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Democratic Sen. John Kerry, mulling a second bid for the U.S. presidency, finished dead last in a poll released Monday on the likability of 20 top American political figures. Among those placing ahead of Kerry were about a dozen potential 2008 White House rivals, including Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. "This is bad, bad news for Kerry," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Connecticut, which conducted the survey. "Americans know who he is, and have pretty much decided they don't like him," said...

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, whose country abandoned weapons of mass destruction programmes in 2003, said that at one stage Libya had come close to building a nuclear bomb, the Libyan news agency reported on Monday. "It is true that Libya came close to building a nuclear bomb. This is no longer a secret … as everything was laid bare by the International Atomic (Energy) Agency for everyone to see," the agency quoted Gaddafi as saying on Sunday in a speech to Libyan engineers. "The programs and equipment (to build a nuclear bomb) are known," he added. It was the first...

In the infamous Vanity Fair article on Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame (the one with a photo spread of them in their Jaguar convertible), an article obviously sourced by them, Alan Foley is described as Plame’s boss:

Kerry's dodges "At this point, it comes as no surprise. John Kerry is releasing all his military records — but then again, he isn't," Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi writes. "During an interview [Monday] with Globe editorial writers and columnists, the former Democratic presidential nominee was asked if [he] had signed Form SF 180, authorizing the Department of Defense to grant access to all his military records." the columnist said. " 'I have signed it,' Kerry said. Then, he added that his staff was 'still going through it' and 'very, very shortly, you will have a chance to see it.'...

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....Treasure trove Military analysts had mixed reactions to the significance of the missing explosives. John Pike, a defense analyst for GlobalSecurity. org, said the explosives, the disappearance of which was first reported in yesterday's New York Times, would prove to be an "unprecedented treasure trove" of bomb-making material. "I think the evil-doers will put it to good use," he said. "You'd have to be concerned. We'll be hearing about it again." The missing cache, reported to be about 380 tons of the explosives HMX and RDX, not only offers a large quantity of material but more importantly has useful "fabrication...

From those who know him best - "Don't vote for Kerry..." "...only one (candidate) would never sacrifice principle for political advantage." "One of these men says he craves the respect of the world. The other by his words and deeds commands it." "The attacks of Sept. 11 changed all that, but they didn't change the character of this country. Rather, that day we were reminded of who we are and what our nation must be in the world. And a president narrowly elected on a platform of reinvigorating a smaller yet compassionate government, averse to ``nation-building,'' immediately adapted to this...

For the last 50 plus days Senator John Kerry was "too busy" to answer questions from the press assigned to follow his campaign. Somehow in this time however he found the time to do two seperate private interviews with "gay media". The interview with OutInAmerica happened on Sept 9th. In it he admits to believing that the Constitutional Amendment to Protect marriage amounts to "gay-bashing" for political gain. "It is up to the states (to define marriage), not the federal government. That's why I viewed the federal efforts, as specifically targeted, as gay bashing, because they were usurping into a...

HUGE HUGE HUGE MOVEMENT IN ABCNEWSWASHPOST POLL: The nefarious aspect of this poll is that they (ABCWAPO) claim the overall poll numbers are dead even - and this HAS to be bogus...because the internals are deadly for Kerry... Overall poll show likely voters: Bush 48% Kerry 48% Strongly support the candidates: Bush 56% Kerry 40% Trust more to handle: Terrorism - B-56%, K-38% Education - B-47%, K-47% Economy - B-48%, K-47% Health Care - B-43%, K-50% Iraq - B-52%, K-44% Taxes - B-48%, K-46% Best Describes the Candidates: Honest - B-47%, K-41% (net change for Bush since 8/1 - +6)...

Therese Tran / Staff Photographer Doug Cogan - or "Doug from Upland," as he is known - covered his new car with anti-Kerry and pro-Bush magnetic Bumber stickers, which he can remove to avoid vandalism. UPLAND - Doug Cogan's new car isn't an expensive import, and it doesn't have flashy rims, but he's noticed it turning quite a few heads. Must be sticker shock. The Upland man has 14 bumper stickers clinging to all sides of his black 2004 PT Cruiser -- many of them taking blunt jabs at Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. "I admit it's a little obsessive...