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Archives: May 24, 2010

Tuesday night should be entertaining here in North Idaho

Shallow-water drilling permit ban should be lifted, Southern and Alaskan senators say

Philadelphia Hospital Workers (Temple University) Victorious in Strike

Breaking: Obama admits to spying on US citizens!

Guy who planned to attract Blacks with fried chicken & potato salad calls Rand Paul "out of touch"

Dateline, March 31, 2010: Obama Ends Ban On East Coast Offshore Drilling - NPR

Responding politically to oil in the gulf

Why We Love Cats and Dogs. ON PBS RIGHT NOW 8PM EDT!!!

Iran repeated an offer to assist with the Gulf accident, calling it

Potential Tropical System Forming East of Bahamas

United Methodist pastor writes Obama on DADT, pleading for stop-loss order (good luck)

Send the money now, ya dig?

Nevada detective arrested, then informs media

Nevada detective arrested, then informs media

Top Kill delayed again.

Let's hope people remember next Monday is a somber not festive holiday

Wikileaks Founder:

Thai film pulls off Cannes shock

Environmental Fallout From Gulf Oil Leak to Reach Arctic, Europe

this is the product they are not using to disperse the oil....

Many thanks to the person who donated the star to me for this fund drive.

New rules might not stop next financial crisis: Many loopholes exist in regulations

HEADLINE: As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes, birds; Salazar "not confident" in BP

Gulf oil may be "impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish & wildlife"

Texas Cooks the Textbooks (Scream it loud)

American Birding Association blog on the "Spill"

CNN is showing their own ROV journey to the well head NOW - HEADS UP ****

look on the positive side

C. Melancon D-Senate candidate from LA wants healthcare now

FCC gives content industry more control over your TV

Any Google Earth overlays for....

Costly, time-consuming test of cement linings in Deepwater Horizon rig was omitted, spokesman says

Cannes protest over Algeria film Hors la Loi

Gov Timmy Pawlenty lying again on CNN "State of the Union"

Anybody need a star? First come first serve.

Silicon Valley Rebound Pressures Tech Hiring

Massive Tornado

So the Coast Guard is in charge of the cleanup?

NY Times - "Study: Kerry-Lieberman Climate Bill Would Prompt Decade of Job Growth"

what would you call a social system

what would you call a social system

Conspiracy For Good. Interesting Site

Conspiracy For Good. Interesting Site

AP IMPACT: Bad cement jobs plague offshore rigs

Is BP's long range plan on this gusher to make the gulf

Timeline of the Obama Administration's Response to Gulf Disaster.

For those not from the Gulf region (like me) who want to keep up on the news:

Corporate PACs shift to the right - 76% of Oil & Gas Industry Contributions Go To GOP

I think Cheney did it.

Yesterday was the first Harvey Milk Day in California. Burbank among the only cities to proclaim it.

Disturbing Cover Up at 2008 RNC convention; the Cities, AIG insurace, and RNC Host Committee

La. won't wait for federal OK to erect sand berms

NY Times' "New Poor" article: Budget cuts ax child care, increase need for welfare

And I looked ,and behold, a pale horse

Add Sri Lanka to the "austerity" roster

The Revolution (in Jefferson Parrish LA) Will Not Be Televised.

The Revolution (in Jefferson Parrish LA) Will Not Be Televised.

Local newscast: Obama tells BP get leak fixed or get out of the way

Tuesday is Towel Day! Do you know where your towel is?

LAPD: Brittany Murphy's Husband Found Dead

The GOP, the Great Defenders of the American Oligarchy

There might be a way to stimulate oil clean-up in the Gulf.

National Geographic: Gulf Oil Spill ((video))

Doesn't BP need a permit to access waters in the US gulf?

Additional Oyster Harvesting Areas Closed

I have a big question about the price of oil/gas in light of the oil gusher.

Rhode Island lawmaker files bill that follows Arizona immigration law

100 years ago: Chinese-Americans call for boycott of US-made goods in China

Bull-ies kill beast after all

What are all the other oil companies and independent contractors doing?

Reuters - "Majority backs oil drilling despite spill" - Really???

Far-right British party (BNP) licks wounds after poll wipe-out

As a supplement to the "Rush" commentary, I'm adding lyrics by Metallica

Another unfolding disaster: Legal maneuvering may situate Gulf oil spill litigation in Houston

Sisters Christian Oh the Time Has Come........

As a supplement to Rush and Metallica, I'm adding Mother Hips lyrics

Students fight for the right to protest

Students fight for the right to protest

A Friendship song by Celine....its time for a break...come, we go sing

Someone must have made him an offer he couldn't refuse

Mother Jones.. tweeting from La . . ..BP in Bed with Sheriff's Deputy - literally

TN lawmaker introduce resoulution honoring AZ 'leaders' for immigration law

This is the way to start your day: "I can be a SHARK!"

Defaults on Apartment Building Mortgages Held by U.S. Banks Rise to Record

Conservatives, Immigration And Abortion (conservative-to-conservative article)

QC: Many seem to think that the greatest potential tragedy of (t)his situation (BP)

TSA's Program to Spot Terrorists a $200M Sham?

TSA's Program to Spot Terrorists a $200M Sham?

Call BP's US headquarters and tell them to send the oil tankers

From AP

California Supreme Court to consider age bias case against Google

How to avoid Chinese censors (Great poster)

BBC: Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai killing

BBC: Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai killing

Aw, shut up, Scarborough. Dick Cheney shot a person in the face,

Breaking News ... Newt Gingrich Sings "Let It Be" - New Career?

Wait, Michael Steele, Let Me Get This Straight

Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights

CentCom commander, Gen. Petraeus, speaks and accepts award at American Enterprise Institute dinner.

Despite Obama’s Moratorium, Drilling Projects Move Ahead

"I venture to say we're going to lay the smackdown on him come November."

SENATE, HOUSE BILLS COMPARED: Momentum builds toward a tough, far-reaching Wall St. reform package

Louisiana has always danced with the devil

Michael Steele: "People should worry about the Democrat president's response to the BP oil spill"

Jesus' General: Aryan-Americans for Rand Paul

Chicken Costumes Banned at Nev. Polling Places

*snort* The title of Rand Paul's biography:

Law allows hospitals to use patient records for fundraising

Was watching the BP cam, and I think I see satan in the oil (screenshot)

Was watching the BP cam, and I think I see satan in the oil (screenshot)

BWHAHAHAHA: WHO Will Be FIRST To Call Lamar Alexander A SOCIALIST?

