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Archives: April 19, 2011

One Wisconsin Now files open records request to anti-working family Senators

Not Intended To Be A Factual Statement

Sand sculpture created to honor space shuttles - w/pic

Sand sculpture created to honor space shuttles - w/pic

U.S. says not trying to undermine Syrian government

Why do Republicans hate our troops?

Badger Herald: Dems find discrepancies in past Waukesha County votes

Serendipitous juxtaposition?

"Then Everything Changed:" Alternate History (JFK, RFK, Reagan...) What if you could change history?

Legal Drama Over Gulf Oil Spill Could Last Years

Lawrence O'Donnell will be discussing Walker's financial martial law plan next

Sarah Palin: The Koch Brothers' Union Maid

Lawrence O'Donnell just said that Jan Brewer vetoed the birther bill.

I don't think it's fair that the Koch brothers are in the toilet paper business...

Even the county Sheriff uses meth

Does anyone know what Gov Brewer thinks of the birther bill?

In 12 Years, Income For Richest 400 Americans Quadruples, Tax Rate Nearly Halved - ThinkProgress

Clones?

Robots throw doubt on 'road map' to control Fukushima crisis

Protesters Use Tax Deadline To Call On Corporations To Pay More (Tax the Rich Shuffle)

DoD Report Says McChrystal Profile Inaccurate, Rolling Stone Responds

Republican Legislative Gains Tug Nation To Right - BostonHerald/AP

Conservatives should just admit something.

So Brewer Vetoed the Birther Bill

MSNBC: Gov. Jan Brewer just vetoed the birther bill in Arizona

THE PULITZERS: for Editorial Cartooning

The unbearable lightness of cuteness...PUPPIES!

Recall Petitions Being Filed Against Third Wis. GOP State Senator

Judge Roy "Ten Commandments monument" Moore forms explor - com for Prez run.

What're my chances for communicating with Senator Patty MURPHY abt BIG screw up?!1

Check out what happened to a foreclosure attorney in Phoenix.

Pakistan Urges U.S. To Stop Drone Missile Strikes....

The tea party has peaked - please tell the beltway press

Arizona Gov vetoed bill requiring President Obama to prove Citizenship

Jan Brewer's reason for veto?

Donald Trump CLAIMS Karl Rove Got Obama ELECTED

Rachel just said that the AZ legislature might be able to override Brewer's veto of the birther bill

Charley Reese's final column after 49 years (Rec'd in EMAIL)

Medieval Italian Village on sale for $782K. Vandal protection not included.

Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq

Charley Reese's final column after 49 years (Rec'd in EMAIL)

We all know the real reason Brewer vetoed the wang-wang bill:

Progressives Preparing To Take Advantage Of Citizens United In 2012

"Entertainment Shopping"

Gawker Exclusive: Roger Ailes Caught Spying on the Reporters at His Small-Town Newspaper

Jan Brewer - even a broken clock is right twice a day (Veto'd birther bill)

Tea Party protest in East Texas.

Lawerence O'Donelll: Tariffs are against all economic policy across the board.

Is Today's Published WikiLeaks Cables In WaPo Old News?

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! & a new Kitty gif

Koch Industries Buying Ads To Refute News Stories - RawStory

I know some here will be shocked to hear this, but I support compromise.

Where did this warped view of "taxes can only be lowered" come from?

Clinton childhood home in Hope, Ark., now part of National Park Service

Big Hollywood (Breitbart) blogger: "In Defense of 'Glee'" (cultural conservatives dislike it)

Small but vocal group protests taxes (Chicago@Water Tower Place)

A few questions on Single-payer.

Fans campaign to send M. Night Shyamalan to film school

scorched earth theory of GOP extremism

Right-wing humor. Do you think this is in any way 'funny'?

U.S. Ranks Dead Last In Overall Social Spending

"SCANNERS" TIME! Little freep-y craniums are blowin' up real good over Arizona birther bill veto.

Does anyone know what it takes to have a baby in this country?

THE ONLY NEWS THAT MATTERS TODAY

Watching the Jon Stewart show and an "Adam & Eve" commercial came on

Frankly, too much wealth in the hands of the exclusive few is dangerous...

I'll be damned. Brewer just vetoed the "birth certificate bill"

I love the Ryan plan (sarcasm)

Are We In the Process of Creating a New and Enduring American Underclass?

Jail term for man who burned Koran

Student learns Arabic during detention in Syria

Rick Scott's defense of high-speed rail rejection was based on a LIE

The truth about looting in Japan.

Biden Emerges to Lead Deficit Talks in Congress With Obama's `Full Accord'

State Looking To Cut Medicaid (video) Hawaii

Could you register to vote in Kansas?

Muni Bankruptcy Threat Makes Michigan Train Financial-Emergency SWAT Teams

Apparently, the bond market doesn't think S&P knows what it is talking about.

RIP Gov. Your work is done.

Rachel >>>>>>>>>>> O'Donnell > Ed

Europe: Nationalist resurgence

Democrats Call for Investigation of Alleged Recall Office Break In

Fox News chief accused of spying on his newspaper's editor

Atlas Shrugged - 8% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and yet 85% audience liked it

New Alzheimer's guidelines tap precursors to the disease

New contract for California prison guards lifts cap on saved vacation

Air traffic controller suspended for watching movie at work

Often used...as an excuse

Lawsuit: Kasich's JobsOhio Board Unconstitutional

Pawlenty's Education Committee: Kindergarten Sharing Is "Socialist"

Ug...It just gets better and better with Snyder in Michigan...

Wow. 1 out of 10 people could have a brain tumor

Is anyone going to ask Paul Ryan

Anybody listening to The Donald on Today?

Up next on Rachel Maddow - how MI financial martial law is being used to steal Benton Harbor's beach

After Storms, a Path of Death and Damage

Meanwhile, Bradley Manning (and the PEOPLE) in Gitmo are not being brought to trial....

Certificate of live bait

nbc is shamelessly promoting donald trump

"The story of 2011 is the Democratic base"

Programmer testifies US elections are electronically rigged.

S&P warning is a shot across the bow.

Military.com on budget bills impact on servicemen/women and vets.

Not all whistle blowers face ostracism.

Rachel exposes the motive behind Snyder's invoking the "financial martial law" bill in Benton Harbor

"ask not"

For Post 16,000 –

if you ever bothered to sign up for "Free Republic" and got banned...

