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Archives: March 6, 2010

Officer Suspended Over Warning Shot

The Bush 400

Go Dems Go. Incumbent Democrats Shouldn't Fear Elections because of Health Care Reform

The World According to Stupak

Highest earners get biggest tax breaks for saving for retirement

Cross-eyed Christie thinks Obama is doing the right thing...RUH ROH!

Pentagon shooter had a history of mental illness

digby: Respect

Gay Catholic Ex-Stripper Awaits Birth of Twins Carried by Husband's Sister

Ken Lay's Revenge: How Enron Contributed to the Recession

I feel that things are looking up economically

Ret. Gens. Nash and Soyster, Adm. Hutson to Obama: Do the Right Thing on KSM Trial

Congressional estimates show grim deficit picture

One Senator is Blocking a Bill to Support Peace Efforts in Northern Uganda

Gag alert: Ralph Reed expresses interest in Linder (R-GA) seat

Jim Tressel, coach of the Ohio State football team, is interviewed by a GLBT magazine

Look at the response I got from Inhofe!

War Tourism

War Tourism

War Tourism

War Tourism

War Tourism

Pentagon Shooter and the Murder of Col. James Sabow

Republicans Love of Torture Would Be Inflicted on American Children as Well as Suspected Terrorists

FAIR Blog: BBC celebrates labo[u]r in history, NPR disses a progressive historian

Blitzer: CNN's 'Dept. Of Jihad' Chyron Was Offensive

Have you ever paid someone for information?

Glycerated Ester of Wood Rosin

Sounds like Rachel's got something new to break on Stupak - next

DU Votes for the Oscars - Best documentary

Well, if we're really down to 3 congresspersons who epitomize the Democratic Party...

Banks Seek to Head Off Regulation With PR Offensive

Court urged to hear cases of alleged cop torture

Delete - dupe -- but check out Jerseygirl's thread! Just glance down... nt

A good news thread - By this time tomorrow a dream of mine will come true

Just listened to a right wing moron saying ALL unemployment benefits should be cut off ASAP

"It was cute as heck, but look how things turned out"

Ill. judge won't toss torture suit naming Rumsfeld

S Korea child 'starves as parents raise virtual baby'

Real Time With Bill Maher Looks Interesting

Your Least Favorite "Democratic" Senators?

Pentagon shooter John Bedell had gun range receipt from Sacramento

Experts: Pentagon shooter, others strike symbols of 'power for the powerless'

Senate Judiciary schedules hearing for Judge Chatigny and 3 District nominees

Nancy Skinner vs. Ann Coulter on Kudlow -- link to clips

Colorado Catholic school boots student with gay *parents*

Colorado Catholic school boots student with gay *parents*

New Jersey snow sculpture gets frosty reception

Delta College spends millions while making cuts

Oakland Tribune: Obama judicial nominee already a target

Blanche Lincoln Responds To Ad Criticism By Lashing Out At Labor - FDL

Hey AT& Fu#%ing T Do not ROBOCALL U.S. customers for feedback on service provided by OUTSOURCED JOBS

Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!!

Speculation on public trials..in courts.== 9-11 trials..

Self -Delete /Duplication

x boxer Tommy Morrison arrested in Kansas

What does it mean to "Disown" a Family Member

Recommend if you favour the Soviet approach to dealing with fundamentalists...

Have you been told this by TV media that the Iraq elections that got Newsweek all hot. moist.

Wolf Blitzer apologizes for 'Department of Jihad' graphic

17,000 die in Germany from medical errors

The word "Bitch..."

Leno's on

John McCain misses all references to satire (Is this man living on another planet)

Woman Decapitated in Freak Lawnmower Accident

Ill. judge won't toss torture suit naming Rumsfeld

What our children remember

Well, what do you know... Obama's "socialist" takeover of GM saved the company after all

NH Teacher Accused of Texting Nude Photos to Student

Hedge funds probe exposes heart of Greek crisis-WaPo

(It's Never too late for) BANK BUST FRIDAY !!!!!!

Not surprised that this "Democrat" would accept crooked money...

This week's failed bank list is now up.

Up Or Down. Bring It Home. 6 March 2010

Up Or Down. Bring It Home. 6 March 2010

Important announcement - Procrastination Week started March 1, 2010!

Ill. judge won't toss torture suit naming Rumsfeld

Would Somebody Do Me A Favor - Please?

The Military Industrial Complex Reduction act of 2010

So Bart Stupak was being subsidized by "The Family" and in return he is blocking

License Plates May Be Used As Ad Space

URGENT: Pregnant beagle needs foster home (Southeastern MI)

I'd like to have an argument

Class and justice in America: The Supreme Court and Enron felon Jeffrey Skilling

I think Frank Sturgis and E. Howard Hunt are the key to the Kennedy assassination.

Joe Conason: Why probe Charlie Rangel -- but not Mitch McConnell?

Woman Bitten By Bear At Wisconsin Zoo. (she ignored barriers)

New Top Official in Marja, Afghanistan, Was Convicted of Stabbing Stepson (After Beating His Wife)

New Afghan chief in Marjah has criminal record

Oh no, I may have to vote for Mike Ross... Ack!

Overlapping seasons - pic

****DUzy Awards for week ending 3-5-10****

DMV? No How about healthcare run by Comcast? (an interactive rant of sorts)

The record of Military Tribunals as compared with Civilian Court?

Troublemakers Go to ‘School’ in Boston (corrected)

"Being on the wrong side of history is a family tradition!"

Virginia Democrats slam Republicans for calling for "smaller government" but then micromanaging it

Virginia Democrats slam Republicans for calling for "smaller government" but then micromanaging it

Intervention: Whose gain? Whose pain?

Intervention: Whose gain? Whose pain?

Popular Science Puts Entire Scanned Archive Online, Free

The "pundits" keep insisting this health care reform is unpopular. What poll are they citing?!?

Canadian detainees still risk being tortured in Afghanistan prisons

TRUTH Is Bad For The Economy (Study Uncover's MSM's "Lower-Intensity-Programming" For Profit)

Go Girl allows women to pee standing up

Hugo Boss stands by their decision to close Brooklyn plant (OH)

The Analogy's Spot-on, Except for the Beheadings, Throat-cutting, Disembowelment and Rape.

I'm Watching the Movie "Recount" Right Now, For The First Time

Quitter-Grifter's "reality" show sure to bomb. But Kathy GRIFFIN is ready!1

All this talk of us "overcoming the divide" missing the point?

Wall Street STILL wants our Social Security

U.S. Aiding Somalia in Its Plan to Retake Its Capital (Special Ops and Strikes Coming?)

American-Born Panda To Meet Public In Southwest China

Tiger kills keeper at Shanghai Zoo

The Brothers Levin: Liberal without Apology

A colleague of Scott Matheson ends conservative conspiracy theory

Rove: bu$h* didn't 'lie us into war'

How Arizona Citizens Should Relieve Themselves

HealthCare protest in DC on Tuesday - 3/9 -. Insurance Execs are the target. Can you attend?

Conservatives Turn Against Liz Cheney - As Bad As McCarthy

Obama calls again for an "up-or-down vote" on health care

Why is Joe Scum on my TV this Saturday morning

Hal Turner Hate Speech: Turner Says He was FBI Confidential Informant and 'The Feds Made Me Do It!'

Significant Renewable Fuel Event Today- E85 is CHEAPER

Problems With U.S. Civilian Surge Could Upset Afghanistan Timetable

Study finds elevated rates of cancer in Crestwood (Ill)

Does ANYONE here STILL insist that the Attorney General ...

Stevie Wonder receives top French award

Just when I start to think all the crazy shit happens in Florida-

Store refused to sell mother children's scissors

Store refused to sell mother children's scissors

Tea Party: Fringy or behind the scenes GOP maneuverings?

USA: Daily injustice, immeasurable damage

Virginia AG orders colleges to stop protecting gays

Toronto Star: Baleful Greek chorus heralds economic doom

Why are we talking about 9/11 prosecutions in 2010?

Radical libertarians confuse and irritate me, among other things

Radical libertarians confuse and irritate me, among other things

Major Almy's pay is cut yet Congress keeps all their perks? (rant warning)

In The Shadow of Power

OK...I will say it... Stop the damn wars and bring the guys home now!

OK...I will say it... Stop the damn wars and bring the guys home now!

Democratic Senators Move to End Ban on Gay Blood Donations

Democratic Senators Move to End Ban on Gay Blood Donations

Pet Owners In Need Line Up At Cincy's First Pet Food Pantry

Pet Owners In Need Line Up At Cincy's First Pet Food Pantry

France not to toe U.S. line on civilian nuclear energy

Senator Carl Levin warns against $1B deal with Blackwater

False assumptions about free trade and productivity...

