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Archives: June 6, 2010

Prius led new car sales in May (In Japan)

Israeli FM links Gaza flotilla to Russian Chechen separatists

Thad Allen on oil spill, C-Span, today, rerun, now

Catch Shares: Using Profits and New Regulations to Save the Oceans

Rosa Parks interviewed by Studs Terkel you can stream it now (7pm central time)

Sydney Opera House holds concert for canines

BP faces ban on future American operations

Even with the current capture rate, the leak is a new Exxon Valdez every 20 days!

Even with the current capture rate, the leak is a new Exxon Valdez every 20 days!

Federal Panel Accuses Disneyland Resort of "Unfair Labor Practices"

Meet the Press will not air this Sunday, June 6, due to coverage of the French Open

BP 'very pleased' with progress on capping gusher

Officials: criminals being used in oil spill cleanup

Morning glory: Man convicted of solo sex romp on trampoline

NYT "Engineers Move Cautiously" To Cap Spill

Under the Wing of Tuskegee Airmen-Legendary Fighter Pilots Help Aspiring Youth Fulfill Dreams

FIFA banning condom distribution at South Africa's World Cup

My New Purple Shirt

Religious leaders denounce Arizona immigration law

BP Actively Restricting Media Access to the Oil Spill?

California bill Would Knock Possession of Less Than an Ounce of Marijuana to an Infraction

Army testing green laser kits in Afghanistan

VA secretary announces new hotline for homeless veterans

Costa Mesa Arco Gas Station Tries to Hide its Relationship with British Petroleum

Miley Cyrus' girl-kiss shocks fans

McCollum paid anti-gay witness caught in rentboy scandal double his contract fee

Why Did God Create Atheists?

San Francisco Chronicle: Whites in state 'below the replacement' level

Bill Bigelow: Bash Texas' curriculum, but is Oregon's much better?

Oil spill could reach Atlantic coast:, computer simulation shows

"Sexting" Leads to Child Porn Charges for 8 Teens

Banner Flown Over Rush Limbaugh's Wedding

Obama Hits BP For Spending On Ads Over Gulf Residents (VIDEO)

Leftist and rightist Israelis clash at Gaza flotilla protest in Tel Aviv

Dupe

Another RFK Post... From Me, In 2007...

Another RFK Post... From Me, In 2007...

Iran troops twice cross border to fight rebels: Iraq Kurds

My Last RFK Post... For Those Too Young To Know... And For Those That Forgot...

In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades (WP)

IF BP -- and I say IF - BP succeeds in closing the gusher --

Sunday Talk Shows

I have found a way to be at peace with the fact that Ken Starr is president of Baylor.

There is a tornado on the ground headed right towards me

Tribal School Teachers Threatened with Firing

Barzani says PKK’s decision to end cease-fire is wrong

Frank Rich: Don’t Get Mad, Mr. President. Get Even.

Frank Rich: Don’t Get Mad, Mr. President. Get Even.

Help! Is tomorrow Father's Day????????????

The Guardian's brilliant "Gaza fotilla attack" editorial cartoon: "Bible Stories Retold"

Experts: Texas textbooks are unlikely to spread

Stockton molester priest Oliver O'Grady gets $95,000 payout; victims upset

Stockton molester priest Oliver O'Grady gets $95,000 payout; victims upset

Gulf oil spill's threat to wildlife turns real

Another KBR Employee Says She Was Raped While Working for the Military Contractor in Iraq

Thomas Kinkade firm seeks bankruptcy protection

Another failed attempt stoping the oil gusher

Tom Engelhardt: Bitten by History: From the Gulf to Gaza and Afghanistan, the Familiar Way Proves th

Gay? Whatever, Dude. (Americans' Acceptance of Gay Relations Crosses 50% Threshold)

Real People v. Corporate “People”: The Fight Is On

BP Buys 'Oil' Search Terms to Redirect Users to Official Company Website

Another KBR Employee Says She Was Raped While Working for the Military Contractor in Iraq

Put aside the devastating issues for a moment and take a peak

Two Minutes (of) Hate

Brad Sherman (D-CA): Prosecute Flotilla Americans: NY Jewish Week Says Just BOMB SHIPS (Iran Too)

Hedge funds gain clout in newspaper industry

Disturbing Job Ads: 'The Unemployed Will Not Be Considered'

2,000 rally to support anti-immigrant law in Arizona

2,000 rally to support anti-immigrant law in Arizona

There is not enough in the news about our troops in Afghanistan.

There is not enough in the news about our troops in Afghanistan.

