Dick "Lord Vader" Cheney is set to take on John "Breck Girl" Edwards this evening.

As with last week's debate, live streaming coverage can be found from C-Span (RP) or BBC World (WMP) online.

The post-game analysis will be all over the place; stay tuned for our own post-game wrap.

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1921 - 2004

Bye, Rodney. We'll miss you.

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A new eruption of steam is coming from Mt. St. Helens in Washington state. But as we watch the live shots this morning, the clouds are much darker, which may or may not indicate the presence of magma or lava as opposed to only steam, which has gone up over the past three days.

NorthWest Cable News and their affiliates KGW-TV/DT Portland & KING-TV/DT Seattle are providing live streaming coverage (WMP).

The USGS has maintained their Level 3 alert, which is the highest volcano alert level. The USGS has said that there is at least a 70% chance of a "major" eruption over the near term, ranging from the immediate timeframe to as far out as two to three weeks from now.

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Burt Rutan's Ansari X Prize entry, SpaceShip One, is set to make it second qualifying flight in order to win the 10 million dollar prize this morning.

NASA-TV is set to stream the flight live beginning at 9:30A ET.

The ship, piloted by 51 year-old Brian Binnie, will be ferried aloft by a Rutan-designed plane called the White Knight to 50,000 feet, where it will be released. SpaceShip One's engine will ignite, thrusting the ship upward to an altitude of more than 60 miles above the surface of the earth. The ship will glide back to a landing in the Mojave desert about an hour and a half after the initial take off of the tandem White Knight/SpaceShip One pair.

UPDATE: The Virgin Galactic/SpaceShip One team is also streaming live video now.

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I tend to purposefully keep away from abortion conversations as a general rule; I've never had one, and don't plan on it, either.

In any event, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Alveda King, is appearing in a new public service announcement, entitled "Restore the Dream," for BlackGenocide.org, a website that discusses abortion and the negative effect it has on black America.

VirtueMedia's newest film commercial, starring Dr. Alveda King, outspoken pro-life advocate and niece of the legendary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The commercial   reveals the Black Genocide of abortion, that is plaguing African American Communities in America.

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When John Kerry does stuff like this, he just begs for really bad captions. I could say something really bad here, but I'll leave it to you to caption this one. I'll award a "No-Prize" (back from when Marvel really was Marvel) on Tuesday. Excelsior!

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Nafi'a Daoud Ibrahim is the victim this time; he's an Iraqi citizen who, according to an AQ-affiliated Iraqi terrorist group, was a contractor working for United States forces.

The footage from the group, Ansar al-Sunna, showed a militant beheading the man, identified as Iraqi national Barea Nafea Dawoud Ibrahim.

The group said in a statement accompanying the video that Ibrahim was an "apostate" (a person who abandons their faith). It was dated Oct. 2.

"I have set up three telecommunications networks for the Iraqi National Guard. I have been working in Taji since June 2004," a frightened-looking Ibrahim told the camera. He was wearing an access badge issued by the U.S. forces around his neck.

Two men later held him down and one proceeded to behead him, before placing his severed head on top of his body.

"We say to all those who even consider working with the crusader forces that they should repent," the group warned.

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1 I think it is so cruel, I hope this kind of action can never happen again!

Posted by: william at October 14, 2004 06:17 PM (V7BS9)

2 i think we should go paki huntin a bit of revenge

Posted by: jack and kyle at December 20, 2004 10:31 AM (iF0lc)

3 no no no

Posted by: doud rafia at April 17, 2005 12:17 AM (EhfLz)

4 i am still craying my brother till my dethe

Posted by: doud rafia at April 17, 2005 12:18 AM (EhfLz)

5 why??????????????????????????????????????????????

Posted by: doud rafia at April 17, 2005 12:19 AM (EhfLz)

6 killthe barstardand id gladly take an offer to do that

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Dutch intelligence raided the home of the brother of British AQ hostage Ken Bigley in Amsterdam Friday night.

Apparently there have been claims made that Ken Bigley was able to roam about his captor's locale free, and was only caged for the purpose of the terrorist videos.

Dutch intelligence officers raided the home of Kenneth Bigley's brother last night. An intelligence officer from the Foreign Office is understood to have accompanied them to Paul Bigley's home in Amsterdam.

The raid came amid claims that the British hostage was free to roam his kidnappers' home in Iraq and was "caged" only for terrorist videos.

Paul Bigley's computer was seized and he was interrogated about his alleged contact with the Tawhid and Jihad group, which yesterday claimed responsibility for Thursday's killing of at least 35 children in Baghdad.

