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		<title>User:Gailim</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Gailim: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;hey this is my user page&lt;br /&gt;
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what? you were expecting more?&lt;br /&gt;
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well from a political point of view i would say im moderate. I agree with both the GOP and the Dems on different issues.&lt;br /&gt;
I really like the idea of online encyclopedias. I've been on wikipedia for years and found out about this site awhile ago i decided i could help. I cant say say i agree 100% with the allegations that wikipedia has an anti-American bias. but i do think there should be a place for people with conservative viewpoints to state them (conversely if there were a &amp;quot;libepedia&amp;quot; i would probably edit there as well. Im very pro knowledge and I absolutely hate censorship. Knowledge should be free.&lt;br /&gt;
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while i may be a moderate i will do my best to stick the sites pro-American pro-Christianity lens. however i try to stay away from the really controversial topics (i find im not nearly angry enough to debate with those people). my first introduction to this site was pretty negative, i read a story on it that made fun of conservapedia for &amp;quot;factual innacuracies&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;political slander&amp;quot; i must admit that these charges are not entirely baseless. however im not against a site that uses the bible as an authoritative source because the site comes right out and says thats its angle. I think there is certainly a place for that viewpoint.&lt;br /&gt;
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but as i said earlier i plan to work on mostly non-controversial articles&lt;br /&gt;
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some of my political positions&lt;br /&gt;
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Abortion: i think its morally wrong, from my point of view it doesn't matter when the fetus becomes an organism or has its own life functions. I know that that, left alone, that zygote will become a human being. That being said just because i think that way doesn't mean other have to think the same. I think that each couple (both parents) have to make that judgment for themselves. I say this because im sick of self righteous politicians trying to shove their moral beliefs down the countries throat. Im a Christian but i don't expect everyone to believe what i do.&lt;br /&gt;
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Illegal immigration: obviously the first step is to stop the tide of immigrants, by some kind of barrier, be it physical or otherwise. the second step is what to do with the people already here. I think people like Mitt Romney saying that we should round up the 12 million illegals and send them back to Mexico is woefully unrealistic. our resources are better spent elsewhere. even if that would be the just thing to do. Im in favor of the &amp;quot;learn English and pay a fine&amp;quot; approach. yeah it might not be fair since they broke the law but its the most realistic option in my opinion.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iraq war: Im against it. I thought it was none of out business. Saddam was not going to use WMDs against us. because he liked... whats the word? BEING ALIVE! in fact it was expedient to us to keep him in power. he was a bigger thorn in Iran's side than he was in ours. It was a distraction from the real targets in Afghanistan and has killed hundreds of thousands of people.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gun control: I think background checks are a good idea, as are waiting periods. I think hunting is a perfectly fine activity, and every American (except criminals) should have the right to a gun. however... i think assault weapons in the hands of civilians are a bad idea, if your that bad of a shot that you need an automatic weapon; you need to pick a new hobby. &lt;br /&gt;
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well thats a sampling of my political leanings. if anyone has a question of a particular issue then ask on my talk page.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Lutheranism</title>
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		<updated>2008-03-04T04:50:24Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;{{Christianity}}&lt;br /&gt;
'''Lutheranism''' is a denomination of [[Christianity]] based on the teachings of [[Martin Luther]]. It is the dominant Christian denomination in [[Scandinavia]] and parts of [[Germany]]. The two main branches of Lutheranism in the United States are the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] and the more conservative [[Lutheran Church Missouri Synod]].&lt;br /&gt;
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====Beginning====&lt;br /&gt;
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It began when Luther annoyed at the [[Catholic Church]]'s [[sale of indulgences|selling indulgences]] and other practices that he considered to be non-scriptural posted his [[95 Theses]] on the doors of churches through out Germany. Unable to reach an accommodation with Rome over the differences, Luther's beliefs broke away from the Catholic Church and formed what became known as the Lutheran Church. This breaking away was the beginning of the [[Protestant Reformation]].&lt;br /&gt;
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====Doctrines====&lt;br /&gt;
