New Jersey art dealer, George Wieschenberg of Lambertville, was sentenced to six years of prison for being a marijuana “farmer.”
According to MSNBC, Wieschenberg, pleaded guilty to “operating a marijuana production facility,” in which he grew marijuana plants, said State Attorney General Anne Milgrim.
Back in October of 2007, New Jersey State Police officers saw large marijuana […]

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A legal opinion issued Thursday in Connecticut may allow lawmakers to extend a state smoking ban to the American-Indian casinos, which claim that smoking restrictions would be a threat to tribal sovereignty.
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have debated this week to make casinos completely smoke-free or limit smoking to 25 percent of the gaming floor which is […]

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(London, UK) The Autism Awareness Campaign UK is urging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt.Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of York, Rt.Rev.Dr.John Sentamu, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormack Murphy O’Connor and other senior church leaders to speak out on the suffering of some parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome on Autism Sunday […]

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  ALONG THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Will A  Year of Firsts Yield 
More of The Same Old, Same Old?
 
January 30, 2008
 
By RB Scott
Boston, Massachusetts
 
Note:  RB Scott, a former staff writer and editor at Time, Life, People and Sports Illustrated, frequently writes about national politics.
 
As  the barrow pit alongside the campaign expressway collects more roadkill  (Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, […]

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The Ron Paul Campaign Update for Sunday evening, January 27, 2008
Efforts to Ensure Accurate Delegate Count in Louisiana Continues
Re-count in New Hampshire
Paul will Campaign in Maine on Monday, January 28.
Super Tuesday Schedule with Delegate Counts
With the primary season getting ready to kick into high gear, the Ron Paul campaign is moving behind the country […]

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By Jefferson Flanders
New Hampshire officials yesterday finished a hand recount of some 40% of the votes from the Granite State’s Democratic presidential primary, an election which featured Hillary Clinton’s dramatic victory over Barack Obama. Not surprisingly, the recount of paper ballots produced no significant change in the results. Clinton lost 25 votes and Obama dropped […]

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For years, Dems have promoted group identity politics, turning real or imagined grievances into votes by creating coalitions based on the solidarity of perpetual victimhood. But now, the aspirations of two groups are pitted against one another in the presidential candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and solidarity is fast giving way to polarity.
For […]

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What does Astrology Say about John McCain’s Presidential Chances?
Was McCain’s New Hampshire Victory Foretold?
Is there an Astrological Consensus on McCain’s Political Future?
We’ve been looking at what the planet and stars predict for the 2008 Presidential candidates. Today we’re going to look at what several astrologers predict for Senator McCain’s chances of getting elected our next […]

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By RB Scott
Boston, MA.
January 13, 2007
 
A respected national newspaper recently reported that Presidential candidate W. Mitt Romney, “reeling from defeats in New Hampshire and Iowa,” decided to suspend advertising in South Carolina and Florida, a decision that “laid bare the dire condition of his run for the White House…”
 
Leads of newspaper stories are supposed to be […]

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Hillary Clinton, Given Up for Dead by Pundits a Few Days, Makes Amazing Comeback
Was this Foretold?
What the Astrologers Have to Say About Clinton’s Chances
From several astrologers we’ve put together a compilation of different astrological “readings” and forecasts for Hillary Clinton.
Astrology has been in existence since before astronomy. Both Copernicus and Galileo were astrologers. We […]

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In previous posts I have prognosticated that the Presidential race will come down to Clinton and McCain.
The stunning upset victory in New Hampshire’s democratic primary by senator Hillary Clinton is beyond my wildest expectation. The resurgence of John McCain while anticipated is none the less a welcome sign that responsible members of the grand old […]

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They say revenge is a meal best served cold. I think Senator John McCain. The only republican I respect, is about to sit down to a well deserved meal. And he may not have his fill till the convention.
The man who should have been the GOP nominee in 2000, is poised to win the New Hampshire primary as […]

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In the Republican and Democrat debates at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH, on January 5th the candidates had a common strategy: Keep kicking the presumed frontrunners when they’re down to make sure they stay down.
Sen. John McCain (AZ), Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson (TN), Rep. Ron Paul (TX), Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (MA), Fmr. Gov. […]

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Maricopa County political boss and Sheriff Joe Arpaio will campaign for Massachusetts Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, the next battleground in the presidential race. The former Governor is facing a resurgent John McCain in New Hampshire after his humiliating defeat to Mike Huckabee in Iowa. Sheriff Arpaio is Arizona’s most prominent and beloved politician.
The sheriff […]

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The Fred Thompson campaign Picked Up its 14th Pro-Life Endorsement Yesteday
The Endorsement of the New Hampshire Citizens for Life is Timely
Endorsement comes as a Promising Performance in the ABC News Debates is Noted
In the run-up to the New Hampshire primary this week, the Fred Thompson campaign announced another endorsement from a conservative, pro-life group.
Yesterday, […]

