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Archives: December 6, 2010

Kennedy Center Honorees Reception at the White House - pics

Our leaders will have a backbone

Your Weekend Police Misconduct report from the InjusticeNews Twitter Feed

*Robert Reich on C-Span2 Book TV now.

The Propaganda reaches a crescendo: Tax deal 'recipe' could mix in help for all Americans

VFP in Milwaukee-I am grateful for Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative

Anybody gonna watch...?

I know how to keep money out of politics

*Jimmy Carter interview, BookTV, his book White House Diary, cspan2 now.

Chilean police shoot and injure Rapa Nui native rights campaigners

Why does this man have so much power?

When layoffs come to L.A. schools, performance doesn't count

The Illustrated Man and Robert Drivas

Gunmen kill elderly Christian couple inside their Baghdad home

DADT repeal won't happen in 2010. (McConnell today). This means it will be

"Sex by Surprise"

I don't know much, but I know one thing.

I have a serious question for those of you who are total Administration supporters

so,as I read a recent editorial I wrote...pre-election...I am seated in the dark in despair

Oops that was an earthquake

Is it just me, or do the Republicans sound like desperate

Hugo Chavez blames massive flooding on capitalism as 70,000 remain homeless in Venezuela

Now threads are shot so full of holes with deleted messages and sub-threads

If Congress had passed a health-care bill with a public option

From our "Don't Make Me Laughislature":

80-square mile "kill zone" on floor of Gulf of Mexico

Specter: "There is nobody sensible on the scene and if there were, the Republicans wouldn't nominate

Embarrassing Yourself on Facebook Is The Palinmerican Way

Sue them.

Transparency LOL that worked for wikileaks!!!

Hey, Quitter, Andrew JACKSON was tougher & meaner & more lovin' than YOU!1 n/t

Hey, Quitter, Andrew JACKSON was tougher & meaner & more lovin' than YOU!1 n/t

Military chaplains debate their role without 'don't ask, don't tell'

My President is coming to my town tomorrow. Read a bit about it.

Is Bristol Palin making a gay joke by mentioning k.d. Lang & Indigo girls in reply to Margaret Cho?

WikiLeaks morphs into TMZ

With tax cuts in the bag, McConnell wants talks with Obama on deficit recommendations

With tax cuts in the bag, McConnell wants talks with Obama on deficit recommendations

Bernanke on '60 Minutes': Grim outlook for jobs

Precedent and Prologue- Jeffrey Toobin on the 10 anniversary of the Supremes appointing *Bush

Creating jobs?

Creating jobs?

Why can't Obama just say "I will VETO any bill that does not extend Middle Class Tax Cuts.....

*Bernanke on 60 minutes tonight.

High school wrestler charged with sex crime after inserting fingers in opponent's anus

Wikileaks: Iranian Ninjas!

Minor League Flash-In-The-Pan (Obama) Moved To The Majors (The Oval Office)....

EVACUATION: From Hell to Health

Kay Bailey Hutchison not rightwing enough for teaparty.

More practicality than hystrionics; I have to GBCW for a while

Robert Kuttner: What Now for the Democrats?

Robert Kuttner: What Now for the Democrats?

Hate to say this, but do not be surprised if the unemployment is added, it's for less than a year.

Transparency...

Charge against WikiLeaks founder 'not political': Sweden

Mac's Top 10 Photos of the 2010 Fire Season

Wow, aren't we only about a month or two before people start announcing a run for 2012 elections....

Anti-D.C. GOP freshmen quickly find big D.C. donors

My Poem - “The Poor Man and the Poor Man is Dead”

omz, Quitter's "reality" show is being TOTALLY UNREAL!1

omz, Quitter's "reality" show is being TOTALLY UNREAL!1

What would be an acceptable compromise on tax cuts to you?

The National Idiot (Palin) says...

By whom do YOU feel more "betrayed"?

By whom do YOU feel more "betrayed"?

Interview with Charles Ferguson (of 'Inside Job') on Charlie Rose

If you could ask Obama one question what would it be?

It is time to move on from the Wikileaks criticism

Top 5 Wall Street firms to pay $90 billion in bonuses this month (NYT)

An Open Letter to President Obama re. the Bush Tax Cuts

"State of alert" in Spain: Military powers invoked v. air traffic controllers' sick-out

Corporate tax rates should be tiered depending on how many American vs Foreign workers a company

Yemeni gov "blamed" Iran for recon plane, knowing it was a US plane

Taking down America

Anti-earmark Tea Party Caucus takes $1 billion in earmarks

As U.S. Leaves, Iraqis Suffer Economic Toll

Wonder why your health insurance premiums are so high?

Soldiers use extreme methods to meet regs

U.S. fights to open school in Taliban area

U.S. fights to open school in Taliban area

Arizona cuts Medicaid funding for organ transplants

More foreign fighters seen slipping back into Iraq

Dem: If we’d let economy crash, we’d be in power for 40 years

Northrop Said to Favor Spinoff of Ship Unit Rather Than Sale

10 Cars Plow Through Wet Concrete at Massive Construction Site

Cable Identifies Prominent Saudi funder of Taliban, Ongoing Saudi Finance of Terror

Cable Identifies Prominent Saudi funder of Taliban, Ongoing Saudi Finance of Terror

Afghan poll shows falling confidence in U.S. efforts to secure country

More waiting for Indian plaintiffs in $3.4B deal

City, Navy agree to talks on Oceana, development

City, Navy agree to talks on Oceana, development

The $100B question: What will happen to Hampton Roads (VA)?

NATO Official: Night Raids to Continue

...and the New York Times says, Bush Tax-Cut Deal With Jobless Aid Said to Be Near

...and the New York Times says, Bush Tax-Cut Deal With Jobless Aid Said to Be Near

The persecution of Julian Assange

Floyd Abrams is really tippytoeing around Wikileaks...

Humanity, man, it's not worth it. Put down the nuclear gun. Back away from it slowly.

Anyone familiar with "love languages test"? ...for a college assignment?

Per Chuck Todd just now, tax cuts negotiation includes the Obama cuts too.

Blowing Billions on War While American Workers Go Under

Has anyone noticed the CIA recruitment advertisements in their area?

Most of the decade, millions of families and businesses thrived, because of the Bush tax cuts.

All tax cuts expire and lame duck Congress ends with no accomplishments or ... this?

Look, it's really very simple...

What to give for Christmas?

OK...here's my theory

Hug a Tree Today Tree lovers

Framing It ... Get Fair Pay.".

I helped a homeless family yesterday

Supreme Court letter to Prime Minister in support of Julian Assange

The Video John Boehner Doesn't Want You to See

The Grand Defeat

The Grand Defeat

Open Letter to President Obama

Subsidized Apprenticeship.

