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While Mitt Romney may have taken a step closer to the nomination Tuesday in Florida, the scorched earth he leaves behind tells me he took a few steps further away from the White House -- and what's more, he knows it.

The Revolution is upon us. Even as so many go about their daily lives hoping to hold it together in a recession whose end may be too distant to tell,  the revolution is already upon us. Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests, which didn’t happen overnight but were three years in the making,  have been portrayed as spontaneous outbreaks by ragtag gangs of shiftless, harmless hippies.  They are in fact the army that Barack Obama boasted about even before he came into power.

I just got done watching the CNN/UTube Republican Debate. I've decided that I would vote for McCain and would love to see a McCain/Huckabee ticket! How do you all feel, bring it on FReepers!!! Thanks!

Back to Story - Help Iraq to seek long-term US presence By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago Iraq's government, seeking protection against foreign threats and internal coups, will offer the U.S. a long-term troop presence in Iraq in return for U.S. security guarantees as part of a strategic partnership, two Iraqi officials said Monday.The proposal, described to The Associated Press by two senior Iraqi officials familiar with the issue, is one of the first indications that the United States and Iraq are beginning to explore what their relationship might look like once the U.S. significantly draws...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A search is under way for a U.S. soldier who went missing in Iraq Monday evening, amid fears the soldier might have been kidnapped. A military official in Washington told The Associated Press the missing service member was an Army translator.

It made me furious to hear Kerry refer to our military as "kids"! He called them "kids" at least six times in one statement. I wish Bush would've straightened him out, someone has too! They are soldiers in the United States military you idiot! And don't think they don't know it, they knew it when they signed up to serve, "kids" sheesh!

I just returned from driving my oldest son to school, and noticed that the two Bush/Cheney signs I bought from Georgewbush.com after the convention were GONE!!! I leave when it's dark out so I didn't notice till I returned. I know they were there last night, as I take pride in seeing them displayed as I pull into & out of my driveway and my mother's driveway everyday. I cannot believe someone would come onto my property and take my signs, those Kerry supporters must be pretty desperate to steal lawn signs. I am surprised they didn't rip down my...

. John Kerry's service in Vietnam lasted 4 months and 12 days, beginning in November 1968 when he reported to Cam Rahn Bay for a month of training. His abbreviated combat tour ended shortly after he requested a transfer out of Vietnam on March 17, 1969, citing Navy instruction 1300.39 permitting personnel with three Purple Hearts to request reassignment. So far as we are able to determine, Kerry was the only Swift sailor ever to leave Vietnam without completing the standard one-year tour of duty, other than those who were seriously wounded or killed. It is clear that at...

Tape Said to Show Berg's Security WorriesNick Berg is seen in this photo dated Oct. 2003 while attending an engineering conference in Hershey, Pa. In an unused interview shot for Michael Moore's latest film, the American who was beheaded in Iraq said he was concerned about security there as he prepared to seek work as an independent businessman, his family said Saturday, May 28, 2004. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Dale Gehman) Unused Interview for Moore Film Shows Nicholas Berg Concerned About Iraq Security, Family Says The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA May 30, 2004 — In an unused interview shot for Michael Moore's...

To Fight4Terri Supporters Saturday. May 15th, 2004 From: Cheryl Ford RN Fight4Terri@aol.com A statement was released on Friday, May 14th by the Clearwater Police Department stating that they found NO evidence of criminal activity, NO indication of attempted criminal activity, and no harm done to Mrs. Schiavo, stating that the investigation has concluded. The police report also included that the two aides who were on duty on the day the incident happened, had told the nurse on duty that the marks on Terri's arm were on her arm before the Schindler's had visited that day. The charge nurse who had...

HOUSTON — More than two years after Andrea Yates (search) was found guilty of drowning her children in a bathtub, her attorney appealed Friday in a challenge to Texas insanity law. The appeal also detailed what defense attorneys said were 19 errors made during the trial, including the court's decision to admit the clothing the children wore at the time of their death and alleged false testimony by a prosecution expert witness.

