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=== January 31 ===
Christodoulos, leader of the [[Greek Orthodox Church]], and [[Gordon Hinckley|Gordon B. Hinckley]], president of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], pass away today: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325890,00.html][http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325891,00.html]
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[[Image:Gregg.jpg|right|140px]]
When combat veterans like Mr. Gregg stand accused of killings and other offenses on their return from [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]], prosecutors, judges and juries are increasingly prodded to assess the role of combat trauma in their crimes and whether they deserve special treatment because of it. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/us/27vets.html?_r=1&oref=slogin]
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2 young women die in the [[U.K.]], three in the [[U.S.]], and 28 suffer miscarriages after receiving the [[HPV Vaccine]]. Merck, which sells it for $450, likes its profits: "there were no plans to change the company's recommendation on use of the vaccine," Merck said. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325470,00.html]
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Former [[Indonesia]]n [[Dictator]] [[Suharto]] dead at 86: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325851,00.html]
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[[Mike Huckabee]] has had to curtail campaigning for lack of funds. [[John McCain]] has taken to Web advertising as a supplement to more costly TV commercials. [[Rudy Giuliani]] had to leave the campaign trail in [[Florida]] last week to restock his campaign kitty with fundraisers in [[New York]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_el_pr/romney_fundraising]
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What does [[Planned Parenthood]] do when it’s not [[Abortion|destroying unborn babies]]? Gary Bauer says "[[United States of America|America’s]] largest [[abortion]] seller is planning to get directly involved in [[politics]]. [[Planned Parenthood]] has unveiled the “One Million Strong” campaign, during which it will spend $10 million in trying to persuade one million people to vote for [[Pro-choice|pro-abortion]] [[candidate]]s in 2008." [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3665.html]
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'''Top [[Earmark|Earmark-er]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Clinton]] Grants $303,000 to [[Homosexual rights advocacy|'Gay' Lobby Group]]''' [http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200801/POL20080124e.html] <br>
The ''Gay Men's Health Crisis Center'' lobbies for needle exchanges, for allowing more [[Immigration|immigrants]] with [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus|HIV]]/[[Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|AIDS]] to legally enter the country, for condom distribution in [[prison]]s and opposition to [[Abstinence education|abstinence-only sex education]]. This $303,000 [[federal]] [[earmark]] was one of 261 earmarks [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]] personally helped usher through [[Congress]].
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'''The Apostles of [[Atheism]]''' - "[[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]], Dennett, Harris and [[Christopher Hitchens|Hitchens]], all raking the countryside with their discontent with [[religion]]" [http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/01/22/the-apostles-of-atheism-and-the-confusion-of-faith/]
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60 hours from voting in the all-important [[Florida]] [[primary]], [[Mitt Romney]] describes his more [[liberal]] rival [[John McCain]] as "dishonest" and demands an apology. [http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/01/26/romney-to-mccain-he-should-apologize/]
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Was former [[Bill Clinton]] consultant [[Dick Morris]] prophetic in predicting that Bill would hurt [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] in [[South Carolina]]? Morris wrote a few days ago, "That picture of the seething, red-faced former [[President of the United States of America|president of the United States]] shaking his finger at members of the [[press]] who dare to question his wife's slimy campaign tactics, is all too familiar to those who have worked closely with him in the past." [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325670,00.html]
=== January 28 ===
[[Barack Obama]] routed [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] in the racially charged [[South Carolina]] [[primary]] Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention [[delegate]]s. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/south_carolina_primary] (With 98% reporting Obama has ''twice'' the vote of Clinton, 55-27%)
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Neglected horses get a second chance. Twenty-six purebred horses found hungry and neglected on a Florida farm have been rescued and are being nursed back to health from the brink of starvation.
[http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5593453&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1]
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[[Liberal]] [[newspapers]] continue to collapse in readership: "The [[San Francisco Chronicle|Chronicle]], like most newspapers, has struggled ...: its weekday circulation fell to 365,000 last year from 513,000 in 2003, '''a decline of nearly 30 percent'''." [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/business/media/25paper.html?ref=business]
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"Open-Minded [[Liberal]]s? Liberals consider [[conservative]]s not only wrong, but really, really bad people." [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24645]
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"It's disgraceful that [[liberal]]s and their [[Mainstream media|media]] disparage our [[military]] daily, and get away with it. The "Ready, Fire, Aim" approach to [[journalism]] injures those who, should be defended." [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24580]
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With the key [[Florida]] primary only 3 days away, "[[John McCain]] Defends Embryonic Stem Cell Research Backing in [[Florida]] Stop" [http://www.lifenews.com/bio2316.html]
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"[[Scientist]]s Only Copying [[God]] - Synthetic life is another form of [[genetic engineering]]. But ''God was there first!'' Remember that." [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/30431.html]
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What a real mother is all about: ensuring her baby lives, even at the cost of her own life. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325458,00.html]
=== January 27 ===
No surprise here: the [[New York Times]] endorses [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John McCain]] for president. It is "hugely impressed" with [[Hillary Clinton]]! [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jiDeR4zJqX_RapRtwvu50a2WpEsQ]
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[[Image:Chicken.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The latest link to terrorism!]]
File under stupid: according to Al Arabiya television, terrorism and poultry shortages are
caused by [[global warming]]! [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325352,00.html (Fox News)] [http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1665.htm Transcript (translated)]
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[[Mitt Romney]] leads [[John McCain]] by 4 points in [[Florida]], with four days to go: 30-26%. [[Giuliani]] and [[Huckabee]] are 10 points back.[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/24/romney-takes-lead-in-latest-florida-gop-primary-poll/]
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[[US]] scientists have taken a major step toward creating the first ever artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a [[bacteria]], according to a study published Thursday. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080125/ts_alt_afp/sciencebiotechusresearch_080125001832]
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In October [[J.K. Rowling]] revealed that the headmaster in her [[Harry Potter]] stories was "[[gay]]", i.e., had an unrequited crush on a male peer. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7053982.stm]
<br>Now her reward: [[liberal]] [[Harvard]] announces that this children's author will deliver its commencement address. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22711825/]
<br>Does anyone think she would have been given that had she stood up for a [[conservative]] position?
=== January 26 ===
Former presidential candidate [[Duncan Hunter]] endorses [[Mike Huckabee]]! [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/23/drop-out-duncan-hunter-backs-huckabee/]
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[[Liberal]] [[Republican]] presidential candidate [[Rudy Giuliani]] is dropping in the polls: down to 15% in [[Florida]], sliding towards fourth place in the state he needed to win. [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/]
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National Pie Day? Well, why not? Pies have always been a sweet treat to warm the cold winter days and with the [[holiday]] celebrations a fading memory, this is a great way to warm up a January cold snap. [http://www.chiff.com/a/american-pie-day.htm]
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Mourned by [[Homosexual rights advocacy|gay rights activists]], actor [[Heath Ledger]] is found dead in his [[Greenwich Village]] apartment.
This isn't news: [[Hollywood values]] serves up another death, the 28-year-old star of the [[liberal]] ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''. He was found "naked ... facedown on the floor at the foot of his bed by a housekeeper trying to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse." [http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/heath.ledger.dead/index.html] We'll say some [[prayer]]s, even if [[Hollywood]] won't.
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'''"Jane Roe" of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', who seeks to undo the decision in her name, endorses [[Ron Paul]] for president.'''[http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/22/599487.aspx]
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'''The [[neoconservative]] candidate, [[Fred Thompson]], drops out of the 2008 presidential race.'''[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/22/thompson-to-drop-presidential-bid/] Maybe he couldn't stomach the [[neoconservative]] positions himself.
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[[Image:March for Life.jpg]]
Conservapedians attend today's [[March for Life]] in [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]][http://www2.marchforlife.org/]
<br>May [[God]] help us: 35 years of the tragedy of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''.
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[[Democrats]] get ugly: [[Barack Obama]] tells [[Hillary Clinton]], "While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at [[Wal-Mart]]."[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=B03A5DZ1EUTU3QFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/22/wuspols222.xml]
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[[Image:UK metal detectors.jpg|right|thumb|School in the [[UK]]]]
Students must now walk through metal detectors in [[England]] for school. The problem? Teenagers carrying a "bladed weapon" have tripled since [[gun control]].[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/21/ncrime321.xml]
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Sixth [[Poll]] in a Year Finds [[Public]] Recognizes [[Liberal Bias|Liberal Tilt]] to [[News]] [[Mainstream media|Media]] [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/01/21/sixth-poll-year-finds-public-recognizes-liberal-tilt-news-media]
=== January 25 ===
[[Fred Thompson]] is considering today to quit the race.[http://knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/21/it-might-be-too-late-fred-08/] Good news for [[Mike Huckabee]], who lost votes to him in [[South Carolina]]?
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'''Conservapedia surpasses 49 million page views!!!'''
