia has accused Russia of shooting down an unmanned reconnaissance plane over Georgian territory at the weekend.

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Brenda Martin’s Mother Reacts To Guilty Verdict

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Today Brenda Martin was found guilty in a court in Guadalajara, Mexico, after enduring over two years of incarceration without a verdict. Brenda, whose ordeal has captured the attention of millions, was accused of being part of a multi-million dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by her former employer, Alyn Richard Waage, even though Waage himself insisted she was innocent. Here, Marjorie Bletcher, Brenda's mother, speaks of her devastation over this outcome.

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Mayor rules out Cherbourg contraceptive implants

Posted by theangryindian from ABC Australia

The Cherbourg Aboriginal Council has met the town s health service providers to confirm no young girls are receiving contraceptive implants. Last week, reports emerged that girls as young as 12, some with disabilities, were being given contraceptive implants in the Indigenous community of Woorabinda west of Rockhampton.

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The ABC News' Debate's Missed Opportunity for a Real Hit Job

Posted by Villagenyc from politicalcortex

What many appeared to be most miffed about was the unusual barrage of seemingly un-important salvos leveled by moderators Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos at Senator Barack Obama.

The truth is, voters should be upset, because if the moderators were looking to perform some sort of hit job on Senator Obama, they could have at least attempted to aim above the belt and attack issues of substance and relevance.

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Yale Student Aliza Shvarts Disturbing Abortion Art Project | Bitten and Bound

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Aliza Shvarts, an art major at Yale University, is stirring up controversy with her senior art project. Documenting 9 months of repeated artificial inseminations, followed by drug-induced abortions, Shvarts is exhibiting video recordings of the miscarriages, along with preserved collections of blood from the process.

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Gonzo Can’t Find A Job

Posted by Damianmann from Crooks and Liars

Gosh, I can't recall if anyone could have predicted this…NYTimes (reg. req'd.)Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding ...

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George W. Bush's Disapproval Rating Now Tops Richard Nixon's

Posted by Damianmann from MyDD

In this case, Gallup, which has been polling Americans about as long as anyone else, now finds that President Bush's disapproval rating, at 67 percent, is tied for the highest in American history.

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Randi Rhodes Suspended by Air America

Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.

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Media Matters - WSJ editorial falsely claimed

Posted by theangryindian from Media Matters

A Wall Street Journal editorial falsely asserted that "the Senate Intelligence Committee found" former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV "had lied in claiming his wife [former CIA agent Valerie Plame] had played no role in sending him to Niger."

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Democrats Link Bad Economy to Iraq War | Politicususa

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This week's Democratic was delivered by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and focused on the beginning the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, and its costs at home and abroad. Menendez started by praising the troops then said, "When it comes to honoring and supporting our troops and their families, Democrats and Republicans stand as one. But when it comes to the decisions that got us into the war - and the flawed policies that keep us there - Democrats stand firmly apart from our Republican friends. In 2003, President Bush took us to war on the wings of a lie."

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