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The founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps, notorious for leading hateful protests against gay rights, is actually a Democrat with long history of endorsing Democratic candidates. On Tuesday, Politico provided some background on Phelps' political history, most of which saw him endorsing Democrat candidates and running for office a number of times as a Democrat. In the 1990's, Phelps ran in three Kansas Democratic primaries for Governor in 1990, 1994, and 1998, receiving only 15% of the vote. He also ran for Senator in 1992, receiving 31% of the vote, and for mayor of Topeka in 1993 and 1997....

President Bush is battling with other world leaders over how much control of post-war Iraq the U.S. will relinquish to an international coalition. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair debated that, among other issues, during their summit Monday in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Blair, unlike Bush, would like to have a strong presence of United Nations peacekeepers in Iraq after the conflict is over. But one big question is already settled. The post-war governor of Iraq will be an American named Jay Garner. He's the most important corporate executive you never heard of before the war. And while the...