Obama SECRETLY JEWISH!

Would somebody please...fetch me a Camel...

Justice(?) Department

Secret Memo shows JFK Demanded UFO documents 10 days before Assassination.

Another amazing video

Find out where your tax dollars went (hint: mostly to the Military)

Seattle 'spring spheres' Easter egg story can't be substantiated

Gov. Jindal will sign 'birther' bill if it reaches his desk

Toon: A moment of Privacy

Bernanke May Sustain Stimulus to Avoid ‘Cold Turkey’ End to Aid

Thanks alot.

The Iraqification of the State of Michigan has begun. Paul Bremer named "Supreme Manager" of Detroit

Americans Shun Cheapest Homes in 40 Years as Owning Loses Appeal

Castro resigns from Cuba party leadership

psst, spread it around: . the donald is a hitler fan

Has anyone asked Trump yet about which army he plans to use to

Killer Robots, "Acceptable Machine Behavior" (When Drones Attack)

PROFESSOR: Sarah Palin Probably Staged A Gigantic Hoax About Being Trig's Mother

Prosser Campaign Vows to Block a State-Sponsored 'Recount' in WI Supreme Court Election Debacle

Mental Health Costs for Combat Veterans…$1 Billion a Year

Mail Your Panties To Boner

Tuesday TOON Roundup 6- The Rest

Racist Obama photo

When Democrats want Social Security in Deficit Reduction Talks, We have Trouble

Representative Ryan Puts the Republicans on the Record

FEC Audits Obama's 2008 Campaign

Mike Vick might end up on the cover of Madden 2012!

Tuesday TOON Roundup 2 - Class Warfare

CTBTO: Fukushima is polluting the entire planet - Prep Commission Analysis

Tuesday TOON Roundup 4 - Debt and politics

Decline In Teen Smoking Stalls

Tuesday TOON Roundup 5- Sleeping on the Job

Tuesday TOON Roundup 3- Budget

Army Generals Misbehavin'

Is the pendulum starting to swing toward

Probably not a good idea in a country with absurd drug laws: Man reports marijuana stolen

Arizona Gov. Brewer signs bill allowing churches political power

Decorah Eagles snowed in.

Taiwan's young artists cool to Next Media animation

Nevada has had a swarm of earthquakes this wk. - 400 of them

Wall Street Watch

Jan Brewer VETOES Fore-Skin Bill

Sorry, another Atlas thread. Something occurred to me I don't think anyone's pointing out.

HOW CAN DU HELP the FUKUSHIMA WORKERS????

As Gas Costs Climb, Ridership on Metrorail is Rising (Miami)

Mediterranean fish threatened with extinction

Mediterranean fish threatened with extinction

Some explain to me why speculation on any market should even be

Coming up on MSNBC...

Tuesday TOON Roundup 1 -Hair vs. Trump

Tuesday TOON Roundup 1 -Hair vs. Trump

Krugman: Poor Standards

Crazy People Are Everywhere

"College is a waste of money" from Toothpaste For Dinner.

Help for Lee County poor in jeopardy

"To Work at Fukushima, You Have to Be Ready to Die"

Slowpoke Toon: Speech and Money

2012 GOP Presidential Candidates Raised Taxes

Standard & Poor’s Plays Politics

James O'Keefe Grinds With Mary Landrieu Impersonator In New Music Video

I just came across this excellent quote:

The reason Beck got canned by Fox

Sixty Percent of Consumers Have Cut Back on Driving Due to Higher Gas Prices, NPD Reports

Who will win the republican primary?

So I get this crap in my email:

The next step in WI--Special elections to fill 3 vacancies

TV, Newspapers, Congress Apologize for Claiming War Not About Oil

This is cool: "A subjective comparison of Germany and the United States"

'The Family Circus' Re-Captioned By Onion Writers, Comedians For Charity

'The Family Circus' Re-Captioned By Onion Writers, Comedians For Charity

(Trump: I'll Release My Tax Returns When Obama Releases His Birth Certificate

GOP insiders embrace Trump's presidential bid

CHART: Top ‘U.S.’ Corporations Outsourced More Than 2.4 Million American Jobs

'Am I Going to Have to Kill You?': The Horrific Ways Abusive Debt Collectors Threaten Their Victims

Democrats, I hope you are awake?

Democrats, I hope you are awake?

Democrats, I hope you are awake?

The Rude Pundit - BP Oil Spill One Year Later (Part 2): And Those People Are Getting Sick

Education question:

"Obamacare is un-American."

GE: 7,000 tax returns, $0 U.S. tax bill~(A Reminder of how things REALLY Are..)

Gulf oil spill: 'The monster under the water'~ BBC (VIDEO)

WaPo: Can Dems use recalls to take back Wisconsin Senate???

"Meanest, stupidest cuts ever"

Gov. Jindal will sign 'birther' bill if it reaches his desk

Dementia causes people to miss sarcasm cues. "They would think 'The Colbert Report' is real.”

"If you believe the Democrats have a plan to subvert the Constitution, and you think the Democrats..

Dear Sen. Bill Nelson - Get your collegue Sen. Dick Durbin in line, or you're done!

Can anybody explain what Standard and Poor's was up to yesterday..

Citing immigration reform, liberal House Dem might not back Obama in 2012

US Postal Service Uses Wrong Lady to Create Lady Liberty Stamp

I sincerely believe Sarah Palin faked the births of all her kids.

Ayn Rand Sucks (words and music by Matthew Grimm)

Raise that age to buy cigarettes to 21 (CNN/Laurence Steinberg)

Why are conservatives, not liberals, fixated on amending the Constitution?

CNN poll: More Americans favor same-sex marriage

South Carolina Jail Bans All Books But the Bible

6-year-old brings gun to Texas school, 3 hurt

I HOPE Trump Runs.....

Awesome parody of Sam Cook's "Wonderful World"

When on disability, don't post online "Today as I danced myself silly..."

Big U.S. Firms Shift Hiring Abroad

Do you think Standard and Poor would up the US bond rating if ...

Do you think Standard and Poor would up the US bond rating if ...

I apologize if this question has been asked and answered but

Response to people who vote and support against........

This is a time to ignore the polls...

Foreclosure leaves North Palm, FL couple's belongings on street for thieves

Why Does FDA Tolerate More Radiation Than EPA?

teenage performer at open mike night stabs himself to death

If birfer legislation becomes law, there are going to be a lot of seriously disappointed

Is Fox News trying to embarrass Brewer after she vetoed the birther bill?

