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Archives: September 12, 2011

Kennedy Center Memorial on cspan. Obama speaking now

Never Forget THIS on 9/11

"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it is."

More Repressive at Home, More Lawless Overseas | America 10 Years After 9/11

banks could not be placed in “double jeopardy” & needed an appropriate release from legal liability

Never Forget THIS on 9/11

Anybody watching Dana Priest on CSpan2 (BookTV)?

Chinese banking troubles?

Ten Years

Brace for a Long Recovery From Global Credit Glut

Newby with question about private messaging.

Curiosity tonight - What's Beneath America?

Conservatives and 9/11... questions I wonder about...

On this 9/11, let us not forget the real tragedy in all this - the US National Debt.

On Choosing Whether Or Not To Comment On 9/11 On DU...

"How Much Is My Website Worth?" (fun distraction)

NPR/First listen: Steve Reich's "WTC 9-11"

As Effective Social Tools, Terrorism and War are Useless.

Anonymous has the FBI's hackles up

Anonymous has the FBI's hackles up

Friend on FB sent me this:

Did the bin Laden founded AlQaeda lose today?

I Thought I'd Share A Photo Today...

Thank you GWB, Cheney and Condi

Is Dana Priest really Kathleen Madigan?

Should DU'ers observe remeberance of 8/6/45 - /8/9/45...

One of the few country artists to release a personal, thoughtful and eloquent hit about 9/11

Holy cow, it's Sept. 11th

A Message in my inbox from Michael Moore called: 9/11

Does anyone have data on how much Cheney made while vice president? nm

December 7th, 1951

I lived through the Bush Administration and survived

Michael Moore is awesome. Check out what he sent in his email today:

Angelo Carusone: A Real Progressive Hero!

Noam Chomsky in Iceland: Compares Nixon and Kissinger to bin Laden

Remember: Ani DeFranco 9/11...

9/11/01 was also a day people of faith and humanity took ACTION for Peace nonviolently

That is one horrible performance Patti Labelle is giving at the Kennedy Center. I am shocked.

Cuba Laucnes World's First Vaccine Against Lung Cancer."

Strapped tightly to a vertical guerney further

As Their States’ Bridges And Roads Crumble, GOP Leaders Remain Opposed To Infrastructure Investment

As Their States’ Bridges And Roads Crumble, GOP Leaders Remain Opposed To Infrastructure Investment

Has anyone even noticed that the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor is coming soon?

US Citizens Ramp Up Battle Against Fossil Fuel Industry

In Case You Missed This... When A Public School System Has Had Enough...

Sitting here in Asheville, NC

Personally, other than football, I stayed away from the TV today

Video: World finds unique ways to mark 9/11 anniversary - VIDEO

On 9/11...Hailstorms hits Las Vegas...halts traffic..

Live Press Conference on BBC - Banking Reforms

(Repub infighting on immigration) Pro-Bachmann PAC to air ad hitting Perry on illegal immigration

Gallup: Congressional Dems beat GOP on generic 2012 ballot

Brace for a Long Recovery From Global Credit Glut

Bachman panders.

Bachman panders.

Robert Parry: Chronicling America’s 9/11 Descent

NYC mayor: Victim in political operative's trial?

Did anyone have the stomach to pay a visit to FR?

I'm happy to report that it is now 9/12.

Arctic sea ice is melting at its fastest pace in almost 40 years

Well done America! We have won. Bin Laden has failed.

People Cheer!

Treasury Weighing Tax Cuts On Overseas Profits Of U.S. Companies

Juan Cole: Top Reasons US should get out of Afghanistan

Religion Does Not Color Views About Violence

Rest in Peace Andy Whitfield.

The Republican 2012 election boils down to :

tent city in Lakewood, NJ (photos at link)

Public aid bill (CA Dream Act) for undocumented students sparks debate in Auburn (CA) area

Conflicting headlines that make me laugh at our society...

Aide Interrupts Event To Inform Bush About 10th Anniversary Of 9/11

Stephanie Miller is back from "French & gay" now

The EU is the world's biggest aid donor.

$hitigroup Cuts U.S. Banks’ Profit Estimates 45%

Justice Dept. loses round in warrantless phone tracking

9-11 through the eyes of an 8-year old

Perry skips out on wildfires’ press conference

Obama has now been President for the same length of time Sarah Palin was governor:

Good podcasts?

Documents Show Feds Downplayed Ground Zero Health Risks

Documents Show Feds Downplayed Ground Zero Health Risks

New Docs Detail How Feds Downplayed Ground Zero Health Risks

Milwaukee seeks $3.4 million from MMSD for private sewer lateral repairs

9/11 from Darrin Bell's "Candorville"

For Perry, being governor has perks

Sparatcus Star Andy Whitfield Dies at Age 39

Sound of Silence? Apparently, Paul Simon was scheduled to

9/11 versus other realities

John Boehner Hires New Maid: First Job He’s Created As Speaker

I realized something...

