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Obama And McCain, Together Again

"That one" is meeting with that wannabe:

Today, President-elect Barack Obama and Senator John McCain will meet at noon Eastern/ 11:00 am Central in Chicago at transition headquarters. It's well known that they share an important belief that Americans want and deserve a more effective and efficient government, and will...

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The Anti-Socialist Wealth Redistributors


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Iraq nears accord for US withdrawal

It's their decision.

Iraq’s cabinet on Sunday overwhelmingly approved a proposed security agreement that calls for a full withdrawal of American forces from the country by the end of 2011. The cabinet’s decision brings a final date for the departure of American troops a significant step closer after...

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A Net Neutrality-Friendly FCC in Our Future?

Of all the Obama transition moves, this is about the best one for the netroots.

The Obama-Biden transition team on Friday named two long-time net neutrality advocates to head up its Federal Communications Commission Review team.

Susan Crawford, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and Kevin...

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Fix This: Wait Times Render Some WoW Servers Unplayable

Like millions of other WoW fans, I eagerly awaited last week's release of the Wrath of the Lich King WoW expansion. But this one should perhaps be named Wrath of the Server Queue, instead. Players attempting to log on at the most popular times may find themselves queued for up...

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Reid Defends Rewarding Lieberman

Weak:


That's not the change we need.

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New at Reason: An Oral History of Reason Magazine

From its beginnings as a mimeographed, small-circulation student magazine pushing the obscure political and philosophical vision known as libertarianism, to the website you are currently reading, Brian Doherty traces the history of reason magazine through interviews with its founders, staffers, and contributors.

Read all about it here.

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"I'm probably the only district judge with this many tattoos"

The Houston Chronicle has an interesting profile of Kevin Fine, a criminal defense attorney and self-described former drug addict who was elected this month as a Texas district court judge. From the story:

The devil tattooed on Kevin Fine's upper arm holds a razor blade, a mirror and an eight...


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