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A country in shambles, under GOP rule Efforts to blame Democrats for the country's deep woes assume deep stupidity on the part of the glorified Regular Voter.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson announces he'll leave public life to "reconnect with my family" after a tabloid breaks news of his "love child." Conservatives sharpen their knives.

Battling in Florida courts, Bush calls on the same Southern strategists who launched a smear campaign against McCain in South Carolina.