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member name: Gather Editorial Team
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January 05, 2007 07:02 AM EST --
Gather members seem to be more open-minded than some members of Congress. Despite some protests from public figures, over three-quarters of members believe that Representative Ellison from Minnesota has . . .
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December 26, 2006 08:01 PM EST --
President Bush announced last week his intention to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marines, and is awaiting recommendations from new Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how to best go about doing . . .
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November 15, 2006 02:12 PM EST --
Rumsfeld resigned the day after the election. Gather poll-takers did not think an earlier resignation would have helped the Republicans retain power.
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November 20, 2006 12:38 AM EST --
Representative Charles Rangel, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Sunday that he will introduce a measure to activate a military draft when the new Congress convenes . . .
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July 24, 2006 07:11 AM EDT --
Floyd Landis won the Tour de France on Sunday, in the first Tour without Lance Armstrong in 8 years. The only American other than Landis and Armstrong to win the Tour was Greg LeMond who won 3 times in . . .
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October 17, 2006 10:08 PM EDT --
On Tuesday, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act, a law which spells out in further detail the protocols for interrogating and trying terror suspects ("Bush signs bill to interrogate, . . .
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July 06, 2006 07:37 AM EDT --
On Tuesday and Wednesday, North Korea launched 7 missiles, some long range and some short range, which wound up in the Sea of Japan. While the test was considered unsuccessful, the attempt by the North . . .
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October 23, 2006 09:19 PM EDT --
With eight days left in the month, October has already become the deadliest month yet in 2006 for U.S. forces in Iraq. Eighty-nine American soldiers have been killed, and 2,300 have died since 2003. . . .
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October 27, 2005 02:01 PM EDT --
Today's Question: Why do you think Harriet Miers withdrew her Supreme Court nomination? Source: MSNBC.com
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March 30, 2006 08:28 PM EST --
The immigration debate continues, and now the mainstream press is starting to write about it. Columnist George Will takes the side that we need to maintain immigration, but keep it on the up-and-up. . . .
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April 06, 2006 01:54 PM EDT --
Court filings indicate that I. Lewis Libby, Cheney's former aide, testified that Bush had authorized the leak of pre-war intelligence. While it is unclear whether that included the identity of CIA . . .
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May 16, 2006 06:48 AM EDT --
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced yesterday that the U.S. is restoring diplomatic relations with Libya, which had been severed since 1972 (U.S. Restores Diplomatic Ties to Libya) The entire . . .
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January 16, 2007 08:24 AM EST --
Slightly more Gather members believe that civil rights advances have benefitted some groups but not all. But 85% of the voters believe that there has been some level of improvement since Martin Luther . . .
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October 25, 2006 11:42 PM EDT --
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that same-sex couples have the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts, requiring the state legislature to either permit same-sex marriage or provide . . .
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November 01, 2006 11:18 PM EST --
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts has become the center of criticism from Republicans and some Democrats because of remarks he made while stumping for California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides . . .
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November 02, 2006 11:06 PM EST --
The 2004 Presidential election featured the highest rate of voter turnout in decades, and it's looking like turnout in this year's Congressional elections will also surpass recent midterms. . . .
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December 06, 2006 03:35 PM EST --
On Wednesday the Iraq Study Group, led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton, released their much-anticipated report to President Bush and the public (“Iraq Study Group: Change Iraq strategy now”). . . .
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April 10, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
Jurors in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui are reliving the events of 9/11 through testimonies, video clips, and audiotapes. While the horrors of the infamous day are undeniable, the jurors must decide . . .
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August 22, 2006 09:18 AM EDT --
While Saddam Hussein stands trial on charges of genocide, Iraq's turmoil continues to escalate. President Bush said he was concerned about talk of a civil war at a news conference Monday, but said . . .
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March 19, 2007 01:14 PM EDT --
Four years ago today, the United States and its coalition partners unleashed missiles and bombs on Iraqi targets officially beginning the War in Iraq. Back then, most Americans supported the effort. . . .
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