I have a confession. I am a socialist.

Dear Congress,

Defending DOMA, for $500/hour

Give a Neocon a little power, and he becomes glassy-eyed mad for more. How like a sociopath!

My fellow Americans, you are happier working.

Rick Scott is now trying to pack the Florida Supreme Court with three new justices.

The republicans are doing this country a favor, if we're smart enough to see it.

just what we don't need - a new military base - cripe

Recall Petitions Filed Against Two More Wisconsin Republican Senators

HR Block just screwed us.

Rep Allen West... Earning his Republican "Extortion" Badge

A year after spill, BP gives political contributions to GOP leaders

Scientists Under Attack ~ A Genetically Modified Foods Documentary Trailer

17.9% of $13.562 trillion dept held by Social Security Trust Fund.

Tax Day Protest in Denver...warning Pictures

Well, it's spring in WI, time for snow, hwy construction and utility shut-offs

Law firm King & Spalding touts LGBT inclusiveness yet partner will defend DOMA for Boehner.

Boehner commits $500,000 to DOMA defense lawyers who may bill the govt $900/hour

Donald Trump Bubble Bath and Shampoo?

Leaked Tell-All Manuscript By Former Aide Suggests Sarah Palin Broke Election Law

Only 29% of conservatives support cuts to Medicare or Medicaid to reduce deficit.

Donald Trump wants to build a $100-million ballroom in the White House

I guess I have to store these away 'til AZ Gov Brewer finds her cojones again.

Counties and cities in Michigan should declare secession....

Grand Bargains -- Another Occasional Reminder

A new Battle Cry for the Republican Party....

‘Faith-Based’ Fracas: Supreme Court Lets Taxpayer Challenge Go Forward In Kentucky

Feds approve Cape Wind Project: Construction to begin soon

Ex-Chicago cop admits taking part in robberies

Why shouldn't I allow my young teen to show off her Tits and Ass?

Senator Demands Probe In Gas Price Rise

OMFG - Breitbart is on Ratigan

Obama has committed the nation to “the supreme international crime”: aggressive war

Looking for updated info on Jane Burgermeister, this is what I found:

Fugg you Tweety

Big U.S. Firms Shift Hiring Abroad

Big U.S. Firms Shift Hiring Abroad

Lawsuit questioning Taco Bell's beef is dropped

Please tell Tweety that Conservatives who are with Trump

You think the Tea Party is bad... this group makes them look like girl scouts at church

Repub Apology: "I offer my sincere apologies to you--the email was not meant for you."

Loaded gun falls on floor, goes off in kindergartners' lunch room.

Snowing in Manitowoc county, WI and also lightning and

Married and gay...a TOTAL tax nightmare!! We had to do EIGHT sets of taxes

Iowa enacts redistricting law, eliminating House seat

Ruling opens the door to legalize marijuana in Canada

Paging DU Sleuths and analysts- More Anomalies in Prosser -Kloppenburg Race (Waukesha)

New BLS Jobs Report: Illinois's Dem Gov Again Outpaces Walker in Monthly Job Growth

Kasich sticks his foot in his mouth (again); gets flamed by readers in online article.

From IRS.GOV: 70% of all taxpayers have an AGI of $58,000 or less n/t

Anybody watched the movie "Brothers"?

How can we get Rand's face

Photograph: J. P. Morgan as Cutthroat Capitalist

NY backs off rules on kickball, tag at day camps

WI Sec of State - CALL TO ACTION re LaFollette's position

Robin Williams demands to see Donald Trump's hairline (today on the View)

Robin Williams demands to see Donald Trump's hairline (today on the View)

Common misconceptions about pedophilia and attraction to minors.

Why Republicans better hope the name Obamacare doesn't stick:.

My 2012 Barack Obama sticker is already peeling off my rear window.

hey republicans.....

Executive Pay Skyrockets 23 Percent In 2010, Top 299 CEOs Get $3.4 Billion

Memo Suggests Salespeople deceive Ohio homeowners as they try to secure oil and gas drilling leases

Donald Trump and the Repugs

Texas Teacher Pension Needs 21% Return to Keep 80% Funded Ratio

Morgan Stanley Defaulted on a Loan and Walked away from Offices in Tokyo

BP kills water filtering system, one oyster at a time

Just thinking, Ayn Rand, Rand Paul

New Labor: A Worldwide “We Party”

Poll: Republicans Suddenly Realize Their Medicare is Getting Cut Too

Want to see how Beck can brainwash a person?

Governor backs down on recycling ( Walker's plans get trashed...hopefully he is next))

Governor backs down on recycling ( Walker's plans get trashed...hopefully he is next))

S&P caved in to ratings pressure from Goldman Sachs and UBS

Gov. Walker planning ‘financial martial law’ in Wisconsin!!

Obama Plan vs. GOP Plan

Posted this in the Hawaii forum, but it's dead over there and I'd like some responses.

Paying your taxes is an act of patriotism.

Paying your taxes is an act of patriotism.

" All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing."

Oklahoma set to repeal collective bargaining law

Tuesday Night Chomsky

Does writing a cute cartoon make up for being a wiener tool?

Robot to throw first pitch at Phillies game

Stiglitz: The Economy Is Not Healthy

Here's the funny thing about Donald Trump - he really is a liberal

CMS Energy has not paid federal taxes since 2008 thanks to tax credits and loopholes

Just a quick thanks to my friends here at DU

Chris Hedges speech Union Square NYC - 04-15-11 (VIDEO)

Democrats would rather close tax loopholes than cut teachers, make them pay more for insurance (AL)

BP , one year later: record profits, record cash, stock up, Gulf victims STILL not "made whole".

Even on Religious Campuses, Students Fight for Gay Identity

Banks: how can we freeze Qaddafi’s assests when we can't spell his name??

Obama holds White House meeting on immigration reform

REVEALED: Boehner’s High-Priced Lawyer Is Charging the American Taxpayer $520 Per Hour

In order to counteract the male patriarchy, women should be given more votes than men

TheDC Exclusive: Conservatives hit Beck for taking content without attribution

Financial System Riskier, Next Bailout Will Be Costlier, S&P Says

How do you pronounce Cenk? I hear him being called Jenk ??

