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A handy-dandy guide to see how your representative grades out on Veterans Affairs. One of the myths of the present campaign is McCain's record on these matters. Uh, it really isn't very good. BTW, he is losing it. In PA today, he uttered the phrase "My fellow prisoners..."



You know, I kinda got the creeps when I saw Craig T. Nelson reprise his "Poltergeist" role in the DirecTV ads. Not because it was super scary, but because the child actor who played his daughter met an untimely death years ago. I'm glad someone else noticed.

The 10 Best Product Placements in Movies. Some obvious ones, but I really liked those in "Minority Report".

Ohio's Secretary of State talks about voting security. We get to see if it works in 27 days.

BTW, AIG borrowed more money. They have already burned through $60 billion of the original $85 billion. They came back for $38 billion this time.

Who owns hummus? Seriously, Lebanon and Israel at odds over this.

Exercise Yard

The Ernie Davis movie, "The Express", opens this week. Seems there are scenes in the movie that are not true. Well, it wouldn't be a sports movie if it totally relied on the truth.

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