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Moderator pulled my post about being in Facebook jail for commenting about the poisonous products China sends us. I posted in general/CHAT and nowhere else. Reason for pulling: “I stubbed my toe.” Do we now have Chinese trolls with moderator permissions? As bad as Facebook.

"Minnesota's Governor raised the minimum wage, signed an equal pay act, and raised taxes on the rich to fund K-12 schools and higher education. Minnesota now has the 5th highest job growth in the nation and median income is $8,000 higher than the national average. By contrast, Governor Walker in the neighboring state of Wisconsin did the opposite: he gave the rich $2.1 billion in tax breaks, busted unions, and cut school funding more than any governor. Wisconsin now ranks 37th for job growth, median income is $800 below the national average, and the budget deficit is so large Walker...

Tom Clancy, whose complex, adrenaline-fueled military novels spawned a new genre of thrillers and made him one of the world’s best-known and best-selling authors, died on Tuesday in Baltimore. He was 66.

why does this stupid sidebar keep popping up every time i click a new fr link?? and how do i stop it??

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

Gas prices under Pres Bush: $2.50 Gas prices under Pres Obama: $4.00 and climbing...

Don't really know where to post this, but I know in some article here there was a quote from Gibbs along the lines of "he (obama) is not going to tolerate any dissent." thought i had copied it and emailed it to myself but can't find it. does anyone else remember this and know where i can find it?

The man arrested near Sen. Barack Obama's home with a gun in his car has been charged with trespassing and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, police said.

when i try to reply to a post, it just goes back to the same page with the article

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/LOCAL/702010431/

Has this posted as "Pledge of Allegiance:" I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands - one nation indivisible - with liberty and justice for all.

I don't watch this show, but just saw a commercial for tonight's episode. They are going to trade a Bush supporter with an anti-war moron who gets told that she is unAmerican.

DAMASCUS (Talon News) -- Syria, long suspected for hiding some of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), is reportedly smuggling missiles and WMD components to Sudan in an effort to conceal them from western intelligence sources.According to Middle East Newsline, "western intelligence sources said the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has been flying shipments of Scud C and Scud D extended-range missiles as well as WMD components to warehouses in Khartoum since at least January 2004. The sources said the Syrian shipments to Khartoum were placed on civilian airliners but authorized and directed by the Defense Ministry."The whereabouts of...

I need help composing a response to something that was sent to me.

President Bush will be on "Meet the Press" tomorrow morning (Sunday). He will be discussing our pre-war intelligence, the economy and the false AWOL charges. Just though you all might like to know so you can watch.

http://www.presidentmatch.com/Main.jsp2?cp=main

WASHINGTON, April 15 — The swift fall of Baghdad has complicated what many Democrats had already viewed as the difficult task of unseating President Bush and winning back Congress next year, party leaders say. Several expressed concern that the Iraq conflict had steeled Mr. Bush's national security credentials while reinforcing the Democrats' image as an antiwar party. In interviews over several days, some Democrats said they were optimistic that the 2004 election, like the contest after the first gulf war, which led to the defeat of Mr. Bush's father, would end up as a referendum on the nation's ailing economy....

<p>Authorities today were investigating the death of a child molesting suspect who was being held in the Hamilton County Jail.</p> <p>Corrections officers found George Jones, 71, of Noblesville dead in his cell about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sheriff Doug Carter said.</p>