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Archives: November 9, 2009

Thank You US Senate: Health Care cartoon

Anti-Taliban Mayor Is Killed in Pakistan

Cao's vote is equivalent to a big GOP Rickroll!**

Afghan Security Handover Not Until 2014: UK Army Chief

No Fit for Luxury Lifestyle in Tokyo Costs Versace Customers

Joe Lieberman Must Go

Poll: Are Timothy McVeigh and Nidal Malik Hasan terrorists?

Timely PTSD movie - particularly due to Ft Hood - "The Torturer" Movie

Tell I'm wrong about 60 Minutes. Back in the late 90's 60 Minutes ran a Saddam

The Nation: Generation Recession

TPM Cafe: The New Normal

Graham: House Bill Would Be DOA In Senate, Lieberman Pledges Filibuster

I thought you guys would be celebrating

Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead of foreclosing

LA Times: California's best years have passed, voters say

They already had a health reform bill... DAMN IT!!!

Tell Reid, Joe must go

Japan-U.S. leaders likely to OK new talks

Doesn't make sense. Why would anyone pay for supplemental Abortion insurance?

Anybody else having trouble with DU logging them out?

‘Prepare For War,’ Chavez Warns Venezuelan Military, Populace

Who does Lieberman represent?

Labor costs at U.S. bases to face scrutiny

This infighting over Kucinich is pretty absurd.

Are we being played for suckers??

Insurance Industry Trade Group - "AHIP Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3962"

Oh Great Huckabee is in my city tomorrow blechhhhhhh

U.S. jihadists’ stretches through Mumbai to Lahore

U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick of NC: Another garden-variety Republican asshole

Scientists: Dolphins Killing Porpoises on CA Coast

Israel has Universal Health Care

How many different congressional districts have you lived in since 2000?

GoGirl--A perfect stocking stuffer for active women

You know how disingenous the New York Post is?

"Health Care for American Now thanks House for bill passage"

The Hill - "U.S. Chamber, employers oppose House healthcare bill"

New Boston, Ill. - "Community rallies around woman fighting 2nd round of cancer"

You know who else voted against the IWR

Crystal Lake - "Fundraiser to help with bills"

Lester Holt has jumped the shark

Xochicalco, please make the Dec 21, 2012 idiots shut up already!

So LIEberman has said he would filibuster HCR. Why let him chair any committee?

Teaser for news:" Ft. Hood shooter has ties to 911 hijackers"

Open Thread for people who want to discuss good news and optimistic things

Campaign Contributions from Health Industry

"AHIP Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3962" - Insurance Industry Opposes House Bill

Keyboard commandos in Freeperville threatening violence -- again

Colorado - "Strangers Come Together To Help Swine Flu Victim" - No Medical Insurance

Kalamazoo works on process for filing grievances as new anti-discrimination law takes effect

Kalamazoo works on process for filing grievances as new anti-discrimination law takes effect

Perfect Joe Lieberman cartoon by Bob Englehart

Politics aside...RIP to Coach Gerald Jack

Checking in- My experience with Canadian healthcare...

Uganda school exam births shock

I don't understand this congress passed hea;thcare bill much at all

Kucinich

I'm feeling really shitty, reading the stories of women who, nearly half a century ago ........

House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill

Are there any Blue Dogs from tough districts who DID vote for the health care bill?

Some Democrats vow to block final passage if amendment stays

So the ER in in network, but the ER Doctor is not, and we now owe and extra $500?

I'm so disgusted with the democrats that if meaningful HC doesn't

Watching the end of The Green Mile...

Ok, please, no flames, but is the Ft Hood shooter a terrorist?

Why do the "blue dogs" even belong to the Democratic party?

British government mounts world’s largest bank bailout

"Black barbershops hosting health screenings"

To me, this song and video captured the optimism of the 1989 fall

Obama and this administration will go down in history

The fall of the Berlin Wall

Teacher beheaded in Philippines

Teacher beheaded in Philippines

Things are changing SO fast, there are so many things I don't know (but would like to know)

W Australia sea level rising fast

"What Should I Do Because of Obamacare?" Freeper ponders

CorpoMedia is very busy today - Killing off Health Care again.

Deer dies after leaping into D.C. lion pen (there is a lesson in this somewhere)

Deer dies after leaping into D.C. lion pen (there is a lesson in this somewhere)

STFU Ford

In the Kucinich vs Trolls wars

Brazilian student expelled for wearing mini-skirt to class

Yo. I'm at my parent's basement

Yo. I'm at my parent's basement

I get it!!!!! The healthcare bill is just a jobs bill in disguise.

How about this : Temporarily Sterilize everyone ....

Policy Analysis: HR 3962 Division A - Affordable Health Care

Today's Non-sequitur says it all about health insurance

Questions for Massachusetts DUers regarding "Romneycare" Mandates:

Congratulations to the DLC & the insurance companies on the H.R. 3962 win.

The Company He Keeps

Going Extreme: Demint Says Recruiting Electable Moderates "Doesn't Make Any Sense"

Pfizer Broke The Law by Promoting Drugs for Unapproved Uses

WE CAN'T HAVE HEALTHCARE AT THIS TIME!!- WE'VE GOT WARS TO FIGHT!!

US Foreign Arms Sales Hit Record in '09

Regarding the Ft. Hood shooting and Muslim people,

Man attends his own funeral

I'm ready to move on from this insurance bill debate.

Tea Party Republicans - Paranoia Strikes Deep

This is the problem when Congress places profits...

QUESTION: Is there any talk in the SENATE of a 'stupak-type' amendment?

Long wait may soon end for appeals court nominee, Fed judge in Baltimore could get confirmed today

Why the expectation that we will get a better bill if we "start over"?

When we hear her scream (WaPo is running a contest for the next Great pundit. This one is a keeper)

Anti-Abortionists / Anti-Choicers like Stupak are the biggest promoters of abortion in America

How might 'online churches' affect religion & worship in America?