GOPers and the President's jobs bill

GOPers and the President's jobs bill

Zakaria destroys Rumsfeld’s Iraq war talking points

The leak at the French plant this a.m.

Ex-DC mayor candidate arrested on driving charge

Ex-DC mayor candidate arrested on driving charge

(cringe) "How much pressure was there for you to win this game because of 9/11 anniversary"

(cringe) "How much pressure was there for you to win this game because of 9/11 anniversary"

Halliburton job fair draws 100 applicants to Fort Lupton

Shouldn't there be some kind of commemoration for the victims of the 2001 anthrax terrorist attacks?

Wealth concentration means we have Central Planning -

3000 People.

Ikea Cuts Price of U.S. Shelves as Outlook Dims

USA Today -- "Al-Jazeera: Taliban offered to give up bin Laden before 9/11"

Diane Rehm talks to Social Security Advocates This Morning

Yikes. Just, yikes.

While the US media obsesses on 9/11, the world economy may be about to go over a cliff.

Lazy reporting or ignorance

"Pesticides in food linked to ADHD in kids "

The sad legacy of 9/11 is that the assholes, on each side, won.

sorry Bush, you missed your opportunity to be immortalize as a cheap chinese toy

Stephen J. Hemsley

Stephen J. Hemsley

Is anyone gonna watch the last episode of True Blood tonight?

U.S. Drug Shortage: Big Pharma, Big Phuck-Up

I watched the movie Hoffa last night and was wondering just how close to reality it is..

Kilpatrick aide pleads guilty, takes deal in corruption probe

Sad - Ron Johnson called SS a Ponzi Scheme and beat Feingold by 5 % points.

In Arizona you must have a valid government issued ID to book a room.

I am confused why this money needs to be spent

From One Ground Zero to Another: Sister of 9/11 Victim Meets Afghan Who Lost Family in U.S. Bombing

A beautiful passage from some stirring remarks:

Rosie O'Donnell was also part of the 90%.

Explosion rocks France nuclear plant, safety body says

Cantor/Boehner Flub Key Details - Republican Jobs Proposal Gets Law Wrong, Transportation Dept Says

The Rude Pundit: A Poem from 9/11/01

Gold Drops in New York as Investors Sell to Cover Stock Losses

One killed in blast at French nuclear waste site

Greek workers strike over market reforms

Cargill Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

S&P 500 May Plunge 21%, Bank of America Says

Toon: the Punisher

Who is going to watch the GOP debate tomorrow night? Did you watch the one last Wednesday? Was it

WHY is Anthony Weiner's district in jeopardy of going Repub?

A survivor's story and talent...

BART considers new restrictions on media

After the planes hit the towers - When did you first feel we were being lied too?

Ford, UAW talks could set pattern for workers in all industries

Banks plan harks back to 1940s way of lending {uk}

Bush says he inherited recession (Aug. 2002)

Always remember 9/14/01.......and the courage of U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee

"Diplomacy and smart warfare are a waste of time. We should just glass the Middle East."

Ann Coulter and the "Giant Flatulent Raccoon" theory!

A Christian confronts my 13-year-old daughter

Dear 90th something floor jumper.

Video of fight claims a taser was used inside stadium at Cowboys Jets game

Video of fight claims a taser was used inside stadium at Cowboys Jets game

Scores Dead in Kenyan Pipeline Fire

Scores Dead in Kenyan Pipeline Fire

Is there Anything Unconstitutional In Regards To Grover Norquist Pledge?????

Hey ReTHUGS, Freepers and Teabaggers - Never get angry at a fact

Corporate 9-11 Memorial

I was talking with a friend

"hair shirt narcissism"

The REAL Patriots Day is and always has been in April, not freaking September.

How to Beat Terrorism: Refuse to Be Terrorized

Unable to pay child support, poor parents land behind bars

McGraw-Hill to Split Into Two Companies After Jana Challenge

New Pew poll states the obvious: More Now See GOP as Very Conservative

Knox bans registered sex offenders from county libraries

David Norris Jumping Back in Race for President, Report Says

Why do we do this?

Ravi Not Off the Hook for Clementi Suicide

Does anyone know...

Who are the world's biggest employers? - The Economist/UK

Who are the world's biggest employers? - The Economist/UK

RNC Preibus, attempts to blame Obama...boomerang effect clearly on display

Bank of America says it will cut 30,000 positions

Giuliani Filing May Signal 2012 Presidential Bid

Obama's plan to pay for the AJA contains NO CUTS to Medicare, SS and Medicaid

Andy Whitfield, star of Spartacus: Blood and Sand dies at 39

What winning the future might look like...

