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Well, Mr. Akin has made it clear he won't drop out, and now it's time for all of us who have called him to step down change tactics. If you're in Missouri, then unfortunately you have the unenviable task of trying to drag his carcase across the finish line in November. But you still have to do it. 3rd party candidate is not going to do anything other than help the Dems, so don't go that route. If you're not in Missouri, then stop talking about him. Anybody else bring him and his comments up, just deflect it by saying...

Albatros: hunting subs and quenching fires 16:17 | 09/ 08/ 2006 MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti defense commentator Viktor Litovkin) - Russia has some unique models of combat hardware that were developed in the Soviet years. One of these is the A-40 amphibian, or the Albatros (the Mermaid, in NATO classification), a product of the Beriev Taganrog Aviation Research and Engineering Complex. This is the world's only turbojet that can take off and land both on water and at a conventional airport. It can perform numerous tasks: search for SSBNs (ballistic missile submarines), rescue merchant vessels and warships in distress, and even...