A freeper protects himself against the swine flu...

Lieberman's Committee To Investigate 'Islamic Extremism' In Ft. Hood Tragedy.

Bart Stupak’s C-Street Sepsis

Andy Rooney Declares War on....War

Watching West Wing.,

Medicare holders, check in here

Last night, House Democrats voted to transform the US into a socialist country.

The Ongoing GOP Campaign To Drive Women Away

Any republican Senator or blue dog whose relative has lost their health insurance that can be swayed

Pentagon Pouring Your Money Into Afghanistan: Are They Preparing for a Very Long War?

It's funny that Republicans whine about affirmative-action...

I am a Marxist

Rendition prosecuted abroad while U.S. courts do nothing

What's up with Joe Scar running Rachel Maddow's remarks on MTP? Not once but several times!

Robber emasculates himself

Aahh, Mr Obvious here...

Lieberman Must Go

has anyone been arrested in the michael jackson 'homocide' ?

Can you take a few minutes and participate in a research study The Brigham and Women's Hospital in

U.S. FAILS once again, to LEAD on Climate Change

Bart Stupak has no daughter, If he had had a daughter who needed an abortion, who would have paid?

Nothing But Bad Policy Options for Obama in Afghanistan

So today I tuned in to Insurrection Radio, formerly known as RIGHT WING

self deleted

Germany stepped up pressure on Afghanistan's Karzai

Is Ft. Hood Like Columbine? By Columbine's Dave Cullen

Even though GWB twice used reconciliation in the senate to

Next time someone tells you a story about how bad the US education system is . . .

GWU Prof on German views of Reagan vis-a-vis the fall of the wall: They think he had no role

To want health care and equal rights for all...

Dennis Kucinich - Addressing Health Care on Democracy Now

Has DU made you more of an independent thinker? If so, how?

I usually make only ONE request for my birthday which is tomorrow.

Idea: Ban bonuses in excess of 5% of net revenue for TARP receivers until they exit the program.

Funny how CONs think HR 3962..

Boortz: Rep. Waters is an "idiot" who "should be cleaning restrooms"

Democrats blast Sessions women-to-smokers comparison

Despite the parallels, I'm amazed at the different reactions to both Hasan & George Sodini

Nine executed over Xinjiang riots

Imam tied to 9/11 hijackers praises Hasan

PM apologises over soldier letter

The Rude Pundit: Health Care Reform Passes the House; Country Still Standing...For Now

The Truly Courageous Democrats Are the Ones Who Voted FOR HR 3962

Oklahomans rally at State Capitol to protest anti-choice law that would post abortion details online

If you read only ONE thread today.

dupe lol sorry

Will Kucinich give up his insurance until single payer is passed?

US Fails To Measure Up On "Human Index"

US Fails To Measure Up On "Human Index"

Hatch vows House health bill will never pass the Senate

Before you generalize about the major

stupak amendment question

Bravo to these Dems from GOP leaning districts who still voted for the HCR bill

GOP Health Care Plan

Murdoch could block Google searches entirely

Murdoch could block Google searches entirely

Female "hair pulling" soccer player

The irony of the most conservative and the most liberal uniting to kill one bill

The "Courageous" Dems Who Cast the Toughest Votes

Both political Parties have become incapable of governing?

Err never mind

Why can't ?

First-known iPhone worm 'Rickrolls' jailbroken Apple handsets

First-known iPhone worm 'Rickrolls' jailbroken Apple handsets

I'm mad as hell and...

Secret Joe Lieberman E-Mail Leaked

Tens of thousands of Japanese people protest against US military presence - Won't see this on CNN

Bitter Tears: The untold story of Johnny Cash, protest singer and Native American activist (Salon)

For the past 30 years, conservatives have tried to eliminate all funding for abortion

Desperate search in El Salvador (BBC) {flood, landslide fatalities}

Lieberman says Ft. Hood shootings may be worse "terrorist act since 9/11"

Do Iraqi's have a mandate to buy health insurance from private corporations?

Abortion statistics question.

About the Length of the Health Care Bill

Is Joe Lieberman a terrorist?

Leave it to a 2009 model year Democrat .........

And the War goes on…

Black Barber Shops vs. White Barber Shops

Time for me to go shopping.

The Wanda Sykes Show

Ugly ethnic profiling tarred Ft. Hood coverage

Are the Kucinich Defenders going to support efforts to defeat the bill in the Senate?

GOP pundit on MSNBC saying Ft. Hood shooter is terrorist attack on Obama's watch

GOP pundit on MSNBC saying Ft. Hood shooter is terrorist attack on Obama's watch

I generally like Apple, but this is some ridiculous shit -- Rejected political iPhone app

For those of you that monitor RW hate like Free Republic...

For those of you that monitor RW hate like Free Republic...

Do Catholic Bishops Run the United States Government?

A closer look at U.S. Futenma base’s ‘relocation’ issue

A closer look at U.S. Futenma base’s ‘relocation’ issue

Here It Comes> American Intelligence Aware of Major Hasan Efforts to Contact Al Qaeda

Voting for a bad Bill was exactly the right thing to do.

Chris Brown issues statement to MTV, essentially tells Rihanna to STFU, plays the God card

Health insurance anti-trust exemption

Soldiers claim war zone contractors (KBR) exposed them to toxins

There is a flip side to the "it's a good foundation" HCR argument...

Bar shooting in Vail, CO: PTSD to Blame?

Mens' Rights groups redux...

my catastrophic care rates were just raised to over 300 a month

I say we each send the Senate Dem Re-Election Fund a nice contribution (like this)

I am a republican because......(this is funny)

American Ingenuity..... I just saw the greatest thing....

Pictures from a Vanished Country

Did anyone see the Andre Agassi interview on 60 minutes?

I have a lot of problems with this healthcare bill, but "forced buying" is not one of them.

For Post 1000: Why 2009 was NOT Devastating for the Democratic, but Stupak will be...

For Post 1000: Why 2009 was NOT Devastating for the Democratic, but Stupak will be...

Regulators slam Toyota over 'no defect' claim / Toyota Accelerator Problems Result in Class Action

Why was the Stupak ammendment even voted on? Pelosi said she needed to remove

America: An evil empire ruled by corporations and powerful interest groups

237 millionaires in Congress

Did Effective Liberal Leadership Die With Sen. Kennedy?

Five Year Prison Sentence?

Lindsey Graham: Health bill 'written by liberals, for liberals.'

I've gotta ask----who the hell goes hiking in Iraq?

I've gotta ask----who the hell goes hiking in Iraq?

Does the House health Insurance bill contain a 'robust public option'?

A Right Exists Only in One's Ability to Access That Right

As a person with two chronically ill children, let me tell you what a Strong Public Option means

Teabagging AssHat Party

Spying, Cell Phone & Internet Safety Tips

My new standard for candidates for federal office is

Palin sees conspiracy in new dollar coins

Why DID the Berlin Wall and the "Iron Curtain" fall?

Why DID the Berlin Wall and the "Iron Curtain" fall?

Sunday Chicago Tribune Features DUer's "Going Rouge" Coloring Book.

If I'm required to purchase health insurance, I will refuse.

Pres. Manuel Ortega Decries Danger of US Bases in Colombia

Neo-Nazi Skinheads in the Military. Should we be concerned?

Stupak, maybe this aint so bad!

Pittsburgh's mayor says he'll pursue 1 percent higher-ed tax

It Won't Ever Be Jared!

It Won't Ever Be Jared!

SPD cop killer called "lone domestic terrorist"

Income and prices 1983 vs 2007

An individual mandate is necessary

Water Is Key to Reducing Maternal Mortality

Water Is Key to Reducing Maternal Mortality

Political Anatomy

I don't understand people who think public insurance should cover

NEED HELP with HR 3962!

Will the Stupak Amendment Force Women Who've Miscarried to Lose Insurance Coverage? I Think So

Please list a fact about the HCR bill's content with a source.

Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck Practice Pagan Religion

"10 Jokes About Joe Lieberman & His Threat to Filibuster Any HC Bill Which Includes A Public Option"

The mandate to purchase health insurance

The mandate to purchase health insurance

The mandate to purchase health insurance

Do you remember where you was when the Berlin wall came down?

What we have in Washington is more of these kind of people

What we have in Washington is more of these kind of people

So today I confronted a racist

Sabotaging The System-60 Minutes

Monday's a Mal-eloquent Maniac . . . please come CAPTION Head Wreck!!!

I'm going to stop using the phrase "U.S. Government"

Afghanistan

Governor Paterson (NY) asks Legislature to vote on Gay Marriage this week

Lieberman's Campaign Committee Top 5 contributers in terms of industries

SHOCKER: Those Who Claim H1N1 Vaccine Shortages Prove Evils Of Socialized Medicine.........WRONG!!!

Anyone wish to respond to this re: Healthcare?- "This House bill is a poison pill"

Twenty Years Ago Today - SPIEGEL Essay - The Night The Wall Fell

Steele: Some white Republicans are ’scared of me

CT DUers:

If you think the House Bill is bad, wait till you see what the Senate passes....

Colombia bases will protect region from "anti-U.S governments"

Anyone else notice Tom Brokaw looked like a young kid 20 years ago in Germany?

American Muslim soldiers -how should they be treated?

Has there ever been a more appropriately-named amendment than "Stupak-Pitts"?

War Is A Racket

Kill Bill!

The Addict's (Empty) Attic: Head Wreck . . . please come CAPTION!!!

Huh! I think Thom Hartmann just said how President Obama could get

I just saw Frost/Nixon and I'm depressed...

Grassley opponent Tom Fiegen knocks it out of the park in Iowa City

Michael Steele, the Barney Fife of American politics, steps on his dick once again.

Was any previous effort at reform -- expanding voting rights, civil rights, environmental protection

Scott Roeder has confessed to killing Dr.Tiller

9 year old boy stops carjacking

A few conclusions I have reached.... Do You Agree?

Oh, I Get It. Why Some Want To Insist That Ft. Hood Was a Terrorist Attack

In Pelosi’s House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out

In Pelosi’s House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out

If people can say "We don't want our tax dollars to fund abortions", we can say....

I hope Reid cancels all holidays until health care is passed

Another Anniversary - "Paul is Dead" Car Crash

Will Stupak amendment kill the bill in Senate. Will this or that. What about the f'ing Lieberman??

Did President Obama sign the extended unemployment bill yet?

CT haters: Please remember that CT Dems threw Joe Lieberman out of the Democratic Party

So, is the US ARMY a terrorist organization for promoting a "jihadist" in their ranks?

Are we going to get this now??

If a 'public option' doesn't survive the Senate how will costs be controlled?

Maclaren stroller recall--danger of finger amputation

Health Care Bill

caption...

Rick Sanchez on CNN is directing viewers to OpenSecrets.org

In case anyone is interested,,,,,

In case anyone is interested,,,,,

In defense of child labor

Freepers, WTF? More racism, this time toward Rep. Cao (R)

I, for one, welcome our private health insurance overlords!

For those who are surprised that the violence at Fort Hood could happen at home.

We need a Stupak amendment of our own

Here is an interesting question

these guys look better every day

The Paranoid Style In American Politics

LOL, Freepers swoon over Palin's "Berlin Wall" crap while

G.O.P. Now Stands for Grandstand, Oppose and Pretend

Time to Do Something Positive

Don't ever drive in S. Korea: Woman passes driver's test on 950th try.