Sex hormones impact career choices

Sex hormones impact career choices

* arrived before Bill Clinton after 9-11 attacks? Did anyone else see this lie on the 9-11 coverage

I have a dumb question

Robert Reich served in the administrations of three presidents..

Some good news - abducted boy found safe.

Well, they did call him the first black president........

Health insurance denial rates routinely 20%, data show

Above The Law - USA (12 Sep 11)

Give Thanks

Sen. Bernie Sanders to hold hearing tomorrow: Is Poverty a Death Sentence?

Tell the doNOTHING CONgress to get off their BOEHNER ASSES & PASS the Presidents's Jobs Bill NOW!

Selective look-back-iv-ness?

Deadly blast at French nuclear facility

Proposal: Swim for it, and if you don't make it then you were just a drain on society anyway.

Which Girl Scout Cookies Score the Most Brownie Points?

Excessive 9/11 anniversary coverage: to revive FEAR for use in the 2012 election?

Bill Maher On Palin's Future: 'What Am I, The Idiot Whisperer?'

GOP grumbles about jobs plan (“Obama is on the ropes; why do we appear ready to hand him a win?”)

Watching Chaz Bono on TV Won't Confuse Children

Watching Chaz Bono on TV Won't Confuse Children

Cantor Voted For Billions To Rebuild Schools In Iraq, Now Opposes Funding School

Fuck you Joe Scum

Scar trying to tell us what to do-thank george w bush

BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz

DNC chair calls out Fox host for pension misinformation

George Stephanopoulos Too Short for Morning TV?

Perry: 'I Couldn't Get Elected Dog Catcher In California'

Charlie Chaplin: Best Speech Ever Made.

Slide Show: Got Koch? Seven Products Fueling the Brothers' Right-Wing Agenda

Fox Nation readers want to kill Michelle Obama

80% - 20% health-care

Greece Default Risk Jumps to 98%

Monsanto Denies Superinsect Science

Enron settles with ex-CEO's wife Linda Lay

Spartacus star Andy Whitfield dies of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Mississippi Ballot iniitiative: redefines "personhood " as "from moment of fertilization"

Great. Just fucking great. Dupont weed killer, Imprelis, is also killing TREES! Jim Hightower...

New generations in Europe tipping into homelessness

Anyone know what makes tonight a "Tea Party" Debate?

Drag Races - DC Area.

Can I get a prayer for the Democratic Party.

NASA's next stage in space exploration

100 Animals Die At Petco In Flood, Company Blames City

IKEA anticipates the death of books with bookcase meant for knickknacks, not books

IKEA anticipates the death of books with bookcase meant for knickknacks, not books

Americans United for Separation of Church and State Several staff positions and internships availabl

If 9-11 Had Happened When a Democrat Was President, Would the Republicans Have Impeached Him or Her?

Hows about a nice break from the bickering?

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Dead Boy, 200 Plus Animals Found in Berwyn Home...last week

Dead Boy, 200 Plus Animals Found in Berwyn Home...last week

Morning Joe--- Tavis Smiley: Bush ‘lied’ us into war with Iraq

Why am I getting call after call from the National Rifle Association? I have refused to answer when

So CNN is hosting a Tea Party Republican Debate tonight?

Please call your republican representative and tell them to vote for the Obama

Sept. 11......1973

Will Limbaugh ever be held accountable for his racist BS?

That Was Fast!

HUD Accuses Big Banks of Receiving $6 Billion in Insurance Kickbacks

Two phrases we should adopt.

Many older adults scramble to pay for food

I was one of the10% on Bush after 9/11

Once again, fuck you teabaggers!

He He---Fox shows their WIFi password on National TV during the Redskins game.

Obama seeks $467 billion in cuts to offset jobs plan

My repuke rep's answer. A lot of words to say NOTHING!

Oh my... Comment on Dylan show

Know a student at Linn State? The school is violating students' 4th amendment rights by drug testing

Chamber of Commerce radio ad targets Obama’s ‘radical pro-union agenda’

Did Warren Buffett Engage in Insider Trading on B of A Deal?

Israel Navy ship accidentally enters waters of neighboring Arab nation...or something.

Would you let your middle school child go on school trips that require flying?

Statement from South Carolina AFL-CIO President Donna Dewitt on Mitt Romney's Labor Speech

Explosion rocks French nuclear site

Last night we watched "Fair Game"

how i spent the 10th anniversary of 911

Rush Limbaugh puts GOPers on notice: Refer to Social Security as a criminal enterprise, or else!

Companies dump workers for union activity all the time, and they often get away with it

Just shameless the way that Brian Williams tried to cover for Moaning Joe after Tavis kicked

The Thrill is...also too...90% gone

George Bush Reveals Most Nervous Moment Of Presidency: World Series Opening Pitch

Republicans are playing political games...

what came after....

