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Recent Votes

• Mississippi voters reject controversial 'personhood' initiative - latimes.com

  Source: The L.A. Times

  A controversial Mississippi ballot measure that would have defined human life as beginning at fertilization was defeated Tuesday. The so-called "personhood" initiative initially was seen as another test of abortion rights, one that supporters hoped might be the vehicle through …

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• From little acorns grow big oak trees...Maine, Ohio, Mississippi...Are Americans retaking their country from the hard Right? (Poll)

  The three results on the surface appear to have very little in common.

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• The Moon & Jupiter rising over Bradford Pear trees.

  Earlier this evening I managed to catch the Moon and Jupiter on the rise. It was a bit of a challenge due to partly cloudy skies which would just not give me a break. This picture was shot on a tripod with a Sony A350 @ f/6.3 an ISO of 100 on bulb for 10 seconds.

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• How Mississippi's Vote Today Could Put Pregnant Women Under State Control

  Source: AlterNet.org

  Tuesday’s ballot initiative in Mississippi regarding a constitutional amendment that would grant fertilized eggs legal personhood is polling right down to the wire, with 45% of Mississippians favoring it and 44% opposed.

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• Rep. Issa Runs With Fox's Anonymously Sourced 'ACORN' Tie To Occupy Wall Street, Calls For Investigation

  Source: Political Correction

  Issa cites an October 26 FoxNews.com article, which he says reports that "NYCC employees solicited donations from union members and lied about how the money would be used." He concludes:

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