In Fallujah, Mohammed Kasim, an Iraqi-born gunman with a British passport, said the latest video of Mr Bigley showing him shackled in a cage had been staged to "terrify" the British public. There was no way of verifying the claim, particularly in a country awash with rumour and conspiracy theories.

Two of Mr Bigley's American colleagues were beheaded by the captors, believed to be the group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Gruesome footage of the murders was transmitted on the internet.

Kasim says that he is not part of the Zarqawi-Al Qaeda-affiliated group that has been responsible for most of the terrorist beheadings in Iraq. He would not show a passport to confirm his claim of British citizenship, nor would he confirm his London address, citing a need to protect his family who still lives there.

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1 so he has links with them. if either of my sisters was in Ken bigleys position i would sponsor osama bin laden for british citizenship and immunity from extradition to the US to get her back.

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2 If any of my sisters were in Ken Bigley's position I would pray for the terrorists. The rest of the family would be in Iraq in a flash turning over every stone looking for her. Those of us not already in the military would probably join up with the grim determination to wipe out such vermin to spare other families our anguish. You don't negotiate with terrorists. You kill them otherwise other people's family members will end up in their clutches.

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3 Well, it just shows to go ya. When it looks like a bad summer playhouse production - it is. Thanks, Michael, for sending the word out on this. I have been crazy busy and missed it completely.

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4 That these people do this in the name of their god is sick. They are just sick f|_|cks.

Posted by: Paul at October 09, 2004 01:06 AM (mIZjU)

5 some how i cant get it through my head how some human could kills its own kind in the name of god well im a christain and you dont see me going around killing people for the love and power of our father its just wrong and a really sick thing to do as far as im concerned they need a taste of ther own medician not saying that killing is right but then they need to know how the families feel and have to go through i understand that they want revenge but there is a beter way

Posted by: nicole at October 09, 2004 02:19 AM (v6JZ5)

6 its no problem,we'll just take these iraq idiots out one by one if we have to..its all gravy.. r.i.p ken bigley

Posted by: this guy kicks ass at October 09, 2004 06:42 AM (O6B/O)

7 What you have to remember, is that it is only a small minority of people doing these hideous things,all the others involved are just following orders,i have been researching obedience and conformaty recently, though it is wrong for these people to follow such immoral orders,they are killing to obey,and i don't think that this is looked into enough.

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8 no no no no

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Mt. St. Helens is currently erupting steam.

KGW-TV/DT Portland & KING-TV/DT Seattle are providing a live video stream (WMP).

Geologists are describing this as a "small eruption."

It was not immediately known if this is the event that scientists have been predicting for days, or if it is a precusor to a larger event.

UPDATE (4:25P ET):Forester lives near Mt. St. Helens, and is liveblogging it.

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Here's one that nearly slipped under the radar. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks, who's pilot was rejected by Fox for this fall, has been picked up by Cartoon Network.

The failed FOX pilot has found new life as the cable channel has committed to 15 half-hour episodes of the animated comedy, which is based on the Aaron McGruder comic strip of the same name. The network hopes to begin production in time for "Boondocks" to premiere in the fall of 2005 as part of its successful "Adult Swim" lineup. McGruder will executive produce the project, which comes from Sony Pictures Television, alongside Reggie Hudlin. "Boondocks" tracks the adventures of two boys, Riley and Huey, who experience a culture clash when they move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs to live with their grandfather.

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As I savor my first cup of coffee and chew on all of the commentaries from last night, I think most pundits can agree that last night was a draw. Kerry had to step up last night, and he did.

In the post-game analysis, the partisan pundits pulled no punches to promote his/her candidate, but, as I mentioned in last night's piece, no one's opinion was truly changed by last night.

Plenty of commentary and analysis from the usual suspects here on the web.

LaShawn thought Bush was far superior to Kerry, as did Hugh Hewitt, In The Bullpen, Weapons of Mass Discussion

In the "tie" department (along with me), was DC Thornton, Right on Red, INDC Journal, Blogs of War

Expertise, along with The Komissar, Wizbang, VikingPundit and QandO thought that Bush dropped the ball.

Finally, Dean Esmay points out that memory is a strange thing -- so many thought that Al Gore won the first debate four years ago right after the debate, but later most thought (and still think) that Bush cleand the floor with Gore in that debate.

And of course that's just at a quick read this morning. There are plenty of others who both liveblogged and have an opinion this morning. You know the routine: your mileage may vary.

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