Pam Geller goes megalomaniac: Criticizing me means you're an enfocer for The Sharia!!111!!!

oh oh - Straight From Romney's Book - Social Security In a "nutshell"

In ‘Doonesbury,’ Palin biography ‘The Rogue’ gets a comic-strip tease

Prosecutor to pursue case versus Obama uncle

Prosecutor to pursue case versus Obama uncle

Romney calls those on the NLRB "stooges"

Rick Perry’s Vasectomy: The Governor's Reliance on What He Denies to His Fellow Texans

Tap your toes. This was one of his best!

Obama Plans to End Tax Breaks to Pay for Jobs Program

Capital Gains Tax Cuts Massively Transfer Wealth to the Top

Walter Fauntroy, Feared Dead in Libya, Returns Home—Guess Who He Saw Doing the Killing

Former FBI Agent: 'We Did Exactly What Al-Qaida Wanted Us to Do'

American Jobs Act Pay-Fors All on Tax Side

My bday was early this year!

The 10 Types Of Republicans

I have a ticket to the 34th Annual Harkin Steak Fry. (Iowa) Keynote Speaker Paul Begala!! Also, ...

Lew Explains American Jobs Act Offsets

Corporations Tailoring Product Lines To Reflect Growing Income Inequality

New Groups Giving Teachers Alternative Voice

Dear Repugs in Congress:

Tell the doNOTHING CONgress to get off their BOEHNER ASSES & PASS the American Jobs Act of 2011

We Can No Longer Wait On Change: Come Protest October 6th

Ga. Prisoners Considered for Fire, EMS Calls

deleted, noticed it's a dupe

Why do the birds go on singing?

Chart of the day: America’s surprisingly tiny small-business sector

The Chinese Moon Festival! Moon cakes!!

It won't be a GOP debate tonight, it's a Tea Party debate.

There's About To Be A Global Battle For Good Jobs

Is patriotism any better than racism or sexism?

Man, did you see the attack against Tavis Smiley for telling the truth that Bush lied to us?

Just Don't Call it Marriage

Tina Dupuy: Obama best GOP president since Lincoln

I prefer watch Monday Night Football

What time tonight are the Thugs slugging it out?

GREAT ? - For Tonights Debate!

Yesterday's 9/11 Celebrations were Kabuki Theater

Yesterday's 9/11 Celebrations were Kabuki Theater

First Athens, now Rome.....

Meanwhile, at Mother Jones, we are told that Krugman's post is "shameful"...

Question: What station has the idiots 'debating,' when?

Today and Tomorrow

OK! - Obama plan: raise taxes on wealthy to pay for jobs creation

Tonight on Countdown: Special Comment-MLBaseball sells out 9/11 First Responders

Why does the Fair Tax hurt the working class the most?

I dare anyone to drink a shot whenever the phrase "job killing regulations" is spoken

What do you suppose today's enforcers of proper decorum would say to this?

If the Republican Candidates are going to say something Particularly Stupid tonight's the night

"This Has Been The Worst Year For Natural Disasters In U.S. History"

Outside of the CNN / Tea Party Debate - pics

FBI holds ex-NYPD officer after KCI scare

The observer by - Tom Tomorrow

In Remembrance, The Democratic Party Honor Roll.

In Remembrance, The Democratic Party Honor Roll.

This is local election with National Implications. The NY RACE for

Smaller corn surplus could push food prices higher

In Honor of "9/11" don't forget to check out....

Censored by the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland, CA (Gaza)

If we have any respect for history or humanity, we shld remove 9/11 from our collective consciousnes

Bob Graham on Dylan now! eom!

The faux outrage over the 9/11 tributes angers me. It happened to All of us.

Watson, Your New Health Insurer

A few ways to ponder our current US plight through some remarkable classical music -

Photo of the Day (Japan)

Tavis Smiley on Morning Joe: Bush ‘lied’ us into Iraq

I Cant Believe 10 Years Ago Today I Thought G W B U S H was....

Another 9/11 OP

Economist Robert Reich explains ‘big lies’ about the economy

James Fallows: people are close to a revolt

Erik Prince's company, Blackwater, resurfaces as a shoot-em-up video game

Facebook Cofounder Pledges Funds to Fight N.C. Marriage Amendment

Gay Iranians to President: "We Are Everywhere"

9/11: How I Lost the Country I Used to Know and the Person I Used To Be

FFS! What is the cost of scrambling jets for people having

Remembering Johnny Cash: February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003

Just had a meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Dem House members of the gang of 12

are lefties going wobbly on George W?

are lefties going wobbly on George W?

norton online backup

The twin legacies of 9/11 - one of the most thoughtful article about 9/11 ever from Asia Week

When Will America Start Seeing Economic Refugees?

for your captioning pleasure...