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The Lutheran denomination is the first [[Protestantism|Protestant]] church to have formed.  The main cause for the schism from the [[Catholic church]] was Luther's belief in justification by faith alone.  Lutherans also believe that the [[bible]], as a divinely inspired book, is the source of all revealed divine knowledge.  While Lutherans use a similar liturgical format to the Catholics, it is also similar to that followed by the [[Methodists]] and [[Episcopalians]]. Some other characteristics of the Lutheran Church include the use of Luther's Large and Small Catechism as an educational tool and the use of the &amp;quot;Lord's Supper&amp;quot; for [[communion]] and infant [[baptism]].&lt;br /&gt;
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====Modern Day====&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2007, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to allow ministers in [[homosexual]] relationships to keep their posts.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070811/us_nm/religion_lutherans_dc Yahoo News]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  Luther's personal writings condemned the practice of homosexuality.&lt;br /&gt;
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Today there are more than 70 million Lutheran adherents{{fact}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Lutheran Churches'''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lutheran Church Missouri Synod]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Church of Sweden]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Church of Norway]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Church of Finland]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Church of Denmark]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Church of Iceland]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[category:Christian Denominations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>John McCain</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Gailim: /* Electability */ replaced &amp;quot;will is&amp;quot; with &amp;quot;is&amp;quot; gramatical error&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:Casmier.jpg|right|thumb|John McCain]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''John Sidney McCain III''' (born Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936 - ) &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000303 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is the senior [[United States Senate|Senator]] from the state of [[Arizona]], having served 20 years after replacing [[Barry Goldwater]] in 1986. He is currently the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000303 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; McCain is a candidate for the [[Republican]] nomination for [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]] in the [[2008 Presidential Election|2008 Election]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255535,00.html John McCain Announces Plans for '08 Presidential Candidacy on 'Late Night With David Letterman'], Associated Press, 1 March 2007&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; McCain is a [[Baptist]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296973,00.html McCain Identifies Himself as a [[Baptist]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political Career==&lt;br /&gt;
McCain was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] from Arizona's 1st district in 1982 and served two terms before being elected to the [[Senate]] in 1986. In 2000, he pursued the presidency but lost his bid for the Republican nomination to [[George W. Bush]], the first time he had lost an election.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html John McCain] at the New York Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; John McCain is currently running for presidency of the United States as a Republican.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political Record==&lt;br /&gt;
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#Patriotism: as a [[POW]] for seven years during the [[Vietnam War]] (see below), McCain symbolizes the honor and sacrifice of [[America]]'s armed forces, and has the greatest claim of anyone to be Commander-in-Chief.&lt;br /&gt;
#National defense:  McCain, a veteran, has been strong on national defense and a consistent supporter of the [[Iraq War]].&lt;br /&gt;
#World affairs: McCain has little patience for foreign opinion.  In 2006, he said, &amp;quot;You can't expect the French to lead. You can't expect the Germans to lead. You can't even expect the British, our friends, to lead. The United States has to lead.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.azstarnet.com/news/138072&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Israel]]: McCain has a 25-year pro-[[Israel]] voting record, going even further than President [[George W. Bush]] in defending [[Israel]]'s most intense offensive against [[Lebanon]] in 24 years in response to Hezbollah's attacks on Israel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.azstarnet.com/news/138072&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  The [[Jerusalem]] Post observed that McCain has &amp;quot;the best chance of returning his party to the [[Reagan]]-era level of at least 30 percent of [[Jewish]] voters pulling the [[GOP]] lever. In the last five presidential elections it has ranged from 9 to 24 percent.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&amp;amp;cid=1202211060463&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  McCain received an extraordinary endorsement for President by the prominent former [[Democrat]] [[Joe Lieberman]], a leading spokesman for [[American]]-[[Israeli]] relations.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Abortion]]: On Senate votes directly concerning abortion, McCain has voted on the pro-life side.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Government]] Spending. McCain has vigorously advocated for the elimination of so-called &amp;quot;[[pork-barrel]]&amp;quot; spending. He voted against President Bush's Medicare Prescription Drug Act on the grounds that it was too costly.