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Or is TV suckier than ever?I have about 200 channels, nothing on.

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Let's hope 2009 isn't as the kids say "as crappy" as 2008.

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Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control when they do, according to a study being released today.The new analysis of data from a large federal survey found that more than half of youths became sexually active before

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Going back through my archives for inspiration, I came across this post from April 2007 regarding "The Bush Boom". The economy was producing a great deal of sub $10 an hour jobs. Sadly, this "economic miracle" has ended.

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How normal will life be for the Obama girls?The public is fascinated by famous tweens Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7This is from a crappy AP article. Maybe I hang around with the wrong people, but the Obama daughters have rarely if at all come up in conversation. This appears to be an excuse to be stalkerish against very young children.Apparently though, "the people" have spoken.

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Now...After the park visit, the Obama group was joined by the press pool — which arrived at the park about an hour after the Obamas but was not allowed in — as they stopped for a sandwich and shaved ice. The reporters refused an offer from Obama to buy them some shaved ice.HONOLULU (CNN) – Many Republicans already believe President-elect Barack Obama has gotten a free ride from the national media

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A U.S. government intelligence agency thinks robots may be so capable by 2025 that questions such as "Would you like fries with that?" may be uttered by a smiling machine at the order counter.In a report titled "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" that was released last week, the National Intelligence Council offered its long-range strategic thinking about the military and economic

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Remember that story from a few days ago about the guy dressed up as Santa who mowed down his ex in-laws?The news teased that story with a new lead that he "may wanted to have ruined their Christmas, police believe".What gave them that crazy idea?

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April 2, 2008McCain medical records to be released in MayPosted: 03:00 PM ET(CNN) — The McCain campaign said Wednesday the Arizona senator's medical records will no longer be released by April 15. They now say the new timetable is "sometime in May."UPDATE: The McCain campaign tells CNN the reason for the delay is because they want to gather all his doctors for a press conference to answer

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My baby boy has turned 1 today. Considering what a tough time he had coming into the world, the rest has been easy sailing.

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If the next President serves two terms, this is how the current Supreme Court will stack up by January 20, 2017.John Roberts 61 (has had health issues including seizures)John Paul Stevens 96 (But a young 96)Antonin Scalia 80 (He will be mellower by then though)Anthony Kennedy 80 (Ironically a Dead Kennedys fan)David Souter 77 (Still living with mom)Clarence Thomas 68 (holographic porn created in

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So conservatives might think of John McCain as our potential TR, Mike Huckabee as our potential FDR, and Mitt Romney as our potential JFK. Support the one you prefer. But don't work yourself into a frenzy against the others. Let the best man emerge from a challenging primary process. And if there is no clear-cut winner, then the delegates at the GOP convention can turn on the fifth ballot to an

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(Full disclosure: I support John Edwards)One of the disturbing media memes of the past several weeks is that John Edwards needs to drop out. This was said after New Hampshire when just a fraction of delegates were committed. His chance of winning was dropping, therefore he should just pack up his bags and go home.Of course, there was no reflecting on any role the media might have played in his

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Mickey Kaus of Slate.com and goatfucking fame weighs into the Presidential religion question with a bang.Undernews Alert: It's hard to believe that Obama's Afrocentric church--with its troubling attack on "the pursuit of middeclassness"--isn't going to be an issue in the campaign, soon. There are already wild, inflammatory emails circulating, apparently. Do you really want to go there Mickey?

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I think it's worth imagining a certain scenario. Imagine the Democrats do rally around Obama. Imagine the media invests as heavily in him as I think we all know they will if he's the nominee — and then imagine he loses. I seriously think certain segments of American political life will become completely unhinged. I can imagine the fear of this social unraveling actually aiding Obama enormously

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Dear Fellow Republican:As Oregon's only statewide elected Republican, the national Democrats have made me their top target for defeat in 2008, in an effort to expand their slim majority in the U.S. Senate. If you want the Republicans to take back our majority in 2008, I need your immediate help today to fight back against these liberal Democrats!Dude, you are a relatively centrist Republican.

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Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan to suspend the rules against illegal detention and arrest up to 12,000 Americans he suspected of being disloyal, according to a newly declassified document.Hoover sent his plan to the White House on July 7, 1950, less than two weeks after the Korean War began. But there is no evidence to suggest that President Truman or any subsequent president

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Joe Klein writes:For me, the best case for Clinton, which the Register chooses not to make, has been the quality of the positions she's taken in this campaign--especially on health insurance and global warming--and also her relatively unique mastery of national defense issues, via her service on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Obama's failure to provide a truly universal health insurance

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For those who believed that hiring Texas crony Karen Hughes as our ambassador to the world was a bad idea, you ain't seen nothing yet. Her replacement is one James K. Glassman. The name might sound familiar. Back in 2000, Glassman had the fortunate timing of co-authoring a book entitled 'Dow 36,000' which received quite a bit of buzz at the time. He argued that stocks were undervalued for decades

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The Washington Post today revealed that Jay Rockefeller, Nancy Pelosi and others were aware that we were using waterboarding as a tool. They learned this in 2002, and have remained silent since. They did not deny this report, but refused to comment. Joe Klein over at Swampland weighs in with typical bellicosity.Now, there is going to be a lot of shouting and breast-beating over this. Republicans

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Pope Benedict XVI has authorised special indulgences to mark the 150th anniversary of the Virgin Mary's reputed appearance at Lourdes.Catholics visiting the site within a year of 8 December will be able to receive an indulgence, which the Church teaches can reduce time in purgatory. Lourdes has drawn pilgrims since Mary was said to have appeared in 1858 to shepherdess Bernadette Soubirous.The

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