Mysterious Paper Sculptures

Pawlenty's endorsement

Rush Limbaugh Told Bachman To Not Attack Perry Over The Social Security Issue

Couldn't believe it: my USPS delivery guy was listening to Rush when he pulled up,

Americans going to Canada for jobs

WikiLeaks Cable (2006): Iraqi Interrogators Rape Juveniles to Get Confessions

LOL! RUMSFELD Cancels His NYT Subcription In Protest Of KRUGMAN's "Repugnant Piece On 9/11"

Silent thread in rememberence of Christina Taylor

BWHAHAHA: Rush Limbaugh Is Campaigning For George W. Bush To Be ADDED To Mt. RUSHMORE

Heh. I still love you guys.

Confirmed: Watching Sponge Bob makes kids stupid

I apologize to everybody for the knuckle-dragging troglodytes who control the NC legislature:

Looking for Super Obama

Drone strike kills four on 9/11 anniversary

In Rick Perry's Texas, Firefighters Forced To Pay For Gear, Engine Fuel

In Wake of Christie/Koch Revelations, State DEM Comes Under Fire in NJ Media!

I'm forgetting.

Economists discover that maybe the economy isn't so good

How a brain-manipulating virus turns caterpillars into zombies

Need some good DU Vibes - May have ALS(Lou Gehrig's)

Health Care Law Allows Insurance Companies to Choose Who Examines Their Disputed Decisions

So, Rumsfeld didn't like Krugman's version of things, it seems...

Georgia Works Not Working; Just Twelve Applicants in August

Gallup Poll: Record-High 86% Approve of Black-White Marriages

Remember, right after the Pet Goat fiasco, Georgie ran...literally ran...

Just got back from the grocery store. They are doing some massive remodeling.

Why did Teddy Kennedy challenge Jimmy Carter?

What the Republicans want to do to Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme.

If anyone ever says that DU is awful, hateful, or whatever....tell them this story...

In a speech in 2004, Bill Moyers laid out exactly what's happening to us now

Forever 21 insults women with 'Allergic to Algebra' T-shirt

Capital Gains Tax Cuts Massively Transfer Wealth to the Top - WaPo/FDL

Capital Gains Tax Cuts Massively Transfer Wealth to the Top - WaPo/FDL

Chicago CPO threatened school closings, banned union reps from consulting with teachers....

VAT is WORST idea EVER; it puts ALL of the BURDEN of TAXATION on the poor & middle class!

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with ...

Who was the genius that let that CM douchebag sing a song of jingoism right before Obama spoke?

The Postal Service is NOT BROKE! NOT AT ALL!!!

Okay, which is it? Did you "see" the first attack or were you "told" about it?

Okay, so 9/11 has gone to bed and 9/12 is waiting in the wings... what's the next "date to hate"?

Crazy Rob Ford's Toronto Sale: ALL PUBLIC ASSETS MUST GO !!!

So, You want to take Down Krugman? Just Embrace Your Inner Nazi…

My bank sent me the new rules. More poor tax.

I Stand With Paul Krugman

Eyes cast toward the heavens. Battiatus prayed,

Oversize Man Sues White Castle Over Seats

Does the President realize how close he is to losing his progressive base?

Fuck all the shitheads trying to manipulate me and the rest of America using 9/11.

MacDonald’s food is substandard... so they're spending $1 Billion on decor

Why are Finland's schools successful?

Just a post about little old ladies and their remaining brain cells

More on the imminent collapse of the Euro (and implications for the US) from Paul Krugman

Leadership of the Mexican Zetas Cartel were taught at Ft. Braggg

This is a rare article on the "jumpers" of 911: Warning for those who might be offended

Hell-fire and Damnation in the Devil's Garden today (DIAL-UP WARNING)

7 bizarre robots in the Pentagon’s defense budget

Libyan Revolution Week 30 part 2

I was one of the 90%.

Classics Arts Showcase. No, really.

What's the date today?

An evening with Verizon Technical Support...

I'm just a hack who finally discovered Windows Live Movie Maker...

Am going to Google/Wiki "Louis CK" - back in a flash with results!1 n/t

Am going to Google/Wiki "Louis CK" - back in a flash with results!1 n/t

DVD/Blu-ray annoyances

Unfortunate sticker placement

three different women

Huge props to ashling!

Run Forrest Run, Forrest Gump is starting on TNT.

No weed for months and out of nowhere...

Back when he drank prodigiously, MFM would handle hangovers with grace and ease.

Put your favourite recipe here: Alicia's Salad Dressing

Anarchy in the U.K. -- no, WAIT... that's not right.

Piss off the Customer Dept. (a rant, what else?)

Bjork: PAGAN POETRY

Steve, the bumblefly/butterbee:

Holy Fucking Shit!

Drinking spot

Forget me nots

Favorite good song by a bad artist?

JR Cash, 2/26/32-9/12/03

The SECOND-most interesting man in the world:

Andy Whitfield Spartacus Blood & Sand died...