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[[Image:Homeschool mom.jpg|right|thumb|Homeschool mom leads [[South Carolina]] [[public schools]]]]
She's an engineer, [[pro-life]], favors [[parental rights]] in education, and [[homeschool]]s her four children. Kristin Maguire has just been elected head of the [[South Carolina]] board of education, which governs all its [[public schools]].[http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/01/09/17stjour.h27.html][http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080118.wwcosimp18/BNStory/National/columnists]
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Our [[Conservapedia:Contest4|Contest4]] has just completed!!! The ''unofficial'' results:
:[[Conservapedia:Eagle Team|Eagle Team]]: 4795 points
:[[Conservapedia:Team Freedom|Team Freedom]]: 3261 points
Congratulations to all participants!
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[[John McCain]] edges [[Mike Huckabee]] in [[South Carolina]], 33-30%, with the other candidates finishing far behind. Will that add much to McCain's momentum? [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/dates/#20080119]
<br>McCain claims sweet victory, while the others vow to fight on. [http://www.thestate.com/presidential-politics/story/290450.html]
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[[Republican]] [[Duncan Hunter]] pulls out of the race, leaving six. [http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1934474820080120]
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[[Public school]] kid is charged with [[felony]] [[computer crime]] for altering the grades of 20 students. The principal said, we "want to teach them what's right and wrong, and it's tough for some kids to catch on to the idea that changing grades is the wrong thing to do." Really tough, in fact, when kids haven't said a prayer in years! [http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-student-grade-felony,0,7871401.story]
=== January 22 ===
[[Hillary Clinton]], [[Mitt Romney]] win the [[Nevada]] [[Caucuses]]! [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/19/barack-obama-takes-early-lead-in-nevada-democratic-caucuses/]
<br>We await the results from [[South Carolina]].
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The [[Los Angeles Times]] continues its practice of [[Propaganda|propagating]] [[abortion]] [[Deceit|falsehoods]]: The LAT continues to deny 1) the numerous studies asserting the link between abortion and an increased risk of [[breast cancer]] and 2) that abortion causes [[Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder|post-traumatic stress disorder]] in many [[women]]. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/dave-pierre/2008/01/18/agenda-over-womens-health-lat-continues-abortion-falsehoods]
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[[U.S.]] "[[abortions]] dropped a stunning 8% between 2000 and 2005" and the ratio of pregnant women who have an [[abortion]] fell to its lowest ratio since 1974: "given truthful information about [[abortion]]," "many women will choose life." [http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Jan08/nv011708.html]
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Two store owners in their 70's stopped armed robberies of their stores by shooting at the bandits. "The person came in and pointed the gun at him and my father shot him. I'm proud of him." [http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/253849.html]
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"As success with the [[Operation_Iraqi_Freedom#The_Surge_And_Progress_In_Iraq|military surge in Iraq]] increasingly belies their claim that the [[war]] is already irretrievably lost, [[liberal]]s have changed the subject from [[Iraq]] to the [[economy]] and the rising possibility of a [[recession]]."
*[http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/30321.html Liberals' Plan to Stimulate Inflation]
*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nathan-burchfiel/2008/01/16/media-coverage-gives-recession-4-1-odds Media Coverage Gives Recession 4:1 Odds]
*[http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/20080116131609.aspx Media Nearly Unanimous: 'Recession' Inevitable] <br> <br>
[[Mainstream media|Media]] Smear Campaign Challenges [[Military|Military's]] Recruitment Efforts [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323827,00.html]
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[[Chess]] champion [[Bobby Fischer]] died Thursday; his life illustrated that [[IQ]] is not everything. "He was said to have an IQ higher than [[Albert Einstein]]" but his life "had gone downhill ever since his moment of glory at age 29." [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipPnMftO6Dja1SmVVMDlhgP1i0Eg] He praised the [[9-11]] massacre.
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[[Image:Lippychimp.jpg|100px|right]]
Common sense prevails in an [[Austria]]n court, which declared - to the chagrin of [[animal rights]] groups - that a [[chimpanzee]] is not a person: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323285,00.html]
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[[Image:Prolifestudent club.jpg|right]]
A [[California]] [[public school]] refused to allow an unrestricted student [[pro-life]] club. "The student indicated authorities told her she couldn't tell other students about the existence of the club because it was 'too controversial.'" Now the students are suing. [http://www.lifenews.com/state2780.html]
=== January 21 ===
'''"The [[Giuliani]] Implosion:
:According to the [[New Hampshire]] exit poll, not only did [[Giuliani]] lose the [[pro-life]] vote, he also lost the [[pro-choice]] vote--a surprising result, since he is the only [[pro-choice]] [[Republican]] running this cycle. [[Giuliani]] drew support from only 6 percent of independents." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/weeklystandard/20080116/cm_weeklystandard/thegiulianiimplosion]
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[[Freedom of speech]]
*British students disrupted a debate about [[free speech]] to squelch one side's views. The irony of this apparently escapes the [[BBC]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7113984.stm]
*[[Atheists]] censor [[Pope]]'s university speech, force him to cancel.[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080115202511.aztyzd5v&show_article=1]
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[[Dinesh D'Souza]] asks, "Isn't it remarkable that [[Atheism|atheists]], who did virtually nothing to oppose [[slavery]], condemn [[Christianity|Christians]], who are the ones who abolished it?" [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DineshDSouza/2008/01/14/how_christians_ended_slavery]
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'''Women in the military'''
*Think a coed [[Marines]] is a good idea? An 8-month pregnant Marine was murdered by a blunt object after a "violent confrontation"; a fellow Marine she had accused of rape is hiding. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLAxQfkotgyOSgs3LXmXYW6hy6PgD8U6I59G2]
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'''[[Mitt Romney]] destroys [[John McCain]] in [[Michigan]] with a stunning 9-point victory!''' "[[Mitt Romney|Romney]] had 39 percent of the vote compared to Arizona Sen. [[John McCain]]'s 30 percent. Former Arkansas Gov. [[Mike Huckabee]] had 16 percent of the vote, followed by Texas Rep. [[Ron Paul]] with 6 percent. Former Tennessee Sen. [[Fred Thompson]] had 4 percent, and former New York Mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]] trailed with 3 percent." [http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/15/michigan.primary/index.html]
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The [[Democratic Party]] has been hijacked by [[feminist]]s and a [[radical]] [[Leftist|left-wing]] [[Political agenda|agenda]] that is not tenable in a [[general election]]. What Democrats fail to realize time and time again is that they are out of touch with [[United States of America|American]] [[values]]. [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24423]
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It wasn't long after the fatal [[Minnesota]] [[bridge]] collapse on I-35 last summer that the [[Liberal Bias|liberal media]] jumped on the [[tragedy]] as a way to bash [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] and the spending priorities of the Bush administration. But now the investigation into the August bridge collapse is complete and it turns out that the seeds of the tragedy were planted in the 1960s when the bridge was built during the [[Lyndon B. Johnson|LBJ]] Era of massive [[social]] and [[Department of Defense|defense]] spending with the [[Great Society]] and [[Vietnam]] respectively. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2008/01/15/minnesota-bridge-collapsed-due-lbj-era-design-flaw]
=== January 19 ===
[[Atheists]], not content with censoring school prayer, now protest a mere ''visit'' by a religious figure to a university. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3185593.ece] "We inhabitants of the real world need to take every opportunity to expose religious idiocy, and the undue respect accorded to it," one commented. Does anyone think [[atheism]] is tolerant?
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Since [[leftists]] in [[Britain]] outlawed guns, and now seek to ban even the deactivated-kind, the emasculated [[British]] people are helpless against intimidation by outlaws like these. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310278,00.html]
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[[Wikipedia]] smears [[Ron Paul]] with [[Bias in Wikipedia|unsubstantiated statements, misleading attributions of statements]], and an overall political hatchet job, and locks its page indefinitely to prevent correction!
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'''[[Partisan politics in the United States|Partisan]] Is ''Not'' a Dirty Word''' [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24417] <br>
[[Democratic Party|Democrats]] ([[Liberal]]s) want [[big government]], [[socialism]], countries-without-borders, negotiating with [[dictator]]s, giving up in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|Iraq]], [[Homosexual rights advocacy|homosexual rights]], [[diversity]], and people who oppose the [[Capital Punishment|death penalty]] ''except'' when the [[abortion|person being executed is in the womb]]. [[Conservative]]s '''DISAGREE''' with those people. We ''don’t'' want to compromise with them. <u>We want to ''defeat'' them</u>.
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Has [[Barack Obama]]'s campaign overplayed the race card? A prominent black leader says about Obama's recent tactic, "I am frankly insulted." [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/bet-chief-raps-obama-in-sc/]
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'A well-publicized [[automobile]] accident in [[Massachusetts]] nearly 39 years ago' involved [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Ted Kennedy|Edward M. Kennedy]], Mary Jo Kopechne, and [[Chappaquiddick]]. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2008/01/13/well-publicized-automobile-accident-massachusetts-nearly-39-years-]
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The [[United Nations]] talks about fixing its [[scandal]] ridden, multi-billion-dollar procurement system, but then ignores its own procurement ban [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322470,00.html]
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Has Hollywood found a pro-life gene? As Roe v. Wade turns 35, some in Hollywood are changing their minds about "choice"...and it's showing up on the silver screen! [http://conservablogs.com/bandow/?p=414]
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'''Conservapedia surpasses 48 million page views!'''
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[[Conservapedia:Team Freedom|Team Freedom]] sets the pace for day one of [[Conservapedia:Contest4|Contest4]]: 761 points!
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[[Sidney Blumenthal]], a senior adviser to [[Clinton]], was arrested Jan. 7 for [[driving while intoxicated]] in [[New Hampshire]]. Pulled over for speeding 70 in a 30 MPH zone, the {{dr|Hillary|Clinton}} campaign advisor said he was lost. The story was not reported until Saturday, well after the New Hampshire [[primary election]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080112/ap_po/clinton_adviser_dwi]
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[[States]] are spending their [[tobacco]] [[settlement]] [[money]] on everything from building [[school]]s to cutting [[Taxation|taxes]] — everything, that is, but [[Cigarette|smoking]] prevention. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20080111/cm_usatoday/ourviewonpublichealthstatesspendantismokingmoneyoneverythingbut;_ylt=An451e66xyT45WMWHoAo4lOs0NUE]
=== January 15 ===
The enormous success of the [[Fox News Channel]] has created a bitterness unprecedented in the [[United States of America|American]] [[press]]. [[CNN]] has been dethroned as the cable [[news]] leader, and [[NBC News]], which runs two cable outlets, is far behind both Fox News and CNN in the ratings. [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24414]
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The first [[Motion picture|film]] giving an [[Islam]]ic view of [[Jesus Christ]] shows on [[Iran]]ian Movie Screens [http://www.newsmax.com/entertainment/Islamic_Jesus_iran/2008/01/13/63996.html]
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A 2006 study that claimed 650,000 people were killed as a result of the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|invasion of Iraq]] was partly funded by the anti-war billionaire [[George Soros]] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3177653.ece] [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/01/12/soros-funded-lancet-study-claiming-650-000-iraqi-war-deaths] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322417,00.html]
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News from our colleges: the [[University of Florida]] welcomes convicted and unrepentant murderer [[Jack Kevorkian]]. Student fees are paying his $50,000 fee to give a talk. [http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/13/State/UF_readies_for_Kevork.shtml] Kevorkian has assisted in at least 130 suicides, and many [[liberals]] support him.
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[[Democrats]] sink into a civil war over [[race]]: [[Hillary Clinton]] is now on the defensive for slighting the [[Rev. Martin Luther King]] with this remark: "Dr. King's dream began to be realized when President [[Lyndon Johnson]] passed the [[Civil Rights Act]] of 1964. '''It took a president to get it done'''." [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/us/politics/13clinton.html?ref=us]
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[[England]] already has the strictest [[gun control]] in Europe, but [[leftists]] there now want to control 120,000 ''deactivated'' guns, of which only a few have been reactivated and used in 0.04% of all gun offenses there. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3168607.ece] [[Self-defense]] by voters would then weaken, and their reliance on government would increase further.
=== January 14 ===
"Court Ends [[Bible]] Distribution in School" [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/09/AR2008010902166.html]
<br>Guess who sued for that ruling? The [[ACLU]], of course.
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"With [[the economy]] trumping all other issues, at least for the moment, [[Democrat]]s and [[Republican]]s were trying on Friday to generate momentum for a variety of moves that they said were designed to keep the country from sinking into [[recession]]." [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/politics/11cnd-campaign.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin]
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[[Hillary Clinton]] has a problem with her message: "Her biggest problem is that the experience she's touting is exactly the experience that many voters want to change." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080111/us_time/clintonsmessageproblem;_ylt=AgvM61i2NpVFLyZ1oCfNvcas0NUE]
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Powerful storms hammer the Southeast. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,321869,00.html]
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[[John McCain]] now leads poll in [[Michigan]] prior to Tuesday's primary: "[[McCain]] has the backing of 29 percent according to the survey, [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] 20 percent, and [[Mike Huckabee|Huckabee]] 18 percent. [[Rudy Giuliani]] comes in fourth with 13 percent, and [[Fred Thompson]] and [[Ron Paul]] tie with five percent each." [http://www.lifenews.com/state2753.html] <br>... Meanwhile a pro-[[abortion]] group ([[NARAL]]), criticizes [[John McCain|McCain]]. [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3604.html]
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Our [[Conservapedia:Index|American Government]] final exam is posted [[American Government Final Exam|here]]. The top score, by a Conservapedia Sysop, is 48/50. How well can you do? How well do you think vandals can do? How well could [[liberals]] do?
<br>Post your answers on the exam's talk page for grading.
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500,000 lawsuits have been filed against the Army Corps of Engineers over [[Hurricane Katrina]]. About 250 of those are asking for more than $1billion, and one is asking for $3 quadrillion (yes, ''quadrillion''). [http://real-us.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsuits]
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[[Bill Richardson]] Drops Out of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[2008_Presidential_Election#Withdrawn_Democratic_candidates|Presidential Race]] [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/09/ap-bill-richardson-drops-out-of-democratic-presidential-race/]
=== January 13 ===
Hatred of [[religion]] is the largest type of hate crime in Montgomery County, Maryland. "For the third year in a row, hate activity in last year was motivated more by religion than race .... Of the 42 hateful acts, 26 targeted religion, 13 were race related and three were driven by ethnicity." [http://www.gazette.net/stories/010908/bethnew215123_32374.shtml]
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The presidential [[primary]] is wide-open in both parties. The next voting is in [[Michigan]] in 5 days, on Jan. 15th. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17962825]
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Was "Iron My Shirt!" incident staged by the Clinton campaign? [http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/07/bs-alert-hillarys-iron-my-shirt-hecklers/]
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The [[USS Hopper]] is harassed by "five small surface craft" while transiting the [[Strait of Hormuz]] off the coast of [[Iran]]. <ref>The Pentagon has video and audio tape of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday in which armed Iranian speedboats swarmed three US warships and radioed a threat to blow them up. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080108195628.vgfne0a9&show_article=1] </ref>
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said, "We see it as further evidence that Iran is unpredictable and remains a threat." [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320587,00.html]
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Independent voters went for [[John McCain]], giving him the victory in [[New Hampshire]] and signaling good news for [[Republicans]] in the general election. [http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/08/nh.issues/index.html]
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The [[liberal]] quest for the first [[affirmative action]] president may be ending last night: [[Hillary Clinton]] has defeated [[Barack Obama]] with 96% of precincts reporting. [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#NH]
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The first [[affirmative action]] President? [[Liberals]], who believe in [[quotas]], are pushing hard for [[Barack Obama]] in [[New Hampshire]] today. No military, executive or foreign policy experience ... no sweat to [[liberals]]! Has any serious candidate been less qualified?
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[[Neoconservative]] candidate [[Fred Thompson]] obtains a shockingly small percentage -- just 1% -- and thus may leave the race.
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[[John McCain]]'s future depends on his ability today to attract independents, who comprise 45% of [[New Hampshire]] voters. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20080108-1140-primary-gopanalysis.html]
=== January 12 ===
[[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail:[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/clinton-gets-em.html]
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[[Image:Gary Larson dinosaurs.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Gary Larson cartoon]]
Whether it's asteroid impacts, or disease, or competition from mammals, or global cooling, or lack of food, mainstream science will come up with any excuse for the demise of the [[Dinosaurs]]; the latest one relates to a pest-control problem: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320590,00.html].
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Top [[neoconservative]] seems to like [[Mike Huckabee]] the most now! [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/opinion/07kristol.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Today's NY Times column]
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A [[sheriff]] in Western [[Colorado]] actually called [[SWAT]] to enforce a '''court order''' to '''seize an 11-year-old boy''' whose father hadn't taken him to a hospital after he took a flop during some horseplay. The SWAT team rammed a hole in the front door, stuck guns in the faces of the boy's siblings, and put the cuffs on mom and dad. The dad is an experienced [[US Army]] medic and was confident that he could monitor his own son. The doctor who finally examined the boy released him at once with a clean bill of health. The dad, who also [[homeschooling|home-schools]] his son, is looking for legal representation. ''WorldNetDaily''. [http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59566]
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Latest [[New Hampshire]] poll: "[[McCain]] had the support of 34 percent of likely voters, up from 27 percent in mid-December. [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] was at 30 percent, down from 34 percent, and [[Huckabee]] — the [[Iowa]] caucus winner — was third at 13 percent. [[Giuliani]] had 8 percent and [[Fred Thompson|Thompson]] was in the low single digits." [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iYDP_aQysUK6rtIGk9TYtej1FtkwD8U0ORI80]
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A [[Pakistan|Pakistani-born]] [[Church of England]] [[bishop]] said "[[Islam|Islamic]] extremism in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] has created communities that are "no-go areas" for non-Muslims. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320507,00.html]
=== January 9 ===
A [[public school]] banned [[Bible]] study by children ... ''during recess''. A teacher complained about the use of the [[Bible]] and the principal then censored the study activity, according to a sworn statement by a teacher told to stop it. [http://knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/03/recess-bible-study-spurs-lawsuit/]
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The good news for [[Mike Huckabee]] in [[New Hampshire]] is that his appearances with [[Chuck Norris]] are drawing crowds. The bad news is they are chanting "We want Chuck!". [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008]
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'''[[Mitt Romney]] Wins [[Wyoming]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] Caucuses''' [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/05/wyoming-republicans-seek-political-spotlight-with-early-caucus/] <br>
Romney won eight [[delegate]]s, [[Fred Thompson]] got two and [[Duncan Hunter]] won one delegate.
