Tailrank: Top News for Today in Politics
Tailrank: Top News for Today in Politics
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For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
You would conclude that your colleague was cruel, not to say insane. The merits of a CPA-like certification exam apply to any college major for which the BA is now used as a job qualification. For that matter, certification tests can be used for purely academic disciplines.
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Warner to Keynote Democratic National Convention
Mark Warner is scheduled to deliver the Tuesday night keynote address at this year's Democratic National Convention - the same role that launched Barack Obama to national prominence four years ago. The focus on Warner could help boost his prospects in Virginia, where he is trying to win an open Sena ...
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Gunman Kills Democratic Official in Arkansas
Bill Gwatney, the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party, was shot in his office in Little Rock and died later, police officials said.
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McCain Takes $2300 Contribution from Owner of Gay Sex Site Manhunt
You may have read about Manhunt.net founders Larry Basile and Jonathan Crutchley (above right) in Michael Joseph Gross' OUT article entitled "Has Manhunt Destroyed Gay Culture?" Crutchley's political leanings are pointed out near the beginning of the piece: ...
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Spotsy facing increase
Region Business Stocks & Markets Opinion Editorial Cartoons Life Obituaries Healthy Living House & Home Town & County Sports Weekender Weddings & Engagements Getting There High school football NIE It! Spotsylvania County residents could see the real estate tax rate increase by as muc ...
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Is Tim Leunig a closet Marxist?
As James Graham pointed out this morning, the report's lead author Tim Leunig is a Liberal Democrat. Indeed, during my days on the party's federal policy committee he was something of a fixture on that committee's working parties.
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BMW recalling 200,000 vehicles
BMW AG said Wednesday it was recalling 200,000 vehicles over concerns that the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.
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60 Senate Seats in Sight?
Senate Democrats, who once pooh-poohed the idea of winning a 60-seat filibuster-proof majority in the fall election, are growing increasingly willing to float the possibility as November nears. The latest evidence of Democrats' increasing optimism comes in the form of a fundraising Web video sent ou ...
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Georgia's President Highlights John McCain's Support at MASSIVE Tbilisi Rally-- Crowd Cheers! (Vid...
" John McCain says that Americans are supporting Georgia. We are Georgians today. Everybody is a Georgian today." Mikheil Saakashvili Georgian President Rally with Estonian, Polish, Ukrainian, Latvian leaders in Tsiblisi. ...
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That Policy Exchange report: Is Tim Leunig a closet Marxist?
The Tories and the media have missed the big story about Cities Unlimited, the Policy Exchange report on regional development policies. (You can download a PDF copy of it from the think tank's website. ...
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Reconciliation in Jackson's holdout
But besides precedent, there's another reason I'm more apt to believe the big news about little conversations from today's paper , or online version of the paper anyway. Why? Think about the dialectics of the situation for a minute. Really, this is a lot more than a two sided conflict. Sure, the ...
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Detained Legislators slam the arrest of the head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies
Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?
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DNCs Interfaith Service
As I've previously stated , the idea of including atheists at an interfaith service strikes me as somewhat silly. I suppose it could be perceived as less exclusionary in a sense, but holding the service in the first place represents a more serious sort of exclusion than who gets invited. What conce ...
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An Open Letter to Rick Warren
Dear Pastor Warren, I am writing to you to express concern about something that may get lost when you host the candidate forum with John McCain and Barack Obama at Saddleback Valley Community Church which is likely to receive national attention. ...
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Nan and the Big Wind Boone-doggle
My syndicated column today looks at Do-Nothing Nancy's financial interests in pushing T. [...] Read the rest ยป
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Crime-ridden Arkansas town expands 24-hour curfew
On Tuesday, the Helena-West Helena City Council voted 9-0 to allow police to expand that program into any area of the city, despite a warning from a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas that the police stops were unconstitutional. Police Chief Fred Fielder said the patrols have ...
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Ark. Dems' party chairman shot dead
A man recently fired from a store barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters Wednesday and fatally shot the state party chairman before being shot and killed by police.
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Kicker Feely could get a look
While Nick Novak and Connor Barth have kicked field goals well in training camp, the Chiefs aren't at ease with the idea of using a kicker without significant NFL experience. "We know what he's capable of doing," coach Herm Edwards said. Oliver Hoyte, acquired by the Chiefs on waivers from Dallas in ...
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Gunman kills Ark. Dems party chief
Police say the 49-year-old chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party has died hours after being shot by a gunman who burst into the state party headquarters in Little Rock. Police say Chairman Bill Gwatney died four hours after the shooting near the state Capitol. ...
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