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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Insulted by a fashion article about Hillary Clinton’s cleavage, her presidential campaign is trying to use the incident to raise money.
A fund-raising e-mail letter signed by Ann Lewis, a senior Clinton adviser, urges potential donors to “take a stand against this kind of coarseness and pettiness in American culture.”
Obama Seeks “Romney Rubles”
Forget […]

From: Senator John McCain
To: Campaign staff
Re: Staffing changes
Hey all you McCainiacs!
As I’m sure you’ve heard, there have been a few more shake-ups in the staff. The press wants to call these “defections,” but as I’m sure you’re aware, the truth is that campaigns are long, and people often have to reprioritize. […]

From The New York Times
WASHINGTON, July 20 — The Justice Department would be likely to block any efforts by Congressional Democrats to seek contempt charges against present and former White House officials for refusing to give information to Congress, a White House spokesman said Friday…
A White House spokesman, Tony Fratto, said Congressional threats to have […]

Last night’s “Wait Wait” in Millennium Park was astounding. I’m told there were 11,000 people there, though to you the truth it looked more like 11,240 or so to me.
The special guest alone was worth the price of admission. Much more, actually, as admission was free.
And now I’m off to a weekend retreat. […]

From Reuters, Republicans block vote on troop withdrawal
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky countered that the measure was a poor alternative to current strategy.
“Last night’s theatrics accomplished nothing,” McConnell said.
“After all the gags and gimmicks, the cold pizza and the empty cots” it was still not clear what the pullout proposal would mean for […]

WASHINGTON - One in 12 full-time workers in the United States acknowledges having used illegal drugs in the past month, the government reports.
Most of those who report using illicit drugs are employed full-time, with the highest rates among restaurant workers, 17.4 percent, and construction workers, 15.1 percent, according to a federal study being released Monday.
The […]

It finally happened!
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring a withdrawal of most combat troops from Iraq starting within 120 days, to be completed by April 1.
The House voted by 223 votes to 201 to pass the measure…
Whew! That was a hard war, wasn’t it? Thank god it’s over. […]

As you might remember, a couple of months ago I posted a video of myself massacring a toaster oven. It was a parody of the disturbing and viral “Angry German Kid,” and it was made for “Talkshow with Spike Feresten,” though it did not make it onto the show. In case you […]

From The New York Times:
White House Debate Rises on Iraq Pullback
White House officials fear that the last pillars of political support among Senate Republicans for President Bush’s Iraq strategy are collapsing around them, according to several administration officials and outsiders they are consulting. They say that inside the administration, debate is intensifying over whether […]

Though I wish they’d release it all at once, Article II was worth the wait.
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Article II 
 
Section 1 
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the even more powerful Vice President, chosen for the same […]