Let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president

Colin Powell, a Republican and retired general who was President Bush's first secretary of state, broke with the party Sunday and endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a "transformational figure" while criticizing the tone of John McCain's campaign.

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Supreme Court denies Troy Anthony Davis

Just reported on CNN Headline News: The Supreme Court decides not to give Troy Anthony Davis's appeal a full hearing. This essentially terminates the stay of execution granted on Sept 23, putting his life back in the hands of Georgia.

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Ode to Sean Hannity, by John Cleese

Ode to Sean Hannityby John Cleese Aping urbanity Oozing with vanity Plump as a manatee Faking humanity Journalistic calamity Intellectual inanity Fox Noise insanity You’re a profanity Hannity

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Another Birthday on Death Row for Troy Davis

On October 9th, Troy Anthony Davis will spend another birthday on death row. He is turning 40, with nearly half of those years a condemned man.

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A message from Troy Davis

I was asked to publish on Newsvine the following letter from Troy Anthony Davis, with a forward from his sister, Martina Correia.

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Silencing our Joy - A letter from Troy Davis's Sister

I was asked to publish on Newsvine this letter from Martina Correia, Troy Anthony Davis's sister, so that the many community members here who have supported Troy Anthony Davis's search for justice would have a chance to read it. It was originally published on Troy's Myspace page.

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Troy Anthony Davis - an inside look

Ledra Sullivan-Russell is a very close friend of Troy Anthony Davis, the man who two days ago was less than two hours away from execution, but was granted a temporary stay by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Davis has hours to live. Attorney General walled off by Police

Representatives of Innocence Matters attempted to deliver a signed letter to the Georgia Attorney General. The following is a letter to the Attorney General that gives an account of what happened: Dear Mr. Baker,

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Troy Davis denied presence of loved ones at execution

Troy Anthony Davis is scheduled for execution at 7pm on Tuesday, September 23, just hours from now. The case is generating national attention and many protests because many people either consider Troy innocent or believe there is more than a reasonable doubt as to his guilt.

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Troy Anthony Davis Execution - 2 Hours Remain

BREAKING: Supreme Court Grants a Stay Until Monday Reported to me by Ledra Sullivan-Russell, close friend of Troy who just emerged from the Death Row facility where Troy is being held. Story as reported by WSBTV, an Atlanta televison station.

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A Phone Call from You might Save a Man

There is a phone number a little further down that you can call to help make a miracle happen, to help make America better and save it from its darkest side, to do a truly good deed. But first some background for those of you who don't know what this is about.

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We are all Troy Anthony Davis.

If you don't know who Troy Anthony Davis is, or why he is scheduled to die on Tuesday, or why you should care, the first thing you should do is go to troyanthonydavis.org, down to the middle of the page, and watch the Le Monde interview of Troy's little sister.

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Come March for Obama in Seattle Pride Parade!

On Sunday, June 29th, we hope to have hundreds of gay and straight supporters of Barack Obama of all ages, genders and colors walk together in the Seattle Pride Parade in a beautiful show of unity. We already have close to 200 sign-ups, but we need more! We need you!

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A Woman Running Mate for Obama or McCain

For millions Barack Obama turned hope into expectation, that after 389 years of black people being treated as less than white people, one finally will be elected US President.

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Mike Huckabee on Obama and Rev. Wright

I'm very disappointed by the inability of some hardcore anti-Obama Americans to drop the Rev. Wright issue or switch to a constructive dialogue on race even after they've listened to the widely applauded speech by Barack Obama yesterday in Philadelphia.

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This Morning, I Cried

Since it was announced late yesterday, I waited in great anticipation to hear how Barack Obama would address the ugliness that has been growing in this presidential race, an ugliness that reached a crescendo in the heated reactions to a heated sermon by Rev.

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William F. Buckley Jr. on Obama and Clinton

William F. Buckley Jr. died yesterday in his home at the age of 82. I was curious about what this mighty conservative intellect would have to say about Barack Obama. I found these musings on Obama, Hillary Clinton and the 2008 presidential race:

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To Love America, But Not be Proud of It

I love my country, but I am not proud of how or what it is doing at the moment. This is no contradiction. Any parent understands this. There is nothing greater than unconditional love and nothing more insidiously dangerous than unconditional pride.

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Exit Poll: Obama support in Wisconsin both Broad and Deep

I took a look at the Wisconsin Primary exit polling data for those voting Democratic, as published by CNN. The polling data was sliced and diced 103 different ways.

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A Few Obama Supporters Don't Get It

I've come across Obama supporters who clearly don't get Barack's message of change, who don't get that the core of the movement isn't all about policy. It is as much if not more so about a change of character. Not just the character of our president, but the character of America.

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WA Caucus Results: The Numbers from My Seattle Neighborhood

I served as a Caucus Precinct Captain for the Obama campaign. Turnout was amazing. Records smashed. I'm heading to a party, so I just have time to post an email I just got:

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Cynicism and Hope

Barack Obama centered his post-Iowa victory speech around two words, "hope" and "change".

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8 Things About Me that Should NOT Be on the Front Page

I've been tagged by Stacy Malbon, rwarner and DAWeb. I actually agree that articles like this one should not be on the front page, but for now there's no point in fighting the mob. First, as required, the rules:

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No Moment of Silence for Jerry Falwell

All lot of negative sentiment is bursting forth at the news of Jerry Falwell's death. Some of it deserves to be labeled "shameful". Some of it is nonconstructive partisan opportunism.

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Rush Limbaugh Knows Fox's Daily Show Knock-off is a Loser

If you didn't already know, Fox News is producing a knock off of Comedy Central's Daily Show called The 1/2 Hour News Hour.

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