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Hackers from a domain in [[China]] bring down the [[Pennsylvania]] government website. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/05/america/State-Site-Hacked.php]
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Was [[John McCain]] a big beneficiary of the [[Iowa]] results? [[Mike Huckabee]] defeated [[Mitt Romney]] there, and McCain did much better than expected. Does that clear the path for McCain to win [[New Hampshire]]? [http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0104iowa-mccain0104.html]
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[[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Federal]] [[Court]] Upholds [[Texas]] Moment of Silence [[Law]], Allowing [[Student]]s to [[Prayer|Pray]] Silently or Meditate [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320445,00.html]
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[[Britney Spears]] meltdown after consorting with [[Madonna Ciccone]], [[Paris Hilton]] and [[Lindsay Lohan]]:
*During the past year, Spears has been photographed without underwear, and has appeared to be drunk and out of control. She shaved her head, beat a car with an umbrella, spent a month in rehab and has had a handful of fender benders, including one in which she ran over a photographer's foot. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TV70LG1&show_article=1]
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Fighting back from a devastating loss in Iowa, Democrat [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] tried to recalibrate her campaign in [[New Hampshire]] Friday by promising to answer as many voter questions as possible. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080104/ap_on_el_pr/clinton]
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Fainting reported in girls after injection of the [[HPV vaccine]]. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22492557] Less than 3% of recipients will ever benefit from this "most painful of childhood shots."
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3rd place finish devastates [[Hillary Clinton]]: "Defeat in the [[Iowa]] caucuses deals a severe blow to [[Hillary Clinton]]'s bid ...." [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23006020-5013948,00.html]
<br>Not even the [[liberals]] want Hillary anymore!!!
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[[Republican]] [[Mike Huckabee]] and [[Democrat]] [[Barack Obama]] win [[Iowa]]! [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/us/politics/03cnd-campaign.html?hp]
[[Hillary Clinton]] is the big loser. Add your thoughts [[Talk:Main Page|here]].
=== January 6 ===
"[[Republican]] presidential candidate [[Fred Thompson]] has rebuked reports that he may be leaving the presidential race if he finishes lower than third in [[Iowa]] tonight. ... 'Any speculation as to what I may or may not do is just totally that,' he told [[CNN]]'s John Roberts.'" [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3579b.html]
<br>UPDATE: [[Fred Thompson|Thompson]] edged [[John McCain]] for third place.
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[[Iowa]] voters in two close nominating races began the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday, as the first test in the Democratic battle between [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Barack Obama]] and [[John Edwards]] came down to a nail-biting finale. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc]
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'''The 2008 presidential voting begins!''' "Some 150,000 [[Democrat]]s and 87,000 [[Republican]]s will take part in [[Iowa]]'s convoluted caucus system" on Thursday. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/02/EDADU84RI.DTL] <br>UPDATE: turnout was 25-50% higher than predicted.
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"A New DNA Test Can ID a Suspect's Race, But Police Won't Touch It" [http://www.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/16-01/ps_dna?rss] See our new [[Racial profiling]] article.
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[[Washington, D.C.]] spending $650,000 in taxpayer money to fund needle exchange programs. This sends young people an implicit message that drug use is acceptable. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/02/AR2008010201905.html]
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An [[Iraq]] war veteran's case is at the heart of what many Republicans consider the key issue in tomorrow’s [[Iowa]] caucuses, with Romney and former Arkansas governor [[Mike Huckabee]] sparring over when and whether to grant pardons and commutations to convicted criminals. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/01/02/mass_pardon_case_at_center_of_gop_storm/]
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Presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]] said on Tuesday the Bush administration mismanaged the [[Iraq]] war, distancing himself from his party's unpopular president two days before Iowa's first-in-the-nation presidential contest. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080101/pl_nm/usa_politics_romney_dc]
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'''HAPPY NEW YEAR!''' A New Year's resolution: let go of [[liberal bias]].
=== January 5 ===
[[Texas]] [[Women|woman]] forced to leave [[bus]] after reading the [[Bible]] out loud to her [[children]] on the way to [[church]] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319346,00.html] [http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5358343&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1] [http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5364358&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1 video]
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Video of [[Benazir Bhutto]] and the medical report raise doubts.
The new video footage, obtained by Britain's Channel 4 television, shows a man firing a pistol at [[Benazir Bhutto]] from just feet away as she poked her head out of the sunroof to greet a swarm of supporters. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_bhutto_security]
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[[Image:Bloomberg2.jpg|right|thumb|[[Liberal]] Billionaire [[Michael Bloomberg]]]]
[[Liberal]] billionaire [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s New Year's Resolution: run for president? He's moving towards running as an independent. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22445078/]
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It's down to the wire in [[Iowa]]: [[Mike Huckabee]] hits [[Mitt Romney]] on [[abortion]], [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] hits back on other issues: "You are not going to find moments on YouTube of me saying something different about the sanctity of life today than I said ten years ago, ten minutes ago, or fifty years ago," [[Huckabee]] declared. "[[Mitt Romney|Romney]]'s campaign spokesman Kevin Madden responded saying that [[Huckabee]] is on the attack because he can't defend his gubernatorial record on other issues." [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3562.html]
=== January 3 ===
[[Image:HillaryC.jpg|right]]
[[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Bill Clinton]] are raising new questions over her [[White House]] rival Barack Obama's experience, warning perilous national security decisions loom for the next US leader. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071230/pl_afp/usvote2008democrats]
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58% of [[Americans]] turn to the [[internet]] for answers to their questions. [http://searchengineland.com/071230-161116.php] Welcome to the future.
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A famous [[liberal]] writer admits: "[[Democrats]] in denial about their failures on [[Capitol Hill]]" [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_7822935]
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Add to the top [[conservative]] achievements for 2007 [[Essay:Top Conservative Achievements 2007|here]].
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[[Neoconservative]] [[Fox News]] excludes [[conservative]] presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]] from its debate! "They are scared of me and don't want my message to get out, but it will," Paul said. "I challenge them on the notion that they are [[conservative]]." [http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2007/12/paul_fox_news_i.html]
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Presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]], like most [[Americans]], considers [[evolution]] to be a "theory" that he rejects. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPoCsC8VT9g&e]
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The left thinks that [[illegal]]s crossing America's borders with impunity is nothing to worry about, even when they bring their [[drug]]s and their guns and scare off some [[scientists]] doing research: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319028,00.html]
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A rottweiler tragically killed an infant in [[England]]. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKL2971172720071229] Had that been a gun, there would be [[liberal]] demands for more [[gun control]]. Yet there are no [[liberal]] calls for "rottweiler control"! (Use of a gun against the dog could have ''saved'' the boy.)
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The [[Republican]] establishment is galvanizing against upstart GOP presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]], worried that the former [[Arkansas]] governor is unreliably [[conservative]] and unprepared for the challenges of a general election campaign or the Oval office. [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/]The Boston Globe.
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Democrats are complaining about
a new Pizza Hut ad featuring tightly edited clips of [[Democratic]] presidential candidates, ending with [[Dennis Kucinich]] saying, "More people in this country have seen [[UFO]]s," and then the ad replaces his image with several meat-covered pizzas. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5409500.html]
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[[Affirmative action]] is on the way out by being scheduled for referenda in more states. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2007-12-27-affirmative-action_N.htm]
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'''Conservapedia surpasses 46 million page views!!!'''
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The Case for the Real [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] [http://www.newsmax.com/limbaugh/Case_for_the_Real_Jesus/2007/12/28/60239.html] <br>
Former [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Lee Strobel]] [[Christian Apologetics|debunks]] many of the most recent mythical challenges to [[Christianity]].
*... many who dismiss the Bible and certain essential Christian claims — saying they believe there is scant evidence to support them — are able to readily embrace rival belief systems and their texts, which are far less reliable.
=== January 1 ===
[[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[110th United States Congress|Leadership]] on Display - [[110th_United_States_Congress#Achievements|Not Pretty]] [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/29974.html] <br>
"The first year of Democrat congressional leadership in 15 years has ended not with a bang but a thud."
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[[God]] and the [[2008 Presidential Election|Presidential Election]] [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24193] <br>
[[Bill O'Reilly]] says the "latest [[leftist]] [[Liberal_Bias#Examples_of_Liberal_Style|tactic]] is to put the 'hypocrite' label on any [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Republican_Party_Candidates|Republican presidential candidate]] who dares mention his '[[faith]]'."