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Wyoming Right-To-Life Endorses Senator Fred Thompson 
Endorsement Comes Day After Iowa 
Group’s Endorsement Highlights That There’s a Long Way to Go Yet

Encouraging news the day after Iowa should remind the Thompson campaign that many grassroots organizations are just now thinking politics.
Today Fred Thompson announced the endorsement of Right to Life of Wyoming.
“We’re proud to endorse Senator Thompson […]

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For months, Mitt Romney thought IA was his to lose. And lose he did – by a whopping nine point margin. The IA caucus pitted organization against enthusiasm. This time, passion carried the day, with Hillary Clinton also losing to Barack Obama by nine points.
Mike Huckabee’s showing is even more impressive than Obama’s twin victories […]

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The old year has given way to the new, a time for people to look back and assess their accomplishments, savor their triumphs, regret their failures and anticipate tackling unfinished business. No one is more backward-looking than Hillary Clinton - only she’s dialed the Wayback Machine too far to the left and is re-living the […]

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By Jefferson Flanders
Will a victory in New Hampshire’s January primary once again make John McCain the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, as it did in 2000?
If McCain’s enthusiastic reception by an overflow crowd at Londonderry’s Lions Club Hall on Saturday night is any indication, the Arizona Senator may very well defy conventional political wisdom […]

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While Checking the Facts Of the NH Non-Debate, We Talked to Many RP Supporters 
RP Supporters are Moms, Dads, Ex-Marines, Scout Leaders: But No Kooks
There Was One, Though… 
NOTE: 99% of Ron Paul supporters we come into contact with are regular, everyday people. When they write and email us, they are pleasant–passionate to be sure–but genuinely nice […]

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Sorting Through the Emails, Phone Calls, Blog Posts
Until More Information Becomes Available, What is Known Now
What is Actually Taking Place in New Hampshire on January 6?
A Time Line of Events As Can Be Verified
DBKP was going to publish a timeline later today on the Ron Paul situation at the New Hampshire forum/debate/brunch/luncheon/get-together on January 6th.
We […]

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Ron  Paul was not Invited to the New Hampshire Forum
The Forum is Sponsored by the NH Republican Party
Paul Spokesman Jesse Benton Says Fox Dictated to the NH GOP.
The NH GOP Spokeman Said “I Can’t Answer Any of These Questions” 
Did the New Hampshire GOP Want Ron Paul in the Forum? 
Trying to make sense of a confusing […]

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Stories Have Been Popping Up about Ron Paul Being Left Out of the Fox Debate
After Calls to Fox News, RonPaul2008 and Speaking with the NH GOP press spokesman, This is Still Rumor

No One will Confirm this as of 4:30 pm December 29, 2007
Still Only a Rumor at this point
Has Ron Paul Really […]

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Limited justification exists for Network’s apparent decision to exclude Presidential Candidate Ron Paul from its coming nationally televised forum.

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Boston, Massachusetts
As a not-particularly devout Mormon and journalist who has tracked Mitt Romney’s campaign since it began in 1993.  My aim is to correct a number of errors in The National Catholic Register’s editorial of 12/11/2007 (Romney vs. JFK http://ncregister.com/site/article/7530/ )  and to set the record straight in a few other areas.
You wrote: “There are […]

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Years ago, wise-cracking, chain-smoking, beer-drinking First Brother Billy Carter reeled me in good as he groused that he, big brother Jimmy the President of The United States of America and other Southern Baptists were forbidden to engage in sexual relations with their wives while standing.
I was astonished that any religion would be so unabashedly prescriptive. […]

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The Associated Press tried to flog last week’s hostage drama at NY Sen. Hillary Clinton’s Rochester, NH, presidential campaign headquarters into a full-blown crisis that showcased Hillary’s ability to stay cool and levelheaded:
When the hostages had been released and their alleged captor arrested, a regal-looking Hillary Rodham Clinton strolled out of her Washington home, the […]

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I’m going out on a limb and make a prediction here and I really have no basis or strong evidence for doing so.  Just my gut instinct.  Here goes:  “Whoever wins the ‘08 Iowa and New Hampshire GOP primaries will not be the next President”.  Gosh why did I do that to myself?  Oh well […]

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Before your New Year’s resolutions have all been broken and forgotten, the presidential nominations could be a done deal, what with IA holding its primary January 3rd, followed in rapid succession by NH on January 8th , MI on January 15th and more than 20 states holding primaries or caucuses Feb. 5th. Reports the Los Angeles […]

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On today’s Lunch, braniacs are divided, Clinton undoes Clinton, and Tancredo scares the bejeezus out of people watching his ads. and much more. Watch now!

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