This "Moderate" On Chucky Todd Is A Douchebag

This "Moderate" On Chucky Todd Is A Douchebag

Sen. Bernie Sanders: Join me on DFA Live

San Jose airport wants to cut 'living wage' 10%

San Jose airport wants to cut 'living wage' 10%

Sen. Bernie Sanders: Join me on DFA Live

I am confused - doesn't the House have to approve tax cuts for millionaires?

Regarding the regular DU membership survey - Would you like to see more than demographics?

Regarding the regular DU membership survey - Would you like to see more than demographics?

Isn't it today that Wikileaks is suppose to release info about a 'big U.S. bank?"

This Past Week I Have Lost More HOPE Points...

When Obama was nominated, I had mixed feelings.....

Court considers throwing out huge sex bias suit against Wal-Mart

Kevin Drum lambastes the tax cut deal

Internet Votes for Couple to Get an Abortion

Toon: The 4 stages of Government Responsiveness

Would you be more or less likely to send secret documents to Wikileaks if president froze your pay?

If You Oppose Tieing Tax Cuts For Everybody To Extending Unemployment Insurance

The new US oligarchy

WikiLeaks cables reveal how US manipulated climate accord

John Cornyn Is A Human Craphole

Kind of a strange question, but...

Kind of a strange question, but...

Is there a reason Rachael isn't on tonight?

if republicans don't get their tax breaks for the rich, fuck the unemployed

I Am Posting From The Public Library

Branson Says Oil Might Hit $200 a Barrel Without New Policies

Krampus Comes This Weekend! Beware Sinister Saint Nick Sidekicks

Krampus Comes This Weekend! Beware Sinister Saint Nick Sidekicks

a 2-year extension of bu$h* tax cuts means thugs can use it again in 2 years to beat up democrats

Incoming GOP freshmen rapidly embracing big-money fundraisers

US Chamber Watch: NAFTA-Style Korea Free Trade Supporters Are “Outsourcers All”

Legendary Cowboys, SMU quarterback Don Meredith dies

The Theatre of the Absurd Starring the Richest And Poorest Among Us

The first question that needs to be ask is how did we get where we are?

Well, I'll be damned! Joe Scarborough said today that tax cuts for the rich don't create jobs!

First they came for the communists

What would you do?

First new Get Your War On comic in 2 years

just got a letter from Russ Feingold, thanking me for my support

Right-wingers Trying to Oust Speaker of Texas State House Because He's Jewish

Paul Krugman: Let’s Not Make a Deal

Banks braced as Bank Run 2010 day arrives

Cable: VP Biden- "the need to lower expectations in Afghanistan"

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Wal-Mart Bias Case Appeal

MSNBC ..stop with the drama..there is no global manhunt...they know exactly where Assange is.

the rich enabling the rich...republicans are setting themselves up for unlimited corporate funding

Medieval England Twice as Well Off as Today’s Poorest Nations

Wikileaks: Swiss bank freezes Julian Assange's account

Wikileaks: Swiss bank freezes Julian Assange's account

School reformers and union leaders are collaborating—and getting results

WikiLeaks reveals US global interests list

North America's share of the 100 tallest buildings in 1990: 80%. In 2012: 18%

Scholar, MLK, Jr. Research & Education Institute @ Stanford: Primary Challenge Obama

Czech Republic uses ‘gay tests’ on asylum seekers

Teachers,et al-How much Federal money is provided to public schools...any?

WikiLeaks Cables are Dispatches from a Beleaguered America in Imperial Retreat

Am I imagining things or have the DU pages gotten longer?

Obama 'core' coalition hardly 'shattered'

Christine O'Donnell Had $1 Mil. Left in the Bank

Obama speech in NC starting now...

Gen. Petraeus: Afghan victory not a ‘sure thing’

Other lyrics that are hitting me hard right now

Wikileaks: Scotland Yard Receives Papers For Assange Arrest Warrant - AP

Gay, lesbian teens more likely to be expelled and jailed

To make an enemy of every Western government--the caprice of vanity?

The disaster that effectively ended commercial supersonic air travel

Let’s Not Make a Deal - By PAUL KRUGMAN

Republicans running ads to repeal health care already..

U.S. Charges Hundreds in Investment Fraud U.S. Charges Hundreds in Investment Fraud

U.S. Charges Hundreds in Investment Fraud U.S. Charges Hundreds in Investment Fraud

Adopt A Billionaire Charity Drive (dot) Net

DADT repeal likely dead

Texas DUers-a little sliver of hope...Rational Radio

Prop. 8 appeal hearing live discussion thread

I hardly hear any Republican saying anything negative about Obama anymore.

The "poison pill" in Assuange's threat

WikiLeaks mirrors multiply as main funding source gets cut off

Is it accurate to say the 'Saudis', want Iran bombed as our media keeps reporting?

Is it accurate to say the 'Saudis', want Iran bombed as our media keeps reporting?

A message for traitor Democrats!

MSNBC just announced that Scotland Yard has an arrest warrant for Assange in hand.

US Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) Panel hearing Prop 8 appeal

There are an estimated 17 million unemployed out here...

A Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel By Max Blumenthal

A Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel By Max Blumenthal

Why "Recession-Proof" Jobs Are a Myth

LIVE VIDEO: Prop 8 Appeal Hearing

HEADSUP: Cspan showing Prop 8 court action n/t

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah so the ReTHUGS didn't

Maude Barlow: Read Me My Environmental Rights

Maude Barlow: Read Me My Environmental Rights

Canadian biotech company pushes USDA to approve GMO apples

Would the Repubs have refused to help the unemployed?

More propaganda from USA TODAY; Bush's tax cuts: How did they affect you?

are there any non millionaires in congress? n/t

Truth In Lending Act : Fed is considering changing the Law - LESS help for Homeowners See link below

What I find oddly coincidental about the release of the docs by Wikileaks is...

Remember those days when bush would be speechifying and you'd hit the mute button?

The rightwing Swiss People’s Party pushes for withdrawal from Europe’s Schengen Area.

Wikileaks website under attack. Get your mirror sites here

Online activists fighting to keep WikiLeaks alive

NYT Op-Ed: "Obama has seemingly surrendered his once-considerable abilities to act, decide or think"

NYT Op-Ed: "Obama has seemingly surrendered his once-considerable abilities to act, decide or think"

Lieberman Demands Senate Stay In Session Through The Holiday To Repeal DADT

Will class action law suits disappear when

economyincrisis.org has some pretty sobering info-including the pres's speech

What Else Would $60 Billion Buy?

Ed Shultze, is hosting for Rachel tonight

Tax Cuts Update: Despite Schumer's Threat, There's Little Appetite To Let Them Expire - HuffPo

On line chat with Bernie Sanders . . . Stop the attack on Soc. Sec.

“The fact that we were able to lay the trap does feel pretty good, to tell you the truth.”