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[[Abortion]] Supporter Knocks 69 Yr. Old [[Pro-life|Pro-Lifer]] Unconscious, [[Mainstream Media|MSM]] [[Liberal Bias|Silent]] [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2007/12/29/abortion-supporter-knocks-69-yr-old-pro-lifer-unconscious-msm-si]
Christodoulos, leader of the [[Greek Orthodox Church]], and [[Gordon Hinckley|Gordon B. Hinckley]], president of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], pass away today: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325890,00.html][http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325891,00.html]
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[[Image:Gregg.jpg|right|140px]]
When combat veterans like Mr. Gregg stand accused of killings and other offenses on their return from [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]], prosecutors, judges and juries are increasingly prodded to assess the role of combat trauma in their crimes and whether they deserve special treatment because of it. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/us/27vets.html?_r=1&oref=slogin]
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2 young women die in the [[U.K.]], three in the [[U.S.]], and 28 suffer miscarriages after receiving the [[HPV Vaccine]]. Merck, which sells it for $450, likes its profits: "there were no plans to change the company's recommendation on use of the vaccine," Merck said. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325470,00.html]
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Former [[Indonesia]]n [[Dictator]] [[Suharto]] dead at 86: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325851,00.html]
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[[Mike Huckabee]] has had to curtail campaigning for lack of funds. [[John McCain]] has taken to Web advertising as a supplement to more costly TV commercials. [[Rudy Giuliani]] had to leave the campaign trail in [[Florida]] last week to restock his campaign kitty with fundraisers in [[New York]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_el_pr/romney_fundraising]
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What does [[Planned Parenthood]] do when it’s not [[Abortion|destroying unborn babies]]? Gary Bauer says "[[United States of America|America’s]] largest [[abortion]] seller is planning to get directly involved in [[politics]]. [[Planned Parenthood]] has unveiled the “One Million Strong” campaign, during which it will spend $10 million in trying to persuade one million people to vote for [[Pro-choice|pro-abortion]] [[candidate]]s in 2008." [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3665.html]
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'''Top [[Earmark|Earmark-er]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Clinton]] Grants $303,000 to [[Homosexual rights advocacy|'Gay' Lobby Group]]''' [http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200801/POL20080124e.html] <br>
The ''Gay Men's Health Crisis Center'' lobbies for needle exchanges, for allowing more [[Immigration|immigrants]] with [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus|HIV]]/[[Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|AIDS]] to legally enter the country, for condom distribution in [[prison]]s and opposition to [[Abstinence education|abstinence-only sex education]]. This $303,000 [[federal]] [[earmark]] was one of 261 earmarks [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]] personally helped usher through [[Congress]].
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'''The Apostles of [[Atheism]]''' - "[[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]], Dennett, Harris and [[Christopher Hitchens|Hitchens]], all raking the countryside with their discontent with [[religion]]" [http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/01/22/the-apostles-of-atheism-and-the-confusion-of-faith/]
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60 hours from voting in the all-important [[Florida]] [[primary]], [[Mitt Romney]] describes his more [[liberal]] rival [[John McCain]] as "dishonest" and demands an apology. [http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/01/26/romney-to-mccain-he-should-apologize/]
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Was former [[Bill Clinton]] consultant [[Dick Morris]] prophetic in predicting that Bill would hurt [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] in [[South Carolina]]? Morris wrote a few days ago, "That picture of the seething, red-faced former [[President of the United States of America|president of the United States]] shaking his finger at members of the [[press]] who dare to question his wife's slimy campaign tactics, is all too familiar to those who have worked closely with him in the past." [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325670,00.html]
=== January 28 ===
[[Barack Obama]] routed [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] in the racially charged [[South Carolina]] [[primary]] Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention [[delegate]]s. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/south_carolina_primary] (With 98% reporting Obama has ''twice'' the vote of Clinton, 55-27%)
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Neglected horses get a second chance. Twenty-six purebred horses found hungry and neglected on a Florida farm have been rescued and are being nursed back to health from the brink of starvation.
[http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5593453&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1]
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[[Liberal]] [[newspapers]] continue to collapse in readership: "The [[San Francisco Chronicle|Chronicle]], like most newspapers, has struggled ...: its weekday circulation fell to 365,000 last year from 513,000 in 2003, '''a decline of nearly 30 percent'''." [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/business/media/25paper.html?ref=business]
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"Open-Minded [[Liberal]]s? Liberals consider [[conservative]]s not only wrong, but really, really bad people." [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24645]
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"It's disgraceful that [[liberal]]s and their [[Mainstream media|media]] disparage our [[military]] daily, and get away with it. The "Ready, Fire, Aim" approach to [[journalism]] injures those who, should be defended." [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24580]
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With the key [[Florida]] primary only 3 days away, "[[John McCain]] Defends Embryonic Stem Cell Research Backing in [[Florida]] Stop" [http://www.lifenews.com/bio2316.html]
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"[[Scientist]]s Only Copying [[God]] - Synthetic life is another form of [[genetic engineering]]. But ''God was there first!'' Remember that." [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/30431.html]
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What a real mother is all about: ensuring her baby lives, even at the cost of her own life. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325458,00.html]
=== January 27 ===
No surprise here: the [[New York Times]] endorses [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John McCain]] for president. It is "hugely impressed" with [[Hillary Clinton]]! [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jiDeR4zJqX_RapRtwvu50a2WpEsQ]
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[[Image:Chicken.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The latest link to terrorism!]]
File under stupid: according to Al Arabiya television, terrorism and poultry shortages are
caused by [[global warming]]! [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325352,00.html (Fox News)] [http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1665.htm Transcript (translated)]
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[[Mitt Romney]] leads [[John McCain]] by 4 points in [[Florida]], with four days to go: 30-26%. [[Giuliani]] and [[Huckabee]] are 10 points back.[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/24/romney-takes-lead-in-latest-florida-gop-primary-poll/]
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[[US]] scientists have taken a major step toward creating the first ever artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a [[bacteria]], according to a study published Thursday. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080125/ts_alt_afp/sciencebiotechusresearch_080125001832]
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In October [[J.K. Rowling]] revealed that the headmaster in her [[Harry Potter]] stories was "[[gay]]", i.e., had an unrequited crush on a male peer. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7053982.stm]
<br>Now her reward: [[liberal]] [[Harvard]] announces that this children's author will deliver its commencement address. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22711825/]
<br>Does anyone think she would have been given that had she stood up for a [[conservative]] position?
=== January 26 ===
Former presidential candidate [[Duncan Hunter]] endorses [[Mike Huckabee]]! [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/23/drop-out-duncan-hunter-backs-huckabee/]
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[[Liberal]] [[Republican]] presidential candidate [[Rudy Giuliani]] is dropping in the polls: down to 15% in [[Florida]], sliding towards fourth place in the state he needed to win. [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/]
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National Pie Day? Well, why not? Pies have always been a sweet treat to warm the cold winter days and with the [[holiday]] celebrations a fading memory, this is a great way to warm up a January cold snap. [http://www.chiff.com/a/american-pie-day.htm]
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Mourned by [[Homosexual rights advocacy|gay rights activists]], actor [[Heath Ledger]] is found dead in his [[Greenwich Village]] apartment.
This isn't news: [[Hollywood values]] serves up another death, the 28-year-old star of the [[liberal]] ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''. He was found "naked ... facedown on the floor at the foot of his bed by a housekeeper trying to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse." [http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/heath.ledger.dead/index.html] We'll say some [[prayer]]s, even if [[Hollywood]] won't.
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'''"Jane Roe" of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', who seeks to undo the decision in her name, endorses [[Ron Paul]] for president.'''[http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/22/599487.aspx]
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'''The [[neoconservative]] candidate, [[Fred Thompson]], drops out of the 2008 presidential race.'''[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/22/thompson-to-drop-presidential-bid/] Maybe he couldn't stomach the [[neoconservative]] positions himself.
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[[Image:March for Life.jpg]]
Conservapedians attend today's [[March for Life]] in [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]][http://www2.marchforlife.org/]
<br>May [[God]] help us: 35 years of the tragedy of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''.
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[[Democrats]] get ugly: [[Barack Obama]] tells [[Hillary Clinton]], "While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at [[Wal-Mart]]."[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=B03A5DZ1EUTU3QFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/22/wuspols222.xml]
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[[Image:UK metal detectors.jpg|right|thumb|School in the [[UK]]]]
Students must now walk through metal detectors in [[England]] for school. The problem? Teenagers carrying a "bladed weapon" have tripled since [[gun control]].[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/21/ncrime321.xml]
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Sixth [[Poll]] in a Year Finds [[Public]] Recognizes [[Liberal Bias|Liberal Tilt]] to [[News]] [[Mainstream media|Media]] [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/01/21/sixth-poll-year-finds-public-recognizes-liberal-tilt-news-media]
=== January 25 ===
[[Fred Thompson]] is considering today to quit the race.[http://knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/21/it-might-be-too-late-fred-08/] Good news for [[Mike Huckabee]], who lost votes to him in [[South Carolina]]?
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'''Conservapedia surpasses 49 million page views!!!'''
