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        September 26, 2006 -
        
  
        I ran across an interesting article about elections and ballot initiatives in Louisiana. Folks down there love to hold elections, and they loves them some Constitutional Amendments even more:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        September 26, 2006 -
        
  
        Apparently, the Christian Coalition isn't radical enough for some state chapters. Alabama, Iowa and Ohio recently left the national organization, and now Georgia is the latest to secede:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        September 25, 2006 -
        
  
        The N-word has reared its ugly head in two political races in recent days. The first case takes us to the trouble campaign of Sen. George Allen (R-VA). Michael Sherer broke the story on Salon.com on Sunday:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        September 25, 2006 -
        
  
        Global warming isn't the only issue where science, politics and media coverage live in different worlds.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        September 22, 2006 -
        
  
        Forbes has released its latest list of the "Richest 400" in the country. For the first time in the magazine's rankings, all on the list are billionaires.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        September 22, 2006 -
        
  
        With the economy still sluggish and tax-cut pressure starving state budgets, many states have yet to fully emerge from the financial crises that took hold a decade ago. So what's a broke state government to do? According to a report in USA Today, start selling stuff:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        September 22, 2006 -
        
  
        		Cataloochie Elk (click image for larger view)