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Evolution]]:  McCain's position is that [[intelligent design]] should be taught along with the [[theory of evolution]].&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Campaign finance]]: In 2002, McCain joined with liberal Democrat Russell Feingold to prohibit independent groups from advertising about a candidate within many weeks of an election.  This law prohibits ads that do not even recommend for whom to vote, but merely urge people to contact their representatives concerning a vote that the representatives will make in Congress.  A court recently declared this unconstitutional.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Same-sex marriage]]:  In 2006, McCain joined Democrats and liberal Republicans in voting against the Federal Marriage Amendment to protect traditional marriage.   Later, on ''Hardball'', McCain declared, &amp;quot;On the issue of the gay marriage, I believe that people want to have private ceremonies, that's fine.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Also, McCain's home state of Arizona was the only state to defeat a marriage referendum (in 2006), as McCain did nothing to support it.&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Gambling]]: The McCain-Feingold campaign finance law allows Indian nations (which get nearly all their money from unregulated casinos) to make unlimited political donations, even though political donations by American citizens are strictly limited and political spending by corporations is prohibited.&lt;br /&gt;
#Tax cuts: McCain opposed President George W. Bush's tax cuts, on the argument that cutting taxes without also cutting spending was not actually a tax cut, but was a tax on future generations. He now supports keeping the Bush tax cuts in place. &lt;br /&gt;
#Criticism of the religious right: In his unsuccessful campaign in 2000, McCain criticized elements of the religious right because they were backing [[George W. Bush]].&lt;br /&gt;
#[[Gun control]]:  In 2004, McCain held a &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; rating by the [[NRA]] on a scale from &amp;quot;A&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;F&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel200411021307.asp]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He campaign as an advocate of the [[Second Amendment]] in 2004, but in 2002 McCain supported [[gun control]] by joining with [[Democrat]] [[Joseph Lieberman]] to push legislation that would shut down gun shows.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.haciendapub.com/gunpage10.html &amp;quot;Gun Shows and Gun Control: McCain Is at It Again!&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#Immigration: In 2005-2006, McCain joined with liberal Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] to support a sweeping bill that was favorable to illegal aliens.  It has not passed.&lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;quot;Gang of 14&amp;quot;:  On May 23, 2005, McCain was part of a group of 14 Senators who blocked the planned &amp;quot;nuclear option&amp;quot; for confirming blocked Republican nominees for the bench.  Under this compromise a few judicial nominees were allowed to be confirmed (Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen and William Pryor), but others (e.g., Henry Saad) remained blocked and had to withdraw.  &lt;br /&gt;
#Senate Attendance Record.  McCain has missed 33% of the Senate votes in early 2007, far more than the leading Democratic contenders.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0331missedvotes0331.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Electability ==&lt;br /&gt;
McCain has the reputation as an independent-minded maverick &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031402301.html McCain Fighting to Recapture Maverick Spirit of 2000 Bid], [[Michael Shear|Michael D. Shear]], ''[[Washington Post]]'', March 15, 2007&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Media Darling &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070305/blumenthal McCain Mutiny], [[Max Blumenthal]], ''[[The Nation]]'', February 21, 2007&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. &amp;quot;McCain is not only not conservative enough; he has also built a reputation as a maverick by stabbing his party in the back -- not in furtherance of conservative principles but by betraying them. McCain delights in sticking it to his colleagues while winning accolades from the [[Mainstream media|mainstream liberal media]].&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24669 'Maverick' and 'Conservative' Aren't Synonyms], [[David Limbaugh]], ''[[Human Events]]'', 01/25/2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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John McCain was a member of the [[Keating Five]], a scandal relating to the [[Savings and Loan Crisis]]. The Senate Ethics Committee criticized him for &amp;quot;questionable conduct.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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John McCain has cancer (melanoma) and has undergone multiple operations for it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.riskworld.com/PressRel/2001/01q3/PR01a027.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Cancer was an issue that hurt the presidential candidacy of Paul Tsongas in 1992. However, it was not even mentioned in the 2004 presidential campaign, despite the fact that John Kerry was treated for prostate cancer in early 2003.&lt;br /&gt;
