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U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies at age 77

One of the most influential and longest-serving senators in U.S. history -- a liberal standard-bearer who was also known as a consummate congressional dealmaker -- Kennedy had been battling brain cancer, which was diagnosed in May 2008.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE57P0JQ200...

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Journalist Robert Novak Dies After Battle With Cancer

Journalist Robert Novak has died after a battle with brain cancer.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/18/journalist-robert...

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Car Dealer Gives Away AK-47 With Every New Truck Sale

A car dealer named Mark Mueller is giving away an AK-47 with every new truck he sells, and this CNN reporter throws every liberal cliche at him in her interview. Doesn't faze him for an instant! If you're for gun rights, you'll enjoy this video. A few seconds of it appeared on Fox, but the good stuff is here.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNmi-bBhWG8

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National Guard drill at high school to prepare for possible H1N1 riot

Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School will be the site of a National Guard riot control drill Thursday morning to prepare in the event of a panic over distribution of serum to treat the swine flu.

Source: http://www.sunjournal.com/node/105339/

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Roxana Mayer: I'm Not a Doctor But I Play One at Town Hall Meetings

This post follows up on a previous post in which I questioned the credentials of a woman at a Texas town hall meeting who claimed to be a doctor, but turned out to be anything but. She is a graduate student in social work -- oh, and an Obama delegate. Read on for more.

Source: http://patterico.com/2009/08/12/roxana-mayer-im-not-a-doctor...

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Health Care Town Hall Turns Violent in Tampa

Town hall meeting to discuss Obama's health care reform descends into shouting and violence as angry opponents attempted to sit in on the event but were turned away.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/07/health-care-town-...

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Can the 10th Amendment Protect States from Obamacare?

Down here in Texas, Gov. Rick Perry says he'll "consider invoking" the 10th Amendment to keep Obamacare out of the state if it passes the House and Senate. This is the second time in four months he’s made a pledge to defend state’s rights: In April 2009, he broached the subject of secession while speaking against unchecked federal spending at a “Tea Party” in Austin, Texas.

Source: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33025

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Gitmo North?

Michigan Democrats recently unveiled their new economic development plan for Michigan: turning the state into a penal colony for federal prisoners, the detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay and even part of California’s inmate population...

Source: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=32998

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Remains Of U.S. Pilot Missing 18 Years In Iraq Found

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536170,00.html