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Archives: November 8, 2009

Kathy Dahlkemper (Blue Dog, first termer, anti-abortion, PA) is on board

JPMorgan finds a nasty surprise (Sydney Morning Hearld)

Hannity, Bachmann, and Steve King: Three right-wing psychos at once

Target Asset Protection apprehensions... RE: The Wal-mart thread

Rep. Chet Edwards "No" On Reform - Illustrates The Folly Of Trying To Buy GOP Peace

I believe the leadership has cut a deal and the Stupak amendment

67% of victims already ill [H1N1 in Japan]

Undefeated Zenyatta has won the Breeders' Cup Classic

Undefeated Zenyatta has won the Breeders' Cup Classic

A GOP vote for health care? (Cao of LA; if Stupak amendment passes)

Consumers Union supports the House health reform bill (H.R. 3962)

Consumers Union supports the House health reform bill (H.R. 3962)

Just able to tune in now. Have we seen any men willing to stand up

Report: 237 Millionaires in Congress

Why is the Stupak amendment even necessary?

Eat my ass Cathy McMorriss (and Michele Bachmann)

Stupak amendment looks like it may get voted down. Funny how they keep quiet about

Michele Bachmann got leid.

Hundreds protest health bill amid looming vote

Hundreds protest health bill amid looming vote

Hoseracing fans -You go Zenyatta girl!!!!!

Break from HCR stress: There wasn't time for Bruce Willis to suit up and save our asses

Goldman Sacs Doing God's Work... Poor Poor Lord Blankfein..

HuffPo - "GOP Reform Proposal Borrows Heavily From AHIP's Approach"

I really wish Ted could be here tonight.

ThadMcCotter is adorable!

When asshole Chris Smith can give birth,

Boy am I gonna have some fun tomorrow after watching this.

Yet another instance in which Sarah Palin shows her stupidity. And her paranoia.

Yet another instance in which Sarah Palin shows her stupidity. And her paranoia.

Yet another instance in which Sarah Palin shows her stupidity. And her paranoia.

Sunday TV News Shows: Rachel Maddow on Meet the Press

Hey Mod's Where did you put it - it had 7 rec's ?????

CNN - "Great job openings, no candidates"

A Health Care Vote Question

LOL !!! - Did I Just Hear: "As Skippy As A Hospital Gown!"

A Democratic MAN Introduces The Anti-Abortion Amendment...

prediction: NO republican votes for healthcare from the house....

prediction: NO republican votes for healthcare from the house....

Are any of the Democratic NO votes tonight going to actually vote for the Rep. bill? nt

Could you imagine in a Republican Congress, Senate and White House

Palin Book Being Marked Down/Given Away

Palin Book Being Marked Down/Given Away

Sex is dirty and women should be punished for engaging in it.

Sex is dirty and women should be punished for engaging in it.

C-Span #6 trending topic on Twitter

Sources: Pelosi, Dems lock up 218

Where is Congressman Anthony Weiner? Haven't seen him on the floor debate today...

Do you ever wonder if any of these Republicans

Do you ever wonder if any of these Republicans

Ha! Gomert is a total Moran!

"They might think this is 'hyperbowl'"

I think Stupak needs a kick in the face! Who's with me?

Howard Dean for "Health Choices Czar"!

Howard Dean for "Health Choices Czar"!

Weiner up now n/t

I haven't watched the debate but has anyone pointed out that covering abortion would save a public

Do Republicans want health care for all Americans?

What childish prank are the Republicans going to use to try to stop the vote?

I'm not gonna dim the lights of freedom.

When is agent orange fuckface Boner going to STFU!!

How long can he go on? I thought the Rep's had only 4 or so minutes left? nt

For my 1,000th post... a big THANK YOU to all of you at DU!

It's hyperbowl!

It's hyperbowl!

I wish to recognize the distinguished members

I wish to recognize the distinguished members

The guy with the baby today? Rep. John Shadegg from AZ? Another "family values" winner!

Ok somebody catch me up...

Dingell up. Boehner's "Hyperbowl" is over

My Congressman-Congressman Dingell is Speaking

My Congressman-Congressman Dingell is Speaking

Credit card firms hurry to raise rates- Some top 30% as new rules loom

What is the republican alternative?

To the Blue Dawgs concerned about the economic cost of a strong public option or single payer

Has Boner turned on the waterworks for the press yet?

It appears the fear and intimidation campaign of the Repubs did not work.

STUPAK AMENDMENT vote starts now

STUPAK AMENDMENT vote starts now

Have they voted yet?

Public Option?

Page 1 of 1

CSPAN - every other other caller is a man - against the bill followed by a woman for the bill?

I attended the volunteer orientation for my local humane society today...

Hamsher: Call Bart Stupak’s Donor PACS and Tell Them They’re Paying For His Anti-Abortion Activism

My message for busybody social conservatives:

Where did Wall Street get its name?

Poor boener, his amendment did not pass

'Why can't the US learn to love its government?' (UK Independent, Nov 8)

Who is the Rudy Giuliani wanna-be with the yellow tie that has sat there all day?

OK, what progressive Dem is going to kick Stupac's

Oh, great! Now my own congress-critter...

i only have one thing to say to the house republicant's....

Looks like Congress needs a few more purists.

One Republican may vote for Democratic healthcare bill

Secret £165bn loan keeping Lloyds alive [roughly $274 billion US]

Fuck Stupak you fucking pig.

Republicans are assholes. repeat after me...

We don't need tort reform anymore. Angie's List is doing doctors!!!

OK DUers the bill is going to pass

I'll bet we can be damn sure erectile dysfunction meds

House rejects GOP health care bill, (bake sales and begging) clearing way to final passage n/t

Why, oh why didn't I support Hillary? She wouldn't have let this garbage bill get this far.

Let me tell you how much my Cigna insurance is...

Well if this goes on, and the senate passes it too

And the final paint dry for the evening

The Bill appears to be generally bad IMO in relation to the hoopla and rhetoric.

November 7th - 30 years ago . . .

Party on......YYEEEAAAHHHH

the final vote is happening now...THE BILL HAS PASSED.

the final vote is happening now...THE BILL HAS PASSED.

One million dollar fine per incident of knowingly hiring illegal alien

Health Care Bill Passes!

What is going on with Sammy Sosa? Does it matter?

Maybe We Should All Re-Register As Independents...

vote just passed with 218

218!

218!

3 to go

Done! 218.

House makes history. 220-215 with one Republican voting to approve.

House makes history. 220-215 with one Republican voting to approve.

who was the ONE Pubby that voted yes? n.t

dupe

No, Not One ?

This oft-repeated "Jail for people who don't participate" ..... somebody clue me in.

Who was the one repub vote?

Cross-Reference The No Votes By Democrats With Yes Votes On the Stupak Amendment, My Friends

Vote closed -- Speaker Pelosi about to announce the results

House passed Health Bill !!!!! Vote was 220 to 215

Some Folks Here Owe DU an Apology...

The abortion amendment passed in the House bill

And no Tom DeLay around to hold it open for 3 more hours and browbeat people to change their votes!!

healthcare passed just now!

Who Was The One Republican?

After everything, JUST ONE REPUBLICAN VOTE!

After everything, JUST ONE REPUBLICAN VOTE!

Thank you Harry, Gabby, Raul and Anne for voting against Stupak.

Republican votes for Reform Bill, it is now bipartisan!

Republican votes for Reform Bill, it is now bipartisan!

I drove by a spaghetti dinner fund raiser today...

Things are getting Rowdy!

Okay, who's the ONE Republican who voted for the Health Care Bill...

Besides a health bill, why not stronger consumer protection laws?

Well, now it's the Senate's turn

One Republican may vote for Democratic healthcare bill

220 - 215. Did Stupak save the bill?

any reports from freeperville?...

Wow, betrayed by Kissell: The 34 supposed firm no votes by Democrats

An Open Letter to Glenn Beck

An Open Letter to Glenn Beck

Another Communique From Behind The Lines

Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) the Lone Republican voting Yea

Those were some funny cspan callers just now...

Can I say just one thing?

I support this bil but this section needs to be changed:

I support this bil but this section needs to be changed:

Boehner on Cao in Nov 2008: "The future is Cao!"

REPUBLICAN VOTES FOR BILL!

This Republican milkshake is pretty tasty

You've got to see the intro on SNL

Will someone put up a list of the "No"s?

Torturers go free and we get no health care, WTF has changed?

GO, DEMOCRATS! PASS THIS NOW, merge with the Senate,

So, Kucinich is a liar who doesn't have a clue and so is anyone who's pro-public option

Teddy, this one's for you.

Joseph Cao (R-LA). Let's give credit where credit is due.

President Obama's response to House bill passage

I guess all of the Health Care industry trolls can just explode now

Who are you more pissed at?

So is it fair to say the GOP can onlly filibuster in the Senate?

Stupak amendment passes

So now that Healthcare is being taken care of, what do you want to see done next?

There will be chicken dancing and high fiving and all manner of childish outbursts of ......

HERE THEY ARE: *Democratic* YES votes on Stupak anti-abortion amendment

This health care debate is distracting me from writing

Oh god, they are praising Pelosi...

Hurry, unrec my post and rec the posts linked to FR!

Hurry, unrec my post and rec the posts linked to FR!

Just started reading Jon Krakauer's 'Under the Banner of Heaven' - this paragraph stood out...

Has anybody seen the nun with the tolling bell on

Apparently This Historic Vote Is Not Historic Enough For MSNBC.......

Our FRiends unload on Joseph Cao...

No rethug response to the Democratic health care success, or did I

Where does the they "will put you in jail" crap come from?

OMG!?!?! Our Freedoms are GONE!

We won two seats last Tuesday, and it clears by two votes.

So The Stupak Amendment Passed... I Bet The Dem's Feel Pretty...

"America is fucked." (Freeps pee themselves over healthcare vote)

List of Democrats voting against the Health Care Bill

The 64 voting for the Stupak Amendment

My letter to my congressman (NEAL MA) on voting for Stupak Amendment.

haha..David Schuster cutting in on Lockup..

Future Felons of America, Make Your Reservations Now!

Anyone watching Seth and Amy going off on Gold Sac?????

John Boehner presents the real GOP health plan

I proposed an alternative to a health insurance mandate

For the 39 DemoPukes who voted against health care reform and the AMERICAN People

San Francisco drivers having trouble making that S curve on the bay bridge

Fall

The idiots hit Wikipedia already

Eric Cantor: "Be assured not one Republican will vote for this bill"

**Some Help Please, does anyone have a link to....

Go Lowey!!!

Thank you Capps...

FYI - Wanda Sykes

Can the HCR Bill be challenged in the House now?

Barbara Lee!!! kicking ass and takin names!

Gunman opens fire in Vail (CO) bar

The critical votes come home for the House's health-care reform bill

Mr. Quigley! yes!

Tell me again why we compromised with the repubicans?

thank you DeGette...

So, all these "Pro lifers" speaking with Stupak - how about Iraqi lives?

You know, if the teabaggers hadn't screwed up NY-23, HCR might have failed.

Nadler-woo hoo!

Stupak is going to pass

Children brought up with "tough love" are more successful in life

Women get thrown under the bus again, oh well, had to compromise with torturers

Thank you President Obama

So, when does Joseph Cao change parties?

Slaughter!

Cross-Reference The No Votes By Democrats With Yes Votes On the Stupak Amendment, My Friends

Cross-Reference The No Votes By Democrats With Yes Votes On the Stupak Amendment, My Friends

Just Got This In An E-Mail From My Congressman - Lipinski (D-IL 3rd).......

We've Got The Votes!

Rep. Grijalva on health care vote

Honestly, if voting for President Obama is not the change you voted for,

Pop the champagne!

Is "Donate" Barack's middle name?

Geez, a lot of blue dogs on CSPAN, so happy the abortion amendment was tagged on

Questions regarding HC Bill, so don't jump on my case, k?

Interesting Times. Seems like Electoral Failure causes GOPers to schism and fight.

Where is the friggen pizza?

Irrelevant

Dennis, don't worry about these detractors on DU and other web sites.

Hey.

Bad Dennis.

"Mix it up day" hopes to fight trend of kids self segregating at younger ages/more categories

How do I sign up for the DU purse making classes?

May I Ask Where You Are As You Watch\Listen To Tonight's Debate ???

"Now is not the time to protest": Where have I heard that before?

SPD cop killer called "domestic terrorist" and he has the arsenal to justify it

Seriously, where is the REFORM in this?

Unreliable votes from the left only drives legislation further right.

Barack, don't worry about these detractors on DU and other web sites.

When I say that these HCR Bill Is Suckey I don't mean to mislead people

A shout out to Representative Cao (R - Louisiana) - Kudos!

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet!11!1!

Joseph Cao's district, hit hard by Katrina, was ranked dead last in outlays...

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

The Dems will always be better than the knuckle-dragging woman-hating racist repukes.

Anybody know who is running against Stoopidak?

Anybody know who is running against Stoopidak?

The Stupak Health Care Plan for Women

Wolfgang's Vault -- any other people get this spammer

10 ways the House bill would change health care

Well is'nt this fucking great!! the westboro nutsacks are...

What effect will this Health Care Bill have on elections?

Choice=Trust

Took my mom to the ER tonight

Remember folks

What are Freepers saying about the lone Republican vote, Anh Cao?

UN Report Misleading on Afghanistan's Drug Problem

Do people understand this bill would have failed if voted on final passage?

Anybody see Wanda Sykes tonight? OH MY GOD

OK who's donating $5.00?

I wish people would quit calling this bill Health Care reform

Hold on to your hats, NOT UNTIL THEY CLOSE THE VOTE

Hold on to your hats, NOT UNTIL THEY CLOSE THE VOTE

If Dennis Kucinich is an ideological purist, why does he work with Alcoa and Lockheed Martin?

If Dennis Kucinich is an ideological purist, why does he work with Alcoa and Lockheed Martin?

UN Report Misleading on Afghanistan's Drug Problem

UN Report Misleading on Afghanistan's Drug Problem

UN Report Misleading on Afghanistan's Drug Problem

Afghanistan: Obama's Fantasy Island

I'm Not Paying For A Plan Which Doesn't Cover Full Women's Health Care

Ft. Worth Star-Telegram: Dozens march on downtown Fort Worth, protesting use of Tasers

U.S. Seeks To Limit Warlords In Karzai Cabinet

Is the $25,000 fine and 6 month imprisonment true? I've heard it several

British support for Afghan war is fading, polls show

Dennis Kucinich is FLAT WRONG on Insurance.

"Will you trust your Muslim physician? I don't." Freepers. /sigh

Krakauer: McChrystal shouldn't be in charge in Afghanistan

The freepers are flipping out over the health care bill passing

The preexisting condition provision in the bill was thrown in as a bone

Know your war criminals

Isn't it odd? Republicns worry all the time about their children/grandchildren's financial security,

Why don't Rethugs understand that the tone during the Bushco

Why don't Rethugs understand that the tone during the Bushco

Tax dollars should not be used to fund prostate exams

General Casey on MTP in Battle Fatigues?

Hooray for the red, white and blue!

Unemployment and airplane crashes

Washington Journal on CSpan1

Yikes, why is there a "stop government healthcare" ad on DU's

So if Stupak's amendment fails

Why does Stupak hate abortion but love Viagra and Cialis?

Falling Between the Cracks

My Rep, PA Blue Dog Holden, voted against the health insurance bill.

The Anti-Health Reform Bill 39: Remove these Key Blue Dogs From Their Committee Chairs and Seats

I certainly believe in a Superior Being.

DU - Men's group (II)

Gloat Gloat Gloat Oaky it isn't perfect but it's a great start and Gloat Gloat Gloat

In other news..pyramid origin discovered ( time for a little levity)

Having a baby is messy , it takes a long time, and it hurts like hell

I MADE HISTORY THIS MORNING!

I-Witless News Channel 7 LA: "We kinda expected it to pass the house.."

Hey Dennis Kucinich - Your Storm's brewed in a Tea Cup.

How does one find the best doctor in the country to get a second opinion?

Showtime! Health Care Vote in House is ON!!

Instead, THIS military psychiatrist died at Ft. Hood

Barbara Lee Releases Statement On Passage of Health Care for America Act

Is the center happy now? And can it hold?

Remembrance Sunday: Fusilier James salutes comrades and tells of his own ordeal

"It’s like winning a huge battle, but half of your friends were killed or wounded."

$250,000 fine or up to 5 years in prison...

I watched SiCKO again yesterday

Phony Jail Bait Politics

Question: If the insurance companies are going to benefit why are they still against this bill?

Health Care Reform needed 218 to pass. It got 220.

Frank Rich: The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down

Mods: We need meta-forums (fora?) so that we

An honest quesiton about the health care bill...

So, Owens and Garamendi=very important wins for healthcare, n'est pas Sarah Palin?

Marcos Breton: Local PR man is pivotal foe of gay marriage

STARK HAILS PASSAGE OF HISTORIC HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION

The Kucinichians (all 3% of them) will whine for a few days....

America's Dirtiest Vehicles

The health care bill is a foot in the door...

What name has been essentially not mentioned on DU through all these health care threads ....... ?

What name has been essentially not mentioned on DU through all these health care threads ....... ?

So as much as I hate it, LISTEN to RW radio

Republicans have been beaten by Democrats in five consecutive contested special elections

Is it poppycock? Is it poppycock? Is it poppycock?

Obama Regime: Toss NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit

They will certainly vote on abortion separately.

For those of you who continue to say all or nothing with health care reform, I have questions

Here's what else has to happen before a HCR bill is signed.

Is it perfect? Is it perfect? Is it perfect?

Is it perfect? Is it perfect? Is it perfect?

Which of the nays were from the left?

After 950 Tries, Woman Passes Driving Exam

If we can get ANY bill passed...

At Goldman Sachs, they say they're "doing God's work" (LONG story in the UK Sunday Times)

Reuters - "FACTBOX-Provisions of the U.S. House healthcare bill"

Geithner: need stimulus, not financial transactions tax

Facebook users, if you care about marriage equality

What have Democrats done to remedy the E-voting issues?

So folks, how do you feel today?

Reid Continues To Target Republican Obstruction

AFL-CIO: "Thank Your Representatives for Passing Health Care Reform"

Study: Bio-Based Plastics Could Ultimately Replace Up to 90% of Total Global Consumption of Plastics

It is my opinion that when this Bill passes through the Senate

Health care debate missing a key point

Failures tarnish Hawaii program to rehabilitate offenders

Failures tarnish Hawaii program to rehabilitate offenders

Do Catholic Bishops Run the United States Government?

Inmates come to guard's aid in jail attack

I don't understand my older gay sister

The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down

The teabaggers are going to descend on Washington Thursday.

I was so glad to see that MSNBC was covering the debate last night:

How about that district in New York?

Teabag Twitter To Cao: "You Bastard Piece Of Shit F__K"

I just gotta say...

I may be about seven years late in posting this, but....

Does anyone else hate Sunday Morning non-product corporate TV ads?

The "pro-life" Taliban is never going to stop attacking women's rights!

A moment of silence for Fort Hood's deceased - Army releases names and details

Does Obama deserve credit for the bill that passed last night?

Here's what was happening to Cao before he voted:

Here's what was happening to Cao before he voted:

OK My Cartoon: Republicans Prove Theory of Evolution!

OK My Cartoon: Republicans Prove Theory of Evolution!

OK My Cartoon: Republicans Prove Theory of Evolution!

Coleen Rowley - "Golden Shield" Doesn't Cover Condi's Torture Role

Front page of FOX Nation: "House Passes Government-Run Health Care"

Anybody who supports this bill is a traitor to the Democratic party.

Fuck Congress and the horse they rode in on.

Sarah's FaceBook Ghostwriter had a late night...

It's OK to throw women's rights out now, we need widdle teeny steps to start

WTF??? Ida regains hurricane strength - Gulf peeps pay attention

Gays and Women keep getting the shaft

Gays and Women keep getting the shaft

I was away most of yesterday...Why are people calling for Kucinich's head? n/t

Freepers atttacking Cao

If all these states can block gay rights at the ballot box, why don't they enact

The teabaggers are in a familiar limbo... wait, I've got it....

Here's my prediction: There will be a backlash alright..against BOTH parties

[NEWS] House health bill would impose jail terms for non-compliance

Anatomy of a (finally successful) job search

Cao says he put his district's needs over his party's wishes

Deadly floods sweep El Salvador

Freeper "Kristinn," who posted the Malia Obama thread, tries to ignite outrage over term "teabagger"

Was there a memo that getting perfect health reform was going to be easy?

SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism

Southern man

I'm just not ready to start thinking about 2010 elections yet

Cigna - FAIL, a blurb from their sorry a$$ take on health care reform:

FWIW, You CAN reply to your own threads, don't NEED to start a new one every minute or 2.

FWIW, You CAN reply to your own threads, don't NEED to start a new one every minute or 2.

Looking for an animated video about Bush

President Obama is on GEM$NBC now

I understand supporting the House legislation but

Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School?

To our GLBT brothers and sisters, by way of Tony Auth

Chicken Litter: The Aerial Hunt for Poultry Manure

Breaking: Teabaggers fly first class from Hawaii to D.C.

Reality: House bill would transform American health care system.

We could have all been proud to see this go down to defeat last night

In a bizzare way, Dumbass Stupak might have done us a huge favor.

Conyers: House Health Care Bill Will Save Lives While Fight for Single Payer Continues

Tonight, Kucinich was left at the gate.

"The public option will kill the INshurnce industry"

The rabid wingnuts applaud blue dogs and Kucinich

Just got a call from the DSCC

A look back at the election last Tuesday....

Does Obama stand with or against the Coathanger Democrats on the Stupak Amendment?

Does Obama stand with or against the Coathanger Democrats on the Stupak Amendment?

This IS health care reform, people...

Why was the Kucinich amendment stripped out of the bill?

Seemingly many on this board think it is more important to screw insurance companies

Do you people remember that you pushed the House for things to be ADDED to the healthcare bill?

House backs anti-abortion amendment

Why fundamentalism will fail

OK, to you Anti-Choice Forced Bithers here on the DU....

So ..... let's get a sense of what everyone feels tonight as they move toward a vote ...

So ..... let's get a sense of what everyone feels tonight as they move toward a vote ...

So ..... let's get a sense of what everyone feels tonight as they move toward a vote ...

Would Kucinich have voted NO if his vote was NO #40 and a nail in the coffin?

Would Kucinich have voted NO if his vote was NO #40 and a nail in the coffin?

Is treating early-term abortion differently than other procedures an establishment clause violation?

I'm not happy with the Stupak amendment, but you do realize that some of the Congressmen. . .

Fox News Election (Saturday Night Live)

FYI - Rachel is on MTP* today.

Hey, guess where Bartieboy lives when he's in D.C.

Isn't it incredible how vehemently insurance companies oppose a bill....

In Republican District, National Party Takes a Hit

After the vote, are any of the networks going to carry live coverage of the celebrations ...........

Can anyone point out the difference between Heath Shuler & Virgina Foxx?

From Blue Cross website: House Bill Fails To Deliver Affordable Healthcare Reform

See a threatening RW net posting?- SAVE IT BEFORE IT GETS PULLED

Parents: Would you let your 13 y.o. son. see an R rated film that......

There are six times as many Catholics on the Supreme Court as there are atheists in Congress...

Misleading Info About the Public Option

Just the fact we're seeing so many threads here about the possible jail penalty

Roe v. Wade and the Right to Privacy

A message from US Rep Tim Walz (D-MN) on my Facebook

Hey Stupak, even Lieberturd favours women's rights...

Hey Stupak, even Lieberturd favours women's rights...

The House has just rewarded Big Insurance for bad behavior - and We, the People will suffer

'Tom Cruise Told Me to Talk to a Bottle': Life at Scientology's Secret Headquarters

Dalai Lama surprised over Chinese claims on Tawang

Lieberman wants probe into 'terrorist attack' by major on Fort Hood

Is treating early-term abortion differently than other procedures an establishment clause violation?

I've been thinking about that Stupak amendment.. and it's

Is Kucinich willing to go without health insurance?

I think we can all find humor in this Fox News parody from last night's SNL...

This interactive map is very interesting to me. Since the vote

I interupt the DU to bring some weird news for you.

Do we have a list of the Democrats that voted against the bill last night?

Boy, this place has turned into Troll Central today...

With such a difficult time passing the House, what chances do we have in the Senate...?

America's problem is that we've let corporations take precedence over people

Women needed to be reminded that they're second class citzens in America

"Golden Shield" Doesn't Cover Condi's Torture Role by Ret. FBI Coleen Rowley

Tracking Your Representatives' Health Care Cash

Health Insurance Reform Mythbuster: ‘Reform Could Mean Jail Time’

After the toasts and the congratulations, take a sober look at the reality.

So I went on to Aetna's web site and requested a price quote for a plan

CONGRESSMAN GRAYSON PROUDLY SUPPORTS AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA ACT

Hey Michigan folks, is Stupak in for life or is it possible to credibly primary the fucker?

Joe Lieberman: The Killer Kowalski of the Healthcare Debate.

What key healthcare type things will become effective right away?

Loch Ness monster hunter Rines dead at 87

If this bill had been more "progressive", it would have never had a chance

The Republicans ought to worry that the Dems passed abortion restrictions last night

'Going Rouge' The Sarah Palin Coloring Book

Quest to save world's rarest duck

Does anyone know what the status of part time employees is in this bill?

Anyone notice the 2 to 1 age variation limit in the bill?

Anyone notice the 2 to 1 age variation limit in the bill?

Anyone notice the 2 to 1 age variation limit in the bill?

Anyone notice the 2 to 1 age variation limit in the bill?

Thank you Joseph Cao

So how bad will the Senate health bill be?

So how bad will the Senate health bill be?

So how bad will the Senate health bill be?

David Corn vs Jim Pinkerton - Has Unemployment Been Neglected?

CLUELESS: Goldman CEO defends bonuses as sign of recovery

Does the HCR bill which just passed in the House restrict access to abortion?

Re: Bankers' bonuses and pay

November the __th and a hurricane???

Those who voted against this must be so proud

Lieberman is right to threaten to filibuster

if the founding fathers, say jefferson or adams,

if the founding fathers, say jefferson or adams,

6.7 magnitude Indonesian quake reported

"fuck you and your myopic NARAL cohorts."

‘Elephant!’ SUV sideswipes circus escapee

How many private insurance policies will now prohibit abortions?

Wow! What an amazing discovery! I just pushed a thread from page 7 on GD from last night

Elite college students proud of 'pro-rape' Facebook page (Sydney Morning Hearld)

Is it possible, if we had started with an official position for single payer, that the vote .......

How many think the whole "jail time" argument makes as much sense as the "death panel" argument?

How many think the whole "jail time" argument makes as much sense as the "death panel" argument?

Working in These Times: Hell No! We Won’t Send Our Tax Dollars to China

Brazil student expelled after wearing mini-dress

Cao and human rights positions

What factors in health insurance should cost you more?

Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ‘Unnecessary’

High court to look at life in prison for juveniles

Ignore the internet and blogosphere at your career's peril, Blue Virus Dems.

This so-called healthcare bill is a big step backward

I think 39 democrats lacked the courage of their convictions

Morality police on the prowl for violators in Indonesian province

Throw this Bill out....all 1,900 pages.... expand Medicare...

One small slice of judicial happiness for 2 guys in Wisconsin (Upbeat story)

Well done to President Obama

When growing up, did you get anything you wanted and never have to do chores?

The Reich Wing is going to go after the Senate HARD!!! We need to go after it HARDER!!!

La. Gov. declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Ida

It will be a republican clean sweep in the 2010 mid-terms

Addressing the Republican ploy to pose as a Democrat supporter who has been betrayed and is

who is the most credible person concerned about Pelosi's jail clause?

Carrie Prejean's mother was in the room when Miss California pageant attorneys played the sex tape

Chavez tells troops to ready for war with Colombia

In the year 2020. Living the dream in El Norte. A peek into the future.

Jeannette Rankin and Dennis Kucinich.

Letter From Fort Hood

US attorney general: Gitmo reviews under way

Ft. Hood: Gen. Casey Doesn't Rule Out Terrorism

Were some 'blue dogs' given permission to vote against the bill?

Did you watch NOW on PBS? David Sorota was on and it was

Books, Not Bombs: How Military Spending Hurts the Economy and Education Spending Helps

Books, Not Bombs: How Military Spending Hurts the Economy and Education Spending Helps

Just curious?

To my friends in Virginia: You have my deepest sympathy

* * * Link to Stupak Amendment * **

Bloomberg - "Senate, House Health-Care Legislation: Side-by-Side Comparison"

Every congressperson is already on the public option.

The Pelosi Bill Was Rammed Through on Saturday, But Sunday’s Coming

Is the Federal Government even necessary ?

Mandatory Abortion Rider

What if we did as much to prevent rape as we do to prevent H1N1?

I don't get how right-wingers say Bush kept us safe after 9/11.

For all the Veterans out there

For all the Veterans out there

For all the Veterans out there

Will the Wall Street bailouts come back to haunt Obama and the Democrats?

What's with all the low post folks

Kucinich is free to say what he wants - to burn the bill in public but . . .

I guess we'll have to add an amendment to invade Iran to get Lieberman's support for HCR.

My response to the fundraising letter I received from President Obama tonight.

Gone to the dogs: L.A. church starts pet service

Self-inflicted lung cancer vs Unwanted pregnancy by brutal rape: Which gets covered?

There is a great scene in ANIMAL HOUSE

There is a great scene in ANIMAL HOUSE

OK, to you Anti-Choice Forced Birthers here on the DU....

Parsing the House Health Bill

Question: If Stupak is stripped in conference what is the basis for thinking it will pass the house?

"no co-pays for preventive care"

Rachel Maddow on Meet the Press this morning...

What IS an "elective abortion," anyway??

GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over National-Security Votes

GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over National-Security Votes

HuffPo's current home page photo is like salt in the fucking wound

Your opinion on the Healthcare Bill

Name two people you want to outlive, at all costs. Not a kind post, but an honest one. Have at it.

On H.R. 3962 and Jail Time....

Stupak Biofuels Rider benefiting Michigan sneaked into Health Bill: Pork for his anti-choice crusade

So can a Lieberman aided filibuster be overcome?

Buying something to avoid jail: bribery? Forcing someone to buy or go to jail: extortion?

Interview with a Vampire (for some reason I thought of GD and GDP at times - ROFL)

Representatives (D) that voted FOR Stupak but then voted AGAINST the bill

on the plus side, at least Aetna and Pharma can rest easy now knowing

on the plus side, at least Aetna and Pharma can rest easy now knowing

See? I tole ya. We need a majority--no, wait, a supermajority; wait,

23 Dems voted "Yes" on the Stupak Amendment & "No" on the final bill:

Baghdad’s Underground Shelters Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence and Abuse

Baghdad’s Underground Shelters Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence and Abuse

FR Head Explosion Thread -- GET YER POPCORN!

Public Option is the new Toxic Asset

Evangelical Movement Within The Democratic Party - Good or Bad?

Here are some of the things insurance companies are getting out of the House bill:

I'm straight.. I'm white. And I'm male.

Anyone Recall That Gunman That Shot and Killed Those Women in a Pitt.'s Gym?

For those of you who do not like the House bill and cannot support it at all, what is your plan?

So let me get this straight.

So let me get this straight, Abortions being covered by insurance

My 'lovely' morning at a church sponsored Health Fair:

Despairing freepwad plaintively askes "What do we do now?"

i found this petition... interesting... grass roots >>link>>

i found this petition... interesting... grass roots >>link>>

i found this petition... interesting... grass roots >>link>>

What is the percentage of Americans who are trying to dump their health coverage to become uninsured

House Bill Has Benefits for Gay Couples and Domestic Partners

"The Republican alternative bill FAILED mostly along party lines by a vote of 176-258"

Make a Statment That Everybody on DU Can Agree On.

Victim's father wants 9-11 memorial to read that son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists"

God Bless you Dennis

Concord Coalition: H.R. 3962 Costlier Than CBO Says

Concord Coalition: H.R. 3962 Costlier Than CBO Says

We can fix the HCR bill in the future.

Abortion and Insurance Question

If Lieberman thinks that the Ft Hood killer was a terrorist...

Some say Rush Limbaugh is a hardcore junkie pedophile.

La. Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Ida

What will be the biggest issue in next year mid-term elections?

Can we please stop calling this a "health care reform" bill?

great editorial cartoon, re:teabaggies

Coldly Calulating Ed Reform

Please don't throw me in the Briar Patch Mr. Fox

Please don't throw me in the Briar Patch Mr. Fox

Please don't throw me in the Briar Patch Mr. Fox

SO - the sum total of the U.S. definition of "morality" is hating on gays and controlling women

Dennis = Nader.

220-215. think about that for a moment...

I'm with Dennis

The Stupak Amendment is an Abomination to the Democratic Party

A mandate without a STRONG public option

Will I go to jail if I don't buy health insurance? No.

FReepers calling for a National Strike

Stupak and the boy's club:

Fuck you teabaggers. Kick and rec if you agree.

So this is what we're willing to settle for

Shannyn Moore - Palin's Pavlovian Response to House Health Care Passage

Declassified Docs Reveal Pentagon Ignored FBI’s Warnings on Abusive Interrogations

No offense, but it IS disconcerting seeing DU and FreeRepublic joining forces...

Is there a private charity to donate to women's health?

Will Kucinich bring Lieberman coffee and sandwiches during the filibuster?

Get out.

Dennis Kucinich Continues to Shame Democratic Leadership by Telling the Other Side of the Story

What is Obama going to tell the 10+% unemployed population now that they owe insurance co's $1000's?

Israeli abortion laws would freak out the Freepers

Reality check: Both Stupak and Kucinich vote with the Democratic Party over 90% of the time.

People who continue to say that people will be jailed for not having insurance should be BANNED.

An unambiguous yes/no poll on health care reform

The Dirty 15: 15 Democrats who voted AGAINST the Health Care Reform rules

Freepers are basically ready to expel Muslims from the U.S.

THEY DID IT!

Gee, funny that republican men are so passionate against abortion, and also against welfare /nt

Where do you stand on abortion?

Don't Let 'em Get to You!

And Kucinich sucks compared to whom??? All those "White hats" that are representing us so well?

What about women who can't even afford a few hundred bux? Or have no Planned Parenthood close by?

Misbehaving children:

Nidal Malik Hasan is a terrorist

EVERY OTHER LIBERAL VOTED FOR THIS BILL!

My support for this "health care reform" bill has evaporated

Lone GOP vote came after call from President Obama

"days of the theocracy"-- for those who don't see what the problem is

I am curious - how do women here feel about the Stupaking

How much does a basic, uncomplicated 1st trimester abortion cost?

I'm uninsured, would almost certainly qualify for a subsidy and think Kucinich is right.. Flame Away

George W. Bush Secretly Visits Fort Hood Victims

Any positive suggestions about what to do to help women's choice issues?

If the Stupak amendmend isn't stripped

**SLAP**SLAP **SLAP**

How much does a first trimester abortion cost for an unemployed woman who has trouble

In just the very recent past, there are plenty of people right here on DU - which supposedly .....

I knew women who had back street abortions

Why I'm okay with the abortion restriction

3 countries - 3 flu vaccine situations

Teabaggers upset at being called "Teabaggers"

An interactive graph of the NO votes:

Thank GOD we didn't have to rely on these assholes to pass CIVIL RIGHTS legislation.

Freeper thread planning revolution. LOL

House health care bill has nowhere to go in Senate (AP)

Is critical thinking important to you?

Looking for a job? This organization is hiring, and for positions all over

Twenty years ago tomorrow: the day the Berlin Wall "Came down." What it was like.

2008 Democratic National Platform - Choice

Has DU been invaded by washington insiders?

"Get yer gobble on," . . . please come CAPTION Head Wreck!!!

The biggest single lie in the whole Heathcare Debate: Insurance Companies oppose "reform".....

all of you who hate the dems and Obama and are planning to campain against them will give us Palin

The McDonald's down the street has their Flag at half-Mast. (Puke)

if the founding fathers, say jefferson or adams,

Kucinich voted for the Afghanistan war and against health care reform

In July, Kucinich said the House bill held insurance companies accountable

My morning with the tea baggers - pictures

I don't want to pay for "elective abortions".

I call on Congressman Kucinich to resign.

"Men's Rights" Groups Have Become Frighteningly Effective

This country would have been much better off if all the Puritans sank from hitting an iceberg

Why don't these Senators just cut the crap and 'give' the same policy that they use to all Americans

Did you know that if I don't pay my taxes today, the government can put me in jail?

quiet.american crunching the numbers looks like the poorest among us will be helped by health bill

My wife has multiple sclerosis.

The HCR bill as it stands right now (as passed by House) is UNCONSTITUTIONAL

House passes for-profit insurance corporation welfare plan

President Obama's Healthcare Reform 'Public Option' Explained - from laist, Aug. 21

I propose that since women will not receive complete health coverage under this bill

I don't support any bill that suggests jailing working class americans as health reform.

Why Eric Massa voted against the health care bill

A thank you to Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Congressional Leadership

So where did the wave of anti-choicers come from?

Obama on mandates - forcing homeless to buy a house?

Forcing us to pay for tickets for the Titanic and the telling us we are saved.

*** AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - ROUND 1 ***

*** AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - ROUND 2 ***

*** AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - ROUND 3 ***

good PBS piece on ft hood shooter. helps to refutes all the "his religion had nothing to do with it"

The 39 Dem Douchebags who voted against Health Care Reform

For those of us who have had an abortion...

Gorbachev gives Obama advice on Afghanistan

Dennis Kucinich: Why I voted no on 3962 - A BAILOUT UNDER A BLUE CROSS

Why does there seem to be more hatred for Dennis rather than Stupak?

When Abortion Was Illegal: A Graphic Look at the Past

So we clench our fists in tight little balls and purse our lips and

Recipe for voter backlash:

Lay off DK!

I have Crohn's disease recently diagnosed

40th anniversary of "Take the Money and Run"..... just starting on TMC. 7PM CST

Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now

Tired of people not believing you're a Chemical Engineer?

Nowhere Boy

Found a few new pics of me back in the day. (Dialup warning)

A technique I personally would not have thought to consider.

I finally got that mother fucking in-grown hair!

Lets learn to poop!

Tony vs. Paul- Stop-motion fight. Very well done & hilarious.

Notorious thieves kept this clip off the SCTV DVD for which it was intended:

Anyone here hear of the Toronto singer Molly Johnson? If so what are a few of her best

Bruce Willis Surrogate

Wanda's first bit is to KICK COULTERgeist's sorry ass!1

And now for something completely different.

DUPE. Sorry!

The Psycho-Birds by Alfred HitchDuck...

Any good fat-free recipes?

New York Jazz Event, Sunday Nov. 8 at Bowery Poetry Club

OK, I really want this fireplace...

LOL...GD & GDP are fucking hilarious in their dichotomy of emotions tonite

My daughter showed me this video by Shakira. Is it just me, or...

Snuggies, fucking snuggies I can't take the fucking snuggies

I apologize for not seeing this article before:

Watched a View to a Kill Last night

Disc Brakes Are For Cowards.

Beer does not cure the common cold.

Burger King for breakfast

You know how Google now puts up suggestions when you start typing a search string?

DHS Sets Security Alert Level To Green For 8 Seconds

There's really nothing like soaking in a hot-tub outside in an El Camino, under the moon, w yer gal.

It's a great night for comedy tonight - plus the HRC vote!1

Sarah Palin book Xmas ornament on Etsy

I bet that you can't wait to try my Schweddy Balls...

100 years of Special Effects

I have become crazy cat lady...

About time "Star trek VI" gets re-re-re-released on DVD in its original widescreen ratio...

A serious question for those living in Chicago

Vizsla's in Sarasota? (Or anywhere...) Post pictures!!

That show Community is pretty funny

So what's everyone up to today?

Dune

Neighbors make their own noise about 'hump honkers'

Should Democrats ban outdoor electric christmas displays to save energy?

YouTube: Toto

Have you ever noticed that in "Minot".....

I like to reply to my own posts.

Okay, Huffpost has had some interesting headlines but this one just screams "WTF???"

Sweet Jeezus David Carusoe is a shitty actor!

Finally watched episodes 1-7 of Flash Forward

I'm seriously considering another one to two week DU vacation.

‘Elephant!’ SUV sideswipes circus escapee

How should you handle a horribly abusive boss?

Anyone familiar with projectors for a computer cause I need help!

The Sky Masterson 6th(one time only)Daily Poetry thread break

Firefox Users - Post your favorite Add-ons!

I've realized GDP generally has one good day and then it reverts to bedlam.

Styx LADY so beautiful

Famous paintings reporduced in coffee.

Not calling him out, just curious. Where's Bloo In Bloo

Cat people here, kitten question...

Cat people here, kitten question...

I had a small group of doc students over to my house last night...

can a cat give a puppy its cold?

I'm home from Cincinnati! Did I miss anything?

Any idea how long it takes an electric company to fix / replace a transformer?

YouTube - Kylie Minogue, "Did It Again"

You know it's true...

Why were you rejected in your bid to become a DU moderator?

Are there any good movies premiering during the holiday season?

a short (dial up friendly) photo essay: "Limes"

I need help in finding a home for this sweet kitteh!

Autumn pics, 2009 edition

Something tells me I should stay away from GD for awhile

YouTube: Paul Revere & the Raiders -"Ups & Downs," The Smothers Brothers Show - 1967

car wash question re Rainbow Wax

'Michael Jackson is furious he's not buried next to Marilyn Monroe', claims medium on live TV seance

Caption this photo

Something to lighten the mood around here: passive aggressive workplace kitchen notes

So, what's for dinner? I'm making fish curry (tilapia) & pumpkin soup.

Did you see Pink Floyd's 1994 concert on PBS the other night?

I need a knife sharpener

I humbly invoke the knowledge and wisdom of Lounge Textile Experts...

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Pikture Time Edition

Happy Birthday Bonnie Raitt!

I forgot my palm pilot in a casino.

A NO-WIN situation: Little kids across the street poking neighbor's dog through fence with stick

Hey, Deadheads:

Have you noticed that in "Fargo"...

I'm going to be a first time grandmother!

Someone FINALLY put Toto's album Falling In Between on Youtube. Maybe you'll try it??

fashion advice: Men's ties

hey, did ya'll hear that health care passed the House of Representatives?

PHEW! GD is a madhouse. If it weren't for the photography polls, I wouldn't

Notice that they've finally got us paying for television?

Happy 55th birthday, Godzilla!

November 7th - 30 years ago . . .

I'm sorry, but Taylor Swift's singing voice is whiny and annoying

"We shan't play together again" UPDATE: Joe Perry says Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith

Post a picture of your ideal home.

I love you loungers

GOP Shadegg (& at least 4 or 5 other Repubs) to buck pro-lifers, party

'Going Rouge' The Sarah Palin Coloring Book

Market attack in Pakistan kills at least 12

17 rebels killed in Afghan battle: ministry

House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill

Abortion vote paves way on House health bill

Two escaped prison inmates sought

Tribal Nations Conference wraps up in Washington, D.C.

Afghan Taliban deny have missing (2) US troops' bodies

Declassified Docs Reveal Pentagon Ignored FBI’s Warnings on Abusive Interrogations

Afghan Taliban deny have missing US troops' bodies

Iraqi lawmakers pass election law, paving way for January vote

House passes first hurdle in health care; debate begins

US attorney general: Gitmo reviews under way

Chavez to troops: Prepare for war with Colombia

Dengue Fever in American Samoa rises after Tsunami

Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act

Afghan president: No corrupt officials in new govt

Nuclear workers asked to spy on colleagues’ lives

GOP's Cao says supporting reform bill was right for his district

NM city frets as brine cavern threatens collapse

Brave teenager rescues one, then another

Democratic No Votes

Democratic No Votes

Japanese protest against US base

Japanese protest against US base

Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan

HOUSE PASSES HEALTH CARE BILL!!

Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ‘Unnecessary’

Sen. Joe Lieberman calls Fort Hood massacre a 'terrorist' act

President Bush and signing statements

I'm Down- The Beatles

All Americans Have Health Care Every Single One! Congressman Steve King

Rep. Steve King Falsely Claims Democratic Health Care Bill Encourages Suicide

Speaker Pelosi Supports Healthcare on Floor

Senator George Maziarz Responds to Marriage Equality Question

Reporter Gets It In The Nuts Following Speaker Pelosi To The House Floor

Bi-Partisan Health Care Bill Passes

Health care bill passes the house tonight

Healthcare Reform Hits 218th Vote & Pelosi Gavels It In At 220 With 1 Republican Vote Cast

Pelosi Gavels in HEALTH CARE REFORM PASSES (One GOPer Voted Yes)

-HEY #p2 !--CALLING ALL PROGRESSIVE ALLIES!

Chairman George Miller Rebuttal

Rep Stupak Anti-Abortion Amendment Bill Passes The House

Health Care Reform Bill Passes House Of Representatives

Rep John Tierney Destroys GOP 'Alternative'

Democratic Rep John Dingell's Closing Remarks On Health Reform

Get Behind Pelosi or Get Hit in the Nuts! A Lesson For Republicans

Democratic House Leadership Remarks After Health Reform Bill Passage

Army: Shooting Suspect Taken Off Ventilator

Young Turks: Why Did Newt Gingrich Back Down to Hannity?

In Opposition to the Stupak/Pitts Anti-Abortion Amendment

Tea Bag Your Congressman - Dummies Do House Calls!

School House Rock! - Just A Bill

Video of the Fight - Rangel Refuses To Guarantee Pelosi Health Bill Will Protect Sanctity of Life

Democrats Slam Republican's Substitute Health Reform Bill

Marcy Winograd on the right for states to choose single payer

Candidate Cao 11/6/08 I Will Be Able To Cross Party & Racial Lines

Open Season on Conservative Bloggers. NO!

Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) calls for a conclusion to the war in Afghanistan

"Daybreak" and Imperial Presidency

Lindsey Graham: Healthcare Reform D.O.A. In Senate, Public Option A Disaster

SNL Lets Fox News Have It

Can you hear us now Amy?

The Week In Cartoons 11/07/09

Is this a parody?

Garden State Equality's commercial for marriage equality: Marsha and Louise.

Oh the tangled web Theologica weaves...

Lieberman promises to filibuster any health reform bill with a public option

Weiner: Every Generation There Are Moments That Make It Clear Why They're Repubs & We're Democrats

Another smart ass

GOP Shouts TRIAL LAWYERS Rep Braley True Meaning Health Care Standing Up for Patients

Young Turks: GOP Congressman Butchers Pledge Of Allegiance!

TYT: Absurd Republicans Caught on Tape

This Week - Shocker: Cokie Roberts scorns Luntz & extremist Republicans

Lieberman calls Ft. Hood attack most destructive terrorist act on American soil since 9/11

Afghanistan: Time to leave

Abortion struggle came down to the wire

The Republican Party Has Failed–And That’s Not Good For Anyone

Max Cleland: The Forever War of the Mind

I DON'T WANT GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE !!!

Abortion Foes May Provide Emergency Exception, For the Health of the Insurance Companies

Voting 'Yes' On Health Reform, GOP Rep. Joseph Cao Gives GOP a 'Cow'

Sacred Activism: An Unprecidented Marriage (Carolyn Baker)

The public option mirage

Bob Herbert: Stress Beyond Belief

Tom Friedman: Call White House, Ask for Barack

GOP Splits on How to 'Get Even' With Joseph Cao

Frank Rich, 11/08: The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down

In Thompson's defeat, seeds of future victory

Preventing People From Dying is Just Like Genocide

Goodbye to Reforms of 2002 (killing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)

Why Women's Orgs Must Become Non-Partisan

TMZ: Carrie Prejean's Mother Saw the Sex Tape

Mary offers her 2 cents

House Health Care Bill Has Nowhere to Go in Senate

Kucinich's Brave Health Vote Vs. Obama's Failed Promise

No, It's Not Okay

This is just so wrong on so many levels, a true injustice

House: Yes to Extreme Anti-Choice Politics, No to Women’s Health and Privacy

The Righteous: Albanian Muslims Hid Jews from the Nazis

Rachel Maddow on MTP. Stupak amendment must be stripped...

Obama could have wiped clean every mortgage and credit card debt in 2008 for less he gifted to banks

Rep. Andrews Fact Checks GOP Lies & Disinformation

Pedal Powered Laptops in Afghanistan

One of my cats brought in a dead baby bird this am in Yuma. HMMM!!!

Japan eyes solar station in space

Undefeated Zenyatta has won the Breeders' Cup Classic

Wow! How about the Buccaneers!

Condem. I guess the Big Ten Game of the year is in Columbus next weekend.

Anchors Aweigh my boys! Anchors Aweigh!

Yo Trumad

BCS Standings

Hoseracing fans -You go Zenyatta girl!!!!!

How the New York Yankees destroyed baseball

The JR Chess Report (November 8): Tal Memorial Begins

My Father, the Drug Lord: Pablo Escobar's Son Speaks

Stand with the People of Honduras

Magbana: Honduran National Resistance Update 11/7

Opinion polls show that Venezuelans are growing tired of Chavismo

Flooding kills 40 in El Salvador

UN Gaza report becomes political football

Thousands in West Bank urge Mahmoud Abbas not to quit

How Israel Destroyed Syria's Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor

Report: 32 children killed in Gaza tunnels in past 3 years

Toronto is ground zero for Israel's re-branding campaign.

Tom Friedman: Call White House, Ask for Barack

PM heads to U.S., under threat of Palestinian statehood declaration

Pagans' Defendant Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Testify

2 teens charged with girl's death at school

Man 'Too Fat To Kill' Found Guilty Of Murder

And now for a medley of your favorite recent drive-by shootings:

Cocaine arrest: A Stamford man was arrested Friday and charged with possession of narcotics after

9-year-old boy shot

Have patience with them, Gungeoneers.

Should soldiers be allowed to pack heat on base? ...

Sgt. Kimberly Munley's weapon was a 9mm Beretta.

Today in Labor History Nov 8 FDR announces plans for the Civil Works Administration

AARP, AMA And Thousands Of Support Letters From Working Families Drown Out Tea Bagger Protest

CWA: House Gets it Right on Health Care Reform

Seeking to Grow Jobs, Not the Deficit

Comment from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Republican Rhetoric Against Health Care Reform

Picketers, bullhorn chants greeted guests at San Francisco Grand Hyatt; Picket line over today

Union: NYC teachers (tens of thousands ) pension checks canceled

Flying AA on Nov. 18? Get ready for a 'simulated strike'

ANNOUNCEMENT on Autumn Seasonal Contest dates...

The Blue Fin Blues

an artistic reach for a dumb butt like me

For Mira.

AUTUMN CONTEST PRELIMINARIES ARE NOW UP IN GD

My Flickr Autumn Slideshow....

Some of the Universe's First Galaxies Discovered

Bill Bryson's Notes from a Large Hadron Collider

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation

Martian landscapes (dial-up warning).

Dark Matter And Dark Energy Make Up 95 Percent Of Universe, Detailed Measurements Reveal

This Article Supports

Not married, but willing to be

Excellent question

Lower taxes for gay couples who receive health benefits from employers (NYT on the Health bill)

Outrage at Jesus portrayed as transsexual woman

Mimicking Nature, Scientists Can Now Extend Redox Potentials

The day of the same-sex marriage is still on its way

Nonprofit PeopleFund is a bank of economic opportunity

Question about rectifying birth time in charts

Anyone have any info on juniper trees as totems? Sources?

I don't WANT to Love again... the most painful human emotion

So, remember when PC said...

New study may deal final blow to acne drug Accutane

The Best of the Best Seafood Choices 2009 - Important for immune challenged & Seniors...

Why boys are turning into girls

do you drink vinegar?

My 6 year old is an atheist

3rd time's the charm? Rapture conditionally predicted for November 11th

Does religion have ANY place in government or governmental discussion?

Coldly Calculating Ed Reform

Bus driver holds passengers hostage for prayer

new pantry item from garden: green tomato enchilada sauce

Went over to the market today

I had a little coconut milk left over...

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