In 2006, As Congressman, Bobby Jindal Sponsored Bill Lifting Offshore Drilling Ban! Way To Go Bobby!

Louis Farrakhan and Prince Bandar and Rand Paul

What exactly are Clark Hoyt's standards at the NY Times?

Salazar says BP can be pushed out of the way

X-Post: Requiem for the Gulf...

BREAKING: DADT Deal with GAYS, Pentagon, And Congress being Worked ON!

Nikki Haley and Will Folks - "Where the boy's are?"

I am getting tired of the aftershocks

What would Molly Ivins do???

Patton Oswalt: "Can we please just call it the 'ball sack in mouth' movement?"

Douchebag alert!

When is this administration ever going to realize that junior's reign was solely to implement a RW

Shouldn't President Obama create a federal Department of Emergency Oil Capping?

CNN Preempts Presidential Press Conference to Cover Linday Lohan Trial

"Bringing the Valerie Plame affair to..." movies "Doug Liman explores the abuse of power" in DC

Thanks for the star, whoever you are!

Court to hear Texas death row inmate DNA case

If ultrasound destroys sperm, why is it safe for a fetus?

Palin accuses Obama of being in bed with Big Oil

UK plans rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan ('We are not a global policeman')

Biloxi woman cuts into mullet, finds oil inside

John Stossel, pathetic little man.....

Disgraced ex-congressman Donald 'Buz' Lukens dies at 79

A bullet through the heart of the Constitution

WorldNutDaily revives the "Gays can't serve in the military because they can't give blood" argument

Hollywood is often far ahead of it's time.

Ethnic and Gender Studies Professor Jeered (and Cheered) at Commence Address over SB1070 comments

How the UK gave Israel the bomb

Rick Scott who ran a huge fraud want's to be Gov. of Fl.

Tracking the Oil Spill Map - Interactive

Mr Quitter Tawd threatens reporter. Reporters have 2nd Amendment rights, too.

In the year 2010, an oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico destroyed the Earth's oceans.

Autism Fraud Wakefield Banned From Practicing Medicine

BOMBSHELL: SC Blogger Admits AFFAIR With Palin's Pick For Governor

The Rethugs lied that China was going to exploit Gulf oil if we didn't to sway public opinion

Is the MSM irrelevant? Afghan and Iraq war videos on YouTube say "yes"

Defaults on Apartment-Building Loans Set Record for U.S. Banks

Aren't most of the governors of the Gulf states republicans? They can make this Obama's Katrina.

After 125 years, American Kennel Club opens competitions to mutts

Tell Rand Paul that protecting our environment is not "un-American."

Brittany Murphy's Husband Found Dead At Home

They got the lube out tonight. National Geographic Channel had a program

Healthcare iz Terroris

Does anyone here have a link to how the adminstration responded to Thailand?

Get a USN BURKE class ship on site with Veep Biden, the BP Board of Directors and Brit Ambassador on

Ex-congressman who allegedly groped staffers claims Cheney wanted to institute ‘coup’

So anyway, I think this is enough for me.

Don't need any permits when exigent circumstances exist

Whackjob Wakefield struck off Medical Register

does anyone know how Palin handled the BP spill up in Alaska?

Wrongful Foreclosure ends in another suicide.

Existing home sales soar in April

The McMahon Body Count

Buying your vote... easier than a shot of whiskey

Klan Leader Ron Edwards Arrested by FBI in Drug Bust

Relief on Wall Street, as Reform Takes Shape

Dear Gawd! Adopted children face anguish as birth parents stalk them on Facebook

New F/B Group: I vote we plug the Gulf oil leak with BP executives.

EMERGING DEAL ON DADT-REPEAL: Congress/Gay Rights Advocates/WH/Pentagon Meeting Monday am

A rescue sub for USN and other navies' submarines can be flown anywhere in the world in 24 hours.

Far-Right Extremists Gather At 'Liberty Convention' 5000 Expected 250 Show

Why does Dick Blumenthal drive Joe Scab crazy?

Lookin’ Ugly at the Deepwater Horizon Live Cam? (Major new ugly event happening???)

Skydiver preparing for 120,000-foot supersonic fall

• UN biodiversity report calls for global action to prevent destruction of nature

Despite moratorium, drilling projects continue

Despite moratorium, drilling projects continue

Let's play a game

“It’s BP’s Oil” Running the corporate blockade at Louisiana's crude-covered beaches.

A solution for the Gulf Problem

Another SC sex scandal?

Eric Massa: Esquire Interview Details Drunken, Ambien-Induced Wandering, Suicide Attempts

HEADS UP Janet Napolitano + Salazar on MSNBC CNN **** Now

Chuck Todd has the nerve to say Obama has disdain for the press...

Luckovitch: "Wasting away in Petroleumville"

Bayou Fisherman: Oil Execs "Should Be Treated Like Terrorists"

Bayou Fisherman: Oil Execs "Should Be Treated Like Terrorists"

KRUGMAN: "Corporate America, however, really, truly hates the current administration."

Paying for Medicine

Has the Obama administration put out a big appeal for international help?

Sisters Christian Oh the Time Has Come........

Remember Jena, Louisiana?

Deepwater survivor kept at sea for 40 hours after rescue

AntiVac Rx Wakefield (Vacs Cause Autism) Struck From Brit MMR

Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "It's time to rid the world of nuclear weapons"

...Rand Justice For All

Most Dangerous Monopoly

Tweeps Triumph Against Pennsylvania Attorney General

Corps to test nonlethal grenade launcher

The Teabagger Trilogy

Mary Landreau making promises she can't keep!

The corporatocracy whose PR department is led by Barack Obama,

A Monday mined with steroids!!! Please come CAPTION this teabagger!!

The Republicans' silence on the BP spill is deafening.

Rand Paul would have walked with MLK? Show of hands

EU eyes open borders with post-Soviet countries (Russia first)

Supreme Court rules for black Chicago firefighters

AZ Interfaith Delegation Takes on DC for Immigration Reform

(snort)

Hurricane Could Spread Gulf Spill Far and Wide

If the Feds can seize MY property for growing Marijuana WHY

"Where does your talking points come from? The Democrat National Committee? Rachel Maddow?"

Thad allen on tv now on MSNNC

New rules might not stop next financial crisis

My Rant On 60 Minutes "SEED" School piece

My Rant On 60 Minutes "SEED" School piece

Cuts to Child Care Subsidy Thwart More Job Seekers

Yemeni cleric advocates killing U.S. civilians

We need to spend the stimulus to save the Gulf

Did Joe Scarborough ever apologize for having a staffer found dead in his office?