Oddest tribute of all maybe, and it was unintended -

What are you looking forward to reading next? Me "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns

Parliament

What exactly is Heaven?

Hey, Detroit Lions Fans! Your QB Looks A Lot Like....

Forget me nots.

MFM's thinking of legally changing his name (in REAL life). What do you think?

Gaurdians

What does a 2 year old buy at the store?

Not only is he a former US President but he's also the King of Funk.....

Bizkit, the Sleepwalking dog

I know their coffee is overroasted and bitter, but this is kinda harsh.....

Creative writing assignment: Improvisation

Download a FREE Bob Seger 6-song EP (really good ones!) - today only

Overweight dog, how do you ENFORCE when the spouse coddles?!21

Attending lectures at night school:

Attending lectures at night school:

Which is stupider?

Green-glowing cats

Who wants Turducken when you can have Turbaconducken!!!

Since we all know several thousand words and numbers to infinity,

Proof positive that the repuke party is the spawn of Satan

I had a vivid dream about tornadoes last night.

For lovers of terrible 1960's musicals: "The Cool Ones"

Jackals

If I survive,

I just found out that the cast of "Jersey Shore" spent their summer about 30km from me

Sig test (mods please feel free to delete)

8 weird burial alternatives that are going mainstream

All time best band logos?

So screwn, a new luna and maybe two more in orbit

Jasper National Park, Canada

Wow...the bass line on Miles' 'Agharta' - just wow...

TV pilots (show, not aviators) that were as good as most summer movies?

its 10 pm and 74 outside

What is the latest movie you have seen. Was it any good? I just saw "W." by Oliver Stone. It was

Did Max Roach work with any really awesome bassists?

PHOTO: "No, actually, the drive-thru pharmacy is a little to your RIGHT..."

Streaker Arrested Near NASCAR Race Also Had Wild Raccoon in his Possession

...And that's how I became an only child...

Please remind me again why it's important I go to the gym after work.

Why Do Courts Fail To Do Their Job....Why Do They Just Slap The Hand.

Which Girl Scout Cookies Score the Most Brownie Points?

Should we return cicada shells to Nikki Haley?

Miss Australia is dressed down for being too sexy

Why 3 people have responded to my last 25 OPs:

Dupe of Earl

Dupe

Dupe

Dupe

Could somebody explain to me about men and body parts?

I think I am falling in love with Springfield!

I want to shut down my mole farm

What is your favourite radio program. I love the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "As It

Jazz for Cows

PHOTO: But how will I know which corn is the DEVIL'S corn?

New music, tell me whatcha think!

Anyone here ever heard of (or done business with) iMingle Insurance Company?

Has anybody read Brandon Sanderson (the guy finishing Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time")?

Ned some medical advice. STAT!

Just got done with my first day at the new company. Here's the truck I'll be driving;

What exactly is Hell?

Screw you Alan Ball and the gang at "True Blood"..... *spoilers*

MissHoneychurch in Florence

Scariest move you saw when you were a child

Taking a big chance: The Greatest Guitarist Ever.

Crosby, Stills, Nash or Young? Which is your favorite?

It's FOOTBALL, God dammit, not SOCCER!

Please keep Mrs. V. in your thoughts.

Republicans still shopping for a presidential nominee

Trial of Election Aide Could Hurt Bloomberg

7 oil workers found alive in Gulf of Mexico

Cuba air charters can’t escape politics

More than 1,550 homes destroyed in Texas wildfires

Two US nationals kidnapped from Quetta

NYC mayor: Victim in political operative's trial?

Explosion reported at Marcoule nuclear plant in southern France

Congress dueling over Pebble prospect

'Cruel right hand' of Paraguayan dictator dies

Most of Obama’s Jobs Proposals Have Drawn GOP Support in the Past

George Osborne given stark warning on cuts' impact (Will = 10% drop in UK family living standards)

GOP grumbles about jobs plan (“Obama is on the ropes; why do we appear ready to hand him a win?”)

Kenya fire: Nairobi pipeline blaze 'kills at least 63'

100 dead as Kenya wakes up to fire tragedy

In Guatemalan Election, a Focus on Security Issues

Pawlenty Endorses Romney

WikiLeaks Cable (2006): Iraqi Interrogators Rape Juveniles to Get Confessions

Businesses should link environmental and financial impact, investors urge

Exclusive: Libyan woman guided NATO bombs to Gaddafi targets

Pawlenty's endorsement

JPMorgan chief says bank rules ‘anti-US’

Filing questions Bruning (R-Ne) on home (candidate for US Senate)

