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Archives: February 9, 2011

Hoax in the Holy Land: Jerusalem UFO a Proven Fake

Vote eyed in AZ on denial of citizenship to kids

Anyone got a towel? Look at the upper right of this page....

Kern County cockfight injury leads to man's death

Real Security Threats: Unemployment and Economic Hardship

American Soldier Loses Both Legs in Front of Camera (French TV documentary on Afghanistan - GRAPHIC)

American Soldier Loses Both Legs in Front of Camera (French TV documentary on Afghanistan - GRAPHIC)

How long before Glenn Becktard ties the song "Disco Inferno" to the WTC attacks?

Taxes: If you've only got unemployment $$ all year can you still get $$ back?

Court tells man to stay away from Facebook founder

Dr. Margaret Flowers: A Better Approach to Health Care

Dr. Margaret Flowers: A Better Approach to Health Care

Spontaneous Protest Erupts Over Gore Hiring Olbermann.

I ask: Are snow storms caused by the Muslim Brotherhood?

4th Circuit Nominee Describes Selection Process

Voters will be investigated

ABUSIVE Afghan Husbands Want This Woman DEAD

WikiLeaks cables: Saudi Arabia cannot pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices

NPR said that if Assange is extradited to the U.S. he might be sent to Guantanamo...

Iran-Contra

I think Keef should have a political contest for the hell of it.

I think Keef should have a political contest for the hell of it.

House rejects extensions of Patriot Act provisions

Egyptian state TV propaganda: English-speaking foreigners keeping people from leaving Tahrir Square

Aunt Jo died and left me a bunch of catfish farms in Mississippi

did anyone watch Keith tonight

KS House panel considers repealing law granting tuition breaks to illegal immigrants

MO Democrat proposes bill that would force non-profit disclosure

Final Tarrot card for Koch "brother"

A file many will find useful, in two useful variations.

CRTC plan to lift ban on false news prompts political investigation

PATRIOT Act renewal fails in the House thanks to Tea Partiers who didn't vote with GOP.

Well, this is a new one for me:

Republicans v. EPA battle goes public

AP: How HuffPo became a star _ and why AOL wants it

Survey says....Spend $1M on a survey on school reform, then annouce it was inconclusive

Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Brad Friedman subs for Mike! &

New Jam in US, Pakistan Relations: American Accused of Double Murder (Claims Diplomatic Immunity)

New Jam in US, Pakistan Relations: American Accused of Double Murder (Claims Diplomatic Immunity)

CNN's John King takes victory laps over "rare" Newt interview. IT'S A RARITY, DAMMIT! NEWT! RARE!

Egyptian Vice-President Omar Suleiman: The CIA's man in Cairo

On Jeopardy today, Boehner was a question that nobody knew

Union-Made Valentine's Day Sweets

Thank you, mods, for enforcing the "tard" policy:

Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy

Any Banksters here?

Powell's Books (Portland) lays off 31

Sophie B. Hawkins - really?

Brief diversions vastly squirrel! improve focus, researchers find

How many Intel engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Mandatory Couples Counseling Prior To Granting Divorces?

Why is it that the GOP seems to mistrust the personal actions of the

If we call Tim Pawlenty "Top-Posting Attention-Whore" could that end his Tpaw push?

Facing Title IX Pressure, Cal May Restore the Teams It Cut

Bush and Cheney in 2012

Arranging via PM for a DU member to post an OP that I wrote. Bad idea?

Totally theoretical: Nader or Obama?

The best question fox news ever asked on their website

Frances Fox Piven: The real threat of Glenn Beck's fantasies

A Guide to the Open Internet. . .

When Irish Eyes Are Crying

Go Egypt!!

Tom Engelhardt: Driving through the gates of hell

UK Uncut!

Is the Bradley case in jeopardy now?

Lawrence O'Donnell on "Groupon Superbowl Ads"...

Most Tennesseans favor Muslims' right to build houses of worship.

Program to aid displaced workers might expire Saturday

Frank Wisner in Cairo: The Empire's Bagman

Rich Take From Poor as U.S. Subsidy Law Funds Luxury Hotels

In the 'Republic of Tahrir,' Egypt gets its Woodstock moment

All "the dogs various groups have" in the Egyptian turmoil are legion.

Meet the new Tom DeLay of Texas: State Rep Larry Taylor

Has the administration frozen Mubarak's assets yet?

U.S. Proposes Veto Power for Website Domains

A change in Neb. electoral system? (because Obama got a vote here 08))

Allstate: we like being in banking, makes us money. Govt: new scrutiny/regulations. Allstate: Bye

No More Immunity for George W. Bush – Abroad, at Least

While our govt discusses gutting programs for the poor, luxury hotels built with federal subsidies

Radical Muslim Treats and the Sharia Creep: Colbert Report

DU Ad for "Iranium"

All out attack on SS, Medicare, Medicaid on Morning Joe

Vision: How Small, Mostly Conservative Towns Have Found the Trick to Defeating Corporations

6 Mistakes Could Sabotage Women's Careers (Trying To Please Could Hold Women Back)

Teabaggers & Democrats Join To Defeat GOP Patriot Act

Taliban and Al-Qaeda are Worlds Apart

Michelle Obama was very gracious in her interview with Matt Lauer when at times he acted like Bill O

Commentary: Look at all of the bubbles

PLEASE sign the petition through Common Cause to get Scalia & Thomas

Omar Suleiman, "Egypt’s Torturer-in-Chief," Tied to False Iraq WMD Tortured "Intel"

Tenn. GOP lawmaker credits Hooters for success

I don't want to pay for war

Protest in Egypt Takes a Turn as Workers Go on Strike

Shark catching drives species to extinction

City of Buffalo Bans Fracking

Lawrence O'Donnell just announced that the GOP controlled house

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 1

Alcohol bans linked to lower STD rate

RATINGS: 'Morning Express' with Robin Meade Continues to Surpass 'Morning Joe' in 2011!

Colorado GOP Chairman Quits: 'I'm Tired Of The Nuts'

Quelle surprise !!!: The Conservative Party in Britain is bankrolled by Banksters

Argh. Another shibboleth shattered--for Top Gear fans

Robots to get their own internet. I don't know why they need another one, they already control ours

If you want to join me, I am wearing red today . . .

Your Morning Laugh (At the site that shall not be named)

America's Stay-at-Home Ex-President - By Ray McGovern

America's Stay-at-Home Ex-President - By Ray McGovern

Egypt protesters fear revenge if Mubarak stays

Attn Educators! Middle & H.S Curriculum on Homelessness

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Cute and fun: KU students form dancing flash mob at basketball game

How to rule the world for five minutes, By Mark Morford

Channel 5, the Egyptian state television channel for Alexandria, has suddenly stopped broadcasting

Muslim Brotherhood says it will not field presidential candidate in Egypt elections

Repug legislators intend to protect Georgia from the rapidly encroaching terra of Sharia law

From Canada: How to talk to the new (US) Congress about trade

The Diane Rehm Show 10am est Wikileaks, the Internet and Democracy

UK denounces multiculturalism while Canada celebrates it

Ex-Mayor of Fort Wayne will not have building named after him

Can we please stop giving the asshat tea party caucus credit for stopping the Patriot

Eat more Gulf Shrimp commercial infront of a video of a dying giant squid caught on Delray Beach.

the egyptian revolution didn't stop because brian williams & anderson cooper left

Wikileaks Cable: Saudi Oil Reserves Exaggerated By 40 Percent

The law applies to Bush, too (and Obama)

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 3

Boom in Gay-Friendly Theatre (Argentina)

It Ain't Just Mubarak -- 7 of the Worst Dictators the U.S. Is Backing to the Hilt

The (Health) Insurers’ Real Agenda for Change

Increasingly Broad Social Movements Fight Mining

World-renowned ornithologist dies in car crash

New UCLA project streams Twitter updates from Egypt unrest on digital map of Cairo

Unsettled on Egypt

If we're going to have to remember Ronald Reagan, then we should also remember Ben Linder

Deaf dog adopted by deaf kids after learning sign language

'Let them eat cake'

'Let them eat cake'

State Senator: "Brothers don't work as hard as Mexicans"

Omar Suleiman’s Involvement in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla

Reagan’s Third-World Reign of Terror

HEY BOEHNER and CANTOR, where are the jobs? 34 days and what? ZERO

Police Tell Wanna-be Superhero To Stop His Nonsense , not allowed to wear mask

Police Tell Wanna-be Superhero To Stop His Nonsense , not allowed to wear mask

Air Force Claims It’s Illegal for Families to Read WikiLeaks at Home

Remembering Reagan

An experience with the Thai health care system after a bike accident there:

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Boehner: 'I should be' considered a member of the Tea Party

SF school is model for fight against obesity

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 2

Do you think TPTB are fearful of a TRULY independent news source?

Egypt's popular revolution will change the world

Harry Hopkins would have said to Ben Bernanke....

Update on Rep. Giffords from Houston

Update on Rep. Giffords from Houston

InfoWorld: The government is driving some people away from the cloud

Brace yourself for the food-price bubble

Brace yourself for the food-price bubble

The "Big Four" all need to be cut.......

Mexico stands up to Monsanto – says no to GMO corn

Elisatwit sings the National Anthem every night with her kids

Senate H-1B Visa foes begin new attack...

Top of the Ticket

‘Science Guy’ Speaks Out: Bill Nye Says Nay To Anti-Evolution Crusade, As Bills Pop Up In The States

Rumsfeld was intent on going after Saddam hours after the plane hit the Pentagon

The DLC is shutting its doors after 25 years?!?!

*THIS* is how it's done!

*THIS* is how it's done!

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 4

Stuxnet marks the start of the next security arms race

The White House Stakes Its Political Capital on a Massive Intercity Rail Plan

The new waste-to-energy power plant in Copenhagen ski slope& smoke rings

(Congresman-D) Ackerman To Obama: ‘End U.S. Aid To Egypt’

Passive aggressive bi-partisanship kills needless spying

Data intelligence firms proposed a systematic attack against WikiLeaks

"Tom Tomorrow" on Right Wing Confusion about Egypt...

Sen Jim Webb (D-VA) will not seek re-election in 2012

Pakistan Cabinet Resigns to Reduce Government Expenditure

Emanuel resurfaces in Blagojevich case

Reagan's Associates

Just how long has our Government and our Justice Department been corrupt?

Just how long has our Government and our Justice Department been corrupt?

RNC's former Tampa convention team spent $1 million on themselves...

Right wing desperation reaches new level, tries to connect teachers unions to Teh Islam

From the folks that brought you "No Child Left Behind"...

It pains me so very much that it has come to this;

Meeting Children in Need

Tunisia senate agrees to widen presidential powers

Egyptian Labor Adds Voice: 'Closed Until Fall of Regime'

Egypt 2011 = Iran 1979?

Kansas to make the definition of Discrimination a political football:

No Arizona law for Colorado

Hemp on the ropes: Efforts to liberalize hemp growing could offer jobs and revenues

OK, I expect better from NPR than this.... offensive TOON

Durham University: Substantial secret funding for espionage.

Proposed Ohio abortion law would be one of strictest in country

Just in case someone has not seen this interview of Wael Ghonim

Obama Walks in the WRONG Direction

A BIG THANKS - To The 122 Dems & 26 Repubs Who Voted Against Reauthorization

2011 Solar Decathlon Is Off the National Mall

Want the newest $300 handbag? You have to eat the cow first.

A lot of HP readers are migrating to current tv's website

Tennessee legislator: Hooters “helped shape who we are today.”

Olbermann tweet re: Rep. Gabby Giffords

The Great Snow Dump round 3

Anyone here watch "Frontline" last night?

Lawmakers oppose federal bailout for states

Karma (payback) can be a real MF....

Webb won't run in 2012

So I was puttering around with Where in the World is Camen Sandiego last night.

Obama School Reform Plan Relies on Big Business

Gabby getting her voice back!!!

Update on Representative Giffords 'She is enjoying 3 meals a day'

Guardian UK: US fears Saudi oil may have been overstated by 40%

Deaf dog gets sign language training

MoJo's 1984 Reagan Illustrations

Fear, Fear, Fear....I had hoped that things would change

Egypt's Channel 5 TV broadcast cut as army surrounds headquarters!

(Google exec) Wael Ghonim: Negotiation days with Mubarak are over

JCPenney Closes Six Stores, Catalog Operation

Cops shoot and kill two Egyptian demonstrators. Police station and NDP headquarters set on fire.

Navy expects to finish DADT training by June 30

Poll: Should we give our 2 billion dollars in aid to the protesters or Mubarak this year?

Egyptian protesters staging a sit-in to block parliament building

Don't know what to think about this guy.

Cairo newspaper reports: A new wave of demonstrations, workers strikes and sit-ins.

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 6

KBR Tries to Convince Judge to Use Iraqi Law in Shower Death of Green Beret

The Forgotten 99ers -- Abandoned By Their Country

Testimony against same-gender marriage from "family" advocates convince lawmaker to vote FOR teh gay

Republicans STILL planning to change definition of rape.

Why not Socialism?

Porn and other atrocities: Once upon a time, journalism strived to help people make informed decisio

Seriously? Faux....President Bristol Palin now?..

Rap of the Revolution

Rush Limbaugh Advises Fox To Ignore Keith 'Olberdork

Family Fued - "What gets passed around"

New Study Reveals the Benefits of EPA Regulation for Labor

Rep Franklin's take on gays gold goats and God

Joint Chiefs offer fresh targets to bomb the hell out of

Name that song. A little help please. Can anybody ID the music at 6:00min point of this video? Thnx

Yes we can put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015

Egyptian farmers join protests blocking a main highway and railway. Homeless slum dwellers protest

Obama's ratings inch up as economy improves

I need help compiling all the cuts to mental health services that the GOP is proposing in FL

Rare ocelot sighted, treed in Huachucas

Rare ocelot sighted, treed in Huachucas

The False Narrative of the Corporate Media: Obama Becoming Business Friendly

A full-length mink coat, a McCain/Palin bumper sticker and a Prius

Will the 112th Congress work hard -- or hardly work?

Wild elephants destroy palm, rubber plantation in Indonesia, threaten villagers

The Fairness Draft

Spitzer is holding the Egyptian Ambassador's feet to the fire. Mr. Ambassador

Try to Remember

Today's Tahrir update from a friend in Cairo.

Cenk Uyger: St. Reagan the Conservative?

Al Gore and MSNBC get in shoving match after Keith Olbermann's move to Current TV

Al Gore and MSNBC get in shoving match after Keith Olbermann's move to Current TV

Robots to get their own internet (BBC)

52% of Americans have heard little or nothing about Egyptian demonstrations

Rick Perry attacks media on $27B shortfall, wants state colleges to offer $10,000 bachelor degree

Myths regarding US aid and aid giving

100 UC Irvine faculty members ask district attorney to drop charges against Muslim students

Wednesday Toon Roundup 1- Republican'ts

NYT: U.N. Food Agency Issues Warning on China Drought

Bernie Sanders coming up on Ratigan n/t

Discover The Network Out To Crush Our Public Workers

Egyptian youth and opposition groups band together to form a national coalition

City Bans Smokable Incense And All Smoking Devices

"The Four Questions Every Liberal Must Be Asked"- The Answers-- Fox Nation

Minnesota governor proposing tax increases, jobs spending

Can We Stop the Continuing Decimation of America's Middle Class in Time? If So, How?

Egypt's army 'involved in detentions and torture'

For the Catholics (collapsed or not) on DU, this gave me a bit of a chuckle today =)

Shouldn't Assange and Wikileaks get SOME credit for the democratic revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt?

Battle of Wolves

O'Reilly interrupted Obama 72 times

Sorry

What a GW Bush arrest may look like

11 of the Tea Party GOP's Most Ridiculous Policy Ideas (So Far)

In Sign He Is Still In Charge, State-run Media Names Mubarak ‘Sexiest Man Alive’

Damn this snow anyway

Opposition to renaming Coronado Bay Bridge after st ronnie

Why Are Conservatives ‘Turning’ on Glenn Beck?

Went to American Legion meeting tonight

On 9/11 - Rumsfeld Fiddled - While Cheney Ran the Country

On 9/11 - Rumsfeld Fiddled - While Cheney Ran the Country

LAT OP ED: AOL & HuffPo. The loser? Journalism

'Pro-life' Republicans go after women and children in budget cuts

Lack Of Health Care Access Due To Costs Remains A Problem For Some In Massachusetts

America’s Income Inequality Worse than Egypt

Nonviolent Activism Is Middle Eastern

Current TV Plans Its Reinvention: Part MSNBC, Part Discovery Channel, With More Professional Content

Previously suppressed photo -- The ONLY time the puppetmasters slipped and revealed the strings:

SC Senator Defends Comments About Work of Blacks, Whites & Mexicans

The Myth of Obama's Big Spending

If we pulled the baloney Lindsay Lohan pulled, Would we be in jail?.

Ohio Senate Republicans move to wipe out collective bargaining for all state workers

Is Glenn Beck Sincere

Democrats on the Mubarak payroll

Obama Says He Will Resend Message to Mubarak, This Time in All Caps

I don't see the Git-R-Done feature

20 min shoveling snow.... geeesh. gettin old. sure nice having a 15 yr old son

20 min shoveling snow.... geeesh. gettin old. sure nice having a 15 yr old son

Republicans use only half of their brains/ dems use both sides

Obama and Huckabee on crime

Former Judge Is on Trial in ‘Cash for Kids’ Scheme

Ha! So, Code Pink (looks like) put up a page to move Uncle Don's book to the Crime section.

How Moody's sold its ratings - and sold out investors

What WILL we tell the children?

"From there, Madison went on a Smurfberry binge on the family iPad. "

(Even Brightly Colored) Toy Guns Would Be Banned Under Proposed Hawaii Legislation

NY-26 Rep. Chris Lee Busted By Gawker For Scamming On Craigslist Women

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Apologizes for Military Foreclosures

Gov Cuomo needs to call for a Special Election: "LEE"

Bill Maher: O’Reilly ‘unpatriotic’ in his Obama interview

Frank Luntz is one of the most dangerous men in the US

Post office had $329 million loss in first quarter

AFA: Native Americans Are Morally Disqualified To Own Land Because They Have Rejected Jeebus

It is way past the time for the Federal Government to start a jobs program

If KO interrupted GWB 40plus times what would have happened to KO?

Mr. President, You've Asked Nicely. Now What?

The Rude Pundit - In Brief: The "Insanity" of the GOP Reaction to Energy Independence Projects

LUCY...you got some 'splainin' to do (Bachmann Asked By FEC For Info On $1.5 Mil In Donations)

Not a one is a member of the Republican Party

Too bad that there aren't more Congressmen Oh-Soooo-Sexy GOPers on Craigslist

How are those small government southern governors

A question about income tax and poverty

LOL! Rep Lee resigns. So much for shirtless guy.

The March of Socialism, Obama-Style: If the Poor Want Fuel, They Can Go Ask Chavez

My Take: The Bible’s surprisingly mixed messages on sexuality

Who do you miss the most: Reagan or Ray Charles?

State senator so horrified by homophobic testimony that he may support marriage equality for gays

Besides Webb, who else will not be in the senate in Jan '13?

I hope that The Nation magazine will have a program on a revitalized Current TV

Tweey it doesn't fucking matter whether ReTHUGS

Obama's Onslaught on Community Action. Will he succeed where Reagan, Gingrich, & GWB failed?

Social Security, pensions, etc are American Rights-take those away & we're

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 5

I guess I have one question for Chris Lee

Obama To Cut Energy Assistance For Poor; Kerry Urges Him To Reconsider

Bill Nye -- Science Guy!!! ... ... ... ... ... Bill O -- Science d-OH!!!!!!!!

The Government's Case Against Julian Assange Is Falling Apart

How Al Gore Offered Keith Olbermann a Job - Within 24 Hours

Job Competition Rises to 9 People per Opening

Obama seeks longer PATRIOT Act extension than Republicans (December 2013)

In Egypt: "The Government Is Losing Patience"

Married GOP Congressman Sent Sexy Pics to Craigslist

House Republican Spending Cuts Target Programs For Children And Pregnant Women

House GOP Spending Cuts: The List

UK woman dies after 'buttocks injection' at US hotel

Uh oh, now it's really on. Protest groups begin to form in Saudi Arabia

Giffords speaks, asking for toast with breakfast

The Winter of '10-'11

Tea Party to Launch New Magazine at CPAC

What would happen if what is happening in Egypt happened here?

Some folks here on DU seem to want to Abandon Huff Post, Dennis Kucinich, Bernie Sanders, Jon Stewar

Egypt VP Suleiman says there will be "no ending of the regime" and democracy protests must end soon.

For Car Cassette Decks, Play Time Is Over

Strikes erupt as Egypt protesters defy VP warnings

Student graduates from college, dies and Wells Fargo wants her parents to pay off her student loan

* Fight between Beck, Kristol pits crazy right-wingers against merely nutty

This is embarrassing. The U.S. is second to last among nations who accept and believe in evolution,

Air Force: All Wikileaks readers are criminals (then beats a retreat)

Sen. Jim Webb, Virginia Democrat, Won't Seek Re-election

"Fannie and Freddie phase-out plan due"

Wednesday Toon Roundup 2- Egypt

Is Democracy even possible in Egypt? It isnt something that can just be instituted with a wave of

Did Keith Olbermann Just Make a Huge Mistake?

Security Firms Pitching Bank of America on WikiLeaks Response Proposed Targeting Glenn Greenwald

Security Firms Pitching Bank of America on WikiLeaks Response Proposed Targeting Glenn Greenwald

Alan Simpson speaks of sparrow belches, green weenies, and Social Security.

Rebel gardeners wage veggie war with 'seed bombs'

Rep. Chris Lee Sending Half-Naked Pics To Ladies On Craigslist

Congressman Christopher Lee Resigns

The real threat of Glenn Beck's fantasies

Feb. 9, 1965: First Combat Troops Sent to Vietnam

There is no need to cede the word "entitlement" to the GOP

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 7

I am another budget cut.

Keith Olbermann joins Al Gore: The professional left strikes back!

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 8

Alert: AFP - Egyptian Revolutionaries Are Fighting Online Wars Against Gangs Of Mubarak's Trolls

"Education plans set out by conservative governor & Obama nearly identical"

Debt Collection Company Says I Owe Hollywood Video Money (Consumerist)

Did Ray Davis Shoot Two Pakistani Agents?

Obama's Scary Budget: Why the Neediest People Should Be the Most Afraid

Wow, Joe Scum getting his ass handed to him over unions/state's debts.

The biggest story we're not talking about: Food.

Egyptian Revolution Tweets. Day 15, No To Crumbs, Part 9

What are you doing for VD ?

Anderson Cooper Is On Fire

Kenneth Olsen dies at 84; co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp.

Kenneth Olsen dies at 84; co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp.

I may have saved a life today

City refuses to name govt center after former mayor, Harry Baals

We Need to Band Together to Protect Social Security Now

By the Numbers: Super Bowl Facts and Figures

Allen West taking Palin's keynote slot at conservative conference

Clarence Thomas Is Trying To Get Away With A Felony

When Will Obama Switch Parties

The Egyptian people are going to win this one and this is why

NPR reporting that SS is in the red...

Hartmann hosting wingers all day

Obama, Inc. - Hightower

Obama, Inc. - Hightower

Asking for her hand in marriage

Tax breaks for the rich, cut heating assistance to the poor

Egypt crisis flying under Americans' radar

This really irritates me! Why should we make up for losses due to fraudsters and criminals?

The Planet Keeps Warming, But U.S. Media Interest Cools

You'd never need government assistance, right?

Drivers Could Be Ticketed For Driving Slow In Left Lane (speeders out there- - get out of their way)

OK - Red Scare killed the first outing. Why not Socialist POLICY?

***** EGYPT Live Blog ***** Al Jazeera English, et.al. - Feb. 10 *****

Hypothesis: nearly all DUers support Wikileaks' mission.

Rep. Posey Can’t Say If He Takes Govt. Health Care-He Doesn’t ‘Know’ If He’s ‘A Federal Employee'

How Can We Crack the South

Scientology!

US Holds patent on medical cannabis (Hypocrite content)

Isn't the customer always right . If not how do they stay in

LOLZ ChristinePAC will enable me to counter the liberal-controlled GOP establishment

Christine O'Donnell's GrifterPac sends fundraising letter promising to get George Soros

Fannie's Scandalized, Freddie's Dead -- and the Next Financial Meltdown May Have Already Started

Cops: We Haven't Heard Any Of The 'Threats' That Nixed Palin Event

So Suleiman is threatening the people of Egypt with a coup

Do you know who's tracking you on the Web?

More trees than there were 100 years ago?

I can't say what I'm thinking about Obama.

Dennis Kucinich silent DU appreciation thread

What do you think of Black Women in commercials?

WikiLeaks: Egyptian 'torturers' trained by FBI

Bradley Manning - Is your name on this petition? Please sign.

A CALL For Liberals To ABANDON Huffington

US shop's Valentine's offer: sex toys for guns

ProtectOurElections.org Files Formal Complaints to Disbar and Prosecute Clarence Thomas

A Rich Fantasy Life

Firm Hacked by ‘Anonymous’ Plotted Against WikiLeaks on Bank’s Behalf (Glenn Greenwald Targeted)

Firm Hacked by ‘Anonymous’ Plotted Against WikiLeaks on Bank’s Behalf (Glenn Greenwald Targeted)

(B of A) Intel Attack Plan on Wikileaks leaked

Wednesday Toon Roundup 3- Economy

Wednesday Toon Roundup 4- Ronnie, Dummy and the rest

The One Successful Third Party Movement in U.S. History

Michelle Rhee urges Florida to abolish tenure, fire 8% of K-12 teachers.

DA to charge Lohan with felony grand theft

Court tells man to stay away from Facebook founder

US shop's Valentine's offer: sex toys for guns

Deputies ran check on Clemmons hours before 4 officers slain, reports show

North and South Korea agree talks on family reunions

Mexico army rescues 44 kidnapped CentAm migrants

Aristide lawyer gets ex-leader's Haiti passport

Plains and South brace for another winter storm

Governor wants to kill pill mill database

GOP freshmen help derail Patriot Act extension

UK woman dies after 'buttocks injection' at US hotel

Report: More than 700 Children Died in Afghan Conflict in 2010

Missouri executes man in 1991 slaying of girl, 11

Le Pen daughter inherits French far-right leadership

Silvio Berlusconi should be sent straight to trial over sex claims, say prosecutors

South Sudan minister shot dead in Juba: army

Three car bombs kill 7, wound 78 in Iraq's Kirkuk

Chipotle faces scrutiny over illegal workers

Warning Shot On Financial Protection

Ed Fallon: Only gays can call me on Wednesday

Bernanke to testify on economy before House committee

Bush's EPA Chief Urged Regulating Carbon Emissions in 2008, Letter Shows

Attorney: Ridgway likely to plead guilty to new murder charge

Mo. executes man in 1991 slaying of girl

GOP knocks Democratic proposal to cut oil company tax breaks

GOP Backs Massive Tax Increase To Phase Out Abortion Coverage By Private Insurers

Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on...but it don’t snow here, it stays pretty green

No threats reported to authorities over Palin's planned speech in Glendale By Kyle Glazier

Jordan's king swears in new Cabinet

Egypt protesters gain ground: Labour unions stage country-wide strikes & demonstrations extend

Rep. Justin Amash joins Dennis Kucinich and Democrats in opposition to Patriot Act extensions

Penis goes in. Penis goes out. Never an excommunication. You can't explain that.

Sudanese president urges supporters to use Facebook to overcome opposition

Yet another picture smuggled out from the mysterious Kali Ranch Kompound -- allegedly Kali's bedroom

Firm hacked by ‘Anonymous’ Plotted Against WikiLeaks on Bank’s Behalf: Report

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan (British)

Tunisia senate agrees to widen presidential powers

Costume/Clothing fans: Here's a fun site

My favorite EVER online cartoon -- a true classic:

Who here had never heard of the Super Bowl until the Black Eyed Peas.

Brazil choppers in Colombia to fly out FARC hostages

Report: More than 700 children died in Afghan conflict in 2010

Indonesia police guard churches amid wave of hate

ATTENTION "Simpsons" fans! The 2012 Super Bowl halftime show performer will be Inanimate Carbon Rod!

Favourite sports fan moment. For me it has to be the 1987 Canada Cup. Canada vs. the Soviets.

Urban snowboarding:

damn you TBS for the earworm

MiddleFingerMom would like to give you all a high 5!!!

No, that didn't come from ME! How come the CAT always gets blamed? I'm innocent! (dial-up warning)

Scratch 'Harry Baals' off list

Greek oil supertanker Irene hijacked off Oman

Job Competition Rises to 9 People per Opening

Wael Ghonim: Negotiation days with Mubarak are over

Did Ray Davis Shoot Two Pakistani Agents?

US govt seeks to reopen Blackwater case

China police stop spread of Egypt news: activist

I have a solution to the problem of the oil running out.

JPMorgan Apologizes For Overcharging 4,500 Soldiers and Foreclosure on 18 of Them

Man shot in restaurant to get $13M

The best option for streaming Netflix and other web based movie sites onto an HD screen?

Congressman Chris Lee (R) Resigns

How do you get rid of excess soap in a load of laundry?

Spokesman: Giffords recovering part of her ability to speak

Who Loves You, Baby?

Video Mid Day Distraction- Playmobil Stop Motion: Joy Division

The worst... coolest... nicest thing just happened.

The front just got here.

I just feel like ravin' about Edgar Allen Poe.

Moderate 5.2 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast

I have no heat in my house. It's -2 outside, 47 inside.

Is this a Rodin piece?

Guess what Hooters think you should get your speical someone for Valentine's Day

*THIS* is how it's done!

from ATA

Perfect songs - do you have one?

For all the glee fans out there...

Conspiracy! Just posted to my blog

happy birthday Joe Ely!

Target India & China: Obama tells corporate America

Giffords speaks, asking for toast with breakfast

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida

Nelson 'learning toward' another Senate run

Judge halts any Ecuadorean award against Chevron

Coroner: Busch's girlfriend overdosed on oxycodone

New House Energy Chair: Global Warming Not Man-Made

My Sarcococca is blooming!

Anyone notice the Exploding heart move is also the 'Thin Mint' story.

Picasso painting La Lecture fetches $40m at auction

New Bra

New Jersey rating cut on high debt, pension gap

God Chinese new year is annoying

Understanding Conversation Flow in GD

Something that could be funny

Bill Cosby looks terrible!

MOST DUers seem to have forgotten the HELL that was Ally McBeal until a thread like this gets posted

Deep13 + Gizmonic: 19 years together this week.

Whataburger is celebrating Valentine's Day by offering free jalapenos on all its burgers

ABC7 poll: Emanuel enjoying majority of support

Icelandic volcano 'set to erupt'

WikiLeaks: Egyptian 'torturers' trained by FBI

Janet Napolitano: US terror threat highest since 9/11

AP IMPACT: At CIA, grave mistakes, then promotions

(Jerry) Brown drops controversial plan to sell state buildings

Is it crazy to apply for two jobs at the same place?

Egypt's army 'involved in detentions and torture'

Another job application question...

Baking owl pellets behind evacuation of Cal State East Bay building

Daddy the Cat's foot is not broken. Something bit him.

Who here has seen "Despicable Me"? Is it any good?

My nephew got fired.

The phrase of the day is "buttocks injection". Modify any thread to include "buttocks injection".

Trouble In Fort Wayne, IN

Question for you re:birthday parties (for grownups).

Jordan tribes criticise Queen Rania's 'political role'

Daddy the Cat has a broken foot.

Daddy the Cat has a broken foot.

Two churches engage in sign warfare, hillarity ensues (Dial-up Warning)

Who here had never heard of the Black Eyed Peas until the Super Bowl.

Robots to get their own internet

House Fails To Extend Patriot Act Spy Powers

Republicans push energy, science, IRS cuts

Moscow airport bomb suspect named

Mexico drug violence not an 'emergency,' White House says

Racist Habs fans

Bomber Names Ex-CIA Operative in Cuba Bombings

Bomber Names Ex-CIA Operative in Cuba Bombings

DeLay files motion for retrial on money laundering charges

House GOP Chairman outlines sweeping spending cuts

Black SC lawmaker: Immigrants are hardest workers

(74 House) Dems: Thomas should recuse himself

Rumsfeld warns on effort to prosecute Bush abroad

Finally, a song with Enough Cowbell.

Could someone please explain to my fiancee two people don't need.....

Toronto, London stock exchanges merge

Female Teacher Accused of Sex with Five Students Over Five Months

Cute and fun: KU students form dancing flash mob at basketball game

Did you have a favorite kids' show when you were a rugrat?

10 degrees tonight. 26 tomorrow. jeez........

Are We Doing The Heart Thingys This Year?

unattached people- what will you do valentine's day?

Arranging via PM for a DU member to post an OP that I wrote. Bad idea?

Taco Bell offers free taco in lawsuit's wake

WikiLeaks cables: Saudi Arabia cannot pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices

EXCLUSIVE: White House to Cut Energy Assistance for the Poor

Sen. Jim Webb won't run for reelection in 2012

Bath Salts: Sen. Charles Schumer Looks to Impose Nationwide Ban

Arizona's New Citizenship Hate Bill SB1308

Chomsky on Egypt, Obama, Israel & Mubarak

Virginia "Ginni" Thomas and Liberty Consulting - Fake Astroturf - ProtectOurElections.org

AlJazeeraEnglish: Scenes from Egypt's Parliament: Closed for Business

Live Interview with Protester = Camped at Egyptian Parliament

AlJazeeraEnglish: Scenes from Egypt's PARLIAMENT: The Secret Blanket Convoy!!

Don't Call Me, Liz!!!

Do You Hear The People Sing?("Les Miserables")

"Who Do I Have to Hate to be Your Friend?" (Tommie Smothers)

Anderson Cooper & Egyptian Actor Khalid Abdalla Discuss The Lies & Brutality Of Mubarak's Regime

Keith Olbermann To Join Current TV

Young Turks: FL To Cut Medicaid, Corporate Taxes

Rachel Maddow (1) GOP small government talk_ big government agenda

Nancy Skinner on America Live on Fox News 2-8-11 supporting Chrysler ad, Detroit and autos

Thom Hartmann pulls a gun on state militias

Gay Marriage: At-Large City Council Candidate Forum

Gandhi - His Triumph changed the World Forever

Lincoln/Douglas Debates - Angry Town Halls of 1858

Gandhi's first protest

The Whitewashing Of Ronald Reagan

Quarantine the Kochs

Rachel Maddow sends Blanche Lincoln to Claire McCaskill. LOL

Glenn Beck Music Box!

Papantonio: Progressive Media Essential to Democracy

Thom Hartmann untangles the perverted history of guns

AJE - NEWS Update: Unions Boost Egypt Protests

Egypt explained -Toddlers know more about foreign affairs than most American adults

We are Witnessing the Birth of a TRUE Liberal Media!

Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space (documentary w/ Noam Chomsky, Martin Sheen, etc)

Bill Maher on O'Donnell's Last Word

Cenk on MSNBC: Money The Answer For Egypt?

TDPS: XXXChurch Anti-Porn Pastor Turns Anti-Gay During Interview, Talks "Quitting" Homosexuality

Rachel Maddow: Tuesday Largest Protest In Cairo So Far. Friday'll Be Even Bigger. It's Snowballing!

Charlie Brooker's 'How TV Ruined Your Life': Aspiration

Journalist Robert Fisk on the Gap Between U.S. Rhetoric and Action in Egyptian Uprising. 1 of 2

Deadbeat Bank Gets Served, (This will make your day)

Social Security Disconnect

Nancy Skinner on Freedom Watch discussing earmarks_unemployment_military spending 2-8-11

TDPS: John Boehner so obsessed with "transparency" that he rejects easy opportunity for transparency

Racist Limbaugh:Pepsi AD, Black Woman and Their Fear of Blonds

Revolution Truth

Fox News bashing fire fighters

REP. LEONARD LANCE: He Thinks HE DESERVES Better Health Care THAN YOU

Rachel Maddow audio of a conservative making the conservative pro-choice argument

Former TFA teacher says TFA has "noble purported aim", but mostly about influence, federal money.

Oh Snap! Gillibrand: GOP Showing "Heinous Disregard" for Women

Congressman Chris Lee (R-NY) Resigns After Shirtless Photo Posted on Internet

House rejects extensions of Patriot Act provisions

Jobless Claims Up Sharply as Bad Weather Forces Layoffs

On Harman's Resignation and a Possible Run By Marcy Winograd

Obama is in the pocket of big business and a sell out to progressives - NOT

Warning Shot On Financial Protection

In First Month Of Legislative Session, GOP Lawmakers In Five States Seek To Eliminate Abortion

How is Sarah Palin most like Ronald Reagan?

Obama Vs. GOP in New Mexico:

Allen West Unwittingly Endorses Stimulus-Funded [Gov't] Industries To ‘Turn Around’ The Economy

Obama's chance to earn his Nobel Peace Prize

Cops: We Haven't Heard Any Of The 'Threats' That Nixed Palin Event

"When the choice is between extreme and mild conservatives, progressives don’t stand a chance."

What Obama accomplished in the Primary...

Obama to propose relief for states burdened by debt from unemployment benefits

After Voting To Repeal Health Care, GOP Members Without Coverage Fear Cost To Family Members

GOP vote to pull money back from U.N. fails.

Are Republicans going to work to create jobs? Maybe after the “In God We Trust” motto vote

Dems To GOP After Patriot Act Fail: Welcome To The Big Leagues

MSNBC: Cenk interviews Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) about taxes being lowest since 1950

Has Obama issued a statement on the military's torturing of Bradley Manning?

About Bill O'Reilly interrupting the President 40 some times in Sunday's interview,

The GOP is channeling Einstein.

Senator Gillibrand calls out GOP for "heinous disregard for the health and well-being of women"

Mother Jones: House GOP Declares War on Planned Parenthood

Some thoughts about the terrifying trajectory in this country

Cantor blasts Obama for encouraging job creation in Chamber speech

We'll never have a Congress that works for us until we finance their campaigns

Poll: Majority says Obama will lose in 2012

What's the Real Unemployment Number?

Obama proposes slashing heating aid to the poor.

YAAAAAYYYYYYY! Petraeus Warns of a Bloody Spring.

Brazil: Indigenous tribes protest against Amazon dam (BBC)

Drumbeat: February 9, 2011

Crosspost from Economy: Crude Oil - price elasticity of supply

Desperation Rising with Global Temps: Deniers Say There's Plenty of "Artic" Sea Ice

U.S. House Energy Chairman Fred Upton Denies Anthropogenic Global Warming [Video]

68 Houses In Perth, Australia Destroyed By Bushfire - 32 More Damaged - AFP

GOP Eager To Cut Climate Aid Funding - Only Funding They Hate More Than Foreign Aid In General

7.5 Million Ha Of Indonesian Primary Forest & Peatland Designated For Destruction - Mongabay

World's #2 Palm Oil Company Will Preserve Indonesian Blahblah Pledge To Protect Blahblah Saves Blah

For Hudson Bay Polar Bears, Study Implies Thinner Ice = Up To 73% Reproductive Failure

Electric-car owners might face $100 state fee

US Corn Reserves At Lowest Levels In 15 Years - Greater Ethanol Demand Among Leading Reasons

A New Vision for America III - Rescue the Planet, Save Ourselves

Wikileaks - Saudis Cannot Pump Enough Oil To Hold Prices Down; Reserves Overstated By 40%

What I wish the President had said at Chamber of Commerce gathering the other night

Leading Peak Oil Theorist Now Believes in Peak Demand, Says We Have To Go Green

Despite NASA, NCDC, WMO Findings, Inhofe: "Actually, We're In The 3rd Year Of A Cooling Period."

Western analysts assumed Chernobyl had no containment buildings... and they were right.

Oh BOY ! James Inhofe Has A Book Coming Out! It's Called "The Hoax"!!!!!!

Groups Challenge Government’s WikiLeaks Twitter Probe

House Fails to Extend Patriot Act Spy Powers

Details on the strange death of a former Chilean president

Billo Interruptus: O'Reilly Disrupts Barack and Michelle

British Consul Closes Office to Duck Assange Letter

Reagan’s Third-World Reign of Terror

Robert Fisk: The wrong Mubarak quits. Soon the right one will go

NASA Primes New Satellite to Study Earth's Climate

Is 2010 Really The Warmest Year Ever?

How Reagan Brought the World to the Brink of Nuclear Destruction

Amy Goodman: Egypt’s Youth Will Not Be Silenced

Mukhtar Ablyazov – yet another fugitive tycoon made political exile in London?

Haiti Issues Passport to Vanquished President Aristide

U.S. fast food caught in immigration crosshairs

Is ‘Eat Real Food’ Unthinkable? (NYT Opinionator)

State Budget Cuts Are Bad for Your Health

Mr. Suleiman’s Empty Promises

Israeli praise for Egypt's Omar Suleiman

Insider Inquiry Steps Up Its Focus on Hedge Funds

The Arts of Cuba, Set to Wow New York

AOL (loves) HuffPo. The loser? Journalism

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Wikileaks, Assange, And Why There's No Turning Back

What California should learn from the Texas budget crisis

A New Vision for America III - Rescue the Planet, Save Ourselves

Obama's Bad Deal With the Chamber of Commerce - Robert Reich

Boehner Sex Scandel??????????????

U.S. must back democracy in Egypt regardless

Frances Fox Piven | The Real Threat of Glenn Beck's Fantasies

Ex-WikiLeaker Claims Defectors Took Control Of Leaks From Assange (Forbes)

Mysterious Shooting In Pakistan Becomes International Incident (TPM)

Why Obama's Half Measures Won't Save the States

Vision: How Small, Mostly Conservative Towns Have Found the Trick to Defeating Corporations

Egypt's popular revolution will change the world (Guardian UK)

The Internet Is Laughing at Rep. Chris Lee

Mike Thompson: Global warming and snow

The Institutionalization of Torture—Six Questions for Cherif Bassiouni by Scott Horton

Data intelligence firms proposed a systematic attack against WikiLeaks

What I wish the President had said at Chamber of Commerce gathering the other night

Majority Report: The Earmark Ban, John McCain and Libertarians

ATF Declaring War on Honest Gun Owners

Rate of Concealed Carry holder's crime in Texas.

NRA faces two crucial tests this week (Los Angeles and Redondo Beach)

To all Gun Control Advocates: Let's say you get your wish on an extended magazine ban .......

Why Obama's Silence on Gun Control Pleases No One

A deal I'm willing to make with gun control

Maryland: Two Anti-Gun Bills will be Considered in Committee this Thursday, February 10!

A well-regulated militia

A "poll" for the "gunniez" around here.

Brazil choppers in Colombia to fly out FARC hostages

Brazil's Alves says racism ingrained in Spanish grounds

Yoani Sanchez's blog unblocked in Cuba (Spanish)

Judge halts any Ecuadorean award against Chevron

Haiti issues new passport to Aristide, lawyer says

Cuban official testifies in ex-CIA agent's case

3 relatives of murdered Mexico activist disappear

Army official suggests U.S. troops might be needed in Mexico

Sally jenkins article- Washington Post

UNC vs DUKE tonight - smack talk escalates

The Super Bowl 400 fans now have a second option, which would you choose?

This is what I call a hole

Advocate Owner Regent Media Accused Of Scamming Big Banks Out Of $90 Million

State senator so horrified by homophobic testimony that he may support marriage equality for gays

Protecting the people's religious right to hate

Municipal polls: Fatah proposes, Hamas disposes

Egyptian uprising enables jailed Hamas militant to escape

Abbas, Dahlan take out Jordanian citizenship

Forgive me, Father, for I have linked...

A primary function of the First Council of Niceae was to take power from women it the church

For the Catholics (collapsed or not) on DU, this gave me a bit of a chuckle today =)

are concepts of Time in genisis actually measured in days?

Atheists head for high schools with new clubs for Godless teens

Proposed Private Space Plane Gets Fiery Name: Prometheus

The New/Old NASA/ESA Rocket?

Dr. Seussian Mystery Fluid Could Have Saved Top Kill

IceCube neutrino telescope in Antarctica finished

Ultrafast Quantum Computer Closer: Ten Billion Bits of Entanglement Achieved in Silicon

Is speculation in multiverses as immoral as speculation in subprime mortgages?

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