A White Sport Coat and a Black Crustacean? Buffet says spill will pass

A White Sport Coat and a Black Crustacean? Buffet says spill will pass

BLS labor press release analysis

Talk about prescient; this cartoon was published 18 days before the Deepwater Horizon explosion!

'Vietnam Lessons Still Valid Today'

Yahoo Wants HuffPo Badly

The Forever War: Are you glad Obama has allowed "things that the previous administration did not"?

2010 Bank Closings Hit 81, Costs May Hit $100 Billion

USA: Acronym for United States of Assassinations?

Today in Labor History June 6 Speculator mine disaster 164 killed at Butte & D-Day

Gulf oil spill threatens sargassum, a vital floating habitat (with video, photo gallery)

Brewers minor league team renames 'BP' to protest oil spill

Someone tell this MSNBC lady it's not about race...

Someone tell this MSNBC lady it's not about race...

The "teachable moment" aspect of the oil spill is:

Signs of progress in Afghanistan (not)

Dr. Demento Ends His 40 Year Old Radio Show

MarketWatch: Cobra payment aid appears likely to end

Cheney's undisclosed location revealed!

Angry victims say Navy misled them over doctor’s sex-crime sentence

US says 80% of al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq removed. 100% propaganda remains. success by degrees

Immigration law supporters rally at Ariz. Capitol (a star-studded cast of speakers) :)

Gay? Whatever, Dude

Gay? Whatever, Dude

What Price Pelican? (...and other links from The Oil Drum)

BP And Halliburton Build Legal Teams, Attempt To Buy Off Government Officials

Effects of the oil leak may last a century

Haley Barbour: Oil? What Oil? Press Should Stop Scaring Tourists

States seek alternatives to roadside memorials

Arizona Police Officer Challenges Migrant Law

Arizona Police Officer Challenges Migrant Law

Mother finds kidnapped kids through Facebook

Attacks on National Forest and Park Staff Hit All-Time High

HuffPo: Long-Term Unemployed Now Make Up Almost Half (46%) Of Jobless Americans

"Why don't they reverse the 'Top Kill' lines?" "What happens in a hurricane?"

Arianna Battles Liz Cheney Over Gulf Spill, Halliburton, Gaza Crisis On 'This Week' (VIDEO)

NATO: Five coalition service members die in separate incidents in Afghanistan

Class Act of our Times: Sandra Bullock.

????Does the oil that is extracted from U.S. offshore wells belong to us???

Fierce struggle for McCain to retain Arizona seat

Fierce struggle for McCain to retain Arizona seat

Coming up at noon on GEM$NBC - a special on the gusher

Distant gas blob threatens to shake nature's constants

So I heard BP is now filling the U.S. reserves with the recovered oil.

Division over Greenpeace and fisherfolk

Black Americans Twice More Likely to Pray at Bedtime than Whites

"Samurai sword murder" porn actor jumps off cliff after being tazed by LAPD during standoff

"Samurai sword murder" porn actor jumps off cliff after being tazed by LAPD during standoff

Prime suspect in Aruba Case Van Shoot is caught for murder of Latino woman a few

Among other hideous things falling out of John Cornyn's mouth this morning ...

Among other hideous things falling out of John Cornyn's mouth this morning ...

Gay couple get a boost in winning bid to reunite (Kerry helps Brazilian return to Haverhill)

I must have seen that BP Tony Hayward Ad on Cable TV 3-4 times this morning, and all I can think is:

UN Forging Ahead With PROBE Of FLOTILLA RAID Despite Israel’s Resistance: Official

Eeew, blanche lincoln on CNN

Tony Blair on w. Fareed now, CNN.

Now Glenn Beck loves American Nazi sympathizers: Promotes book by prominent Hitler advocate of the 1

Israel will reject int'l panel to study raid

BP breaks promise to deploy booms.

How the military improved its language education

Weekly Mulch: Oil Spill Could Bring Mass Extinction to the Gulf Coast

Whom Could We Get To Clean Beaches, Man Oil Booms This Summer? - FDL

Right-wing lunatic warns of hundreds of millions of years of intergalactic jihad...

Right-wing lunatic warns of hundreds of millions of years of intergalactic jihad...

RE: DU, I need to talk

If the president really wants wants to make a dent in things... if he really

Turkish PM vows to pursue Israel over 'state terror'

Size of Exxon Spill Remains Disputed

In addition to oil spills, any bets on when the next US nuclear disaster will occur?

My e-mail from the POTUS abot the oil spill

Strategies of the Paid Shill.