United for a Fair Economy Condemns Republican Blockade on Tax Cuts

Company Wants Nuclear Waste from 36 States to be Buried in Texas

So the US gov is OK with going after private companies to stop Wikileaks

The Progressive Plan For Deficit Reduction

" Lets NOT Make A DEAL " With " Republican TAX CUT BLACKMAILERS "

Is there anyone in DU who still believes in the President? When I post in support of him, I get

If Obama makes a deal on the tax cuts that include separate

If Obama makes a deal on the tax cuts that include separate

The Return of “Get Your War On”

Looks like we've resorted to begging China to create US jobs

An Open Letter to sports reporters about Mike Vick by Nils Lofgren

Splendid Zinn

Breaking - DADT is not likely to pass

the supreme court 'walmart' case could do away with class action lawsuits

the supreme court 'walmart' case could do away with class action lawsuits

I'd be extremely depressed if DADT isn't repealed this year.

well,F^ck a D^ck...letter in my paper on "responsibility"

Question for Limbaugh & Beck: How many jobs will you be creating?

a dumb repug just called Ed Show

a dumb repug just called Ed Show

Painful truth illustrated in cartoon. Get a hankie.

If you had any doubt,Perry's statements about Medicaid in my paper today

American urban lake pollution traced to parking lot seal coat

American urban lake pollution traced to parking lot seal coat

Assange's attorney is negotiating time and place for 'meeting' with UK police..

Cool! Wikileaks Cable on Chinese Experimentation with Quantum Teleportation and More

Joseph Lieberman emulates Chinese dictators

If you conitnue the policies that created all the unemployed in the first place

He should tell the nation the truth, and denounce the blackmail attempt for what it is

Cleveland Clinic to cut charity care for some

Colombia: Uribe settles scores with the press on air as new cases are filed

The Republicans Can Be Cold, Cruel, And Misanthropic Longer Than The Unemployed Can Remain Solvent

Does Julian Assange Use A Mac or a Macbook to Contribute to WikiLeaks?

Stop Believing the Myths About 401(k) Plans

Wikileaks has issued a statement

Interpol

Obama agrees to ADD to the deficit, allowing Bush tax cuts to continue, then Pukes nail his and all

WikiLeaks Founder To Talk To UK Police: Lawyer - Reuters

Dumbass Bill Gates gave Windows source code to the Chinese! LOL

Don't We Have At Least Five Republicans Who Will Vote To Repeal DADT

So about this compromise thing

Is Assange a force for good or chaos?

Woman Up, Obama & Democrats: Grow a Pair... of Ovaries! (VIDEO)

Gay teens, especially girls, are punished more harshly

Wikileaks is currently mirrored on 507 sites

4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on (CA) Prop 8, live on C-SPAN -

Did anybody hear the right-wing propaganda on Diane Rehm today?

Looks like Leaf/Volt race to market first is finally decided.

Julien Assange defense fund frozen - from Twitter:

Only one US company has truly profited from Iraq war: Halliburton

Mixed Metaphorical Musings: When you kick the can down the road, the road eventually rises up . . .

How to fund something like wikileaks: need outside the box thinking.

Andrea Mitchell calls Wikileaks BLACKMAIL...

Sotomayor and Ginsburg join dissenting from denial of certiorari today

It is just as likely that Wikileaks saved many lives.

Bring back MDTA programs - the only federal jobs program that worked. 1963

Wonder what Biden thinks of Obama's governing?

Wonder what Biden thinks of Obama's governing?

Obama Takes Credit For Bush’s NAFTA-Style Korea Free Trade Deal He Once Opposed

'Sputnik Moment' is not about space...

The Single Greatest Chart Ever (At Least if You Want to Know Where Your Personal Information Goes)

Wikileaks cables: US looks to prosecute Julian Assange

Coming soon: national broadband service

Alan Grayson- "Looking For Your Ideas and Advice"

Bush Tax Cuts: Poison Pill

Bush Tax Cuts: Poison Pill

Columbia University Walks Back Anti-WikiLeaks Advice

Didn't the ReTHUGS pass the first Patriot Act

(Former Treasury Secretary) O'Neill says Bush's memoir misstates record on tax-cut talks

Republicans: We obviously pay for them at the pump

Boycotts on DU, don't work

From Alan Grayson re: Progressive Caucus

"Peace For Our Time"

Time's Man of the Year. Julian Assange winning so far.......

Maryland doctor carried out unnecessary heart operations.

Democratic leaders to press Obama to take tough line on tax cuts

"We Stopped Obama From Raising Your Taxes"

Students warned: Read WikiLeaks and you’re out of a government job

so,since buying in America is a truly good thing to do,here's the list again

So Obama & the Democrats caved on an issue that only 26% of Americans support??

"Palin: I'm Not Running For RNC Chair"...and wait till you find out WHY.

Why The Attack On WikiLeaks Matters To You

If you can afford it, now is the time to donate to the food pantry

For the unemployed, is 99 weeks enough time to "re-train" and "reorganize?"

We are so far beyond needing tax cuts its not even funny.

California state workers’ pensions under assault

GOP's George Voinovich: An unlikely ally on allowing Bush tax cuts to expire?

So, What Would YOU Do about the Tax Cut Dilemma?

White House To Make A Statement In The Next Hour...

Remember Andy Harris (R-Whined About Waiting For Gummint Health Care)? Meet Bill Johnson...

TPM: Glenn Beck Guesses 10% Of Muslims Are Terrorists (And 0.5% Of Americans Are Violent Radicals)

At World High Speed Rail Summit: U.S. has no reputation for train technology

We can STILL STOP the Bush tax cuts in the House...

President Obama to make remarks on tax cuts and unemployment insurance at 6:10 pm ET

There it is: "Let's Make a Deal: Obama Poised to Break Campaign Promise and Extend Tax Cuts"

There it is: "Let's Make a Deal: Obama Poised to Break Campaign Promise and Extend Tax Cuts"

There is NO estate tax in 2010, thanks to the bush tax cuts.

Newsweek: What DADT Repeal Will Mean

Whose Side is the White House On? - James K. Galbraith

Do you agree to let billionaires keep their tax cuts if they agree not to murder 5 million people?

Do you agree to let billionaires keep their tax cuts if they agree not to murder 5 million people?

Question: Why can't they make the tax hike on the top 2% temporary

Proposed 1.4% pay raise for military draws fire

Look On The Brightside... DeMint Was Wrong... Tax Cuts For The Rich Is Obama's Waterloo

"I'll Be Home for Christmas"....

Elizabeth Edwards' cancer returns; no additional treatment recommended by doctors

Chris Christie Fans Facebook Fail

She's you, and just like you, except she has $924,800 left over from her campaign, and you don't.

