Bellwether Battleships

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The Iowa class battleships (Wisconsin, New Jersey, Iowa, and Missouri) have a chance to go as a bloc this year. This has happened more often than you'd expect; all four.

Election Picks

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Just for fun, I guess it's time to make some election calls:President: Obama 326, McCain 212 (Obama gets all Kerry states + NM, CO, NV, OH, VA, IA, NC)Senate: Dems +7House Dems +31Regardless of the outcome, Mickey Kaus will claim that voters really prefer divided government,...

Scrambling for the lifeboats

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A friend of mine was telling me today that the US Attorney's office in Denver has just hired several fairly high-ranking Department of Justice lawyers as Assistant US Attorneys. What's.

The Folly of "Fetal Rights" Initiatives

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Sarah Wildman explains.It should also be noted that Colorado's ridiculous Prop 48 -- which would give constitutional rights to a zygote -- is favored by John McCain and is also extremely unpopular. Nonetheless, I somehow doubt that after McCain loses both Colorado and the election we're...

Someday she might thank me for this…

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If anyone thought I was above using my daughter's humiliation to make a serious political point, you were wrong....I should add, for the curious and concerned, that Audrey survived the collision with nothing more serious than a bloody lip...

Big Fights on Old Questions

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How important is Gallipoli to Australian identity?A row has erupted between Australia's PM Kevin Rudd and his Labor predecessor Paul Keating over the importance of Gallipoli, a WWI battle site.

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