Hi, all...I don't know if this is the right place to post on this, but here goes:

Hi, all...I don't know if this is the right place to post on this, but here goes:

Deference to Religion

java quick starter add on (firefox)

Toyota's new eco friendly ( no gas pedal problems) vehicle

Name the elephants in the room?

If the Disney musical 'Mary Poppins' comes to your town, you have to see this show.

MSNBC: D.C. to give away female condoms in U.S. first

A sad day for my district, NC 5th, home of the batshit crazy Virginia Foxx

What does a congressional "whip" actually do?

Okinawa and the new domino effect

Okinawa and the new domino effect

Repent Amarillo: The Hate Group With A Nuclear Twist

Repent Amarillo: The Hate Group With A Nuclear Twist

Get on the bus to the March 20 National March on Washington

Michael J. Fox named honorary doctor in Sweden for raising funds, awareness for Parkinson's disease

Meg Whitman's corporately-sponsored candidacy

Is Raising the Minimum Wage a Tax on the Middle Class?

Turkey threatens 'serious consequences' after US vote on Armenian genocide

Limbaugh's voice used by scientist to annoy beetles.

After Monday and Tuesday, the Calendar says W T F

Why is it?

White House: Obama's health insurance excise tax can't be repealed by future Congresses!

Insurers Set To Raise Prices, Walk Away From Consumers: Goldman Report

Lynn Woolsey Will Introduce A Bill With A Public Option

All Fish in U.S. Streams Found Contaminated with Mercury

U.S. Labor Market Poised for Gains as Jobless Rate Stabilizes

Mitt Romney to sign books at Miramar

Feingold to Obama: Don't cave to right wing on terror trial

Stevie Wonder receives top French honour

Remember that guy who pissed on a downed power line and was electrocuted

dupe

Post # 1000

Coca-Cola CEO: Americans are 'confused' (Translation: They're not buying enough of our sh*t)

Coca-Cola CEO: Americans are 'confused' (Translation: They're not buying enough of our sh*t)

Gay couple's child denied re-enrollment at Catholic school

We're Waitin on Obama: A Ballad of Obama Poem

Sacbee awesome images of the debt-riots in Greece

Milbank: Karl Rove’s book ‘nearly made me choke on a pretzel’

Gallup: More Trust President Than Republican Leaders On Health Reform

Stupak primary help

Judge won't dismiss suit naming Rumsfeld

LEAKED: More RNC Fundraising Power Point Slides!

Taliban leader in Swat Valley killed in airstrike

OpenLeft: The Myth That Conservative Welfare Reform Worked--Part 3

LOL !!! - How Arizona Citizens Should Relieve Themselves - FDL

Should pizza delivery guys be tipped more?

Texas Judge Says Death Penalty Unconstitutional

Fight Condescension With Empowerment

Money worries curb GOP optimism

BigLaw fights back. ... Go fuck yourself, Liz Cheney! You sure don't understand the law.

Why Apple can't control its Chinese factories

The Never-Ending Disappointment Of The Sunday Shows

'Mission Accomplished' Deja Vu

EXCLUSIVE: Waterboarding Too Dangerous, 2007 Internal DoD Memo Reveals

More CNN Distortions

The Nation: The Moyers Legacy

All You Need To Know About Bank Balance-Sheet Fraud

A hypothetical moral dilemma in the internet age.

Planting ICBMs in Farm Fields during the 50s and 60s

Tea party people consider themselves the same as those that wrote the Declaration of Independence

Google getting in bed with the NSA??!! ACLU action alert

Pee Baggers protest AZ rest stop closures

Oh WOW... Outback is offering a free Bloomin Onion to military veterans in March.

I'll stand with Eric Massa until I know it is time to step away

Nuke power plants are just another way to loot our treasury

Newsflash: The Kids Are All Right. (Child Safety And Abductions)

Now here's a really interesting twist...

So this is democracy....Scathing!

Get up earlier, Germans tell Greeks

Education expert on CNN: Tuition crisis can be solved with individual fundraising and ... microloans

U.S. Labor Market Poised for Gains as Jobless Rate Stabilizes

School Board ACLU settlement causes religious bigotry to raise it's head.