Jet makes emergency landing after dog bites

Wkileaks: Peter Lavelle of Russia Today asks the best question we all know the answer to

Gen X goes to Washington-A article from Boston Phoenix

The Republicans just played Obama like a fucking fiddle...

Bernie Sanders is pissed on Ed Shultz

So The Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Will Expire In 2012

So The Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Will Expire In 2012

So The Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Will Expire In 2012

Obama: Hostage-takers have the upper hand. So hostage-takers win, for now.

The caver in chief...Sheeesh I have never been so disgusted

The caver in chief...Sheeesh I have never been so disgusted

The "ubers" gave themselves a nice bonus

We wasted historic advantages to no purpose

We wasted historic advantages to no purpose

McConnell's Antics Compelling Dems To Push Filibuster Reform - HuffPo

i was just watching Matthews, he showed a clip of Palin's reality show

My experience with unemployment benefits. Share yours.

Two years from now -- just in time for the 2012 election -- the GOP will pull this again.

Multi-millionaire U.S. evangelist confesses on his own TV network to cheating on wife after being b

Mind if I say something about John Lennon?

Who's watching the boobs? Answer: Boobs,

"We can't afford" a welfare state anymore -- says robert samuelson.

Sen. Sanders Threatens To Filibuster Obama Tax Deal

Big Ed: Nothing in this package for the 99ers {WTF!}

So if Pelosi supports an unacceptable tax cut deal....

So if Pelosi supports an unacceptable tax cut deal....

well,My paper has "un-blackballed"me-editorial printed today Re Medicaid.

well,My paper has "un-blackballed"me-editorial printed today Re Medicaid.

The stuff we don't teach in history class

A crossroads for DU... I betcha there's a record amount of locked threads tonight...

democrats are inept...this legislation on taxes should have been brought up long ago.

democrats are inept...this legislation on taxes should have been brought up long ago.

"Temporary" tax cuts for the rich.......LOL...LOL...LOL

What threatens your freedoms most?

How about we reform the tax code in the next 2 years and take an issue away from the Republicans

The End of the Empire

W for Wikileaks like V for Vendetta

McCain 'applauds' Obama's tax compromise

China hijacked 15% of the world's internet traffic for 18 minutes.

Again... The Democratic Party Wrote The Playbook...

Live With the WikiLeakable World or Shut Down the Net. It's Your Choice

Live With the WikiLeakable World or Shut Down the Net. It's Your Choice

INTERPOL WANTED POSTER for Julian Assange

INTERPOL WANTED POSTER for Julian Assange

Proof tattoos don't hold you back, only YOU hold you back

So, I guess now the Repukes will scuttle the Inheritance Tax. I won't be

Ok... We Got A Picture Of An Empty Podium

Krugman: If Democrats give in to the blackmailers now, they’ll just face more demands in the future

Did I Just Hear That Right ??? - On The Ed Show... "BTW, Nothing In The Package For The 99ers."

I'm calling BS on Palin shooting anything

The Internet at risk: A return to the Ma Bell era

Elizabeth Edwards Posts Apparent Goodbye Message

A Rich Guy's Very Compelling Response to Krugman's Column "Let's Not Make A Deal"

Colombia’s Álvaro Uribe Faces Scrutiny In Washington Over Lawsuit Alleging Drummond Supported Parami

Note To Media: Julian Assange Is Not Being Charged With Rape

Russian blogger creates Wikileaks-style anticorruption site

so why is wikileaks a good thing again.com

Obama finally draws a line in the sand!

Fed forced to 'quarantine' one billion $100 bills after printing error makes them worthless Read mo

Fed forced to 'quarantine' one billion $100 bills after printing error makes them worthless Read mo

An email from my friend's boss, so this is what workplaces are like today....

I dunno. This sounds like caving to me.

The ACLU and Wikileaks

As of right now, Obama has not made a final decision on the tax cuts.

At least one thing results from CaveGate: The Wealthy HAVE to (cringe) create JOBS now.

At least one thing results from CaveGate: The Wealthy HAVE to (cringe) create JOBS now.

The idle rich...

Boycott AMAZON.com = Daniel Ellsberg = terminating Wikileaks website

Enough with the criticism. Look at how supportive our gov't is of American workers.

To me way of thinking, the notion of "retraining for a new job" is a cruel joke.

Homelessness and the indignity of hurtful speech

10 Things Charter Schools Won't Tell You

REPUKE: Poor Parents Are "criminally… ah… criminally negligent with respect to raising children"

It's all about narrative... What choice did he have?

CA bill puts fruits, veggies back in booze

It's important to note that the House did the right thing under the leadership of Pelosi

After many years as a customer, I just called and cancelled my Sirius/XM subscription.

Woman says restaurant's toilet paper dispenser broke her hand, may sue

Since we can no longer support Obama, let's support a Republican president

So why did Russ Feingold vote against middle class tax cuts and unemployment extension?

So why did Russ Feingold vote against middle class tax cuts and unemployment extension?

6 months from now you're going to look back at today and consider it a high water mark. So savor it!

Liberals don't care about freedom, so we need to send them to re-education camps. Silly freeper.

Synopsis:

Obama speaking live now.

So apparently DADT repeal is pretty much dead

Check out 'coincidental' facts such as the family who controls Swedish media

Why did he do it? Why did he cave to the GOP on the tax cuts?

I just got off a brutal 12 hour work night and try as I might, I can't tell if

Policy By Blackmail... The New American Paradigm

Policy By Blackmail... The New American Paradigm

If Obama Will Not Fight for Fair Taxes and Fiscal Stability, What Will He Fight For?

Why would middle class tax cuts expire anyway?

How pissed off are you?

Living Without Work: The Long-Term Unemployed

Forget Obama. He is likely to be renominated + win . Concentrate on Congress and the Senate 2012!

Why lie to ourselves about Obama?

Pres Obama is on TV talking about Made in America

A family of 4 making 40k/year total would lose about 2500/year if all the tax cuts expired in 2011.

By putting off the unemployment extension, dem legislators poisoned their own well.

Three Thomas Jefferson quotes for Wikileaks haters:

"Desperate to decipher the baffling Obama presidency?" Read on:

So not everyone is happy about the tax cuts/UI extension compromise

Holy Shit... Don't Hold Back Bob... 'What Now for the Democrats?' - Robert Kuttner/HuffPo

Private schools in my town aren't really that great

It used to be boasted about around here how Clinton ended his term with a surplus

I think it is ludicrous to even pretend that President Obama is not being "rolled" ---AGAIN---

I think it is ludicrous to even pretend that President Obama is not being "rolled" ---AGAIN---

Inequality, Unemployment, and our Need for a More Liberal, Egalitarian Approach to our Politics

Time to Think the Unthinkable: A Democratic Primary Challenge To Obama's Reelection

The Obama shifting tide...

