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This image, taken of a certain sports fan and Olympics attendee, kinda says it all, doncha think?

“ASU! ASU! ASU!”

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 What’s the difference between the free speech zones set up by the Communists in China and those that will be set up at the Democratic National Convention?

• Think being a renter means you’re safe from the foreclosure crisis? Think again.

• So who did compose that forged Iraqi letter? Douglas Feith, perhaps?

• Bush’s White House has its own interrogation room.

• But if Congress arrests Karl Rove, he may be headed elsewhere.

• Update: cops who busted in and shot mayor’s dogs didn’t even have a proper warrant.

• Government thugs threaten family of anti-war website operator.

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Rupert Murdock’s greasy little meat hooks are all over this one.

There’s a story in the Wall Street Journal, and mind you, this is posited as a news story, not an opinion piece, that speculates that Barack Obama may be a poor presidential candidate because he is too physically fit.

I’ll just let that sink in for a minute.

Here’s what the WSJ is saying: Many Americans are overweight and, as such, can’t identify with a physically fit person like Obama; i.e., body type is now a major factor in picking a president.

Never mind that our current president, George W. Bush, is himself very fit and makes his personal physical fitness a point of personal pride. This admirable dedication to personal health did not seem to hurt him in either the 2000 or 2004 elections.

This story officially marks the point where the WSJ jumped the shark.

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• What should John McCain do with President Bush at the convention?

• McCain has, however, figured out what kind of campaign he’s going to run - a dirty one.

• Dick Cheney’s crazy idea of killing American Navy SEALs to start a war with Iran.

• More than 3 million Americans became expatriates last year.

• The former head of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program is now leading Blackwater’s new intelligence service.

• If you are traveling with your laptop, make sure there’s nothing important on it, as the Department of Homeland Security can confiscate it and take it offsite to be examined as it sees fit.

• The first of the Guantanamo Bay show trials continues, including the first use of secret testimony.

• The most violent cops in America - in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just shot both of mayor’s dogs.

• NYPD calls for neighbors to snoop on neighbors and then turn the video evidence over to authorities. I doubt, however, that this is the sort of video they were hoping to see. WARNING: Graphic violence.

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• History already frowning upon the Bush Presidency? No problem, just start rewriting it.

• The most dangerous people in the world right now: Israeli neocons.

• Not that American politicians are helping the problem as we keep saying, “Don’t worry, we may still attack Iran for you. “

• Even Barack Obama is in on it.

• More people we need to be really worried about.

• Number of American jobs exported to China since Bush took office: 2.3 million.

• The “block and blame” politics of the GOP is destroying America.

•  The contemptible Karl Rove is finally held in contempt.

•  Write a letter to your congressman that disputes the official line on 9/11, have your letter turned over to the Capitol Police.

• Is it 4:20 yet?

• What U.S. government contractors do for fun; yep, shooting at innocent civilians:

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• Many of his supporters have been disheartened by Barack Obama’s move to the center. Some of his detractors, though, still see him is a Communist.

•  How to perform a citizen’s arrest of one of the criminals from the Bush Administration.

• Former attorney general Alberto Gonzales may not be so lucky. U.S. Rep John Conyers wants to indict him for perjury right now.

•  Some in government are worried that many Americans may break with tradition and actually vote this year.

• So what do you do with $20 million in decomposing cash?

• The U.S. is experiencing an epidemic of hearing loss.

•  Department of Homeland Security thugs hard at work:

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Question of the day: Is stripping art?

• President Bush is set to leave his successor with staggering debt, but, when the debt is calculated as portion of GDP, he’s still not even close to Reagan or his father in terms of financially tomfoolery.

• Coming soon to a retailer near you: much higher prices.

• Is there anything Israel won’t do to get the U.S. to attack Iran?

• If you think Obama is the anti-war candidate, prepare to be disappointed.

• Being a patriot still requires balls.

• Orwellian telescreens coming to Great Britain.

• Survivalism is going green.

• Slavery continued in the American South - until well after World War II.

• Nancy Pelosi again disappoints.

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President George W. Bush claimed last week that the source of all our economic troubles was that “Wall St. got drunk.” Finally the man is talking about something has has knowledge of.

• Former NASA astronaut makes claims about alien contact.

• Exploring Bush’s historic abuse of power. Read the whole Salon.com series here.

• Is Obama in serious danger of sliding too far to the middle to call himself the “change” candidate?

• Are we still moving toward martial law?

• If cities are not liable for dangerous streets, why are we still liable for paying taxes?

• You know the banking system is insolvent when…

• Gas prices could drop to $3.50 by Labor Day. Who ever thought that would be an enticing price to pay for petrol?

• Osama bin Laden’s driver: Flight 93 was shot down by U.S.

• This needs to be the next Olympic sport:

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The numbers never lie. John McCain may appear to be close to Barack Obama in some national polls, but when you break it down by state and start counting electoral votes, McCain is headed for Mondale country.

• I would not have thought it possible, but the Republicans have hit another new low in their exploitation of 9/11.

• Television news have given up its last shred of respectability.

• Attorney General Michael Mukasey is asking Congress to subvert the Constitution.

• The rest of the neocons are not planning on giving up power anytime soon. Some are calling for George W. Bush to become president-for-life.

• Electronic strip searchs coming soon to an airport near you.

• Today in the GOP veepstakes from Robert Novak, Politico and The Washington Times.

• If you think the economy is bad now, some respectable people are calling for it to get much, much worse. Why? Something about$675 trillion in derivatives coming home to roost.

• Today’s small moment of sanity: a federal court has tossed the FCC’s fine against CBS for the “wardrobe malfunction.”

• Protest the war, get beaten by FBI agents. Sigh.

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Congress was busy this week, working up a new Bill of Rights:

That was from the Onion News Network in case you were getting worried.

• And in the scary but true category, Democratic president candidate Barack Obama appears to be calling for a national police force as powerful and well-funded as the U.S. military. Do we really need a home-grown Stasi? He needs to come clean on this right away.

• More agitation about Bush’s crimes.

• The LA Times continues its “Countdown to Crawford.”

• But the good news is the ballot measure to rename a sewage treatment plant in honor of George W. Bush is going forward.

And since its Friday, we should wrap up with a little John Stewart.

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