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[[Image:Homeschool mom.jpg|right|thumb|Homeschool mom leads [[South Carolina]] [[public schools]]]]
She's an engineer, [[pro-life]], favors [[parental rights]] in education, and [[homeschool]]s her four children. Kristin Maguire has just been elected head of the [[South Carolina]] board of education, which governs all its [[public schools]].[http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/01/09/17stjour.h27.html][http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080118.wwcosimp18/BNStory/National/columnists]
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Our [[Conservapedia:Contest4|Contest4]] has just completed!!! The ''unofficial'' results:
:[[Conservapedia:Eagle Team|Eagle Team]]: 4795 points
:[[Conservapedia:Team Freedom|Team Freedom]]: 3261 points
Congratulations to all participants!
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[[John McCain]] edges [[Mike Huckabee]] in [[South Carolina]], 33-30%, with the other candidates finishing far behind. Will that add much to McCain's momentum? [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/dates/#20080119]
<br>McCain claims sweet victory, while the others vow to fight on. [http://www.thestate.com/presidential-politics/story/290450.html]
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[[Republican]] [[Duncan Hunter]] pulls out of the race, leaving six. [http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1934474820080120]
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[[Public school]] kid is charged with [[felony]] [[computer crime]] for altering the grades of 20 students. The principal said, we "want to teach them what's right and wrong, and it's tough for some kids to catch on to the idea that changing grades is the wrong thing to do." Really tough, in fact, when kids haven't said a prayer in years! [http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-student-grade-felony,0,7871401.story]
=== January 22 ===
[[Hillary Clinton]], [[Mitt Romney]] win the [[Nevada]] [[Caucuses]]! [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/19/barack-obama-takes-early-lead-in-nevada-democratic-caucuses/]
<br>We await the results from [[South Carolina]].
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The [[Los Angeles Times]] continues its practice of [[Propaganda|propagating]] [[abortion]] [[Deceit|falsehoods]]: The LAT continues to deny 1) the numerous studies asserting the link between abortion and an increased risk of [[breast cancer]] and 2) that abortion causes [[Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder|post-traumatic stress disorder]] in many [[women]]. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/dave-pierre/2008/01/18/agenda-over-womens-health-lat-continues-abortion-falsehoods]
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[[U.S.]] "[[abortions]] dropped a stunning 8% between 2000 and 2005" and the ratio of pregnant women who have an [[abortion]] fell to its lowest ratio since 1974: "given truthful information about [[abortion]]," "many women will choose life." [http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Jan08/nv011708.html]
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Two store owners in their 70's stopped armed robberies of their stores by shooting at the bandits. "The person came in and pointed the gun at him and my father shot him. I'm proud of him." [http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/253849.html]
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"As success with the [[Operation_Iraqi_Freedom#The_Surge_And_Progress_In_Iraq|military surge in Iraq]] increasingly belies their claim that the [[war]] is already irretrievably lost, [[liberal]]s have changed the subject from [[Iraq]] to the [[economy]] and the rising possibility of a [[recession]]."
*[http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/30321.html Liberals' Plan to Stimulate Inflation]
*[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nathan-burchfiel/2008/01/16/media-coverage-gives-recession-4-1-odds Media Coverage Gives Recession 4:1 Odds]
*[http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/20080116131609.aspx Media Nearly Unanimous: 'Recession' Inevitable] <br> <br>
[[Mainstream media|Media]] Smear Campaign Challenges [[Military|Military's]] Recruitment Efforts [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323827,00.html]
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[[Chess]] champion [[Bobby Fischer]] died Thursday; his life illustrated that [[IQ]] is not everything. "He was said to have an IQ higher than [[Albert Einstein]]" but his life "had gone downhill ever since his moment of glory at age 29." [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipPnMftO6Dja1SmVVMDlhgP1i0Eg] He praised the [[9-11]] massacre.
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Common sense prevails in an [[Austria]]n court, which declared - to the chagrin of [[animal rights]] groups - that a [[chimpanzee]] is not a person: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323285,00.html]
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A [[California]] [[public school]] refused to allow an unrestricted student [[pro-life]] club. "The student indicated authorities told her she couldn't tell other students about the existence of the club because it was 'too controversial.'" Now the students are suing. [http://www.lifenews.com/state2780.html]
=== January 21 ===
'''"The [[Giuliani]] Implosion:
:According to the [[New Hampshire]] exit poll, not only did [[Giuliani]] lose the [[pro-life]] vote, he also lost the [[pro-choice]] vote--a surprising result, since he is the only [[pro-choice]] [[Republican]] running this cycle. [[Giuliani]] drew support from only 6 percent of independents." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/weeklystandard/20080116/cm_weeklystandard/thegiulianiimplosion]
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[[Freedom of speech]]
*British students disrupted a debate about [[free speech]] to squelch one side's views. The irony of this apparently escapes the [[BBC]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7113984.stm]
*[[Atheists]] censor [[Pope]]'s university speech, force him to cancel.[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080115202511.aztyzd5v&show_article=1]
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[[Dinesh D'Souza]] asks, "Isn't it remarkable that [[Atheism|atheists]], who did virtually nothing to oppose [[slavery]], condemn [[Christianity|Christians]], who are the ones who abolished it?" [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DineshDSouza/2008/01/14/how_christians_ended_slavery]
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'''Women in the military'''
*Think a coed [[Marines]] is a good idea? An 8-month pregnant Marine was murdered by a blunt object after a "violent confrontation"; a fellow Marine she had accused of rape is hiding. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLAxQfkotgyOSgs3LXmXYW6hy6PgD8U6I59G2]
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'''[[Mitt Romney]] destroys [[John McCain]] in [[Michigan]] with a stunning 9-point victory!''' "[[Mitt Romney|Romney]] had 39 percent of the vote compared to Arizona Sen. [[John McCain]]'s 30 percent. Former Arkansas Gov. [[Mike Huckabee]] had 16 percent of the vote, followed by Texas Rep. [[Ron Paul]] with 6 percent. Former Tennessee Sen. [[Fred Thompson]] had 4 percent, and former New York Mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]] trailed with 3 percent." [http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/15/michigan.primary/index.html]
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The [[Democratic Party]] has been hijacked by [[feminist]]s and a [[radical]] [[Leftist|left-wing]] [[Political agenda|agenda]] that is not tenable in a [[general election]]. What Democrats fail to realize time and time again is that they are out of touch with [[United States of America|American]] [[values]]. [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24423]
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It wasn't long after the fatal [[Minnesota]] [[bridge]] collapse on I-35 last summer that the [[Liberal Bias|liberal media]] jumped on the [[tragedy]] as a way to bash [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] and the spending priorities of the Bush administration. But now the investigation into the August bridge collapse is complete and it turns out that the seeds of the tragedy were planted in the 1960s when the bridge was built during the [[Lyndon B. Johnson|LBJ]] Era of massive [[social]] and [[Department of Defense|defense]] spending with the [[Great Society]] and [[Vietnam]] respectively. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2008/01/15/minnesota-bridge-collapsed-due-lbj-era-design-flaw]
=== January 19 ===
[[Atheists]], not content with censoring school prayer, now protest a mere ''visit'' by a religious figure to a university. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3185593.ece] "We inhabitants of the real world need to take every opportunity to expose religious idiocy, and the undue respect accorded to it," one commented. Does anyone think [[atheism]] is tolerant?
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Since [[leftists]] in [[Britain]] outlawed guns, and now seek to ban even the deactivated-kind, the emasculated [[British]] people are helpless against intimidation by outlaws like these. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310278,00.html]
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[[Wikipedia]] smears [[Ron Paul]] with [[Bias in Wikipedia|unsubstantiated statements, misleading attributions of statements]], and an overall political hatchet job, and locks its page indefinitely to prevent correction!
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'''[[Partisan politics in the United States|Partisan]] Is ''Not'' a Dirty Word''' [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24417] <br>
[[Democratic Party|Democrats]] ([[Liberal]]s) want [[big government]], [[socialism]], countries-without-borders, negotiating with [[dictator]]s, giving up in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|Iraq]], [[Homosexual rights advocacy|homosexual rights]], [[diversity]], and people who oppose the [[Capital Punishment|death penalty]] ''except'' when the [[abortion|person being executed is in the womb]]. [[Conservative]]s '''DISAGREE''' with those people. We ''don’t'' want to compromise with them. <u>We want to ''defeat'' them</u>.
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Has [[Barack Obama]]'s campaign overplayed the race card? A prominent black leader says about Obama's recent tactic, "I am frankly insulted." [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/bet-chief-raps-obama-in-sc/]
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'A well-publicized [[automobile]] accident in [[Massachusetts]] nearly 39 years ago' involved [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Ted Kennedy|Edward M. Kennedy]], Mary Jo Kopechne, and [[Chappaquiddick]]. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2008/01/13/well-publicized-automobile-accident-massachusetts-nearly-39-years-]
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The [[United Nations]] talks about fixing its [[scandal]] ridden, multi-billion-dollar procurement system, but then ignores its own procurement ban [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322470,00.html]
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Has Hollywood found a pro-life gene? As Roe v. Wade turns 35, some in Hollywood are changing their minds about "choice"...and it's showing up on the silver screen! [http://conservablogs.com/bandow/?p=414]
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'''Conservapedia surpasses 48 million page views!'''