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John McCain is 71 years old, making him one of the oldest candidates to seek the presidency. Several issues relating to McCain's advanced aged and health have been discussed in the media.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/18/mccain.ap/index.html?eref=rss_politics&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Among evangelicals, who form the multi-million vote bloc which was essential to electing President [[George W. Bush]], John McCain is weak on trust. [[James Dobson]], a leading evangelical, has already declared that he &amp;quot;would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/elections/16473337.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; McCain has attempted to make amends with Dobson and the late evangelical leader [[Jerry Falwell]], including speaking at Falwell's Liberty University in an attempt to patch his relations with evangelicals.&lt;br /&gt;
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McCain and [[Ron Paul]] are the only presidential candidates in either party to have served in the military.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal Life==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Cindy McCain.jpg|thumb|Cindy McCain]]&lt;br /&gt;
McCain was born in the [[Panama Canal]] Zone. He was educated in [[Alexandria]], [[Virginia]] before receiving his Bachelors of Science from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1958.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html John McCain] at the New York Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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McCain has been married twice.  His first marriage, to Carol Shepp, ended in [[divorce]] in 1980.  His second and current wife is Cindy Lou Hensley.&lt;br /&gt;
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===McCain's Family===&lt;br /&gt;
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*Wife Cindy &lt;br /&gt;
*4 sons &lt;br /&gt;
**Douglas &lt;br /&gt;
**Andrew &lt;br /&gt;
**John IV &lt;br /&gt;
**James &lt;br /&gt;
*3 daughters&lt;br /&gt;
**Sidney&lt;br /&gt;
**Meghan&lt;br /&gt;
**Bridget &lt;br /&gt;
*parents &lt;br /&gt;
**[[Admiral]] John Sydney McCain, Jr. (from [[Indiana]]) &lt;br /&gt;
**[[Roberta McCain|Roberta (Wright) McCain]] (from [[Oklahoma]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Books ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* Faith of My Fathers (1999)&lt;br /&gt;
* Worth Fighting For (2002)&lt;br /&gt;
* Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember (2005)&lt;br /&gt;
* Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them (2007)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Military Career==&lt;br /&gt;
McCain served in the [[United States Navy]] from 1958 to 1981. He was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 during the Vietnam Conflict and held as a [[Prisoner of War]] for seven years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mccain/index.html John McCain] at the New York Times&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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::''On October 26, 1967, during his 23rd air mission, McCain's plane was shot down over the North Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. His captors soon learned he was the son of a high-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy and repeatedly offered him early release, but McCain refused, not wanting to violate the military code of conduct and knowing that the North Vietnamese would use his release as a powerful piece of propaganda.''&lt;br /&gt;
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::''He eventually spent five and a half years in various prison camps, three and a half of those in solitary confinement, and was repeatedly beaten and tortured before he was finally released, along with other American POWs, in March 1973, two months after the Vietnam cease fire went into effect.''&lt;br /&gt;
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::''Though McCain had lost most of his physical strength and flexibility, he was determined to continue serving as a naval aviator. After a painful nine months of rehabilitation, he returned to flying duty, but it soon became clear that his injuries had permanently impaired his ability to advance in the Navy.'' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542249 John McCain Biography (1936-)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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McCain graduated from the National War College in 1974. Upon his retirement from the Navy in 1981, as a Captain, he had been commended with the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000303 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fundraising ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Mccain.jpg|left]]&lt;br /&gt;
McCain struggled to raise money for his campaign, a sign of weakness for a frontrunner.  &amp;quot;Former [[Massachusetts]] Governor [[Mitt Romney]] raised $23 million for his presidential campaign in the first three months of [2007], almost doubling the total of top Republican contender John McCain.  McCain, an [[Arizona]] senator, brought in about $12.5 million in the first quarter, his campaign said. 'We had hoped to do better,' said Terry Nelson, his campaign manager. Former [[New York]] Mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]] said he raised $15 million, including more than $10 million in March alone.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&amp;amp;sid=aZ7SuEo0wuMM&amp;amp;refer=home&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Votes Missed == &lt;br /&gt;
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As of August 2007, McCain had missed more votes during the current session of Congress than any Senator other than [[South Dakota]] [[Democrat]] [[Tim Johnson]], who had suffered a brain hemorrhage that had kept him from Congress. He had missed over 48% of his votes. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lawrence Journal-World, August 10, 2007&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This is due to the fact that he is running for President, and he has to attend political rallies across the country.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Further reading==&lt;br /&gt;