CAPTION: Sarah Palin enjoying the snowflakes!

Koran-burning pastor plans ‘armed’ Michigan rally, prosecutor files to stop him

Michele Bachmann: God told me to sponsor an anti-gay amendment

Kudos to Savannah Guthrie...

Kudos to Savannah Guthrie...

The Amazon forest threatened by oil palm plantation projects

Breaking - Bradley Manning being moved to a medium

Next on Kasich's List of Anti-Worker Policies? Changes To Ohio's Workers' Compensation Laws

Gotta do it again. Sincere Apologies. From FR "[Video] Trump Blasts ABC News: Obama..."

An interesting graph from 2000 statistics on greatest wealth gaps in countries...

Should Palin baby threads be moved to the 9/11 Forum?

Have you ever checked someone out

Tell Durbin Hands Off Social Security

How the hell does Rush have more listeners than Thom?

How the hell does Rush have more listeners than Thom?

How the hell does Rush have more listeners than Thom?

RECALL NUMBER FOUR just got turned in. :0) 4 down, 4 to go!

"From now on, We'll take the private jet"

Classic kids games like kickball deemed unsafe by state in effort to increase summer camp regulation

So Joe Scum et al couldn't make it to Wisconsin

Walker wanted to sell Milwaukee parks & privatize its airport while he was County Executive

Greg Mitchell reports, Bradley Manning is being moved.

The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power

Libya: 'Mission Creep' Claims As UK Sends In Military Advisers

Grand Rapids Press includes 8:45 video from Rachel's show in its Benton Harbor report

Disaster victims teamed up on day after quake to deliver baby

Kloppenburg Campaign Denies Recount Would be Frivolous

Afterbirthers Demand To See Obama's Placenta

: Why Republicans better hope the name Obamacare doesn't stick:.

Joycelyn Elders re Congress: "I'm so tired of them playing vaginal politics that I could just vomit"

Check out this interview Trump did with Larry King where he PRAISES OBAMA

Pfc. Manning to be transferred to Army prison--medium security facility

Cenk continues to educate on Social Security

Glenn Greenwald featured in Out Magazine...

Chris Hedges describes in "Throw Out the Money Changers" those corporatists and politicians who are

Yada Yada Yada Yada....

("Hey There Sexy Guy") --- Wisconsin State Senator Hopper Directs Constituents to Adult Chat Line

(Onion) Ethicists Update List Of Acceptable Things To Masturbate To

They want the land in Benton Harbor Michigan

Performer at open mic night kills himself

When You Cancel Your Magazine Subscription on Your Kindle, Your Back Issues Disappear Too

President Obama's Dirty Energy Fixation: Obama's support for nuclear power is unwavering.

Libyan Revolution Day 61

Military - expansion

Ed Stein

Formal retreat: Fidel Castro quits Communist Party's central committee

Valpo 16-year-old girl charged as an adult in sex attack

Skynet Will Be Implemented On April 19, 2011

The Truth About GOP Hero Ayn Rand - ThinkProgressVideo

Zinn's A Peoples History of the US. I'm listening to this great book

Keep it Classy GOP: Billionaires Profit while Christian Conservatives declare war on the American Ca

Kitties Rescued by US Marines in Afghanistan

I'm about to fucking snap with righteous indignation on these right-wing assholes.

Powder to remove radiation developed

Maine: LD 1397 "An Act To Establish a Single-payor Health Care System To Be Effective in 2017

Ku Klux Klan Distances Selves From Westboro Baptist Church, Tea Party

"destructive." Ohio Gov. Kasich's First 100 days.

Ayn Rand and Altas Shrugged are more dangerous to our republic than Hitler and Mein Kampf

Ayn Rand and Altas Shrugged are more dangerous to our republic than Hitler and Mein Kampf

Why every AG in the country should be suing the credit-rating agencies

Suprise, Suprise Donald Trump Won't Release Tax Information

So NBC paid the NHL $2 BILLION to show hockey for 10 years on broadcast TV

Thom Hartman Said Something About Trump Being Born In South Africa?....

Is it really possible for an adult to find a 10 year old sexy, regardless of what

Gay Marriage Cases Could Cost House $500K or More (Boehner tries to conceal)

China Crops in Shortest Supply as Vanishing Farms Spur Rising Food Futures

GA Senate passes ALEC health-insurance bill allowing out-of-state policies avoiding GA regulation

Raped policeman: 'I never thought I would be a victim'

Letter to the Kloppenburg campaign

Shocking Meat Video - is there any way to get rid of it? nt

ACLU: Police stonewalling info about their device which extracts information from smart phones

Duke Lacrosse accuser indicted on murder charge (from AP).

Biden: Republicans 'Totally Out Of The Closet' With Plan To End Medicare

"They Shoot Horses...." star, Michael Sarrazin dead at 70

Still recovering after watching "The International"

Still recovering after watching "The International"

Citizens of Michigan are beginning to fight back

Paul B. Farrell: We are past the point of no return, thanks to Super Rich

"The Golden Arches are offering golden opportunities." - local teevee news reporter

The fascists in the Reichwing who

25% of 800 numbers controlled by 1 porn provider

Cash-strapped BNP 'turns to racist hardcore'

Cash-strapped BNP 'turns to racist hardcore'

This is what SLOB-ocracy looks like: the Grothman Recall Rally

Soaring gas, food prices hit US families

The S&P Scare?

Help -- I think I just got dinged by an E-Mail, and not sure what to do

If we can't stop them drilling in the Gulf, then I hope this new invention works...

Pulitzer prize winning series on the high percentage of unsolved murders in Chicago

County Sheriff charged with distributing meth.

AFL-CIO 2011 Executive PayWatch:

Today is the anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Today is the anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing

When Bush Lost WI in 2000, Walker & Rest of GOP Supported Statewide Recount

Why don't we talk about the war anymore? It's not patriotic like it used to be. BUY WAR BONDS!

Why there must be a hand recount in Wisconsin

Donald Trump: Reagan Was A Con Man Who Couldn’t ‘Deliver The Goods’

Indian arrests reveal corruption in granting of pilot licenses

Indian arrests reveal corruption in granting of pilot licenses

Why Doesn't MSNBC...

An 'Oh Please!' Moment: Is S&P Running Interference to Help Crush Social Security and Medicare?

Can somebody please explain to me how cutting taxes increases revenue?