Fire the Industry Friendly Bush Appointees Still Defending Industries Instead of Americans!!

Fired UN diplomat Galbraith seeks office in Vt.

HEADS UP - TONY HAYWARD + WHITE HOUSE w DUELING pressers coming up CNN now ****

Sarah Faling praises free market at Las Vegas convention

How many scandals will it take for right-wing Christians to rediscover humility?

I liked Rand Paul better when he was the lead singer for the B-52s...

So, is this BP's siphon?

Prison time for activist over green jobs banner. No kidding.

Palin Gives Disastrous Speech At Commercial Real Estate Conference, Calls Obama An "Opium" Addict

Ford to Invest $135 Million, Add 220 Jobs in Michigan in Electric-Car Push

Just a quick comment on how politics use to be...

I like maps

How Israel offered to sell South Africa the bomb

New Group? People looking for work, has your resume been tweaked lately?

my Memorial Day Ltte-please leave your critiques before I send

Sounds like "Inside Job," documentary on Wall Street, is movie not to be missed

FOOT SOLDIERS For Corporate "Owner Rights" - Rand Paul Exposes the Real Tea Party-by Robert Parry

Guardian UK: How far should we let Big Oil go?

Greenpeace uses oil from the Gulf spill to paint message "Arctic Next?" on the Harvey Explorer -pics

Horrific health issues starting to impact oil cleanup workers

Heads up, DU!

Help do a crater survey of the moon. It is easy to do.

Toon: Do you get the feeling...

Do you think this is a pay-back move?

They're doing something down there on the spill cams. Can anyone explain?

5 months after Britany Murphy dies of natural causes at 32, her husband dies of natural causes at 39

58 US bases in Iraq

One Exxon Valdez every three and a half day

Sarah Palin: Feminst

What are they trying to hide...BP and Obama?

How Much Does BP Pay Us for Privilege of Soiling Our Shores? - EmptyWheel

Just how big is that gusher in the Gulf of Mexico?

"To push BP out of the way would raise the question, 'and replace them with what?'"

From Rigzone -Deepwater Horizon's Status: Retired

Iran renews offer to help on US oil spill

IMO the President should address the nation.

Police vs the mentally ill.

Republican National Committee Very, Very Low on Cash

Have we ever had an uncapped gusher like this run this long?

News alert: Joe the Plumber still an ass

News alert: Joe the Plumber still an ass

Goldman...Give us back our money!

* heads up, press briefing - oil spill, etc * (expired)

NYT Expert Is Confident About Sealing Oil Well

Are banning oil rigs from our oceans for environmental reasons

Grayson: GOP = Al-Qaeda?

Toon: The Dream

Coast Guard Muscles In on Oil Spill Response.

7 Obama judicial nominees up for a vote in committee this Thursday

"The berms will take a very long time, six to nine months in some cases..."

If Jindal were a Dem every time he got near a camera first question would be ...

What is the magnitude of the BP oil disaster?

Obama Orders Entire Oil Industry to Gulf - Suspends all Licenses Until they Prove they can Contain

Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them: Palin On Oil Contributions

Mark Twain autobiography to be printed after 100 years

In A Heartwarming Gesture, BP Pledges 0.3 % Of Profits For Oil Spill Effect Research

To Rand Paul: The Teabag movement would've screamed "WHITE NIGGER" at you had you marched with MLK.

Ky. gov criticizes Paul's 'radical philosophy', 'unbridled support' of BP

Why does the media think the Lost finale is such a big deal?

Top kill and relief well

More Evidence Big Oil Owns The U.S. Government?

Fundies: Taxpayers are subsidizing teenage fornication in Washington DC

Now class, a little review: REPUBLICAN DEREGULATION was the term of the day a few weeks back.

Beware! Elena Kagan does not cross her legs!

75 Miles Of Louisiana Coastline Impacted By Oil

75 Miles Of Louisiana Coastline Impacted By Oil

Monster mash-up spills into politics

Construction industry builds up steam, adds 14,000 jobs

Ultraviolet Radiation Not Culprit Killing Amphibians, Research Shows

Most Americans Want Offshore Drilling to Continue...

GOP Leaders Rally Against Their Own Candidate

Britain bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine

Deranged Gunman Opens Fire On Shooting Range

Gay marriage ban backers want closing arguments broadcast blocked

Opposition to Gay Marriage at lowest level in history (tied with prior lowest metric)

White House eyes a compromise on gays in military -

Facebook isn't all bad.

US govt's bioweapon and animal disease R&D island up for sale (Heads up Kansas!)

White Supremacist Website Posts Climate Scientists Image with Jew ID

What Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri seeks from White House visit

Should the British government bear any responsibility here at all?

have you turned on your air conditioner yet?

The only thing that will stop the Gulf Gusher is a relief well injection in 60+ days.

lady on CNN showing pics.... said oil slick is 25 feet deep.

A book recommendation for my friends on the Gulf

Senator: No Kagan hearings without Clinton files

Solution to gusher, not 100% serious but to make a point.

Norman Goldman is quoting Democratic Underground with the

How many Repubs would vote for Civil Rights today?

Is anyone listening to the guy from Louisiana on Ed? amazing

Today I met a racist

Today I met a racist

Stage Managing a Catastrophe in the Gulf

BP Rejects Blasts as Oil Well Response - NYTimes

Is it fair to say that right wing is about "me...now". Left wing is about "us...forever"?

The cost of this catastrophe is incalculable. U.S. must move to freeze BP's assets sooner than

They've done everything but...

Slipknot bassist Paul Gray found dead at 38

From May 16th: 'Renegade Refiner: OSHA Says BP Has “Systemic Safety Problem”'

How long before BP starts charging us for the oil our beaches are snatching from them?

How long before BP starts charging us for the oil our beaches are snatching from them?

North Sea Oil Rig Evacuated Due To Unstable Well: Risk of Blowout.

Democrats eye compromise on gays in military

Happy 69th Birthday Bob Dylan

It's a long, long, rough road to try to travel in the Gulf now,

US plans naval exercises with South Korea:Pentagon

BP Exec Tony Hayward takes a look at clean-up efforts on the beach in Port Fourchon, LA - pics

Texas school board member/dentist/creationist proud of textbook changes

Thank God Libertarians aren't going anywhere because they are

Holy Smoke! Mexico decriminalized pot almost a year ago.

1964 all over again

Where are the SUBS?

Papantonio on Hardball - Obama needs to be Huey Long not Gandhi

5-star LTTE on republican hypocrisy from the Columbus Dispatch

just sick...Elementary students given unborn fetus dolls at school

If a disaster similar to the oil leak were the product of a terrorist attack or a hurricane,

If a disaster similar to the oil leak were the product of a terrorist attack or a hurricane,

A truly toxic Republican

Nature Conservancy faces potential backlash from ties with BP

Adult student penalized for one curse word - a Mississippi Community College

Nine-time deportee arrested for rape near Seattle

Jan Brewer's Office Returned My Call Today and I questioned them

Jan Brewer's Office Returned My Call Today and I questioned them

Teacher in trouble after students don white robes

Need Help Debunking....

Davey Crockett gave up his political career to do what was right

A tale of two homeowners.....

"Big Business Has Failed. Now It Is Time For Government To Step In And Fix This".

Do you suppose Obama is sitting in the Oval Office, looking around

"Brittany Murphy's husband found dead" (WHO GIVES A SHIT!)

what some oil industry personnel think about the GOM disaster:

I Give President Obama A Lot of Credit for This Move Today.

BP ignores government order to stop using toxic oil dispersant in Gulf

Slipknot bassist Gray found dead in Iowa hotel

LEVIN, LIEBERMAN, MURRAY ASK WHITE HOUSE FOR "OFFICIAL VIEW" ON DADT

Global Leaders Express Concern Over Arizona’s New Immigration Law

Repost- Wrongful Foreclosure ends in Suicide

At least the Canadian Govt. has the stones to admit it.

SCANDAL! Rand Paul MUST return Neo-Nazi funds NOW and DENOUNCE Stormfront.org

*Who are the spin doctors trying to fool? How We're Getting Screwed in 4 Easy Steps*

My View: Why Ayn Rand, Tea baggers and Right Wing Free Marketers are wrong.

The robots are moving around, something is going on, watch

Marvin Gaye...Mercy mercy me

Marvin Gaye...Mercy mercy me

Could the oil well have been shut down if there wasn't an eye by BP toward saving the well .....

I was unaware until today that our government is asking for our help re: BP Oil Gusher

Louisiana imports African teachers to save French program

Climate debate 'almost infantile'

46 Congressional Candidates Oppose War Spending

Conservatives, Including Rand Paul, Disagree With Palin’s Claim That Maddow Asked Paul ‘Gotcha’

Burning Question: Does pot help PTSD?

Watch the LIVE BP Oil Spill . . .

On second thought, Paul is engaging in Racism by Proxy

“It’s BP’s Oil”: Running the corporate blockade at Louisiana's crude-covered beaches.

The Principles of Rand Paul (NY Times - Op-Ed)

NY Times: Despite Obama’s Moratorium, Drilling Projects Move Ahead

Hispanics swing to Democrats in West...

****A Collection of Kurt Vonnegut Quotes on Oil and the Environment***

Unlike Rand Paul, I believe BP's Neck is EXACTLY where Obama needs Plant his Boot

Which is a GREATER Threat to Americans - Tribesmen in Afghanistan or BP oil spill?

BP Oil Disaster: Eleven Things Obama Needs To Act On Now

On MSNBC - Get the Tankers Here Now!!! To load up the oil.

On MSNBC - Get the Tankers Here Now!!! To load up the oil.

Gulf oil spill at a glance. Great chart that really helps to bring it all into focus.

Diaper Dumpling Dave Vitter on TV pointing finger at Obama!

What if this time the fan hits the shit?

What if this time the fan hits the shit?

Britain Bans Doctor for Autism Work

For the WTF file: An oil spill tax to pay for cleaning up spills

Palin's Teabagger pick for SC Governor denies extramarital affair with conservative blogger in 2007

The Selling of the Female Orgasm

Investigator Warned MMS in 2009 About Deepwater Gas Blowouts in Gulf of Mexico

How long before the American public tires of the Oily Bad News, and the media "moves forward".

Mom gives birth while driving to hospital; Dad steered from passenger seat

So- in the midst of this national disaster, where the hell is FEMA?

SCANDAL! Rand Paul MUST return Neo-Nazi funds NOW and DENOUNCE Stormfront.org

BP worker tells all on 60 Minutes. Link for those who missed it.

Hey---big props to Truthout.Org for being one of the best progressive sites on the Nets!

Any DU'ers ever taught ESL in another country? I went to a presentation

A Pastor Jeff "Burn and Shoot Fags" Owens Update

There's some weird stuff going on in regard to the oil gusher crisis.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! The winner of Contest #2 is...

MN's Gov Pawlenty is allowed to lie on CNN's Candy Crowley "State of the Union"

Why would minority businesses proactively segregate?

Supreme Court Should Strike Down Arizona Subsidy For Religious Schools

Supreme Court Should Strike Down Arizona Subsidy For Religious Schools

BP information black out spreads like oil spill

Supreme Court: Chicago must hire bypassed black firefighter candidates

Commandmant of the Coast Guard: The government does not have the equipment to operate at such depths

THERE'S BEEN AN EARL G SIGHTING!

There is growing suspicion that the 'live' BP feed is

I'm Required, By Law, to Pay Federal Taxes but I'm NOT Left in Control of the IRS

After keeping us waiting for a century, Mark Twain will finally reveal all

Jefferson Parish takes over oil cleanup from BP

I know how John Edwards can redeem himself...

FLEET of GIANT OIL SKIMMERS SAILS TOWARD VALDEZ HOME PORT - Why don't I see this headline?!

So where's the massive hiring of tens of thousands of workers for cleaning crews?

Teacher lets students wear Klan outfits

A Progressive Agenda to Remake Washington

White House "considers" compromise on gays in the military

The disagreements at DU are not about "Obama" per se'

Is The U.S. Too Big To Fail?

POLL: ALL Deep-water Drilling Should be Halted Immediately, since we have NO CLUE on how to deal

David Gergen on a WWII type response to the oil disaster

David Gergen on a WWII type response to the oil disaster

Yes or No - Is the Obama Administration doing enough concerning the BP gusher?

Key to legendary mechanical lion found in code for Leonardo Da Vinci's robot

The Rude Pundit: Gulf Oil Spill: It Ain't Like This Never Happened Before

Supreme Court Should Strike Down Arizona Subsidy For Religious Schools, Says Americans United

CT Poll: Blumenthal 55, Mcmahon 40

You know Brittany Murphy's husband got hounded mercilessly after her death

In Arizona, immigrant couple lives in anxiety

Huffington Post, April 8th, 2010: Al Gore Expresses Disapproval Of Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan

U.S. Troop Level in Afghanistan (94,000) Surpasses Iraq (92,000)

"In 2006, Jindal sponsored the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act "

Supporters remember 1990 Oakland car bombing of environmental activist Judi Bari

Hayworth: 'In My History' U.S. Didn't Formally Declare War On Nazi Germany

Grayson does it again... he is one Dem that has balls... big balls...

A sweaty moon over Monday! Come CAPTION the heat away. (This teabagger in need.)

The left is no longer the fringe.

Armed Robber steals $4 pack of socks, gets life in prison

Las Vegas Homeowner Pulls Gun on Census Taker

A tribute to my friend, who disappeared 20 years ago today

Replace BP with the entire International Oil Industry, and an ARMADA of SKIMMERS to get BUSY!

Jindal has taken charge - a great move on his part

Our terminal cultural cancer

Charter Schools’ Big Success? Accounting Tricks, Shady Land Deals, and Skimming Off the Top

Democracy Quietly Euthanized

The other co-chair of Obama's debt commission made Social Security pact with Gingrich

No Wonder We Elected Him To Four Terms... He Speaks To Us Still...

OMG, Idaho is just inside out and upside down.

Walmart saves families $700 million a year? Show me the math

Silent Thread for the Gulf Coast

Existing home sales soar in April

Clearly, the fumes from the oil spill are already causing brain damage

Texas Rangers are bankrupt. The Arbusto Circle is complete

Thoughts on the Obama Administration’s Efforts to Control the Gulf Oil Spill

Is there a common thread here?

Two farmers find "old school" way to remove oil from water

Code Pink outside BP headquarters in Houston - pics

message from the planet

***MAY PHOTO CONTEST- Preliminaries THREAD THREE***

***MAY PHOTO CONTEST- Preliminaries THREAD TWO***

***MAY PHOTO CONTEST- Preliminaries THREAD ONE***

Breaking: Obama admits to spying on US citizens!

Someone gave me a star? How cool is that?

Who's hungry?

Anyone need a star? I can only give one!

Of all home repairmen

I'm posting on DU in High Definition

I've got a couple new Freeperisms.

Why do so-called "people" take cheap shots at Liza?!1

Thai film pulls off Cannes shock

What the HELL is going on here??

I don't mean to start a controversy

Tonight, post lawn work - more sucky fiction!

Marvel Superhero most closely resembling former Vice President Dick Cheney

My five hole hurts

The Littlest Birds (sing the prettiest songs)

I am officially evil.

Do you think the Army could use any 37 year old, fat truckers?

The Unrequested Return of Coyote's Paw's Drunken Poetry Corner...

Now I have to avoid conversations about LOST until December

A groaner, but it made me laugh!

My hero

On PBS Nature tonight: Why we love cats and dogs.

Whaddayamean There's a dress code in the LOUNGE?

I don't care what you think - "Six Feet Under" still had the best series finale

Any good relationship interpersonal communication stories out there?

MiddleFingerMom is available...

Over the last two years or so, I have lost...

"Don't judge a book by its cover".

De Colores...

Besides tolerating your presence...

LOST +, Jimmy Kimmel, Now.

One of the few times I've gone to a dance club/disco...

Mitch the Bitch...

Funniest response to a 419 fee advance fraud attempt

LOST- I saw the ending and I still don't know how it ends

So "Lost" ended with the Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana?

I'm thinking of starting an aquarium.

I'm headed out to Awful Waffle

Mike Huckabee is the key to great sex, says GQ

My mom is dying

Whoever gave me the donor star, thank you very much!

I walked away from my mortgage today.

They're moving Supernatural...

I too never watched a single episode of LOST

So I've never viewed "Lost" and therefore did not watch the finale............

Happy birthday, Mr. Robert Zimmerman (aka Bob Dylan).

I just bought my tickets to the Paul McCartney show in San Francisco on 7/10

Land of the L O S T

Happy Birthday wishes are in order!

Official Tobin L O S T his beer buzz thread

L O S T - WTF???? What the hell was that?

Breaking Bad - Walt's perfect time to die

So I'm curious - what is your opinion of the *LOST* finale (spoilers probably)

Saving Grace fans...

Favorite track on the Merge Records 2010 Digital Sampler?

Han Solo

LOL! I just realized I fell asleep during the last minutes of LOST!

¿Como esta usted?

Two questions for LOST fans/viewers:

You know what deserves a blockbuster-movie revival?

We can whip the North Korean commies' asses and here's why.

You know what pisses me off about this whole Law and Order business?

Need Help Identifying a Smell...

Bob Dylan is my messiah. Today is the man's birthday.

Well, that's a unique Medscape headline: Pregnancy Doubles Risk for HIV Infection in Men

Slipknot bassist Paul Grey, dead at 38

The DU muchly-loved/muchly-hated KFC Double Down...

5 months after Britany Murphy dies of natural causes at 32, her husband dies of natural causes at 39

Does anyone know if the LOST writers/producers had ever attended

Very smart penguin avoids three killer orcas.

'The Walking Dead' TV Series Adds Two More Cast Members

Who would lose if Godzilla took on King Kong?

Uh-oh. This could be trouble in GD...

State legislator Bruce Dammeier - R, just knocked on my door, seeking my vote in November.

Ernest Borgnine: American Treasure

OK, the temperature has been going NUTS here in Fargo!

LOST - Never saw a single episode, so now that it's over ... can anyone give me a recap?.

Not normally a fan of Family Guy

One brownie...one old lady--let's see what happens.

Since it's all L O S T all day, I have a question

Acid Trip - An exercise in Photoshop filter madness

Now someone needs to re-edit LOST so that

Sue Miller. Novelist. Her writing style is "like butter". That is all.

Post some Great Dylan related links!

My friend, Paige, disappeared 20 years ago today

HAPPY VICTORIA DAY, CANADIANS!!!!!!!

L O S T in the L O U N G E.

Update on my Dad:

Which is better? LOST or The Wire?

dog pound webcams- help me sell the idea in chicago

Poll: 'Gilligan's Island' or 'Lost' ?

Isn't it odd the way everyone automatically assumes that the goo in soap dispensers is always soap?

News Source Fail:

Not a sex thread: Mark TWAIN gifted secretary a vibrator

For those of you not familiar with water pills...

Dog collides with car. Gets trapped in grill.

Cybergame for the terminal procrastinator.

You have to go 1 year without the internet, or without sex

Post the weirdest thing you have said all day.

Possibly my BEST IBTL.

All right, then, fewer consonants. Which one has to go?

Union makes last-minute offer to suspend BA strike

Oil soaks coastal marshes, birds as spill grows

Israeli diplomat expelled over fake passport affair

ABC News Absolves Obama of Oil Spill Blame by Bashing Sarah Palin

In Arizona, immigrant couple lives in anxiety

As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes, birds

Best birthday wishes and many hugs going out to....wait for it.... NotoriousP.I.G.!

Passive military defense will be ditched: Lee

Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai hit

Venezuela's Chavez vows more financial crackdown

AP IMPACT: Bad Cement Jobs Plague Offshore Rigs

My neighbor calls the ice cream truck the music truck!

'Whale-huggers' restart a crusade they thought they'd won

Toyota defends against report on older Lexus ES trouble

BP slashes oil capture estimates for Gulf spill

I can tell every one of you what will happen after you die

How Israel offered to sell South Africa the bomb

Brittany Murphy's husband found dead

J.P. Morgan trims outlook for offshore drillers

LOST - the final final scene

Study finds big decrease in global child mortality

Republicans See Big Chance but Worry They Could Waste It

Brittany Murphy’s widower found dead

Resume overview?

Attorney General Buddy Caldwell tells Corps of Engineers state has emergency powers to build barrier

Union ramps up pressure on lawmakers ahead of jobs bill vote

U.S. military told to get ready in Korea standoff

UK plans rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan ('We are not a global policeman')

TV Show LOST (Spoiler) DONT OPEN IF YOU HAVENT SEEN

5 turbines in the works for wind power project in Lake Erie

Drywall contractor to pay workers in discrimination suit

Places race to outlaw K2 'Spice' drug

Too few engineers to meet Boeing's need

US And South Korea To Test Military Force As An Affront To North Korea

Alabama GOP Campaign Ad Uses Forged Obama Photo

Strong earthquake rocks Brazil-Peru border: USGS

Britain's Tony Blair teams with green investment group

Who didn't watch LOST?

Economists Upbeat about U.S. Growth, Job Market

Jefferson Parish Commandeers BP-Hired Boats

Iran renews offer to help with Gulf spill

UC Santa Barbara Scientist Proposes Novel Method to Quantify Gulf Oil Spill

BP pledges $500m to study oil spill's impact on gulf

No Worries, Israel Insists, Defense Drill Is Just a Drill

Wall Street hopes to dodge two reform bullets

Miners describe safety violations before mine explosion

US deploys missiles to Poland to train NATO ally

Slipknot bassist Paul Grey, dead at 38

KOREA-NORTH/WARNING (URGENT)

US govt "clearly" can take over spill cleanup-BP

Congress, White House closer to deal on 'Don’t ask, don’t tell' repeal

Obama seeking more control over budget

(Texas) Rangers seek bankruptcy, still owe A-Rod $25M

Ford Motor Company investment of 135 million dollars will add Southeastern Michigan jobs by 2012

Government puts pressure on BP to stop Gulf spill

Cable TV Interruption Avoided as Satellite Scare Passes

Legal maneuvering may situate Gulf of Mexico oil spill litigation in Houston

Disaster must be catalyst for change, says Jean-Michel Cousteau

Secret Service arrives in Australia to protect Obama

John Herbst (5thGenDemocrat) has passed away

U.S. Gasoline Falls to $2.8279/Gallon, Lundberg Says

Crime continued downward trend in 2009: FBI

Over 300 dead birds are likely Gulf spill victims

Court gives hope to Texas death-row inmate

Supreme Court says black firefighter lawsuit can proceed

Trial begins for man accused of aiding Taliban

Record number of international students enrolled in Canadian universities in 2009

BP Directors Sued by Investors Over Gulf Spill Costs

Iraqi who won seat in parliament shot dead - police

Gulf oil spill: BP ordered to dramatically scale back use of dispersants

Five Afghan Civilians Die in Bomb Blast

U.S. Was Not Ready For Major Oil Spill

Fiscal crises threaten Europe's generous benefits

With US support, SKorea cuts trade with North

NOAA: Oil Spill 180 Miles from Key West by Tomorrow

** OFFICIAL L O S T Post Finale Discussion Thread **

Massa To Esquire: Cheney And Petraeus Discussed 'A Coup D'Etat'

FBI says violent crime rate down again

Ford to make battery packs, hybrid transmissions at Michigan plants

Ooh la la....Venus Willams changes fashion at the French Open

GOP tries to upend NC campaign backed by tea party

Facebook creator faces up to responsibility

Full-body scanners worry health experts

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday May 24

Ex-lawyer jailed 14 months, but not charged with a crime

Key Dem lawmakers call for rewrite of 1996 Telecom Act

Memphis-based FedEx to offer insurance to same-sex domestic partners in 2012

Dayton, Ohio or Jacksonville, Florida?

In Canada once more, U.S. troops fleeing a war

BP Rejects Blasts as Oil Well Response

Yemeni tribesmen kidnap U.S. couple near Sanaa

(San Francisco mayor) Newsom to take sit/lie measure to voters

RNC document reveals bleak financial standing

Congress plans to quadruple oil tax used to finance cleanups

Government can't push BP aside from oil spill response, Thad Allen of Coast Guard says

Arizona to Obama: We need Predator drones

South Korea suspends trade with N. Korea

Teacher lets students wear Klan outfits

White House backs compromise on gays in military

Blumenthal: 'I'm sorry'

Colombian president's kin said to have lead death squads

US warns it may 'push BP aside' on Gulf oil clean-up

David Byrne Sues Crist for Using `Road to Nowhere'

Palin suggests Obama oil ties impede spill cleanup The White House responds by questioning her info

Does Arizona also have a law against homosexuality?

Barack Obama doesn't care about black cormorants.

Obama Adm. calls this a disaster of 'national significance', 'massive & potentially unprecedented'

What Obama is doing about the BP oil spill

Obama Is From Mars, Wall Street Is From Venus

Right Wing Violence Since Beginning of Health Care Debate on 3/15/10

"AFL-CIO endorses Meek for U.S. Senate,"

Despite Obama’s Moratorium, Drilling Projects Move Ahead

Cuts to Child Care Subsidy Thwart More Job Seekers

Whad does anyone seriously expect Obama -or anyone in the administration -to do

With all this talk of vouchers, I thought I would post a column I wrote some 13 years ago...

Clarence Thomas's wife promotes the Teabaggers..

The Influence Of Oil Company Donations

We are in a world of trouble, when you don't see the world coming to help us on this.

Wall Street "breathing a sigh of relief" with Obama's "reform" effort

ABC News Absolves Obama of Oil Spill Blame by Bashing Sarah Palin

Obama And Geithner Have A 'Man-Crush' On Each Other: New York Magazine

The Onshore Ken Salazar - and the Offshore Ken Salazar

Banks relieved they can still charge usurious credit card rates. Reform banks can love.

Krugman: Corporate America really, truly hates Obama

Robert Reich: Why the Finance Bill Won't Save Us

I bet Obama's even had SEX since the gulf spill.

Wall Street hoping that the Senate bill gets watered down

QUESTION: Why is it OK that Obama BAILOUT ANOTHER multibillion $ company (BP) by cleanin THEIR mess?

How the Senate Financial Reform Bill Gained Strength

How the Senate Financial Reform Bill Gained Strength

Senate Dems Seek Probe Into Transocean’s $1 Billion Shareholder Payout

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.,is flirting with the idea of backing Republican Mark Kirk in the election.

Corbett withdraws Twitter subpoena

Dudley incorrectly hits Kitzhaber on state borrowing

Carville

A Republican that I helped get indicted and convicted back in 2007 in more trouble.

SC Blogger Claims Affair With Candidate

Latest on oil spill response

Why doesn't the U.S. own submersibles appropriate for the situation?

Lincoln shifts runoff message sharply

Sessions sponsors rally with doctor who refused service to Democrats.

Palin accuses Obama of being in bed with Big Oil

McChrystal calls Marjah a 'bleeding ulcer' in Afghan campaign

** Heads Up: Thad Allen to Join Gibbs at the Daily Briefing, 3pm EDT **

Photos: Inside the Obama White House May 23rd, 2010

Chicken costumes banned at Nev. polling places

Bill Clinton Rips Birthers During Yale Commencement Speech

Blumenthal apologizes, via e-mail, for saying he served in Vietnam War

Democrats to launch effort to rewrite Telecom Act

ZOMG - Obama's "Halliburton Money"

What's the political downside to a "bullhorn moment" in the Gulf?

"Drill Baby Drill"

Scarborough wets his pants over Blumenthal; forgets Bush, Reagan war lies.

Chris Matthews on MSNBC just now repeating his stupid attack on Obama:

Sources: Agreement possible on push by Congress to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'

Nate Silver: "Excluding Cellphones Introduces Statistically Significant Bias in Polls"

Car dealers win Senate support in lending effort

Top GOP leaders line up against D'Annunzio

Mr. President now is not the time to be talking basketball.

It still pisses me off that Bobby Jindahl is "demanding" more help for the oil leak...

"Where does the party find these guys?"

Ward remarks close to Obama speech

"the Gulf is dying."

'Wall Street, for example, is in “a state of bitter, seething, hysterical fury”toward the president'

Whadda Ya Want? Just Words? Pretty Speeches?

"No! No! You're making that up! That can't be right! Tell me she didn't say that!"

RNC document reveals bleak financial standing

These are the four major BP execs I would frogmarch and arrest and throw into the oil spill

Help Louisiana or Fuck Louisiana?

HELP ME WITH THIS! Refute what this VIDEO SAYS!

Why do some people define "leadership" as being loud, in your face and radical?

EXCLUSIVE: Debunking the myth of Obama's "BP cash"

I knew it was coming. Morning Joe and co is implying the WH broke the law by bribing Sestak

Meeting under way at White House discussing emerging deal on repealing DADT

A SyFy Original Series

DADT Repeal now on track, with quiet administration role

Teachers union can't decide between Crist and Meek

Oh, just GREAT.

Why I can’t support FDR

If You Really Want To Know Who Is Responsible for this Spill, Look in the Mirror

Claim: (Nikki) Haley (R) had "inappropriate relationship"

Obama tells military: prepare for N.Korea aggression

Docs Obtained In Arpaio Money-Use Case---Maricopa Co Board Of Supervisors Says $50 Million Misused

I live in Houston, Heatstroke Texas.

Liberty Arizona Video

Back to the future: American restaurants after Rand Paul has finished with the Civil Rights Act

Arizona: They're Not All Bigots Just 50%

Coalition Against War Spending

Capitol Hill Agenda: May 24, 2010

Report: S.Africa asked Israel for Nukes & Were Offered 3 Different Kinds

Re: Brewer and Palin-Secure The Border

Texas Republicans attempt to rewrite history. part 2

Scenes from an Area that has seen a law like SB1070

Brewer Uses Faux-Kermit Puppet Video To Sell Immigration Law

Texas Republicans attempt to rewrite history. part 1

WWL's Garland Robinette explains why this crisis is America's crisis

Glenn Beck and his gold scam

Cutting the Net When We Need It Most

Chicago Ald. Joe Moore-Keeping it Green! The Clean Power Ordinance

Union Workers Protest Massy Energy Shareholders' Meeting- Richmond, VA

Young Turks: Fox News Kagan Hypocrisy Exposed

The IFC Media Project presents... FEAR Preview: Max Blumenthal and the Tea Party

Oil Removal - It's As Simple As Hay

Papantonio: BP - The Manslaughter Felon

Romanoff, "Stiffen your spine or step out of the way!"

'If Cheney Had Offered This Deal, Indictments Would Already Be Down'

Idaho Republican caught plagiarizing Obama speech

Fixed News Censored Applause from cadets

Alan Grayson presents The War is Making You Poor Act

Young Turks: Update On Crazy Texas Textbook Changes

Mike Papantonio on Hardball-"Bring In Tankers To Siphon Up The Oil"-5/24/10

Israeli 'nuclear offer' explained by investigator

Harry Reid's NV Teabagger opponent: Americans don't do custodial work

Requiem for the Gulf

Get a Grip: Austerity Does Not Produce Prosperity

BP agreed to parts changes on oil rig, 2004 letter shows

The Mysterious CAFRs: How Stagnant Pools of Government Money Could Help Save the Economy

Afghanistan: - The West is Caught in a 'Tribal Civil War' Propped Up by Karzai et al

A Ministry Unraveling, A Call For Murder, A Convicted Sex Offender:

Trouble-a-Brewin' Between Tea Baggers and Rand Paul?

