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Just when I think all the bugs are shook out of the rug and the skeletons in the closest are finally buried, something else comes up regarding Governor Palin.. Off the top of my head I’m aware that:

She hired a lobbyist, when mayor of Wasilla, to generate $27,000,000.00 dollars of Federal earmarks for Wasilla. This is more than any other city per capita in the nation; at the same time she is campaigning on being against earmarks. She was for that Bridge to no where (in actuality there were 2), until there was an outcry from Congress. Then she has kept the initial allocation for the bridges in the Alaska treasury.; Now she claims she said “no thank you” to the bridge projects. Palin is murky about sex education, believing in teaching contraception and but doesn’t say what kind (abstinence only is a form of contraception). Which is a great lead in to the meat of this diary put together by Steven R on Daily Kos.. continue over the flip for more:

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The following is a diary from resa on Daily Kos, about the demonstrations going on in St. Paul during the Republican Convention. It’s pretty astounding. There have been over 175 people arrested including 30+ journalists. One of those is Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! Read on:

Breaking: This is What Democracy Looks Like!
by resa [Subscribe]
Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 06:20:55 AM PDT

I know that this diary may not get much attention but I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t make the effort to remind people that this situation is still taking place. If I got you to look, I am pretty sure that I can speak for many people sitting in prison right now, “Thank you". Some of them have been suffering from untreated 1st degree burns resulting from the use of pepper spray.

Update: Please check out this great diary by doctorscience!

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Send your letters supporting resolution 333 ASAP
Cindy asked for letters to get to her by Friday November 16th. Read on for explanation..

Goldstar families for Peace are organizing a letter writing campaign to clue Nancy Pelosi to take her up on her statement that is she received 10,000 hand written letters from American citizens calling for the impeachment of Richard Cheney, she would put put the question of impeachment back on the table. Cindy Sheehan is asking that you send your letter to her, because the letters will be counted and hand delivered to Nancy Pelosi. See particulars below.

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