So, NATO is about to send troops to Misrata to help with the "relief" effort.

So, NATO is about to send troops to Misrata to help with the "relief" effort.

Boy, 9, uses CPR to save 2-year-old sister

Now Chili's served a kid alcohol - Mudslide instead of chocolate shake

Are people who proposition or coerce the obviously drunk into having sex, assholes?

Large "U.S. companies increasingly hire abroad and fire in America"

Went to McDonalds hiring day today and applied

Went to McDonalds hiring day today and applied

American Wages Stagnate, CEO Wages Increase by 23 Percent

Where did my tax dollars go?

BP Is Messing With the Wrong Woman

Are bathroom breaks now a no-no?

Did Breitbart just call himself "the Upton Sinclair of the mainstream media"?

Former Pharma Rep Blows Whistle: Prescription Drug Industry a Scam

Former Pharma Rep Blows Whistle: Prescription Drug Industry a Scam

Girls

Once Again "YOU"RE BLAMING THE WRONG PEOPLE"

Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps

Is Compassion the New Change?

Re-bathroom breaks (a thread from last night)

How will they "cut" Social Security??

I hate people who dismiss facts from reliable organizations.

Amanda Knox: Journalists call on Italy's President to restore freedom of press

Homeless Woman, Arrested For Sending Son To School Using Babysitter's Address

Has anyone ever tried to sue the federal gov't for taxing capital gains less than income from work?

breaking: Plane carrying Michelle Obama aborted landing after it came too close to a military C-17

Iran: Dog Ownership to Be Outlawed Under Lawmakers' Plan

I probably shouldn't find this funny, but.....

Three graphs that should make us worry. A lot.

"How do we break the cycle of despair, exclusion, powerlessness and betrayal?" Ralph Nader

How do we define 'Bigotry'? A start to an important conversation

Why the breakup of the U.S. is inevitable.

John Edwards suicidal over possible jail time, magazine claims

Freeper head explosions re: Brewer vetoes. HA!

We're pretty well totally fucked

We are in the middle of a second Civil War

We are in the middle of a second Civil War

What Texas secession would look like--hilarious!

Wealthy already pay their fair share

BP's Secret Deepwater Blowout September 2008

Socialism 101: private vs personal property.

The Fukushima crisis is officially no longer news

Right-Wing Crackpot 'Historian' Barton Exposed by Peter Montgomery and Lawrence O'Donnell

Right-Wing Crackpot 'Historian' Barton Exposed by Peter Montgomery and Lawrence O'Donnell

Manufacturing Jobs Returning To Youngstown.

EPIC fail: Just as Microsoft dropped XP support in IE9, preview release of IE10 drops Vista

U.S. Home Prices Keep Falling. Why Should You Buy?

Obama Administration Drafts Executive Order On Contractor Donation Transparency

If an underaged girl lies about her age, should a man be charged for having sex with her?

If an underaged girl lies about her age, should a man be charged for having sex with her?

Seattle ed superintendent, featured Eli Broad graduate, fired for failing to address rampant fraud.

Is it just me, or has Trump had a Clinton makeover?

The caller id says, "Phone Scam" followed by the number.

Kali admitted her online problem when she realized her carne asada burrito reminded her of smilies.

Dha-dah-dah-dum-p-dum...

Meet "Too Much Natty Catty". No autographs, please.

This is got to be one of the funniest things I have seen on YouTube...

Arizona didn't get its "Official State Handgun" yet, but we DO have an "Official State Snooze Alarm"

Iran: Tehran announces new 'halal' Islamic internet

Li'l Skittles would have just kicked some flying baseball bat ass.

U.S. Closes Final WWII Internment Camp

I still feel bad about this kid!

One of the things Li'l MFM liked about staying with Aunt Lulu was he got to "camp out" all the time.

MiddleFingerMom's School of Art© has gifted instructors, but the tuition is a little steep

PHOTO: Somehow, that whole "circle of life" thing was handled much better by Disney.

MFM loses Mystery Food Challenge, but dogs across America breathe a "woof" of relief...

The character of "Buffalo Bill the Cat" STILL gives me nightmares.

I'm trying to think of a certain actor...

If you've never seen "Harlan County USA," stream it on Netflix IMMEDIATELY

236 years ago today

When the going gets weird - the weird turn pro

Hey Donald! if Rip Taylor can do it, so can you!

Hey Donald! if Rip Taylor can do it, so can you!

PHOTO: Hey, in this economy, any job opportunity is still an opportunity...

Decorah Eagles snowed in.

Mystery Food: identify this dish and win prize

What's up with the eagle cam?

Milk's required to register with local law enforcement when it moves into a new neighborhood.

W-h-o-o-o-o o-o-o-o-o-o e-e-e-e-e-w w-w-w-w-w !!!!!

Queston about Wii & wireless routers

If April showers bring May flowers, what do April snows bring?

The Importance of Facebook:

Man and goose form friendship..this is just cute.

Awesome parody of Sam Cook's "Wonderful World"

Aw, the eagle's nest is covered in snow and it's windy like crazy

It's just like YOU'RE running the Marathon ("Who's going to feed them?")

MFM is in prime physical shape NOW, but the US Olympic team is worried he'll lose this by 2014.

two anniversaries today - sixteen years ago

Pooping Portland Postal worker getting sympathy

Words cannot express how much I love Elliott Smith

Lacrosse equipment for the Sonoran Desert

Seafood lovers. It's pretty easy to spot 'em.

JJ - My Life

Time again for 10 questions, the musical edition

I hate captchas

On behalf of my dear dialup friends, please slow down.

PHOTO: I know I have to interview for the job, but...do we really have to do it HERE?

Ticklish giggling penguin.

Posted this in the Hawaii forum, but it's dead over there and I'd like some responses.

Prepare to spend the next 3 hours of your life on this...

Nicest Movie Mom

DWTS judges are so in the bag for Kirstie Alley

Spring rose(s) {dial-up caution}

Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen dies

It's April 19th, for crying out loud!

UPDATE: You wanted it, you've got it: MORE squirrel rescue photos.

PHOTO: #8 in our 10-part series on "Why You Should Skip MiddleFingerMom's House on Halloween"

Vibes needed. I got fired from my job at the newspaper.

Making angel hair pasta with vegan sausage and mushroom marinara. With wine.