The Obama shifting tide...

Comcast DNS Server Went Down Yesterday - What to Do...

First, I don't mind leakers, but I do mind leakers of our shit from people

The roof falls in on Ireland's 'Millionaires Row'

Stop being disingenuous about the tax cut cave in and the need to save middle class tax cuts now.

Obama Faces Liberal Revolt over Tax Cut Deal (CBS)

Was extending unemployment benefits worth extending the tax cuts for the rich?

Harvard University Researchers: Marijuana Cuts Tumor Growth by 50%

Alternatives to Amazon and Ebay

4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire

4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire

"Elizabeth Edwards seriously ill"

(Poll)The purpose of the Democratic Party?

(Poll)The purpose of the Democratic Party?

"A Party Inverted"...like a pyramid resting on its point, not its foundation.

I think Julian Assange should turn himself into

So how many people have lost their careers forever?

The Rude Pundit: Another Day, Another Democratic Capitulation

Gay marriage: all eyes on 9th Circuit panel

Paul Krugman: ".... voters are starting to write off Obama as a man too timid to take a stand."

Jobless folks, is the compromise worth it?

Once again.. There is NO REASON to "create" jobs

My Line has been crossed.

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Senator Chuck Schumer said

Are DUers not concerned about the latest Wikileaks release?

Would you agree to a 1 year extension of tax cuts in trade for a 1 year extension of unemployment?

Palin is a sick and deranged person.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange 'will release poison pill of damaging secrets if killed or arrested

Well, duh!--- Baby Boomers - Ripped Off By Ronald Reagan (Matt Taibbi/RS)

You guys realize there should never have been a juxtaposition of cuts and unemp pay right?

Arizona GOP Death Panel Denies Lung Transplant To Catholic High School Coach

Is it appropriate for little boys to pee in public? Or men?

Is it appropriate for little boys to pee in public? Or men?

Is there anything Obama hasn't compromised (sold out) on?

Julian Assange is the new Ralph Nader.

WikiLeaks founder threatens to release entire cache of unfiltered files

WSJ: 10 Things Charter Schools Won't Tell You

What would happen if - the poor disappear? -- or the middle class? -- or the rich?

I AM JULIAN ASSANGE

Affordable Housing Helps The Economy

Democrats need to find a candidate for president in 2010

Newt Gingrich: I'm more incline to run in 2012

If the House and Senate had passed a health care bill with a public option/single payer

The Clinton speech that Obama should burn into his brain

Obama Bashers Should Appreciate this Website, "What The Fuck Has Obama Done So Far."

Republicans, this is what Mark Zandi actually said about the Bush tax cuts...

That old axiom about politics & sausage making is offensive to sausage makers.

Rangel could face more charges

Flashback, 9/15/10 - "Obama Attacks G.O.P. on Tax Rates"

Steve Driehaus Is Suing A GOP Front Group For Defamation But...

CBS CEO Les Moonves donated $5,000 to Sen.-elect Roy Blunt's political action committee

Sherrod Brown: Obama’s NAFTA-Style Korea Trade Deal A “Dangerous Mistake”

So the Prez caves, we add more to the deficit and we get to talk about this again in 2 years time?

Carl Hiaasen: In a Giving Mood, But Only Toward the Rich

TPM: Why Republican Demands To Debate DADT Repeal For Two Weeks Are Bogus

The Real "Winkle-Vii" twins are on 60 minutes

Gloat over my ignorance: Why can't Obama do the following?

I just made Burgie Helper "Tacos."

WH e-mail about President's NC visit to discuss economy

Oh, GEEEEEZZZZ!!!! There's always gotta be one at EVERY barbecue!!!

She may be batshit crazy... but she is also ADORABLE!!!!

It's not hard.

How Dems can still eke out a bitter but significant victory (The Plum Line)

I am started to clothe Christmas!!!

I am just awwwwwwfuckingSTRUCK!!! The cutest 5 li'l puppies you may ever see.

Andrew Sullivan: The Grand Compromise

Statements on U.S. - Korea Trade Deal from Senators Brown and Kerry

Snowed in at a pub for 8 days

From our Don't Make Me Laughislature:

HULK SMASH! Damn it, Hulk...that's you're answer for EVERYTHING, isn't it?

"Harry Reid rips John McCain over ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’"

Milwaukee Brewers to get Shaun Marcum?

Lieberman Demands Senate Stay In Session Through The Holiday To Repeal DADT

**** Heads Up: President Obama Speaks on the Economy, Live 12:20pm EST ****

Extortion?

The Dangling Conversation

Apeman

Ain't Got No...I've Got Life

The Impossible Dream

I didn't MEAN to create a shitstorm in GD...

At The Zoo

By whom do YOU feel more "betrayed"?

Need computer help.

Barack Obama Gives Way To Republicans Over Bush Tax Cuts

Anyone familiar with "love languages test"? ...for a college assignment?

Walking Dead, season 1 finale kicks off in 2.5 hours

So, when is the Season 2 Premiere of BOARDWALK EMPIRE?

'Secret Santas' dole out $100 handshakes in North Carolina

Coffee Cold

Obama presses for tax-cut compromise

Obama should resign if approved UN spying: WikiLeaks founder

Anyone watch The Simpsons tonight?

Come Away Death

Golden Apple

Ripped Open By Metal Explosion

My vegan niece is travelling to San Diego. Any restaurant tips would be appreciated.

Cafe Reggio

The Past Tense of "Ask" Is?

Pretzel Logic

Why is it in movies that anytime an american visits London they play "London Calling"

Do you have any favorite videogame music?

The old iPhone in a blender trick.

The Moral Question Raised in "The Walking Dead" **SPOILER ALERT**

What do you think that Jenner whispered to Rick?

Just found out Dungeness crabs aren't actually raised in dungeons. That ought to be on the label.

The phrase of the day is "butt drag". Modify any thread to include the phrase "butt drag".

Home sweet home.

BBC radio presenter calls govt broadcasting minister the C word by mistake

Walking Dead finale - with spoilers

A song for a Happy Hanukkah!

Bet you've never seen a news anchor do this before..

Who is on Stage....

McConnel's ultimatum

Bill Maher: Obama is a WUSSY

Brokencyde has some competition for worst band ever...

There's radioactive material in smoke alarms.

Photos: Paul McCartney, Oprah & the most famous person in the world (The Obama Presidency, Day 685)

Obama, Biden Plan Meeting With Democratic Leaders Over Tax Cuts, Jobless Benefits

I'm in love.

I'm not a big fan of Sarah Palin, but she could've changed all that last night...

What's the best comedy routine of all time?

The 4 things to know about Obama and a '12 primary

Phillies hitter Jason Werth goes to the Nationals - 7 year contract!!!

C STREET: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy

"Dandy" Don Meredith has died.

