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Archives: January 7, 2009

Israel bows to international pressure after bombing UN school in Gaza's darkest day (graphics)

Protester Calls for Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven' at Anti-Israel Demonstration

So how long before we instigate a regime change in Israel?

Thank God! Someone is finally doing something for the poor IDF troops!

UN Says Israel Deliberately Targeting Civilians in Gaza

US troops 'monitoring Rafah crossing' (are you surprised)

How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe

Adi Dvir: Don't Pity the Palestinians

Four UN Buildings hit by Israel in the past 24 hours

GHW Bush on Jeb: "I'd like to see him be president someday."

"We hold these truths to be self evident...

Do you believe those actors murdered their son in the Bahamas?

Democratic Stuff: 1/20/09: Not Just The End Of An Error

Re: economic stimulous package...I believe earmarks ARE needed.

Republicans: Why even bother having a Government?

When will Congress make its first serious push for another semi-auto ban, if at all?

Babylonian cuneiform tablet mentions figure in Hebrew Bible.

Shinseki pledges to fix gaps in veterans' care

Events in the Middle East

Those Bastards went after Clinton like he was the devil himself, Bush should fare no better

The Ponzi Scheme Presidency - Bush's Legacy of Destruction

Alcoa's cutting 13,500 jobs...

Tweety said it: "This is the first time since 1965..."

Why not Oprah for mideast envoy?

Gupta's the best pick since Vilsack.

What's Betty and her family throwing in this picture?

Unimplemented IG Recommendations Costing Taxpayers Billions of Dollars

Hitchens can't tell how many people he's talking to.--We better listen to him.

Prozac - "the only light at the end of an increasingly black tunnel of despair"

Maybe Jay Leno can be Secretary of Transportation

call me stupid, call me dumb but I still can't figure this meltdown out

Mystery of the Great Pyramid at Giza construction solved?

Have One Extra Inauguration Seat Ticket, Need ........

Bush Praises 'Outstanding' Rumsfeld

Bullshit TV Show Alert: ABC showing "Homeland Security"

Who updated wiki with this "intimated" shit?

Kissinger: Obama should act to create a 'new world order'

Police hunt blow-up doll thief after sex shop raids

Ted Stevens gets Standing Ovation on Senate Floor; Franken doesn't even get to stand on the floor

The glorification of killing.

6-year-old misses bus, takes family car, drives 10 miles towards school before crashing

Could this fantasy come true? Do any of you think that some person, perhaps

Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo

So...is Dr. Sanjay Gupta a Hero for American Medical Consumers or a Shill?

Levi Johnston quits oil field job, PUBLIC SCRUTINY: Rules say he needs diploma for apprenticeship.

Two more fucking weeks!

What scares me? This scares me.

People associated with dentistry dog whistling each other: TOP 10 POVERTY CITIES

Dr Dean EDELL would be GREAT!1 as Surgeon General, but, oh-well!1

Apple Drops Anticopying Measures in iTunes

Is Norm still officially a "senator"? n/t

Utah AG wants to sue BCS for anti-trust violations.

It’s Survival of the Weak and Scrawny: 'Evolution in Reverse'

Fergit NewYears or MardiGras or Shrub's Departure - it's party time against CHERTOFF!1

DUers, take a music break. Sigur Ros live at MoMA on Current TV dot com

Winter Wonderland: Germany Sinks into Spectacular Deep Freeze

NOW! Frontline: The Old Man and the Storm.

NOW! Frontline: The Old Man and the Storm.

Bush's mourn more for dead kitty than they do the 4000+ soldiers he committed to die

Sanjay Gupta is the ___ of doctors (fill in the blank)

Illinois folks, a question. Is there anyone in the Illinois Senate that will ask Fitzgerald to

What job will Oprah get?

You Are Being Lied to About Pirates

Obama won. We have majorities. But guess what - most of the assholes remain!

I'm With Stupid

Howard Fineman's hair

Pastor Bob would like to remind you that...

More hypocrisy from the "godly perfect people" they make me SICK

there should be tax breaks for those who eat children.

Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Mike's Back I hope!!

How progessives can take back the world of books

Who selects the head of the Democratic National Committee? And why was Lanny Davis

Anyone here wanna join me in NOT choosing sides?

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 - A Huge Relief If You Had To Short Sell Your Home

Obama MUST deal with this UFO threat.

Dutch museums probe Nazi loot

Atheist Bus Campaign Kicks Off in UK

Democratic leaders seek to resolve Burris saga

THIS IS PATHETIC

Driver warned of jail's sexual gorillas

Just for fun, I Googled (separately) the single words "Bush"& "Obama"...

Letterman's top ten, "Is it Jan 20th yet?"

New regulations regarding children's clothing--devastating.

Here is some info on the rocket attacks during cease fire

Oh yuck. Brownback.

BBC t.v. news on now with Al Jazerra is showing pictures from inside Gaza

Record snowfall, followed by rain and flooding with mudslides.

I'm so proud that every time Obama makes an appointment

K&R This Post if You Think That Posters Shouldn't Ask for a K&R...

Bush Scheduled to Fly Over His Own Presidency

Yemeni Jews seek safe zone in Sann’a

Gupta is no good for serious health care.

So Blair House lie! Get my fucking shoes!

Veto for resolution seeking to legalize drugs

Watch this segment of Monday's Democracy Now! program.

Try to watch Frontline and weep and ache for fellow Americans.

I love how the Panetta appointment is pissing folks off

World demonstrates for Gaza - (Great photos at link)

Howard Dean on MSNBC

Israeli settlers following the army into Gaza

PE Obama - Thanks for ignoring all those

The Men From Uncle or maybe Law & Order: Executive Branch?

Guardsman would rather face Taliban than U.S. economy

Report: States shortchange military voters overseas

Man Dies After Having Penis Set On Fire

"Fox And Friends" just conflated Bernie Madoff with Roland Buriss

OlberBlogging Countdown Favorite MNBC News Pundit Poll

Rep. Maxine Waters on CSPAN now, 6:40amCT. on Burris and more. nt

Everybody get bloody. By Mark Morford

The Wizard of Oz for Secretary of Defense.

Man on leave rapes, stabs, kills his own sister.

Have any DUers used this site

Kreepy Koulter coming up on Today this morning....

ADP reports 693,000 private sector jobs lost in December

Every single patient coming into my dental office is

Why is Bush doing this?

Panetta's Peers Back Him for CIA-They Cite Years of Relevant Experience

Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador over Gaza

Breaking: Illinois Sec of state says the Senate is using him as

Israel stops Gaza attack for three hours

Ill. SecState Jesse White proves he's a village idiot

Tmeline of attacks (both sides) leading up to this conflict during cease fire

Boy, 6, tries to drive family car to school--uninjured in crash

Just heard a report that the Illinios SoS just said he is being used as a fall guy

What A Shame.......Franken/Coleman Recount...

Sanjay Gupta

MSNBC has Mike Barnacle on criticizing the ethics of other human beings.

Guess why Congress poll numbers are so bad: . .Republicans

When "dittoheads" bash "socialism"...

HuffPo's leaked contents page of Pickles' upcoming White House memoir, "I'm With Stupid" (satire)

India's Satyam Computer head quits after admitting falsifying accounts; shares plunge 78 pct

Today's memo from the Twilight Zone: Specter Attacks Choice for Attorney General

Economic times have you saving money? Thanks for making things worse!

What is holding up the stock market?

Seat Burris (who cares?) & Appoint Barris at CIA.

Get this idiot off my TV!!

Hey Keep this one alive on graigslist

Bush press conference coming up at 10.00am

Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post

Will the Wasillabilly circus ever end?

MSNBC Breaking News Burris to be seated

Russia shows the Ukraine and Europe how to play hardball.

Sanjay Writes Screenplay Based on his Life - "Mash on Speed"

PE Obama's Press Conference

Bush's legacy

Olbermann: 'Fatuous, condescending lunatic' Cheney failed to prevent 9/11

Venezuela cuts off oil pipeline for 200,000 US homes

In the spirit of the Sanjay Gupta pick

President Obama, please remove the 10% penalty on 401K withdrawls ASAP.

The Devil (Ann Coulter) Returneth!

Gupta: our health care system is a "shameful system". He needs his feet held to the fire on this.

Bailout Cost Exceeds All American Wars

Ex-Judge Won't Drop $54M Pants Lawsuit (from the file of not being able to "let it go")

The Little Bomblet for Turdblossom in the New Rules (YES!!)

Franken elected Senator.....Time for O'Reilly, Hannity & Limbaugh to run too

'The Pipeline Power Play'

Remember the nitwit suing for $54 million over a pair of pants?

Obama to inherit $1.2 trillion deficit from Bush

Can anyone point me to a link for the Inaugurations event times, etc?

To the religious fundies who think harsh laws on choice and abstienence education works....

Bush makes 45 more last-minute appointments (Mukasey, Chertoff, more!)

When Will People Stop Reading "The Drudge Report"

I'm glad Burris stood his ground

Oh crap. Fristy isn't going to run for guv of Tenn. I was so hoping for more fun with Fristy.

Breaking: Burris will be seated

Did anyone else gag when cheney swore in all the senators???

Republican Victims

Harry Reid: "I do not work for Barack Obama," won't rubber-stamp policies (like he did for Bush?)...

Bush Happens.

The price of gasoline soared, and so did the prices of groceries and nearly everything else.

Specter's Tired Routine

Hula Hoop Lady tasered

we dont want your cheap chinese crap.org and .com

An amazing event not to be here for

Thom Hartman will be discussing Gupta today...should be good.

Egypt keeps doctors from entering Gaza

Bush: "I am going to write a book. I am going to set up an institute"

will chaos be a necessity?

US AirForce has its own Twitter feed

What is a Surgeon General? "America's chief health educator."

Some news from Nova M Radio

tweety keeps calling w "george wilson bush"

Harry Reid: 'I Don't Work For Obama'

Does anyone know how to fix an e-mail problem I have

What is the mechanism in the Senate to challenge Harry Reid's Majority Leader position?

So Reid is still waffling on seating Roland Burris

Things the word "Gupta" can be used for...

In this economy, why are not more of us choosing to work part-time at home and make 9K a month?

Has anyone else been getting a huge amount of pre-approved credit card offers recently?

Bush is loading up the government with Republican operatives..

Prosecutors want Madoff locked up says he violated bail.

FBI goes on massive hiring blitz

the most "innovative solar power project in the world kicked off Monday"

"The party is teetering on the edge of complete anarchy" (bwahahahaah)

Breaking: Congress to vote on equal pay in next 48 hours!

Friends, a question about Thom Hartmann and the Michael Connell incident

Coleman's Lawsuit Hits First Possible Bump In The Road

Burris says he expects to be seated in Senate soon

Caption O' Rama! FIVE Presidents!!!

Let's cut war funding -- not Social Security/Medicare ....

FBI spied on Katrina activists

Does the office of President "transcend the individual?"

This is for those who don't like the Child Tax Credit

Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30

Employee Free Choice Act might get early consideration this year!

US Air-force Sergeant to Bush: "Next time, pick up the shoe and throw it back"

When is the top ten conservatives coming back.

How the military-industrial complex is destroying America

Lesbian couple to participate in the Delegation of Americans.

Meet the Blagojevich burger: meat, cheese and a hefty slice of bologna

Glen Greenwald: George Washington's warnings and U.S. policy towards Israel

GOP 'Rebels' Against 1950s Media Technology

Complete Envy time...My good friend got tickets to the inauguration

CEO admits 94% of outsourcing vendor's cash 'fictitious'

South Florida Business Bankruptcies Highest Since At Least 1990

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says

Question on Joe the Plumber. Help me decide.

Can one sue the surgeon general for misrepresentation? Distortion of facts

Israeli Basketball Team Flees To Changing Room In Turkey

Israeli Basketball Team Flees To Changing Room In Turkey

Israeli Basketball Team Flees To Changing Room In Turkey

The Little Bomblet for Turdblossom in the New Rules

Reigniting Violence: How Do Ceasefires End? (Who started and When by the Numbers)

Reigniting Violence: How Do Ceasefires End? (Who started and When by the Numbers)

Pro-Prop. 8 group targets public-school curricula

John Bolton's mustache

Never Give Up

I wonder if any of the ex-presidents or PE Obama offered to pay for their lunch today.

Joe Biden's CODEL to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan: Working All the Angles. . .Like He Should!

Polygamist leader charged in British Columbia

Federal judge blasts Bush administration as hiding evidence in case of Gitmo detainee

"We owe the American people a reckoning": Eric Holder vs. Karl Rove

Of course, no jail time for this piece of trash.

McConnell’s ‘Middle Class’ Tax Cut Gives 10 Times More To Mega-Rich Than To Middle Class Families»

Was it not really strange how far Carter stands from them all.

Legacy? The one quote that reveals all you will ever need to know concerning George W. Bush

WARNING: I just received an enail saying I had changed my Amazon

I don't really care that much about the Gupta appointment, BUT

Sheepdogs Used to Guard Troubled Penguin Colony

How the U.S. Army's Field Manual Codified Torture -- and Still Does

Question about "war correspondent" Joe the Plumber

Harry Reid is just worthless

Harry Reid is just worthless

with education, you can't throw money at the problem.

1.1 million jobs lost in last two months of 2008

Let’s Let Go of Dead Ideas - Headlines 1/7/09

Caption Dumb, Smart and Dumber

Caption Dumb, Smart and Dumber

Joe the moronic plumber......WTF?

Bailouts gone wild! Larry Flint wants $5 billion for the porn biz.

Somebody get Howard Fineman to the hair stylist....and FAST.

Have you planned your "Bush is Leaving" party yet?

Ann Coulter is on The Today Show?!?!

Scenes from the Gaza Strip (photo story)

Gupta is a shill for Time-Warner

"This war on terror is the calling of a new ... season across the country -- and I encourage you all

So why won't Harry Reid let Roland Burris sit down?

Totalitarianism of the Christian Right

So how long before we instigate a regime change in Israel?

A Football Hall of Famer Will Appoint A Three Judge Panel for Coleman v. Franken

Lightfoot v. Bowen Case Accepted For Conference (BIRTHER ALERT)

Amy Goodman will be in ATLANTA at the Southern Regional Conference

Just Unsuscribed to the DSCC Newsletter Emails

"Money trumps peace ..."

WTF? Sen Reid wants Ted Stevens Freed!

Digital TV Converters; Another Bush Admin. Screw-up?

Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation

Who do you think is the best of Obama's cabinet selections and the worst?

Biden tells Feinstein, Panetta is window dressing.

Dont tell Congress the Economy is Collapsing

So Minnesota Judges will decide Franken/Coleman? Why does this bother me?

Pregnant Smokers Make More Aggressive Kids

An instance of Republican Victimization: Feds charge 3 NY men in election bias attacks

An instance of Republican Victimization: Feds charge 3 NY men in election bias attacks

support creative direct action against fossil fuel development

Burlington Board of Health: "Remove Fluoride Immediately, It Is 'Poison' "

A Blagojevich tutorial for non-Illinois residents

Fresh Air from WHYY, January 7, 2009: Philippe Sands, Author, Torture Team

Texas Federal Judge Faces More Sex Abuse Charges

House renews probe of U.S. attorney firings

In Defense of Joe The Plumber’s Reporting Cred

Couldn't happen to a nicer family...

How many bathrooms in your house did you have growing up?

Just Curious - Has Roland Burris Ever Discussed How The Conversation Went ......

Army War College toned down its Iraq war criticism under pressure from Rumsfeld

Anyone interested in trying to set up a fund for the citizens of Gaza?

Anyone interested in trying to set up a fund for the citizens of Gaza?

Someone explain what POTUS radio (satellite) is all about to me.

A four-step plan for peace in Gaza

Patrick Fitzgerald Screws Up ROYALLY!

In a Hostage Situation, is it Acceptable to Kill the Hostages to Stop the Perpetrator?

Bush will return to Midland, Texas on Jan. 20, 2009. They're throwing him a party!

The ways of the Bush administration are inscrutable and stupid (ADA service animal ban)

AP Reporter Watches Own Home Destroyed, via YouTube, in Gaza

Oh My God. We Can't Seat Burris .......

Bluesman Sam Taylor dies in New York at age 74

White House to get/or has gotten half a million dollars worth of new china

SEC(Madoff): "Why are you taking a mid-level staff person..."

Minnesota sled dog race canceled because of too much snow

What happens when nursing homes start closing due to budget cuts?

