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TAMPA, FLA. - Chip Witte doesn't consider himself a Rebel. He doesn't hang Dixie battle flags in his living room, nor does he wear one on the back of his leather jacket. Yet when the Tampa motorcycle mechanic saw the world's largest Confederate battle flag unfurl above the intersection of I-75 and I-4 in June, he felt a jolt of solidarity with the lost cause and lost rights that he says the battle flag represents. "I think it's great that they're allowed to fly it," says Mr. Witte. [Editor's note: The original version misidentified the highway intersection.]

DIRECTOR Michael Moore, whose anti-Iraq war film Fahrenheit 9/11 touched off a firestorm of controversy, topped an annual list today of Hollywood's least-intriguing celebrities. The outspoken documentary-maker ranks No.1 on this year's Frigid 50 published by online movie magazine FilmThreat.com. The website, known for an anti-establishment take on the entertainment industry, said its list named the stars it found to be the "least-inspiring, least-intriguing people in Hollywood". Ranked No.2 was actress Halle Berry, who followed up her Oscar-winning turn in Monster's Ball with less critically lauded roles in such films as Gothica and Catwoman. "The Frigid 50 ice pack have...

Yipes! Looks like this whole America-healing thing has been a bit slower than earlier anticipated. We here at Iowahawk are all about keeping hope alive, so here's fresh batch of positives to keep our progressive friends warm during the upcoming Rovian ice age: On an up note, Democratic efforts to increase voter turnout was a major success story in 2004. Progressives have shown that they know how to get first-timers and young people to the polling booth. Next time, you can work on the problem of making them vote for you. Kerry's lack of success in the South was largely...

The following courtesy of ALL ACCESS, a radio and music industry trade publication... Heads are rolling at AIR AMERICA RADIO as CEO MARK WALSH and programming chief DAVE LOGAN exit, replaced by chief counsel DAVID GOODFRIEND and host LIZZ WINSTEAD, respectively, on an acting basis.

Hi , from Republican cousinkoala - You can do it , and I'll show ya' how ! Only Anti -abortion and those willing STAND UP AND SPEAK AGAINST THE ILLEGAL ALIEN INVASION during the PRIMARY and GENERAL ELECTION campaign against Loretta Sanchez should file , because only that type of person can win . All else is futile . But , if you are at least anti -abortion , you are still encouraged to run . I am recruiting to get a few good candidates to run in the Republican primary for U.S. Congress in my district , the 47...