Oliver Stone's "Wall Street" airs at 8:10pm EDT on Fox Movie Channel
KGO-TV: SF gay pride shooting appears to be gang-related
Russia suggests oil firm levy for pollution fund
Sen. Bond Disses Internet 'Kill Switch' Bill
Political personality worship is okay if that floats your boat, but there must be action.
Apple apparently thinks that Thomas "Suck On This" Friedman can help them sell iPads.
G20 Protests Put the Pressure on Canada's Dirty Industries
I am resorting to a bit of a nuclear option myself, day nine
The Economy: PERSONAL OBSERVATION
It's bad PR when your upper/middle mangement folks are detained
Any good news on the gulf today?
Bad news, I'm afraid - Cheney’s Release Is Expected Soon
Oil spill's psychological toll is mounting: help is available
Hey folks remember this picture
Repo Men and Plagiarism: English Teachers Wanted....
The team menatlity is crucifying progressive/liberal agenda.
The team menatlity is crucifying progressive/liberal agenda.
In 2009, animal rights group PETA set new record -- for killing pets.
If Byrd does't make it, and we hope he does, the next in line to be President pro tempore...
OK, so oil starts hitting a beach, IS CLEANING IT UP RIGHT AWAY AN ADDED TRAGEDY?
OK, so oil starts hitting a beach, IS CLEANING IT UP RIGHT AWAY AN ADDED TRAGEDY?
Why Dems should hate, and the GOP should love, Elena Kagan
Oliver Stone: The US Has Launched Military Interventions and Political Coups Fifty-Five Times in Lat
FYI per 538.com: WV - if Senate vacancy occurs before July 3rd, replacement election is in this Nov
G-20 leaders agree to delay, for years, to set new rules for banks
Kucinich preparing to fight for more jobless benefits
Kucinich preparing to fight for more jobless benefits
Kucinich preparing to fight for more jobless benefits
Kucinich preparing to fight for more jobless benefits
Kucinich preparing to fight for more jobless benefits
Justin Zatkoff: A College Republican Saga Part II
Gohmert: There's A Diabolical 30-Year Plot To Have Terrorist Babies Born In U.S.!
Gohmert: There's A Diabolical 30-Year Plot To Have Terrorist Babies Born In U.S.!
Schumer: Banks should warn customers when they end free checking accounts
Spending cuts in Britain worst since World War II
Naomi Klein: 'Sticking the public with the bill for the bankers’ crisis'
Breaking: Senator Byrd passed away.
SF Pride Flash Mob: Group Performs 'We Go Together' From 'Grease' at Gay Pride Festival (Video)
It's Navy recruiting week in Boston
New F-16s Helps Pak, US Relations Grow
U.S. officials say Karzai aides are derailing corruption cases involving elite
NY Times: From CNBC Business Journalist to Critic of Bankers on MSNBC-Dylan Ratigan
Muqtada Sadr's Mahdi Army militiamen slowly resurface
Military Costs Under Review in Bid to Trim Waste
Indiana Gov Mitch Daniels Wants Public Schools to Give Away Property to private charter operators
Indiana Gov Mitch Daniels Wants Public Schools to Give Away Property to private charter operators
Alex tracks eastward.; increased waves, winds,T-storms expected at site
How can a country cut education
Two little-noticed lawsuits allege Corbett has mismanaged Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office
Antigay NY Dem Cleared in Corruption Probe
Guy running for Senator here in Illinois has put himself under house arrest to avoid the press
Medvedev becomes first iPhone 4 owner in Russia
Sen. Robert C. Byrd plays the Grand Ol' Opry
Jenna Shrub visits Yellowstone on "Today". Do the BUSHes ever spend their own dime?!1
Texas GOP platform comes out against oral sex, strip clubs, UN and SCOTUS
6 year old girl on terror watchlist
Job interview on tap: Elena Kagan's ordeal to begin (Cole Cartoon)
I think Dick Cheney went to the wrong doctor...
Will Petraeus Thwart Obama's Timetable for Withdrawal from Afghanistan?
Oil Leak TOON. Too true to be funny.
U.S. to cooperate with Russia on global missile defense system
U.S. to cooperate with Russia on global missile defense system
Good profile of a good journalist
Who are the productive people in America? The ruling rich capitalists or ordinary workers?
Trapped drunk driver opens another beer as awaits rescue
At 97, Marine Corps vet still shoots for the moon
I think I just experienced some healing today from ChickMagic's passing
Kagan: Cal ruling on religious landlady 'outrageous'
"Don' know much about history." Please come CAPTION Head Wreck 101!!!!
NATO, Civilians Give Two Accounts of Fatal Operation
Toon: The sorry state of Journalism today
Ospreys leave new belly gun in the dust
In what city or cities has your state convention been held since 2000?
Why employers like 401(k) plans so much. Heads they win, tails you lose
Supreme Court extends gun rights (5-4 ruling incorporates Second Amendment)
I say we reject Kagan, clone Stevens, and nominate and confirm his clone
The Oil Drum: TS Alex Threat Increases to Oil Slick, Cheating Our Energy Future, and More
Post your favorite Senator Byrd moment
Head Wreck gets to the fart of the matter. PLease come CAPTION!!!!
Did Bill Clinton cause USA soccer team to lose?
Senator Byrd's Magnificent Speech Opposing Iraq War Invasion 3/19/03 Part 2
G20 fiasco: Big European/Canadian leaders are all conservatives!
