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Ford’s out, won’t challenge Gillibrand in New York

By Michael J.W. Stickings”Independent” Democrat Harold Ford Jr. has decided not to challenge New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. As he writes in an op-ed in today’s Times:I’ve examined this race in every possible way, and I keep returning to the same fun…

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Olbermann: “What is this country for, if not to take care of its people?”

By Michael J.W. Stickings Today is the health-care summit at Blair House. Everyone who participates in it, and every American — and, indeed, everyone — should watch this. It is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. And if it doesn’t m…

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Nancy Elliott’s anal fixation

By Michael J.W. Stickings(Sorry, I meant to post this several days ago, but, well, the weekend got in the way.)New Hampshire legalized same-sex marriage in June 2009, but its opponents — and the opponents of gay rights, not to mention homosexuality ge…

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