Army mistakenly sent letters to family members of fallen soldiers addressing them as ‘John Doe.’»

The b*sh Years - Then and Now

Coulter and CBS don’t meet in the middle - Harry Smith takes her on:

"Black support for Prop. 8 called exaggeration"

What the hell has happened to the weather forecasting?

CNN reporter makes case that Israel broke the ceasefire first, in November

sorry, checked the recently posted and didn't see this had been done.

Joe The Plumber to become war correspondent?

GOP complains House isn't being very Obama-like

So Who Watched Frontline on Katrina Last Night...

The Rude Pundit:Because We Won't Have Him To Kick Around Much Longer, Pt 5 (9/11 Never Dies Edition)

The issue isn't some TV-News Doc

I'm glad we're finally rid of corporate influence in government

Council To Vote On Single-Bottle Beer Ban

Is This a Time to Spend or Save?

ProCon....(Pros and Cons) great website

Why is Bush getting credit for luncheon today

Joe the Plumber to become Israeli War correspondent???

Reporter: Bush administration lying about Blair House booking

NPR's Fresh Air has Phillipe Sands on whether torture is prosecutable-very interesting!

Credit Suisse Urged Clients to Dump Madoff Funds

BART Police Officer who Fatally Shot Unarmed man Resigns

REID: ECONOMY, PEACE “WILL HAVE TO WAIT”

Obama should give an honest assessment of our condition in his State of the Union Address

Backwards-assed Republicans constantly scared shitless of creeping Socialism

WOW!!! Fresh Air with Terry Gross - Prosecuting War Crimes for Torture In The U.S.

Leahy To GOPers: You Voted For Gonzo, So What's Wrong With Holder?

Official Inauguration Poster Released By Obama Team

A little old, but here is a link to an article on how the candidates would have looked in 4 years

"Hot Sarah Palin Calendar Just Released"

Roland Burris IS a Trailblazer

About another Stimulus Check solution. Sorry, I just don't get it!

Sanjay Gupta walks into Michael Moore's whirling propeller blades on Larry King.

What do we know about this guy?

The Only Way to Mass Prosperity

"Taint".. So, how many times can the reporters get away with saying this.

PBS Makes Case For Bush Admin. War Crimes - Torturing Democracy

Why is Obama "Low Balling" his Stimulus Package to Congress? Explanation...

Say NO to Vilsack For Agriculture Secretary

Cheney: It’s Just An ‘Urban Legend’ That I ‘Exceeded My Authority’ As Vice President»

A question on moving "out" of the country.

"My name is Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and I'd like to warn you about the dangers of marijuana.."

American Dream Ripoff right out of John McCain's state AZ - Bankcard Empire dot Com

What's going on with NOVA today -- ?????

The trouble with Sanjay Gupta (Paul Krugman)

I mowed my lawn this afternoon

Did anybody post the moving segment CBS' Steve Hartman did on the elephant and dog?

CNN: "Commentary: Rick Warren foes aren't practicing tolerance"

Animal lovers - get the tissues out! Love is a beautiful thing, wherever you find it.

Margaret Truman's final 'Capital' mystery is revealing

Anybody see Frontline last night?

The crew of the Steve Irwin

Howard Dean is coming up on Hardball.

PCCC PAC Forming to Elect Progressives to Congress

Another Freeperism

Generally what would be the result if the grocery stores ran out of one common item like bananas?

DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND... WTF???

House panel to look at Blagojevich's alleged hiring improprieties-impeached by week's end?

Old Fish New Wrapper

Magistrate Appreciation Thread

Gupta. Wrong on marijuana, wrong for us

Gupta. Wrong on marijuana, wrong for us

Went to local Borders Bookstore to use my gift card when in the front entrance

Went to local Borders Bookstore to use my gift card when in the front entrance

So Coulter got to be on the Today show TWICE today?

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS FREED FROM AGENCY GAG ORDER

TVA Tennessee Disaster: Much Worse than Imagined and Radioactive!

Global Tech Sector in Free Fall This Morning: Lenovo Stock Suspended; India Meets it's Bernie Madoff

Without the machine guns and bloody hands, they wouldn't look like cops to me....

Pontiac kills the G8 ST sport truck for 2009 (my dream of a "new El Camino" gone)

RE: Harry Reid. I told you so.

Can you help me name Federally funded programs that exist,to counteract the socialist meme

So I'm At The Dr This Morning and......

Okay all you capitalist, social Darwinists out here, please be

Jeb Bush To GOP: Don't Attack Obama

Hollywood Conservatives threatening to "come out of closet"...

Joe the Plumber to become a war correspondent

The self-definition of the modern conservative is predicated on their imagined persecution

DUers are more conservative than Herbert Hoover on issue of inherited wealth and inheritance taxes!!

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana – December 2008

Will Obama be the Center RIGHT president?

Walls of Jericho/Walls of Gaza : “And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein"

Baggy Pants Legislation Miffs Atlantans - Baggy pants hinder who young people can become...

Is it time to go drag some of these ratfuckers out of the halls of Congress and flog them in public?

How is this not murder? Video shows officer shoot unarmed man in back as partner kneels on him.

call and say you stand with israel - 1.800.555.1212 (new commercial on MSNBC)

Unbelievable number of people calling for a job.

Let's see where this goes: let's talk about a 100% Inheritance tax.

The Role of Water Privatization in the World-Wide Water Crisis

The Greatest Greatness of George W. Bush (a farewell letter I wrote to George)

Rec this thread if you agree that Former Senator Norm Coleman is an ass. nt

I'm Sorry. I'm Done. (language)

A 2005 interview with Tim Kaine about religion and politics.

Could Randi give the juvenile Franken-bashing a rest?

DU Jeopardy - ANSWER: Those who PROFIT from It.

Horton: Failure of oversight by Rockefeller and Feinstein led to independent decision on Panetta

I voted for Obama with change.

Double your pleasure... Double your fun...

Woohoo!! I just scheduled my first same-sex wedding!!

We're getting the most beautiful snow right now!! nt

Oi, if they say love is more powerful, how come hate always makes the best-seller list?

I have a picture of a hot DUer in the shower.

Has anyone heard from UnderTheOcean lately?

My Bipolar is acting up so I had to post in the Lounge.

Somebody up there likes me.

Somebody do a poll on this

Fuckity fuck fuck fuckity fuck - I hate the Man!

YouTube: "I'M CARL LEWIS!"...probably my favorite Eddie Murphy bit of ALL TIME.

I apologize for every thread that I have ever started.

I'm skipping the wine, straight to scotch

what purpose does the buddy list serve?

Is it just me who has "Flashing Lights" playing nonstop in her head?

I just taught myself how to text on a rotary dial phone.

Former Culture Wars Fanboy Says Druids Ruined His Sex Life

I fucking hate the B(C)S. Ugh.

requisite thread about the reccomend fairy

Do you know someone who makes you proud to be liberal/progressive/leftist?

How do I go about reporting this to the Secret Service?

JVS, I'm holding you personally responsible!

Elrond Hubbard likes punching directors in the junk.

Q. How do you link Buddy Holly to David Hasselhoff via 6 Youtube videos?

Got some kick-ass new protest music you should hear

Okay - out with the sorry details

More complaints about online poker for play money

A quick question, and then off to bed. If you had a little pet monkey...

Is mass recommending vandalism?

My husband SPINNING LIVE on WUAG in FIVE MINUTES!!

OMG! CRIM SON! The thread replies are coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!

I can't trust you for five minutes!

Arctic Sea Ice Recovery?

Hi Loungers! I'm in my new house, using somebody's unsecured

So I had the strangest "nightmare" last night

Caught in the middle of the financial meltdown and layoffs?

I'm being taken advantage of... By my father's Corp.

I finally understand. After all these years.

Hi Loungers, I'm In Crim Son's House, Don't Tell Her!

Former Star Wars Fanboy Says Droids Ruined His Sex Life

Bailey's ears were UNSPEAKABLY HORRIBLE

So I heard Sanjaya is going to be the Surgeon General

The advent wreath is about to go away. What should I use for my new

FEDEX: I've been waiting for an Xmas package since Dec. 16!!

IT'S ARKANSAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama to screw with Social Security/Medicare? Or am I reading

Man, the scrotum sacks

bad luck central...

What is your favorite euphemism for alcoholic intoxication?

