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Archives: July 7, 2010

anyone know any good Lindsay Lohan prison jokes?...

very sorry for lindsay lohan and yes I have read the bully threads here

Dear O'LOOFAH, no, the President AIN'T gonna lose the Hispanic vote. GET it?!1 n/t

Deep in thought

Advanced Medicine

A different take on "Scientists beg for chance to study gulf "

If you can... Rachel is reporting from Afghanistan... it's riveting

"agressive steps" from Governor GOODHAIR in TX (re: tarballs) - ha- HAH !

Crawling out of the woodwork: Repub puts up hammer/sickle billboard

Urban Nomad 2.0: One Year in a Microhouse

What were they saying about activist judges?....

Manson follower denied parole

What will it take to shut down this bullshit?

True confession time: When I was 5

Is Rachel Maddow's show streamed on the net anyplace?

life in the French Republic "is carried out with a bare face."

Keith just asked Oprah to 'crush this schmuck,' that is, limpballs,

I am resorting to a bit of a nuclear option myself, day fourteen

BP agrees to inform US ahead of transactions

The Catfood Commission Device is the most cowardly, cynical Congressional --

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

Prank leaves Justin Bieber facing tour of North Korea

Rove Admits His ‘Shadow RNC’ Attack Group Functions Largely Because Of The Citizens United Decision

Indiana: BP can dump more pollution into Lake Michigan

••• Stella, the right winger weighs in on Sharon Angle and subhuman Dermacrits •••

Fending For Themselves

Vice President Biden to appear on 'Tonight Show' Friday

Did you just see TDS? ...

Earth, Air, Water, Fire -- Elements of Humanity

Dance fever sweeping through Israeli military

George Bush with a Tan...LOL

Is "The Nation" worth subscribing to?

US Eyes UN Peacekeepers for Iraq in 2011

Northrop Grumman to add sub workers in Newport News

DoD Buzz: India Tackles $10B Fighter

British troops to withdraw from south Afghan area

NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops

NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops

Hawaii Governor vetoes Civil Union Bill

Notices of Senators’ Deaths Are Hoaxes (Leahy, Feinstein and Lautenberg)

After Abu Ghraib, they at least still felt the need to present a scapgoat.

Impatient for change

Your momma sucks iPad, By Mark Morford

Has anyone here had experience using Priceline to bid for hotel stays?

C-span1 this morning - Arizona Immigration Law

Amber Alert- 4 year old girl taken from yard of home

America's Tragic Descent into Empire

Stage-Managing the War on Terror

20 careers that will make the future less dystopian

Toon- Laugh or Cry?

Too True

Missouri scrambles to keep Ford jobs from going elsewhere

2010 Unemployment Extensions - Could Slow Robert Byrd Replacement Jeopardize UI Extension Passage?

Commentary: Time to let private sector get back to work

Luckovich toon on Michael Steele. Ha!

5 Ways to Bolster Growth - NYT

Congress reviewing Cuban sanctions, may lift travel ban

Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells

Losing in Afghanistan

Keep the Internet Open for All

The definition of insanity: Keep doing the same thing and expect different results

A Nation in distress

Best Analysis Of July 1st House Vote Re: Catfood Commission, War Supplemental, Budget, Etc...

Commentary: Florida GOP governor candidates are their own worst problems

Teenage 'barefoot burglar' targeted by authorities in Bahamas

Libertyunderground newsletter

Obama to announce significant uptick in U.S. exports

“You can call me a pain,” Mr. Issa said. “I’ll accept that as a compliment.”

Well, one of our service providers (small business) made it a lot easier for

Civilian Casualties Create New Enemies, Study Confirms

Another Ft. Campbell death: 21 in the last month.

This oughta raise Rahm's stock here: Shooting the bird at Darrell ISSA. No, nevermind.

More on the Pat Tillman coverup: McChrystal Probe of SOF Killings Excluded Key Eyewitnesses

27,000 abandoned, unattended oil & gas wells in Gulf

Will the Next President Be Brought to You by Rupert Murdoch?

Huff-Post blogger makes BP/ Coast Guard spokeswoman connection

Indiana cop who Tasered 10-year-old suspended

Constitutional Law Question

EU CAPS Bank Bonuses: Company Performance To Dictate Bonus Pay

Spouse Faces Painful New Reality

NATO air strike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops

Anybody remember

EU CAPS Bank Bonuses: Company Performance To Dictate Bonus Pay - HuffPo

Fancy, gated, 'faith-based' living apts. opening down the street

In the Last Decade – Extreme Weather Deaths Outnumbered War Casualties

The Rude Pundit - Science, Jindal, Obama, Oysters: No One Is Winning in the Gulf Oil Gusher

Drip, drip, drip: VA finds more veterans at risk for infections

Former Rethug Congresswoman Abandons Car in Congressional Garage

Is there any line Rush Limbaugh could cross that would get him taken off Armed Forces Radio?

BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Getting Sick, Exxon Valdez Survivor Warns of Long Term Health Effects

Borowitz reveals:"BP Says Oil in Gulf Must be Changed Every Six Months"

CNN announced today the oil disaster would reach key Biscayne and Miami before summers end

Justin Bieber: what if he did tour North Korea?

presidential expiration dates?