Just got $2,000.00 for Hard Rock pins I paid about $50.00 for. Separated all of the silver ones and

LynneSin reviews Season #1 of Beverly Hills 90210

My hobby expanded last weekend.

Are these types of rides still around outside grocery stores, etc.?

Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Tonya Harding!

Would you move into a house where severe dog abuse occurred?

The Future (according to Google Search)

"We are not fiddling around with our fonts."

Hello Kitty Duct Tape

Ever wake up thinking you've slept all night, then look at the clock and see you only slept 2 hours

Earlier tonight, Jake crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He went very peacefully.

Hey! You Kids Get Off My Lawn! Department

One Wisconsin Now files open records request to anti-working family Senators

New DNC chief: Screen sales of all guns

Petition to recall Wisconsin GOP Sen. Sheila Harsdorf to be filed Tuesday

my divorce gets weirder by the day :)

Group pulls out of Islamic Center protest

US renews investigations of extradited ex-paramilitaries

Arizona Governor Rejects Bid to Loosen Gun Rules

Investigation to open against Colombia's ambassador to Peru for 'parapolitics'

U.S. defends role in Libya

Power temporarily knocked out after Pacifica quake (3.7)

Syria protests: Thousands occupy Homs city centre

William Donald Schaefer, 89; Maryland governor, comptroller, Baltimore mayor

Malaysia obesity campaign targets students

Ariz. voters get ballot issue on campaign funding

Obama ran against Bush, but now governs like him

It is not dark yet , but it is getting there

Bahrain escapes censure by West as crackdown on protesters intensifies

Protests After Syria Ends 48-Year Emergency

GOP insiders embrace Trump's presidential bid

Formal retreat: Fidel Castro quits Communist Party's central committee

Treasury could sell GM shares in summer or fall

Offshore natural gas platform worker dies

I can't decide which LOLcat I like the most today

I can't decide which LOLcat I like the most today

Creepiest Movie Mom (I'm sure there are some spoilers so be warned)

Cuba's party congress agrees to allow private property

(Canadian) Teen refugee sent to Mexico to get new hearing

Boehner Bucks Tradition, Punts on Capitol Cinco De Mayo Event

Widespread election violence erupts in Nigeria

Recall Petitions Filed Against Two More Wisconsin Republican Senators

Economic anxiety threatens Obama in 2012, but in poll he edges GOP rivals

British troops go to Libya amid 'Vietnam' warnings

.Calif. GOP official apologizes for chimp email

Arizona gov. vetoes presidential 'birther' bil

Lawsuit questioning Taco Bell's beef is dropped

Little immediate change coming to Cuba (Castro formerly resigns)

Amazon Defense Coalition: Miami Herald Catches Chevron in Lie at Ecuador Well Site

NATO missiles strike Tripoli, Sirte: Libyan TV

Ruling opens the door to legalize marijuana in Canada

Supreme Court evacuated due to unattended stroller

Supreme Court evacuated due to unattended stroller

NFL, Players Resume Court-ordered Negotiations

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday, April 19, 2011

GOP leaders name Cantor, Kyl to deficit panel

Former aide rips Palin in leaked book manuscript: Former governor broke election law, Bailey alleges

BP's Secret Deepwater Blowout September 2008

Lawyers allege prosecution pressure at Omar Khadr’s trial

Obama administration eases pain of Medicare cuts

Top US court declines plea by Uighurs at Guantanamo Bay

Japan plant operator starts moving radioactive water into storage

Rabbits

Judge says he won't rush decision on Maine mural

U.S. Hurries to Sell GM Stake (double-digit multi billion dollar haircut as GM drops to post IPO low

Oklahoma set to repeal collective bargaining law

Misurata says it has asked for foreign ground troops

Saudis 'offer to widen huge U.S. arms buy'

President Obama to hold meeting on immigration reform

Payrolls Rise in 38 States, Led by Texas; Unemployment Rate Declines in 34

Security breach at Sydney Airport

Katya's story: trafficked to the UK, sent home to torture

Idaho rescuers alter search operation for miner

CIA declassifies WWI-era secret documents

Mediterranean fish threatened with extinction

Revel, unions sign labor agreement for $2.4 billion casino; about 1,800 workers already on site

‘Don’t Tread on Me’ gets official seal of approval in Mo., Ariz.

Most Canadian millionaires self-made

Kloppenburg Campaign Denies Recount Would be Frivolous

Blumenthal Seeks To Ban Menthol Cigarettes

McDonald's to hire 50,000 today

Question about learning languages (Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish Portuguese)

Poll: 48% Of Iowa Republicans Say Obama Wasn’t Born In U.S.

Grete Waitz dies at 57; marathoner was a trailblazer for female distance runners

Plane with Michelle Obama had to abort landing because of mistake

Police 'engaging with royal wedding protesters'

Creepiest movie /TV kid

Is anyone getting Nintendo's new console system, Project Café?

Economic angst threatens Obama in 2012, but in poll he edges GOP rivals

Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen dies

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,447

Michigan prosecutor files to stop Koran-burning pastor

British military officers to be sent to Libya

WikiLeaks Suspect Being Moved Out of Quantico

Police: 5-Year-Old Takes Gun To School

Police: 5-Year-Old Takes Gun To School

Cape Wind, First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm, Building Plan Approved

Journalist association to march against recurrent death threats

Portal 2 is out now.

Exterminate!

Sen. Dick Durbin: Social Security Cuts Should Not Be Ruled Out

List a TV restaurant or bar or coffee shop....

What would the Secret Service code name be for Trump?

Old friends of Aristus, check in here. I feel like I don't know anybody anymore.

Can I write a letter of recommendation for a supervisor?

I'd like to see Marilyn Davenport burned at the Stake

Videos: Obama slams GOP for threatening Medicare, education funding and more...

BREAKING-Jan Brewer just vetoed "Birther Bill."

You can listen to President Obama's townhall now on C-Span. You won't have listen to the loathsome

Surprise! Gov. Brewer vetoes AZ birther bill

Gene Lyons: Time to Play Ball

How the GOP Is Committing Political Suicide With Ryan's Extremist Budget Plan

If you like your Medicare thank the Democratic Party.

