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We automatically think of George McGovern as an unwavering liberal progressive, but some consider him a libertarian hero, too:

Hear, Hear!

It’s worth noting, in the wake of three major national debates, that all four national candidates — Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan – seem to think of themselves as superheroes. Among other predictions, they suggest that they themselves will create jobs, jumpstart the economy, achieve energy independence, save Medicare and improve higher education.

Awwww:

WASHINGTON (AP) - It could be the only day before Nov. 6 without explicit partisan rancor.

Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to take down their negative ads in honor of the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Neither planned to appear at overtly political events, although Election Day is never far from their agendas.

I hope he's wrong, but I've entertained the thought a time or two myself:

At least this isn't another tiresome attempt to stetch the First Amendment to cover things other than political speech:

 Is nude dancing an art? New York's highest court will consider legal arguments by a strip club on whether it is and deserves a state tax exemption as such.

If that chart doesn't scare you, I don't know what will. Just to spell it out:

Heck of a tribute to celebrate the life of Neil Armstrong:

Nobody knows where the next astronauts on the moon will come from. But I expect there is a good chance that they will be Chinese," said Morris Jones, an Australian space expert.

"China's space programme is moving steadily forward. If they continue at this pace, they will develop the capability to reach the moon around 2030."

Wise words from first-man-on-the-moon  and Purdue graduate Neil Armstrong, from his commencement address at the University of Southern California:

Is this the modern equivalent of "If LBJ has lost Walter Cronkite, he's lost the nation"? Granted, it's probably too strong to say Newsweek has defected -- they're just printed one story by a man who worked for the McCain campaign? I mean, come on, when was this guy ever gonna vote for Obama?

Yeah, that Paul Ryan, what a radical! But let us define our terms: