'Troopergate' Documents Released!! PDF here...

"Breaking News" as of minutes ago: it was unanimously decided to release the Branchflower report.

From the Anchorage Daily News:

The legislative council just voted 12-0 to release the investigator Steve Branchflower's report on the Troopergate affair.

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Connecticut court overturns same-sex marriage ban

(People have been bombarding my email box with pleas to put up a post on the Connecticut marriage equality ruling.

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NC parking lot owner - no spaces for Obama supporters

What kind of bigot crackpot businessman is this? In Gibsonville, NC, Tim Henderson has decided his distaste for Barack Obama should be channeled into bias against his supporters who wish to use his parking lot.

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Teen could get 16 years for fatal crash because of first-time pot use two weeks prior

Teen pleads in crash that killed 3 | www.jconline.com | Journal and Courier A Crawfordsville teenager has admitted to smoking marijuana about two weeks before causing a two-vehicle crash a year ago that killed two of his classmates and an Indianapolis woman.

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Equality in Connecticut

Part of the problem with my morning routine is that by the time I get around to checking the news, it  isn't news any more.

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Smackdown from town hall attendee about McCain's condescending question

You might recall the moment in the debate this week when McCain was condescending to one questioner at the town hall, a young black man named Oliver Clark.

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Op-ed on black Republicans tells it like it is

Raynard Jackson, a Republican and a D.C.-based political consultant, does a great job of outlining the dilemma of the black Republican in today's GOP in this op-ed.

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New No On 8 ads - are they effective?

So, do you think this is messaging that will have an impact?

Ad: "Should the law treat people differently?"

And what about this one -- "Lies - Don't Eliminate Marriage For Anyone"

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While we can sit here and critique ads, if you are in central California and want to make an impact, here is some information from Blender Fritz: I just found out that local churches in Salinas, CA are planning to hold a "Traditional Family Values Parade" on Sunday, October 19 at 2:30pm from the 300-100 blocks of Main Street in Oldtown Salinas.

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McCain/Palin Mob, Part 2: more aggressive ignorance

Tim Russo has part two of the McCain/Palin Mob in Strongsville, OH (part 1 here), where he interviews wingers outside of a Bible Spice rally, asking them the question "Do you think Barack Obama is a terrorist?" Tim: This video includes a family who believes Barack Obama is a terrorist.

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Magic Johnson responds to Chris Baker's claim he 'faked AIDS'

I'm glad Magic stood up and said something about the pea-brains in Minnesota, radio host Chris Baker and his sidekick Langdon Perry, who claimed that the NBA legend faked the fact that he is HIV positive.

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