*McCain, John [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=513224&amp;amp;in_page_id=1811 ''My six years of hell: John McCain recalls life as a prisoner of war in Vietnam''] 8 February 2008 [[Daily Mail]]. Accessed 9 February 2008&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[John McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Previous Breaking News/John McCain|Articles about '''John McCain''' from previous &amp;quot;Breaking News&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542249 John McCain Biography]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/01/mccains-mom-pop.html McCain's Mom Pops Off]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.rd.com/national-interest/people-and-politics/our-interview-with-sen-john-mccain/article.html Presidential Candidate John McCain on the Issues]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Republican Party]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Talk:The Crusades</title>
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&lt;div&gt;My good lord, this is perhaps the greatest whitewashing of historical fact I have ever seen.  Where is the information about the power crazed Pope?  What about the slaughter of entire towns and the sacking of Constantinople?  This page's analysis is a joke and thus, it has been deleted.  There are barely any references at all on a subject that still affects us today. -[[Xenuite|Xenuite]]&lt;br /&gt;
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:'...greatest whitewashing of historical fact I have ever seen...' Don't get out much do you?  For what it shows it is pretty straightforward, and evenhanded.  It can be expanded. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 14:40, 15 February 2008 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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:: xenuites dramatic flare aside. what he saying is true. this article doesn't mention any of the atrocities of the crusades. when the crusaders took Jerusalem they slaughtered the whole city, Muslim, Christian, and Jew alike. the crusaders were not noble in the slightest. a good way to think of crusaders would be to compare them to modern day Jihadis. crazed fighters unafraid to kill innocents because they believe there on a mission from god to &amp;quot;kill the infidel&amp;quot;. anyone who identifies with a crusader is either ignorant of a fool. these were not good people! [[User:Gailim|Gailim]] 01:04, 24 February 2008 (EST)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>User talk:Gailim</title>
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&lt;div&gt;hey this is my talk page, id love to hear your comments and criticisms as long as there free of personal attacks and backed up with sources.&lt;br /&gt;
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also if you would like to question where i stand on an issue (warning im a moderate so it might not be the conservative view) then heres the place to ask&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<updated>2008-02-24T02:12:26Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Gailim: New page: hey this is my talk page, id love to hear your comments and criticisms as long as there free of personal attacks and backed up with sources.  also if you would like to question where i sta...&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;hey this is my talk page, id love to hear your comments and criticisms as long as there free of personal attacks and backed up with sources.&lt;br /&gt;
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also if you would like to question where i stand on an issue (warning im a moderate so it might not be the conservative view)then heres the place to ask&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Gailim&amp;diff=393697</id>
		<title>User:Gailim</title>
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		<updated>2008-02-24T02:09:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Gailim: New page: hey this is my user page  what? you were expecting more?  well from a political point of view i would say im moderate. I agree with both the GOP and the Dems on different issues. I really ...&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;hey this is my user page&lt;br /&gt;
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what? you were expecting more?&lt;br /&gt;
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well from a political point of view i would say im moderate. I agree with both the GOP and the Dems on different issues.&lt;br /&gt;
I really like the idea of online encyclopedias. I've been on wikipedia for years and found out about this site awhile ago i decided i could help. I cant say say i agree 100% with the allegations that wikipedia has an anti-American bias. but i do think there should be a place for people with conservative viewpoints to state them (conversely if there were a &amp;quot;libepedia&amp;quot; i would probably edit there as well. Im very pro knowledge and I absolutely hate censorship. Knowledge should be free.&lt;br /&gt;
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while i may be a moderate i will do my best to stick the sites pro-American pro-Christianity lens. however i try to stay away from the really controversial topics (i find im not nearly angry enough to debate with those people). my first introduction to this site was pretty negative, i read a story on it that made fun of conservapedia for &amp;quot;factual innacuracies&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;political slander&amp;quot; i must admit that these charges are not entirely baseless. however im not against a site that uses the bible as an authoritative source because the site comes right out and says thats its angle. I think there is certainly a place for that viewpoint. Sadly the &amp;quot;political slander&amp;quot; charge seems to be well deserved a quick look at any democratic or liberal politician will find many statements like &amp;quot;He has no clear personal achievement that cannot be explained as the likely result of affirmative action&amp;quot;. frankly stuff like this disgusts me but rather than pass this site off as a lost cause i will do what i can to bring this site back to a respectable level.&lt;br /&gt;