Sharron Angle’s energy plan: Deregulate the ‘mining industry,’ as well as the ‘oil and petroleum
As Canada's Democracy Trembles, a New Global Architecture Emerges
Excuse me but does the GOM beach, the water and sky above belong to BP?
Crist backs McCain on offshore drilling
Over 1 million to lose unemployment aid, will Bush tax cuts be extended? Cost $250 B!
Over 1 million to lose unemployment aid, will Bush tax cuts be extended? Cost $250 B!
Was U.S. Rep. Mike Pence's voice among the chanters you hear in the ad? It was and he is proud of it
2 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan's Balochistan province
Too Big to Fail? Barack Obama and David Cameron agree BP must not collapse
True Blood Fans Check in! What a shocking twist at the end of last night's episode *spoiler*
Robert Byrd's Senate Speech Re: Iraq War
Robert Byrd's Senate Speech Re: Iraq War
Jeff Sessions Says Elena Kagan Has 'Serious Deficiencies
Clarity coming on the Byrd situation
Hey g20, you did a heck of a job! What book titles will emerge from this fiasco?
State Agency Investigating Alvin Greene's Finances
A Song by David Huges, dedicated to the people of the gulf.
Programs for At-Risk Women on NJ Gov's Chopping Block
Gun Ruling -- Another example of Right Wing Hypocrites
Is it me or does Elena Kagan's hearing look like a Saturday Night Live skit. . .
cornyn's statement against Kagan...what do you say?
cornyn's statement against Kagan...what do you say?
m$nbc - 'petreaus turned around a losing war in iraq'
CREW calls for investigation into WH use of private email accounts, meeting lobbyists in cafes
Atlanta counties look to prison labor to relieve budget pressure
Congress Passes America is #1 Bill!
Alvin Greene's Finances Investigated
After Securing Special Backroom Deal, Scott Brown Indicates He’ll Still Vote Against
jeff sessions 'there are serious concerns about this nominee'
Justice Stevens, in his last act, sums up the appropriate role of hate groups under the law
Howard Kurtz asks if reporter has "regrets" over verbatim quotes that cost McChrystal his job
Watch out: YouTube exposes your Gmail contacts
University accrediation and ranking - can someone point me to good sources?
The death of a free-press is almost as bad as the death of the gulf
Court: Christian group can't bar gays, get funding
CBS Crawford supplies GOP with falsehoods about Kagan, GOP will use those falsehoods
Palin: Obama Selling Out Israel
Ah the end is near (for US Economic Dominance)
Worth repeating. Republicans HATE the Government but DEMAND support when a crisis hits.
Vet, facing deportation, says Army let him down
Good story here about wide spread severe problems from "fracking".
Boy Slaves (1939) on TCM now. Some pretty good casting here.
"Personally I Take Everything Glenn (Beck) Says On Faith.
(so wrong!) "We don’t have an income gap. We have a stupid gap."
At what point does it stop being "trusts people too much" and starts being EVIL?
"You obviously don't know the first thing about being fair and balanced"
I look at my TV and realize the could be another Antonin Scalia clone instead of Elena Kagan there
Toon- Protecting vital industry
A Brief Eulogy for Senator Byrd
VP Biden's son back at work as Delaware AG
Flash: Dick Cheney to be released from hospital today.
Alan Grayson: Which Party is the Peace Party?
Kagan hearing up now, check in
Say what you will about republicans (dial up warning)
the cable chatter over Kagan is full blown
Stabenow: 'The Republicans in the Senate want this economy to fail.'
neither cnn or m$nbc showed russ feingold speaking on ms kagan
I don't have CSPAN3 and just want to...
I don't have CSPAN3 and just want to...
G-n summits are always good for some ridiculous photos
RMBlog: Map: Gulf of Mexico oil production
Women freeze eggs to wait for 'Mr Right'
Obama calls for dramatic expansion of wireless spectrum
Horsey TOON: Repubs just can't help themselves...
Labor government extends welfare quarantine powers across Australia
Larisa Alexandrovna: Supreme Court Ruling May Not Help Democrats Targeted By Bush US Attorneys
Crist: We Need to Ban Oil Drilling Off Florida
Kagan Hearing..The Cliff Notes Version
Crist: We Need to Ban Oil Drilling Off Florida
Any Questions Today, or is it Just Senatorial Bloviation?
U.S. Plans 'Extraordinary Measures' to Rescue Turtles Along Gulf Coast
Video from gaming site puts to shame our major media.
There are now bankster sharks in the water
There are now bankster sharks in the water
Author Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains
Supreme Court extends gun rights to states, cities
If owning a gun is a 'right' shouldn't the gun lobby insist on guns being made here?
NFL and NCAA Football Brain Injury-Chris Henry (Bengals) Brain Injury Like 80-90 Yr Old
MSNBC Coverage of Kagan Confirmation Hearings
just turned back to abc and these crazy people are on against obama
Conservatives Trash Robert Byrd While His Body is Still Warm
Relief wells to contain Gulf oil spill progressing
The BP oil slick is seven and a half times the size of the restricted zone surrounding Chernobyl.
Krugman has called it a Depression. How long do you think it will last?
So if BP is covering up wildlife genocide (ecocide)
Robert C Byrd has passed away...
Here's an analogy for the Hearing's coverage on CNN and MSNBC:
We are nearing 100 NATO dead in Afghanistan this month, something that happened only 8 times in Iraq
Report: Toronto police rough up journalists, arrest peaceful protesters at G20
Sound the depths of a black hole. Please come CAPTION Ms. Hair A'flailin'!!!!
Sea Shepherd on Larry King Live! This Thursday, July 1 at 9PM
Mexican Candidate for Governor Is Assassinated
Sen Graham: "It's ok to be liberal" as long as you are not in any position of power.
Latest view of spill from space
"Sen. Al" at the Unitarian Universalist annual meeting...
Gulf Tourism - Summer of 2010- "Like visiting a loved one, on their deathbed"
Martin Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice's husband, dies
Ted Kennedy, My Friend and Colleague - By Senator Byrd 2009
Americans United Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Against Discriminatory Religious Club At Law School
Reports: U.S. Ships Massing Off Iran Coast As Israel Prepares To Strike
What good is it to be a super power?
And in other news, Sarbanes-Oxley thumbs up, Jessie and Sandra done
Regarding smoking, how long have we taught kids "not to smoke?"
CHART OF THE DAY: Reminder, The Deficit You're Freaking Out About Is Bush's Fault
Where Have all the Peaceniks Gone?
Two Week Protest in Washington DC begins this Sunday July 4
EEK! Bachmann pushes for a future where America is run by Rep. Steve King and his allies.
Macaca moment: Allen surfaces at Palin rally to say he's "sick & tired of being jerked around"
Car exhaust fumes kill family in rat extermination plan
True or false: Violence by protestors is never acceptable
Cutbacks that will kill in Detroit: emergency service workers
DAMN! Column from my other Senator re:Gulf ...help me reply
Donald Duck arrested after crash
Donald Duck arrested after crash
GOP/TeaParty want Supreme Court to side with Corporate Dominance over this nation and
What is the great divide in American politics?
Al Franken/S.Whitehouse to speak out on the dangers of corporate/private powers
Thurgood Marshall Takes Center Stage At Kagan Hearings
Biden will be making a statement about Senator Byrd shortly. nt
Is it too late for Obama to turn public perception around on his handling of the oil spill?
Wall Street Hiring Is Picking Up Even While Rest of Nation Lags
When exactly did Robert Byrd go through this miraculous change in his bigoted ways?
When exactly did Robert Byrd go through this miraculous change in his bigoted ways?
Unemployment rate by age group
Unemployment rate by age group
Kagan will be painted as an extreme left wing liberal by the repubicans on Judiciary . . . . .
Rachel Maddow To Anchor From Afghanistan Next Week
"Ask not what your country can do for you".. "Give 'til it hurts".. "servicing" the service economy
Researchers predict larger 'dead zone' in Gulf this year; oil spill effect unclear
Sen. Robert Byrd... the response in West Virginia
Mexican singer El Shaka killed after denying his murder
Help Wanted: 'Voluntour' Guide to Crisis Hotspots
How many of your states or towns are facing a crisis similar to the national one on Social Security?
I have decided that I will support Elana Kagan confirmation
Hispanics withdraw their applications for VP of Univ. of Arizona, cite immigration law as the reason
Growing influence of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' seen with McChrystal story
"GOP wants benefits for wealthy, not jobless." Chicago Sun-Times editorial
NOSTALGIA: Ten arrested in US on charges of spying for Russia
US Supreme Court deals pedophilia blow for Vatican
Jeff Sessions . . . . . Jeff Fucking Sessions . . . . .
Ex-Chicago cop convicted of lying about torture
(Sustainable Defense) Task force: Budget fix requires extreme cuts
can we change the "date everything changed" from 9-11-01 to 4-20-10?
If I was Apple, I would sell toasters!
Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death
Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers' Crisis - Naomi Klein/The Nation
Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers' Crisis - Naomi Klein/The Nation
G20 protestors breaking store windows are nothing but thugs...
How about this idea for gulf clean up?
Palin: 'Such oversight is in the best industry of our nation and the public and industry.'
Barton's apology to BP makes perfect sense.
Senator Byrd may lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda
With Sen. Byrd gone, what are the chances that coal miners will find a protector?
With Sen. Byrd gone, what are the chances that coal miners will find a protector?
Is Jan Brewer becoming the new Sarah Palin re: candidate endorsements?
Steve Forbes celebrates Robert Byrd’s death: ‘Good news’ for Wall Street.
Iceland -- a short video on John Perkins' website
Making the world safe for democracy
Forrest Gump’s Shrimping Grounds Shut Down by BP Spill Monday, June 28, 2010 Forrest Gump’s Shrimpin
Republicans: Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish - HuffPo
The Flight and Crash of "Blackwater 61"
Illinois Prisoner Dies From Burst Spleen After Begging For Help For Nine Days
Mississippi officials slam Coast Guard as BP oil hits shores
Right wing groups stage hissy fit protest, but got the location where the media would be wrong
Bacteria Found in Reusable Grocery Bags - Wash those bags
GE Appliance Division head collapses during Biden speech
Alan Grayson tells about Congresswoman Nita Lowey saying NO to more funds for war
TEDx Oil Spill LIVE (watch the conference live this afternoon)
Twenty six hundred boats and an oil slick the size of Maryland is winning
I love how conservatives throw around nebulous terms like evil and patriotism.
We require attorneys to take cases from the indigent defenders offices at the rate they
Flew over the Gulf 6 hours ago, just as the sun was setting.
"It doesn't smell like the beach. It smells like a gas station."
"It doesn't smell like the beach. It smells like a gas station."
Who is this yuppie replacing Ed Schultz tonight?
Pelosi: There Will Be 'A SERIOUS DRAWDOWN ' From Afghanistan In July 2011
Raise the retirement age? Older people are among the highest unemployed right now!
When Ted Kennedy died, there was a media shit-storm. Why nothing for Byrd?
Jennifer Capriati: Sending Best Wishes and Thoughts to one of our most amazing athletes in distress
Bombers Away? The B-1 Could Be Near Its Demise
Mother Jones Timeline: Sex, American Style
(In response to Fox News) US Department of Labor statement on ‘We Can Help’ campaign
Robert C Byrd: "We Stand Passively Mute."
Quote of the day : Rick Santorum
Obama vindicated. FBI tapes show no deal with Blagojevich over Senate seat.
Question: Now that Senator Byrd has died, do we still have 60+ votes for the financial reform bill.
Airline Food Fails To Meet Health Standards (FDA)
Porn sites get their own domain: '.xxx'
How the Media Mislead the Public about Venezuela: Sackur's Interview with Chavez (Marc Weisbrot)
Violence Policy Center Statement on McDonald v. Chicago Decision
Tea Party Convention Postponed -- Vegas In July Is Too Hot!
HuffPo: Lara Logan Slams Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone Over McChrystal Article
Why do lower income people vote in lower numbers?
No booze, no nudity at Missouri strip clubs
Feinstein: If Petraeus Wants Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Scrapped, 'Give It To Him, Absolutely'
How many OPs a day is a good amount?
Re the Hearings on Kagan . . . lots of interesting comments . . .
Bruce Fein Schools Henry Kissinger
You think you own whatever land you land on / The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
VIDEO: Sen. Robert Byrd on Iraq invasion - Mar. 13, 2003
House Dems, Citing Corruption, Block Reconstruction Funds For Afghanistan
House Dems, Citing Corruption, Block Reconstruction Funds For Afghanistan
House Dems, Citing Corruption, Block Reconstruction Funds For Afghanistan
House Dems, Citing Corruption, Block Reconstruction Funds For Afghanistan
House Dems, Citing Corruption, Block Reconstruction Funds For Afghanistan
House Dems, Citing Corruption, Block Reconstruction Funds For Afghanistan
House Dems, Citing Corruption, Block Reconstruction Funds For Afghanistan
George Will Thinks Unemployment Benefits Aren't Stimulative
Women freeze eggs to wait for 'Mr Right'
Florida to give more work to company late with FCAT scores. Where's the accountability?
Let's try this again - this time with *no* thread title
As expected Stanley McChrystal is retiring from the Army
As union membership declined, wages and benefits declined too
DU is wrong again -- man pictured jumping on burning cop car wasn't an agent provocateur
Kyl: Kagan praised Thurgood Marshall -- and she would help the underdog
Wayne LaPierre from the NRA on the PBS NewsHour gloating
I didn't realize the founders "originally intended" the second amendment to apply to states
Commentary: 'The New Jim Crow' by Michelle Alexander, a must read
The “New Austerity” Road to Neoserfdom
Yanno . . . . . it all comes down to ending those two fucking wars.
Yanno . . . . . it all comes down to ending those two fucking wars.
AP: Illinois inmate died in agony while pleading for help
Sen. Daniel Inouye will almost certainly be elected President pro tempore of the Senate
Ian Buruma's scathing review of Hitch-22
CHART OF THE DAY: Reminder, The Deficit You're Freaking Out About Is Bush's Fault
Reagan Was Wrong: The 9 Most Terrifying Words Are, "I'm a Libertarian and the Market Will Save You"
Burqa bans grow fashionable in Europe
Venezuela's private retailers targeted as Hugo Chávez declares 'economic war'
Next time someone says, "we need to drill more to break out dependence of foreign oil." Mention this
British get natural McNuggets, Americans get the bad McNuggets
46 States Facing Greek-Like Budget Crisis and Austerity Cuts
Why these wars just cannot be stopped so easily
Obama gets Nader-backed Consumer Financial Protection Agency in new reform bill.
Christian groups seek Comcast's porn revenues before proposed merger
On the full moon last night and the fire this morning (DIAL-UP WARN)
Portland, Oregon: 19.4 million in cuts to education, 4.3% of budget, 200+ positions cut
Crude joke on American taxpayers - we will pay
MSNBC's goal for the day: Only show Republicans speaking.
I just saw that video of the VP and the manager. Biden is right, but he needs to keep his mouth shut
I just saw that video of the VP and the manager. Biden is right, but he needs to keep his mouth shut
Arizona Female GOP Candidate's Ad: Look How Many Different Guns I Can Shoot (VIDEO)
Yes, we NEED more hand guns in this country, murder rate per 100,000 population....
No more fillings? Gel regenerates teeth
Well, we had one of those "Hands across the Sands" things here...
To clarify an earlier post: True or False -in a democracy, violent protests are sometimes acceptable
Six Times and He's Still Not Out
Obama: U.S. to be in Afghanistan for "a long time to come...I don't have a crystal ball"
Interesting hurricane forecast on the eleven o'clock nooz
Lol. Palin lauds Reagan's time spent at California's Eureka College. Which is in Illinois.
Paul McCartney Refuses to Apologize to George W. Bush
Each day, several times, my wife, daughters and I think....
"He trusts people too much. He trusted Wall Street, Republicans, BP. He's 0 for three."
Sleep, Dreaming, and National Suicide
Humane Society Mourns Death of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd
Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Dies after Pro Debut
Boycotting BP. Come ON, folks.
I challenge everybody on DU to give up their car for the month of August.
A lesson the Obama administration NEVER EVER seems to learn when it comes to "negotiating" with
The next time some asshat republican tries to argue
SCOTUS upholds college nondiscrimination policy.
Demand That the Fiscal Commission Keep Social Security and Medicare Intact
Boeing Shares Tumble 44% Before Exchanges Cancel Trades
Shame On ANYbody, From ANY Party, That Does Not Address This Immediately !!!
"No insurance, no job. S.S. Disability has turned him down. He's only 29, he's devastated."
"Grandma, can we turn that blathering loudmouth off?"
Big Brother is watching Big Pharmaceuticals too
Two killed in South Shore after driver stops for ducks
2nd amendment is a fundemental right?
2nd amendment is a fundemental right?
Minimum wage in 1968 was $1.60, with today's purchase power of $10.03
John Hussman: It's Official, The Data Says Another Recession Is Coming
Paul Krugman makes it official. We're in a depression.
Helen Thomas to DU--follow up: you people are "uplifting!"
COBRA running out; convert to indiv. plan = $1978 PER MONTH for just ME.
Random tip: stainless steel appliance cleaner works great for shaving!
Random Tip polysiloxane-based scintillators doped with oligophenylenes
Wow. I won't post the link here, but let me say this about tabloids
How many friends do you have on Facebook have you seen naked?
design a cast for the film version of hiaasen's "Double Whammy"
Grateful Dead lyricist Hunter teams up with Jim Lauderdale in "Patchwork River"
I may have a farmer's tan, but at least I got it driving a tractor.
I really don't mind being told what to do, by someone who knows what s/he is doing
Let's just go ahead and appoint Mr. Buddy Guy as God
Random tip # 2: Furniture Polish for windows
TheTick:The Complete Series is on Netflix.
DU Album of the Day: Robert Byrd's "Mountain Fiddler"
Anyone else ever see "Allegro Von Troppo?"
Beer while recovering from a stomach virus?
****EXTRA- EXTRA**** Ford has devised a car that runs on water!!!
Note to MLB: You know, there are teams from states other than Florida that can be no-hit
From GTA IV: Republican Space Rangers
Funniest video evah! Lightbulb by Rachel Goodrich
Friendly reminder. I don't give a FUCK if it's a DUPLICATE.
Would you rather be held directly responsible for an imbroglio or a brouhaha?
I have a great idea for a web-business
I challenge everybody on DU to give up their cat for the month of August.
Kitties love to initiate a freshly cleaned litter box don't they?
I got this tune stuck in my head and I can't remember the name. Can someone help me?
Nimoy and Shatner beam into Vancouver
How Many Prescription Meds SHOULD You Take Daily?
Was there a problem with the website for about 5 or 10 minutes?
Oklahoma woman with 5x legal blood acohol limit busted after picking up stray raccoon
Man, today was a scorcher. Even the cars are melting
Cue the banging head against a brick wall smiley
Please keep an eye on your children.
Fear Not Lounge Lizards, All of Your Movie Prayers Have Been Answered
The mailman delivered my vuvuzela this morning
Anybody else know of a singer who affects them like syrup of Ipecac?
Does anyone watch "Hung" on HBO? ** spoilers **
I saw something that threw me for a loop the other day.
If you're outraged at BP, you should be pulling for the Netherlands to win the World Cup
My Mom's story about Robert Byrd and family.....
serious question-is anyone here old and single...what do you do?
Is anyone here good with numbers?
Post a song to the sun gods/goddesses (of summer)
DU SONG OF THE DAY IN MEMORY SENATOR BYRD
So...I did the prep as directed. Had a rotten night. Woke up this morning day of scope
How many cats in this picture?
Donald Duck arrested after crash
My best friend's daughter and I came up with what will be the best new food craze of 2010
We got a cat last week from the CT Humane Society, but
I feel like reposting something from 2006, "For Those Born Between 1930 and 1970":
How Many Prescription Meds Do You Take Daily?
what does a minor stroke mean?
Charlaine Harris on True Blood and Vampires That Sparkle
What is the first movie you remember seeing in the cinema?
True Blood Fans Check in! What a shocking twist at the end of last night's episode *spoiler*
Post your favorite facts about Gilbert Gottfried.
What was your most trashed post on DU?
One more quick pic thread before I go to the mountains
Ohio 6-Year-Old Turns Up on Terror Watch List
Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing to start Monday
Machinists union OKs Boeing contract (401ks for new employees hired in 2012)
Oil spill's psychological toll quietly mounts
Cuban former castaway Elian on military track
G20 drops sensitive wording on yuan reform
Brazil's crucial archives could perish, leaving questions unanswered
G-20 Leaders Pledge To Halve Deficits By 2013
Palin: Obama Selling Out Israel
Report: US warships stationed off Iranian coast
Senate candidate subpoenaed for Blagojevich trial
U.S. officials say Karzai aides are derailing corruption cases involving elite
Egypt Concedes to Resistance on Privatization Push
'Le Monde' to be taken over by tycoon who built fortune on porn
Panama's ex-dictator Noriega faces trial in Paris for money laundering
Four Norwegian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Mullen: I see Israeli perspective
18 killed in gas explosion in Pakistan's Sindh province
Blagojevich irked by 'thankful' message from Obama aide
NATO, civilians give 2 accounts of fatal operation
BP oil spill: Tony Hayward set to step down, Russian official claims
BP spill costs up to $2.65B; denies CEO resigning
BP Joined In Investigation Of Itself, Contractor
Women freeze eggs to wait for 'Mr Right'
Watch out: YouTube exposes your Gmail contacts
The Flight and Crash of "Blackwater 61"
Supreme Court limits local gun bans
FACTBOX-Foreign companies stepping away from Iran
Iceland PM weds as gay marriage legalised
10 arrested, charged as 'deep cover' spies for Russia
Tobacco Damages Sought by U.S. Rejected by Supreme Court; Altria Advances
Mass. Reaches $2.9M Settlement With ExxonMobil
Justices Uphold Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Court: Christian Group Can't Bar Gays, Get Funding
Wall Street Opposes Wall Street Reform
Feds Won't Charge Blackwater in Sudan Sanctions Case
Masked men attack Gaza summer camp
World Leaders Agree on Timetable for Cutting Deficits
New hurdles for Wall Street reform
Blackwater vied for work in Sudan despite U.S. sanctions, investigation shows
Fairbanks man accused of bulldozer threat to (Census) worker
Students face closure of alternative schools because of L.A. County budget cuts
Obama Opens Door to Space Arms Treaty
Dr. Bronner's Liquid Castile Soap
BP Loses $22 Billion in Legacy of Share Buybacks
Climate change could wipe out 40% of species in Arab world - report
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday June 28
BP 'staked future on expanding offshore drilling'
OPEC urges US to 'look again' at offshore drilling ban
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Part of Sarbanes-Oxley
Rare copy of Declaration found
Philadelphia to bar immigration agents from arrest data
High court rejects Iraq case against Halliburton
Colombia Tapped Ecuador President Correa's Telephones, El Universo Reports
If only this were true about the Gulf oil surge?
Glaxo's Avandia Harms Patients, Should Be Pulled, Doctors Say
Angry US House lawmaker cuts aid to Afghanistan
Hucky's TV Show..part Country Music, Part BS Commentary, part Scam
PolitiFact Checks the President's Nuclear Promises
Hamas says asked by WH to keep silent on talks
BP Spill Costs at $2.65 Billion as Relief Well Work Continues
"Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg's Husband Dies"
US Supreme Court deals pedophilia blow for Vatican
Hatch: GOP won't filibuster Kagan
Bill Press is on Joe Madison Show talking about TOXIC talk
Poll: Public supports firing of Gen. McChrystal
Photos: We Are the World (The Obama Presidency, Day 523-524)
Oil Spill's Economic Damage May Not Go Beyond Gulf
Oil washes onto Mississippi coast for first time
My Short Letter To A Right Wing Rag In Maine
Report: Turkey closes airspace to Israel following Gaza flotilla raid
Why not talk about Florida-style aristocratic politics? GOP talks about Chicago-style politics.
Boston Globe article claims Brown outpolls Kerry and Obama, but dig deeper
If we leave Afghanistan now or 5 years from now.....will it make ANY difference?
Kagan confirmation hearings-Day #1-Thread #1-Senate Judiciary Committee gavel falls at 12:30 ET Mon.
Gov. Manchin will appoint someone to sit in Byrd's seat until election in the Fall, when he may run.
President Obama: Byrd had courage to change
Elena Kagan to urge court to be 'modest,' respect will of people at hearings
Obama administration poised to award contracts to about 20 states for new high-risk insurance pools
Obama and FDR, two interesting pieces from November 2009.
OMG! Scott Brown in more popular than Kerry or Obama in MA (Boston Globe poll)
The President knows about YouTube, right?
New Palin defense fund soliciting donations
Colonel charged with gun smuggling (Iran Contra Figure)
Pass the antivert, and advil.. then explain this to me
Bobby Byrd took care of his own.....
Procedure To Fill Senator Byrd's Vacant Senate Seat
Tea Party Can't Handle The Heat: Vegas Too Hot For Summer Convention
** Heads Up: Elena Kagan's Supreme Court Nomination Hearing, Day 1 **
Case for Impeachment of Judge Martin Feldman
Tibetan cultural figures 'detained after protests'
Robert Kuttner: It's the Jobs, Stupid
Who Is Responsible For The Deficit?
GOPers Trash Thurgood at Kagan Hearings (VIDEO)
Obama is building a legislative record worthy of FDR & LBJ
Blackwater's new sugar daddy: the Obama administration
Pop Quiz: Who is 3rd in line to the Presidency?
"White House launches plan to boost broadband"
Obama cites 'obsession' on Afghanistan timeline
Justice Department announces arrests of 10 secret agents allegedly spying for Russia,
Kerry on the Passing of Senator Robert Byrd
"Dems Introduce Stand-Alone Unemployment Insurance Bill" - OpenCongress.Org....
9 Years In, U.S. Finally Tries to Get a Grip on Warzone Contractors
WH to host chat on comprehensive energy and climate legislation
Bill Clinton: President Obama not getting his due ('Brilliant, articulate & Exceedingly Empathetic')
Feingold to vote No on Wall Street Reform
Rights violations hang over new Colombian president
Too bad for all of you who are against President Obama, best thing
Mexican Candidate for Governor Is Assassinated
New (Ne) abortion law challenged
McChrystal tells Army he'll retire
(Chicago Mayor) Daley: City will revise gun law after Supreme Court ruling
Cheney to be released from the hospital Monday: spokesman
Need some DU help to counter a freeper on Facebook
Judge's racial, ethnic slurs set off a tempest
Obama IS a Democrat, and FDR IS a Democrat
White House unveils plan to free up spectrum for wireless broadband
Does the oil pumped from the Gulf of Mexico "belong" to the US?
It's pretty clear Jeff Sessions sees civil rights as a result of judicial activism
Chavez: Israel and US 'Empire' Are Enemies
Hoover's advisors contributed to FDR's first banking legislation and FDR was opposed to the FDIC
Democratic Economic Accomplishment Over the last 70 Years, three graphs every American should see
Former Half Term Gov Palin to Obama: "You asked for the job...so buck up."
Steve Forbes celebrates Robert Byrd’s death: ‘Good news’ for Wall Street.
[The President] has prescribed is to borrow more money if he can and to go further into debt...
[The President] has prescribed is to borrow more money if he can and to go further into debt...
Bill Clinton: Obama is brilliant, exceedingly empathetic and not getting his due
PPP Poll: GOP nomination Newt, Palin, Huck & Romney close in TX & PA
Supreme Court rules Chicago gun ban unconstitutional
Obama, activists to push on immigration reform
DU lounge challenge: Let's name a book set in every state.
What the Palestinians do not want Jews to know
Senator Byrd's Speech Opposing Iraq War 3/19/03 Part 2
Capitol Hill Agenda: June 28, 2010
Fox News Ridiculousness - June 2010
"The World's a Mess": 20,000 Come to Motor City for U.S. Social Forum
Senator Orrin Hatch thinks the unemployed blow money on drugs
Gregory to McCain - Why do we have to recruit Afghan soldiers? Nobody has to recruit the Taliban.
CBS: Filmmaker Describes Gas Industry Attacks on 'Gasland'
Young Turks: How Many Millionaires Are There In The World?
A List of US Senators Who Blocked Unemployment Benefits
Rachel Maddow debunks the 'it's raining oil' video
Bill Clinton Suggests Blowing Up the Well in Gulf
Sessions contradicts himself on role of judges
Electric Daisy Carnival: More Than 100 Hospitalized During LA Festival
TYT: Restrepo - ReThink Review & Discussion (Soldier Worship & More)
CBS: Charter School Controversy 'Mixed Report Card'
Naomi Klein: The Real Crime Scene Was Inside the G20 Part 1
RFK, Jr. Discusses Catholic Church Scandals
Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Centrifuge Technology Deployed
Bill Clinton: Obama is brilliant, exceedingly empathetic and not getting his due
AZ GOP Candidate Shoots Lots of Guns-GORMAN Final 6-27-10 .mov
Amoral Corporations and Immoral Corporate Personnel
Wall Street 'Reform' in a Nutshell: The Politicians Lied, Media Applauded, We Americans Will Suffer
HE ROVING EYE - Mistah McChrystal by Pepe Escobar
One Year Later: Honduras Resistance Strong Despite US-Supported Coup
Unexpected Environmental Alliances Amidst The Oil Spill: 'Jesus Will Rip Your Head Off'
One Year Later: Honduras Resistance Strong Despite US-Supported Coup
Porter: When police stick to phony script (...G20 police tactics)
Paul Krugman: The Third Depression
Say What? (James Howard Kunstler)
Concerns About BP Relief Well Success Rise Along With Evidence of Chemical Damage, Spread of Oil
Live from Planet Norte (Joe Bageant)
Guardian: Honduras, one year after the coup
Greentech Stategic “Investment” in a Plutocracy
Naomi Klein: Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers' Crisis
America's totalitarian democracy and the politics of plunder, or, life is a titty tuck and a Dodge t
Fast facts: High court's gun-rights ruling at a glance
Pregnant Women Are Being Sent to U.S. to Have Terrorist Babies, Congressman Says
Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide
Michelangelo hid brain image in chapel, scientists say
Why Washington is More Right-Wing Than the Rest of the Country (Cenk @ Huffington Post)
Storm Watch, 28 June 2010 and BP's Deepwater Oil Spill Open Thread
Feds Issue Permit to "take" jaguar and ocelot AZ Game Dept allowed to kill more endangered felines
Kakadu crocodile makes a meal of a bull shark
The Oil Drum: TS Alex Threat Increases to Oil Slick, Cheating Our Energy Future, and More
Transgenic Salmon Which Grows At 2X Normal Rate May Get USDA OK In 2011
Nepal Loses 100K Hectares Of Lowland Forest In Months, Spurring Logging Moratorium
WHO - Arsenic-Heavy Water In Bangladesh Is "Largest Mass Poisoning Of A Population In History"
Just a reminder - the mean residence time of deep water in the Gulf of Mexico is 250 years
Researchers predict larger-than-average Gulf "dead zone"; impact of oil spill unclear
Whiter Clouds Could Mean Wetter Land
BP's First Relief Well in Gulf May Be Completed Within 18 Days, Times Says (200 feet from gusher)
In Assessing (Oil Spill) Damage, Testers Trust but Verify
Academy Scientist and Foremost Authority on Delta Bulrush Says 'His' Plant Could Help Ease Oil Spill
UK scientists at odds with US over effects of oil spill
N.J. Senate approves $100M tax credit for off-shore wind power projects
'Voluntourism' - A Vacation Guide to Global Crisis Hotspots
NHC - 4:00 EDT Update - TS Alex 75 W Campeche Max Sust 50 - Getting Better Organized Leaving Yucatan
De Boer - UN Climate Chief "Appalled" At Collective Global Response To Climate Threat - AFP
Western governors discuss "race for energy technology"
Elected Leaders In 5 States Declare Day Of Prayer To Stem Tide Of Oil - NYT
Prepare for Hotter and Drier Southwestern US, Climate Experts Urge
AgriLife Research economist: Manure provides higher (economic) returns than chemical fertilizers
Top Five Ways to Bring Accountability to Ocean Drilling
$3.5 billion program - Morocco inaugurates the largest wind power park in Africa
In a few weeks I'll be on my yearly vacation to Delaware, where I may eat no seafood.
