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West Palm Beach -- Democrat leader Howard Dean called the Iraqi prime minister an "anti-Semite" during an address before party loyalists on Wednesday, drawing a swift rebuke from Republicans. The Democratic National Committee chairman also called Republican Senate candidate Katherine Harris a "crook" and compared her to Stalin. (snip) Thank God for Bill Nelson, because we'd have another crook in the United States Senate if it weren't for him. He is going to beat the pants off Katherine Harris," Dean said during his 20-minute address. "She doesn't understand that it's…improper to be chairman of a campaign and count the votes...

A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows Ned Lamont (D) beating Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) in the Democratic primary, 51% to 41%. Here's the stunning finding: In the general election, Lieberman and Lamont are tied with 40% with Alan Schlesinger (R) trailing behind with 13%.

Steve Clemons' blog, The Washington Note, has been part of my daily reading routine for a little over a year. Clemons is a well-connected, fair-minded journalist and policy wonk who uses his blog for the kind of original reporting that's all too rare in the blogosphere. In a recent post, Clemons calls attention to the growing phenomenon of blogger conference calls. Clemons' post is worth reading in full, because it outlines some of the thorny ethical problems surrounding the now routine practice of Democratic Senators and Representatives holding conference calls with prominent liberal bloggers. Ideally, these blogger conference calls should...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4723345mopaul (1000+ posts) Sat Sep-10-05 05:44 AM Original message 4 years later, one has to really admire Osama Bin Laden he's the only man ever to supposedly attack the mighty united states and get away with it scott free, now that's pretty admirable in anyone's book. bush doesn't even mention his name except on very rare occasions in regard to 9/11, but the 'dead or alive' aspect of the story is cold as yesterdays cream of wheat. the mighty u.s. has blown up a lot of real estate, a lot of old women and children, lots of insurgents and innocents...