Weapons of Mass Prosperity

Tea Party Reminiscent of John Birch Society

Republicans and the Tea Party of No..... truthout/ op ed.... Arun Gupta

Rep. Alan Grayson Introduces the "War Is Making You Poor" Act

The Chicago Boys' Free Market Theology

In Baghdad Ruins, Remains of a Cultural Bridge NYT

Exclusive: Secret apartheid-era papers give first official evidence of Israeli nuclear weapons

DOJ will not bring charges against AIG Head (NYT)

E. J. Dionne: Family Values and Glass Houses

Robert Reich: Closing Tax Loopholes for Billionaires

Blumenthal Maintains Strong Standing and Leads McMahon by Wide Margin

Chris Hedges: The Greeks Get It

USNews&WR: Primaries Show Anti-Incumbent Wave May Be Overblown

Karazai’s Washington Visit: The War Awaiting Kandahar (Ramzy Baroud)

Foreign Policy: Israel's Most Illicit Affair

"Statism" and the Ayn Rand Cult

Purge the Foxes in the Henhouse!!

U of Ark: Analyzing the 2008 Presidential Election in the South

Wordsmiths And The Delusional

HELEN THOMAS: Leave Afghanistan now

Welcome to Arizona: “It’s a Dry Hate...”

Wind-powered desalinization plan for South Australia

Environmentalists fear Salt Lake mining plans

latest TOD threads on the oil spill...

Drumbeat: May 24, 2010

Follow the $$$ - Media ignores Goldman Sachs’ ties to Corexit dispersant and BP

So what happens when a hurricane meets BP oil slick?

Greenpeace urges NPT delegations to recognise proliferation risks of nuclear energy expansion

Western US grid could support 35% renewable energy, says NREL

Wind Power Challenges In Pacific Northwest

Gloat-Free Baseball Scores (Sunday, May 23)

Socceroos Beat Kiwis in a World Cup warm up friendly

Mexico v. England - Friendly today

Non sports related

Cavaliers Fire Brown after 5 seasons...

New Hank Aaron Biography Reveals He Hated Hitting Home Runs

SCOTUS rules against NFL!!!!!!!

Sharks want to stay together for another run

And Wakefield outpitches Halladay...

World Cup: North Korea will have Chinese fans

Eye-Opener: Venus Williams' corset-dress too ooh-la-la?

Has anyone mentioned that the Frisco Ginats were swept by their cross-bay rivals??

Free, no-hassle livestream for Game 4 Celtics-Magic ????

At least six inmates gunned down in Venezuela General Penitentiary

Assassination thread against Colombian presidential candidate

FARC: All candidates will continue Uribe's policies

Mexico City Launches Biodiversity Program to Conserve and Protect its Native Corn

Two-time Honduran dictator Oswaldo López Arellano dies a free man

Coca-Cola's murderous record of anti-union activity in Colombia exposed

Time to come clean with Cuba on oil spill

Florida Lawmaker Says Cuba Reaching Out to US During Oil Spill

Indian town drops death penalty in murder case

Colombian president's kin said to have lead death squads

Call Scott Brown at 10 AM! 617-565-3170 - Ask him to support Repeal of DADT

Queer Rising Activists Crash Party for Antigay NY Senator Joseph Addabbo (D)

Horsey TOON: What are they doing next door?

Tell Marquette University: Stop Anti-Gay Discrimination in Hiring

Gallup: Opposition to gay marriage eases

The brightly painted purple front door probably should have been a clue

Parents Disown Florida Prom Queen for Being Gay, Doing Drag

Otherwise Occupied / The irrational stage

Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai hit

Why Israel Has to Do Better

Hamas to boycott W. Bank elections

Israel foreign minister faces charges

Israeli diplomat expelled

Farewell, June Cleaver: ‘Non-Traditional Families’ and Economic Opportunity

No Worries, Israel Insists, Defense Drill Is Just a Drill

Israel's complicity in apartheid crimes undermines its attack on Goldstone

Obama: Neither The Lobby Nor Jewish Congressmen Represent Jewish Americans

The Living Wage (labor song of the month Jan 2010)

Union organizers target bank tellers

On Elena Kagan’s Senior Thesis: Sound Anti-Communist Labor History

Confronting Blame-the-Worker Safety Programs

Today in Labor History May 24, 14 years of construction, deaths of 27 workers, Brooklyn Bridge opens

Unions’ Feud Leads to Moving of Journalism Awards Ceremony

The Teachers’ Unions’ Last Stand

Revealed: how Israel offered to sell South Africa nuclear weapons

Angry Father, Devoted Son, and Gunfire - Arkansas Suspects Had Rage Toward Government

Deranged Gunman Opens Fire On Shooting Range

Gun Violence: Rural, Urban Children Die By Gunshot At Equal Rates, Says Northwestern Study

And the violent crime rate continues to fall. Murder is down another 7%.

Why did America's AWB lapsing only cause murder to rise in Mexico?

Gun Right Advocates Pushing For Open-Carry Law In Texas

***MAY CONTEST PRELIMINARY POLLS are up in GD

wire shadows, moon

Steam-punk Masquerade Ball

Black Hearts

Birds and other random stuff at the Conservatory

Cherry Beach

A few more from the Conservatory

Live 'Star Trek' Show Launching Near NASA's Florida Spaceport

'LittleDog' quadruped robot handles tough terrain

57 Ancient Tombs Cracked Open in Egypt

This year's best optical illusions

Martin Gardner and the Laffer Curve.

Douglas Hofstadter's tribute to Martin Gardner

Phoenix Mars Lander is Silent, New Image Shows Damage

Mediterranean Sea Getting Saltier, Hotter

I just saw this post in GD; a request for prayer from Chief Avrol

tv shows on ghosts

Little Jessica's Daily Affirmation

This would be wasted in the Lounge, so I'm posting it here

Should I do a healing slideshow for the Gulf of Mexico?

Israeli diplomat expelled over fake passport affair

Last Chance on Readings for Hope :-)

A really good news story about a possible ovarian cancer cure. Human trials will start shortly.

American Hospital Heart Attack Deaths Plummet

Laser Surgery for Spinal Stenosis - Has anyone on DU gone through the process?

things i learned while looking up other things. prayer

Global Death Rates Drop for Children 5 or Younger

If ultrasound destroys sperm, why is it safe for a fetus?

bankrupt only middle class

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