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Volkswagen sold its first diesel in America in 1977. A lot has changed in the last thirty-three years, but one thing remains: If you want a cheeky, refined fuel miser, you call on the people who gave us the Beetle. Whereas most inexpensive diesels feel like the rolling equivalent of sensible shoes, the 140-hp Volkswagen Golf TDI makes no bones about its sporting bent. A whopping 236 pound-feet of torque at 1,750 rpm means you'll rarely want for tire-chirping thrust, and a small, nimble frame lets you chase down sports cars in the curves. At 42 mpg, the V-dub makes...

The Republican Party - Selling Fear and Failure by Steve ----Bookmark on del.icio.us---- The Republican Party is crumbling. They lost congress in 2006 and will lose more ground in 2008 because they offer nothing new, nothing original, and nothing positive. We have seen the party of entrepreneurship, small government, and personal freedom become the party of fear, war, and police power. After the party leaders mocked, sneered, and cackled at those of us who believe in a limited constitutional republic, they now ask us to hold our nose and support John McCain.A Message to Republican Leaders (FYI - I was involved...

Standing in his crisp dress blues behind the stage at the state Republican convention Friday afternoon, Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Alva must have seemed the perfect spokesman for the Grand Old Party. Clean-cut, patriotic and grateful for the party's support of the military, Alva drew standing ovations, laughter and tears from the crowd of 17,000 at the Convention Center. Here was the first casualty of the conflict, a hero who remains one of the most visible local faces of the war. Some in attendance yelled for him to run for office. But as the 5-foot-1 Marine stood on a box...

<p>As in years before, technology companies promised to ship products in 2003 that simply didn't materialize -- just like Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.</p> <p>Unlike WMDs, however, these products actually might have benefited humankind by enriching, educating or entertaining us. At least that's what Silicon Valley's ever-optimistic press releases and pre-release demos had us believe.</p>

LUIS PALAU BRINGS THE GOOD NEWS TO FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH This wasn't their typical spring break in Fort Lauderdale TBN 2-hour Beachfest Highlights Special 5-7 PM Eastern Time Saturday, March 29, 2003 check local listings or click here  for more information. FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (March 25, 2003) -- Two days before Beachfest with Luis Palau began, America went to war with Iraq. Throughout the March 22-23 weekend, Luis Palau turned the news uppermost in Americans' minds to an eternal angle. " There's a war going on in Iraq," Luis Palau said Saturday night to the crowd packed from sidewalk to...

The logical Fallacies: Index Index Fallacies of Distraction False Dilemma: two choices are given when in fact there are three options From Ignorance: because something is not known to be true, it is assumed to be false Slippery Slope: a series of increasingly unacceptable consequences is drawn Complex Question: two unrelated points are conjoined as a single proposition Appeals to Motives in Place of Support Appeal to Force: the reader is persuaded to agree by force Appeal to Pity: the reader is persuaded to agree by sympathy Consequences: the reader is warned of unacceptable consequences Prejudicial Language: value or ...

MIAMI - Attorney General John Ashcroft had come to the Versailles Restaurant in the heart of Miami's Little Havana for an informal lunch with a handful of Cuban-American Republican Party activists. But this being Miami, and Ashcroft being the nation's top law enforcement official, the raucous scene at the Versailles last Tuesday was also a reminder - that being attorney general means getting hammered on just about every American controversy there is. Ashcroft's motorcade was met by several dozen African-Americans, chanting &quot;We want justice!&quot; They were protesting the death of a disabled black man shot by police in North ...