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Monday, October 6, 2008 12:00 AM

John McCain's unprecedentedly ugly speech today

The increasingly petty and ugly attacks on Barack Obama by a desperate, dying movement are a microcosm of the last eight years.

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  • Monday, October 6, 2008 02:58 PM

    ProGrocker

    there is going to be a...attack before the election.

    In general, I am doubtful of the Oct. theory, but a few things give me pause.

    First, a former bureau agent and former high-ranking homeland guy told me several weeks ago that he suspects an event before the election.

    Second, A.G. ("the American a-Q") was thought to be dead in early September, but he recently released a time-referenced tape that included statements by A al-Z.

    Third, I think the financial crisis caught Republicans off-guard and also helped Obama's poll numbers. Only another crisis of epic proportions can shift focus away from the ever-tanking economy.

    So, will your prediction happen? Perhaps, though a bio vehicle is what CT experts fear next.

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