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Breaking news: The AP reports Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down. This comes on the day Americans learn that Democrats, riding the wave of GOP disapproval, have taken the House -- the Senate majority has yet to be decided. Rumsfeld was a focus of much of the criticism of the Iraq war, a deciding factor for many voters. Last week, W. told media that he encouraged both Rumsfeld and Cheney to stay for the two remaining years of his presidency.

Coming soon: State and local election recaps.

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"Do you remember when everyone was shouting my name, and I used my strength to rip my blouse?"

Would you like to watch my band focuspoint summon our eagle powers and kick some ass Lucha Libre-style?

Date: Thursday, Nov. 9
Place: Jillian's
Time: 8:30
Cost: $5

We'll have some demo CDs to hand out at the battle, too. They're fantastic!

Hug hug, kiss kiss, hug hug, big kiss, little hug, kiss kiss, little kiss,
- Paolo

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Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death.

W. says it's "a milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law."

According the AP, "The former Iraqi dictator and six subordinates were convicted and sentenced for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town after an attempt on his life there."

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I'm quite stoked to go to 107.7 The End's Deck the Hall Ball concert. The line-up: The Shins, Snow Patrol, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Gnarls Barkley, Jet, Angels and Airwaves and Pete Yorn. I'm trying to get a large group together. I already got a few of my peeps signed up. Drop me a line if you're going.