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Suppose that Al Gore had rejected the Supreme Court's ruling, called on Democrats to occupy the Washington Mall for six weeks, and had himself sworn in on January 1, 2001, pledging to run an alternative government and "at all costs" to stop George W. Bush from taking office on the appointed day, January 20. The fact that none of this came to pass attests to the strength of American institutions and to the integrity of our political leadership. Change the names, dates, and places, however, and we have what's now happening in Mexico. Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lost...

WASHINGTON Feb 13, 2006 (AP)— Discharging troops under the Pentagon's policy on gays cost $363.8 million over 10 years, almost double what the government concluded a year ago, a private report says. The report, to be released Tuesday by a University of California Blue Ribbon Commission, questioned the methodology the Government Accountability Office used when it estimated that the financial impact of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was at least $190.5 million. "It builds on the previous findings and paints a more complete picture of the costs," said Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., who has proposed legislation that would repeal...

MIDI - LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR He got docs about George Bush...now he could kick his tush Here's his chance and he'd take 'em down Bit off more than he could chew...now, Rather, you're through Watch your butt as you head out the door He became too arrogant...truth by him had been bent He thought that he would never get caught Bit off more than he could chew...now, Rather, you're through Watch your butt as you head out the door Dan watched in horror...at the guys in their PJs He hates those FReepers who had saved the day...