Ashburn takes leave amid questions over his sexual orientation

increasingly disenheartened with administration policy and decisions of late

Idle chit chat can make you unhappy

Christian California man wants to change the name of Mt. Diablo to ...

Toyota's new eco friendly ( no gas pedal problems) vehicle

UAF researchers' methane discovery could change climate equation

I have to guess that It would be truly disturbing to calculate the hidden costs of employer based

Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plant Cleans Up Environmental Toxin

Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plant Cleans Up Environmental Toxin

Competition for stoopid? FHP: Driver lacked razor-sharp focus

Competition for stoopid? FHP: Driver lacked razor-sharp focus

FLASHBACK: In 2000, an "ex-gay" advocate was caught flirting in a gay bar

Public Option or bust! How Obama can go against 90% of his party

We're going to have a union vote!

We're going to have a union vote!

SEC Charges 'America's Prophet' With Fraud; Investors Sent $6 Million To Psychic

A Solution to the KSM "Military Commission v. Civilian Trial" issue

A Solution to the KSM "Military Commission v. Civilian Trial" issue

LTTE: Obama is wrong to get involved with firing teachers

I just posted my first video on YouTube....

A clown embraces a woman whose child has been missing since the tsunami in Chile - pic

Turdblossom: BUSH Did Not Give A Shit That I Lied About Plame Leak

The Young Turks (TYT) - What's in a name? Genocide?

Arrestee explains concealed gun, crack-cocaine in pants

Our world balances on a sea of debt

New Sex Scandal Rocks Vatican

Mark Begich open to reconciliation for health reform--that makes 50 without any maybes

If you're on the property of a privately owned business, are you "in public?"

Christian Hate Group ‘Repent Amarillo’ Terrorizes Texas Town, Harassing Gays, Liberals, And

Are Democrats really a party of cowards?

Bio of the Anti-Gay, Gay Guy

Afghan picked for Marjah government has criminal record

Sarah Palin acts greedy at the Oscars gifting suite

Sorry, Rove, Bush & The Media Did Lie & Continue To Lie About Iraq - By Robert Parry

Cool places online - free books, mags, etc - add your own links

Cool places online - free books, mags, etc - add your own links

Republicans back into a corner - way, way back

Now THIS was an extremely fun read: Satan's FAQ.

Dear Mr. President, I will trade my six figure salary for a lower 1/3 five figure income if .......

Hannah Giles Pleads For Help

Gay Club Owner Calling for Ashburn Resignation

The "success" of the nazis in Russia is the example of why "turning the military loose" doesn't work

Insurance Anti-Trust First, Then The HCR Bill... Could I Get Some Input On This ???

Call Pantex (Amarillo nuclear weapons plant) regarding security guard who is right-wing hatemonger

Should neighborhood covenants which ban rooftop solar panels be made illegal?

Best.Graph.Ever.

Righteous rant on Craigslist - "I hate what America has become"

Ku Klux Klan meeting raises concern in rural California

40th Anniversary of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Mixed Reviews Force Disney to Censor LA Times?

Mixed Reviews Force Disney to Censor LA Times?

Study: 2,000 uninsured Kansans could die

Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan

Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan

Depressed in your 40s? According to new study, Hang in there, Things will improve.

History Quiz: Name the Greatest Robbery Committed in the Last 100 years

President Obama: Replace Rahm With Me - An Open Letter From Michael Moore

The Baby Boom Generation is Under the Microscope Because...

The Baby Boom Generation is Under the Microscope Because...

How Many Here Collect Coins?

Roseanne Barr: Mormon Church Caused Marie Osmond's Son's Death

Airline pilot used fake license for 13 years

Slow Death by Rubber Duck

Something for the eyes and ears.

With one action, I could reduce the financial bullshit in the country

Rabid otter attacks man, 96

Sarah Palin to appear in Calgary Saturday night

One Child Dies Every Two Minutes in Afghanistan

Wow... Cogent Argument For Killing HCR Bill... From Bill Moyer's Journal

If you love your comforts and gizmos more than your rights, you are part of the problem.

If you love your comforts and gizmos more than your rights, you are part of the problem.

Some Kind Words For Canada

Thoughts from a BASHED Teacher...

Thoughts from a BASHED Teacher...

