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Quotes by Republicans questioning McCain campaign

Recent comments from John McCain's fellow Republicans about his campaign:

McCain's GOP support showing more cracks

Republican unity behind presidential nominee John McCain is fracturing and the infighting likely presages a battle for the GOP's soul should he lose the general election next week.

Dissent over Mugabe cracks African unity

Robert Mugabe's brazen power grab in Zimbabwe's election saga has left cracks in one of African leaders' unspoken rules: Never turn on one of your own.

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Poll: Do Obama Supporters Think Anyone Who Doesn't Support His Policies Is a Racist?

I have found that many self-proclaimed Obama supporters, on blogs and in person, think that people who don't support his policies are racists. I think this a very disturbing trend and I wonder if others feel the same way.

Supreme Court Rules that Inmates Don't Have Right to DNA Tests
Source: The New York Times

Convicts do not have a right under the Constitution to obtain DNA testing to try to prove their innocence after being found guilty, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. More Articles

A Discomfiting Threat to Free Speech
Source: The New York Times

The Supreme Court upheld a law on Monday that sweeps too broadly in its attempt to ban child pornography, which is repellent and illegal.

State of Fear: The Global Attack on Rights. | The Political Wire
Source: State of Fear.

We will soon have to choose between our liberties and our "security". It seems we will not be able to have both..

Showdown looms in 'treasonous' Berkeley -
Source: CNN

"Military supporters descended on Berkeley early Tuesday, demanding the famously liberal California college town rescind its vote that says Marine recruiters are "not welcome in this city."

Dozens arrested in north as critics targeted
Source: irinnews.org

Civilians in northern Niger are being arrested without charge after the government declared a state of emergency there last month, according to the governor of Agadez.

The Orthodox Union should raise its voice against Orthodox disobedience
Source: Haaretz

Dear Mr Rosner, You wrote: How fragile society can be if the rule of law does not apply. How crucial it is for the military to have a clear chain of command.

Israeli police and troops evict Jewish settlers from Hebron
Source: International Herald Tribune

Major General Gadi Shamni, head of the central command, said bluntly: "This phenomenon endangers the foundations on which" the Israeli army "operates, being the people's army in a democratic state, which is obligated to carry out any mission given to it."

Bush Dissenters Eye Courts
Source: msnbc.com

Disagreement with Bush policies may land you in jail or detainment. Umm...

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