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Articles of the WeekA handful of articles you may not have read this week. "To Whom it May Concern"The sister of a fallen soldier shares her brother's last wishes and replies to Bush's assertion in his convention speech that military families support him. MORE >>"U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000"Over 1,000 soldiers have died in Iraq. All but 138 of them died after Bush declared that major combat was over. MORE >>"Bush fell short on duty at Guard"After receiving favorable treatment and being allowed to join the Texas Air National Guard, Bush couldn't even live up to his duties there. MORE >>"Second Thoughts on Ralph Nader""Progressives should vote for Kerry, but they should listen to Nader and get to work." Hear hear! MORE >>"Why Democrats Shouldn't Be Scared"Michael Moore discusses reasons we should not fear the bounce in the polls after the Republican convention. MORE >>"Voter ID Problems in Florida"Last week eligible voters were turned away from polls unlawfully during Florida's primary elections. Poll workers and even some sample ballots only stated half of a law requiring identification. Oops. MORE >>"Focusing On Undecided Voters: Not A Very Swift Idea"Arianna Huffington discusses the impacts of spending more time covering the whims of the undecided (they love "Big Brother" and cartoons!) we should focus on the very real, very big differences between the candidates. MORE >>"Being There: What does 9/11 tell us about Bush? Nothing."Slate's William Saletan discusses the difference between courage and photo ops, and how Bush has a ton of photo ops that he tries to pass off as courageous acts. MORE >>"Bush Likely to Bow Out of 1 Debate"Whatsa matta Bush, are you yella? MORE >>"The Words Speakers Use"An interesting look at the amount certain words were mentioned at each of the parties' conventions. The Republicans liked words like "war" and "freedom," while the Democrats emphasized words like "health care" and "jobs." MORE >>"Report: Civil War Most Likely Outcome in Iraq"A British report discusses the goings on in Iraq. Though civil war is the worst case scenario, the report says, it is highly probable that a breakdown of the transitional government will lead to that. MORE >>"Historians dispute Schwarzenegger's convention comments"Arnold Schwarzenegger claimed that he "saw communisim" with his own eyes when he grew up in Austria. The rest of Austria says, "huh?" MORE >> |
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