Are We Sure Alvin Greene (Dem Sen. Candidate SC) Is Not Like Borat???? WTF?????

Are We Sure Alvin Greene (Dem Sen. Candidate SC) Is Not Like Borat???? WTF?????

Oil Found in Gulf Beach Sand, Even After Cleanups

‘Climategate’ review clears scientists of dishonesty over data

The scam operation that is WorldNutDaily, making some big bucks off of birthers, homophobes, etc.

Krugman confirmed: Obama Political Team Handcuffing Recovery

Why did Senator Graham ask Kagan what she was doing on Christmas?

This time it's oil trouble for Lake Pontchartrain

the fallacy of Peak Oil totally undoing our ability to move goods around

Clayton McGarrah

What "lesson" did Bill Clinton learn from 1994?

Gawker: Mc5PLANEs comically "has now crossed entire spectrum on immigration"

ULM student killed while serving in Iraq

So, back in February

So, back in February

Manchin seeking earlier special election, why?

Monty Python Election Night Special (sensible party vs. silly party)

Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan?

William Blum: Why I don't love America. Some Thoughts on "Patriotism" Written on July 4th

VA hospital sued over improperly cleaned tool

Rand Paul still wants 'underground electronic fence'

Yea! They found the kidnapped 4 year old here in Missouri

States Predicted to Cut 400,000 to 900,000 Jobs Next Year, Due to Budget Shortfalls

Daily Kos - Extinction, Incrementalism and the Fate of Humanity

So on the same day, Governor Jindal restricts abortion and allows guns in church.

Ah now we are into Rachel's story

Labor targets McConnell in Kentucky over lapse in benefits for unemployed

Over 25% of flowers face extinction – many before they are even discovered

Why do RW'ers always have to appear "tough" in their campaign ads?

Happy 70th, Ringo!

Happy 70th, Ringo!

Corporations Sitting On $1.84 Trillion Cash - FDL

Green Energy in SF just got SCREWED by the FHFA!

Democrat Baucus joins GOP in blasting Obama recess appointment

Democrat Baucus joins GOP in blasting Obama recess appointment

Democrat Baucus joins GOP in blasting Obama recess appointment

My grandson Jason is in ICU, some very nice football players visited today

My grandson Jason is in ICU, some very nice football players visited today

My grandson Jason is in ICU, some very nice football players visited today

My grandson Jason is in ICU, some very nice football players visited today

My grandson Jason is in ICU, some very nice football players visited today

Man oh man do I feel old today

Man oh man do I feel old today

Michael Steele Futures - IF Rethugs do good in Nov, what's it mean...

Is this even legal? Missed Meetings Could Mean Jail Time for Parents

BP Texas City Refinery Blast Victim: BP Keeps 'Killing People'

BP Texas City Refinery Blast Victim: BP Keeps 'Killing People'

"Police investigating hoax death report e-mails"

China sentences another Tibetan environmentalist...

The Limbaugh creature

Whine whine, of the poor rich folks...

I just got off the phone w/ Gov. Manchin's office (re: Byrd replacement).....

China won't dump U.S. Treasuries or pile into gold

China won't dump U.S. Treasuries or pile into gold

Wal-Mart Is at the Center of a Major Legal Battle Over Pot Patients' Rights

Wal-Mart Is at the Center of a Major Legal Battle Over Pot Patients' Rights

Losing Control

is there any truth to this ditto-head's contention...

Unprecedented 24,000 Donors Propel Tarryl Clark Past $2 Million Mark

MSNBLohan.

Brazil Soccer Star On The Run..suspect in pregnant GF disappearance..

Enviro Agency Dramatically Underestimated Oil Spill Effects When Signing Off On BP Lease

Profoundly Stupid: Republicans bragging about Dems' falling out with Wall Street

Google Workers Bash Their Employer

What's the single biggest problem with the law making process of the federal government?

Police State Canada: Provocation and police terror at the G20 summit in Toronto

Reframing "hating America"

EU Parliament votes to limit bankers' bonuses

Whaling activist Bethune given suspended sentence

letter in my paper ‘Thank God for Arizona’

Germany v. Spain world cup live blog

Chase bank error causes closure of business

Fox News, IL: "Undercover" at the Library (this is how it starts)

238 presidential scholars: Bush worst president of modern era, fifth worst in US history

Russ Feingold Throws Progressives Under the Bus

How can people celebrate, on July 4th, independence from England...

How many real life people, really, are affected in a significant way by postal rate increases?

Insurer revoked leukemia patient’s coverage because it claimed she underpaid her premium by a penny.

Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen)

Detroit Free Press: BP gas station owners switching brands as customers boycott

Protesters lash out at McConnell on jobless issue

Troubles at one of the American Empire's outposts

Was Katrina really THAT LONG AGO that the TVidiots can't

Should There Be A Mandatory Retirement Age for Serving In the U.S. Congress?

Mindblowing new report on public opinion about torture. (Turns Out We Were Right, Again)

Ex-Michigan congressman Mark Siljander pleads to obstruction (GOPer plays footsie with terrorists)

Desdemona's 6-Step Cycle of Doom

Rhetorical cheap shot #433- "Educate Yourself!"

Corporate "firewalk" ends with burnt feet in Italy

1 in 4 Americans Don't Know Shit

Abducted girl found: Police Looking for Man Who Drives Dark Car With Loud Muffler & Missing Hubcaps

After watching the United States House and Senate for the past 18 months...