Bank of America to Slash 30,000 Jobs in Cost-Cutting Plan

Syria Mounts Deadly Raids As Russia Backs Regime

Bush Effort Targets Cervical Cancer in Developing World

Judge delays case involving FBI's GPS tracking

Hundreds arrested in Chilean coup anniversary protests

Nuke plant (Fort Calhoun Omaha) fire gets closer look

Nuke plant (Fort Calhoun Omaha) fire gets closer look

Militias funded by US accused of rights abuses

Fifty New Planets Found—Largest Haul Yet

Rick Perry Skips Press Conference on Texas Wildfires Without Notice

Turkey stirs pot with Cairo talks

DNC ad campaign to promote Obama jobs plan

Norway’s governing Labor Party heading for victory in local election 2 months after massacre

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday, September 12, 2011

In Tapes, Candid Talk by Young Kennedy Widow

US-backed Afghan militias accused of human rights abuses

Obama seeks $467 billion in tax changes to fund jobs plan

Rep. Giffords may appear on news program for 1st time since shooting

Al Gore in 24-hour broadcast to convert climate skeptics

AZ Sheriff Arpaio's actions under ethics review

Pentagon Confirms Presence Of (Four) U.S. Troops On The Ground In Libya

Glowing cat new tool in Aids research

'Leak risk after explosion at French nuclear plant'

Wisconsin Legislature sets just one work day this month

Kerry vows to avoid lobbyists, fund-raising while on ‘supercommittee’

Thousands of female inmates in California set for early release

Ex-FBI Interrogator 'Gagged' Over 9/11 Backstory

Calif. bill would protect unlicensed drivers from arrest

Colombia is model for war against terrorism: US ambassador .

In The Words of Billy Preston...."Let The Bad Guys Win Every Once in Awhile..."

Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: Kennedy Center "Concert of Hope" - FULL VIDEO

Remarks by President Obama at "A Concert for Hope" Kennedy Center Washington, D.C.

This was an instruction to GOPers.

Back on Track

SHIT!!!! this isn't good DU'ers

31 Million Watched Obama

Video: Florida Dems Welcome GOP Debate on Social Security

on CNN; Jon Huntsman is an airhead...he says a lot but no beef

Rick Perry: Middle Income Americans Don't Pay Enough Income Taxes

Drought, Wildfires but Perry says no to climate change idea

How Are We About To Lose A Congressional Race In NYC?

Obama formally delivers jobs bill, urges Congress to pass it right away

Obama Becomes Third Person On Twitter To Reach 10M Followers

President Obama:If I was worried about poll numbers I wouldn't be setting hear

Ron Paul supporters hit Perry, Romney in new ad

Can you say FLIP FLOP

A coordinated push for the American Jobs Act

An example why dems in congress are too blame...

The President is on his GAME right now the Press Conference was good

Obama: Pay for jobs bill with taxes on the rich

White House: A State by State Look at the American Jobs Act

Cantor says no to jobs bill spending

Critics of Obama critics: remember the primaries of 2012 when Hillary stayed in to the end?

Bachmann called Social Security ‘a tremendous fraud’ in 2010...Jeez Girl STFU

ALERT, ALERT!!: Pawlenty endorses "the complete package" Romney, will serve as co-chair of campaign.

Jobs, schmobs! Birthers take to the air in Tampa for the GOP debate.

Anyone tuning into the Tea Party Three Ring Circus extravaganza tonight?

PPP: Turner in position to pull off huge upset in NY-9

Roll Call: Clinton, Cuomo Call for Weprin in Final Hours of NY House Race

Obama would hike taxes to pay for his jobs bill -

Obama gives message to Congress

"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately"

Ooooooo!

Full Text: The American Jobs Act

Anecdotal evidence: It is KILLING right-wingers that Obama took out Osama

Blaming the Republicans is all well and good.

George Bush got memos from Rumsfeld that used Scripture to push Iraq war

Joe Biden in Car and Driver

Wimpy Coward W Bush...looking Worse after 10 years...esp when he tries to clean his Wimpy Act

Romney releases nonsensical anti-union video blaming Obama for ... something

Finally shamed? Rumsfeld cancels NY Times subscription over Krugman blog post

CNN Breaking: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal endorsing Rick Perry

One of the reasons that President Obama can't just go off on Republicans

Wall Street Journal Poll: "What should the Deficit Committee Do?"

Democrats Launch Ad Campaign Backing Obama Jobs Plan (VIDEO)

The Best VP in history, Bar None

Kerry Cancels Fundraisers, Vows To Avoid Lobbyists While On Super Committee

How can Obama introduce a jobs bill?

Obama to End Series of Tax Breaks For Hedge Fund Managers, Oil & Gas Companies to Pay for Jobs Plan

KILL THE BILL KILL THE BILL!!! Obama once again not doing enough for us..

So Barack Obama's "incredible unpopularity" will cost the Dems Anthony Weiner's seat?

The American Jobs Act.