I just used "hide thread" for the first time ever. That is one handy device! nt

You know what weird thinks is XemaSab?

Is this dog behavior or cat behavior?

This is weird - "Gran Torino" is apparently not playing anywhere in Houston

Rumour: Microsoft readying free POP3 access for Hotmail

Help me figure out what my boss is up to.

Has there ever been/will there ever be, a horror movie as terrifying as this?

Zhang Ziyi "enraged" by paparazzi photos

Crispini Reviews: Burn After Reading

Here's an unusual Beatles cover.

Possibly The Greatest Paean Of All Time

My parents had the coolest Christmas/Epiphany tradition.

Am I on your "Ignore" list?

Do you know someone who makes you embarrassed to be liberal/progressive/leftist?

Tip: Save time by hitting the return key instead of clicking on "search"

My body is a cage

I have much bigger boobs than Angelina Jolie

I watch one donkey sex show and you make me pay for it the rest of my life...

Devo or Carrie Underwood?

Devo or Carrie Underwood?

If i hear one more person call "za" "pie" . . .

Why are some sports sites obsessed with photo galleries now?

Lounge Polls

The Final Election Joke

Apples or Oranges?

I used to watch a show callled GI Joe

A very good year in Pictures

65 People Laid Off Today

Hypothetical regarding Blagojevich:

The Intergalactic Thom Hartman Show Fan Club, Bria Chapter (Dial-up Warning)

Watching "Leatherheads". Not really liking it.

Must Have or Must Not?

A gun question for you well-armed Loungers...

I have a ten pound cat, a 10 ounce kitten, and a queen size bed.

Which forum is the most volatile place on DU?

Kitten picture of the day for Wednesday January 7

Question about Video cards

People who say modern music has artistic merit just overlook all the bad stuff...

Whoppper Wednesday!

Mr. Peebles, World’s Smallest Cat

So I was called "sir" again this morning

Where should I go for my honeymoon?

Swing, Swing, Swing

Man arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator.

Epidemic: Crack is back on the streets of New York

Five questions for dog companions.

Come on, people, now, smile in your brothel

Ride the Subway with No pants!

Do any DUers have experience starting a non-profit?

ugh.. i really can't wait to get out of Alabama

What Cats Do All Night.

These smilies are too small

Guinness the dog and Missy the kitten are lonely, so they're playing with each other.

i'm sick >_<

What is that thing invented by mankind?

Porn kings Larry Flint and Joe Francis go begging for a bailout

Shorten a multisyllable word to form a new, annoying, monosyllable nonce word

Where's CaliforniaPeggy?

Tough Decision - To move or not to move

Some days, parenting makes me feel like this....

A new text message spam scam!

I got my NRA card in the mail yesterday?! WTF

BLEEEEEE That is 3 minutes for frozen, not thawed.

Full moon over Vail, CO

"The Sacred Dark"

People who say modern music *has* artistic merit just don't bother mindlessly focusing on the crap

Giambi heads back to Oakland

it wasn't a break in, but my back door was OPEN when i got up today and i'm pissed

I just spilled a quart of red fruit punch all over my desk and cubicle floor

Hilariously cool story from the interwebs today.....

Zazzle or Cafepress?

delete

Need advice from Lounge Shutterbugs on photo storage

What is up with the craigslist scammers?

Anybody want to buy me a Wii?

Who else here is keeping Kleenex in business? Damn nasty ass cold!

Is Sundance really a place for indy films?

I had to explain to Little MB what a mullet haircut was

Not having the greatest time tonight.

Is there the equivalent of a "white pages" (for free )where cell phone user's no's can

PHOTO: Burger King Releases the Angry Whopper: spicy crispy onions, jalapeńos, pepper jack, bacon...

The right elbow hurts. Damn, does it ever hurt.

Greetings, Lounge Denizens!!

Who would win in a fight?

"May you live forever, you son of a bitch"

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says

god dam, my youngest nephew is cute.

That's about the size of it.

So last week I posted that the vending machine in our building raised it's prices...

Besides the lounge, name a forum you like on DU

New Power Generation & Sheila E. - Glamorous Life

Tavernertavern Presents: Drake's 1500 Pale Ale

I will admit that I actually phoned in a vote for Sanjaya when he was on AI

People who say modern music has no artistic merit just don't bother to look for the good stuff...

Anyone have experience with mediation

Cool Tune for a Wednesday Evening

Zero 7 - Passing By

Clutchy Hopkins meets Roman Polanski

I'm trying to be open minded - so explain why it seems Notorious BIG's movie....

How about this guy for Sturgeon General?

Let's play, "Dead Or Alive."

Flying Lotus - Roberta Flack Feat.Dolly

Flying Lotus - Roberta Flack Feat.Dolly

Random Questions

If you were Neil Armstrong, or any other astronaut who walked on the moon....

RadioHead - Reckoner (FlyLo Remix)

Whoa... I just created the strangest ice cream float ever.

Prefuse 73 w. School of Seven Bells - The Class of 73 Bells

Zo! & Tigallo - Africa

I forgot to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

"Let's do it every day in January." Dumbest resolution ever.

Oh good GRIEF. Mechanic prank with very dense woman.

'Rude' English streets defended

Kroger had it on sale, so I bought some.

Lanu ft. Kero One - It's Time

my sister's phone is dead......and I need her right now......

David Axelrod - Holy Thursday

You know, keeping a beard shaved perfectly isn't easy.

I wish they sold just the Oreo creme filling.

Will your book be a bestseller? This website could tell you.

Raphael Saadiq - Be Here

Amplive - Nudez (Radiohead Remix)

Treadmill desk update, Day 2

You have the right to food money

Soulive Ft. Amel Larrieux - I Don't Know

Quasimoto - Real Eyes

There's a cat under our Christmas tree.

Shawn Lee - Happiness

How not to pick up atheist women

Thanks lounge for the good wishes and vibes for my sister

You know what I think is weird?

The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Wed 1/7/2009)

Music from the last decade is artistically dead.

What is LaraMN doing in February?

The Intergalactic Stephanie Miller Show Fan Club, Chilastra Chapter (Dial-up Warning)

Someone else was just laid off at my old place of employment

Someone else was just laid off at my old place of employment

Who does the best Sympathy for the Devil?

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 1/7/09 (warning: graphic language)

One blue jay, two cardinals (male and female), one purple finch,

The FBI is hiring. What kind of agent would you be?

Can I please get some of those fantastic lounge vibes for my family?

Can I please get some of those fantastic lounge vibes for my family?

Florida's first Powerball drawing is tonight. $105 million.

Florida's first Powerball drawing is tonight. $105 million.

My roomate from University got me on facebook - post some memories.

Showing off my new baby, "Peanut" She's adorable.

$50 gift card for Amazon.com... what would you get?

OHMYGOD

Lou the mule alerts Tennessee woman to house on fire

Come on, people, now, smile on your brother

How are you fixed for frie wood?

if i hear one more person call "pizza" "'za" . . .

Funny YouTube video on Minnesotan vs. Wisconsinite accents

do you support smoking bans in public places (ie bars, restaurants)?

What would you do with ....

If an outed homosexual is gay, what is an outed 'closet conservative'?

Sean Kennedy’s Murderer Up For Early Parole

How do I know that I'm not dead, and you aren't projections of my mind

Man Dies After Having Penis Set On Fire

Yay! Hard drive rescued!

Who posted the "what's wrong with this picture" thread, Obama in Limo?

People I hope to not see on TV in 2009

Woman Gets Entire Can Of Hairspray Lodged Up Her Butt

Layoff at our house: mental health clinics closing

Forget the great soda/pop/coke divide: there is a generational word gap to explore.

Police seek blow-up doll sex bandit

Jerry Clower or Dane Cook?

I find myself wishing I could talk to my dad.

I'm curious to know if the loungers can do this... an anti-pev challenge!

anyone here taking online college classes? u of phoenix in particular, but any

I finished John Grisham's "The Appeal" last night.

Cat freaking out at a copier video

Should I be concerned? My son's elementary school principal...

My neighbor is wonderful

Match Game Story: "Mullet-sporting NASCAR-lovin' freeper redneck Kyle Freddy couldn't get ___ up."

Ever feel like you're too far to the left to be a Democrat?

BITCH

Here is why "modern" radio sucks out loud.