Started the Fire Tonight

Smart dogs are beyond cool.

I have finally found a tattoo that I would actually consider getting

If Obama is going to cave on taxes, then i hope he can get something in return ie;

So, where is this hero who's going to primary Obama?

What's your favorite kind of cracker?

John Hartford lip synchs his way-cool song "Sunshine Lady" on the TV show "Something Else"

"It's my (fill in the blank) , I'll do what I want with it!"

Evil laundry kitteh...

MAYBERRY: Why didn't Andy get on with Charlene Darling?

Woman injects cooking oil into her face (plastic surgery addict)

"Dandy Don" Meredith, first Dallas Cowboy player ever, QB and announcer, dies.

Ever wonder what happened to Jack and Diane?

AFL-CIO Legislative Meeting Explodes over Obama’s NAFTA-Style Korea Free Trade Deal

The United States of Autocomplete (find your state)

Aircraft maintenance

So what happens a year from now with unemployment and the economy still tanking?

Dan Rather says Obama almost guarantees a primary opponent ...

Weiner: "Deals come after we fight for ideals -- let's do that first."

McConnell's ultimatum

Just how big of a dive is Obama taking on tax cuts?

Does Obama realize that he's walking into a huge trap if he compromises on the tax cuts?

You all tell me how much you like me. So why won't just ONE of you shoot me?

Ed Shultz: "You can't negotiate with terrorists, and you can't negotiate with republicans."

** Heads Up: Obama Slams GOP over blocking Middle class tax cuts .. er um, TAPED, 9/15/10 **

Media Matters letter campaign to advertizers: "It's time to drop Fox."

This is the best minestrone soup you will ever eat!

Best Britcom of all time....

Barack Obama gives way to Republicans over Bush tax cuts

"Your order Mr. President?" "One term?" "You got it."....n/t

Sinatra & Jobim - I Concentrate On You

Broncos fire McDaniels

BadgersBadgersBadgers...

** Details of the Deal **

Why is it on TV that anytime anyone goes to New Orleans,

Sarah Palin has found a new opponent to debate: John F. Kennedy.

So they've come to a compromise.

This is a stupid question, I know

If we get Don't Ask Don't Tell repealed I think it's worth caving on the tax cuts

So Come 2 Years from Now When the Newly Extended Tax Cuts are Set to Expire...

Why not let all the tax cuts expire

It is disgusting to watch the things that the right comes up with to bash The Obamas

Date of Rapture/return of Jesus officially set

**** Heads Up: POTUS to Make a Statement on Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benes, Live, 6:10pm EST ****

I just listened to President Obama

Did President Obama Just Negotiate A Second Stimulus?

is it me?

Why Democrats Can't Use Reconciliation for Tax Cuts

chocolate covered bacon bar

WikiLeaks Attempts to Expose Palin’s Thoughts, Finds Nothing

"Worth it for the White House to lose news cycles in 2010 if it means adding jobs by 2012?"

Alan Grayson: Looking For Your Ideas and Advice

Alan Grayson: Looking For Your Ideas and Advice

Obama will affirm GOP tax talking points if he caves

The Gulf of Mexico is Dying

Uruguayan activist against 'dirty war' dies at 92

The Daily Dish: Mr President, Ignore Frank Rich Please

Has anyone here called their senator yet to let them know how you feel on extending Bush's tax cuts?

So unemployment INSURANCE for 1 year, and tax cuts for millionaires for 2 years.

South Korea Starts Firing Drills Amid Tension Following North Korea's Artillery Barrage

WikiLeaks Turns to Swiss Party for Help With Web Address

Multi-millionaire U.S. evangelist confesses on his own TV network to cheating on wife after being b

Obama Caves on Tax Cut for Rich, will the betrayal ever end???

WikiLeaks founder threatens to release entire cache of unfiltered files

American Comedies that still make you smile

Call Me Wesley leaves me the sweetest notes.

Door open for Assange to come home

Obama calls China's Hu to discuss North Korea

Public/Private Job Creation Graph 1/2008 - 9/2010, nice work President Obama

Colombia: Uribe settles scores with the press on air as new cases are filed

Canadian biotech company pushes USDA to approve GMO apples

Suicide bombers kill 50 people in Pakistan

Wikileaks: SVT reports the US had illegal cooperation with Swedish security services

Complaint Filed Over Call to Assassinate WikiLeaks Founder  

Just weeks after 2010 election, Republicans lining up for 2012 Senate races

Tax Fear May Move Bonuses Earlier

Chavez tells hotels to shelter flood homeless

Continental Airlines Convicted (of Manslaughter Charges) in Concorde Jet Crash Trial

US shows concern over Iraq's mass arrest of Al Qaeda-linked suspects

Al Jazeera rejects leaked US claims

Obama to Speak on Tax Cuts, Economy in NC

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange 'will release poison pill of damaging secrets if killed or arrested

So the question is was extending tax cuts worth getting unemployment extension for 2 million people

Frankenbombers are 'new kind of terrorism': Al Qaeda hopes to surgically implant bombs into thugs

** House Dem Leadership Has been at WH most of the day, meeting with POTUS soon. **

Taliban suicide bombers target gov't office, killing 50 in Pakistan

Malaysia urged to end caning (in prisons. Amnesty: Practice has reached "epidemic proportions")

Scotland Yard 'have paperwork needed to arrest Julian Assange'

Push to Legalize Internet Poker Could Give U.S. Casinos Share of $25 Billion Pie

Saudi Arabia is 'biggest funder of terrorists'

Three injured as Greek police clash with protesters

A House divided? Social conservatives in Oklahoma seek more action on social issues

Dandy Don Meredith has died

Wikileaks defends release of latest diplomatic cables (& Vid.of Interview with WikiLeaks spokesman)

Clinton: Saudi Arabia funding terror

How cold is it in your area?