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[[Conservapedia:Team Freedom|Team Freedom]] sets the pace for day one of [[Conservapedia:Contest4|Contest4]]: 761 points!
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[[Sidney Blumenthal]], a senior adviser to [[Clinton]], was arrested Jan. 7 for [[driving while intoxicated]] in [[New Hampshire]]. Pulled over for speeding 70 in a 30 MPH zone, the {{dr|Hillary|Clinton}} campaign advisor said he was lost. The story was not reported until Saturday, well after the New Hampshire [[primary election]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080112/ap_po/clinton_adviser_dwi]
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[[States]] are spending their [[tobacco]] [[settlement]] [[money]] on everything from building [[school]]s to cutting [[Taxation|taxes]] — everything, that is, but [[Cigarette|smoking]] prevention. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20080111/cm_usatoday/ourviewonpublichealthstatesspendantismokingmoneyoneverythingbut;_ylt=An451e66xyT45WMWHoAo4lOs0NUE]
=== January 15 ===
The enormous success of the [[Fox News Channel]] has created a bitterness unprecedented in the [[United States of America|American]] [[press]]. [[CNN]] has been dethroned as the cable [[news]] leader, and [[NBC News]], which runs two cable outlets, is far behind both Fox News and CNN in the ratings. [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24414]
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The first [[Motion picture|film]] giving an [[Islam]]ic view of [[Jesus Christ]] shows on [[Iran]]ian Movie Screens [http://www.newsmax.com/entertainment/Islamic_Jesus_iran/2008/01/13/63996.html]
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A 2006 study that claimed 650,000 people were killed as a result of the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|invasion of Iraq]] was partly funded by the anti-war billionaire [[George Soros]] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3177653.ece] [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/01/12/soros-funded-lancet-study-claiming-650-000-iraqi-war-deaths] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322417,00.html]
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News from our colleges: the [[University of Florida]] welcomes convicted and unrepentant murderer [[Jack Kevorkian]]. Student fees are paying his $50,000 fee to give a talk. [http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/13/State/UF_readies_for_Kevork.shtml] Kevorkian has assisted in at least 130 suicides, and many [[liberals]] support him.
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[[Democrats]] sink into a civil war over [[race]]: [[Hillary Clinton]] is now on the defensive for slighting the [[Rev. Martin Luther King]] with this remark: "Dr. King's dream began to be realized when President [[Lyndon Johnson]] passed the [[Civil Rights Act]] of 1964. '''It took a president to get it done'''." [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/us/politics/13clinton.html?ref=us]
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[[England]] already has the strictest [[gun control]] in Europe, but [[leftists]] there now want to control 120,000 ''deactivated'' guns, of which only a few have been reactivated and used in 0.04% of all gun offenses there. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3168607.ece] [[Self-defense]] by voters would then weaken, and their reliance on government would increase further.
=== January 14 ===
"Court Ends [[Bible]] Distribution in School" [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/09/AR2008010902166.html]
<br>Guess who sued for that ruling? The [[ACLU]], of course.
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"With [[the economy]] trumping all other issues, at least for the moment, [[Democrat]]s and [[Republican]]s were trying on Friday to generate momentum for a variety of moves that they said were designed to keep the country from sinking into [[recession]]." [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/politics/11cnd-campaign.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin]
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[[Hillary Clinton]] has a problem with her message: "Her biggest problem is that the experience she's touting is exactly the experience that many voters want to change." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080111/us_time/clintonsmessageproblem;_ylt=AgvM61i2NpVFLyZ1oCfNvcas0NUE]
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Powerful storms hammer the Southeast. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,321869,00.html]
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[[John McCain]] now leads poll in [[Michigan]] prior to Tuesday's primary: "[[McCain]] has the backing of 29 percent according to the survey, [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] 20 percent, and [[Mike Huckabee|Huckabee]] 18 percent. [[Rudy Giuliani]] comes in fourth with 13 percent, and [[Fred Thompson]] and [[Ron Paul]] tie with five percent each." [http://www.lifenews.com/state2753.html] <br>... Meanwhile a pro-[[abortion]] group ([[NARAL]]), criticizes [[John McCain|McCain]]. [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3604.html]
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Our [[Conservapedia:Index|American Government]] final exam is posted [[American Government Final Exam|here]]. The top score, by a Conservapedia Sysop, is 48/50. How well can you do? How well do you think vandals can do? How well could [[liberals]] do?
<br>Post your answers on the exam's talk page for grading.
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500,000 lawsuits have been filed against the Army Corps of Engineers over [[Hurricane Katrina]]. About 250 of those are asking for more than $1billion, and one is asking for $3 quadrillion (yes, ''quadrillion''). [http://real-us.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsuits]
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[[Bill Richardson]] Drops Out of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[2008_Presidential_Election#Withdrawn_Democratic_candidates|Presidential Race]] [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/09/ap-bill-richardson-drops-out-of-democratic-presidential-race/]
=== January 13 ===
Hatred of [[religion]] is the largest type of hate crime in Montgomery County, Maryland. "For the third year in a row, hate activity in last year was motivated more by religion than race .... Of the 42 hateful acts, 26 targeted religion, 13 were race related and three were driven by ethnicity." [http://www.gazette.net/stories/010908/bethnew215123_32374.shtml]
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The presidential [[primary]] is wide-open in both parties. The next voting is in [[Michigan]] in 5 days, on Jan. 15th. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17962825]
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Was "Iron My Shirt!" incident staged by the Clinton campaign? [http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/07/bs-alert-hillarys-iron-my-shirt-hecklers/]
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The [[USS Hopper]] is harassed by "five small surface craft" while transiting the [[Strait of Hormuz]] off the coast of [[Iran]]. <ref>The Pentagon has video and audio tape of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday in which armed Iranian speedboats swarmed three US warships and radioed a threat to blow them up. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080108195628.vgfne0a9&show_article=1] </ref>
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said, "We see it as further evidence that Iran is unpredictable and remains a threat." [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320587,00.html]
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Independent voters went for [[John McCain]], giving him the victory in [[New Hampshire]] and signaling good news for [[Republicans]] in the general election. [http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/08/nh.issues/index.html]
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The [[liberal]] quest for the first [[affirmative action]] president may be ending last night: [[Hillary Clinton]] has defeated [[Barack Obama]] with 96% of precincts reporting. [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#NH]
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The first [[affirmative action]] President? [[Liberals]], who believe in [[quotas]], are pushing hard for [[Barack Obama]] in [[New Hampshire]] today. No military, executive or foreign policy experience ... no sweat to [[liberals]]! Has any serious candidate been less qualified?
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[[Neoconservative]] candidate [[Fred Thompson]] obtains a shockingly small percentage -- just 1% -- and thus may leave the race.
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[[John McCain]]'s future depends on his ability today to attract independents, who comprise 45% of [[New Hampshire]] voters. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20080108-1140-primary-gopanalysis.html]
=== January 12 ===
[[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail:[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/clinton-gets-em.html]
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[[Image:Gary Larson dinosaurs.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Gary Larson cartoon]]
Whether it's asteroid impacts, or disease, or competition from mammals, or global cooling, or lack of food, mainstream science will come up with any excuse for the demise of the [[Dinosaurs]]; the latest one relates to a pest-control problem: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320590,00.html].
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Top [[neoconservative]] seems to like [[Mike Huckabee]] the most now! [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/opinion/07kristol.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Today's NY Times column]
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A [[sheriff]] in Western [[Colorado]] actually called [[SWAT]] to enforce a '''court order''' to '''seize an 11-year-old boy''' whose father hadn't taken him to a hospital after he took a flop during some horseplay. The SWAT team rammed a hole in the front door, stuck guns in the faces of the boy's siblings, and put the cuffs on mom and dad. The dad is an experienced [[US Army]] medic and was confident that he could monitor his own son. The doctor who finally examined the boy released him at once with a clean bill of health. The dad, who also [[homeschooling|home-schools]] his son, is looking for legal representation. ''WorldNetDaily''. [http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59566]
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Latest [[New Hampshire]] poll: "[[McCain]] had the support of 34 percent of likely voters, up from 27 percent in mid-December. [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] was at 30 percent, down from 34 percent, and [[Huckabee]] — the [[Iowa]] caucus winner — was third at 13 percent. [[Giuliani]] had 8 percent and [[Fred Thompson|Thompson]] was in the low single digits." [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iYDP_aQysUK6rtIGk9TYtej1FtkwD8U0ORI80]
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A [[Pakistan|Pakistani-born]] [[Church of England]] [[bishop]] said "[[Islam|Islamic]] extremism in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] has created communities that are "no-go areas" for non-Muslims. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320507,00.html]
=== January 9 ===
A [[public school]] banned [[Bible]] study by children ... ''during recess''. A teacher complained about the use of the [[Bible]] and the principal then censored the study activity, according to a sworn statement by a teacher told to stop it. [http://knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/03/recess-bible-study-spurs-lawsuit/]
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The good news for [[Mike Huckabee]] in [[New Hampshire]] is that his appearances with [[Chuck Norris]] are drawing crowds. The bad news is they are chanting "We want Chuck!". [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008]
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'''[[Mitt Romney]] Wins [[Wyoming]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] Caucuses''' [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/05/wyoming-republicans-seek-political-spotlight-with-early-caucus/] <br>
Romney won eight [[delegate]]s, [[Fred Thompson]] got two and [[Duncan Hunter]] won one delegate.
