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Archives: December 28, 2010

Building a highway through the Serengeti

Exclusive: Huckabee Working With Scam Artist Notorious For Targeting Foreclosure

Diplomats object to US over import of drug for executions

Andy Warhol's elder brother dies aged 85

My wingnut, Limbaugh-groupie BIL just went out and bought four guns:

Five men dead inside Hialeah motel; carbon monoxide could be killer

A question about "mama grizzlies"...

Sotomayor Guides Court’s Liberal Wing

The true Bloomberg legacy - a city that is whiter and richer than ever

The Mysterious Predictions of a Governor’s Psychic

OK. What is with the sudden DU Obsession with Michael Vick?

Since Great Recession, More Working Families in Poverty

How scientific research gets funded nowadays:

please review my latest editorial-help for the caregivers of veterans

man accused of killing puppy faces judge (in CO)

An efficient propaganda system requires equilibrium...

The wingnuts' continuous quest for a "they".

It's not that difficult to make the rule about what should and shouldn't be secret

Choreographing a Snowplow Ballet

How often if ever do you watch porn?

Has Jeff Gillooly returned?

Parker Spitzer

Hitler liked the law of the jungle and letting the strong fight it out with the weak.

After the social security surplus disappears, the extra funds needed to pay out full benefits

Moms and Babies

question that has troubled me: WHERE, EXACTLY, do the monsters in dogfighting get the dogs they

Driver texts while driving, kills someone, gets 8 days in jail.

15 down, 9 to go: help me finish the The South Will Rise Again Bingo! Edit: FINISHED!

Social Security reform is the answer to Obama's problems - and the nation's (WP)

Bloomberg on the snow: "deal with it"

Bloomberg on the snow: "deal with it"

David Shuster to Return to the Airwaves

Amazon pulled Assange's hosting, so I guess I won't be able to buy his book there.

OMG Orly Taitz wants access to Obama's birth certificate and the ability to test it.

America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane

America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane

Who Killed the Disneyland Dream?

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Mike's back

Learning from Finland How one of the world’s top educational performers turned around

Role Models....

PHOTO: Bluegal strikes again...Joe Lieberman, "Unforgiven"

did anyone catch brian williams tonight? according to him, vick was ONLY "involved in an illegal

Fox Rumor - Bill Richardson to replace Hillary at State

NJ Governor Christie and LT Governor show their Lack of Leadership in Winter Storm

UN Maps Show Security Worsening in Afghanistan: Report

Lightning Captured by X-Ray Camera—A First

Rancho Cordova mother fights deportation to Armenia (not nice of ICE)

Another Epic MICC Fail

Robert Reich joins the attack on American public education while documenting the attack on education

Counter-terror ‘expert’ tells cops: Kill militant Muslims, ‘including children’

In Memoriam...

wow, the drumbeat of right-wing anti-Social Security talking points is strong tonight.

The Other Michael Vick Rant - It's About the Money, Stupid

The Other Michael Vick Rant - It's About the Money, Stupid

The chance of Hillary Clinton running again for president . . . .

The techo-bullied fight back

Sam Seder on Countdown

Australian floods - Queensland

If you join the US government, you follow the law, yes.

Former GOP congressman predicts new Sedition Act

Pondering A 'Plan B' In Afghanistan

Pondering A 'Plan B' In Afghanistan

Florida's Incoming GOP Governor Swings By Disney World On Inaugural Tour Funded By Donor Cash

Archives (but not forgotten) "Wikileaks writers killed in Kenya"

The additional 1.4 million jobs would have lowered the U.S. unemployment rate to 8.9 percent,

Huff Post: Sarah Palin Attempts To Explain 'Refudiate' Gaffe

The Rude Pundit - Jon Stewart and the 9/11 Health Care Bill: Comedy Isn't Always Funny

can someone give me the direct link to the 9/11 health care bill vote?

It's time to give the "the country has moved right" thing a rest

It's time to give the "the country has moved right" thing a rest

Americans Prefer Sweden

Obama should make the 'Big Green Buy' (but it would require leadership)

a question-when Dems were in the minority before-did they vote against...

Birthers

How's the war economy working out for you now?

Commentary: Infamy of Wounded Knee lives on in hearts of the Lakota people

Bush Audiobook Chapters Now Include "Bush It" For Windows Users

Economic Rebound Forecasted for 2011

Economic Rebound Forecasted for 2011

NPR: Light Rail Transforming Cities, Guiding Development

Seven Days Underground

Is Being a General Just a Resume-Builder on the Road to Wealth?

Why Wikileaks will be the death of big business and big government

Regarding the President's congratulations to those sports guys...

Big storm on Saturn:

US health-insurance costs are rising more quickly than the ability of US families to pay

In Russia, an Advocate Is Killed, and an Accuser Tried

Michael Vick

editorial in my paper today-"A new year of Republican mistakes"

New GOP House Rules Pave The Way For More Tax Cuts, Deficits

Big Business spends $500,000, Win $9 Billion Tax Break

FASCISM and Corportatism!!!!!

FASCISM and Corportatism!!!!!

anyone want to help me respond to this re""Strong Military"

45 people accused of using black magic, Voodoo to spread cholera in Haiti murdered

Bad Obama

Sotomayor, Kagan shift Supreme Court debates to the left

Empire building vs country defense.

Am I missing some crazy story out of China?

New Law Bans Throwing Electronics In Trash

the latest uninsured facts...look up your state

P Robertson: Snow Is God’s Way of Punishing Americans Who Were Planning to Drive to Do Something Gay

This photo of McCain is in desperate need of a CAPTION!

The only place that there is a "furor" over President Obama's Vick remarks is on DU!

Elton John and his partner have become parents

Concerning combat pay

Stock prospectus: "the education industry = the largest market opportunity - the Big Enchilada"

Anti-Abortion Regulations on the Rise

Anti-Abortion Regulations on the Rise

Should Billy the Kid Be Pardoned

IPhone, iPad users sue Apple over privacy issues

this year, by "popular demand", Neiman Marcus brought back its 1.5 million dollar fantasy

Man yells at neighbor about placing her garbage can outside too early.....

Corporations are going to spend their extra money on dividend payments! NOT JOBS!

2010: A Year in Images from NASA Goddard

Salon: The worsening journalistic disgrace at Wired (WikiLeaks)

In a few days, the GOP will assume control of the House. What will to be the Democrats' strategy?

In a few days, the GOP will assume control of the House. What will to be the Democrats' strategy?

Where are the jobs? For many companies, overseas

We could have more genuinely educational content on TV ...

Do we agree this last decade was fucked?

yes, there are and have been gay SEALs.

Indignant commentary regarding Michael Vick!

Obama admin takes aim at China’s renewable-energy subsidies

Quest for Palin e-mails may exceed her time in office

Stephen Baldwin sues Kevin Costner in BP Oil drama

Another thing about Michael Vick...

I have an idea for Vick...

Food costs going up

Tweety calls himself "enemy of birthers," then asks why Obama won't demand birth certificate release

H&R Block loses tax refund loan banking partner

South Korea Unemployment Rate Slides To 3.2%

Japan Unemployment Rate Steady At 5.1%

GOP Could Force Vote On 'Death Panels'

Medics limit CPR amid 911 backlog

Is this now the Michael Vick Underground?

We need help.

Speaking of dogs, some of you act like one with a bone

Speaking of dogs, some of you act like one with a bone

New GOP House Rules Pave The Way For More Tax Cuts, Deficits

Frank Capra Was A Commie Pinko

$250 a month for gas to heat the home

The search for the WikiLeak Vitcims

Conservative Pundits Want Obama to "Fix" Social Security. We need to Redirect this Narrative.

Conservative Pundits Want Obama to "Fix" Social Security. We need to Redirect this Narrative.

Vick Anti-Rant. Americans care more about pets than people.

Juan Cole: Top Ten Myths about Afghanistan, 2010

ILWU: "Leave Social Security Alone"

An interesting take on the 2012 Election....

Sen. Shelby’s Pork Lust Forces NASA To Spend $500 Million On Canceled Rocket Program

2011 - revenge against those who tell us truths

Be a Fred, Be Very a Fred

Be a Fred, Be Very a Fred

Science links: Breast-feeding may benefit boys more than girls

Borowitz Report (satire): "Snow is God's Way of Punishing Americans...

Herbert Hoover, the last Progressive President

Latest Right-Wing Freak-Out: Obama Wants To Give Manhattan Back To Native Americans

Pastor caught with fur coat & laptop of others says she was protecting them

Alfred E. Kahn Dies at 93; Prime Mover of Airline Deregulation

Nicole Sandler's "Helpthe99ers.com"...new Website "designed to help 99ers find support and work"

Small Explosion as Bag of Bullet Primers Found on Miami Flight

Curious, did anyone write to the NYTs to protest exclusion of Elizabeth Edwards

U.S. Can’t Account for Billions Spent in Afghanistan

Political words, pithy statements, and sayings that you would like to see retired in 2011?

Michael Vick advocates Home Birth and Breastfeeding

Michael Vick advocates Home Birth and Breastfeeding

Chris Liu: I am the YouTube airline pilot

Michael Vick: My Favorite Restaraunt is Olive Garden

Eight homeless people burned to death in New Orleans trying to stay warm last night.

A few questions I have about the Vick hysteria (and my guesses at answers)

Michael Vick: Working with Humane Society to stop dog fighting.

Hehe...the Reps bare having issues,too...local editorial

NJ's Christie & Lt. Gov. Leave Dem In Charge During Snowstorm

Jimmy Carter helps release loggerhead sea turtle - story with pics

Eight homeless people died overnight in a fire in NOLA

Eight homeless people died overnight in a fire in NOLA

In a few days, the GOP will assume control of the House. What will to be the Democrats' strategy?

Obama party stays in home taxed at $300

Luggage From Boston Blows Up in Miami

Joe Miller Makes a Federal Case (& Fatal Mistake?) out of It in AK's U.S. Senate Contest

Key healthcare provisions take effect as GOP moves into House

Our wonderful efficient healthcare

Exclusive: Mike Huckabee Working With Scam Artist Notorious For Targeting Foreclosure Victims

Revealed: US Refused To Aid Polish Probe of CIA Black Site Detailed By Raw Story in ’07

This Modern World: 2010 An Incomplete And Subjective Look At The Year In Crazy (Part The Second)

Autistic boy ruled OK for sex change by family court

Has anyone heard of a website called "Deceptionsusa"? Would appreciate any

The fix is in kids. The Vick Triumphant Comeback.

Poll: GOP sours on Palin for 2012

Bad college grades a tough record to shake

Backscatter status by airport

The Story of the Very, Very Earnest Black Swan

Where are the jobs? For many companies, overseas

How 'bout a Boomer Organization. Like AARP but without the CRAP

Glenn Greenwald: The merger of establishment journalists and government officials

What to Do if a Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulb or Fluorescent Tube Light Bulb Breaks

REpublican torture has made us less safe.

Billionaires Target Teachers—and Take the Gloves Off in Illinois

Survey shows consumer confidence slips in December

New Iowa Gov. plans to further repress government workers.

"Obama calls Eagles owner to congratulate him for signing Vick"

Charlie Rangel just said "teabaggers" on Tweety's show.

Portugal's drug policy pays off; US eyes lessons

Are these New York City workers indicative of most? Or are they special cases?

Help please! Anyone have the DU link to Amazon?...

Major life changing decision that I need to make.

Who was most cruel Michael Vick or Sarah Palin ?

Who was most cruel Michael Vick or Sarah Palin ?

U.S. changes how it measures long-term unemployment - from 2 to 5 years

Arizona Bans Ethnic Studies and, Along With it, Reason and Justice

Words Used to Denigrate and Express Hatred Towards Women

Farm Animals Hog 80 Percent of U.S. Antibiotics

"the possible ramifications of WikiLeaks managed to scare the bejezus out of me."

What hotels have Faux news on the default channel on the room TV?

They Are Going For The Coup De Gras...

Baby Boomers Near 65 With Retirements In Jeopardy - MSNBC/AP

Baby Boomers Near 65 With Retirements In Jeopardy - MSNBC/AP

Is the Democratic Party leadership out of touch with the Democratic rank & file?

Proposed Changes For HR 676 In The 112th Congress

Billionaires Target Teachers—and Take the Gloves Off in Illinois

World clock 2010

NJ Gov. Chris "Pugsley McJobkill" Christie Slammed For Disney World Stay During Massive Blizzard

Portions of Big Bear highway collapse amid Calif. rain damage

The rich has too much money. Thusly, they are destroying themselves.

Ok I am confused

A not too clever Canuck - throw away the keys

U.S. changes how it measures long-term unemployment

Morgan Tsvangirai faces possible Zimbabwe treason charge (due to wikileaks.)

So, now, $65 bil unaccounted for in Afghanistan. WTF!

The media and Obama: Dutifully doing the bidding of the financial aristocracy

Eagles Plan To Make Lincoln Financial Field The World's Greenest Stadium

My 22-year-old kitty died yesterday

Out of Lehman's ashes Wall Street gets most of what it wants

K&R if you agree that taking back the House JUST as important as holding the White House.

Chris -Tweety- Matthews: Born Again Birther?

Love the rock 'n' roll interviews that Nicole Sandler is playing...

The Enemy Is Amongst Us!

The Enemy Is Amongst Us!

KKKarl Rove wants DU to argue about Michael Vick

Has Operation GLADIO been resurrected?

President Obama's main reason for calling the Eagles owner had nothing to do with Vick

Rhee just said on MSNBC that all you need is a pulse and not have a criminal

Rhee just said on MSNBC that all you need is a pulse and not have a criminal

The final word on the Tax cut "compromise"

NO one who ran for the Democratic nomination before should do it again.

Michael Vick's Dog Would be the Luckiest Dog on the Planet

I hope DU doesn't spend much more time on dog fighting

The poster article for journalists siding with Officialdom re Wikileaks, calling it macaroni

Brain thickness determines political leaning: study

HuffPo: "The Best (and Worst) in Education News in 2010 "...

Wait, wait, wait...

Dead Man Talking

Teen's proposal to ban funeral protests gets attention from controversial church, legislators

Just wondering how many people eviscerating Vick eat meat, eggs or dairy products?

Vegans and their vast tofu farms are responsible for the deaths of billions of sentient beings!

Important message from Senator Bernie Sanders...

If gas is going to be $5/gal in 2012 - what are you going to do to decrease the impact?

Which makes more sense to you, "Party First" or "Ideology First?"

Buchanan: Minorities’ Inferior ‘Brains’ Making American Schools Struggle

Bob Herbert; ""We are witnessing the birth of a new class — the involuntarily retired."

For the second year in a row, a man convicted of killing has been given an Ed Bloch Courage Award

RE: Michael Vick. Um, didn't we beat him up enough when he was first busted?

RE: Michael Vick. Um, didn't we beat him up enough when he was first busted?

Project Censored: Top 25 Censored Stories of 2011

America, do or die, right or wrong, we support ya!

Teabagger Loves His Government Job So Much He Hires His Daughter At An Inflated Salary

Teabagger Loves His Government Job So Much He Hires His Daughter At An Inflated Salary

WH responds to furor from Obama's comments re: Vick

What do you guys think about Bradley Manning?

What do you guys think about Bradley Manning?

Maine Ski Lift Accident Results in Injuries

Elephants playing in the snow - pics

Most Important High School Subject?

Being in denial about possible damage to Social Security by Democrats is harmful and wrong.

The Confederate Constitution and Slavery. It was enshrined in the document.

GB Trudeau, 40 Years of Doonesbury, and my Christmas Present...

Cory Booker and Chris Christie deal with the blizzard in New Jersey

New Jersey Hat Squad

A Year of Fall and Decline

Kick to support YouTube/Video embedding in regular DU posts.

Can someone please explain to me like I am a 3-year old exactly what 'rare earth metals' are?

The Kenyan And I

Trapped in the student loan game...

here is what I wish for michael vick

Hundreds of thousands of non-violent marijuana felons can't find a job.

Hundreds of thousands of non-violent marijuana felons can't find a job.

African American shoots himself, jailed two years. WASP veep shoots guy in face, he's free.

St. Jude Hospital ads

5 teens dead in motel room. left car with faulty starter running in garage beneath room

5 teens dead in motel room. left car with faulty starter running in garage beneath room

A short break from all the politics and such: Letters from a cat

Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture

Michael Vick is the Face of Dog Fighting, Like it or Not. It could have been Bing Crosby,

Post your favorite end of the year in a culture of death stories in this thread.

Assange: "Sweden Is The Saudi Arabia Of Feminism"

Here Are the Snows of Yesteryear, NY, pics

Our perpetual war as an economic stimulus

After two years of screwing the taxpayers - President Obama wants to send you a thank you note.

MEDICARE FOR ALL

How scientific research gets funded nowadays:

Best Nativity Scene Yet!

Funchi!

Octomom, Nadya Suleman, and 14 Children Face Eviction

T/F: Angelina JOLIE or Ms Elizabeth TAYLOR?!1 n/t

Bill collector called

My LATEST Haiku..."I.B.T.L."

Free, Lifetime National Park Pass

I'm reading Chelsea Handler "Are you there vodka, it's me Chelsea". It is hilarious.

Man, I haven't been here in years!!

Shush everybody Zombieland just started..

As must happen way too often... I'm sorry if I didn't include our Jewish DU'ers in my holiday posts.

The 7 Deadly Pet Sins:

My LATEST Haiku... "I.L.B.T."

MMMM, Blood sausage!!!

Wind chill factor of 15 below (short rant)... But all is not lost. :-)

How often if ever do you admit to watching porn?

I haven't minded aging much up to THIS point... but I'm getting TO the point where everything...

Aieeeeeee...fuzzy man watching football!11!1!!1

RIP Teena Marie

Not sure - does this belong in the Religion/Theology Forum?

Best Christmas memory? Mine has to be the christmas dinner we had

Question: I'm almost done watching "Miss March" ... and...

Always get a second opinion

Michael Vick

"Garter belt " is the phrase for today. Modify a thread title to include "garter belt".

I have a new TV addiction - "Intervention" on A&E

Weird news from my town...

Signage fail.

The Dan Band - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Just had my second zombie apocalypse dream in the last three nights

Would this pic be better

GD is SO awesome right now

Free, Lifetime National Park Pass

"...no one suspected the cat."

Cat passed away today :(

I have a question about the Back to the Future movies

OK, I just got my second text message from someone named "Lynda" who clearly has the wrong number

Twilight fans, how old are you?

General Rules about Tipping? Do you tip the person who fixes your fridge?

Unfortunately, kitty alarm clocks don't have snooze buttons.

Would you divorce your spouse/partner if

Trans-Siberian Orrex is just about the worst thing I have ever heard

Michael Vick is smoking a dog with Ralph Nader in the Olive Garden while doing algebra.

OMG! A garter belt for guys with low slung pants. Too Funny.

BSkyB: only 1 in 20 (Brits) back Murdoch takeover, poll reveals

The Mysterious Predictions of a Governor’s Psychic

Teen's proposal to ban funeral protests gets attention from controversial church, legislators

Santa Clara cop now faces federal charges for allegedly feeding information to Hells Angel

Obama calls Eagles owner to congraulate him for signing Vick

Brazil's president says not interested in taking UN post

Publisher confirms Julian Assange book deal

Sotomayor, Kagan shift Supreme Court debates to the left

In Russia, an Advocate Is Killed, and an Accuser Tried

Christmas Bomb Plot: Nine Men Remanded Over Plan To 'Blow Up Big Ben And Westminster Abbey'

Counter-terror ‘expert’ tells cops: Kill militant Muslims, ‘including children’

U.S. gas price tops $3 a gallon, highest since Oct '08

H&R Block's refund loans hit regulatory hurdle (Blocked)

Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad

House targeted in pipe bomb attack (Ireland)

Many U.S. companies are hiring ...overseas-One reason why U.S. unemployment remains as high as it is

Rolling Stone list of the best albums of 2010 - I have exactly one of them

Tests of 'Roe' more frequent since justices upheld late-term abortion ban in '07

More good news on the engagemant front

Illinois gets $14.9M for insuring more children

At least 8 dead, 2 survive fire in abandoned building

"It's one of the funniest things that I've ever seen. You are being shagged by a rare parrot."

Remember S. Carolina's Alvin Greene? He's running again

Bush Audiobook Chapters Now Include "Bush It" For Windows Users

Bush Audiobook Chapters Now Include "Bush It" For Windows Users

Khodorkovsky trial: Russia hits back at West

What is the worst physical pain possible?

In Russia, an Advocate Is Killed, and an Accuser Tried

Maine Ski Lift Accident Results in Injuries

New GOP House Rules Pave The Way For More Tax Cuts, Deficits

WikiLeaks: UAE considered keeping Hamas hit quiet

400 spend frigid night on A train in NYC nightmare

Retail Sales Rebound, Beating Forecasts

Troopers: State Senator Involved In Serious Accident

Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Falls on Jobs Outlook

Chinese church plan at birthplace Confucius sparks protests

Farmers, pecan growers say coal plant kills plants

Halliburton: Lawyer condemns withdrawal of charges against Dick Cheney, others

Obama to delay next year's budget proposal by week

Spain, Russia in tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions

Rangel Establishes Legal-Defense Fund

Allstate Sues BofA, Others Over Countrywide Losses

Denver Police Department goes all Law & Order in new video series

NOLA lawyer prepares challenge to declaration of Gulf seafood’s safety

Neanderthals cooked and ate vegetables

Two community radio reporters to be tried for “disobeying the authorities” (Honduras)

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday December 28

David Shuster: 'I Never Intended To Humiliate Or Embarrass Anyone At MSNBC' (David breaks silence)

New York Derp.

USPTO To Open First Satellite Patent Office In Detroit (First-Ever)

OK, there is a fairly huge amount of awesome in this post.

Iraqi prime minister: U.S. troop departure by end of 2011 'sealed'

Sarah Palin's former staff asks for delay in releasing official emails for the 15th time

Chalabi To Be Iraqi Interior Minister

Where are the jobs? For many companies, overseas

Roubini: 'Housing Prices Can Only Move Down'

End of the Year reflections: Answer these 10 questions about your 2010

End of the Year reflections: Answer these 10 questions about your 2010

U.S. long concerned by Khodorkovsky trial, cables on WikiLeaks show

Treason charges against Tsvangirai dismissed (WikiLeaks cables)

Fans of Italian soccer/football from the mid-1990s: HELP (identify this Gabriel Batistuta shirt)!

Journalist shot dead in Honduras

Farmville

New 2012 Presidential Campaign Poll: Obama Rising, Palin Falling

Number Of Uninsured Americans Soars To Over 50 Million

CONFESS!!!!! What really creeps you out!!

U.S. declined to cooperate in Dubai probe of Mabhouh killing, WikiLeaks shows

Where do you go when the Zombie Apocalypse happens?

Home price plunge is widespread

Judge says cops can't track with GPS -'Unreasonable search' ruling tosses out marijuana evidence

Newark Mayor uses Twitter to help manage snow emergency

More civil servants are now subject to two-year pay freeze

US rejected Polish call for help in alleged CIA prison probe

US condemns 'political' Russian tycoon verdict

How often if ever do you watch porn?

Republicans Obstruct the Judiciary

"Scoring the obama administration's record on inequality"

Out of Lehman’s Ashes Wall Street Gets Most of What It Wants

Ok, I am TRYING to leave the man alone on his vacation...

Politico cover story: Wall Street hates Obama

Eugene Robinson: GOP Lacks Power to Make Big Changes

NYT editorial: A Step Toward Fairness

"Bush Audiobook Chapters Now Include "Bush It" For Windows Users"

2012 Electoral Vote Allocation, State-by-State

"Sotomayor, Kagan shift Supreme Court debates to the left"

Jesus thanks supporters for not tossing stones at Mary Magdalene

Eric Cantor palling around with Birthers

Social Security in the President's 2011 budget

Job Market Booming Overseas For Many American Companies

Three Ex-UBS Executives Put Bank in Court Spotlight in 24 Hours

Dean and Kucinich make NO statement denouncing Obama's endorsement of Vick's dog fighting.

Dean and Kucinich make NO statement denouncing Obama's endorsement of Vick's dog fighting.

Does Obama support Dog Fights?

so, is this pic supposed to fix anything?

Which statement is true of President Obama

Tweety spending too much time about the birthers.

Key healthcare provisions take effect as GOP moves into House

Tom Tomorrow: 2010 Moments Of Pure Crazy, Part 2!

I would be fine with Michael Vick returning to football

Michael Vick's case changed policies that used to kill these dogs.

It's progress

Poll: Palin has a 33/58 favorable/unfavorable rating in...ALASKA!!

Krugman: Yes, They’re Frauds

Use One Word To Describe Rush Limbaugh

Neil Abercrombie vs Birthers..

Forget Vick, Let's Talk Environment

CNN Poll: 78% of Dems want Obama renominated for a second term

Hawaii's Governor Wants to Reveal Obama Birth Info

"Romney sinks in Florida"

An Ignoble Milestone For The Uninsured

Obama is a socialist. He buy ice cream for all

The furor over Michael Vick is a perfect example of why the USA has such a high prison population

PETA: Obama's support of Michael Vick's hiring "appropriate."

Chris Matthews: Why Doesn't Obama Just Release The (Long Form) Birth Certificate?

Does Michael Vick Deserve A Second Chance?

Flashback: President Obama's statements on Social Security

McCain opposed the DREAM Act as payback for Latinos “abandoning” him in 2008

Latest Right-Wing Freak-Out: Obama Wants To Give Manhattan Back To Native Americans

Vick is not a normal crook who went straight. He tortured innocents.

Obama Far More Protected From Primary Challenge Than Clinton: Poll

Julian Assange Rejects 'Terrorist' Label - Interview w/ Cenk Uygur

Nancy Skinner goes on Fox News discussing rumors that Hillary will step down

Do any of you have your original birth certificate?

AT&T Documentary Takes on Texting-While-Driving

Young Turks: (R) Gov. - Unemployed People Are Lazy!

MRN: Wolfman Joe Miller Backs Down... Sorta

TNGA Reps. Glen Casada and Beth Harwell: "Synergism" is the Buzzword

Weird Liberal Head Show #254: Weird Head Revolution! (Why Should I Join)?

DEA Expanding Reach Beyond Narcotics

Wall Street Gets What It Wants as Government Obliges

Juan Williams Destroys Palin On Faux Noise

Jihad Bells in Bethlehem and global warming chills (Subtitled)

Huckleberry the GOP frontrunner in '12?

TDPS: John McCain Determined to Go Down as Angry Old Man Yelling "Get Off My Lawn!"

Milton Friedman - Why Drugs Should Be Legalized

Who Cares If PFC Bradley Manning Is Being Tortured?

Protect Yourself With Censorship

Is Religion Force of Good? Christopher Hitchens & Tony Blair Debate

Young Turks: Frank Calls Out Defense Spending, NATO

GLENN GREENWALD vs FRAN TOWNSEND WIKILEAKS DEBATE

It is a lie that Social Security is underfunded. A total lie.

Congressman Nadler - Let's Begin Torture Prosecutions

TDPS: Sarah Palin's 2nd Chance at Gotcha Question "What Do You Read" Goes Even Worse

2011: A Brave New Dystopia

Turmoil and dissent in North Africa's al Qa'eda

Jimmy McMillan Changes His Act: 'PAT ROBERTSON Is Too Damn High'

Sotomayor Guides Court’s Liberal Wing.

In Russia, an Advocate Is Killed, and an Accuser Tried

Bob Herbert: The Data and the Reality

Cutting Social Security will not fix the national debt

Salon: The promises Obama wants you to keep forgetting

Joe Destino, Pinhead.

'The Collective': Randian Worship Gone Wild

Funniest Political Quotes of 2010

The Founding Fathers on the GOP's Anti-Constitutional "Repeal Amendment"

2011

The Year's Best Sarah Palin Jokes

WikiLeaks and the future of information freedom

‘People affiliated with our organization have already been assassinated,’ Assange claims

We should have kept Gray Davis

Wall Street Execs Whine To Politico About Their Hurt Feelings

"Business Schools Embracing Do-Gooders" (MSNBC article)

Is Rove Trying to "Pull A Siegelman" With Julian Assange?

FROM MIDDLE CLASS TO SLAVE CLASS - COURTESY OF THE FED, THE WHITE HOUSE, CONGRESS AND THE BANKERS.

Glenn Greenwald: the merger of journalists and government (dissects the CNN 'debate')

What should President Obama do regarding Social Security

Iran scours the world for nuclear bomb scientists.

Peak oil review - Dec 27

North Korea nuclear test 'possible' in new year

Economic Optimism? Yes, I’ll Take That Bet

Nature: The toughest job in the world?—The (IPCC) seeks its first communications chief.

Broken Glass Yields Clues to Climate Change

MidAmerican plans wind projects (turbines to power 190,000 homes)

Photo gallery: Desdemona's 50 Doomiest Photos of 2010

10 to watch: GOP freshmen on energy

'Green' Scotland relying on French nuclear power

Team overcomes major obstacles to cellulosic biofuel production

A Less Mighty Wind: Three reasons wind power could wane

The Northeast Blizzard: One More Sign of Global Warming

Wrong policy on renewable energy

Man Kills Wife During Fantasy Sex Gunplay

Venezuela: Drug Arrests Increase 40%

Brazil's president says not interested in taking UN post

U.S. judge OKs Cuban documents in Posada case, keeps trial date

Trinidad law to curb covert surveillance of citizens takes effect soon

Gunshot victims overwhelm Guatemala emergency room

Ecuadorian president's approval rating hits 73%

State farmers on a junket to Cuba

Woo hoo! Mika was just invited to go to Cuba with Thom Hartmann on air.

Journalist shot dead in Honduras

Haiti - Police : 24 PNH agents trained in Colombia

Two community radio reporters to be tried for “disobeying the authorities” (Honduras)

The Ambassador Has No Clothes: WikiLeaks Cable Lays Bare Washington’s Stance Toward Bolivia

Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Monday, December 27)

Fans plan rally against Texan's Head Coach Gary Kubiak

Brady comments on MVP possibility

Chris Osgood gets to 400 wins - 10th best of all time

Condem

DC Archbishop: Marriage About Procreation

Gay man heads NC association of Christian churches

Outspoken in 2010: The juiciest LGBT quotes of the year

"hope your Christmas is full of memories of your dead gay son."

Phyllis Schlafly: The Problem With Gays? "They Are Trying to Make Us Respect Them"

County commissioner calls gays ‘sexual predators’ in email to colleagues

Report: Hamas torturing 250 Eritreans in Egypt

Palestine: recognising the state

Christian Non-Profit Fighting to Save Christianity from Self-Destruction

The Pope: 'It was the seventies.'

Managing Scientific Inquiry in a Laboratory the Size of the Web

A storm on Saturn, bigger than the Earth

Snowstorm from Space: Satellite Image of the Blizzard

The Cosmopolitan

One more fog image.

two from our weird sunset today

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