The Cosmic Thunderbolt

Unions Make a Stand in Arkansas Race

BP official grilled by frustrated mayors

Helen Thomas: Fuck ari fleischer

Spyware Seller Settles FTC Charges; Order Bars Marketing of Keylogger Software for Illegal Uses

Partial List of Items Prohibited/Permitted into the Gaza Strip

Anyone still care to tell me that Americans and the President care about Louisiana and Louisianians?

Concerts for the Gulf?

Anderson Cooper ~ AC 360:

Anderson Cooper ~ AC 360:

Candy CROWLEY: "NO better politician in Am.politics than Haley BARBOUR. He was GREAT!1"

Jewish flotilla to break Gaza siege

I've been the "Eternal Optimist" for my entire life. Now? Not so much...

BULLSHIT ALERT.....BP: 'Majority' of leaking oil is being captured

Will humans still be living on planet earth in 2113?

Once the Gulf is dead...

Tea Party activities may hand Reid an easy to beat opponent (Nevada)

does anyone remember the grammar rules for hard spaces?

Dirty Dozen" Produce Carries Up to 67 Pesticides per Serving, CNN Reports

English Defence League: Inside the violent world of Britain's new far right

Has Much Changed on Wall Street Since the Roaring (and Ripoffsky) Twenties?

(Navy) Laser system goes 2-for-2 in key test

BP - Beyond Petroleum (Warning- graphic images)

BP - Beyond Petroleum (Warning- graphic images)

Israel's reputation in tatters as EU, world powers review relations

Israel's reputation in tatters as EU, world powers review relations

How America is now like "My Three Sons":

If I can get enough people to believe that the square root of 2 is rational, I'm made.

A subpost on the TYT, as suggested, OP'd: I have always defended Barny through thick and thin;

For many, recovery means lower expectations

Protesters descend on Ground Zero for anti-mosque demonstration

Information on how relief well is drilled (how they find main well).

Information on how relief well is drilled (how they find main well).

I updated the design of my Lung Transplant blog....

Is it just about the money? I don't know what to make of Elton John playing Limbaugh's wedding?

Magnet schools draw too well

Obama Needs to Come Clean on Conservation

Liz Cheney Sticks Up For Halliburton: ‘I Don’t Know What Planet You Live On’

"SMART CLOTHES" Smartly dressed in the literal sense

Former Valdez Cleanup Worker Warns of Toxic Dangers in the Gulf

My own personal thoughts on Helen Thomas.

Apparently BP takes no responsibility for oil spills - of any size.

Craigslist NOLA,. Or any of the soon to be oiled cities.

How many barrels per day do you think are still gushing from the BP well? (video)

Press 1 If You Look Like an Illegal Immigrant

UK Independent: 'The US position on the whaling ban is now in flux.'

For Mickey Kaus, Winning Isn’t the Point (Kaus is running against Barbara Boxer)

Jewish settlers vandalize villagers' crops in West Bank

Gaza flotilla raid on agenda of security meet in Turkey

You think BP now feels all environmental and stuff? Read this.

You think BP now feels all environmental and stuff? Read this.

66 Years Ago Today: D-Day

One Tin Soldier for the new millenia

BP CEO Says He Will Stay, but Chairman May Be Fired

Oklahoma Soldiers Train In Bee Keeping, Basket Weaving

Oklahoma Soldiers Train In Bee Keeping, Basket Weaving

Sneakers in the Trash Were Made for Recycling

Plug The Oil Leak With Liz Cheney and Sarah Palin

Thomas gets dropped by agency

Does the Internet Make You Dumber?

If they successfully contain the spill before the relief well is drilled,

Top US officer: al-Qaida in Iraq "devastated"

liz cheney....doing daddy proud

Ensign compares himself to pro athlete with personal problems

Why We Need Politicians - California's Current Slate Of Corporate Funded Propositions

Israeli flotilla to be sent to southern Cyprus

Val Kilmer has neighbors riled

Will You Ever Buy Gas From BP Again?

Propositions 16 and 17 could pave the way for more company-backed initiatives

Any "conservative" or libertarian inventors, visionaries?

Researchers race to produce 3D models of BP oil spill

Glenn Greenwald: Congrats to Rush Limbaugh on his fourth traditional marriage

Thad Allen Chastises BP For Being ‘Very Pleased’ With Its Oil Spill Response Efforts

Baby Killers

EU to propose lifting Israeli blockade of Gaza, Spanish FM says

Elton John played in Sun City and other South African Venues During Apartheid

hmm

Question for Limbaugh fans who may be lurking:

The Value of Nothing: The fallacies of conventional economics and the rise of the commoners

I suppose it makes sense to actually drastically expand drilling in the gulf

Alaska's Permanent Fund... isn't that 'socialism'?

Happy Birthday To America's LONGEST WAR!

Someone is attempting to free a tuna in your fishing net...

Incredibly stupid LTTE in the Tulsa World

Imagining Life Without Oil, and Being Ready

Idea for a bumper sticker/t-shirt. You can have it . I am not artistic.

A natural born citizen

Upwards of Eight Thousand Protest 911 Mega Mosque on D Day!

Except for the occasional anecdotal report by a DU'er, nothing I read here about the Gulf disaster

Nate Silver: Pollster Ratings v4.0: Results

a 'tea party rally' is coming to my little town.

All the president's emails

great image for a sign at an immigration rally

Win A Soccer Game By More Than 5 Points And You Lose!

Video of the wall of rain moving down the Charles River

Thoughts on Rush Limbaugh's newest bride:

Some of the Guest List at Rush's Nups. No surprises....LOL....

G20 tells indebted nations to speed up their austerity drives

Ari Fleischer: Fire Helen Thomas

Elton John played Rush Limbaugh's wedding. Good for him!

AP IMPACT: Many Gulf federal judges have oil links

AP IMPACT: Many Gulf federal judges have oil links

BP--THROW THEM THE HELL OUT OF THE USA!

Gulf Oil Spill: Wildlife Toll Grows As More Oil Washes Ashore - LATimes

Illegal Immigration & the Chandler Roundup

I post this, peeking out from under my blanket of pain over the oil disaster

Gawker hires plane to deliver special banner message for Rush on his wedding day --->

I'm back in the fire lookout tower: all is well!

AP IMPACT: Many Gulf federal judges have oil links

Growing ranks of long-term jobless face tough odds

GO BOB BARKER!! :)

New Political Blog - The Political Panorama

Found: Cheney (TOON)

Unarmed Predator Drones Flying Along (US) Border

So who is Abdullah Gul?

I narrowly missed having an accident earlier, a rant on driving and texting

"Teach your children well." What's this teabagger's 3-year old daughter thinking? Come CAPTION!!!!

Stupid on display at the beaches ( Pic)

Elton John sings at Limbaugh reception...

Downsizing Democracy in California

Along Florida’s forgotten coast, an unthinkable disaster hovers offshore

Sarah Palin Reassures Rich Folks About Alaska's Tort Liability, Brags About Stiffing Victims

NY Times: Imagining Life Without Oil, and Being Ready

Wanna hear something depressing?

Streetcars Are Making a Comeback, Thanks Largely to Obama

Not Your Local Humane Society - a 50 state report

CBS News - "Short-term Benefits From Health Care Reform" - Effective In 2010

NY passes students who get wrong answers on tests

Watch the BP ROV Under Sea Cams...Thread #23

Bad news from Afghanistan

The fish were eating the oil!

Mother Jones: Is BP Hanging Florida Out to Dry?

Except for the occasional anecdotal report by a DU'er, nothing I read here about the Gulf disaster

Pot delivered to your door

About that non-recovery....

Miss Me Yet? (Not W)

The cost of our military is a national security threat.

Freeganism

Parents, advocates fear that NO charter schools rejected kids with disabilities

Nothing to Kill or Die For

Went downtown today. Visited the fountain again.

No, I Want MY Country Back, A**holes !!! - FDL

Best presidential candidate never to win the presidency?

Talking the Walk: Bush Claims Quitting Drinking Began His Road To Our White House

Bernie Madoff on remorse: "F- - - my victims."

BP executives were obviously fans of Calvin and Hobbes

PUMA Site Founder Wants To Run Palin's 2012 Campaign; Said Leftists @ DU & Kos Were Out To Get Him

Why do businesses feel the need to preach to their customers?

We did it to ourselves.

How many things can you see wrong in this picture? (photo)

Paving the Earth

Paving the Earth

Paving the Earth

Halter voters being denied their vote (against Lincoln)

Rise in Suicides of Middle-Aged Is Continuing

Oil hits the beach at Gulf Shores, AL. My eyewitness report:

Joy and sadness at our anniversary dinner

The game is over. There's no turning back. Denial is the norm.

I humbly apologize for this thread from a couple months ago

Operation Overlord: 06-Jun-1944

No where to go but down. Some thoughts on Helen Thomas (and not bad ones)

Media reports BP allegedly suppressing pictures of dead dolphins & turtles

Why mass non-violent protest is usually pointless, and the circumstances in which it isn't.

Do you still like Elton John after he performed at Rush Limbaugh's wedding?

Conservative Goon Of The Day

Remember the BP guy who said “Louisiana isn’t the only place that has shrimp.”?

Shower. I need to shower, STAT.

Enough about Elton -- Let's talk about James Carville attending Limbaugh's wedding

Out of all history: Who would you most like to see as president of the United States?

Bloomberg changes mind. Says teachers may still be laid off even though they agreed to no raises.

Dear God/Goddess/Flying Spaghetti Monster -

Okay...I am going out on a limb here

I will never listen to Elton again. I have admired him since 1970, and he is dead to me now.

I will never listen to Elton again. I have admired him since 1970, and he is dead to me now.

Robert Reich: Put Jobless Young People to Work Cleaning Up BP’s Mess and Order BP to Pay

When Caucasians are in the US minority around 2040 will they receive minority scholarships, etc.?

Unemployment not this high since Reagan in 1982.

TRY! Damn it all! TRY!

Say goodbye to full-time jobs with benefits

Daddy's Little Money Pits - adult children on family dole

Opponents Mislead on the New Poverty Measure

Health Insurance Reform: My premiums are going up.

You know what? The Gulf Spill doesn't really move me.

Your tax dollars at work: With U.S. Aid, Warlord Builds an Afghan Empire

Won't mow the lawn until BP stops the leak. I am thinking about

It's a fire

The BP Oil Spill -- as re-enacted by kittens.

I'm back and I'm bad! No, wait... I'm good... does bad still mean good??

"Super 8"

Zakk Wylde - In This River

I can't understand why she turned me down. I even sang for her.

Sydney Opera House holds concert for canines

I can understand why she turned me down. I sang for her.

I was without electrical power for about an hour.

I just friended Google on facebook.

War , the band!

WHICH radioactive insect / bird / fish / mammal would you like to bite you so you could be SUPER?

I knew it! The movie was a lie. Frodo FAILED!

Adam West stars in what could have been the greatest sitcom ever

Scooby Doo and The Mystery of the "Mark" icon....

So , thinking to getting a gaming system to unwind : not sure what is the best platform ?

Waterbeds!

Impossible Dream

On the sixth of June

Do your demons - do they ever let you go - When you've tried - do they hide -deep inside...

A bat question

I just need a hug...

Remember when The Simpsons was on Thursdays?!?

Princess of Mars on SyFy

Porn Actor Accused of Murder Dies After Cliff-Top Standoff in L.A

I would love to have a good baguette right now and some very good cheese ...

Don't you just love it when your washing machine stops mid-cycle...

I think I have a Wikipedia addiction

My heart is about to burst from fear and anguish

Zombie strippers?

i'm going to say goodbye to DU

What would constitute a White Castle Emergency?!?

Sweet Corn, or Field Corn?

Do you think women would actually lie to men to abstain from sex?

I have the weirdest premonitions

Can You Guess What Yr. This (Newsweek) Computer Ad is from?

Today is my husband's birthday...

Just clicked AWAY from a movie because the lip-smacking sound was disgusting

OK I just read Leviticus. Does anyone else think it's a survival

Two Pictures I Took Recently (Double Rainbow, Flower W/Rain On It)

A bombastically controversial subject line

You guys are slacking off

I am NOT spamming the board...

A buddy is heading down to the Bonnaroo.

The term "spamming the lounge" is an oxynomer.

I won't be posting here anymore.

I won't be posting here anymore.

You do know why your parents sent you to camp when you were a kid, don't you?

What would constitute a breakdancing stripper emergency?!?

you know, I tried to warn you people

I'm just back from Sunday dinner. Good restaurant, but the service was horrible.

Rock music cliches, name 'em!

DU SONG OF THE DAY

Smallest waist in the World ?

Krauthammer: Those troublesome Jews

Should we invite our new 'friends' from Titan over for a hydrocarbon snack and free beach stay?

"IF YOU STAND THERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT IN THE W..."

Hey Kali or MiddleFingerMom or Wetzelbill , ever been to this dive?

Generally accepted wisdom that is really dumb?

What is the plural of "you"?

I invited all 3,000 of my facebook friends to a party...

GORN 2

I like mindless POP music...and I am LOVING LAROUX...

This is not a sex thread

That's it! I'm leaving Democratic Underground!

Artists and other creatives: Cool site, http://www.spoonflower.com/

moving to GD nt

I've spent the last 6 years making over 10,000 inane posts to DU

Anybody here use Quickbooks? Is it easy to learn?

James Taylor and Carole King on tour together

I hate it when my witty response fails to get IBTL!

My hand is weak from holding a video camera 4 hours, through the graduation from hell

I just sprayed my feet with Febreze and now I have a horrible rash from it

DADT, circa 1945 ( PIC)

Is everybody beutiful, in their own way?

So, I'd like to read up on antique furniture ...

Saturday night fractal art

Why Isn't there More F**king on this Island? (A song for LOST)

What is your "junk food" weakness?...

I found this great BBC tv show call Neverwhere on Netflix, it is great.

A BRAND NEW ONE!! No one EVER forgets the first time they see MiddleFingerMom naked... ... NO ONE!!!

And of course it's sunny again today

So in the book "Lolita"

Shit! We have a tornado warning here in SE Pennsylvania. Can't you

Mr Tinkles takes a break

Joe Walsh appreciation thread

I need to dry my nuts off!

What has Mark Fuhrman got that I ain't got

DU Coroner's Inquest: Basic Instinct, (spoilers)

The COOLEST, most unflappable cat in the freakin' Universe. (dial-up warning)

What's the cheapest responsible way to dispose of a Lithium cellphone battery?

Seriously, Chris Frantz is one of the most underrated drummers of all-time

i REALLY, REALLY fucking hate those fuckroidal CSI shows

Anybody know anything about nesting birds?

Which is the most disgusting "meat-like" product?

D-Day was June 6th, my Grandfather's unit landed on Omaha beach

And Of Course its raining again today

started jogging and my knees are now in pain

does Nirvana or Van Morrison music make you feel insulted?

Clässic röck bänds with än umläut ädded sömewhere in their näme

More fishing closed off the coast of Florida as oil moves east

In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades

Favorite Female Vocalist from late 70's-early 80's?

Long-Term Unemployed Now 46 Percent Of Unemployed, Highest Percentage On Record

Ala.'s Riley, Coast Guard Agree on Protection Plan.

Is there a problem with letting spiders live in my house?

Should SuperNatural Cut Commericals for G.M.

Uh Oh this CBS poll is freeped

BP: 'Majority' of leaking oil is being captured

Obama's oil spill point man: Gulf held hostage

Gulf spill raises pipeline concerns

Got an e-mail from the President -

Cairn Energy expects go-ahead to start drilling off Greenland

Pope appeals against Mid-East bloodshed on Cyprus trip

Do you get the feeling the media aren't paying attention?

What the Spill Will Kill

Without COBRA subsidy, health care would require 79% of jobless benefits

Iran's navy offers to escort Gaza ships

Our blind support for Israel makes it hard to carry out diplomacy around the world

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) No Caption Needed Edition

Propositions 16 and 17 could pave the way for more company-backed initiatives

Liz Cheney: Turkey is siding with our enemies

BP Chief Won't Quit Over Gulf Spill

Israel will reject int'l panel to study raid

Steele wants the Justice Department to determine if the President broke a promise.

Hurriyet photos of disarmed Israeli commandos receiving medical care

Mr. President, lead now on fossil fuels - Obama's chance to take bold steps on climate change. (LAT)

Foxconn to up wages again at suicide-hit China plant

CNN has been covering the "rally in support of new anti-immigration law"

The GOP is scared of the Big Dog

NYTimes: Don’t Get Mad, Mr. President. Get Even. (Frank Rich)

Thad Allen: Oil Spill Fight Will Last Into Fall

2 arrested at JFK in alleged terrorism plot

Rasmussen claims Toomey 45%, Sestak 38% in latest poll

Australia orders Google 'privacy breach' investigation

Israel Navy reserves officers: Allow external Gaza flotilla probe

General Allen Has Ordered 'Uninhibited Access' to Oil Spill Operations

"Cornyn urged Kerry to think small."

Robert Reich: Why we are going into a double dip Recession

Swinging for the Fences

Are the berms being built?

Many Gulf federal judges have oil links

Fewer young criminals push states to close prisons

In the President's own words, a summary of the response to the BP oil spill

Surging costs hit food security in poorer nations

Suddenly, Republicans want an active federal government

To the anti-Thomasites

Records show attorney general hired George Rekers despite warnings

In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades

Arianna Huffington vs Liz Cheney about Oil

Democrats launch a major get out the vote effort for the midterms

N.J. men planned to 'wage violent jihad,' feds say

Biden In Egypt For Talks With Mubarak

Judge James L. Shumate Orders Halt to Bank of America Foreclosures in Utah

Obama's Carnegie Mellon speech

BP cap captures '10,000 barrels' a day in US Gulf

Is it time for the President to address the nation?

"We don't believe we ought to be drilling anywhere and everywhere,"

Doesn't he know that the oil will stop spilling if he just gets madder??

All Alaskans receive a benefit yearly from the Permanent Fund..Teapartiers are you listening

Sen. Lugar to propose climate bill alternative

Haley Barbour: Oil? What Oil?

Top economies agree on need to reduce deficits

Lincoln claims unions, MoveOn are making Arkansas runoff close

Big Pivot from Crisis to Opportunity: Part 1, Politics.

EXCLUSIVE: Documents Show Kagan's Liberal Opinion on Social Issues

Clinton heads to Latin America for four-day trip

(Admiral Thad) Allen Explains Why Oil-Sucking Tankers Aren’t Being Used

LA State Senator: "there were phenomenal numbers of skimming boats"

Behold our dark, magnificent horror

Hearst won't say whether Helen Thomas will keep job

Long-Term Unemployed Now 46 Percent Of Unemployed, Highest Percentage On Record

NYC on major storm alert; tornado watch in effect Sunday (tornado watch until 8 p.m.)

GOP consultant in Arizona pulls strings to get Green Party on Texas ballot

Calif. mom finds missing children using Facebook (after 15 years)

Boston Globe - "As well spews in Gulf, Obama makes climate bill a priority"

"Imagine the Howls"- LTTE in today's Pittsburgh P-G, RE:Obama "taking over the spill"

Ohhh, Gates it toasted.

Palin makes an appearance at the Salt Lake Pride Parade...

Cleaning Up After Bush Taking Toll on Obama

Did this get buried? I don't remember this, but did Palin say "So Sambo beat the bitch!"?

Public perception is political life or death

WAKE UP Obama, This Spill Can Make You a One Term Prez

Liz Cheney, the filthy swine daughter of Darth Cheney, denies Halliburton is involved BP Oil Spill

Is Obama lifting the commercial whaling ban? WTF?

Can Obama win in 2012, given today's climate? The Republicans have no real leader.

L-A-K-E-R-S-!!!

Is it time for Obama to tell the American people the whole truth about the oil spill?

How to Boycott BP Step 10, get on some people who need to be got on!

Helen Thomas Is Anti-Semetic

T. Boone Pickens: Way too much is being made of BP oil spill, it will get cleaned up

Mars Spirit Rover Finds Clue to Planet's Past and Environment for Life

Losing our religion misleading? (Liberal viewer)

Pearl Jam - Don't Go to BP Amoco (live at Lollapalooza)

BP stages appearance of cleanup workers during Obama's second Gulf Oil Spill visit

'Start the Clock' - You Know What That Means!

Rush Limbaugh's wedding

Al Jazeera: Israel boards another Gaza aid boat. Rachel Corrie Seized.

"Sun City" by Artists United Against Apartheid

I'm actually starting to like Andrew Sullivan.

2010 BP Oil Spill -- We Should Be Outraged -- Oil Eating Microbes Can Clean Spill

Life exists on Titan evidence is found by NASA

Al Jazeera talks to US activist named by Israel as a 'terrorist'

TYT: Pathetic Attemps To Defend Israel In Flotilla Attack

Showing BP the correct way to clean up a mess

Video of LMRP Cap Installation Process

Video: Voters Being Turned Away in Arkansas

The BP Oil Spill Re-Enacted By Cats in 1 Minute

Justice Souter’s Class Greenhouse

Central banks - crisis creators

BP directors call for chairman to go over Deepwater leak

Sex and the City 2: What happened to good old Sex?

Peter Beinart: Let's End American Dominance

Latin America Still Divided Over Coup in Honduras

Arizona immigration law an unpleasant reminder of Chandler's past

A solitary lament for an America in decline

What the Spill Will Kill-'It's the things we don't see that worry me the most.'

In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades

Obama doesn’t need to fuss and fume. He needs to wean US off oil.

The Untold Story: John Wooden's Revolutionary Impact on Hip-Hop

Colombia's Santos Seeks More US Military Aid, Trade Pact Passage

Oil spill reveals the dangers of success

What Is Obama Doing At Bagram? (Part One): Torture And The “Black Prison” (Andy Worthington 6/4)

George W. Bush, Torture President

What are the Bilderberg Group really doing in Spain?

What the Spill Will Kill

Fixing Planet Earth: A Not-So-Modest Proposal

New Rule: ...Call It An Inconvenient Truth 2: What the F*ck Is Wrong With You People?

The plight of the pelican is the poignant symbol of this disaster

Disturbing Job Ads: 'The Unemployed Will Not Be Considered'

Catch Shares: Using Profits and New Regulations to Save the Oceans

The Smooth-Talking King of Coal—and Climate Change

Delaware team leads wildlife recovery

BP cap captures '10,000 barrels' a day in US Gulf

What Price Pelican? (...and other links from The Oil Drum)

A rolling, alligator-filled wall of flame...

