Others photos op 2:Organized Resistance

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Mapping the Political Blogosphere

From the Presidential Watch 08 site. Give the intriguing map of the political blogosphere time to load.

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Maryland troopers spied on peace activist groups

Maryland state troopers infiltrated three groups advocating peace — attending meetings and sending reports on their activities to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, according to documents released Thursday. Welcome to the USSA - United Soviet States of America!

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Experts: Lessons of Soviets in Afghanistan Ignored

Some Afghan-watchers worry that the West is repeating mistakes that the Soviet Union made in the 1980s when it sent troops there to prop up a communist regime. Among other issues, they say it is focusing too much on a military approach and not enough on reconstruction.

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