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AUTISM SPEAKS, national advocacy group, responding to Savage's remarks in a statement posted on its website...
...take issue with only two points: First, that the Libertarian Party somehow sold some of its soul by selecting Congressman Bob Barr as its presidential candidate. I was at the Denver convention and don't agree that we sold our soul in selecting Barr. Second, the statement that we Libertarians "poach" from Republicans. That depends on what part of the country you're referring to. As a Libertarian in Maryland, I can tell you that most Libertarians here are "poached" from the Democratic Party, since Maryland is virtually a one-party state. Lorenzo Gaztañaga, Libertarian Party candidate, Second...
...wildland firefighter for 40-plus years, I must strongly disagree with your statement in "Postcard: Santa Barbara" that "you can no more prepare for [wildfires] than for a sudden death" [July 21]. Homeowners can do much to reduce the risk of "sudden death" from a wildfire. Site selection, roofing and siding materials, landscaping plants, defensible space around the home--all these factors are well-known ways to mitigate much of the risk associated with living in the wildland-urban interface. For great material on helping keep wildfires in the wild, check out firewise.org There are not enough firefighters to protect...
...though that has not always been an asset to Democratic presidential candidates in the recent past. Indeed the McCain campaign, which hasn't hidden its frustration this week at the media saturation coverage of the Obama world tour, didn't wait long after the speech to put out a statement scoffing at the whole exercise. "While Barack Obama took a premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a 'citizen of the world,' John McCain continued to make his case to the American citizens who will decide this election," the statement read. "Barack Obama offered eloquent praise...
Merkel posed for pictures with Obama before the two retreated for a private session at the Chancellory that lasted a little under an hour. Obama campaign strategist Robert Gibbs said in a statement that Obama's "warm and productive conversation" with Merkel touched on a wide range of foreign policy topics but included a particular focus on "the urgency of stopping Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons...