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Obama to hold conference on battling unemployment | Reuters
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:39 PM EST (Reuters)
"We have an obligation to consider every additional responsible step that we can to encourage and accelerate job creation in this country," Obama told reporters before departing for Japan, the first stop on his trip. With unemployment at 10.2 percent in October, a 26-1/2 year hi …
Blackwater Said to Approve $1 Million in Iraqi Bribes After Shootings - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:16 PM EST (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civ …
9 Months In-- the Accomplishments of our "Far-Left, Do-Nothing President"
Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:10 PM EST
Banned the use of "harsh interrogation" and ordered the closing of Guantanamo.Reversed George W.
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Does the Constitution protect prosecutors who fabricate evidence? - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:20 PM EST (Slate)
"If the court's going to go back to first principles, let's look at the statute Congress passed in 1871. ... This is one of the great civil rights statutes.
Poll: Americans divided in battle for Congress
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:48 AM EST (CNN)
"Washington (CNN) -- With a year to go before midterm congressional elections, a new national poll indicates that Americans are divided over whether they'd vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their district."
Ford turns a profit, reaping rewards of turnaround - Business- msnbc.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:54 PM EST (msnbc.com)
Three years ago, Ford was considered in the worst shape of the Detroit Three after posting what was at the time the worst annual loss in its history.
Why gay marriage, getting high, and going to Cuba will soon be legal. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine
Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:06 PM EDT (Slate)
"Within 10 years, it seems a reasonable guess that Americans will travel freely to Cuba, that all states will recognize gay unions, and that few will retain criminal penalties for marijuana use by individuals.
Top Five Reasons the Baucus Bill Is Really, Really Bad
Seeded on Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:52 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
"How is this terrible? Let us count the ways. First, it will hit plans hardest when they enroll older employees (who, you will remember, can cost five times as much to cover).
Former Bush Cabinet Secretary is focus of corruption probe
Seeded on Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:27 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
The Justice Department is investigating whether former Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton illegally used her position to benefit Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the company that later hired her, according to officials in federal law enforcement and the Interior Department.
Why I Loved Obama's Health Care Speech
Seeded on Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:53 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
"I loved Pres. Obama's speech. It rallied dispirited Democrats, reassured disenchanted independents and intimidated Republicans. He called a lie a lie, and pledged to call out the right-wing thugs if (well, when) they continue lying."
Bill does NOT make Private Health Insurance Illegal!
Seeded on Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:59 AM EDT (The News is NowPublic.com)
"There is talk going around that the Health Care Reform Bill makes Individual Private Health Insurance illegal. I believe that IBDeditorials.com originally posted this hooey and it has circulated around the conservative talking sites like the new gospel."
Barney Frank on the Daily Show: "I was very critical of this effort to make people into homeowners when they couldn't afford it."
Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:54 AM EDT
Congressman Barney Frank in an Interview with John Stewart on the Daily Show last night said he had opposed using Fannie Mae and Freddie mac as vehicle for home ownership for low income buyers.
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All the president's men (and women) and their pay
Seeded on Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:06 AM EDT (St. Petersburg Times > Local News)
The Obama White House recently released the salaries of its 487 staffers. The highest-paid administration staffer, the president's director of public health policy, David Marcozzi, earns $193,000, while salaries bottom out at $36,000.
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms!
Fri Jul 3, 2009 3:59 PM EDT
The other night we had my brother and his family over for dinner. My wife had butchered fillet Mignon from a beef tender loin, and then we learned my niece is now a vegetarian.
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No Machine Can Do My Job As Resentfully As I Can | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Seeded on Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:01 PM EDT (The Onion)
Dedicated to everyone who has lost a job, is losing a job or prays to god everyday that the misery will soon end.
Writing Down the Bones June 18, 2009 Topic: Fathers
Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:14 AM EDT
With Father's Day coming up this seemed an appropriate theme, especially as we did one on moms back here (and feel free to add to that or any other prior exercises) Here are the rules
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Do you drive an American made car?
Sun May 31, 2009 9:13 PM EDT
There has been a lot of talk about how terrible it is that GM and Chrysler and filing for bankruptcy. Amidst all this hand wringing is anybody buying American made cars any more?
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Daily Kos: Countering Begala's Countering of the new Luntz health talking points memo
Seeded on Sun May 24, 2009 3:18 PM EDT (Daily Kos)
Several weeks ago the king of Republican talking points, Frank Luntz, put out a memo outlining how the GOP could once again kill meaningful health care reform.
Did High-Value Detainee Commit Suicide in Libya? | Newsweek Voices - Terror Watch | Newsweek.com
Seeded on Wed May 13, 2009 7:16 AM EDT (Newsweek)
The story of the detainee, Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, became a major embarrassment for the Bush administration after disclosures in 2004 that he had been the principal source for widely cited claims by the White House that Saddam Hussein had provided chemical- and biological-weapons …
Tom Matzzie: Two Lessons From An Anti-Warrior
Seeded on Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:37 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
If we learn nothing else from the war in Iraq it should be that the task of staying out of wars should be a critical activity of human civilization.
How to Stop AIG's Bonuses
Seeded on Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:46 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
AIG's decision to pay out at least a hundred and sixty five million dollars in bonuses takes the bank bailout program's abuse of the public trust to a whole new level. This act simply cannot be allowed to stand. The only question is how to stop it.
Adam Green: An Open Invitation to NBC's Erin Burnett
Seeded on Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:40 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
For those of you who missed John Stewarts central point; that CNBC was a cheerleader for Wallstreet instead of investigating potential wrongdoing. Here is an example of another CNBC analyst who makes excuses for wallstreets abuses instead of challenging them on it.
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These Guys Served?! Who Knew?You'd never know by looking at these four celebrities, but before they entered the limelight they all served in the U.S. military.
- Billboard Against Obama: Free Speech Or Hate Speech?
A controversial billboard in a small Colorado town portrays President Barack Obama as a terrorist and questions his citizenship. "Since Fort Hood, I've had it," owner Phil Wolf (the creator of the billboard) told FOX 31 News on Friday. "You can't suggest things. You can't profile.
A Conservapedia Article on Liberals and Friendship
Conservapedia is a favorite read of mine. So much of what Conservatism is, is reactionary so I'm always interested in seeing what they come up with without direct input from the opposing side.
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I've been on this planet 42 short years. But in that 42 years, something has happened, right before my eyes. Yet I never saw it occur.
- 5 Extremely Compelling Reasons Not To Hold Terror Trials In New York City [Comic]
Sorry folks, no summary. Click through to read the comic (it's worth it).
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Listen up Libs and cons: There is enough hyprocisy to go around