2008 Razzie Nominations are out

What font are you?

Shouldn't there be tax breaks for people who DON'T have children?

Minnesota DUers: Vote for the location of our next informal gathering, Jan. 10

Unlawful Assembly

Now, EXCUSE ME! But, can a queer gal get into some of this BOOB fun?

PR From John Russell, A Second Great Depression? You Decide! F/U Krugman 1/7/09

Pet Peeve: "Oh but it's not spicy, it's not hot. Eat it!"

Obama's CIA Pick Unlikely To Face Senate Challenge

Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus to play at children's party?

"How is the Franken campaign responding to the lawsuit from Norm Coleman...?"

Obama On Gaza: I'm Still Committed To Pursuing Mideast Peace

Bush starts packing to leave White House

Just Imagine The Hue and Cry on This Board When Obama Picks His New Dog

At the risk of sounding superficial for two nights in a row.....

Inaugural Balls...

How do you best describe Bush in a nutshell?

Feinstein & Rockefeller are both slimy fucks.

PHOTOS: George Bush - A Distinguished Public Servant. Seriously.

Son of Prop 8 supporting rightwing pastor of mega church facing grand theft charges

Please vote in my DU Gupta poll (link inside) ...

Blago/Burris/Reid official theme song:

Roland Burris for Commerce Secretary!

Anyone here not willing to accept Colin Powell as part of Obama's administration...

Obama Press Conference Wednesday at 10:15

Report: Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza fight

With 111th, the age of Pelosi dawns

Ezra Klein: "Gupta is a great pick"

Why after 8 years of bush has the leadership in the congress picked now to find a pair?

You wanna know what I think???

Is anyone else having trouble reaching the DNC website?

IMO, the GOP will demand either Holder or Panetta. Only one will be confirmed.

Bush: worst President or dumbest?

What moment in 2008 made you nervous the most?

Change is gonna come

If you belong to any Protestant church that acknowledges the Apostolic Succession,

Only one thing to like about Gupta is his America's Killer Diet documentary

Worst Replacement lead singer

Blair House Mystery Solved: It's John Howard

Obama's wheels: Secret Service to unveil new presidential limo

After seeing KO tonight, I feel better about the Gupta pick...

Gupta vs. Michael Moore on Larry King Live

Hannitys Nazi America asks "When Will YOUR Button Be Pushed? "

Its 1946...WW2 is over...what could have been,,,

Gallup Poll Shows Confidence in Obama heading downward?

What moment from 2008 convinced you Obama was going to win

Has Congress Counted the Electoral Votes Yet?

Dems plan pro-Israel resolution

Stimulus Plan Just One Part of Obama’s Early To-Do List

Can someone point me to the Panetta as CIA Chief threads?

YOu know the witch hunt of the clinton days will look like childs play compared to the next 8 years

1/6/09: Photographic Randomness

Talkingpointsmemo: "How Many Jobs Is 80 Votes Worth?"

What the hell is wrong with the folks at Nabisco???

Lucky Families To Join Obamas On 'Whistle Stop Tour' To DC

Dubya Goes Home - soliciting images!

Reports: Obama Rolling Out New 'Chief Performance Officer' Job

Feel good moment of the day--

Real wackos at Plains Radio

MSNBC: AP reporting Roland Burris will be seated as Illinois' junior senator.

Affidavit says Burris had limited conversations with Blagojevich before being appointed

We need to start listing Bush screwups lest people forget and try to turn him into Truman

Bush: It "will become very evident to" Obama that the "homeland is under threat"

If John McCain meets the constitutional requirements to be president, so would Imelda Marcos...

First pictures of Senator Designate Burris, Majority Leader Reid and Senator Durbin

Reid Spokesman: Burris-Seating Story Is Wrong

**Heads Up: PE Obama Press Briefing, Live 1/07 **

Do you know what the Surgeon General does?

Why I am happy Burris will be seated. . .

Is Harry Reid a spineless wimp?

I don't think that Senate Republicans are very likely to have an obstructionist agenda.

So basically Reid is going to seat Burris BUT he is buying time to save face?

What do you think this "investigation" by Harry Reid will look like?

Obama's Competent Change

VIDEO (HuffPo) The Congressional Swearing-In: The Matching McCaul Family

Rachel just ripped DiFi a new asshole. You go...

Caption needed.......

Caption needed.......

January 17th - PE Obama in Philly

Bush History-Bush Brags About His Immoral Fiscal Irresponsibility, 1/7

AP: Burris to be seated

I support Roland Burris being seated BUT I'LL MOST LIKELY support one of his Democratic challengers

Reid And Durbin: No Seating Of Burris Yet -- But We Really Like Him

PHOTO From the archives: Biden Meets Carter

Obama at 82% approval rating. Bush at 27%.

In a mere matter of moments...... (Five Presidents Have Lunch)

This may be a dupe...but the Senate just approved of BURRIS seating....period.

Surgeon General, not for Howard Dean

I have an alternative to Gupta that has a public profile and previous government experience.

Guess next weeks outrage and get a free popsicle!

For those DUers with constitutional/senatorial protocols, can people do anything to unseat Reid

How can I contact the committee in charge of the

"My signiture is symbolic, it is not needed" -Jesse White

Billy Mays, a better pick for Surgeon General by Obama's standards?

13 days until we are divided no more. We are Family!

Obampromise: finding the middle ground between the center and the fringe

Why doesn't the Senate seat Burris temporarily

Obama asked what can he learn from the mistakes of his predecessors - "from their successes!"

My LTTE to the Augusta Chronicle (R/W rag...)

Never mind

Why do Senate Dems elect milquetoast leaders like Daschle and Reid?

Hillary Clinton to get confirmation hearing next week

Clinton confirmation hearing set for Tuesday

National Portrait Gallery Gets Obama Poster: "HOPE"

So this "Sanjay" guy.... Is he the one who was on "American Idol" a coupla years back?

Nixon Inauguration memory...

The coming shitstorm on DU. In about three years, Obama will dedicate the Bush Library

Remember the flag pin bullshit? Obama wore his, Bush 41 didn't.

Ecstasy used to treat PTSD by Dr. Sanjay Gupta (He also does segment on Iraq Vets and PTSD)

Tuberculosis running rampant in some Peruvian villages- Dr. Sanjay Gupta

It's a little late HARRY!

PHOTOS The Most Widely Travelled Piece Of Cardboard In History?

United States Surgeon General

Gupta to have "expanded role in health policy advice" - Hmmm - Some saying it is only a PR job???

Let's cut war funding -- not Social Security/Medicare ....

"Go out and make me do it."

Damn! Obama is starting to build us ladies a bunch of HOT cabinet members!

If Obama walked on water some DUers would say its because he can't swim. . .

I'm skeered... where's the real GWB and who's THIS replicant?

I feel sorry for Burris

I love Jimmy Carter.

Kaine heads group offering donors access to governors

Is Harry Reid turning his lemon into lemon aid?

America's Forgotten Epidemic by Sanjay Gupta, he recognizes Obama's plan f/National HIV/AIDS Program

When your conscience forbids you from fulfilling your mandated duties you RESIGN

Replace Harry Reid?

Admit it: You think he's a stupid "TV Doc" with no real credentials.

Gupta - The Objective Of Hiring An Accomplished Shill

DU: The Quiz

Networking For A Cure by Sanjay Gupta. (He sees benefit of internet speeding research)

Has Obama's presidency been a success?

'Senator' Biden's trip raises concerns

President Bartlett hosts meeting with living former West Wing presidents and Pres. elect Santos

Why not Paris Hilton for Secretary of State?

PHOTOS PE Obama & Presidents Big Bush, Little Bush, Clinton & Carter

Who Would You Choose For Surgeon General?

Do we always turn on Majority Leaders and House Speakers?

Nevada Dems, please primary challenge The Cave-man

Kissinger: Obama's 'task' is to help create a 'new world order'

LET GAZA LIVE

Cool new Obama art -- new deal style

Should we call him Bush '00 (not 43)?

Jesse White: I've been made the fall guy (by US Senate) ***audio link added***

FYI John Harwood to interview Obama on CNBC at 8:00 EST

Paula Poundstone: Skip the Inauguration, just get sworn in and get to work

Seems like every time we elect a Black President, the world blows up.

Perhaps this makes me uncool on DU, but I'm pretty pleased by Obama's appointees so far.

Will anyone pay

Orly Taitz goes completely off her rocker (BIRTHER ALERT)

I love this rug!

Fmr. CIA Officer Michael Scheuer on Obama's choice of Leon Panetta:

If Reid loses in November 2010, who becomes majority leader?

Krugman on Gupta

Oooops - Presidents' Lunch Today: "Only Ronald Reagan is missing"

So, a friend of mine is going to die. And I am extremely angry about it. For many reasons!

Rochester: We should support Caroline Kennedy

The Sanjay Gupta - Michael Moore thing.

Hey DU: You think the 2008 Presidential Primary was ugly? Come to Illinois in 2010!!!

Gotta Love that SANJAY GUPTA for GS pick! Gotta Love OBAMA!

AIDS In The US by Dr. Sanjay Gupta (He addresses impact of AIDS on black Americans & lack of funds)

PROOF! Obama wears blue ties like both Bushes, Carter and Clinton wear RED ties!

Milliard Fillmore born January 7, 1800

Official Inauguration Poster Released By Obama Team

NOT the Onion: PORN industry demands BAILOUT!

Could This Be The Reason Diane Feinstein is Pissed With Obama????

George Bush was at his most popular when America was attacked on Sept. 11

Laura leaves Michelle a housewarming gift (new China.)

Surgeon General Gupta: Yea or Nay?

I'm going out on a limb: I wish Gore fought as hard in 2000 as Coleman is now

Why cant we give Obama's Choices a chance to work before we revolt?

Columbia Journalism Review calls out Gupta's "clean bill of health" to McCain's healthcare plan

I'm sick of being a pessimist.

Obama's shocking appointment today IS that Change We Need

Qualifications to be SG - Gupta is perfect, whether you like it or not.

I think I got inauguration tickets!!!

Chris Matthews has question: With success of 50 state strategy, how come no job in admin for Dean?

President Kennedy hosts meeting with Superman

President Kennedy hosts meeting with Superman

Congress Will Make it Official on Thursday! (Counting the Electoral Votes)

So not only is no one staying at the Blair house but this place is fricking HUGE too...

So not only is no one staying at the Blair house but this place is fricking HUGE too...

The President-Elect with four US Presidents, including a war criminal

Does anyone really believe that Bush wants Obama to succeed?

I have very little hope that Obama will make any changes

Some advice for President Elect Obama: Fuck the Republicans

HBO: Cable Network to Air Inaugural Festivities

I think waiting to criticize until Obama takes office is WAY premature.

Obama's choice of Gupta says a lot.

Sanjay Gupta

Tweety just told Howard Dean that it seems he should've been rewarded...

"I'm going to the Inauguration " Thread.

Did Fitzgerald arrest Blagojevich before he had a solid case ?

Somewhere right now a future Democratic President-elect lies in utero, and you just know ...

Obama is at risk of dying if he serves two terms

Jay-Z to perform concert on eve of Obama Inauguration

Harry Reid: "I don't work for Obama"

Hey Progressives - Take a LONG look in the mirror, if you are okay with Sanjay Gupta

Do we have a consensus on the "Bush farewell song"?

Dennis Kucinich Message

Shockingly, I've seen some people state "Obama doesn't have a health care Plan"

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: the latest snub to progressives:

Just interested: what was the general view of Bush Snr as President?

Obama asks Dennis Ross, Richard Haass, and Richard Holbrooke to Serve as Envoys

PHOTO Caption It?

My cat was just diagnosed with kidney disease :(

So I had 16 items at the store I used their express lane to purchase...

Democrats' opposition to Burris begins to crack

La. gov's plan to fix $341M budget gap has layoffs

Coleman sues over Franken's Senate recount victory

Former Gov. Jeb Bush Won't Run For Senate In 2010

Levi Johnston quits oil field job, PUBLIC SCRUTINY: Rules say he needs diploma for apprenticeship.

Feds to charge Seattle man for Iraq death (Blackwater)

Bush's Environmental Legacy Draws Mixed Reviews (Fox News)

Coal ash spill reveals risks, lapses in waste regulation

Austria’s ‘Woman on Wall St.’ Now Out of Sight

Guardsman would rather face Taliban than U.S. economy

Iraq's Minorities Facing Extinction in Current Crisis

Israeli leaders to debate "final" Gaza push

Army 'continues Jaffna advance'

6-Year-Old Drives Family Car to School

A bump in the night: how Howard debunked Obama

Real Estate mogul Steven Good found dead in apparent suicide

Military says Israel will briefly halt Gaza offensive to allow in humanitarian aid and fuel

Israeli Leaders To Debate "Final" Gaza Push

Logitech to slash jobs, withdraws targets

Sarkozy: Israel, Palestinians accepted Egypt-led truce plan

French PM says Israel, Palestinians accept Gaza truce

Gates projects Pentagon needs $70 bln more for wars

Judge indicted on more sex abuse charges

Austria's Woman on Wall St; Now Out of Sight

Obama boosts DCCC with extra funds

Alcoa to slash 13,500 jobs to save money

Real-Estate Executive Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Sea Shepherd Joins Search for Missing Japanese Whaler

LR Losing 150 Jobs at LM Glasfiber (windmill manufacturer)

Obama Names Chief Performance Officer

How bad is it? Arizona applies for bank loan

Stock Losses Leave Pensions Underfunded by $400 Billion

Will Ferrell taking Bush spoofs to Broadway, HBO

Palestinian girl stands up to Israeli soldier.

Joe the Plumber to Become War Correspondent

Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering'

Worst December for layoffs on record, survey says

Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent in Israel

Bush leaves new fuel economy rules to Obama

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says

Gunmen attack TV station in northern Mexico

Bollywood bids Bush goodbye

House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan (SCHIP renewal)

Israel offers Gaza aid corridor

Texas kills 50-year road building plan after outcry

Hamas Rejects Gaza Cease-Fire

Bush leaves CAFE decision for Obama

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says

IRS to cut struggling taxpayers a break

Reuters Breaking: Sarkozy says Israel (and Palestinian Auth) accepts Gaza truce plan

HBO lands rights to inaugural ceremony

House renews probe of U.S. attorney firings

McCain volunteer begins probation program for made-up story

Jack Kemp has Cancer

Jack Kemp diagnosed with cancer

Senate Dems Will Seat Burris(update: Leaders Dispute Reports of Seating Burris)

Senate Dems Will Seat Burris(update: Leaders Dispute Reports of Seating Burris)

Dems plan pro-Israel resolution

Iran biggest Mideast challenge for Obama: White House

Iran biggest Mideast challenge for Obama - W.House

U.S. rabbi raises $100,000 to buy care packages for IDF troops in Gaza

Bush makes last-minute appointments

House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan

Israel Warns Residents Along Gaza-Egypt Border of Air Strikes

Israel expels Venezuelan charge d’affaires after Israeli ambassador’s expulsion from Caracas

Homeland Security rules on data collection rile businesses

ABC cuts back in Iraq; relies more on BBC

First U.S. female soldier to flee Iraq war for Canada ordered deported

Army apologizes for "Dear John Doe" letters

Gaza Strip is a concentration camp, says Vatican

Protester Calls for Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven' at Anti-Israel Demonstration

Iraq's Prime Minister calls on Arab states to cut ties with Israel

Colombian coffee growers to sue over US cartoon

Israel accepts truce 'principles'

Khmer Rouge Leader Gets Trial Date At Last

Bush Using Federal Funds To Secure Dallas Home

Obama to Deliver Major Speech on Economy on Thursday

U.S. Deficit to Hit 1.2 Trillion Dollars: Budget Office

Obama, presidents to meet

Networks to Usher In Historic Presidency; "ambitious coverage plans"

Bernard Madoff Prosecutors Ask U.S. Judge to Jail Him

Moqtada al-Sadr calls for Iraq revenge attacks over Gaza

Malibu Man Arrested In Ponzi Scheme ($15 million)

Democrats: Ignored IG advice could have saved $25 billion

Blair House Mystery Solved

Reid: Dems must be ‘very careful’ about overreaching

Israeli terror in Gaza overshadows US-Gulf forum

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday January 7

EXTRA: UN: Israel admits rocket fire was not from within school

Feinstein says she supports Panetta for CIA

Lieberman pushing for authorization bill

NY’s toll-free unemployment hotline crashed

Oil Tumbles 12 Percent as U.S. Supplies Rise More Than Forecast

California May Delay Tax Refunds Amid Budget Iimpasse

Obama Plans to Keep Republican FDIC Chair Bair: Report

Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post

Oregon church to stop signing marriage licenses

Islamabad sacks top security adviser (after he acknowledged Pakistan connection to Mumbai attacks)

Saudi royal blasts US stand on Gaza

Obama's Wheels: Secret Service To Unveil New Presidential Limo

11 gay bars get letters threatening ricin attacks

December Job Losses Off The Charts

Fla. congressman asks Pelosi for football break

Army apologizes for hurtful message to survivors

Survey: ER doctors suspect excessive police force

Pelicans fall out of sky from Mexico to Ore.

Porn industry seeks federal bailout

Democrat: Blagojevich 'called our bluff' on Senate pick

Obama Seeks to Mend Rift Over Panetta Pick

Chief Justice will recuse himself from Coleman contest

Silvio Berlusconi could lose immunity from prosecution

Israel approves tougher war on Hamas

Jesse White: I've been made the fall guy

Muslims Plan Boycott Of American Goods

CDC Launches National Probe Into Salmonella Outbreak; Nearly 400 Cases Reported In 42 States

Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored

New study challenges black support for Proposition 8

Israel's fait accompli in Gaza

William Kristol set the bar but he must be green with envy right now

A rare peek at Homeland Security's files on travelers

Witnesses to Israel's war crimes

Austria’s ‘Woman on Wall St.’ Now Out of Sight

Sen. Feinstein Proposes Burris for Head of CIA

Security fears may deter new outsourcing customers

Offshoring of Bank IT Jobs Looks Likely to Rise in 2009

Why 2009 Is the Year for Universal Health Care (Klein, The American Prospect)

Adi Dvir: Don't Pity the Palestinians

Jim Lobe: Perle Explains (Another neocon explains, again, how it wasn't him)

"Gaza slaughter" ensures the continued growth of the Sunni insurgency al-Qaeda leads and inspires.

"The trouble with Sanjay Gupta" - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com

Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

How Bush Broke the Government

Bernie Madoff (actually pronounced made-off)Folk Hero By John Kelley

Dr. Mads Gilbert: Unconventional weapons used against Gazans

Bush rewards his hired guns

Bush will use federal funds to install security gate to protect his Dallas home.»

Bush Spins Scandalous Neglect of Vets

Garrison Keillor: The cheerful idiot

#1 Qualification for RNC Chair? Gun Ownership

RNC's Mike Duncan 'believes Bush will ... undergo transformation similar to Harry S Truman'

Gene Lyons writes about Unfinished Business

Money Owes No Allegiance

Israel holds the diplomatic cards, Middle East experts tell swissinfo why

Bush Invites the Obamas to Stay at TONY BLAIR's House

The Price of Consensus: Obama and Congressional Republicans

The making of Israel's apartheid

Why Obama Picked Panetta To Run the CIA

Japanese Whalers have no legal credibility

Reigniting Violence: How Do Ceasefires End?

Patrick Swayze: I'm Going Through Hell

Report shows which states have highest teen birth rates

A bump in the night: how Howard debunked Obama

A Surprise for Langley: Leon Panetta "is not going to preside over the demise of the CIA."

Israel May Face Charges for War Crimes By Mel Frykberg

No room for Obama while Howard's in town

Shell-Shocked Children Who Are Drawn Into The Cult Of The Martyr

IRS agents soften heart for delinquent taxpayers

Facing Losses, Billionaire Takes His Own Life

Telegraph: Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70 (bloodiest single incident)

Robert Scheer: Why Do So Few Speak Up for Gaza?

Witnesses to Israel's war crimes

How Much Electricity Does It take To Replace Gasoline? By Jeff Wilson

Jobs cut soar as US (small) firms fight to survive

Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent

Bush Wins

Rice to Consult Palestinian Leader on Ceasefire in Gaza

Al-Qaeda sniffs opportunity in Gaza

What Boggles My Mind.

Obama doesn't consult Feinstein on Paretta so she undercuts him on not seating Burris ?

India slips to No. 41 in innovation

Abbas Enrages West Bank Palestinians With Balancing Act on Gaza

MICHAEL MOORE vs. SANJAY GUPTA pt3

Sanjay Gupta Admits He Lied About Michael Moore's Sicko Fact

Michael Moore vs. Sanjay Gupta Fireworks pt2

Maddow: Ron Howard Talks Nixon

The Purple People Eater Will Decide Franken/Coleman

Tmeline of attacks (both sides) leading up to this conflict during cease fire

Norm Coleman -- Be Free.

Indian Outsourcing Giant Satyam Hit By Huge Accounting Fraud

Jeb Bush is the Smart One, if Cowardly

Killing Children is Never Legitimate

Foreign Ministry media manipulation

Countdown: Blair House Was Not Booked

Check this editorial from my local paper

IDF captain interviewed on Aussie TV - denies use of phosphorus in Gaza

Countdown - Olbermann interviews Ezra Klein - Surgeon General appointment

CBC: Israeli Media Airs Suppressed Video

Analysis: Hamas desperate for lull

Rachel Maddow - Ben Nelson disgraces himself, and more, with defense of Gaza assault

Blackwater Soldier to be Charged for Murder

Sanjay Gupta reports "Double Standard" of Obama's medical release

Robert Fisk: Why do they hate the West so much, we will ask

Indonesia Awaits Obama’s Gaza Plan

The Stooges - 1969

"As the Arabs see the Jews"

Alberto Gonzales A "Casualty" In The War On Terror

236.com: A 23/6 Propaganda Production: Gay Marriage

Jamie Kennedy Experiment - Las Vegas Wedding

Oakland BART police shoot man on ground in handcuffs (WARNING - GRAPHIC)

March of the Dead

Debunking MIHOP 911 CTs in 10 seconds

If you want to watch it-Coulter with Lauer this morning on TODAY (9:50)

In God We Trusted-The truth about ex-gay ministries

President Eisenhower's Military-Industrial Complex Speech

In Fatah-Governed West Bank, Solidarity With Hamas

Israel halts campaign for 3 hours to let in aid

Israel Considers Broadening Gaza Attack

Hamas Team Takes Egypt Truce Plan To Syria

Hamas leader: We reject a permanent truce with Israel

UNWRA: There Were Unarmed Civilians In The School Strafed By Israeli Army (Hebrew)

For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls

U.N. Should Ensure the Criminals Responsible Will Be Punished!

Obama nominee helped killings in East Timor - Pt. 2

U.S. Weapons Used To Kill Children! Paid For By U.S. Taxpayers! Dennis Kucinich

Joe The Plumber to cover Israel's war

Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Defense sources: Even if Hamas agrees to truce, its armed wing may resist

AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble

Egypt Preparing for Massive Gaza Refugee Influx

TYT: Is Obama's Tax Cut Stimulus Plan A Bad Idea?

Obama nominee helped killings in East Timor Pt. 1

Israeli settlers following the army into Gaza

Obama's warning to Israel

Joe Conason: Hypocrisy From the Party of Pork

The Rachel Maddow Show: Rachel discusses intelligence and Leon Panetta with Bob Baer

German peacekeepers suggested for Gaza (Roundup)

Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70

World Bank: Drinking Water Shortages in Gaza

Jewish women occupy Israeli consulate in Toronto

Telegraph: Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70 (bloodiest single incident)

Sarkozy retracts peace deal claim

Palestinian Working for Iran Media Held in Israel

Stratfor: Hamas and the Arab States

In battle for public opinion, IDF Web site puts female face forward

Haniyeh and his Israeli sisters: wartime tales from Gaza/Israel

Avi Shlaim in The Guardian: How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe

Israel mulls expelling Venezuelan diplomat

War of Choice: How Israel Manufactured the Gaza Escalation

Israel wounded in propaganda war

Rafah residents ordered to flee homes ahead of Israeli bombardment

CNN Confirms Israel Broke Ceasefire First

French Safe Sex Public Awareness Video.

LARRY KING: MICHAEL MOORE & *DOCTOR* SANJAY GUPTA pt1

TYT: Juan Cole Joins Cenk To Try And Answer -- How Will The Gaza Conflict End?

Obama Warns Trillion-Dollar Deficit Could Lead to Extensive Government Budget Cuts

EXTRA: UN: Israel admits rocket fire was not from within school

Egyptian-French Cease Fire Deal accepted by Israel and the Palestinian Authority...

TYT: Would you bomb a school?

Petition: IDF targets ambulances

Victory through air attack? It's pie in the sky

Israel strike kills up to 60 members of one family

Any online "Live" coverage? CNN had been covering this conflict 24/7 as "Breaking News" on

U.S. rabbi raises $100,000 to buy care packages for IDF troops in Gaza

Israel, Hamas, Palestinians Agree To Talks

Not-guilty pleas in Blackwater case

1st ID commander: 2009 to be as busy as 2008

Hood staff sergeant found dead in barracks

Shinseki pledges to fix gaps in veterans care

N.Y. guard troops back from Afghanistan

DHS travel program requires early registration

Bush thanks military for serving just cause

Delegation of governors visits troops in Iraq

Book helps children cope with deployments

Some Priority 8 vets could get VA care again

$96 million sought for Monroe upgrades

Ex-sailor seeks new trial in terrorism case

Lejeune Marine dies in Kuwait

Riley soldier dies in Iraq attack

Lejeune Marine dies in Afghanistan

N.Y. reservists begin predeployment training

Afghanistan airstrikes fall for sixth month

Pentagon expands eligibility for GWOT medal

Former chief of staff to speak on strategy

U.S. to airlift supplies to Darfur

Israel cannot win - Jane's

Air Force Reservists ship out from Homestead

Iraqi school is finally in session

Marine pleads not guilty in fatal DUI crash

Study: States’ overseas voting systems are flawed

Article 32 hearing for alleged child rape begins

Strict NWU wear rules confound sailors

Blade ban: Knives best left on base to avoid breaking Japan’s new weapons law

Obama May End Military's Ban on Gays

30,000 Iraqi Troops to Guard Pilgrims

Coast Guard, DHS get reality TV treatment

US Official Says al-Qaeda Near Defeat

Army uses adventure activities to fight PTSD

Weight Waivers Help Fill US Army Ranks

Commands won’t serve beer during Super Bowl

Military Bias Alleged in School System

Looking for info on Congressional resolutions re Israel/Gaza

How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe

Coal in Your Stocking? Fuel Up the Cadillac!

Even if money is tight, (Tucson) city leaders say spending money on solar is worthwhile

Green revolution: still possible amid deep recession?

Tilting at wind farms: Controlling rotor speed smooths wind power supply

Solar energy catching on

Cruise Car's Solar/Electric Hybrids Take Green Mainstream

Proposal for Waterloo coal plant is scrapped: economic downturn blamed

Developers Diversified bringing solar power to (hundreds of the Beachwood company's) malls

Group plans to protest Redford's environmental views at film festival: (Exxon has given $250,000)

Castle & Cooke and SunPower Open 1.2-MW Solar System in Hawaii

Massachusetts Announces New RPS Rules

Toshiba to Enter Photovoltaic Industry

The German Perspective, Part 2: A Resilient Renewable Energy Leader (wind)

Two area wind farms have turbines turning (Kennedy Co., Gulf Coast TX)

Ocean Township (New Jersey) seeks solar-power contractor (for 6 MW PV farm)

(359 MW) Wind power facility proposed near Searchlight (NV)

Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation

ENERGY STAR Residential Water Heaters to Save Americans Up to $823 Million in the Next Five Years

$65,000 fine proposed against Exelon over 'inattentive' guards at (IL) nuclear plant

The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand

Australian Military Report Scans Potential For Failed States Across Pacific As Climate Breaks Down

Spike In New Brunswick Bald Eagle #s May Be Due To Higher Salmon Mortality From Fungus

115 Groups Ask Obama Restrict USDA Wildlife Services - $100 Million, 2.4 Million Animals Killed 2007

Corn, Potatoes, Lettuce Among Crops That Absorb Animal Antibiotics From Industrial Farming - U Minn

Nuclear owners accused over leaks (UK)

Profitability

LIPA Expands Solar Programs (Long Island, NY)

Bruised, Disoriented California Pelicans Landing Miles From Coast - Investigation Underway - BBC

Foreign Policy Magazine - "'Scientists Are Divided' - No, They're Not."

Arctic Sea Ice Recovery in GD

Australians buying more bikes than cars

Fossils

Solution !

So Far This Water Year, California Snowpack Disappointing - 70 - 80% Of Historical Average

Could ‘Tentacle’ UFO Have Destroyed UK Wind Turbine?

Vermont Requires 'Global Warming' Labels For New Cars

How bad is it? Arizona applies for bank loan.

Private sector shed 693,000 jobs in December

Do DUers know the significance of the equation: GDP = C + I + G + (X-M) ??

Worst December for layoffs on record, survey says

Solution ! !

The Worst Is Yet to Come

How's the euro doing against the dollar? I'm planning a trip to Europe in the fall

Needing to rollover 401k. Where should I put it? Suggestions?

Daily Koz: Why I won't teach without my union

Owner of N.Y. Crane Rigging Co. Indicted on Manslaughter (6 workers, 1 bystander dead)

New Unionism

Today in labor history Jan 7 Tom Mooney pardoned and freed after 22 years in San Quentin

Free download: Economic Meltdown "Funnies"

Say "Ciao" to Chao

The First 10 Senate Bills: # 2 Freely choose to form a union without employer interference!!!!!!

Ignoring Murders of Colombian Unionists, Bush Set to Honor Uribe

Youth: Ready for unions

Saturday is my birthday, and I have to renew my driver's license...

I'm very excited. I just scheduled my first same-sex wedding!

Obama May End Military's Ban on Gays (xpost from Veterans)

Jamie Kennedy Experiment - Las Vegas Wedding

In God We Trusted-The truth about ex-gay ministries

A fun French safe sex public address announcement.

11 Seattle Gay Bars Receive Threatening Letters

"Black support for Prop. 8 called exaggeration"

As it turns out , it is religion/age & republicans not race, that is the major factory behind h8

Venezuela Expels Israeli Ambassador (spanish only)

Israel expels Venezuelan charge d’affaires after Israeli ambassador’s expulsion from Caracas

Why Cuba Still Matters

Granma Interview with Raul Castro on December 31,2008

Bolivia's Morales to launch newspaper to counter propaganda of private news media

As an athiest, I have to say Father Roy is a prophet!

Humanity versus hatred in Colombia

Venezuela Expels Israeli Ambassador over Gaza (english)

Yes that *WAS* Matt Millen on NBC Sunday night as an analyst

Interesting thread about steroids in the lounge (of all places!)

Spend a few minutes watching the best kept secret in pro sports

So just what is going on in Dallas right now?

Ravens, Giants, Steelers and Panthers...

'Utah AG: BCS may violate antitrust laws'

Does anyone else have a gag reflex so bad they can't get treated at the dentist?

Liz Greene's yearly horoscope analysis

Only cops should have guns - only they can be trusted with the appropriate use of deadly force

Here's a dream I can't interpret.

OK, since we're dreaming- I had this amazing rainbow dream

Husband coming up on WUAG in less than five minutes..

This rain feels like it's never going to end

rainy day mood pics

Question about mega-pixels and resolution configuration...please...

It's a bit on the nippy side here...

What crystals are best for the thymus chakra?

i might have the day off tomorrow!

Ex-Mormon Omar Call Preaches Atheism in Tempe

Ins and Outs, for my friends!

Best-selling "God" author faces plagiarism claim

Bill Maher - Religulous: Video Clips

Light pollution becomes a polarizing issue

News From Home

Questions about death...

Help!!! Need baby shower ideas???

Republicans cry "Coup!" in Texas

Input please...

The birds are GONE from Houston and nobody notices.

"Apple introduces the new Macbook Wheel"

New Video Card

Semrau makes military court appearance

Hill Times: Harper's Silence on Middle East Politically Calculated, Experts Say

Roadside bomb claims life of another Canadian soldier

Photos from JK's swearing in reception

Confirmation Hearings for Secretary of State and US Ambassador to the UN

Looks like Kerry is not going to join the CODEL for overseas trip

Atheist bus campaign spreads the word of no God nationwide

We must stop arming Israel - Clegg

Hypocrisy, thy name is Blair

Brilliant cricket in Sydney.

Forbes magazine "Top 10 cities where they're hiring" includes Madison, Milwaukee

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