* receives the History-Making Texan Award - caption these pics

* receives the History-Making Texan Award - caption these pics

Dear Libertarian Thinking ITers,

WENDELL POTTER: I would vote for it. (The health care bill)

Does a privately-owned business have the right to set rules about behavior is on its property?

Musings on Capitalism. ( God, what a dry topic. Oh well, here it is anyway. )

Stupack's anti abortion amendment is more about class than about payment of abortions.

Senator Dick Durbin: Make the Republicans filibuster on the Senate floor!

Tiger Woods versus Ben Roethlisberger

the Delphic one predicts -- ten years of Social Unrest ahead

Is nationalism ever acceptable?

Rioting tends to concentrate the mind of elites.

Just Curious DU, What Do You Do For A Living?

Chavez mocks Clinton as "blond Condoleezza"

Boulder (CO) Catholic school denies preschooler with lesbian parents.

Bart Stupak Has ("FAMILY") Secrets He Doesn't Want You Talking About

WOW home school biology books diss Darwin/evolution

Sorry, No Can Do!

I've posted this on other boards - so how about here: Why is Capitalism better?

Former GOP insider says "Billionaire Boys' Club" dismantling education.

I'm watching my DVD's of the best WW2 documentary. (IMO)

I need your help finding an obscure piece of sports footage...

Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap

Friday Night Mindfuck

Halleloooou! They're singing! They're singing!

I need help identifying a song I heard today!

Gettin' my St. Pat's mood going with Van Morrison and The Chieftains

I'm a little emotional tonight. I would like to thank EACH and EVERY ONE of you...

Shoulda bought those shares in ALCOA

Have you ever had a job in the car rental industry?

My sides are hurting from laughing at Jon Stewart...

Work

George Jones - Bartender's Blues (James Taylor)

Hey LOSTies...awesome video

"Who died and made you the cross-dressing king of justice?"

So that Bing commercial with the vampire and the waif...

A really cool animated song video.

? please?

A great Lounge movie for the weekend "Slacker"

When was the last time?

mea culpa

Does GD get crazier once we hit the weekend?

An earthquake map, courtesy of my local free paper...

"Zero Hour"

Cleveland now holds Guiness World Record for wearing Snuggies

Matt is dancing in South Africa

Lakmé Flower Duet

Habanera

URGENT: Pregnant beagle needs foster home (Southeastern MI)

Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

Moonlight Sonata

Piano concerto n.2, I. Moderato

Triple EWwww: Norman MAILER had sex. Never had E.D.Just wanted sex, not mentoring/ teaching-writing

So the RedBox had "Benji" last night. I had forgotten what an awesome movie that is.

What is your personal best for

When your gecko is broken...

HAHAHAHA!!

Dr. Strange is a Pev.

Post Here if you like NUTMEG!

a cat on a mousepad

Fuck art. Let's dance!!!

DU SONG OF THE DAY

Dog owners...pee stains on carpet?

Why do I like the new Friskies jingle so much?

Probably the biggest 'talk'ever I will have this afternoon, wish me luck

Got a clever idea of what I should do with this?

Is it any wonder I get depressed during the winter here?

Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders)

Re: any GenX'ers feeling Boomer Angst...

Beethoven Symphony #7, Movement 2

Fantastic Mr Fox

It's an Alex Chilton/Big Star kind of day

Goodnight Saigon

I'm blogging. Would you give me your opinions?

is it me, or does taking someone from "crayons to perfume" sound really fucked up?

I think I want "Ballad of El Goodo" played at my funeral

Beethoven Symphony No. 9

would aloe vera gel work well for a canine hot spot?

Didn't the Pedantic hit an iceburg?

What are your top five saddest movie moments?

Wouldn't you like a slasher movie to end this way?

Happy Day of the Dude

Check out my Radio Show!

I propose we change our National Anthem to "Born In The U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen

I propose we change our National Anthem to "US Blues" by The Grateful Dead

I propose we change our National Anthem to "O Canada"

The SMURFS on the Big Screen!

National Anthem of USA!!!

The Dark Side of Lieutenant Uhura

I propose we change our National Anathema to "Sarah Palin"

I want to create a thread that never loads.

Test: Is your brain male or female?

Where does Head Lice really and truly come from?

** Oscar Picks ***

Please add my cat Elmer to your friends on the Catbook app on Facebook

Post a roller derby song

Well this is annoying...

I can make a rhyme out of anything (except for "Purple" and "Orange.")