Don't ever drive in S. Korea: Woman passes driver's test on 950th try.

DU's +1 Hyper1nflat1on

"it's time we stop, hey what's that sound everybody look what's goin down"

Medical marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks in L.A.

Medical marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks in L.A.

Heritage Foundation Sticks Up For Violent Sex Offenders

My Congressman voted for Stupak amendment! Here is my LTTE.

Kucinich on "Ed Show" today at 6PM EST...

Unexpected Guest, "Dr. No," Blocks Veterans Bill

Memo to Pelosi and Reid - Remember us? The American People that have elected you to represent us?

Westboro Baptist Church Protesting at Obama Children's school

Palin "re-emerges" on national scene with speech to "rogue" anti-choicers

Mr President and congressional Democrats...

Freepers, Islamic terrorists. Same coin, different side? Tiller's killer discussion.

parker griffith, Democratic representative of Alabama's 5th district

The Democratic Party: infiltrated by big business

Palin: How about you quit making things up?sees conspiracy in new dollar coins

Abortion is NOT a single issue.

This just broke my fucking HEART: "Japan actress Noriko Sakai convicted of drug use"

Monday Toons, Part 2: The rest

'A white man deciding a woman's responsibility in her own procreation---I find it infuriating.'

Monday Toons, Part 1 : Health and the Right

How Can A Pregnant Woman in America Get the H1N1 Vaccine That is Mercury Free?

How Can A Pregnant Woman in America Get the H1N1 Vaccine That is Mercury Free?

Here's a novel idea..if you're gonna introduce a resolution supporting war in Congress...

Don't ever drive in S. Korea: Woman passes driver's test on 950th try

Chrysler drops three electric vehicles despite using them to get billions in government bailout cash

Chrysler drops three electric vehicles despite using them to get billions in government bailout cash

Obama: 'This is a Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill'

Boycott Connecticut

A long slog thru health care reform...an awwwwwwww intermission:

Ed Schultz Show will have both Reps. Kucinich and Sestak on today

Conservative groups calls for back lash against Muslims

NADA Chief Economist Estimates Clunker Cost Per Incremental Vehicle Sold at Around $4,600

Check out this great poster I saw while walking around...

The Things You Learn as an Election Judge

Revisiting the Pledge

I want an amendment

Melting ice caps or wobble of axis?

Are the Kucinich Defenders going to support Lieberman in his Filibuster?

A few personal examples of why I think health care is a JOKE...

A few personal examples of why I think health care is a JOKE...

A few personal examples of why I think health care is a JOKE...

Republicans pander to the base, Democrats piss on the base

reconcilliation.....do it harry

Bachelors are walloped by the recession - can't afford their tricked out pads

Ft. Hood Victim's Family Speaks Out Against Anti-Muslim Sentiment

No Gov't Money For Women! Forget them and their reproductive health!

The Stupak Murder Your Pregnant Girlfriend Amendment

Where were you when the Wall fell?

didn't anyone see this abortion war coming on before saturday? c'mmmmmon

That's Why They Call Her Speaker

Big Unions Hail Healthcare Bill Passage, as Senate Challenge Begins

Sarah Palin coloring book "Going Rouge" coming up on MSNBC

I think it's time for Reid to threaten to use the Nuclear Option if it means getting a Public Option

Do You Think Holy Joe Would Back Off On Filibuster If We Threatened To Cut Off Military Aid To

UK surveillance plan to go ahead (BBC) {monitor ALL Internet use?}

How long before the senate also caves on abortion?

Why do people keep posting that the PO would only be available to 2%

Ben(whatasurprise) Nelson 'highly unlikely' to support Senate bill without abortion restrictions

Here's a named witness to the "Allahu Akbar" shout:

The banksters got a bailout...the insurance cartels got a bailout...

Carrie Prejean: "We should earn respect and admiration for our hearts, not for showing skin"

KBR may have poisoned 100,000 people in Iraq: lawsuit

Iran charges three US citizens with espionage

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

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

When I Lived in Vegas in the '80's, there was a casino named "Bob Stupak's Vegas World" Any relation

Why Stupak matters to ALL women, not just poor ones

Republicans have only two things to sell. Hate and greed.

Congressman Paul Hodes Fights Decision to Send H1N1 Vaccines to Wall Street Before New Hampshire

Mid-life crisis?

Opinion: U.S. swine flu response dismal at best

Why aren’t we talking seriously about dumping the filibuster. Past time for the Nuclear Option.

The R plan for Health Care Reform: cartoon

Fox news said it. It must be true.

So...we have a party dominated by corporate lobbyists on the "left"....

Senior Democrat is 'confident' that Stupak amendment will be stripped

A handy guide to what you are up against in the Senate

My predicition for how HCR will go in the Senate

It Looks Like Obama is Going to Have Over 100,000 Troops in Afghanistan

High winds, heavy rain, and rough seas from NOLA to Tallahassee.

How does mandatory heath care help if...

How does mandatory heath care help if...

Should military hardware be manufactured by for-profit corps?

Hope all walls come down soon

TEA PARTY IS AN OFFICIAL THIRD PARTY IN FLORIDA

Eric Cantor -- a public health care option -- the Holocaust -- and shame

Is it true that the vast majority of Americans receive their health care through their employers?

President Barack Obama to announce extra 34,000 troops for Afghanistan before end of November.

President Barack Obama to announce extra 34,000 troops for Afghanistan before end of November.

President Barack Obama to announce extra 34,000 troops for Afghanistan before end of November.

Obama: 'This is a Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill'

I'm morally ambivalent about ED meds for men

Why are religious leaders being allowed to dictate what will be in legislation?

I'm not around here much anymore. But, at least Dennis Kucinich says "the American People"

Gay rights ‘top priority’ for new Asheville, NC council

So 26 year record unemployment is met with a year long high Dow

Rec if you have NOT read the Health Care Bill and wonder if any Congressperson has.