Speaking broadly and generally, are you pro or anti unions?

Speaking broadly and generally, are you pro or anti unions?

Hey right-wingnuts, freepers, and cave-dwellers... your presidumbass bush made recess appts too...

In light of today's news about thousands of capped wells I was

Lindsey Lohan had a secret message for the court...

Thanks for the anonymous donation!

GOP = Fail, will not win the war on words...they are floundering, desperate, and angry

Has anyone heard of the CSA 2010? My room mates husband is an OTR trucker....

Coast Guard helo crash

Teen Girl's "Boyfriend" Was Woman, 31

Kos blackballed from MSNBC by Joe S because he made "dead intern" tweet

Lugar Says He Will Not Filibuster ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’, Pentagon Sends Survey

Limbaugh-- SEE! I told you they were GOING TO drill off Cuba

Limbaugh-- SEE! I told you they were GOING TO drill off Cuba

Limbaugh-- SEE! I told you they were GOING TO drill off Cuba

Limbaugh-- SEE! I told you they were GOING TO drill off Cuba

Limbaugh-- SEE! I told you they were GOING TO drill off Cuba

Remember all the Fox News jokes about global warming last January

World Cup soccer fans, less than hafl an hour for Germany Spain

World Cup soccer fans, less than hafl an hour for Germany Spain

A novel idea regarding schools

"Can we even tell which party is which anymore?" Bipartisan Stupidity on Afghanistan

Half Price Calamari Special in Germany tonight,,,

Half Price Calamari Special in Germany tonight,,,

A letter to Senator Inhofe:

Being a conservative means never have to say that they're sane

Behold, the modern "conservative" mindset

Anybody else notice the silence from Beck, Hannity, O'Really, Limbaugh etc. about

Anybody else notice the silence from Beck, Hannity, O'Really, Limbaugh etc. about

Weatherization of 82,000 Homes This Summer Program - Interactive map at link for your state...

Help a creaky old clown understand something . . . . .

Tony Blair 'misread' Iran's stance on post-war Iraq

Personal mister is a great way to help keep cool-at almost zero cost

Are all debt programs scams?

3 Days In DeCeit, WHERE THE F#*@ ARE YOUR MORALS?!?

I just thought of something that makes me feel really dumb.

I'm loving Cenk filling in for Ratigan. Excellent job! nt

Independence Day is not a religious holiday

The Bleak Jobs Picture

Iowa Dem chief: No problems here

All that weird and more extreme weather...

JCPenney orders employees to destroy unsold clothing

Now that "Climategate" will disappear from the rational world* let me reflect on my favorite part

Even some REPUBLICANS in Congress start to vote for Afghanistan withdrawal timetable

Need Help: Where is it mandated that we have to carry identification?

this is the only democrat running for governor in tennessee

World Nut Daily cheers vandalism of atheist billboard

dupe

Soldier whistleblower gets 25 years?

Alabama Republicans are F'n crazy.

BREAKING: Alyeska CEO Steps Down Following Truthout Exposé

Tools Offer Record of Earliest Northern Europeans

Welcome to the summer of the New Black Panters (Rev. Wright is on vacation I guess)

when did the US give the coast guard to bp? how much did we get for this sale?

Wall Street Stages Biggest Rally Since May

Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells

earthquake in LA!

Grim Sleeper: After 25 Years of Pain and Senseless Murder in Los Angeles, a Suspect is Captured

Quake in So Cal just now

Corporations hoarding $1.8 Trillion Dollars; Obama's CEO problem -- and ours

Sun-Times columnist proudly berates little girls for givin lemonade away for free

Transgender woman wins ruling against Legislature

How long would you last on unemployment?

Story about Target billing department tactics

More Notice Growing Bipartisan Consensus for Social Security Benefit Cuts - FDL

Blaming The Unempoyed...Kyl, Gregg, Altmire, Linder, Feinstein: Jobless Are Lazy Or Drug-Addicted

Sharon Angle's old website reposted by Dems in Nevada...

Sharon Angle's old website reposted by Dems in Nevada...

Did Lindsay Lohan deserve the sentence that she recieved?

Another Obama Recess Appointment For Someone Not Named Johnsen - EmptyWheel

By the way Cenk is great

Big Shaker here in So. Cal.

The Arrogant David Brooks Tells Readers That Stimulus Will Risk National Insolvency: by Dean Baker

Looks like Paul the octopus was correct

Should schools be ran like businesses, or remain publicly funded & operated?

Alaskan family lives isolated life in vast wildlife refuge

For those who really want to know why Arizona Law is horrid

Have you seen the republican reaction to the recess appointment of

The Imperial retrenchemnt has started

BP more worried about PR and liability than cleaning up..

headline: "Dems Digging Harder Than Ever for Dirt on Republicans"

headline: "Dems Digging Harder Than Ever for Dirt on Republicans"

Why I am considering quitting activism

Iran's Culture Ministry releases a guide of approved modest hairstyles for men

Abducted 4-year-old girl found in car wash

Social Security Privatization Is Back - FDL

DISGUSTING!!!

Transcript: How the for-profit health insurance empire got started

A very frustrating couple of days for me…

Christian Coalition emerges from obscurity to launch campaign to get "Twilight" books banned

If thus guy is innocent can you imagine what he's gone through?

Over 50% of black males ineligible for Social Security under new proposed rules,

The long-term fate of the oil spill in the Atlantic

I've written my latest ltte with the help of Noamnety-the recent GI death column

Nominal Democrat Jason Altmire is a lying sack of shit

Reid showered with Drug money. Hamsher cites his opposition to Dorgan amendment (Drug reimportation)

Pair of Engineers say they have a solution to stop the GOM spill

Why is it called the Cat Food Commission?

Juanita M Kreps, First Female Sec of Commerce (under Carter) Dies at 89

The wreckage of us.

I love Russ Feingold: More liberal than John Kerry in a not-as-liberal state

The "Dirty Fingernail Brigade" united - little acts of kindness to be passed forward

Dean Baker describes in detail what a sh*thead David Brooks is

um...Reuters headline.......

The Tea Party is Mostly Pro-Choice and Pro-Gay: Knowing That Matters

Came here tonight to read and think and feel like I was among friends.

Depression Fears Begin to Take Hold

"Crash Course" about the upcoming Crash

Kellogg Cereal Recall Highlights a New Concern: Chemicals Leaching from Food Packaging

Kellogg Cereal Recall Highlights a New Concern: Chemicals Leaching from Food Packaging

Iran bans the mullet

The Case Against Kissinger Deepens-By Scott Horton

Deet Finally Exposed as Neurotoxic

Football stars find unexpected heroes (Jason went home from the hospital today)

Can a direct democracy reflect the "will of the people" with a media controlled by the wealthy?

The poor are still spending ALL their money, the rich are still hoarding theirs

The poor are still spending ALL their money, the rich are still hoarding theirs

US, Russia plan spy prisoner swap

The Dittohead at the party

27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells remain in the Gulf, no one's checking to see if they're leaking

Meet Obama's New Recess Appointment Dr. Berwick! (Let The Right Wing Wailing Commence!!)

The Foreclosure Fight Makes National News- Radio Program 7/8/2010

Wal-Mart Fires "Associate of the Year"

Wal-Mart Fires "Associate of the Year"

Politico looks into Mrs. Clarence Thomas and her Tea Party shenanigans

MSNBC's excuse for banning Markos doesn't hold water

:Drowning does not LOOK like drowning." Summer PSA article - chillling.

Levi Johnston Apologizes to Palin Family for 'Youthful Indiscretion'

Thank Eric Holder for Protecting Civil Rights in Arizona :)

52 years

Corporate "firewalk" ends with burnt feet in Italy

Doesn't the fact that there's high unemployment PROVE tax cuts to the rich don't work?

Make up your own rules for GD

Mel Gibson, everyone's favorite ,, admits on tape to hitting ex ...

Could Somebody Give Me The Stands Of Dems & Repugs On Immigration.......

Spill's extent and the effects surprising those studying it

How to resurrect a scandal..since it didn't get enough attention first time around..

Right Wing "NewsBusters" Attacks Cenk Hosting MSNBC (BS "Liberal Media" Claims Based On Racism)

Followers Sue Church After Doomsday Fails To Come

Question for folks who think the country is going to shit

DU = Awesome

The latest BP 'weasel':

Kidnapping suspect (of 4 year old) takes own life in Lincoln County, Missouri

Okay Everyone: Back To Work - Angle’s On To Us

The radicalization of clown

American Dream Is Elusive for New Generation

The Missing Spirit in the Democratic Soul

The Missing Spirit in the Democratic Soul

MARKOS: Why I am BLACKLISTED by MSNBC

Why We Are In Afghanistan.

Did you feel that?

This Article Is NOT Satire

The general population does not like you.. and they have not for the last 50 years

Naked Capitalism in NY Times: Instead of Austerity, Make US Corps Invest in America:

Most disliked post-WWII Republican president: DU votes

Is there not a crowd at the White House gates yelling for clean-up 24/7?

Winning the Medal of Honor

Gay Pastor Attacked At Piedmont Park

in the 1960s and 1970s...

Alvin Greene (SC candidate for the Senate) outlines plan to boost the economy

DNA doesn't match dad in 2 Zion girls' 2005 killings

Former DOJ Attorney Alleges "Lawlessness" in Civil Rights Division

Should Meth be legalized?

Free Republic poster jailed.

Obama Decried, Then Used, Some Bush Drilling Policies: Relied on "irrational" environmental analysis

Obama Decried, Then Used, Some Bush Drilling Policies: Relied on "irrational" environmental analysis

Fisted with knowledge, Head Wreck cries. (For a CAPTION!!!)

Fisted with knowledge, Head Wreck cries. (For a CAPTION!!!)

Fisted with knowledge, Head Wreck cries. (For a CAPTION!!!)

"In the Village no one can hear you scream." How no one is hearing the parents and teachers.

United National Anti-War Conference July 23-25, 2010 Albany, New York

"Patriotica" 50 songs for 50 states...

Just found an article on Wiki that explains nearly every Republican I know.

Wow... DU Cited TWICE: 'On the Left, a False Choice Fuels the Growing Civil War Over Obama' - HuffPo

Wow... DU Cited TWICE: 'On the Left, a False Choice Fuels the Growing Civil War Over Obama' - HuffPo

Are You on Anti-Depressants?

"He's an ess oh bee, but he's OUR S.O.B."

Unemployment in America

Flame Warriors

Paraguayan model will run nude despite World Cup loss.

Why the fuck does every web site that I go to have a Bobby "Haircut" Erlich ad.

Hey, Parents! Here you go!

Just wonderful! Someone has now linked me to Rush on Facebook.

The Importance Of Taking Your Picture With The Flash

Johnny Damon is the MAN!

I think I found a new calling

Wipeout. Great or greatest show on TV?

F*ck you Samsung

Facebook problems?

Fun with Photoshop...Here's the booklet insert I just made for my AC/DC 1980-88 Mix CD

Believe it or not, he's still on the market! Move fast, ladies, before Carrot Top's cousin is taken!

Deep in thought

Wipe Out by the Ventures, great drum solo.

One of my friends is getting married today!

SHOULD Skinner ban all bacon threads?

At-At Day Afternoon (or How I Learned to Say "Jabba the Poo")...

The Roots feat Joanna Newsom - Right On

Anyone have this issue with FireFox?

Sad Sam Damon is the man!

You know who Lindsay Lohan is - she's Neely O'Hara

Computer question...

Sunflower on a cloudy day

dreamt that I was teamed up w/ Roger Federer in an Iron Chef challenge

current favorite commercial

Do you have a Dirty Mind?

Who says Ronald Reagan was bad for the arts?

Bigger football cheat: Suárez or Belichick?

ooooh

Best Big Forum?

That "wipeout' show on TV.... I find it disturbing.

Justin Bieber World Tour: North Korea Wins!

Choose the most egregious parking asshole

Post something nice about Lindsay Lohan

Is there a site that streams the World Cup?

If humidity were a vaccine

BREAKING HARD!!!! La Lohan had "fuck you" written on her fingernail during her probation hearing --

Would you rather sweat to death and die from the heat, or would you rather freeze to death?

BP... ... ... ... ... ... ... could it be more aptly named?

White table- Delta Spirit

Has anyone here had experience using Priceline to bid for hotel stays?

I don't watch movies anymore - I just watch trailers

friend and her teenager going to Fire Island for a week -- what to wear?

What's worse than a summer cold? A summer ear ache.

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world...."

Puzzler worthy of Car Talk

But are they talking about Lindsay Lohan?

SHOULD President Obama declare a National T-Boner Day?

Ringo Starr is 70 today

When was the last time you cleaned your door knobs?

Happy Birthday, Ringo. July 7, 1940.

Nine months for me to take my driving exam.

Anyone else remember Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom?

SHOULD President Obama declare a National Bacon Day?

It is 7/7 and today,

Photos from my Fourth of July Family Camping Trip to Lake Winnipesaukee

I can buy spotted dick on Amazon

Yikes! I do NOT like seeing this on my drive to work.

Songs with "lover" in the title

Where do you go to get little plastic animals?

Monopoly

Darwin Awards

What would you do in this situation?

What's for supper?

Some interesting street name brands used for LSD.....

Whats the WORST movie ever made?

Is nothing fucking sacred anymore? They fucking ruined Mexican Coke!

Lets play how hot is it where you live ..

Lindsey Lohan had a secret message for the court...

Time given back. Brushes with death

Wedding gift: cash? good knife? hand-etched bowl?

True confession time: When I was 5

What's the worst movie ever made that you've actually seen presented in a serious format?

I win at LOST

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Is it an allegory?

Looking back at Franken's first year as senator

A block party with Conor Oberst (to fight the new immigration law in Fremont, Ne modeled on AZ)

Mexican town evacuated amid fears dam will burst

Charges Filed Against 12-Year-Old Boy In Parents' Killing

Hawaii gov. vetoes same-sex civil unions bill

Feingold Highlights His Support Among Far-Right Republicans

Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells

Expect lots of government layoffs at state, local level

Congress reviewing Cuban sanctions, may lift travel ban

2010 Unemployment Extensions - Could Slow Robert Byrd Replacement Jeopardize UI Extension Passage?

Mubarak's health seriously deteriorating, possibly from cancer

Amber Alert- 4 year old girl taken from yard of home

New Rules Issued on Coal Air Pollution

(UK) Teachers told to get tough in drive for better discipline in schools

Terror suspect Abid Naseer held on US warrant

Yemen sentences two Al-Qaeda suspects to death

Amputee Has His Artificial Leg Ripped Off By Police And Is Slammed In Makeshift Cell

Wal-Mart Fighting $7,000 Fine in Trampling Case

Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells

Lingle vetoes civil union bill

Lingle vetoes civil union bill

ULM student killed while serving in Iraq

French probe allegations of secret Sarkozy funding

Europe puts limits on banker bonuses

Bank bonus limit agreed by European Parliament

Suicide Hot Line Calls Surge as Joblessness Tightens Grip

Five spy suspects transferred amid signs of possible U.S.-Russia swap

Unions outspending corporations on campaign ads despite court ruling

U.S. court upholds Kuwaiti's Guantanamo detention

NATO Airstrike Accidentally Kills Afghan Troops

Gov. Bobby Jindal signs bills allowing guns in church, changing sex-solicitation penalty