Homeowners take a hit under Fed plan

Holder steps up on leaked cables

Swiss bank freezes WikiLeaks founder’s legal defense fund

WikiLeaks Prompts Review Of (UK) Government's IT Security

Italian boat finds remains of US balloonists

Blue Cross Oxendine Clash Over Health Care Pricing

Judge rules Detroit school board, not Robert Bobb, is in charge of academics

Korea tension may go out of control, Chinese President Hu tells Obama

Gates Skeptical of ‘Don’t Ask , Don’t Tell’ Repeal This Year

Russian blogger creates Wikileaks-style anticorruption site

US doctor "carried out unnecessary heart ops"

FCC net neutrality proposal opens door for prioritization and higher fees for consumers

(Former Treasury Secretary) O'Neill says Bush's memoir misstates record on tax-cut talks

BIG SIS INVADES WAL-MART: 'IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING'

Continental 'responsible' for Concorde crash in 2000

Quebec students protest plan to hike tuition rates

(Joe) Miller faces deadline over missing e-mails

Julian Assange to be questioned by British police

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange to hand himself in to police after arrest warrant issued

Delete - dupe

Medicaid patients' presciption drugs going to dealers -Officials have charged 33 people so far

Tax Cut Deal: White House, GOP Leaders Close To Agreement

Report: FEC Investigating Rangel For Legal Fees

French web host need not shut down WikiLeaks site: judge

Update: Cyber attacks close Wikileaks website

Indigenous Peruvians Win Appeal in Federal Human Rights and Environmental Lawsuit Against Occidental

Joe Lieberman wants Senate to stay in session until it repeals 'Don't ask' policy

Julian Assange seeks consular assistance while he weighs up suing Julia Gillard

Walmart, Homeland Security join forces

US War Casualties Pass 100,000

Karzai Abandons Plan to Scrap Private Security Firm

Government can’t print money properly

An imperfect, but not-that-bad, deal on the tax cuts

Court to look at huge sex bias suit vs. Wal-Mart

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday December 6

Hiccup to WikiLeaks' snail mail amid all the fuss

President Obama to make remarks on tax cuts and unemployment insurance at 6:10 pm ET

Alabama students sue authorities over alleged police brutality

GOP's Global Warming Skeptics to Take House Chairs on Energy, Science

WikiLeaks' Swedish servers come under attack again

Venezuela's Chavez blames capitalism for deluges

Tea Party group says Palin should lead GOP

BREAKING: WikiLeaks Founder to Talk to UK Police - Lawyer

Keith Ellison-"I'm not gonna be the one who helps the Republicans get rid of Barack Obama."

Obama backs plan to extend tax cuts

China's credit bubble on borrowed time as inflation bites

(CNN) Source: House Democrats won't 'rubber stamp' tax deal

Legendary Cowboys, SMU quarterback Don Meredith dies

GALLUP: Vast Majority Wants Some Aspect of Bush Tax Cuts Extended. Only 13% say let all cuts expire.

Man gets 33 months for threatening Obama in poem

(AG) Holder: 'Significant' actions taken in WikiLeaks investigation

for those who think Nascar is all rednecks and Republicans

WikiLeaks releases global sites vital to US

Put Your Embarrassing TV Likes Here:

Riddle of missing fingerprints on Dr David Kelly's 'overdose' pill packs

US forced to shake up embassies around the world after WikiLeaks revelations

Medieval Britons were richer than modern poor people, study finds

Swiss cut off bank account for WikiLeaks' Assange

Obama Calls for Second 'Sputnik Moment' in Speech

Kennedy Still Highest-Rated Modern President, Nixon Lowest

Elizabeth Edwards stops cancer treatment, releases statement

Obama, Republicans reach deal to extend tax cuts, unemployment benefits

Nancy Pelosi DEEPLY UNHAPPY - could be progressive REVOLT in House

Strongest Presidency

Since we may as well actually have a discussion about it: What the fuck has Obama done so far?

Why Liberals Shouldn't Despair About the Bush Tax Cut Deal

White House Proposes Payroll-Tax Holiday - For worker earning $40,000, the tax savings would be $800

Ted Turner urges global one-child policy to save planet

US Travel to Cuba Spikes to More Than 1,000 Daily

So, Boardwalk Empire fans ---- what did ya think of the season finale?

My biggest problem with last night's The Walking Dead (SPOILERS)

Who were the Anarchists?

Secret 3.3 Trillion Bailout Uncovered

Young Turks: Cenk on the Top 5 Tea Party Offenders On Earmarks

Young Turks: Politically Incorrect Truths Or BS?

Bookstore creates allotment of 500 wristbands for Palin book signing, has 100 left when she arrives

Everyone Against Wikileaks is a Fascist

Lieberman - WikiLeaks worse than Pentagon Papers because of the openness of the Internet

Stop the Lies

Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance

"The Andrew Show": A Racist Kid Pundit

Young Turks: Cenk Tackles Glenn Beck's Nutty WikiLeaks, Al Qaeda, Obama, Soros Connections

Op-Ed: Lesbians In Military Ok, Not Gay Men

Activists Assaulted At Hawaii State Capitol (4/29/2010)

Inside Wikileaks - UK

TDPS: Wikileaks cable dump a GOOD THING, REGARDLESS of Julian Assange's personal life

Media Turns Monsters into Humans

Peoples Caravans Arrive in Cancun to offer an alternative voice to the COP16 Summit

Real News: Direct Democracy in Chicago

More Climate Scientist Testimony: Richard Alley and Ben Santer

WikiSpoof

TYT: Online Gambling Bill Highlights Our Broken Government

Racist Man In Idaho Leaves Neighbors Outraged By Making KKK Snowman!

Liz Cheney is a War Sleaze

Weird Liberal Head Show #241: Bush Tax Cut/Unemployment Deal is CRAP!

Bush Wants Tax Cuts... the ENGINE for ECONOMIC VITALITY... Made Permanent

Obama, 6/24/10: Bush Tax Cuts© led us into this recession, will kill jobs, not create them

Young Turks: Racist Congressman (Steve King) Assumes Drug Use (re black farmers settlement)

Police Harass Mayan Caravan Headed to COP16, Stop Religious Ceremony at Chichen Itza Ruins

Video of Greek youth clashing with police

Gylne Tider - Let It Be

Miss TSA Pin Up Calendar 2010

McCain Against Making All Bush Tax Cuts Permanent, Meet The Press, April 11, 2004

Alan Dershowitz to Mike Huckabee: Go Back to School

FULL INTERVIEW: Bill Maher with Fareed Zakaria on GPS

Who were the Anarchists? (Part 1)

Creationist Museum Evolution Busting Call

American Police State, Operation Defuse 1, Fusion Centers & Information Sharing

There is Hope, Sen. Sanders To Filibuster Obama Tax Deal

REAL Democrat to Challenge Obama in 2012?

Sen. Brown shares stories from Ohioans with expiring Unemployment Insurance

Listening to Obama Now: So Glad the Grown-Ups are in Charge

Digby on Bush Tax Cuts©..."Repubs feel fight is to their benefit, Dems always just planned to punt"

"All I Really Need to Know About December 2010 I Learned From Ray Liotta"

The Changing Culture War

Navigating Past Nihilism

Some may be offended

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teens singled out for punishment

What Now for the Democrats?

The Conservative Agenda: Tax Cuts for the Rich, Cuts for Social Security

Julian Assange: Wanted by the Empire, Dead or Alive

Swiss experts downplay Assange asylum chances

The New American Oligarchy

A Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel

The Privatization of Water

Don't end benefits for the most needy By Paul Dean

Arguments for tax cuts for the rich are B.S.