Rupert Murdoch could ban Google access to his newspapers' content

Library employees lose jobs over book

My thoughts on the health care bill and abortion

Electronic Arts Posts Loss, Plans Layoffs (1,500 people )

Condoleeza Rice was in town tonight for a formal dinner so I decided to dress up for the occasion

Bernie Sanders Pledges to Hang Tough for Strong Public-Option

A London Britpop radio station has a contest to win a driving tour through America.

Do you consider it abortion when a doctor causes a dead fetus to be expelled

6 Senators who will decide the fate of HCR

Just an idea - re: abortion

Can a Kucinich fan explain the Ron Paul thing?

A sure fire plan for Reid to humiliate the traitor Lieberman

So the bill bails baggy boners?

True, some of us still think that single payer is the most economical and the most effective way

Holocaust Hero Chiune Sugihara

Barney Frank on Afghanistan: More people 'need protection from criminals' than al Qaeda

Fmr. Rep. Jefferson could face at least 27 years in prison on bribery, other charges

Fox News Reports: Millions of Grannies Flee U.S. as Death Panels Loom

Joseph Anh Cao - Future Democrat?

Catholic Bishops have become political operation fighting social justice

So Katie Couric said Obama is going to give McChrystal the troops he wants to

Liberal Saving Habits - What Percentage Of Income Do You Save?

Liberal Saving Habits - What Percentage Of Income Do You Save?

DICK Armey On Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions: Someone Who ‘Eats Like A Pig’ And Has Diabetes

The American way is to criticize and debate openly

Is healthcare a Civil right?

Flaw in US Data Overstates Growth, Productivity

I See You Have a Ticket, but Is That Your Name?

Cash for Clunkers Pushes Up Used Car Prices

MSNBC anchor in Twitter fight with anti-gay church that picketed Obama kids’ school

Google is your friend. Or maybe not.

New Recipe: How to make American Sausage

How come no one is complaining anymore about gas prices? Gas is $2.71 where I live

Now I know: One Kucinich is more dangerous than 30 Blue Dogs.

I know of only two US Senators who support single-payer

NBC Nightly News is reporting economy SO bad that home burglaries are actually DOWN this recession.

Women Are Overtaking Men in the U.S.

Some interesting provisions of the House health care insurance reform bill

WWJD? Incite Hate Crimes Against LGBT People, according to this "Pastor"

Paul Krugman: Paranoia Strikes Deep

Free flu vaccines/clinics in LA, So. Cal.?

Atlanta Bus Driver Refused To Let Riders Off Until They Prayed

Some doctor out there please settle this: (HINI)

Vow To Reject Health Care

Propagating the myth

Propagating the myth

Work in Progress

So it looks like a "Kucinich-Lieberman" independent bid in 2012? Or is it ...

I see a lot of angry spinning, but I really see no real defense

Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To Vote Against Bill With Anti-Abortion Amendmen

Tom Toles draws the mindset of a conservative who opposes health care reform

Recommend if you consider single payer to be the best option

Dennis Kucinich multiplies loaves, fishes

Digby: 'The ruling elite could never allow an unambiguous liberal victory...'

* is a mass murdering war criminal!!

Fort Hood shooter linked to 9/11

1994 - Do you remember why we lost the majority?

The real bus that brought the teabaggers to DC:

I'm not the only one speculating on the link between shootings and SSRI drugs

Lower Medicare eligibilty to 55...

Battered Immigrants in Arizona Find Few Havens

Why did Democrats resist a public option and go with a weakened version in the final bill?

What is your real opinion of the House Health Care Reform bill?

CBS News: President Obama is giving Gen. McChrystal nearly all the additional troops he wants

Obama: 'This is a Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill'

Elite college students proud of 'pro-rape' Facebook page

Elite college students proud of 'pro-rape' Facebook page

Dangerous By Design: Most Dangerous Large Metro Areas for Pedestrians

Ooh look! A post all of DU can agree on!

Ooh look! A post all of DU can agree on!

Exclusive: Bush IT Guru Connell's Family Copes With His Mysterious Death, Tipsters, Legal Options

I Love All These Anti Dennis Kucinich Threads

Is it good that Dennis Kucinich voted no on H.R. 3962?

DFP's Barb Arrigo: The perverse incentives of health care

Can Dennis Kucinich and Glenn Beck, working together, prevent Microsoft from releasing a new OS?

John Boehner - Oompa Loompa Spray-On-Tan Dude

Paranoia Strikes Deep -By PAUL KRUGMAN

How Would You Vote on the House's HCR Bill?

Levi Johnston says he'll sue for joint custody

Guantanamo conditions 'deteriorate'

The Supreme's Delayed Decision & Foreign Contributions (DailyCensored.Com)

Open Thread for people who want to discuss good news and optimistic things

My Congressman voted for Stupak amendment! Here is my LTTE.

That anti-choice amendment is illegal

Are people here really willing too kill this bill because it's not as good as we want it to be?

It's Official: Lieberman going to Block Senate HCR Bill. Now on MSNBC

Stupak's office is losing it

Uh oh, Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood just nailed it!

The real reason why Obama has not pushed for single payer and backed away from the public option.

Health care is a CIVIL right - and thats why its a mandate

Update on new group. I just heard from Skinner.

A republican friend of mine is about to have her world turned on its ear

Official Fuck Joe Lieberman thread! K&R if you agree

single payer became a robust public option.

Can anyone explain these Kucinich votes

If Dennis Kucinich were NOT in The Democratic Party.....

Corporations win again - this time its healthcare

A 5% victory

Are all Americans ENTITLED to healthcare?

Has Glenn Beck been institutionalized?

Swine Flu: Fear vs. Knowledge

Can I get a little advice from my DU friends about a problem?

Dennis Kucinich is a real Progressive Democrat...not an Obama/DLC Democrat..

How do you guys feel knowing the party we worked to get elected is now smearing us along with DK?

How do you guys feel knowing the party we worked to get elected is now smearing us along with DK?

More misogyny: Women not getting justice for sexual assault.

Whose record is this?

"Hater"

Don't Boycott Connecticut...boycott Lieberman's top donors

Go ahead DLC'rs, keep attacking Kucinich. You are SOLIDIFYING support for him on DU.

If Men were able to get pregnant, they'd be able to get abortions in a Texaco.

War Room: Gay bloggers organizing boycott of DNC

Here is what would have happened if Rahm was on our side

Stupak lives at C Street House owned by Family (same one Ensign just moved out of)

I'm tirred of being ignored as a chronically ill person

It's time the Democratic Party realizes that it is not entitled to Progressive support.

It's time the Democratic Party realizes that it is not entitled to Progressive support.

Once Upon a Time in America - the movie, a suggestion

The day I watch 'Wheel of Fortune' again is when they do this puzzle, category "BEFORE AND AFTER"

It;s funny to see KO in Sunday Night Football.

Oh

Those Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello movies were pretty violent.

anyone watching this "live" family guy show?

Hello Kitty.

Hello, kitty.

Hello Kitty!

Just in case....

Have I *conquered* game software?!1 I've WON at 40Thieves 2 days!1

Nation Descends into Chaos as the throat infection throw off Obama's Cadence

is this passive or aggressive?

JL Has A Shit Fit

A beautiful girl can turn your world into dust.

what is fumf?

My little brother passed the bar again..for the second time.

what is fünf?

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Zomby and GOPisEvil!!! Family Guy is doing a salute to "Road House"

So what are you all drinking tonight?

R.I.P. ....

Just rented "The Maiden Heist" with Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, Wm. H. Macy

Mad Men Season finale (spoilers)

Brazil student expelled after wearing mini-dress

Monday

Brion James died in 1999? Why wasn't I told?

earl scruggs can still kick it at 85 years old.

Watching the end of The Green Mile...

I just made a home-made pizza with "imitation mozzarella".

Uh-oh....TZ has escaped from the Lounge. I repeat, TZ has escaped from the Lounge!

I'm in love with Seth McFarlane.

Which team is more reviled here on DU?

Went to see The Swell Season/The Frames last night. If they're near you, don't miss it.

Pet peeve re: our troops

Innovation

My favorite thread in GD today!

One nice thing about gaining 60+ pounds and turning older

Stolen 1965 Volkswagen van recovered after 35 years

I can't believe Chef _____________________ was eliminated! *SPOILER*

Elmore James

Badonkadonk! What I neeeeeeed for Christmas

I can't believe that my baby is 3 today!

The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 11/09/09

Need internet help:

I'm about to watch the season finale of Mad Men

YIPPPEEE!!! Eggnog is back in the grocery stores!

Now here's something you don't see every day:

OMG! Ida takes dead aim on the fabled Florabama Lounge and Package Store.

Can you use Tivo with FIOS?

Just for abq e streeter -- Hilarious rant on the Cubbies.

Some great questions that need answers

No, really, please help me to understand this.

One thing I remember the reporters saying when the Berlin wall first fell

What song MAKES you dance? Like you'd pull the car over or get out of your sickbed.

Why doesn't anyone rave about bird flu anymore?

Your Favorite Cookie From Among These Three

Dexter, Dexter, Dexter

I....have had....enough of ....YOU!!!!!!!!!

In honor of the 20th anniverasry of the fall of the wall, here's a Trabant Thread!

xpost: It's ray week on BBC!

So wrong it's right

Eastern Gulf Coast states: meet Hurricane Ida

If any Wisconsin DU'ers want to invite me over for a few New Glaruses

I swear, someone needs to brew a Sour Ale and call it "Motherpucker"

Should one be worried if they went to their GYN

**BURRRP**!! Man Eats 6.5 Pounds of Ground Beef in Ten Minutes

I want to make homemade pizza from scratch

20-16

For people avoiding GD: Did you miss your chance to vote in the DU photography polls?

There's Thunder Paws happening in my house tonight. Cats are racing all

Just heard this "Jimi Hendrix" guy. He should be ASHAMED for ripping off Mahogany Rush!

Guys! Guys! Somebody in the DU Group: Cooking & Baking made a disparaging remark about us Loungers.

Female "hair pulling" soccer player

I finished my Gre Subject Test and now am working on my Thesis & findng an Apartment

Share some local legends.

A flat, room temp, 27% alcohol, maple sippin' beer in a faincy bottle. Who *wouldn't* pay $150?

there are four lights!

Ugh! I think I've got a virus. Anybody want to sit up with a sick friend?

Help me out here: i am either getting a wii or an xbox 360 for my baby brother

How can one catch a feral kitten?

My fall photos from Southcentral Alaska.

I had no idea having a netflix acct means tons of great streaming movies, no extra charge...

need some help hanging art on drywall

DU Guitarists: How did Robert Fripp get those sounds on "Beauty and the Beast"?

What is an .M4a music file, and what do I need so my computer can play them?

Idea: Oreo Imperial Stout

Please help with a school project

Good morning Lounge

A question to those of you who have divorced.

Seriously, after watching "I Know Who Killed Me" - Lindsey Lohan's career is done and over

describe your first apartment on your own. Daughter and her best friend got an apartment

I've been befriended by a raggedy one-eyed tom cat

Britney Spears pisses off Aussie fans: "I want my money back or I want her to sing properly"

Jessica Alba Machete Poster!

Describe what you look like. Post No Photos!

QUICK! What album are you playing RIGHT NOW???

Jake Gyllenhaal is The Prince of Persia

whats the difference between coke zero and diet coke?

I usually make only ONE request for my birthday which is tomorrow.

My dogs keep fighting... how do I get them to stop?

Any good sweet potato or yam recipes?

Quick response requested: would it be a good deal to get a Nikon D40 camera for under $300?

80s Fans -- Post something that captures the decade.

Do you like radishes?

Staffing the U.S. Military

Do u have a "positive-thinker"/religious boss? I need advice.

Famous person from your state: name the first that comes to mind!

Is there any cure for hating vegetables

What should the 150,000th DUer get?

Can we all agree that November 9th is too early for 24-hr Christmas music?

Hundreds of unmarked graves found in central Idaho cemetery

Brazilian student expelled for wearing mini-skirt to class

Nation Descends into Chaos as the throat infection throw off Obama's Cadence

Nation Descends into Chaos as the throat infection throw off Obama's Cadence

Plane Crashes In Everglades ( West Broward, Florida)

More than 120 die as storm hits El Salvador

Runaway Toyota cases ignored By Ralph Vartabedian and Ken Bensinger

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

Iraqi general election date set (1/21/10)

Fort Hood, Texas, shooting suspect conscious, able to talk

Oil Producers Move Staff, Halt Output on Hurricane

Advanta Files for Protection, Bank May Face Takeover

Soldiers claim war zone contractors (KBR) exposed them to toxins

Toyota is sued over concerns of sudden acceleration By Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian

Neo-Nazis desecrate Dresden synagogue ahead of Kristallnacht anniversary

Nunavut teen spotted on ice floe

Fed Says Banks Eye Tighter Terms On Credit Cards

Abortion an obstacle to health-care bill (Some Dems vow to block final passage if amendment stays)

Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine

Aerosmith turmoil amid Tyler 'quit' reports

Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To Vote Against Bill With Anti-Abortion Amendmen

Conyers to Obama: Get tough over health care

Health companies see relief in U.S. Senate bill

3 U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq

Pushchair amputation risk recall

Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda

GM to put electric Cadillac Converj into production

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday November 9

Lone GOP vote came after call from President Obama

Goldman Sachs Head Says Banks Do 'God's Work'

Fort Hood shooting suspect conscious, talking, hospital says

Lieberman: Committee Investigation of Fort Hood To Go Forward (Looking for "Muslim Extremism")

CIA Calls ABC Report That It Refused To Brief Congress On Fort Hood Suspect Bogus

Deadly storm kills 124 in El Salvador, heads for US

Senate GOP cool to Stupak amendment

WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women (AP)

Kristallnacht remembered in Berlin

Rep. Wasserman Schultz: Republicans Are Giving Women A ‘Back Of The Hand Treatment’

McCaskill: Senate Could Live With Stupak Amendment

Dow surges to 52-week high

Honduras' attorney general escapes unharmed after gunmen open fire on his convoy

Pro-government group defends Argentina media law

Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact Al Qaeda

Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

Iran to charge 3 American hikers with espionage, says prosecutor

Roeder confesses to shooting abortion doctor

Westboro Baptist Church Organizes Homophobic Anti-Obama Protest Outside Sasha And Malia’s School

Shooter Likely Acted Alone

Steele: White Republicans are scared of me

In order to stop the killing of the living, we must encourage people to Kill the Dead

Louisiana Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao Explains To CNN Why He Voted Yes

Congressman Cao Gives Faux News Viewers A Lesson In Empathy

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey Concerned for Muslim Troops

Rep Wasserman Schultz testifies about her breast cancer legislation, The EARLY Act (H.R. 1740)

'Meet The Press' Political Round-table With Rachel Maddow 11/8/09

President Obama's Remarks About Health Reform Bill Passage & Iraq

Dr. Peter Breggin www.breggin.com on Fort Hood shootings

TYT Interviews: Rep. Brayley - Trigger For Public Option Not Acceptable (w/ Transcript)

20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Capitol Hill Agenda: Nov. 9, 2009

Debbie Wasserman Schultz opens up on her battle with breast cancer

Welfare for the Wealthy

President Obama Psyches Out CNN Reporter!

TYT: Horribly Biased Politico Article On Elections

237 Congress Members Millionaires Issa 1st Harman 2nd Wealthiest!

Arpaio's Captain makes up law and grants racists freedom to assault people.

MoveOn: Mike Ross-"Small"

Young Turks: Right Wing Claims Ft. Hood Shooter/Obama Connection

Utah congressmen disappointed in House health care vote

Ford Unveils New Car For Cash-Strapped Buyers: The 1993 Taurus

Media Matters: MSNBC Anchor Advances Bachmann's 'Socialism' Talking Point

Ratigan: Goldman Sachs doing God's work?

Morning Joe Crew Congratulates Democrats For Passing Health Reform Bill

Rep. Diane Degette (D-CO01) - A principled objection to the Stupak Amendment

Why You Shouldn't Call the Ft. Hood Shooter a Terrorist

Pressure rises for Afghan pull-out

The poisonous well of anti-Jewish rhetoric

The Beatles I'm Down (Live 2/6)

Nicholas D. Kristof: Chemicals in Our Food, and Bodies

Kickback case looms for former Dick's VP

Despite Censorship By Beef Magnate, Michael Pollan Spreads Msg. About the Real Price of Cheap Food

Paul Begala: Forget Bipartisanship

Despite House Passage, GOP Warns Dems to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

Afghanistan’s Sham Army

Fort Hood Shooting Proves War Is Wrong

It's Time to Bite the Public-Option Bullet

Dreams Die Hard (James Howard Kunstler)

The Story Behind the Uruguayan Elections

20 Years of Collapse

CNN - Frum: Trial lawyers could win bonanza in health care reform

The Weight of Visions

Paranoia Strikes Deep

Blazing Afghanistan: Afghanistan has become a Mel Brooks movie.

Will (Cuyahoga) County Reform be Spelled: R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N?

Seymour Hersh: Defending the Arsenal

Cult Program in NYC Schools

Does anyone here believe in a concept going around regarding...

Wasserman Schultz: 'You're Entitled to Opinion, Not Your Own Facts'

Obama set to announce extra 34,000 troops for Afghanistan

Free market flawed, says survey

Marcia Angell: Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing?

Salon: The bitter tears of Johnny Cash

Where Will They Get the Troops? Preparing Undeployables for the Afghan Front

WOW! Score one for the principle of "Government FOR THE PEOPLE" rather than for the Corporations

I'm Done Talking About Abortion

Carbon storage of 85% of CO2 emissions of cars & trucks - plant trees along inter-state highways

Criag Murray, Part 2 of UK/US made use of Uzbek torture

Peak oil review - Nov 9

Drumbeat: November 9, 2009

'Road trains' get ready to roll (BBC)

Niger's giraffes stage a comeback (BBC)

F1 designer unveils electric car (BBC)

What is the meaning of 'one'?—Rice evolutionary biologists argue for new meaning of 'organismality'

xpost: It's ray week on BBC!

Drought resistance explained—Structural study at EMBL reveals how plants respond to water shortages

Three Gorges Reservoir Approaches 175-Meter Fill Line Without Official Fanfare - AFP

The Pursuit of New Ways to Boost Solar Development (issuing tradable credits has promising results)

UA Fairbanks Model - Most Alaskan Surface Permafrost Gone By 2100 - News-Miner

CO State Parks To Close Most Reservoirs To Boating In Winter Because Of Invasive Mussels

W. Australia Sea-Level Rise Hits 8.6 mm/Yr - More Than Double Global Average - BBC

Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store (phytoplankton are flourishing)

Newly Discovered Fat Molecule: An Undersea Killer with an Upside (Virus lipid kills phytoplankton)

EIA: Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

Quagga Mussels In Lake Mead Highly Effective Bioconcentrators Of Toxins, Heavy Metals - L.V. Sun

Gresham event diverts 500,000 pills from the flush

Is man on course to cause the sixth extinction?

Dupe

Vince Young? Well, what is the excuse now for the Frisco Kids?

Poor Frisco Niners...

TCU Will Wear Special "Pro Combat" Uniforms Saturday

The Redskins are great!!

Gloat-free scores (Sunday November 8)

As a big time Giants fan

Ex-NFL great Lawrence Taylor arrested in Miami-Dade

Right about now, this guy is a machine...

Take comfort in knowing Browns could be bigger losers

Undisputed First Place in the NFC East

(Larry)Johnson released by Chiefs

Should Notre Dame Fire Charlie Weis?

Brady: Porter's words provoked Patriots

Interesting thread in GD about folks that refer to others as "haters"

Pacquiao vs Cotto

Magbana: Honduran National Resistance Update 11/8

Chavez to troops: Prepare for war with Colombia

The Annexation Of Colombia To The United States

The Story Behind the Uruguayan Elections

HONDURAS: The Day Washington Underhandedly Forced an Accord

“The Gringos have made things worse for us”

Venezuela Launches Military Operations on Border

Pro-government group defends Argentina media law

Honduras' attorney general escapes unharmed after gunmen open fire on his convoy

Zelaya is telling the truth about Clinton and Obama.

Twilight Zone: 'Worse than South African Apartheid'

Israel military ethics authors want Gaza probe

Majority want Abbas to run in election

Netanyahu to Abbas: 'Let us begin talks immediately'

Journalists' body attacks Hamas for Gaza ban

Abbas: Peace deal was close under Olmert

Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns

Obama to meet Netanyahu, but friction seems to remain

Palestinians tear down chunk of wall

Mofaz proposes talks with Hamas to help forge temporary Palestinian state

Does anyone know what the NRA is phoning about?

How many innocent people are you willing to sacrifice?

In The U.S. Guns Are Used To Kill Or Injure 276 People DAILY

Just a reminder, for us, civil rights advocates here

Can both sides ever compromise?

National anti-gun violence program (Project Safe Neighborhoods) largely successful, MSU finds

Searching for Work and Stability, Vets Fight New Battles at Home

Unionists jam phone lines to lobby for healthcare

Mine it UMWA...or leave it in the ground!

Teamsters Launch U.S. Foodservice Workers United Website

OSHA fines New Bedford firm over ice machine death (locl out tag out)

Canada's Labor Law: An Example for the U.S.?

BP fined $87 million by OSHA in 2005 Texas blast

Daily Kos Turns AFSCME Green

New Poverty Measure Report : Percentage Of Poor Americans Higher Than Official Numbers

AFGE Member a Hero in Fort Hood Tragedy

Kraft set to sweeten Cadbury offer, but unions fear a bitter ending

Toyota Plant Target of NLRB Grievance

ACORN under attack, labor offers support

Today in Labor History Nov 9 FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration, (CIO) was formed

American Rights at Work Names Kimberly Freeman Brown Executive Director

Thank Your Representatives for Passing Health Care Reform

AFLAC: Another example of why the US needs health care and insurance reform

A farewell to Autumn-and Death to Kudzu

My favorites today - AKA happy amateur moments (9 pictures)

pinhole photo from a pinhead

after the milk shakes

new and improved pinhole v2

More fall photos

I have a new gallery up.

*** Important (or not) issue for the November contest ***

A few more fall photos

Just a couple of random ones; probably more for The Lounge, but what the heck...

Inevitability...

Sunday, sunshine, 60 degrees in November.

The Secret Life of Scientists

How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?

Celebrating Carl Sagan and a New Solar Sail With Ann Druyan

Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine

AWESOME video of manta rays / sting ray on BBC !

In Fight Against AIDS, Kenya Confronts Gay Taboo

When it Comes to Marriage, Let the Religious Right Have It

Any guesses of where "defenders of traditional marriage" stand on this issue?

Don't Ask, