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Archives: July 16, 2010

Pieces of ship made in 1700s found at ground zero building site

OK. BP capped the well and ...

That filthy, disgusting hole has been repaired...

Last month was the warmest June ever, NOAA reports

"A pelican in the family on Dog River" great video!

It's Official Schell Beer is Union Brewed with a USW contract

Two Different Polls On Feingold

Ok Westboro Baptist Church has run out of things to bitch about....

An analogy between Social Security and private life insurance

what's next for Obama

California Assemblyman Mike Davis promotes idea of new "Pedophile Park"

Dobson, Focus on the Family & Promise Keepers keeping quiet on Mel Gibson tapes

I feel I was too hard on my PFLAG cousin & her husband about their HRC petition to STEELE

I feel I was too hard on my PFLAG cousin & her husband about their HRC petition to STEELE

Sky Still Not Falling (Obama)

Kent Wells, Sr BP VP “I am very excited that there’s no oil in the Gulf of Mexico”

Because the Bible tells me so...

Politico just sucks, and I don't have to 'splain myself.

please review my ltte before I submit...re: soldiers' TBI

Can this get ANY worse? Mel punched the baby.

Cheney's Heart Is Like A Blown Out Oil Well Miles Under The Ocean

Bobby Berms' warfare on KO

I am resorting to a bit of a nuclear option myself, day twenty

Goldman to pay $550M to settle civil fraud charges (5% of their 2009 earnings) AP

Great Pic/Cartoon

Man! I'm so glad Rachel is on our team!

Mama Grizzly unhappy with her cub's choice?

Health Care Reform Small Business Tax Credit Kicks In

Chris Moon, US Army, Afghanistan, 20 years old, has died of his wounds

Chris Moon, US Army, Afghanistan, 20 years old, has died of his wounds

Oh no..CNN is showing the LA animal shelter again and my dog is going

NRA: CONGRESSWOMAN

Why Capitalism Fails

Why Capitalism Fails

Vatican revises its rules on clerical sex abuse

Sacramento Mom Goes To China To Find Donor For Daughter

University of Michigan students call on President Mary Sue Coleman to quit Johnson & Johnson board

Public sector workers paying more of their health care costs

I WANT MY DAMN COUNTRY BACK !!

Which statement is most true?

I know we're not supposed to give medical advice on DU but mods please, just this once.

I know we're not supposed to give medical advice on DU but mods please, just this once.

Every now and then it needs to be said. I love Democratic Underground.

An apology to DU

Everybody should watch this video. The case against prohibition

The Man Christ Jesus (666) to Transform Himself in 2012

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!

Fraud gets ex-Obama, Clinton fundraiser 12 years

ROVE To OBAMA & America: "Relitigate The Past"

The oil leak has stopped.

editorial in my paper :Administration using oil spill to force radical energy policy

National Review Applauds Poverty, Blames Debt on Progressivism

Public Health PSA

Don't worry about Crash Cart

Salon.com buys TuckerCarlson.net after Carlson/DailyCaller buys KeithOlbermann.com

Dial Up Users - Check in

You know that set of before and after pictures of Meth users that

Senate close to restoring jobless benefits

Australia: Gillard spruiks her economic “reform” credentials but coup questions persist

The Dust Bowl & The Gulf Disaster..what we can learn from the former

SF Gate: "Is Fiorina willing to snip another slice out of the $21 million HP golden parachute?"

Does anyone at DU enjoy Leon Wieseltier columns in The New Republic?

Paul Krugman:Redo That Voodoo

I hereby nominate James Wayne Leach as THE BIGGEST CREEP OF 2010

Ahoy at the World Trade Center! Ship discovered.

Federal prosecution of immigrants soared in spring

Gawd! I finally fixed this otherwise-great Toshiba Satellite A355 laptop - maybe.

Poll "Who is the worst president in history?"

Tea Party Express' Mark Williams: NAACP's Use Of 'Colored' Makes It Racist

I Can See this coming to our cities for crowd control in no time flat

Corporations don’t need as many of us as workers but still need us as consumers.

In Defense of Animals Assists in Rescue of 55 Monkeys From New Jersey

Being 10+ Years Into The 21st Century - Has The American Dream Changed & If So How?.........

Scott Brown says you can call him anything....He's a liar.

Citigroup And AIG Classified Certain Repos as Sales

Citigroup And AIG Classified Certain Repos as Sales

Ballot secrecy compromised in NM, other states

U.S. transfers Camp Cropper (Abu Gharib) control to Iraq

U.S. transfers Camp Cropper (Abu Gharib) control to Iraq

Legions Of Iraqi Squatters Grow Even As War Recedes

How teachers became the new lawyers

In targeting Taliban stronghold, U.S. depends on Afghans' reluctant support

bill gates, phoney philanthropist, cheap labor importer, monopolist, attacks teachers' pensions

bill gates, phoney philanthropist, cheap labor importer, monopolist, attacks teachers' pensions

Report says illegal logging declining (worldwide)

Bill Gates gave $81 million to charter schools in 2 years & bankrolled Bloomberg's mayoral control

Bill Gates gave $81 million to charter schools in 2 years & bankrolled Bloomberg's mayoral control

Human Trials Next for Darpa’s Mind-Controlled Artificial Arm

Sens. ask envoy: When can we leave Afghanistan?

Americans Blame Bush, Not Obama, for Deficit, Jobs, Afghan War

In Vietnam-Era Files, Parallels of Anxiety

Congress wants more scrutiny of U.S. spending in Afghanistan

3,000 Laptops Stolen From Mil Contractor

Federal prosecutions of immigrants soar

F, Marry, Kill: Mel Gibson, Roman Polanski, Glenn Beck

Imprisoned for debt in America

US jobless benefit cutoff to hit three million

Chomsky: Is the U.S. Gearing Up for the Destruction of Iran?

Chomsky: Is the U.S. Gearing Up for the Destruction of Iran?

I heard on WV TV news tonight that the WV governor is

Bill Haslam is a racist fear monger

Arizona immigration law opens farm jobs to unemployed

Mitch McConnell says because of the bad economy, "We'll get our groove back!"

Destroying democracy for private gain: Mayoral control in nyc

A reminder that our costs in Afghanistan are going up in more than one way

President Obama about to speak about

Pour les amoureux de Paris.........A book for those obsessed with the Seductress of the Seine

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and Elizabeth Warren

Bristol said there was WHAT?!1 on her bed when Levi proposed?!1

Bristol said there was WHAT?!1 on her bed when Levi proposed?!1

Tentative ruling requires 'Crude' filmmaker to turn over footage (to chevron)

Vegetarian Paul McCartney wins 18-month battle w/ Liverpool McDonalds over displayed Beatles photos

Vegetarian Paul McCartney wins 18-month battle w/ Liverpool McDonalds over displayed Beatles photos

Salon registers TuckerCarlson.net in reponse to Carlson registering KeithOlbermann.com

Air pollution, asthma linked to suicide

Air pollution, asthma linked to suicide

Parents, failing kids and blame

Massey Miners: Disabling Monitors Was Common

Rand Paul - “I’m not thinking about Afghanistan; foreign policy is really a complete non-issue.”

Rand Paul - “I’m not thinking about Afghanistan; foreign policy is really a complete non-issue.”

Terry(R-Ne), White(D-Ne) rake in cash for race (battleground 1 of top 10 Nov. US Congressional races)

Deepwater Horizon accident is estimated to have released about 12 billion cubic feet of natural gas

Danziger Toon : Animals of the Jungle

Luckovich Toon on Mel Gibson's new role

Ollie North: Unilateral Disarmament

Americans Blame Bush, Not Obama, for Deficit, Jobs, Afghan War

(snort)

U.S. July consumer sentiment plummets

Time to embed Michael Hastings of Rolling Stone to "McChrystal" Tim Geitner

Deputy's Taser Strikes BP Employee

I find the possibility that Fiorini could replace Boxer and that bagger Johnson could replace

California Nurses Rally At GOP Governor Candidate Meg Whitman’s Home Protests Her Anti-Worker Agenda

Latest On His Case From Don Siegelman - 'Motion For New Trial, 2nd Motion For Recusal Also Filed'

Same As It Ever Was -- F U Timmeh!

How can you tell John Boehner is lying?

Florida FCAT scores to be audited by subcontractor of testing company.

"Fresh" movie trailer

"Fresh" movie trailer

Teacher anoints students with holy oil

Reid Takes Lead in Nevada

The great Dick Cheney empathy test-By Mark Morford

CNN is trying to legitimize The Tea Party's claim that the NAACP is racist too!

MSNBC sinks to a new low...

West Virginia DUers, give us the details on

Wow. Earthquake in DC. 3.7 magnitude. Felt the rumble about 15 minutes ago.

Wow. Earthquake in DC. 3.7 magnitude. Felt the rumble about 15 minutes ago.

Poll: Approval of Afghan War Slips, But U.S. Uneasy About Taliban Talks

22 Statistics That Prove the Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Existence in America

Secrecy in the Gulf. . . . Oil-Gate: The File!!! (Please send links.)

Secrecy in the Gulf. . . . Oil-Gate: The File!!! (Please send links.)

I had an idea for stimulating the economy.

I had an idea for stimulating the economy.

The one thing that we know about the coming WV race for Byrd's seat

RIAA paid its lawyers more than $16,000,000 in 2008 to recover only $391,000

RIAA paid its lawyers more than $16,000,000 in 2008 to recover only $391,000

Pentagon warns Congress: accounts running dry

Suntimes columnist feels the wrath with her column on "ghetto parenting"

Ya see, this is why America is dumbed down and voting Republican

Ya see, this is why America is dumbed down and voting Republican

It's NOT Bush's Tax Cut for the Rich

CLOWN

Obama: Hold me accountable for my policies -- but not Bush’s

Cheney has no pulse and must be plugged in.

HA!! Michelle Bachmann starts "tea party caucus" in the house

Any ideas on what the toasts will be at the Johnston/Palin wedding?

Sharron Angle's REAL race is not against Harry Reid, it's against Michele Bachman.

Tea party face of the Republican Party may be our best friend.

Tea party face of the Republican Party may be our best friend.

Mel Gibson Tapes Have Been Edited, Expert Says (inadmissible in court)

The great Dick Cheney empathy test, By Mark Morford

Organ Transplant waiting list - Who gets a heart

Organ Transplant waiting list - Who gets a heart

What do you think will cause your death.

Rachel the vampire slayer

Democracy Now! was talking about Farmer-Owned grain Reserves

Mesa sweeps up hundreds of political signs - guess which party?

I need you help to answer our new Rep. Tom Graves.

The Rude Pundit - In Brief: NY Governor Paterson Says Everyone's Not a Suspect

Socialist medicine keeps Dick alive

Army reports record number of suicides for June

Glenn Greenwald on Jay Bybee's sociopathic self-pity

Reid up in new LVRJ poll

Speaker Boehner? :puke:!!

Speaker Boehner? :puke:!!

Goldman Sachs Settles Civil Fraud Case for $550M—Less Than It Reportedly Expected, and With No Admis

The Crooks of Bell, California

Bernie Sander's segment on Thom Hartmann delayed to third hour today only.

Bachmann files to start, lead House Tea Party caucus.

Head Wreck doubles down, let's 'em ride on a roll. Please come CAPTION!!!!!

Indeed.

OMG Bible idiocy from Steve King

Hanutty must be really hammering something about abortion language in a recently passed bill

Awkward! Levi Johnston on his future mother in law

How to close California's budget deficit: check out the BS on this list:

The Oil Drum: Pressure Testing, Oil Imports, and More...

The level of waste in the military is staggering

AP: Race for campaign cash goes to Blunt over Carnahan

APNewsBreak: Ex-Manchin aide tapped for Byrd seat

Fixing Wall Street, Protecting Main Street

Restored Da Vinci painting reveals hidden details

Crazy-Eyes Bachmann Digs Deeper and Deeper Hole

"Priest suspended for conducting orange mass". this title is fantastic.

'Jan.-June warmest first half of year on record'....spin that faux

Chinese news source reports terrorists are training monkey soldiers...

Ex-Manchin aide tapped for Byrd seat

One can imagine He isn't too happy with the Vatican...

TOP 5 Republicans Who Think The TEA PARTIERS Are BAD NEWS

Please, let them filibuster a Kagan vote...

More charter school corruption: "Lady Liberty" (sic) cited by ACLU for withholding public records

*Just IN* Rep. Markey says Congress unable to “PUBLICLY disclose” integrity of wellbore — More (VIDE

The patient (Cheney) is going to look like a walking zombie

Army suicides hit record number in June

41 Million People To See Free Preventive Care

Vice President Biden To Speak Friday In Nashville, Al Gore scheduled to speak

Quelle surprise !!!! Meg Whitman's ads aren't entirely truthful.....

Cheney has not decided whether he wants a heart transplant

"There is only one Republican who can break through that firewall. And it is Jeb."

Hannity "can't find any examples" of racist Teabagger signs or behavior

The iPhone works fine if you hold it properly

The iPhone works fine if you hold it properly

I just bought tuckercarlsonsucks.com and .net

PETITION: Let Elizabeth Warren Police Wall Street

Wall St. CEOs Who Need to be Fired: Nine for 2010

Tell Obama: WE WANT ELIZABETH WARREN!

I love Tamron Hall

Feds charge 94 Medicare fraud suspects in Miami, other cities

Democrats link gay rights, immigration

A good tip for the children.

Danny Glover's spokeswoman on MelGate: "The decision is that he will not comment"

Garbage Palin Kids

It's 2012 and 2 Michigan Militia members are at a polling place in Detroit...

Meg-abuck$ Whitman flip-flops on immigration

Why do people keep saying that Obama negotiates too much with Republicans?

Rolling Closures a Possibility for Fire Department

White people to NAACP: time to disband

LDS warnings about the evils of monogamy same as Prop 8 rhetoric!

Companies hoarding money, not hiring? Holding new jobs numbers hostage might *break him*.

After making fun of Clinton's "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy", cons try to make "Black Guy Conspiracy"

GOP candidate attacks GOP's "New Contract With America"

Axelrod: Elizabeth Warren an obvious candidate to lead new consumer agency

Earthquake devastation in Gaithersburg, MD

Peter King: Republicans Shouldn’t ‘Lay Out A Complete Agenda. Might Become ‘A Campaign Issue’

China reduces US Treasury debt holdings in May

Tea Party lost all races in Alabama!

America's Loud Desperation

Remember the Clinton years, how the republicans dogged him almost immediately....

Hey MSNBC, how about a show for Melissa Harris-Lacewell...

Hightower: Jobless People Suffer, While the GOP Helps the Rich Stay Rich

Tucker Carlson Buys KeithOlbermann.com (what a Jerk!)

Truth in the Teabags

AFL-CIO Now Operating 'Firewall' 2010 Strategy As Emergency Protection Against 'Speaker' Boehner

Judge rejects Schwarzenegger minimum wage request

Obama must make a recess appointment of Elizabeth Warren

Senator Treasure Trail throwing PALIN-fit over Kathy GRIFFIN joke about his daughters

Colo. gov. candidate (McInnis) promises to repay money (plagiarism). Wants to move on.

Report: End of federal stimulus funding to trigger significant teacher layoffs nationwide

The resident teabagger/Freeper has a new screed

Randy Rhodes: Someone needs to help Mel before we have another OJ

Utah DWS Worker called Latino Activist to complain about illegals ~~ All info on list found at DWS

32 soldiers dead in June from...suicide.

Pelosi: Boehner Hates Babies

BP denies cutting payments to thousands, despite new demand for proof of ‘actual loss’

Most Americans Believe Obama Created TARP???

More than half new power in U.S., EU is green: study

Repubs And Corp. Media Are Going To "SHOCKED" Come Nov.

The Laffer Curve

Congrats Cenk

To Protest Hiring of Nonunion Help, Union Hires Nonunion Pickets

That's gotta hurt- The Woz Tangles with iPhone 4's Reception Issues

The teabaggers think they aren't racist because they don't hate black people for being black.

A small nit to pick about "...noisy, toxic, dirty factory jobs..." of the past

BP capped well holding as waiting period ticks by

The fine given to Goldman-Sachs is only worth 2 weeks of their profit!

Bush Aide Says Some C.I.A. Methods Unauthorized

OMG!!! Some Anonymous Dude Says Geithner HATES WARREN!!! *FREAKOUT*!!!!!!

The fine given to Goldman-Sachs is only worth 2 weeks of their profit!

I just got off the phone with Geithner! (w/transcript)

Let's just say the teabaggers are protesting somewhere

Hate Groups Donate to Arizona Law’s Defense

Chemical Agriculture Group Says, Shut Up and Eat Your Pesticides

Austerity: Why and for Whom?

The Economic Crunch We're in: Corporations Want Fewer Workers, But They Still Need Everyone to Be Co

Romney Aide on Palin “She’s not a serious human being"

My Political Poem: Banal

Kevin Drum believes Obama would be "none too thrilled" about Warren as head of CFPB

JP Morgan to spend billions on bonuses as profits surge

Fred Thompson is shilling for AAG and Reverse Mortgages.

Senator Vitter suggests Rachel Maddow only looked like a woman "a long time ago"

Carte Goodwin Clears Path for Senate to Extend Unemployment Benefits

the other paper in my county...read if you dare(new editorials)

Boehner is gonna party like its 2007

I thought the stimulus package was around $789 billion.

Credit where credit is due: Chuck Todd did pretty well (read: minimally aggravating)

Great FinReg analogy last night from PBS Newshour

Great FinReg analogy last night from PBS Newshour

David Brooks is so, so wrong...on PBS newshour - discussing why the Dems will lose the house in 2010

I'm listening to MSNBC and I just heard this ...

Woman sues after police detain her during epileptic seizure

Jones' ex-teammates win back Olympic medals

NOAA: June 2010 the globe's 4th consecutive warmest month on record

Klingons to invade Gaslamp Trolley Station

what do the U.S., Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Palau, Nauru, and Tonga have in common?

Reid Takes Lead (44-37) on Angle

Reid Takes Lead (44-37) on Angle

Dupe, pls. delete. nt

What was it that turned you against mindless consumerism/the rat race?

is anyone listening to Thom Hartmen?What did bernie just say?

is anyone listening to Thom Hartmen?What did bernie just say?

DOH! Indonesian Muslims told to change prayer direction

When I was younger, the big joke was that conservatives want to return to the 1950's

About cars and oil and those who want to tax drivers more:

Vitter apologizes to Maddow for suggesting she only looked like a woman "a long time ago.

