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The Missouri Presidential Primary voter registration deadline is end-of-day tomorrow.
I’ve not been much of a politically motivated person, but Ron Paul “cured my apathy”. Before learning about Ron Paul I didn’t feel like anything I said or did would make an actual difference.
Ron Paul stands for and strives to uphold the wisdom of the founding […]

It’s been a learning experience - something to chalk up technical shortcomings as I work as technical lead with a team covering the political caucus in Iowa.
We have one PC Laptop and one Mac. The PC power cord broke and left us with the Mac to depend on.
This was a bit of a challenge as […]

Dec 17, 2:59 PM EST
By JIM HEINTZ
Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has made its first shipment of nuclear fuel to an Iranian nuclear power plant at the center of the international tensions over Tehran’s atomic program, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
The United States and Russia said the delivery gave Iran another reason to suspend […]

The primary race is interesting. Hardliners battle for candidacy and then revert to populist rhetoric for the general election. Mitt Romeny and Mike Huckabee are fighting for the sympathies of the religious conservatives but don’t expect the battle to stay out of the gutter. Here’s the latest:
Dec 15 12:29 PM US/Eastern
By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press Writer
HUMBOLDT, […]

FOUR FOREIGN NATIONALS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH BEING ILLEGAL AGENTS OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
Three Venezuelans and an Uruguayan national were arrested […]

Released by United States Department of Justice
WASHINGTON – Russell James Caso, Jr., 34, of Rockville, Md., a former Chief of Staff to a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Representative A), pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, the Justice Department announced today.
Caso’s guilty plea was taken before U.S. District […]

I grew up the son of an oil executive. Consequently, my father was also an attorney whose job it was to negotiate contracts with foreign powers. Issues involving the international struggle for light crude and natural gas infrastructure are not foreign to me.
Let’s look at Blue Girls perspective on international conflict and energy.
100 Bucks a […]

CNN reports California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed a Mexican separatist group is claiming responsibility for the fires that have consumed much of Southern California
California officials received a letter earlier today containing photographs of individuals holding Molotov cocktails, then throwing them into dry brush. The faces of the individuals appeared to have been digitally distorted.
Also […]

Perri Campbell at Area 417 linked a story about Hillary Clinton paying bloggers to blog left.

Interesting story on Hillary Clinton in the New York Times. Today dialogue roasts in a hot political climate - with campaign reports in - and partisan politics at an all time high.
Side Note - I’ve read three articles today from official “party” websites blaming the “other guy” for partisan politics.
With the way political dialogue is […]