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Dec. 8th, 2007 04:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheOprah-Obama event a 'publicity stunt,' black Edwards supporters say -- "Referring to Winfrey's extensive charity work in Africa, [Linda] Dorgan[, an African-American member of the Spartanburg City Council,] added: 'If you build a school in Africa, come and build one in South Carolina.'"
Probe begins over destroyed interrogation tapes: CIA, Justice Department to determine if full investigation is warranted -- As one of Olbermann's guests said last night, the Justice Dept. needs to appoint an outside investigator over this. It's not possible to get unbiased results otherwise.
Huckabee wanted to isolate AIDS patients in 1992 (initially alerted by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
supergee) -- "When Huckabee wrote his answers in 1992, it was common knowledge that AIDS could not be spread by casual contact. [...] The nation had an increased awareness of AIDS at the time because pro basketball star Magic Johnson had recently disclosed he carried the virus responsible for it."
Also, Parole officials: Huckabee pushed rapist's release -- "At one point in the meeting, [Ashley] Stevens[, the rape victim] recalled, she stood up, put her face next to Huckabee's and told the governor: 'This is how close I was to DuMond. I'll never forget his face, and you'll never forget mine.' The meeting ended, and [prosecutor Fletcher] Long, a Republican, could tell the governor was unmoved: 'Most of what I think about him would be unprintable. His actions were just about as arrogant as you can get.'"
Probe begins over destroyed interrogation tapes: CIA, Justice Department to determine if full investigation is warranted -- As one of Olbermann's guests said last night, the Justice Dept. needs to appoint an outside investigator over this. It's not possible to get unbiased results otherwise.
Huckabee wanted to isolate AIDS patients in 1992 (initially alerted by
supergee) -- "When Huckabee wrote his answers in 1992, it was common knowledge that AIDS could not be spread by casual contact. [...] The nation had an increased awareness of AIDS at the time because pro basketball star Magic Johnson had recently disclosed he carried the virus responsible for it."Also, Parole officials: Huckabee pushed rapist's release -- "At one point in the meeting, [Ashley] Stevens[, the rape victim] recalled, she stood up, put her face next to Huckabee's and told the governor: 'This is how close I was to DuMond. I'll never forget his face, and you'll never forget mine.' The meeting ended, and [prosecutor Fletcher] Long, a Republican, could tell the governor was unmoved: 'Most of what I think about him would be unprintable. His actions were just about as arrogant as you can get.'"