BP is asked for advance notice of dealings by US

2 missing after barge hits tourist 'duck' boat in Philadelphia

'Climategate' review clears scientists of dishonesty

Imperial Sugar agrees to $4M fine for Ga. blast (killed 14 workers in 2008)

Dem Baucus joins GOP in blasting Obama CMS recess appointment

"The most important health-care reformer you've (probably) never heard of"

NC-Sen: Burr Under 40, Leads Marshall by 5

"First health overhaul provisions start to kick in"

UH breach affects 53,000

WH: Obama filling Medicare post, bypassing Senate

Manuel Noriega Gets 7-Year Prison Term in France

Enviro groups stunned that govt ignoring 27K wells

Arrest made in Los Angeles Grim Sleeper serial killer case

Dennis Van Roekel on Race to the Top

U.A.E. diplomat mulls hit on Iran's nukes

Brewer cancels annual meeting of border governors

Study Finds Bank Bailouts Profitable for U.S.

President Obama recess appointment: Dr. Donald Berwick as CMS Administrator

US: NYC subway bomb plot linked to British cell

Feingold Highlights His Support Among Far-Right Republicans

Joe Madison: The Republicans want high unemployment so it can help them in November

Louisiana and Scientists Spar Over How to Block Oil’s Approach

Tea Partiers' concerns are virtually identical to those of Republicans, poll shows

Obama bypassing Senate for new Medicare chief

Return of the Hooverites

Correa seeks favourable terms for contracts

Ex-Michigan congressman Mark Siljander (GOPer) pleads to obstruction

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday July 7

Fox to FCC: 'American Dad' Inquiry is Unconstitutional

Obama Asks Court to Reinstate Ban on Deepwater Drilling

Precedent suggests the Obama administration has the upper hand in the AZ suit.

Wow! Rand Paul LESS Popular than Obama in Kentucky!

The main talking point AFTER the 2010 elections is ...

Obama Admin Proposes New Air-quality Rules

Alaska pipeline CEO to resign (for cost cutting safety)

Boxer storms the state, bashing Fiorina on jobs

While remote there is actually a chance that Dems could gain seats in Senate this year

John Stewart: Fox News is Wrong About Unemployment

Before coming here and posting that Obama is in the pocket of BP

BP Steps Up 'Charm Offensive'

Japan's 'slave labour' interns die after 16 hour days

CBO: Kerry-Lieberman bill trims deficit by $19B over 10 years

Obama Goes Radical, Recess-Appoints Berwick (CMS)

CA Field Poll: Brown 44% (+1) Whitman 43% (-3)

Kathleen Parker calls Obama a FEMALE!!!

On Joe Biden and Conservative Fashion Fascination

NEA applauds (first round) selection of Race to the Top winners

Where would you rank President Obama?

Obama and the Heartland: The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly (Part 2)

Michael Moore Added to Oscar Board

Mitch McConnell's poll numbers hit new lows in KY Poll (even Obama has higher approval)

Venezuelan authorities confirm arrest of Colombian drug lord

Join Trumka, Sebelius for Health Care Reform Webinar Today

Campaign launches to educate youths about First Amendment

Race to the Top? Critic says Education Plan Takes Advantage of Public School and State 'Desperation'

Breaking: CNN’s Octavia Nasr Leaving Network After Controversial Tweet

Race to the Top funding was cut to appease conservative Democrats and Republicans

Jindal OKs abortion restrictions

Obama Pushes Jobless Relief As Debt Concerns Mount

Help! This is what an old high school friend now tea-bagger wrote on her facebook,

Five US soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombings

Senator Kerry Blasts Mitt Romney on WaPo op-ed denouncing START

First lady planning first Gulf oil spill trip

True or False: The Obama Deficit Commission is merely political theater for a decision already made

Bin Laden's Cook Pleads Guilty At Guantanamo

How come the Tea Baggers have not been out protesting BP? I thought they were "populists"?

NC Senate: Day after PPP comes out with a poll Burr 38-33 lead, Ras has Burr up by 15

NYT: An Unwise Cut in School Aid

The message I sent to two leaders at JoinTheTeaparty.US. Praying for a response. :-)

The message I sent to two leaders at JoinTheTeaparty.US. Praying for a response. :-)

Bailouts brings back 10% profits

Jack Rice:I don't care what the polls on Immigration say

W.Va. governor urges fall election to replace Byrd

Earthquake in San Diego...

Bachman's Opponent, Tarryl Clark, Finishes last quarter with 2 million In The Bank

Arizona Law Causes Split for Governors Sharing Border (Brewer Cancels conference)

Romanoff, Bennet duel on the air

Obama's Betrayal of Public Education? Arne Duncan and the Corporate Model of Schooling

Ten things I wish the Democrats would say

Terry (R-Ne) wants hearing on (destroyed) EPA documents

Tweety: Is Obama not running for reelection

WVA Senate: Manchin will seek special election, may run

Nixon Had Plans for Atomic Strike

Russia and US said to be planning spy exchange

U.S. on track to double exports in 5 years: Obama

Republicans AND Democrats Lining Up Behind Major Changes To Social Security

Limbrain:If Obama weren't BLACK he'd be a tour guide in Honolulo

POLITCO Headline: Arizona suit imperils Western Dems

Company threatens to pull woman's health coverage over 1 cent

Petraeus To Run In 2012?