Let’s Not Make a Deal By PAUL KRUGMAN

US forced to shake up embassies around the world after WikiLeaks revelations

wrong forum

Mean Republicans, Wimpy Democrats

Why We Can't Trust the WSJ's "Opinion" Section

Media Matters letter campaign to advertizers: "It's time to drop Fox."

Terrorist money pipeline a gusher - from middle-East 'allies'

New Findings Show Unemployment Insurance Trumps High-Income Tax Cuts on Jobs, Deficits

Prop. 8:Appeals-court hearing adjourns; debate centered on whether gay-marriage

A Progressive (and realistic) Plan for Meaningful Deficit Reduction by 2015

Frankenbombers

Schakowsky Offers Alternative to Simpson-Bowles Deficit Reduction Plan

The Jobs Picture (James Howard Kunstler)

Obama Administration warns Oakland over pot farms.

Anonymous’ Hacker Group Declares War On WikiLeaks’ Censorers

Why WikiLeaks Is Bad for Scholars (Chronicle of Higher Education)

War on WikiLeaks reveals need for law reform

Mounting Debts by States Stoke Fears of Crisis

A Tax-the-Rich Lesson Finally Goes Public

Adam Smith Shreds the Bowles-Simpson Tax Madness

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire: 4 Scenarios for the End of the American Century by 2025

The Right's Power of Media Money - Robert Parry (well worth a read)

Sarah Palin's Alaska..."the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable" (hat-tip Oscar Wilde)

A nude awakening — TSA and privacy

Assange is an unscrupulous megalomaniac with a political agenda.

Change. Do you want it? Do you REALLY want it?

Time to Think the Unthinkable: A Democratic Primary Challenge To Obama's Reelection

ANN WRIGHT: WikiLeaks and Accountability

Chris Hedges: Happy as a Hangman.

Iran claims upper ground in global nuclear talks

It’s Starbucks vs. Inhofe on global climate finance

Giant panda breeding breakthrough in China (BBC)

DWP quietly scales back Villaraigosa's ambitious renewable energy goal

Drumbeat from the weekend...

Drumbeat: December 6, 2010

Wi-Fi is killing trees, study finds

BBC - Lousiana Oyster Beds Still Failing; Not Oil & Toxins; Freshwater Releases Killed Shellfish

Tar Sands Equipment Pipeline Meets Intensifying Idaho Opposition - Leaked Doc. Outlines 1,000+ Loads

Planes To Drop Water Over Tehran In Desperate Attempt To Cut Smog

Aus. Harvest Conditions "Shocking" After Huge Rains; Coal Shipments Disrupted, Wettest Sep-Nov Ever

Mash-Up TV Ad Satires On Tar Sands Just Too Much For Canadian Oil Industry Association To Tolerate

NBC/National Geographic Study - World Has Run Out Of Fishing Grounds

EU Fisheries To Keep On Trawling, Despite Committments Made To Improve Fishery Health - NYT

Pacific Sperm Whales Rich In Pollutants, Esp. Those Living Near "Pristine" Galapagos Islands

Anyone else have DEregulated natural gas (or elec)?

Indigenous Peruvians Win Appeal in Federal Human Rights and Environmental Lawsuit Against Occidental

Shipping to steer cleaner carbon course (BBC)

Alaskan Tundra Fires Far Larger Than 10 Yrs. Ago; C Releases Greater Than Region's Forests' Uptake

New Zealand seals clubbed to death in breeding colony (BBC)

Maude Barlow: Read Me My Environmental Rights

Peak oil review - Dec 6

ISRA Supported Suit Against Cook County Succeeds In State Supreme Court

Pushing a Right to Bear Arms, the Sharp Kind ...

Orlando convenience store clerk fires back after gunman shoots and kills customer

Guns as a solution to...?? (Does he get a point or two?)

Why aren't blackpowder and antique guns legally considered firearms?

Fast and loose at the ATF

Uruguayan activist against 'dirty war' dies at 92

Chavez tells hotels to shelter flood homeless

Miami Hurled: Posada trial marked by firsts

Text of criminal complaint filed against Uribe for Crimes Against Humanity - Spansh only

Mystery man in terror plots points at Miami exiles

Indigenous Peruvians Win Appeal in Federal Human Rights and Environmental Lawsuit Against Occidental

Assange accuser has ties to US-financed, anti-Castro groups

Colombia’s Álvaro Uribe Faces Scrutiny In Washington Over Lawsuit Alleging Drummond Supported Parami

20 Dead and 124 Missing in new report on tragedy in Bello Colombia (Video in Spanish)

US Travel to Cuba Spikes to More Than 1,000 Daily

D.C. Event - Honduras: One Year After

Brazil recognizes Palestinian state

A question concerning an issue I see often

Stanford offers Jim Harbaugh better deal

The party's over!

Cowboys win in OT

Stienbrenner fails to make Hall. Good!

BCS Bowls Announced:

Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Sunday, December 5)

Big Ten says no more expansion.

Temple not going to any bowl is simply the biggest farce in NCAA football history.

Legendary Cowboys, SMU quarterback Don Meredith dies

The Denver Broncos just fired Josh McDaniels breaking on ESPN

Miami (OH) in the GoDaddy.com Bowl is simply the most interesting matchup in NCAA football history.

Miami (FL) in the Sun Bowl is simply the biggest farce in NCAA football history.

TCU in the Rose Bowl is simply the biggest farce in NCAA football history.

* Official MLB Winter Meetings 12/6-12/9 Thread *

Say what you will about Big Ben.

Toon: The new menace!

C-SPAN running the Prop 8 hearings live from Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals.

GOP Iowa Gov-Elect Terry Branstad Demands Public Vote On Gay Marriage

Semper Fidel-ish - For those who just love their toons

GOP attorney: Despite civil unions, Illinoisans will still visit Iowa for ‘sodomy licenses’

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teens singled out for punishment

No vote this year on gays in US military: Republicans

NOM Rides The Prop 8 Waaahbulance

Czech Republic To Gay Asylum Seekers: Let's See If Straight Porn Gets You Hard

When Bill Clinton was President, I was a kid-young adult

What a difference a decade can bring!

A Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel

A Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel By Max Blumenthal

After Brazil, Argentina recognizes Palestinian state

Navigating Past Nihilism

In Kentucky, Noah’s Ark Theme Park Is Planned

I had the thought on Saturday about fundie Xians, and how they believe

Fear for Pakistan's death row Christian woman

New species of bacteria found in Titanic 'rusticles' (BBC)

"Trillions of Earths Orbiting Red Dwarfs"

frontal courtship of a tragopan satyra

"Maybe we could go back to calling them psychopaths."

self delete - meant to post it in GD - so sorry - adding link for the curious

Roger Waters performing The Wall, Oakland, CA, 12-3-10

Old cemetery and snow

Heads Up about the calendar -- I just got mine

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