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News Roundup, 4/22/08: Republicans Bashing Republicans, Take 43

I like nothing better than seeing Republicans in a feeding frenzy. So the more Ron Paul invests in taking down John McCain, the better.

News Roundup, 4/18/08: Stopping al-Quaeda - You're Doing It Wrong

I've always been a little wary of measuring the success of the surge in Iraq by the number of American military casualties we were suffering. Isn't the supposed reason we're there to maintain stability to prevent al-Quaeda from strengthening and again posing a threat to the United States? Shouldn't that be the metric?

Turns out it's probably not the metric because were it so, we'd have to declare that we have failed.

al-Quaeda Regrouped In Pakistan

If the purpose of Iraq was ever to keep us safe from terrorism by fighting al-Quaeda, the Bush administration has officially failed.

News Roundup, 4/16/08: Yet Another Debate

May yesterday have been the last Democratic primary debate we'll see this season? It looks like that may really be the case this time.

Liveblogging the ABC Philadelphia Democratic Presidential Candidate Debate

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama meet tonight in the City of Brotherly Love for what may be the last debate of this primary season. (Yes, we've said that before, but this time we mean it!) And as always, we'll be liveblogging the event here. Join us after the jump for the play-by-play.

News Roundup, 4/15/08: McCain Wants Money For Himself, Not For Others

John McCain made headlines yesterday, both for problems from DNC lawsuits and problems of his own creation.

News Roundup, 4/10/2008: Get The World Some Benadryl, Stat

It has been said that when the United States economy sneezes, the world catches a cold. Now might be a good time to start passing out the tissues.

News Roundup, 4/8/08: Vote For Railroad Commissioner

Today is the day of the primary election runoff for the Democratic nomination to the railroad commissioner's race. Make sure to get out there and vote!

News Roundup, 4/3/08: A Casual Splash of Acid

So it apparently turns out that it's not really torture if you acid scalded someone in the process of an interrogation without the intent to torture.

News Roundup, 4/1/08: Clinton Should Drop Out? April Fool's!

Good thing it's a presidential election year — that means there's plenty of filler to run on slow news days!

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