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    old HD won't load ... installing new hard drive - should I be able to recover some data?

    I had a $MFT error on my desktop and tried to fix it w/ some of the recommended tools on the web. I backed up my important documents, and a few days later, the drive stopped loading. I am currently formatting a new drive (i set the old drive to slave and the new one is the master). Given that...
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    James Brown: Outta Sight

    :brokenheart:
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    10,000 scientists protest GOP censoring and interference

    The politicization of science under this administration has just been terrible. One can only hope that the public recognizes the silliness of all this, but I am quite skeptical.
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    Baker/Hamilton Iraq Panel says pull out of Iraq

    not on any sites i've checked ...
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    Record LOW voter turnout in Hawaii

    Hey, I did my part :)
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    I want honest opinions from Conservatives

    Exactly. On the bright side for you true conservatives, if the democrats take back the house and/or the senate, you'll have more of a gridlocked government which should lead to less spending and more accountability (which we've been sorely lacking the past 6 years). I also can't understand...
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    Congress tells auditor in Iraq to go home.

    Haha, that's the best you can come up with? The deputy for the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction spoke to one of my classes a few weeks ago. You will not believe how much money they are wasting over there.
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    Air combat flight sim

    I'm looking for an air combat flight game (preferably from WW2) .... anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
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    Bill Clinton interview on Fox News (video)

    Again, if reporters focused on what Clinton said during that interview, as opposed to his being "combatativem," we might get to the bottom of his claims. Instead, all you see is "Former President Clinton was combatative in an interview w/ Chris Wallace."
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    Bill Clinton interview on Fox News (video)

    See, if reporters were to focus on the claims Clinton made during the interview, as opposed to talking about his reaction to the question being asked, we might know the answer to that. Unfortunately, the media has little interest in anything other than ratings.
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    Bill Clinton interview on Fox News (video)

    Perhaps the threat was not as visible in 1996 as it was after the bombing of the embassies in Africa in 1998. I was quite young at the time, but I do remember republicans claiming wag the dog and trying to restrain Clinton from doing anything to do w/ OBL. Clinton is talking about the effort...
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    Bill Clinton interview on Fox News (video)

    Perhaps this interview will get some reporters to question exactly why the Bush administration did nothing once the Cole attack was certified to have been committed by Bin Laden?
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    A reminder, what is torture?

    "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -Theodore Roosevelt
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    The Dark Side (Starting tonight on PBS Frontline)

    So talking about a debate that happened is partisan? I feel like NOT mentioning that such a deabte is moreso.
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    18 Wealthy US Families Bankroll Estate Tax Campaign

    Unless you are in the top quarter of one percent in the United States, the estate tax doesn't affect you. If it does affect you, you're still leaving them something "worthwhile"
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    UPDATED: Limbaugh arrested on drug charges

    So it's not Rush's fault that he went around to several doctors getting multiple prescriptions, but the fault of government programs?
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    Supreme Court rejects Padilla appeal

    Wtf ... how can any true american be in favor of this? It's so ridiculously unamerican that it's hard to imagine anyone favoring holding US citizens in custody for this long w/o access to a lawyer/being charged. Pathetic that you would support this Zendari.
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    Poll: How long before we leave Iraq? Consequences of the invasion?

    If there is no civil war, then I'd agree with you. A civil war would get the American people (at least the sane ones) calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.
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    Olympic Hockey, who do you think will win?

    I'm all for a Russia/Slovakia final
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    Bush backs sale of port operations to DP World

    To the Republicans defending this ... what would you be saying if some Democrat did this? Honestly, partisan politics can just be ridiculous sometimes. Who here actually thinks this is a good idea?
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    Cheney has power to declassify!!!

    You haven't addressed the actual issue, just mentioned, though correctly, that the democrats don't really have a strong enough platform. You haven't commented on Cheney's power to classify, etc.
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    Are We Happy Yet?

    Exactly. I don't think anyone in their right mind wants to bring any of those institutions (slavery, oppression of women, etc.), but conservatives don't usually land on the side of change.
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    Cheney has power to declassify!!!

    Again, no comment from conservatives who want a "smaller, honest, less intrusive" government ...
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    Cheney has power to declassify!!!

    Come on, real "strict constructionists" ... Genx, ntdz ... where the hell are you when this crap comes flying out of Cheney's mouth? How can you still defend this administration ... it's mind boggling.
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    Presidential authority

    It seems like a lot of people are justifying this because of the actions of past presidents. Someone mentioned how the Supreme Court ruled FDR's policy illegal and he basically ignored it. That is not something we should want to replicate.
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    Surveillance program eavesdrops on thousands, and nets . . . almost no one

    I feel like that's a question everyone should ask themselves regarding issues of power and authority. Imagine your least favorite political figure in the position to use that power, would you want them to? (at least, with the checks/balances that exist with the politician they do like). If...
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    Presidential authority

    You don't find the view of a senator on this issue important?
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    Presidential authority

    While watching MtP today, Russert asked Pat Roberts (Sen. Kansas- R) if he feels the president has the power to do whatever he feels is necessary to protect Americans, with Roberts replying yes. I am quite troubled by this, as I thought our constitution and founding as a nation was supposed...
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    Pat Roberts is pond scum

    Did anyone here Tim Russert ask something like, "do you believe the president has the authority, under the constitution, to do whatever he feels is necessary to proect americans" Pat Roberts: Yes. Wow.
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    Pat Roberts is pond scum

    thanks :)
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    Pat Roberts is pond scum

    I wanted to watch that program, but because of the snowstorm, NBC is showing some reporter standing outside for hours.
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    Sen Clinton

    That's like saying someone should have killed Hitler in the 20's because he launched the Holocaust. Clinton knew who he was, but all efforts to go after him (such as the cruise missile attacks) were decried with shouts of "wag the dog" by the Republicans. I don't think Clinton did enough to...
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    Republicans are digging their own grave.

    I'm sure you'd be rationalizing cuts in helping students go to college if a Democrat were president. :roll:
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    Why is it even a question that Bush's domestic spying is illegal?

    Specter seems to think that Bush broke the law. I find it amazing that the party that is in favor of less government intrusion supports such an action. If a democrat tried this, impeachment hearings would have already been held...
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    Gonzales PR trip to stem NSA criticism backfires

    I have nothing to hide, but the government has no right to spy on me without probable cause. That's why we have search warrants. Are you against those too? The administration claims that these are only used to spy on people with AQ ties, but why don't they use the FISA court? That's exactly...
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    Gonzales PR trip to stem NSA criticism backfires

    I'm proud of going to a university founded by that brilliant man. Edit: I love how people love to rationalize Franklin's quotation. I think it was Pabster who said, "Franklin didn't live in an age of terrorism" ... just wow.
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    Are you ready for $10 a gallon for gas?

    I guess you missed the part where Carter (in one of the few good things he did as president) launched alternative energy research programs in the aftermath of the OPEC oil embargo (the spikes of the 70's). Guess who crushed that program? Ronald Reagan.
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    Is this BS? China to build first FUSION reactor soon. Claims the tech is ready.

    You're correct in that the energy yielded is lower than energy necessary to get the reaction started, but to say "it's a waste of time, energy and money" is ludicrous. It's people like you who opposed alternative energy initiatives launched after the oil crisis in the 70's ... that would have...
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    Anal Sex: Is it morally wrong?

    5150, at the time I voted, there were 2 votes ... one for 1, and one for "wrong only if gays do it" ... please tell me you didn't start this topic w/ that opinion in mind ... this is going to get ugly.