What's HealthCare.gov?

Watching the president now

Top Republican says Emanuel gave him the finger

Lindsey Lohan, Levi Johnston, and LeBron James each get more coverage than President Obama

Should Palin replace Steele? Be still my heart!

CBO: Kerry-Lieberman bill trims deficit by $19B over 10 years

Chris Matthews: Palin could win the GOP nomination

Women Will Rule the World

As Dems lay low, GOP hits Obama on Arizona lawsuit

We need to STOP spending $700 Billion on defense every damn year!!!!

EJ Dionne: Congressional Democrats "increasingly grumbling" about Obama

Deutsche Bank: Here's Why We're Not Headed For A Double Dip (not as stinky as is seems?)

McConnell's Declining Popularity

Big Hair Casts Craven Eye Toward White House...

Big Ed: The President looks worn out and tired I wouldn't be surprise of if he doesn't run in 2012

Cuba: We Will Free 52 Political Prisoners

Here is the problem, statements like this: "I didn't realize we voted for a Republican President"

Obama's Biggest Mistake...The Message

NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops

2 people missing after tourist boat overturns at Philadelphia

The DOW is over 10,000 right now.

Japan court convicts NZ anti-whaling activist

Poll: Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown in virtual tie

The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza interviews John Kerry on Energy Independence

The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza interviews John Kerry on Energy Independence

History Channel: Methane Disasters

Maddow in Afghanistan 2: 'Counter-Ins... Urgency'

Maddow in Afghanistan 4: Balance of Power in Afghanistan

TheSludeReport2 Suspended Again...Ra cha cha cha

Joe Hill - Paul Robeson

Maddow in Afghanistan 5: Petraeus & Karzai Sparred Over 'Citizen Groups'

Sarah Palin To Run The RNC? - Cenk Hosting MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show

RT America: Is the sun setting on the American Empire?

CNBC's Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party Rant

Maddow in Afghanistan: Introduction - 'What Is It Like & Why Are We Here?'

Maddow in Afghanistan 3: 'Is There a Plan B?'

Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail

Unemployment Extension Wednesday July 7 2010 HR4213, S3520, HR5618. I place a job ad.

QUEEN MEG: Give Me A Break! Yours! And Your Lunch Break, Too!

Papantonio: BP is Already Cash-Strapped?

MIP BP Oil Spill Theme

T.E.A. (Taxed Enough Already) by emma's revolution

Governor Kaine on The Ed Show

Unemployment Extension-No Unemployment for you Stray Animals

WHO GAVE THE G20 COMMANDER HIS COMMANDS?

Pensacola Beach Daily Oil Spill Report July 7 2010

Taking Away Citizenship as Birthright

Papantonio: BP Shopping for Investors

Solar plane on maiden flight

Exclusive footage Sea Shepherd flies over the Gulf. June 30 2010

Worst person in the world 7/6/10

Is Israel bringing US down? (Morton A. Klein vs Norman Finkelstein on RT)

Cenk Hosting MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show: How White House Staffers Get Rich

GOP's Emmer Would Like To Cut Waiter Wages

MSNBC's Richard Engel Reports: Bad News (for Americans) - We're in a Quagmire

Obama Promises Push on Trade Pacts

Obama Vs. Reagan: Who's More Conservative? (Cenk Hosting MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show)

BP's Wide Wide River

Why you should never talk to a policeman. Ever.

Dodd-Frank `Financial Reform' Bill A Sellout to Wall Street

Dean Baker: Republicans- A Party of Unemployment

Obama's 'Presidency in Peril' or 'Failed President?'

More radioactive fish found in Connecticut River

Gulf of Mexico awash with 27,000 abandoned wells

More bad news for the Coral Reefs "Oceans' growing CO2 levels may threaten coral reef fish

Let Goldman Be Goldman

Net neutrality may be in serious trouble.

BP to Sell Tarballs as Dinosaur Souvenirs

U.S. should have a “kitchen-sink strategy” (Krugman/econ)

As bad as us

As Oil Industry Fights a Tax, It Reaps Subsidies - NYT

Wall Street's pity party snit fit

AlteNet: The Tea Party is Dangerous

Mad Tea Party

Austerity starts at home

Und Sie Kamerad?

Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball (Joe Bageant)

Expect lots of government layoffs at state, local level

A Fracking First in Pennsylvania: Cattle Quarantine

Boston-Maine rail line grant work approved (Stimulus $$$)

Finding of invasive beetle in Boston sets off alarms

Finding of invasive beetle in Boston sets off alarms

Oil Spills Raise Ocean’s Arsenic Level, Create ‘Toxic Time Bomb"

TX decides spill isn't God's fault after all (BP has deeper pockets)

'Climategate' inquiry mostly vindicates (UK) scientists

SMA Raises Forecast; Estimates 14 GW Global PV Market in 2010

Solarbuzz Raises Global Photovoltaic 2010 Market Forecast to 15.2 GW (up from 7.5 GW in 2009)

Small Wind Picks Up Even as Economy Turns Down

A Record 103° Pushes Limits of Con Edison (NY)

Italy Surpasses US in Solar PV - Installing More Every Two Months than California in an Entire Year

Bill Could Put Long Island on a Faster Path to Widespread Solar (solar feed-in tariff)

7/7 - NHC - 40% Chance That Low NW Of Yucatan Will Become Cyclonic Storm In Next 24-48 Hrs.

