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Informant: Gomez

As many as 20 million acres of public land could be sold under a proposed change in mining law that is tucked into a budget bill in the House. At issue is the possible overturning of a congressional ban that has prevented mineral companies and individuals from "patenting," or buying, public land, including some in national forests and parks, at cheap prices if the land contains mineral deposits.

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President George W. Bush, battling a long slide in the polls and growing public doubts about the war in Iraq, fired back at Democratic critics who say he misused pre-war intelligence to justify the March 2003 invasion. Kerry today was quick to respond to Bush: "This administration misled a nation into war by cherry-picking intelligence and stretching the truth beyond recognition." Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said the speech was little more than "political attacks as his own political fortunes and credibility diminish."

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William Rivers Pitt: This may make me a bad person, but I get a warm feeling in the center of my soul when I watch right-wing maniacs freak out in frustration and lose their so-called minds. It just makes me smile. You wouldn't know the fortunes of these frauds are sinking like a stone in water had you listened to Mr. Bush's speech from Pennsylvania on Friday. According to George, everything's comin' up Milhouse. The march of freedom continues, he said, and Iraq is doing great. Ready for a dumb joke? Here goes: How do you know George W. Bush is lying? His lips are moving.

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