Texas Mulls More Nuclear Reactors
BP Still Using “Unprecedented” Levels of Toxic Dispersants on Oil Spill
Siberia's Amur Tigers Face Mystery Disease; May Impair Ability To Hunt - Guardian
N. Hemisphere Ice - We Are Already At 2009 Anomaly, Below 2008 Anomaly - U IL Cryosphere Today
What's wrong with New England's Bedeviled soccer team?
Jennifer Capriati in hospital after suspected drug overdose.
Some good matches at Wimbledon today...no spoilers (yet)
Jimmie Johnson passes Busch to win at New Hampshire
I'm in Hotlanta tonight and will see Stephen Strasburg throw against the Braves...
Tiger shows up at daughter's Birthday Party with "another woman"
Colombia assembly leader seriously wounded in attack
One Year Later: Honduras Resistance Strong Despite US-Supported Coup
Amnesty Internatonal: Honduras failing to tackle coup rights abuses
Rights violations hang over new Colombian president
Guardian: Honduras, one year after the coup
African-American group challenges Cuba on race
Oil spill pollutes Marañon river in Peru
Colombia Tapped Ecuador President Correa's Telephones, El Universo Reports
Jebust Crist Upton! Do you always have to get in trouble???
Pirates lose 17th road game in a row..
Mexican Candidate for Governor Is Assassinated
Chavez: Israel and US 'empire' are enemies
An open email to Mary Anastasia O'Grady of The Wall Street Journal
.Colombia's presidential election: Too much continuity?
U.S. to cooperate with Russia on global missile defense system
Freedom of speech, yeah, just watch what you say....
Gun Ruling -- Another example of Right Wing Hypocrites
"May-issue" gun laws are now vulnerable to court challenge
McDonald is incorperated... A VICTORY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS!!!
Looks like the 2A was incorporated with Strict Scrutiny.
Supreme Court extends gun rights (5-4 ruling incorporates Second Amendment)
Gun Ruling -- Another example of Right Wing Hypocrites
Concealed-carry gains momentum in Illinois--AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT!
Paul Helmke speaks....McDonald is a VICTORY for the Brady Campaign
If owning a gun is a 'right' shouldn't the gun lobby insist on guns being made here?
Supreme Court ruling underscores need for more firearms education
A Stonewall Veteran, 89, Misses the Parade
Justices Rule That 2nd Amendment Also Governs State and Local Gun Laws
Which State (and Federal), gun control laws would you like to see challenged next?
New York church maintains Gay Pride presence, but with blank banner
Rural Areas Are the Hidden Frontlines in the Struggle for LGBT Justice
Brady Campaign is NOW a Hate Group...
June 28th, 1969 - Stonewall Uprising
Heterosexual Couple to Adopt Gay Baby
regardless of how we felt about Byrd in life we will have a tough DU day today
OSHA cites Ford for unsafe overhead cranes at Buffalo Stamping Plant
NLRB returns to regular business
Pension woes may keep many on job longer (Teamsters)
Workers in Gulf not getting proper clean-up training
Today in labor history June 28 A police raid of the Stonewall Inn, US Government sues the Teamsters
Shareholder action strengthens Rite Aid workers’ coalition
NYT: Labor’s New Critics: Old Allies in Elected Office
Change T-Mobile Workers Can Belive In?
A few more of the Feria de Abril in Sevilla, Spain
Moscow temperatures reach record highs
Biodiversity's 'Holy Grail' Is in the Soil : Soil-Borne Pathogens Drive Tree Diversity in Forests
Russia, Europe may join forces to protect Earth from asteroids
Mullen: I see Israeli perspective
Jerusalem master plan: Expansion of Jewish enclaves across the city
The danger of an Islamized Gaza
Gaza Juice Maker Seeks Protection as Israel Relaxes Blockade
What We Can't Explain at the End of Life: Who and What You See Before You Die
Pope Lashes Out at Belgium After Raid on Church
Mosque expansion proposal in Murfreesboro, TN spotlights fear, shame
Atheism VS Theism. Two irreconcilable “Camps”?
I propose that Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot were not real atheists.
Psychology: Status as Science Versus Content of Psychology Textbooks
Ah, yummy dimethylpolysiloxane...
Bees may help fight deadly infections
FDA recommends new limits on livestock drugs
Your perfect health care system
GDP Revised Down... total 2.7 first quarter
I just heard on television a commercial where they are offering merchandise
At Summit, Banks Avoid New Global Regulations
The marijuana industry has its troubles too
CHART OF THE DAY: Reminder, The Deficit You're Freaking Out About Is Bush's Fault
Stiglitz says that the British deficit reduction plan will be a disaster
Read the Group of 20's final statement
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