Trump: I'll Release My Tax Returns When Obama Releases His Birth Certificate

Republicans Want To Pull A Social Security Scam

Dean Baker: Rep. Ryan Puts the Republicans on the Record

Joe Madison: Trump is a CHUMP

(IN) Gov to get Arab-American Award

Pres. Obama's two-day fundraising trip to CA

POLL: Obama +17 over Palin, +15 over Newt, +4 over Mitt, +6 over Huck, +13 over TPaw and Trump

President Obama responds to the Republicans' charge his tax hike would hurt small business

"The Donald trumped on abortion question?"

RASMUSSEN: President Obama 49% Orly Trump 34%

It's looking like all the republican candidates will have to go "birther" to have a chance with

The Season for Reason is upon us....a SHIFT is occuring ....from Far Right to Pragmatism...The GOPer

Is it appropriate that the TX station played tape of President taking off mic, lecturing them?

Presidential Candidates for 2016? Can anyone give me names of Progressive Dems for Congress 2012?

Tweety and company bashing Obama poll numbers while Rasmussen has him at 49%

Is Obama BACK PEDALING on taxing the rich already?

Should Obama declassify and speak publicly about oil company and other lobbying for Iraq War?

What the hell is wrong with Dick Durbin?

Wisconsin Recall Drive Makes History (# 4 to be filed)

The Rethugs think they have a WIN-WIN situation for 2012.

POLL: Majority Backs Gay Marriage, 51/47. Big swing toward equality in two years, from -10 to +4.

Poll: 70 Percent of "Tea Party Supporters" Oppose Medicare Cuts. HAHAHAHA...

Scrap the Cap, Strengthen Social Security (Sen. Harkin, April 4)

How serious was S&P's "warning"? Not very: by Paul Krugman

OBAMA IS TRULY AMAZING: They beat up on him all day everyday, rightwingers and the professional left

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Assume Obama's Actually Trying to Enact a Progressive Agenda?

Obama backs lifting income cap for Social Security

Syrian-American Gov. Mitch Daniels Accepts Award from Arab American Institute

Teabaggers planning rally in CA tomorrow where Obama will be:

It isn't Nice

Chris Hedges - Pt. 1 of 2 - Bank of America Protest Speech

Chris Hedges - Pt. 2 of 2 - Bank of America Protest Speech

Horrific Assault and Injustice in Alabama, and Other News of the Day

WILL ROGERS TALKS TO THE BANKERS - Will Rogers

Donald Trump Says KARL ROVE Is BUSH

Can You Hear Us Now? UnCut Verizon protest

Young Turks: More Teen Suicide In Conservative Areas

MSNBC: Cenk Rips Racist Anti-Obama Tea Party Email

Gov. Brewer Vetoes Birther and Campus Gun Bill

I think I know what's motivating Chris Christie to go after public school teachers.

Draw Mo Day 2 - This time it's the Rapture

Wind Turbine Fire

Thom Hartmann and Bill McKibbon on Catastrophic Climate Change

Arnie Gundersen refutes Tepco's claim that Fuel Pool shows 'No Fission', No monitoring of fish in US

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey creates $40k civilian TN Air Guard job for non-Vet, 2010 campaign staffer

Protest at US Chamber of Commerce - Power Shift 2011 - StopTheChamber.com

Tea Party Thug at Palin Speech, Madison, WI

Power Shift & UnCut take over a BP

Phyllis Bennis: UK Sends Troops to Libya as Intl Coalition Expands Mission to Include Regime Change

CUBA: Castro promises reform at Communist Party Congress

TDPS: New Arizona Birther Law Could Require Candidates to Describe Their Penis

Thom Hartmann: Atlas Shrugged - bizarre philosophy at work

Eliot Spitzer debates Brent Bozell on CNN

James O'Keefe made a music video, seriously he did

Obama Makes O'Reilly Use Google ( Fox news warning )

Programmer under oath admits computers rig elections

A.Gundersen: JP: Radioactive Steam Air & Ocean, Vermont Yankee Shutdown News [Democracy NOW!]

Trump Melodrama, Racism Against Obama, and America Supports Gay Marriage!

US uses India as electronics garbage dump

Papantonio: Republicans Love Ayn Rand

Union Workers Protest at Rep. Frank Wolf's Press Conference

Racist Teaparty Republican apologizes for Obama chimpanzee e-mail

Arnie Gundersen - Fukushima Updates - April 18, 2011

BBC Human Planet: The Douche

Frank Schaeffer: “Obama Is Now and Will Be a Great President”

Young Turks: Rep. Weiner Calls Out GOP Over Obama Speech

Bush Adviser Karl Rove Lashes Out At Trump: He’s ‘A Joke Candidate’ of the "nutty right"

Nuclear Expert Says 9 Months To Stop Japan Radiation Leak Is Very Optimistic

Trump Backed Down

Bill Maher: Ed Schultz vs Michael Steele

Obama Scolds Disrespectful Texas Reporter

Programmer under oath admits computers rig elections.

Thom Hartmann: I'll bet you didn't see this Palin on Face the Nation

Trump: "None of Your Business What I Find"

Republicans Voted to End Medicare: How Will You Pay?

TYT: Gang Of Six Attack Social Security

Interstates & States of Grief, Part1 (a new visual poem/essay by Phil Rockstroh

The Price You're Paying For Gas Isn't The Real Price It's The Price Wall St Believes Oil Will Reach

So, do you still watch MSNBC?

EvelJustin: Ideal Republican Government

Young Turks: Rep. Ryan Wants Respect From President Obama??

Teabagger Violence Mars Tax Day Rally With Sen. Marco Rubio

Programmer under oath admits computers rig elections

COMEDY! "Paul Ryan's Quest"

Benton Harbor, MI Story On The Rachel Maddow Show 4/18/2011

AP IMPACT: Asia nuclear reactors face tsunami risk

One killed in clash at planned India nuclear plant site (BBC)

Hubris Punished

DOE Exploring Superconducting Magnet Scheme for Grid Energy Storage

Peak oil review - April 18

Japan Nuclear Agency: Reactor Building No. 4's Basement Filled With Five Meters Of Water

IAEA Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident (18 April 2011, 15:35 UTC)

South Korean mothers stage anti-nuclear protest

Mysterious Trades in a Big Block of Tokyo Electric Shares ($600 million) Draw Regulators’ Interest

The Truth About GOP Hero Ayn Rand - ThinkProgressVideo

"Definitive" Study Of Media Climate Coverage Says All Is Well- But Omits Television, Fox News

Australian GHG Emissions Up 0.5% In 2010

19 April - TX Wildfires Have Consumed 1.6 Million Acres, Destroyed 240 Homes - Forecast Hot & Dry

Chevron's environmental oil case turns into duel in the Amazon

IAEA Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident (19 April 2011, 18.00 UTC)

TEPCO Press Release (Apr 19,2011)—Detection of Radioactive Materials from Seawater near Fukushima…

TEPCO Press Release (as of 6:00 pm, April 19)—Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Stati…

TEPCO Press Release (Apr 19,2011)—Detection of Radioactive Material from Subsurface Water near …

TEPCO Press Release (Apr 19,2011)—Out flow of fluid containing radioactive materials to the ocean…

TEPCO Press Release (Apr 19,2011)—The results of nuclide analyses of radioactive materials in…air…

EJ Dionne: America’s elites have a duty to the rest of us

Forget Move By S&P, GOP Downgraded by A&P

TEPCO Press Release (as of 16:00PM, April 19th)—Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after…

TEPCO Press Release (Apr 19,2011)—Transfer of high level radioactive wastewater to the Centralized…

David Korten: The World of Our Dreams

10 Reasons to Still Be Pissed Off About the BP Disaster

Ultra-Efficient Racer Gets 2,564.8 MPG

Hubris Punished: Japan as Nuclear State

JAIF: Earthquake Report No. 57

Worldwatch Institute's World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010-2011 draft report available

BP post 5.6 BILLION in profits

Robot finds sauna-like conditions around damaged reactor (Unit 2)

Arnie Gunderson Refutes TEPCO's imagination

What Feed-in Tariffs Could Do for Japan's Electricity Shortage

Sometimes our elected officials tell us it is not Govt. job to create jobs, unless it's for Monsanto

Salon: The decade the GOP hopes you've forgotten

Obama ran against Bush, but now governs like him

Breitbart's book: Righteous Indignation:Excuse Me While I Save the World

"Can A Fukushima Happen in Russia? No..."

Brent Budowsky: Elizabeth Warren for senator

Radiation release from Fukushima won't increase much: IAEA

We should look to Bolivia for inspiration

Sasol’s Plan For North American Shale Gas: Turn It Into Diesel

10 Doomsday trends America can’t survive (Paul B. Farrell, Marketwatch)

Trading Down: Laid-Off Americans Increasingly Taking Pay Cuts - And Kissing Their Old Lives Goodbye

Those Billionaires (Obama starting to emulate Bernie Sanders's rhetoric)

Are Rising Oil and Food Prices a Scam?

Michigan citizens group files paperwork for petition to recall Snyder

Extortion Politics: Why Won’t American Business Stop the GOP From Threatening to Blow Up The Economy

Eric Foner's The Fiery Trial

"Sleepwalking into the Imperial Dark/ What It Feels Like When a Superpower Runs Off the Tracks"

Bombshell exclusive: Leading expert withdraws name from Climate Shift report

Amy Goodman interviews Right Livelihood Laureate Mycle Schneider

Libyan rebel's story shows links to Taliban, Al Qaeda, NATO

The Ghost Park - Yellowstone Up First; The Rest Will Go As Trees Die & Burn

Obama adviser, Elizabeth Warren, speaks at University of Kentucky

Good question: Why ARE the prices at your Co-op so much higher?

Peak Oil - An objection to Hubbert's U.S. production curve as a benchmark for world production

Recent Yale Male Behavior So Sexist the Federal Government Has to Intervene

All states need to do this!!! Prevent local communities from overriding state gun laws! Yup!

Kansas on track to have their biggest Conceal Carry license year ever......

Lawmaker: Ban guns from Capitol (MN)

Washington Post Investigation

Gov. Jan Brewer issues veto on campus gun bill

6-year-old brings gun to Texas school, 3 hurt

What Should I Do If I Ever Need to Use My Gun in Self-Defense?

Even if you love guns, the NRA is NOT your friend

It must be spring! Time for an open carry litter pickup!

Loaded gun falls on floor, goes off in kindergartners' lunch room.

Even on Religious Campuses, Students Fight for Gay Identity

Lil B to Name Album I’m Gay

So I went to the Phoenix LGBT Gay Pride Festival last weekend.

I Open Carried my AR15 at the local Tea Party today

Dallas County Commissioner Compares Being Transgender to Being Fat

Gunman upset daughter was in lesbian relationship

Malaysia sends 66 boys to anti-gay camp

McKeon backs legislation to disrupt ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

Leader of Maine’s Anti-Gay Marriage Campaign Admits They Lied

Sen. Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) mass e-mail on ENDA

MAP: Has Your State Banned Sodomy?

Greenwald said something interesting about Bradley Manning:

Will Timmy Lincecum pitch a No Hitter tonight?

Lincecum ties Christy Mathewson for most 10+ strikeout games in Giants history..

English football rules need clarification.

Boxing Review (4-16)

Should Alabama give Sarah Patterson a statue?

Wings!

English football rules need clarification.

Bobby Knight is a lying son of a bitch

NHL, NBC sign record-setting 10-year TV deal

So Tressel printed and signed his name...

Cincinnati Reds pitcher accused of shoplifting $59 worth of shirts...

Technocrats align with Peru’s Humala

Politicians weigh into Santos-Uribe 'rift'

Madden '12 Cover Voting: Superman Hillis vs. Dog Killer Vick

We should look to Bolivia for inspiration

'US led major efforts to help Israel at UN after Cast Lead'

Suspects in Gaza activist killing die in raid

Two main suspects in slaying of Gaza activist killed in Hamas raid

Report: Quartet may formally recognize Palestinian state if peace talks not renewed

Proud to support Pride again

US renews investigations of extradited ex-paramilitaries

Amazon Defense Coalition: Miami Herald Catches Chevron in Lie at Ecuador Well Site

Chevron's environmental oil case turns into duel in the Amazon

Investigation to open against Colombia's ambassador to Peru for 'parapolitics'

Statement about Helen Thomas and Move Over AIPAC (Helen Thomas withdraws from conference)

DAS planned smear campaign to sabotage NGOs (Colombian CIA & FBI)

Boy hurt in Gaza rocket attack on Israeli bus dies of his wounds

Journalist association to march against recurrent death threats

Haitian Companies Still Sidelined from Reconstruction Contracts

PSA: Reminder, Skip Gates' new series "Black in Latin America" tonight.

Cuba's party congress agrees to allow private property

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