TAMPA, Fla. — The parents of a severely brain-damaged woman at the center of a right-to-die case say her husband has barred them from visiting her. They are asking a judge to intervene. The lawsuit is the latest salvo in the long legal battle between Bob and Mary Schindler and Terri Schiavo's (search) husband, Michael -- his wife's legal guardian who is fighting to remove the feeding tube that keeps her alive.

Nine-Year-Old Girl Attacked Inside Center City Library by KYW's Matt Leon Philadelphia police are investigating the attack of a little girl inside the Independence Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia near 7th and Market. Police commisioner Sylvester Johnson says this happened around 4:30 pm on Saturday. A nine-year-old girl, visiting the library with her grandmother, went to the bathroom. After about fifteen minutes, the child did not return. Johnson says the grandmother became concerned: "The grandmother went to the bathroom, went to one of the stalls and found the young child unconscious stuck inbetween the toilet and the wall."...

Carlie Brucia She is a white female 11 years, 5', 120 lbs Blond hair and blue eyes She was apparently abducted from a car wash in Sarasota Florida on Sunday afternoon February 1. The Sarasota Police Department and the FDLE issued the Amber Alert Monday afternoon February 2, after a security video showed the girl being forcibly lead from a car wash on Sunday afternoon. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and might be carrying a pink backpack. The suspect is a white man in his late 20s or 30s with dark hair. He was wearing...

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, has undergone an emergency Caesarian operation to deliver a baby girl and both are "stable" in hospital, Buckingham Palace said. The baby, who is eighth in line to the throne and the Queen's seventh grandchild, weighed 4lb 9oz and was several weeks premature. The Countess, 38, was admitted to Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, from her home in Bagshot on Saturday night but the baby has now been transferred to the neo-natal unit of St George's Hospital, Tooting, south London, as a precaution.

NATIONAL Till death us do part Terri Schiavo's parents are trying to keep their severely disabled daughter alive, but last week her husband and an appeals court brought her a step closer to deathBy Lynn VincentFor love or money? That's the question surrounding lawsuits in Florida that by the end of July may result in the death of Terri Schiavo, 37, a St. Petersburg woman institutionalized since February 1990 with severe brain damage. It has been more than 11 years since Mrs. Schiavo suffered a heart attack at age 25. An eating disorder-related potassium imbalance triggered the seizure, squelching for...

<p>CNN exclusive: His wife is at the center of a family battle over life support. Terri Schiavo's husband, Michael, speaks out for the first time and takes your calls. Who should decide his wife's fate? Tune in to "Larry King Live" at 9 p.m. ET for this exclusive interview.</p>

<p>LAS VEGAS  — In a city known more for sin than virtue, a group of virgins from around the country gathered this weekend to send a message: wait until marriage.</p> <p>It was a clash of the "Good Girls" and the sin-seekers as about 200 teens, parents and youth counselors descended on the Strip to pass out cards promoting abstinence.</p>

UPDATED: 4:42 p.m. EDT June 28, 2003 VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church's celibacy requirement for priests is non-negotiable. That's the word from the Vatican. The celibacy rule was reaffirmed in a wide-ranging document issued Saturday. It acknowledges that fewer and fewer men are signing up for the priesthood. But it says letting priests marry isn't the answer. Instead, it says current priests should dedicate themselves to attracting more candidates by better explaining the priesthood to lay Catholics, and by encouraging children to consider religious vocations. The document touched on a host of other issues, including a call for Europe...

By MICHAEL DOYLEBEE WASHINGTON BUREAUWASHINGTON -- There is an afterlife to every murder, especially Chandra Levy's. Almost a year after her remains were discovered in Rock Creek Park in the nation's capital, the investigation has long since gone cold. Other inquiries continue, and other lives go on, though shadowed by her disappearance. Here, the police chief is fighting a subpoena ordering his testimony in a libel case stemming from the Levy investigation. In California and New York City, big-dollar defamation lawsuits filed by former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit and his wife have put reputations on the line. And in Modesto,...