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The Unknown Soldier is going to Africa.  What’s he doing in Africa?  Take the jump for a sneak peek of Unknown Soldier from Vertigo Comics. Moses Lwanga, a pacifist doctor from the U.S., arrives in Northern Uganda, the land of his birth, at a time when the geo-political environment is increasingly tumultuous and threatening.

Dalai Lama’s surgery ends successfully By Tim Sullivan, AP NEW DELHI –– Surgeons successfully removed a gallstone from the Dalai Lama on Friday, just days after doctors had cleared the Tibetan spiritual leader during a medical checkup, a spokesman said. Chhime R.

You already know about all the major third parties. However, did you know that there are also a bunch of smaller third parties? Most are one plank activists trying to draw attention to an issue (Prohibition Party), extremists (Socialist Party USA), or bloggers (Boston Tea Party).

According to http://www.alternativecandidatesdebate.com/ An Alternative Presidential Candidates’ Debate will be held in Nashville from 7 to 9 pm (central time) on October 6th, one day prior to the McCain-Obama debate in Nashville. The debate is open to all third party candidates for President in the United States as well as the major party nominees.

Nashville, TN:  The Coalition for October Debate Alternatives (CODA) released the program and format today for the Presidential Candidate’s Alternative Debate to be held October 6 at 7 p.m. at  4309 Stevenson Hall (seating for 250), Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee.  Those candidates

The BoBo of The Week Award H/T to Greg at 454monte.com for bringing this to my attention.  This guy was a contributor to The BoBo Carnival of Politics.  Greg did a little more digging around on his blog and found this “wonderful” post.

Posted at Ballot Access News: The November 2008 Colorado ballot will list 16 presidential candidates. This is the most crowded ballot in U.S. history for president at a general election. The previous record was 14, set in 1992 in three states (Iowa, Tennessee, and Wisconsin).

The violent liberation struggle against apartheid and its violent legacy: was it worth it? by Michael Francis on October 2nd, 2008 I start with a rather reactionary title that will not make many people happy as they fought against Apartheid or knew people that died during the anti-Apartheid struggle.

I start with a rather reactionary title that will not make many people happy as they fought against Apartheid or knew people that died during the anti-Apartheid struggle. My point is not that Apartheid should have been allowed to continue, but that the violent means to combat Apartheid was sure folly.