"Pick a church, any church" campaign

Remember, like, when you were in your 20's, and like...

Do you love children?

Requiem - Lacrimosa

40,000 prostitutes bound for South Africa for the 2010 World Cup

Just got back from "Alice in Wonderland" my Review

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It's a BEAUTIFUL day today! A PERFECT day for you to go outside, take a deep breath of spring air..

Coldplay haters....why?

I just posted my first video on YouTube....

Barefoot Hiking: Strengthening the Feet Naturally

The Thieving Magpie

I am convinced The Velvet Underground, Big Star and David Bowie invented indie rock as we know it

I go to Manhattan for the first time in my life , and all this happens ,

I have a new pound puppy!

Strange experience - have I flipped my lid?

I just got back from seeing Al Stewart in concert.

Should pizza delivery guys be tipped more?

I'd like to have an argument

My computer has been rendered completely useless by "Vista Antispyware 2010" Help.

Nice Lock!

What's your "earworm-of-the-day" ?

On Terrorism Trials, Obama Is in a Box

Post a photo of yourself when you were a kid...

Glenn Greenwald: Obama close to reversing Holder on civilian trials

"The Barkings from the Nether Regions of Glennbeckistan."

Simon Johnson: Does the Obama Administration Even Want to Win in November?

Nothing Funny About This Monkey Mail

It's Friday Night and Stupak is STILL wrong.

So on one hand...

Massachusetts Health insurers seeking rate hike

Calif. GOP Senate Debate Focuses On Support For Israel

Obama signs Travel Promotion Act

The Contractor Scofflaws

A different kind of dancing in the streets

Karl Rove & Bush official who lied us into Iraq War say that Obama is doing a SPECTACULAR job

Obama Message Maven Finds Fingers Pointing at Him

My letter to the Washington Post

The Afghan war: What is the point?

Today's Jobs Numbers Do Not Tell the Full Story of Men and Their Families

US administration to block vote on Turkey 'genocide'

Is Amy Winehouse the christopher Cross of her generation.,..

Robert Reich: Economy looks grim? Pass healthcare reform

Photos: OPOWER (The Obama Presidency, Day 411)

RNC Fallout 'Ashamed' major donor closes checkbook

Obama’s Reprehensible Rhetoric Against Single-Payer

Super! Another Obama Tax Raise On The Middle Class

"Change" is now merely what is in so many's pockets that they need to live on.

"Obama to Dems: Health bill results will be seen by midterm elections."

Does Perino Really Want To Go There?

White House Set to Block Armenian Genocide Resolution

teamhillaryclinton.com Is she running in 2012?

2012: Primary Obama?

Inspired by other recent posts here: Who is the Most Over-Rated Director?

Insurers Set To Raise Prices, Walk Away From Consumers: Goldman Report

S Korea child 'starves as parents raise virtual baby'

N.Y. Governor Says He'll Clear His Name Soon

Gay Club Owner Calling for Ashburn Resignation

Coup still possible - (Iraq) VP

After criticism, LAPD pulls RFK clothing from homicide exhibit

Tennessee Hospitality CEO's racist email

Woman bitten by bear at Wis. zoo, fingers severed

Blackwater Iraq allegations prompt US review

Upper Midwest Braces For Severe Spring Flooding

Red Cross condemns Taliban use of booby trap bombs

McChrystal bans night raids without Afghan troops

Rep. Massa's Early Exit From House May Ease Passage of Health Care Bill

Obama vows to reduce nuclear weapons

6 people killed in bus crash south of Phoenix

Massachusetts Health insurers seeking rate hike

In Europe, Volcker Makes Case For Bank Trading Limits

In e-mails, lobbyists perceive ties between campaign cash, earmarks

Cuccinelli (R-Va.Attorney General) says public colleges can’t protect gays

Ill. judge won't toss torture suit naming Rumsfeld

Courts finally catching up to texting jurors

Conservatives Turn Against Liz Cheney - As Bad As McCarthy

Iceland rejects plan to repay Icesave debts

U.S. Enriches Companies Defying Its Policy on Iran

Pistons' Stuckey suffers apparent seizure during Cavs game

Medical marijuana gaining support in N.C.

Three Bank Failures Bring '10 Total to 25

Departing UN envoy says Afghan strategy is too 'military-driven'

Banks shuttered in Fla., Ill., Md., Utah

Wolf Blitzer Apologizes For 'Dept. of Jihad' Text On CNN

Is composing music a kind of work?

Slavoj Zizek on BBC - Financial crisis, Ideology and Berlusconi

Pete Townshend acoustic Won't Get Fooled Again

President Obama: Creating New Jobs in a Clean Energy Economy

Now, That's Recycling

Conservatives Are Stupid & Liberals Are Smart - Now A Proven FACT!

DNC Ad: "Is Fear All They Have Left?"

Manchester United: Debt, protest and the Green and Gold...

Papantonio: Marco Rubio's GOP Spending Spree

Nancy Skinner vs. Ann Coulter on CNBC talking Obama and regime change

Riots in Greece

New Rules - March 5th - Watch it while it lasts ;)

Ed Schultz Discusses Student Protests of Rising Tuition Costs

Haley Speaks #67: Applying for Health Insurance

President Obama's Weekly Address: The Immediate Benefits of Health Reform

Rachel Maddow: Organizing against the NWO?

Yell Fire

TYT: Obama's Cancer Patient Letter & Scolding Insurance Execs

Kissing Hank's Ass

Nancy Skinner vs. Ann Coulter on CNBC talking federal salaries and income inequality

NRA Lobbies For ChatRUSSIANRoulette

Swiss ask whether animals need lawyers

The warning that Brooksly Born gave Clinton was derailed by Rubin, and Greenspan.

A digital inventory of all Iraqi archaeological sites

Blanche Lincoln's contempt for working families

"Replace Rahm with me"... an open letter from Michael Moore

Matthew Yglesias: GOP Liars

Robert Fisk’s World: The true eloquence of letters from the front

The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger

Are 2010 Dems as corrupt as the 2006 GOP?

Guardian UK: California's education charade

Eric Alterman's latest column: Why you should approach this Sunday's "This Week" with caution

"This Is Not the Thread you Are Looking For" Weekend Economists March 5-7, 2010

Should Progressives Give Up on Obama? Chris Hedges vs. Rabbi Lerner (An Incredible Read)

The Moyers Legacy

How 'Free Market' Snookers Americans--Corporate America/Economic Policy

Guardian UK: The lingering of an absurd imperial reflex

Toronto Star: Baleful Greek chorus heralds economic doom

LETTER TO OBAMA: Did you TRY to get the Senate votes for public option?

Michael Moore Letter to the President

The Afghan war: What is the point?

The Untouchable Budget Defense Department, Inc.

The Perils of Black Power

Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch: No Child Left Behind Has Left US Schools with Legacy of “In

Sink or Swim-The GOP’s Dickensian fix for health care.

Friday Talking Points (114) -- When Will Rahm Go? Place Your Bets!

"I'd Rather Kiss a Wookie" Weekend Continues

Liz Cheney says terrorists have no rights. Also, you're a terrorist.

And So It’s War!

The Oath Keepers: The Militant and Armed Side of the Tea Party Movement

New York Post Cartoon Has Paterson's Seeing Eye Dog Resigning

Pacific Northwest Forests Top at Storing Carbon

Murkowski to Senate: Drill the Arctic or my state gets it!

Maine Completes $300 Million Upgrade To Dangerous Natural Gas Pipelines, $50M For New Gas

Australian Energy Resource Assessment

Mass Dangerous Fossil Fuel Waste Poisoning Leads to Calls for Banning Propane In Vermont.

Science Friday

Wind hits a new high — setting record generation rates in Texas

Settling the science on Himalayan glaciers

Not the great green rip-off, by George–Monbiot has got it wrong: feed-in tariffs are not a waste ...

After Death, Residence Halls at the University of Vermont Will Have Dangerous Fossil Fuel Waste

Gabrielle Anwar: Closet Womble

Living on Earth: Climate Confusion

100-Year Drought In Vietnam - In Some Areas, Sea Water Has Moved 40 Miles Inland

Rolling out the changes (reduce the environmental impact of tyres)

Nuclear plant gets passing grade (from federal regulators)

Repent Amarillo's Spiritual Mapping and Vigilantism

Chu pushes for nuclear power, carbon caps

Danish electricity prices are the highest in Europe, Germany's rising rapidly.

"Buy American" Is Not a Clean Energy Strategy (bitter pill warning)

Official To Lead-Poisoned Residents Of Jiyuan: "You Are Just A Few Thousand People." - Toronto Star

Shift happens: Will artificial photosynthesis power the world?

Town Finds Good Neighbor in Nuclear Plant

Ocean + Mafia = Ecological Catastrophe...

Massimino + team honored at 1/2 time Villan v. WVU game,

Montreal's Lapierre suspended four games for hit on Scott Nichol

CONDEM, YOUR VILLAN FRIEND IS BEATING UP MY DAUGHTER'S WVU!

Redskins cut 10 veterans on eve of free agency

****Official FUCK YOU ESPN Thread******

Boxing !

(Another Card gone)Giants sign Antrel Rolle

'Match' Madness: Picking Upsets a Losing Strategy

(Fire sale continues)Karlos Dansby agrees to deal with Miami Dolphins

WVU beats VILLANOVA, in 2d overtime!!!!

Cuba Presents Film on Haiti in Geneva

Doctors Warn Of Health Threat From Chile Wreckage

Shocker of the day: Colombian court to review legality of U.S. bases accord

Telethon for Chile started a few minutes ago

CUBA: A Good Old Age in Old Havana

THREATS TO LATIN AMERICA COMING FROM BASES IN COLOMBIA

Erekat: Violence is Israeli response to peace overtures

Israel: End Crackdown on Anti-Wall Activists

Son of Hamas (book written by the Israeli spy and oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef of Hamas fame)

Report: Hamas admits losing control in Gaza

Thousands march in Jerusalem rally

Ben Roethlisberger is either the most unfortunate guy ever

A new Zionist left

Exclusive: U.S. vows to assign blame if Israel-PA talks fail

Strike at the British Library

Unions Plan Political Work Despite Strained Relations With Obama

Axed in a Flash: Surviving Life After Layoffs

Gay couple's child denied re-enrollment at Catholic school

Why these "attacks on messenger" -- mean, personal, some anti-gay?

Sacramento: The Gay Community and Fundammentalist Russians

Bans on Same-Sex Marriage May Affect Mental Health

Roseanne Barr: marie osmonds poor gay son killed himself

Earth Impact Effects Program

Seen on David Leibowitz's blog

Late winter black & white set

Champs!

which do you prefer, and why

An utterly selfish poll

Need help with a Ruger Mark III

very interesting article

confirmed teksui here is NOT teksui on flickr

Celebrating early spring--no photo winners, just beautiful weather

Man holds suspected burglar at gunpoint until police arrive

Police make arrest in pub shooting

A story you will NOT read in the paper - cops disarms man with knife

NRA pushes to rescind ban on guns in Delaware public housing

Knife-Wielding Attacker Shot Dead

Parents convicted in girl's accidental shooting

Starbucks lauded for best business practice on customer gun carry

Gun stolen from man as he sat in his car

14-year old Injured In Shooting. The shooter was a 10-year old.

I'm starting to figure out how to photograph the moon.

jessica murray- Feb 10 interview on Conscious Media Network

So, I went to Lifeline training (dial up warning)

Grounding...techniques, ideas, comments, recent changes...

Cross-posted, at tango's request:

Restoring Sanity To Wall St.

Found a new very searchable database..come see what all it does.

Dupe post - please go to >>>

Further Evidence Links Epstein-Barr Virus and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

So now we can sue fish producers/suppliers for selling fish that

Doctors sued over ‘dangerous’ autism treatment

Your experience with Osteopathic Medicine? My first time...

And conservatives say private health care will keep the decisions out of the hands of bureaucrats...

Digital Absolution- Be absolved of your sins in seconds! It's free.

In the UK Blasphemy law returns with a vengeance

A Buddhist Wizard of Oz

Why I am Not a Christian (but Funnier than Bertrand Russell)

Deference to Religion

I Have A Big Decision to Make

Should one student's academic transcripts give, for each course, at least two marks?

Compare: gaps in knowledge versus misconceptions for a general practitioner medical doctor

Check out madfloridian's post in GD

LTTE in the WAPO. This is posted in GD...

The UFT-- the "lion of treachery"

"This is definitely not about trying to replace the Detroit Public

Central Falls teachers not all of one mind

Building a Better Teacher

Do you find it easier for private schools to get rid of misbehaving students?

Do you think there are some children who just can't be educated?

Infants Do Not Appear to Learn Words from Educational DVDs

What the heck has gone on with dairy prices over the past couple months?

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