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but as i said earlier i plan to work on mostly non-controversial articles&lt;br /&gt;
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some of my political positions&lt;br /&gt;
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Abortion: i think its morally wrong, from my point of view it doesn't matter when the fetus becomes an organism or has its own life functions. I know that that, left alone, that zygote will become a human being. That being said just because i think that way doesn't mean other have to think the same. I think that each couple (both parents) have to make that judgment for themselves. I say this because im sick of self righteous politicians trying to shove their moral beliefs down the countries throat. Im a Christian but i don't expect everyone to believe what i do.&lt;br /&gt;
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Illegal immigration: obviously the first step is to stop the tide of immigrants, by some kind of barrier, be it physical or otherwise. the second step is what to do with the people already here. I think people like Mitt Romney saying that we should round up the 12 million illegals and send them back to Mexico is woefully unrealistic. our resources are better spent elsewhere. even if that would be the just thing to do. Im in favor of the &amp;quot;learn English and pay a fine&amp;quot; approach. yeah it might not be fair since they broke the law but its the most realistic option in my opinion.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iraq war: Im against it. I thought it was none of out business. Saddam was not going to use WMDs against us. because he liked... whats the word? BEING ALIVE! in fact it was expedient to us to keep him in power. he was a bigger thorn in Iran's side than he was in ours. It was a distraction from the real targets in Afghanistan and has killed hundreds of thousands of people.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gun control: I think background checks are a good idea, as are waiting periods. I think hunting is a perfectly fine activity, and every American (except criminals) should have the right to a gun. however... i think assault weapons in the hands of civilians are a bad idea, if your that bad of a shot that you need an automatic weapon; you need to pick a new hobby. &lt;br /&gt;
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well thats a sampling of my political leanings. if anyone has a question of a particular issue then ask on my talk page.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics&amp;diff=393542</id>
		<title>Talk:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics</title>
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&lt;div&gt;Why do we have 2 pages for the Soviet Union?--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 16:58, 19 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Successor State(s)==&lt;br /&gt;
[[User talk:Thjazi|Thjazi]] and I have differing opinions on which nation(s) should be viewed as successor states to the USSR. Would it just be Russia, or all 14-odd nations in the CIS? [[User:GodlessLiberal|GodlessLiberal]] 20:46, 4 April 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Socialist State==&lt;br /&gt;
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Communist state is an oxymoron, and even the formal name is &amp;quot;Union of Soviet ''Socialist'' Republics&amp;quot;. Stop changing this back. [[User:Thjazi|Thjazi]] 22:31, 19 April 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
:I would think the Soviet Union was a communist state. The fact that it was called socialist is irrelevant to the discussion, otherwise all states with the epithet 'democratic' should be considered to be democratic, which is of course a rather ludicrous statement. [[User:Arctic Nation|Arctic Nation]] 12:19, 9 May 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:I am in complete agreement with Arctic Nation. What's in a name anyway? Truth of the matter is, the USSR was much, much more extreme than all of the nations in existence that are closer to real Socialism (like most of Scandanavia), so to say it was simply socialism is a bit naive and academically irresponsible. [[User:Jros83|Jros83]] 01:04, 25 June 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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One must make the distinction between social democracy and pure socialism. Countries like Sweden are social democracies, employing elements of socialism but not all of them. It's a contradiction to call the Soviet Union a 'communist state' since communism can only exist worldwide. Calling the Soviet Union 'communist' goes strictly against the way the word 'communism' is defined. Just because a country is ruled by a Communist Party does not make the country communist. Communist Parties work towards communism. Never do they themselves claim their countries to be 'communist countries' or 'communist states'. [[User:Thjazi|Thjazi]] 15:09, 28 June 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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Well it's common knowledge the USSR was not pure communism anyway, but it was far, far closer along that track from &amp;quot;plain ol'&amp;quot; socialism... [[User:Jros83|Jros83]] 19:14, 28 June 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Nazi connection?==&lt;br /&gt;
hey why is Nazi Germany in the see also section? those countries were polar opposites and hated each other. [[User:Gailim|Gailim]] 17:25, 23 February 2008 (EST)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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