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Pitts: A Letter to the Democrats
6 NovA letter to the Democrats.
Congratulations. If the prognosticators are correct, you are about to win a victory that will shift the balance of power in one or both houses of Congress. Of course, if the prognosticators are incorrect, you will soon be committing hara-kiri. In which case my only advice would be: one hard thrust and then pull up.
But this letter proceeds from the assumption that the prognosticators are right. On that basis, I want to make a plea.
Latest poll: Democrats lead 58 to 38 over Republicans among likely voters
6 NovPoll: Democrats boost advantage in races for Congress (CNN)
The percentage of likely voters who plan to vote for Democrats in Tuesday’s congressional elections increased in the past week, according to a CNN poll conducted during the weekend.
Those voters supporting Democrats also seem less likely to change their minds before casting ballots, the poll found.
Democrats hold a 20 percentage-point advantage — 58 percent to 38 percent — over Republicans among likely voters in the survey released Monday morning. The Democratic advantage was 11 percentage points — 53 percent to 42 percent — in a poll a week ago.
Pollsters asked people who identified themselves as being likely to vote which party’s candidate they would vote for in their congressional district if the election were being held today.
Haggard: “The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality.”
5 NovOusted evangelist confesses to followers
Less than 24 hours after he was fired from the pulpit of the evangelical megachurch he founded, the Rev. Ted Haggard confessed to his followers Sunday that he was guilty of sexual immorality.
Or are they just afraid he’ll talk about being tortured?
4 NovU.S. fights detainee access to attorney
A suspected terrorist who spent years in a secret CIA prison should not be allowed to speak to a civilian attorney, the Bush administration argues, because he could reveal the agency’s closely guarded interrogation techniques.
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May I see your travel papers?
3 NovApparently the US Department of Homeland Security is about to start deciding who can travel in advance on every flight. Some are comparing this to countries where you had to have your travel papers with you to enter or exit their country.
Haggard denies everything but buying the meth
3 NovI saw that one coming. But notice the body language as you watch the video of the interview.
