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Is it my imagination or is Kerry gaining ground on Bush? in the last couple days the RCP political map has put Kerry within 6 EV's of Bush.

Is it just me or is Kerry gaining ground? If you look at the RCP map, Kerry has been gaining over the last week or so, and no is within 6 EV's.

I realize this isn't recent, but for those of you who haven't seen this, and who think they can handle it, I think it would be good to see this video. http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/newswire/news2004/0904/092104-armstrong-beheading.htm It is extremely graphic, but it gives you an idea of what kind of people those terrorists are.

I got this info from Snopes.com, but wrote the article myself. Every year for the last 15 or so years when the Washington Redskins have won their last home game of the season the incumbent has won, and every time they have lost, the incumbent has lost. This year the Redskins are playing the Green Bay Packers on October 31st I believe, I may be wrong about the date. Go Skins.

Can somebody help an idiot newbie. I have been on for a couple months and still can't figure out how to italicize, bold, do hyperlinks, etc. Computers aren't exactly my strong point. Do people just copy and paste or what.

Has anyone noticed something that I have noticed recently? Kerry is unclear on Iraq. He says that President Bush had absolutely no justifiable reason for attacking Iraq. He says that there was no proof that Sadam Hussein was involved with Al Quiada. Then he says that if he were president he would have gone about conquering Iraq very differently. If there was no reason for attacking Iraq and he is criticizing Bush for attacking, why is he talking like he also would have attacked Iraq? Has anyone noticed this? Is this just one more example of a Kerry flip-flop or...

Any ideas how many freepers?

Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, just hours after demonstrators marched through central Athens. Powell couldn't attend because of "urgent responsibilities," the foreign ministry said. In a letter, Powell thanked Foreign Minister Petros Moliviatis "for the especially successful and secure organization of the games." In Washington, State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said the anti-American protests in Athens played no role in Powell's decision. "The secretary considered a number of factors. The press of business in Washington made him decide he could not visit at this time," Cooper...