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Hackers from a domain in [[China]] bring down the [[Pennsylvania]] government website. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/05/america/State-Site-Hacked.php]
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Was [[John McCain]] a big beneficiary of the [[Iowa]] results? [[Mike Huckabee]] defeated [[Mitt Romney]] there, and McCain did much better than expected. Does that clear the path for McCain to win [[New Hampshire]]? [http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0104iowa-mccain0104.html]
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[[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Federal]] [[Court]] Upholds [[Texas]] Moment of Silence [[Law]], Allowing [[Student]]s to [[Prayer|Pray]] Silently or Meditate [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320445,00.html]
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[[Britney Spears]] meltdown after consorting with [[Madonna Ciccone]], [[Paris Hilton]] and [[Lindsay Lohan]]:
*During the past year, Spears has been photographed without underwear, and has appeared to be drunk and out of control. She shaved her head, beat a car with an umbrella, spent a month in rehab and has had a handful of fender benders, including one in which she ran over a photographer's foot. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TV70LG1&show_article=1]
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Fighting back from a devastating loss in Iowa, Democrat [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] tried to recalibrate her campaign in [[New Hampshire]] Friday by promising to answer as many voter questions as possible. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080104/ap_on_el_pr/clinton]
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Fainting reported in girls after injection of the [[HPV vaccine]]. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22492557] Less than 3% of recipients will ever benefit from this "most painful of childhood shots."
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3rd place finish devastates [[Hillary Clinton]]: "Defeat in the [[Iowa]] caucuses deals a severe blow to [[Hillary Clinton]]'s bid ...." [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23006020-5013948,00.html]
<br>Not even the [[liberals]] want Hillary anymore!!!
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[[Republican]] [[Mike Huckabee]] and [[Democrat]] [[Barack Obama]] win [[Iowa]]! [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/us/politics/03cnd-campaign.html?hp]
[[Hillary Clinton]] is the big loser. Add your thoughts [[Talk:Main Page|here]].
=== January 6 ===
"[[Republican]] presidential candidate [[Fred Thompson]] has rebuked reports that he may be leaving the presidential race if he finishes lower than third in [[Iowa]] tonight. ... 'Any speculation as to what I may or may not do is just totally that,' he told [[CNN]]'s John Roberts.'" [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3579b.html]
<br>UPDATE: [[Fred Thompson|Thompson]] edged [[John McCain]] for third place.
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[[Iowa]] voters in two close nominating races began the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday, as the first test in the Democratic battle between [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Barack Obama]] and [[John Edwards]] came down to a nail-biting finale. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc]
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'''The 2008 presidential voting begins!''' "Some 150,000 [[Democrat]]s and 87,000 [[Republican]]s will take part in [[Iowa]]'s convoluted caucus system" on Thursday. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/02/EDADU84RI.DTL] <br>UPDATE: turnout was 25-50% higher than predicted.
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"A New DNA Test Can ID a Suspect's Race, But Police Won't Touch It" [http://www.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/16-01/ps_dna?rss] See our new [[Racial profiling]] article.
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[[Washington, D.C.]] spending $650,000 in taxpayer money to fund needle exchange programs. This sends young people an implicit message that drug use is acceptable. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/02/AR2008010201905.html]
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An [[Iraq]] war veteran's case is at the heart of what many Republicans consider the key issue in tomorrow’s [[Iowa]] caucuses, with Romney and former Arkansas governor [[Mike Huckabee]] sparring over when and whether to grant pardons and commutations to convicted criminals. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/01/02/mass_pardon_case_at_center_of_gop_storm/]
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Presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]] said on Tuesday the Bush administration mismanaged the [[Iraq]] war, distancing himself from his party's unpopular president two days before Iowa's first-in-the-nation presidential contest. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080101/pl_nm/usa_politics_romney_dc]
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'''HAPPY NEW YEAR!''' A New Year's resolution: let go of [[liberal bias]].
=== January 5 ===
[[Texas]] [[Women|woman]] forced to leave [[bus]] after reading the [[Bible]] out loud to her [[children]] on the way to [[church]] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319346,00.html] [http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5358343&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1] [http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5364358&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1 video]
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Video of [[Benazir Bhutto]] and the medical report raise doubts.
The new video footage, obtained by Britain's Channel 4 television, shows a man firing a pistol at [[Benazir Bhutto]] from just feet away as she poked her head out of the sunroof to greet a swarm of supporters. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_bhutto_security]
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[[Image:Bloomberg2.jpg|right|thumb|[[Liberal]] Billionaire [[Michael Bloomberg]]]]
[[Liberal]] billionaire [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s New Year's Resolution: run for president? He's moving towards running as an independent. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22445078/]
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It's down to the wire in [[Iowa]]: [[Mike Huckabee]] hits [[Mitt Romney]] on [[abortion]], [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] hits back on other issues: "You are not going to find moments on YouTube of me saying something different about the sanctity of life today than I said ten years ago, ten minutes ago, or fifty years ago," [[Huckabee]] declared. "[[Mitt Romney|Romney]]'s campaign spokesman Kevin Madden responded saying that [[Huckabee]] is on the attack because he can't defend his gubernatorial record on other issues." [http://www.lifenews.com/nat3562.html]
=== January 3 ===
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[[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Bill Clinton]] are raising new questions over her [[White House]] rival Barack Obama's experience, warning perilous national security decisions loom for the next US leader. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071230/pl_afp/usvote2008democrats]
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58% of [[Americans]] turn to the [[internet]] for answers to their questions. [http://searchengineland.com/071230-161116.php] Welcome to the future.
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A famous [[liberal]] writer admits: "[[Democrats]] in denial about their failures on [[Capitol Hill]]" [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_7822935]
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Add to the top [[conservative]] achievements for 2007 [[Essay:Top Conservative Achievements 2007|here]].
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[[Neoconservative]] [[Fox News]] excludes [[conservative]] presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]] from its debate! "They are scared of me and don't want my message to get out, but it will," Paul said. "I challenge them on the notion that they are [[conservative]]." [http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2007/12/paul_fox_news_i.html]
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Presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]], like most [[Americans]], considers [[evolution]] to be a "theory" that he rejects. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPoCsC8VT9g&e]
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The left thinks that [[illegal]]s crossing America's borders with impunity is nothing to worry about, even when they bring their [[drug]]s and their guns and scare off some [[scientists]] doing research: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319028,00.html]
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A rottweiler tragically killed an infant in [[England]]. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKL2971172720071229] Had that been a gun, there would be [[liberal]] demands for more [[gun control]]. Yet there are no [[liberal]] calls for "rottweiler control"! (Use of a gun against the dog could have ''saved'' the boy.)
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The [[Republican]] establishment is galvanizing against upstart GOP presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]], worried that the former [[Arkansas]] governor is unreliably [[conservative]] and unprepared for the challenges of a general election campaign or the Oval office. [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/]The Boston Globe.
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Democrats are complaining about
a new Pizza Hut ad featuring tightly edited clips of [[Democratic]] presidential candidates, ending with [[Dennis Kucinich]] saying, "More people in this country have seen [[UFO]]s," and then the ad replaces his image with several meat-covered pizzas. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5409500.html]
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[[Affirmative action]] is on the way out by being scheduled for referenda in more states. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2007-12-27-affirmative-action_N.htm]
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'''Conservapedia surpasses 46 million page views!!!'''
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The Case for the Real [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] [http://www.newsmax.com/limbaugh/Case_for_the_Real_Jesus/2007/12/28/60239.html] <br>
Former [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Lee Strobel]] [[Christian Apologetics|debunks]] many of the most recent mythical challenges to [[Christianity]].
*... many who dismiss the Bible and certain essential Christian claims — saying they believe there is scant evidence to support them — are able to readily embrace rival belief systems and their texts, which are far less reliable.
=== January 1 ===
[[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[110th United States Congress|Leadership]] on Display - [[110th_United_States_Congress#Achievements|Not Pretty]] [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/29974.html] <br>
"The first year of Democrat congressional leadership in 15 years has ended not with a bang but a thud."
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[[God]] and the [[2008 Presidential Election|Presidential Election]] [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24193] <br>
[[Bill O'Reilly]] says the "latest [[leftist]] [[Liberal_Bias#Examples_of_Liberal_Style|tactic]] is to put the 'hypocrite' label on any [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Republican_Party_Candidates|Republican presidential candidate]] who dares mention his '[[faith]]'."
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[[Abortion]] Supporter Knocks 69 Yr. Old [[Pro-life|Pro-Lifer]] Unconscious, [[Mainstream Media|MSM]] [[Liberal Bias|Silent]] [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2007/12/29/abortion-supporter-knocks-69-yr-old-pro-lifer-unconscious-msm-si]