Wind Energy Association-funded study concludes wind energy is safe. Yawn.

NY Times: Imagining Life Without Oil, and Being Ready

Solar panels could be a threat to aquatic insects, new research shows

Fermi 2 reported in "Safe and stable condition" - storm damage

Final: Pirates humiliate the Ginats 6-3 in front of a sell-out crown at

Hey you Iowans! You have a college baseball winner!

So S.Africa/World Cup time is 6 hrs ahead of Eastern? & most of the games

Brewers minor league team renames 'BP' to protest oil spill

Really stupid of NHL and NBA to put their games on the same night, same time.

Latin America Still Divided Over Coup in Honduras

Colombia's Santos Seeks More US Military Aid, Trade Pact Passage

Chavez urges probe of critical website over column

Clinton heads to Latin America for four-day trip

Millions of gays demand rights during Brazil march

1st time ever, majority of U.S. says Gay/Lesbian 'relations' are morally ok, AND...

Elton John to perform at Rush Limpballs wedding!

2 Injured in U.S. 92 Shooting Rampage

Australia has the "blood in the streets" types, as well:

LTE writer manages to use "Wild West" canard 6 times in one letter!! NEW RECORD!!!

Shoppers recall silence, fear in Lynnwood Lowe's store when man shot himself in testicles

Today in Labor History June 6 Speculator mine disaster 164 killed at Butte & D-Day (X post)

Thank you IBEW 47!

PressTV: UN rights chief says blockade is illegal

Guardian: Blockade is blessing for Hamas

Aid workers 'may fight deportation'

Australians blast Israel over aid deaths

Lost Tribe

Maine Video Producer Recounts Gaza Flotilla Ordeal

Time: Bibi and Barack: Can They Bridge the Gap?

Went to a Mariner game today

So. Mill st, with one on Maxwell st. -dial up user warning=

Gaza flotilla attack: A week that changed Middle East politics (The Guardian UK)

Went downtown, went to the fountain and other places. Took pictures

Ilan Pappé: The deadly closing of the Israeli mind

Leading article: Israel must listen to the world (pro-Israel case for lifting Gaza blockade)

Israel accused of fabricating flotilla video

Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to escort Gaza ships

The lion sleeps tonight

Hamas welcomes EU proposal to monitor crossings

My own personal thoughts on Helen Thomas.

Gaza flotilla raid on agenda of security meet in Turkey

Israel's reputation in tatters as EU, world powers review relations

The Hollyhocks are starting to bloom

Jewish flotilla to break Gaza siege

Turkish paper releases 'censored' photos of beaten Israeli commandos

The Yuccas are blooming now too

A simple approach to the Gaza blockade

Partial List of Items Prohibited/Permitted into the Gaza Strip

International outrage against Israel, more unions back boycott

Krauthammer: Those troublesome Jews

Rabbi Brant Rosen: Beyond the Flotilla, the Crackdown Continues

My own personal thoughts on Helen Thomas.

To the anti-Thomasites

UN condemns Israel first, investigates later

The hijacking of the truth: Film evidence 'destroyed' (Israel's assassination list)

Iran's navy offers to escort Gaza ships

Clinton Council (Lanny Davis) "Thomas Is An Anti-Semite"

Hurriyet photos of disarmed Israeli commandos receiving medical care

Israel: We will not apologize to Turkey over Gaza flotilla deaths

Turkey says Israel can't 'face the facts' on Gaza raid

Jewish settlers vandalize villagers' crops in West Bank

You are our children

Liz Cheney: Turkey is siding with our enemies

Gaza Convoy Tapes Edited, Israel Acknowledges

Egypt may cut citizenship to those who marry Israelis

Reports: Hamas shuts charity offices in Gaza

Old Moon Rover Beams Surprising Laser Flashes to Earth

I have two children. One is a boy born on a Tuesday. What is the probability I have two boys?

Drinking coffee doesn't make you more alert, caffeine study reveals

Thermal Video of Hawaiian Volcano Is Amazing

I think this DUer posted in the wrong forum.

Well Hello!

Religious Racism: Study Ties Organized Religion to Racist Attitudes

Why Did God Create Atheists?

We spent too much in the boom. But this is no time to stop

Why World Cup goals have a big net effect on business

Has Much Changed on Wall Street Since the Roaring (and Ripoffsky) Twenties?

Chairman McDermott Announces Hearing on Responding to Long-Term Unemployment

As For That Little "Secret" Shindig In Sitges, Spain...

Goldman Goes Negative On House Prices

Lost Decade, Here We Come

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