Chicken McNugget? Or a breaded, deep fried piece of catshit? our two party choice....

Some friendly advice to the professional media about words

Goldman not admitting fraud. I think I know why.

Friday Freakout: Tim Geithner and Elizabeth Warren.

Supporters of Sarah Palin's Senate Candidate Carry Assault Rifles in Parade

Supporters of Sarah Palin's Senate Candidate Carry Assault Rifles in Parade

Keith Olbermann Nominated For Emmy Award

Chalk this up as a win for civil rights! NY governor signs law limiting stop-frisk database

palin has 76% favorable rating among republicans

Apple Makes Good on iPhone 4 but Jobs Makes Excuses

On Friday's episode of the Wasilla Chillbillies - Bristol's Ex-Beau Lashes Levi

Sentence Is Sharply Increased for Lawyer Convicted of Aiding Terror

To no one's surprise, crazy teabagger remains crazy

Heat wave ignites climate change debate, 2010 warmest year since 1880

50-100 al Qaeda in Afghanistan. For this, young people die

What exactly is it that CEOs do that gets them 300 times more pay than their workers?

BP buying up Gulf scientists for legal defense, newspaper alleges.

A Florida "Show me your papers" law?

Clay Bennett suggests a small change to the "fish" symbol used by christians

We will continue to shield Israel, militarily and diplomatically, U.S. official says

Why is it that many of those who think they "own" the American flag are most disrespectful to it?

Glenn Beck, Auctioning Helicopter Ride to His Home and Dinner for 75K

British-Designed ‘Bulletproof Custard’ Liquid Armor Is Better than a Kevlar Vest

The Embarrassing Racist 'Satire' of Tea Party Leader Mark Williams

N. Korea now boasts of sinking that S. Korean warship

Way cleared for protest at funeral (guess who) Remember my post about Eddie?

As a MA resident I got a chuckle out of this.

BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community

More Foolish Teabaggers

Report: Doctor: If you feel his wrist, Cheney might not have a pulse

With Republicans and Tea baggers .. using fear and ignorance...

Are Teabaggers Racists?

REPORT: Fox News has hyped phony New Black Panthers scandal at least 95 times

Teabagger writes "satirical" letter to LINCOLN, portraying Blacks in racist stereotypes

UN Creates 'Nelson Mandela Day'

Obama Administration Vetting N.Y. Lawyer for D.C. Circuit (often a stepping-stone to SCOTUS)

Michael Reagan has a deal for conservatives. For only $34.95, no more 'S.F. hippie' domains!

4 Words -The Mark Williams Letter

Yo Retailers! You are ruining my summer!

Yo Retailers! You are ruining my summer!

"Being Gay No Longer a Bar to Marriage"

Faith-Based Group Fires Back at Glenn Beck

Let's all contact the White House and tell them to nominate Elizabeth Warren to head up CFPB

Interesting Discussion about Copyrights, between Music Composer and a Teen

GEITHNER vs. WARREN - one picture worth a MILLION words.!!!!

GEITHNER vs. WARREN - one picture worth a MILLION words.!!!!

WikiLeaks founder: Site getting more 'high caliber' disclosures - CNN

Tell the California Democratic Party: Endorse Prop 19! (Legalize Marijuana) - Online Petition

My first day at Glenn Beck University

Jesu! I'm watching a program on the History Channel on Nazi America

Democrats Blame Senate GOP for Failure to Govern; Voters Still Blame Democrats

Report:: Mel Gibson's Ex-Girlfriend Demanded 10 Million

WTF has happened to NPR?

Impacts of Oil Dispersants Unknown; Senators Demand Research

Do you agree with this statement from the SEC, about the Goldman settlement?

Do you agree with this statement from the SEC, about the Goldman settlement?

CA Prop 19: Legal, Regulated Marijuana Favored 50%-40% in New Poll

CA Prop 19: Legal, Regulated Marijuana Favored 50%-40% in New Poll

Today's problems all wrapped up in one sick woman.

Today's problems all wrapped up in one sick woman.

Financial reforms represent a solid step forward

My auntie passed

Ben Jealous, NAACP...

Ben Jealous, NAACP...

Petition link to everyone in congress: extend unemployment benefits

Petition link to everyone in congress: extend unemployment benefits

Mel Gibson's Ex Allegedly Demanded $10 Million for Damning Tapes

Apple to give free cases or refunds to all iPhone4 customers.

This Prosperity Train Doesn’t Stop

Americans Blame Bush, Not Obama, for Deficit, Jobs, Afghan War

Teabagger Mark Williams proves his racism in interview with Tamron Hall

Bybee: "I Have Regrets"

More than 1,000 nurses converge in Atherton to rally in front of Meg Whitman's house

whatever side you are on..this goes too far

Raids are increasing on farms and private food-supply clubs—here are 5 tips for surviving one

Holy Hell, I LOVE DU!

Trinity: "A Foul and Awesome Display"

The Democrats could have created a multi-decade dynasty

"He has done what he promised. He's transforming our country" by blackwaterdog

Joe Conason: Should Fox fire Glenn Beck? Or should he resign?

What causes the hatred in the ranks of the right-wing?

Your feelings on the term "bankster"

Your feelings on the term "bankster"

Your feelings on the term "bankster"

Proof...further PROOF...that Free Republic is not a racist, inbred, ignorant assemblage of SCUM.

Proof...further PROOF...that Free Republic is not a racist, inbred, ignorant assemblage of SCUM.

Searched to see if this has been mentioned anywhere . . .

Raise your hand if you think John Boner wants America to fail...

Examining the Miracle of Dick Cheney's survival so far - by Dr. Kent Sepkowitz

Late 1930s/early 1940s

Dear Progressives, Focus Your Ire on The U.S. Senate

••• Krauthammer - Obama will tackle energy in 2nd term, benefit from loss of House •••

I grew up in rural Pennsylvania - someone please help me clear this up?

Fire Geithner.

Open letter to the President

I will be supporting and working for a progressive primary challenger to Obama in 2012.

Cenk Uygur has a new baby - Prometheus Maximus Uygur

What, we're not allowed to produce our own food now without getting raided?

We're in a deep depression and help isn't coming. Unemployment rate is the same as it was in 1934

We're in a deep depression and help isn't coming. Unemployment rate is the same as it was in 1934

Some of the arguments I've read here, and why they don't hold up.

$9 an hour city snack bar worker laid off: City manager earns $800,000 per year.

Poll question:***JULY PHOTO CONTEST*** poll 3

Poll question:***JULY PHOTO CONTEST*** poll 2

Poll question:***JULY PHOTO CONTEST*** poll 1

Hung by his own petard...Beck is circling the drain RIGHT NOW

$4 million in tax dollar funding to media in Venezuela

Stormfront has invaded a forum my sister posts on............

Inequality Is the Real Debt Burden

Robert Reich: The New Finance Bill: A Mountain of Legislative Paper, a Molehill of Reform

Robert Reich: The New Finance Bill: A Mountain of Legislative Paper, A Molehill of Reform

Do you find it odd that people volunteer to be shocked with electricity (Tasers)?

ONE YEAR after Obama told him "we're going to get this done", a Lt. Col. awaits DADT discharge fate

If you get Scabies...

They won't let me visit my mom at the nursing home.

Tonight I Am Enjoying My Longfellow

I told the boss, I was leaving on Monday....he hasn't spoken to me since

Homeowner: Man tried to steal my beer

A horse walks into a bar...

Breaking: Heart pump rejects Cheney

This place needs a guitar solo!

I just picked something very very disturbing from my navel.

12 teeth pulled yesterday...ouch

Thieves hit my cars last night. Stolen one bottle of flexeril.

Tomorrow I officially attain geezerhood.

I care. I really do care. I care what you have to say. I do.

29 years ago today, Harry Chapin was driving entirely too goddamned fast on the LIE

A Challenge for the DU Lounge: Write a pulitzer prize winning to-do list

the counting crows

We had an earthquake in suburban Maryland this morning

Now that I'm fearless, I have no way to stop hiccups

Do you have shoes that need to be shined?

Favorite PSAs?

Evie Update: She's completely back to normal!

I just don't know what to think about this

For those of you sweltering in the mid-atlantic region today, here is a little something to

Dear people of the internet Offence and Offense are two different words...

F, Marry, Kill: Mel Gibson, Roman Polanski, Glenn Beck

The End of Schweddy Balls (Yes, it's lotion for your balls)

Mel Gibson launches new career as power electronics performer...

People information search sites. Which are the best?

I'm going to the Yankee game tonight.

in honor of Mel Gibson week

Greataunt/greatuncle, or grandaunt/granduncle?

Ozzy's son Jack proves, again, what a clueless, worthless, smug little piece of shit he really is

I'll never forget what a very wise person once told me. And it changed my life forever....

High today 93, humidity 91% this morning, thunderstorms this evening...

Bazinga!

Man interviews ibex

What are good reasons for NOT buying an iPod. I want to have one.

6,000 posts. What a long, strange trip it still IS! (Many more posts)

who's our DU-er that bought a bookstore?

Beer Lovers: This is a MUST DRINK Beer - Dogfish Theobroma

I'm on Washington Blvd. in L.A.

A Prius is a...car. These are CARS.

Why doesn't Farmville let you buy an Abattoir?

DU SONG OF THE DAY

In Which All Is Revealed.....

The local Hollywood Video had all their DVDs on sale due to bankruptcy, I got 7 for $20!

The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23

Should Facebook Start 'Sexville'??

100 of the best Movie lines ever..

Italian women pay the ultimate price for jilting their lovers

Band Of Horses - The Funeral

drinking beers....dinner?

Photography contest preliminary polls: "Now that's funny!"

Saving Kittehs in the Midst of War

Some great computer ads from the Olden Days

HUGH-est thread EVER! EXTRA SPECIAL T.G.I.F. Classic Cartoon Character UMLAUT CHALLENGE!

Wish Me Luck On Full Time Job

If you had unlimited funds, what would your pet project(s) be?

Performers whose breakthrough hit was a cover song...

In Bill (spaceman) Lee's comments on Steinbrenner's passing, brings up an interesting point..

Anybody know a thing or two about Blackberries? I'm at my wit's end.

Alright, I decided to try facebook. Would you please "friend" me?

5,000 posts. What a long, strange trip it's been. (Last Post)

My Political Poem: Banal

Favorite commercial?

"That which you fear most will happen to you"

What do you dust with? Endust, Pledge, etc., or some other brand?

Baby lima bean frittata: Great idea or ewww?

Phobia treatment?..Where to start?

Grammar question

The ghost of Wilt Chamberlain signs with Miami and takes less money....

Impressions?

If you're on Facebook, get a load of this person. WORST profile page ever.

What the hell kind of flies are these?

Who Else Has Facebook?

This is a COMMIE PINKO DIRTBAG appreciation thread.

22 Statistics That Prove the Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Existence in America

22 Statistics That Prove the Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Existence in America

Climate data shows June 2010 to be Earth’s hottest month on record

Car Makers Push Back Against U.S. Safety Bill

Mel Gibson Tapes Have Been Edited, Expert Says (inadmissible in court)

Why financial reform might not work as intended

New Mexico to host rescheduled cross-border governors' meeting after Arizona venue scrapped

Arizona policeman challenges new state immigration law

Kerry: Protected status for Guatemalan immigrants

Mass grave of communist soldiers found in Vietnam

Ordination of women a crime: Vatican

Massey Mine Workers (Deliberately) Disabled Safety Monitor

Here's a sampling of media headlines on passage of FinReg.. for once a positive spin..

Miss. man charged with post-Katrina hate crime

Report says illegal logging declining (worldwide)

Poll: Most Americans would back Israel attack on Iran

CT-Gov: Lamont Leads All

Kansas: Tiahrt Gets Help, Moran Holds Lead

Rob Simmons downplays talk of Senate reentry

Barnes poised to win Georgia Dem nomination; GOP headed for runoff

McInnis refuses to pull out; Tancredo says it is 'a disaster in the making'

Sheheen holds money lead over Haley

Former President Clinton to headline July 25 Boswell fundraiser

Most Still Blame Bush

Republicans join forces with Islamic governments against America

Republicans join forces with Islamic governments against America

Thank you, Pres. Obama!

Imprisoned former Detroit mayor charged with misconduct as wife visits

Greenspan Calls for Congress to Let All Bush Tax Cuts Expire

BP well integrity test.. so far so good...

Greenspan Says Lawmakers Should Let All Bush’s Tax Cuts Lapse

More FOX NEWS bullshit on unemployed people

New University of Wisconsin Poll on Feingold Senate Race results

Could Delaware Senate be a sleeper race? new Ras poll indicates closer than expected.

Last month was the hottest June recorded worldwide, figures show

Obama will tout Wall Street reform to fire up voters ahead of midterm

To Protest Hiring of Nonunion Help, Union Hires Nonunion Pickets

Firefighters Flooded Rig, Caused Oil Spill, Suit Says

Estranged aide to John Edwards reaches movie deal

Froomkin: Obama mulling Business Roundtable recommendations

*Just IN* Rep. Markey says Congress unable to “PUBLICLY disclose” integrity of wellbore — More (VIDE

New Las Vegas Review Poll: Reid jumps out to 7-point lead over Angle

World Cup gamblers arrested in Asia

I have a question to ask about how the BP well mess has been handled..

Tom Petters shipped to Leavenworth: 50 years

New Economist National Poll: Obama 48/45 approval; Dems lead congressional ballot

WV Gov. Machin appoints 36 yr. old Carte Goodwin to fill Byrd's seat

Tax Cuts on Rich = High Federal Debt, Tax Increase on Rich = Surplus; per Krugman.

Alvin Greene's Embarrassing Cash Haul: Only $1,000

CT-Senate: Blumenthal maintains double-digit lead over McMahon in new poll

Boehner calls for less regulation, public calls for more

Obama Is Talking Jobs. Is Anybody Listening?

Obama lampoons Hoekstra on congressman's home turf

Report:: Mel Gibson's Ex-Girlfriend Demanded 10 Million

Politico: Obama Loses By Winning? (politico rightly gets skewered)

Paul Krugman: Redo That Voodoo

Some worry about abuse as U.S. hands over final detention center to Iraq

NYC judge rejects release of CIA materials to ACLU

Crist raises $1.8M in 2Q

At the risk of some early grave dancing, consider this scenario:

So you say you'd like to be a revered guest on Fox News TV?

Army reports record number of suicides for June

WHO criticizes Amnesty report into North Korea health

Breaking News: Parking Deck Collapse, Hackensack, NJ: People reportedly trapped

Eighteen months the President has held office...

Keith Olbermann Nominated For Emmy Award

"He talked before the election about what he wanted to do, and he’s done it"

Gene Robinson: "Democrats need to get over themselves. And then they need to get busy."

WH talking to Bill C about doing some campaigning

Lobbyists pushing hard to influence who gets appointed head of new consumer bureau

Spokesman tries to clarify another dumb Boehner statement: "moratorium on new federal regulations"

My choice for our next Democratic President (After 2 Obama terms)

Lawmakers Seek Overseas Labor Data From Tobacco Company

DNC Memo: Putting Voter Sentiment and Recent Polls in their Proper Perspective

Army 'involved in torture mission with US troops'

Lawyer: Some CIA interrogation tactics not OK'd

Consumers Union: Financial Reform Bill a “Game Changer”

White House: Warren a top candidate for agency job

Joe Manchin to pick Carte Goodwin to replace Byrd.

30 corpses discovered at Colombia-Ecuador border .

The Most Cynical Of Calculations

In Michigan, an Endorser in Chief

Passage of FinReg Means $1 Billion for Unemployed Homeowners

Passage of FinReg Means $1 Billion for Unemployed Homeowners

New national poll: Gingrich leads GOP pack for '12

Californians divided on Arizona immigration law

Venezuela recalls Colombia envoy

Klingons to invade Gaslamp Trolley Station

SEIU and AFL-CIO statements on Wall Street Reform

Ensign pays staff legal bills in ethics probe

3 Congress members accuse US of funding Kenya vote

Jul. 14, Warren comments on new consumer agency. Also, there is a new Geithner outrage

Goldman Sachs ‘Victory’ Ushers Change for Wall Street

Probe finds state data used in ‘illegals’ list

Boxer has nearly 12 times the cash on hand as Fiorina

Federal prosecution of immigrants soared in spring

Dole leads Clinton in March 1995 TIME poll...

24 multinationals move HQ to Shanghai

TX-Gov: White (D) leads big in money race

Is Media Giving Obama Credit He Deserves?

Boehner calls for less regulation, public calls for more

Obama Pushes Through Agenda Despite Political Risks

Fmr. Sen. Hollings: Afghanistan Unnecessary -- Trade War Necessary

Honduran women reject US military presence

Photos 'show Himalayan glaciers receding'

Sunni group claims suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Iran as toll rises to 27

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday July 16

Drug cartel responsible for deadly Mexico blast: army

Minor Earthquake Rattles Washington, DC Area

U.S. Says Scientist Aided C.I.A. While Still in Iran

LA judge dumps $2.4 million judgment against Dole

Michele Bachmann starting tea party caucus

Colombian former deputy minister assassinated

What We're Getting Is Just a Taste

A little Perspective on Liz Fowler

Krauthammer displays a rare morsel of lucidity: Obama's Next Act

Feds: Test results from well not as good as hoped

A.I.G. to Pay $725 Million to Resolve Fraud Claims

Why This Isn't 1994

Apple to give iPhone buyers free cases

It's hard to be optimistic when I read this: Most Think Bank Bailout Came During Obama Term

Palin earned $75k to speak at Calif university

WikiLeaks founder: Site getting tons of 'high caliber' disclosures

I feel like posting a flamebait thread

Harry Reid Jumps Out to a Lead Over Sharron Angle in New Nevada State Poll

Make no mistake; A Republican President would not have the oil leak plugged by now.

Axelrod: Elizabeth Warren a candidate to head new consumer protection bureau-Updated-Geitner Agrees

Kellogg cereal recall due to unusual smells in box liners

Officials: Ex-Manchin aide tapped for Byrd seat

Yes We Did! – A Celebration of the Obama Admin and Congress’ Achievements

Hundreds attend NZ funeral for boisterous dolphin

BTW, Obama's approval rating is up since March, but Bloomberg News decides not to say so

Cabela's: Nearly 1,000 apply for 40 jobs at Glendale store

Schwarzenegger mobilizes National Guard to border

Omega imbalance can make obesity 'inheritable': study

Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Bernie Sanders...

Assert Your Democratic Influence on Other Blogs

Two Utah state employees linked to anonymous 'illegal immigrants" list

Russian lawmakers expand powers of security service (FSB)

California judge denies Schwarzenegger's minimum wage order

US puts Muslim cleric on terror blacklist (Anwar al-Awlaki)

Tesla-Toyota's first joint car

How this President is able to get done as much in the right direction as he has, considering...

Very detailed overview of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

President Obama, wife Michelle and kids to see sights, eat lobster in Bar Harbor, Maine

President Obama, wife Michelle and kids to see sights, eat lobster in Bar Harbor, Maine

Progressives side with Warren, knock Geithner

Tim Geithner Opposes Nominating Elizabeth Warren To Lead New Consumer Agency

Ask President Obama WHY his administration is restricting abortion coverage for vulnerable women.

'Super skimmer' a giant bust in Gulf cleanup

US judge jails Cuba spying couple

BUSTED: Federal Agents Crack Medicare Fraud Operations in 5 Cities

Release of Lockerbie bomber was a mistake, British government says

Glacier Once Stuck to Sea Floor, Breaks Loose

Stimulus signage has GOP outraged

Presidential Purity: Never Has Happened, Never Will. Welcome To Reality.

Are you planning on sitting out the 2010 and 2012 elections

As Obama’s Popularity Falls; Republicans Inch Ahead in 2012 Race

Judge rules Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional

Chavez "communes" stoke Venezuela democracy debate

BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community

"An even greater victory for Obama, who has had to fight for every inch of progress"

H.R. 5663, Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010: Stanley

Slavery in the 21st Century: The Prison-Industrial Complex

Senate passes financial reform

MOMENTO DE LA APROBACIÓN MATRIMONIO GAY EN ARGENTINA

BP OIL CATASTROPHE! Our EXCLUSIVE chat with the EPA! A MUST WATCH

Warehouses Full Of Food While Children Go Hungry In Haiti

Unemployment Extension Friday July 16 2010 HR4213, S3520, HR5618. Financial Reform bill passed.

unemployment extension..hang in there..

THE RELIGIOUS-REICH AND RIGHT WING DEATH SQUADS

Church of Beck

Call these Senators against unemployment extension

Economic Plan can create 33 million jobs overnight!

Everything old is new again: Steinbeck discusses the Depression, reasons for writing Grapes of Wrath

We Can't Be Afraid To Say It! It's Un-American!

California Nurses Protest Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman

Truth

Countdown: So-called financial reform bill passes Senate, Dean Baker opines

Katharine's Nurses

Goldman's Blankfein seen as winner following SEC deal, NY Times says

Family Pets Being Destroyed Because Of B.P.'s Oil Spill Catastrophe!

Initial Claims for Jobless Benefits Drop Sharply

Pete King: Don't offer an agenda, because people might not like it

MSNBC July 15: Matt Simmons still says BP covering up MASSIVE HOLE miles away, cap test is "absurd"

TYT: Why Pot Should Be Legal

PRODUCTIVITY IS UP SO WHY CUT SOCIAL PROGRAMS?

Vatican revises rules on sex abuse

California Working Families' TV Spots

Obama Hails Passage of Financial Reform

Rachel Maddow interviews the producer of 'Countdown to Zero' on the problem of nukes

CNA Nurses Picket Whitman In Atherton We Will Not Back Down

Record $550 Million dollar Wall Street fine = just 2 weeks profits.

Midweek Politics: US Church Supports Ugandan "Kill Gays" Legislation

Riz Khan - wounds of the Vietnam war

Jeremy Scahill on COUNTDOWN: Blackwater and Erik Prince

Sharron Angle: God Has Called Me To Run Against Harry Reid

Code Pink Buries a Hummer in Detroit!

Iran Blames US for Deadly Mosque Bombing

Michele Bachmann Is So Full Of Crap! She Might Be The Queen Of Crap!

Delete!!

Book TV: After Words: Nomi Prins, interviewed by Bernie Sanders

Palin: Teabaggers a beautiful movement, not racists, don't care that Obama is half black half white

GRITtv: Jon Liss: Crisis Resolved on the Working Class

Sharron Angle: Eliminate Federal Department of Education & Nevada Department of Education

Jeremy Scahill on Bill Maher (with Chuck Todd and Jay Leno)

Rachel Maddow: Outed Pilot - 'Nobody Surveyed Me If I Was Comfortable Getting Shot At Over Baghdad'

Unemployment Extension July 16, 2010 BOYCOTT OMAHA STEAKS

Oil Industry Expert: 'BP Cap Meant to Hide Original Rate of Gusher'

US Troop Withdrawal Begins In Baghdad

NAACP vs. The Tea Party

REPUBLICAN TEA PARTY LEADER using NAZI propaganda methods

Did the Govt Let Goldman Sachs Off the Hook?

Democrats or Republicans: Terrible Choice Either Way

Keith Olbermann's "Tea Time": Tea Party's Racism Revealed

Tamron Hall owns Mark Williams who proves he is racist

Union head Weingarten mocks teachers who walk out protesting Gates' speech.

Hilarious Rachel Maddow look back on dopey GOP primary losers' commercials

Tea Party is Full of It!

Rachel Maddow Afghanistan Commentary: "...Then Each Additional Life Sacrificed Is a Moral Outrage"

Charter school cooks the books

Tim Geithner’s Ninth Political Life

U.S. Senate appointment and Alabama primary reveals vengeance voters in the GOP

HOW BROKERS BECAME BOOKIES: THE INSIDIOUS TRANSFORMATION OF MARKETS INTO CASINOS

Kerry hints at Afghan war being a 'lost cause'

GRAY PANTHERS OPPOSE REP. BOEHNER'S PROPOSAL TO RAISE AGE OF SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS:

Why we can’t let this financial reform bill be our only response to the economic crisis

Iran could spring a nasty surprise

The real question is why the Democrats refuse to point this out

Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle Informs Gay Rights Activists They're Second-Class Citizens

Dupe ....please delete

About Those Unpaid Internships

FOX News, The DOJ Pseudo-Scandal, And White Racial Hysteria

Scars run deep, Alaska town slowly heals after 1989 Exxon Valdez spill

Robert Parry: Some Hard Truths about America

"Debunk U" Study Guide - Lesson 1

GOP Reps. Cite The Bible To Support Harsh Crackdowns Against Undocumented Immigrants

Eugene Robinson: It's time for Democrats to give up the funk

Conservatism's Death Gusher

Inequality Is the Real Debt Burden

Voters should think twice about letting the GOP back in the henhouse

The Financial Regulation Vote Shows That the GOP Is not the Solution

Krugman: Redo That Voodoo

Republican credibilty on the Deficit ....zero. Fighting Unemployment extension to kill the recovery

Sander Levin calls for GOP to drop opposition to extending unemployment benefits

Why financial reform might not work as intended

Corporations want fewer workers, but they still need everyone to be consumers

Rushdoony and Theocratic Libertarians on Slavery

The Food Bubble: How Wall Street Starved Millions and Got Away With It

Jay Bybee's sociopathic self-absorption

Weekend Economists--Back in the Saddle July 16-18, 2010

The 21st Century Grid (NatGeo)

The Oil Drum: Pressure Testing, Oil Imports, and More...

From a Gulf Oyster, a Domino Effect

France doubles exports to UK power market

U.S. to Host First Clean Energy Ministerial

Drumbeat: July 16, 2010

New Corps Of Engineers Plan - Use Mix Of Coal Ash & Lime To Repair Levees Along Mississippi

Senate Climate Bill May Not Even Hit Copenhagen's Weak Targets - Reuters

Long Heatwaves Could Be Commonplace In US By 2039

Study: Global Warming Will Kill Hudson Bay Polar Bears Within 25 Years

In Russia, Worst Drought In 130 Years Destroys 9.6 Million Hectares Of Crops - Temp Records Tumble

Pierce makes it official, re-signs with Celtics

More fashion statements at the British Open...

Giants sign Dontrelle Willis..

STILL PLAYING in Scotland, 4:00 edt, 9:00 pm local time.

Big Ten Title Game at Lambeau??

LA judge dumps $2.4 million judgment against Dole

Honduran women reject US military presence

X-post from GD:Percentage of population below the extreme poverty line in Brazil, year by year.

Over 1000 Exposed to Dengue Fever In Florida

Guatemala 's justice gives 38 years in prison for murderers Rosenberg

Colombia drug wars 'fuelling extra judicial assassinations' in Ecuador

Medellin commission created to tackle impunity .

Bogota displaced leaders threatened by paramilitaries .

30 corpses discovered at Colombia-Ecuador border .

Argentine human rights leaders show support for embattled Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon

Witness for Peace urging action for Cuba Travel Bill

Salvadorian president slams visit of Honduras' former post-coup leader

Colombian former deputy minister assassinated

Venezuelan Congress rejects "meddling" of Chilean Senate

Cuba frees prisoners, but Fidel steals spotlight

Slushie!

Va. congressman heads forum on gun show loophole

It's too bad neither Murtha or Strickland are "Real Dems", or so we've been told.

Chicago Police Department Roster of “Unsafe Handguns” (Nothing can be registered)

Can the NRA or ACLU or any other alphabet soup create new rights?

Gun Sales Expected to Shoot Up in wake of SCOTUS Chicago Ruling

SAF sues New York State over need provision in state law

Lawmakers Push Immigration/UAFA

538.com: Approximately 250 million live in jurisdictions that recognize same-sex marriage

The Hill: ENDA Won't Make Senate Floor

NOM's Hate Tour Attracts Tens Of People

One Iowa launches campaign to protect gay marriage

BTB: Will Luxembourg be eleven?

When the Bride Takes a Bride, Businesses Respond

VA Gov McDonnell's Former In-Law Speaks Out for Gay Rights

Gay Fla. city councilman seeks U.S. House seat

GLAAD disappointed with ABC’s statement on “down low” comment

City Pays $20K for Banning Gay Musical

We just decided our next trip is going to be to Buenos Aires

NOM counter-protesters?

World Net Daily's Unfunny DJ Dolce Thinks It's OK To Use "Faggot"

Hey Conservatives -- Gays Are Better Parents Than You

‘Something Needs to Be Done’: Massey Mine Survivor Testifies Before Congress

Picketing Of Toyota Dealers Is Part Of A UAW Effort To Organize Toyota- 07/15/10

Trumka tells AFT: Stand together, march together, vote together

Time to Fulfill the Promise of the National Labor Relations Act

Report from Arizona: Immigration and Workers' Rights

AFL-CIO Says Senate Financial Reform Vote Represents “Historic Shift” Of Power

Today in Labor History July 16 The "Great Upheaval" of 1877 began, Martial law declared in strike

Last Chance to Win a $22,000 Triton Bass Boat (55 additional ways to win)

CARLSBAD (CA): City agrees to $2 million for new farmworker housing

Trans Woman Booted From Country Club

Poll question:***JULY PHOTO CONTEST*** poll 1

Poll question:***JULY PHOTO CONTEST*** poll 2

where work took me today

Contrast

Scuba diving dachshund, oil-covered birds, a baby wallaby and more in Animal views

*** Photo contest preliminaries posted in GD****

question ??

Aviation Industry Harnesses Algae for Biofuel

Space Weather Turns into an International Problem

Michael Tomasky's Friday Science Quiz

Titan's lakes follow a "hydrologic" cycle

Look Up! The Billion-Bug Highway You Can't See

Malaria-proof mosquito engineered

The research field of supernovae is exploding right now!

Endgame

Greater U.S. military aid should assist Israel's 'tough' peace talks decisions, official says

Poll: Most Americans would back Israel attack on Iran

MESS Report / New cars, a sign of West Bank good life

Greater U.S. Military Aid Should Assist Israel's 'Tough' Peace Talks Decisions, Official Says

Wow, this GD thread

Anybody watch the new shows on SyFy last night?

For the Week of July 15, 2010 & final Uranus/Saturn opposition

The Mayan Code: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind (podcast)

Starcodes this week - Heather Roan Robbins

Reversing Adult Onset Diabetes

It’s HOT! The Unexpected Joys of Hot Flashes

DOH! Indonesian Muslims told to change prayer direction

Matthew's Messages

Medicare's Future - Pro | Doctors likely to flee from low payments, onerous rules

The joys of American healthcare: tracking down test results

Walt Disny and Kraft move regional HQ to Shanghai

So you hate unemployment...

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