Radney Foster - Everyday Angel

Thom Hartmann's 9/11 experience

President Obama's Remarks at 9/11 Memorial Concert: "Our character as a nation has not changed"

TYT: Husband Has To Pay Wife For Lack Of Sex

Blind

Renewable Solution of the Month: Efficiency, Part 2

Missouri GOP: Raise Taxes On Elderly, Disabled & Cut Corporate Rates

Rick Perry appears on the Charlie Rose show

John F. Kennedy on Dissent, Secrecy and the First Amendment

Sen Scott Brown (R-MA) Justifies Denying 9/11 Rescue Workers Aid

The Obama Remix

F**k 9/11! Get Over It Already!

Dahlia Lithwick on the Obama Administration Letting Dick Cheney Get Away With Torture

Thom Hartmann: New Deal trumps Raw Deal

Occupy Wall Street US Day of Rage

911 Ground Zero 10 years later

Prophecy teaching by Chief Seattle, told by Johnny Moses

Thom Hartmann: Conversations with Great Minds - Edward Girardet , Part 1

Thom Hartmann: Conversations with Great Minds - Edward Girardet, Part 2

Papantonio: GOP Hates Life-Saving Regulations

Toomey's Supply-Side Extravaganza

GOP 2012: Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann battles hostile media

Reagan's Plutocracy - to the Requiem

Young Turks: Ron Paul Assaulted By Rick Perry At GOP Debate?

Robert Reich Keynote At Summit For A Fair Economy - Full Video

Uncle Jay Explains: Sept. 12, 2011

11/9 2011

Remembering 9/11: 10 Years of War

Jingoism & Revenge: 'US Media Integrity A 9/11 Casualty'

Saint of 9/11 Trailer

People's Administration: Max Keiser [RT] - Banking Looters

Suppressing investigation about the role of Saudi Arabia in 9/11

Stars Endorse Rick Perry!

Why Screwing Unions Screws the Entire Middle Class-Mother Jones

Expert: Already hearing reports of children suffering heart attacks caused by Fukushima radiation

War At Toss Of Coin: 'US Abuses Power It No Longer Has'

Political Comic Julianna Forlano Lambasts Current News: Funny. Ironic News Report, Sept, 12, 2011

Emmanuel Kelly The X Factor 2011 Auditions Emmanuel Kelly FULL

Where I was ten years ago...

Life today in Asheville, NC

The Never-Ending 9/11

Cuba air charters can’t escape politics

Life today in Asheville, NC

"Rick Perry's Jobs Strategy: Raiding Other States" - Jill Lawrence, The Atlantic

POINT OF VIEW/ Toshihiro Yamanaka in Japan: The 'elite panic' of President George W. Bush

Beyond Growth: Creating a Unified Progressive Politics

Juan Cole: 77 US troops Wounded in Truck Bombing; Top Reasons to leave Afghanistan

Robert Jensen Reflects on 9/11 Anniversary

Uncle Sam Does(n’t) Want You: America's Reserve Army of Labor Marches Through Time

Syria May Buy More Russian Air Defense Systems

Secretive thinktanks are crushing our democracy

9/11 and the Cuban Hip Hop Revolución

Chris Hedges: A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe

Seeing Stars (James Howard Kunstler)

Coral reefs 'will be gone by end of the century' The end of the line!

WikiLeaks Cable: Iraqi Interrogators Rape Juveniles to Get Confessions

Banned Books Week celebrates freedom to read

Happy Feet The Penguin Missing In Southern Ocean

The "Worst of the Worst"? 9/11, Guantanamo and the Failures of US Corporate Media

Republicans block Senate disaster aid bill

Citizens, It’s Down to You

Good-bye to All That

Massive default is best way to fix the economy

Robert Parry: Who Are These People?

KRUGMAN: Bush, Giuliani 'fake heroes' who cashed in 'on the horror'

Post-September 11, NSA ‘enemies’ include us By JAMES BAMFORD

Nuclear power: Between faith and fear

Peak oil review - Sept 12

Drumbeat from today and the weekend...

Explosion reported at Marcoule nuclear plant in southern France (xpost)

Baja California News- Prisoners of the Grid

Permanent Nuclear Shutdown in Japan Possible by 2012: Report

John Sauven: 'I want to claim the arctic region for all of mankind'

Plans to sell Fukushima produce in Fukuoka mall abandoned over criticism

USDA Scientists Use Commercial Enzyme to Improve Grain Ethanol Production

Producer responsibility (could be one) solution to electronic waste in developing countries

Health fears over CO2 storage are unfounded, study shows

‘Oscar Madison’ approach to solar cells may outshine ‘Felix Unger’ design

New Coral Dating Method Hints at Possible Future Sea-Level Changes

Al Gore to broadcast Global Warming info for 24 Hours

MUTE -- Efficient city car, showcase for electromobility research

Research on US nuclear levels after Fukushima could aid in future nuclear detection

Can scientists look at next year's climate?

Poisonous Rhinos Discourage Poachers

Dangers of exposure to “white” light

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