Drumbeat: July 7, 2010

California's New Energy Divide (TX oil biz anti-solar, anti-climate change ballot initiaitive)

Carbon Emissions Threaten Fish Populations (behaviour of baby fish changes dramatically)

Study Shows Cleaner Water Mitigates Climate Change Effects on Florida Keys Coral Reefs

Europe gets first glimpse of solar, windfarm plans

Chevrolet Volt “Freedom Drive” To Celebrate Newest Launch Markets

Firm to deploy 15,0000 electric-car chargers in 13 cities, including District (Stimulus $$$)

Atlantic Wind & Solar Enters Into Landmark Agreement With Rooftop Solar Developments Inc. (Ontario)

"Torrent" Of Hate Mail, Death Threats For Climate Scientists; Dead Animal Dumped On Mann's Doorstep

How to conquer the invasive lionfish? Saute it.

Obama Approves Loan Guarantees to Create 5,000 Solar Energy Related Jobs

National Ice Center 6 July Update - June Arctic Ice Extent Lowest In 1979-2010 Record

Rare 1970s BP board game promises oil 'thrills' comes back to haunt them

New biofuels processing method for mobile facilities

Researchers calculate the cost of CO2 emissions, call for carbon tax

New (heat pump) system to reduce heating costs in cold climates

John Kerry speaks with Ryan Lizza on energy independence--video at New Yorker blog

As Oil Industry Fights a Tax, It Reaps Subsidies - NYT

07.07.2010 Solar Impulse HB-SIA (solar powered plane) has taken off for its first night flight!

Wendell Berry Takes His Papers and Leaves

Small electric vehicles likely to lead the charge on city streets

"Investigation" clearing climate scientists is a whitewash

Renewables could provide almost 50% of world's power by 2050: IEA

In Congo forest, bushmeat trade threatens Pygmies

27,000 abandoned wells in Gulf of Mexico - AP

The Welcome Return of the Bicycle

Spanien spielt Deutschland im Fußball

THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN ROCKIES HISTORY

Rangers Game Stopped as Fan Falls From 2nd Deck

World Cup 2010: Model Larissa Riquelme to run nude through Asuncion despite Paraguay's loss to Spain

Reports: Nabokov to Russia

I know baseball players are superstitious but this is TOO funny

Spain Vs. Germany

James Will Reveal His Decision on Live TV 9 PM Thursday (EST)

'Psychic' octopus predicts victory for Spain

ESPN reports Bosh to join Wade, Heat

NASA piles on the Jabulani hate

Venezuelan authorities confirm arrest of Colombian drug lord

Hugo Chavez and Rafael Correa honor early Venezuelan feminist

Empowering the poor in communications media in Venezuela

Correa seeks favourable terms for contracts

Despite French Sentence, Noriega Could be Home Soon

Wow, to fellow DU'ers who are also learning about politics in Latin America, read this one!

Cuba: We Will Free 52 Political Prisoners

Who will win the 2010 World Cup?

Venezuela's 'Animal Farm'

Wis. DA says he won't prosecute some gun laws

Bow Shooting

New lawsuit filed in Chicago response to McDonald handgun ban case.

65% of all murders in the USA are committed with firearms! Why is that?

Do cities have the authority to ban handguns (or all guns)?

Caster Semenya Cleared to Compete

Navy Secretary Pressured in Gay Abuse Case

Church of England May Appoint Gay Bishop

No civil unions for Hawaii

Video: Two-Time Divorcée Protects The Sanctity Of Marriage

David Mixner: Time Is Running Out and Five Suggestions For Change

Connecticut woman denied award in deceased partner’s malpractice suit

Connecticut woman denied award in deceased partner’s malpractice suit

Today Tweets to GLAAD: "We Are Listening"

Tomorrow: Colbert Report with UFW President Arturo Rodriguez

Twin Cities Nurses ratify contract

Lilith Fair

Random stuff around town (June installment)

Lee Morris does a fashion shoot all on an iPhone (3GS) - doesn't tell anyone and gets critiques

Does anyone want cupcakes?

Anti-Science Cowards Know No Decency

Losing Nemo 2 – clownfish swim towards predators as CO2 levels rise

Norfolk – the home of the earliest known humans in Britain

US-Israel ties: Why Obama wants more from Netanyahu

Dance fever sweeping through Israeli military

Israel and the Flotilla: On the Dangers of a Binary View

Saving Mohammed Abu-Mustafa

New booklet reveals Muslim acts of heroism during Holocaust

Aliyah of U.S. family goes sour as sons arrested for IDF desertion

Blue Ray Healing?

Asking for help in getting items back where they belong...

Thank you Ricochetastro! :)

Wednesday July 7, 2010: PEMS Scale Poll :)

Two big dates to watch...

Independence Day is not a religious day - LINK UPDATED

Snow Sex: A Literary Exercise and its Implications

How Liberalism, Zionism Reinforce Each Other

Experts: Too many obstacles in the way of new cancer drugs

Summer Opportunities for Indentured Servitude

They Did Their Homework (800 Years of It)

Baltic Dry Index Slides 5% To 14 Month Low, 30th Consecutive Day Of Declines

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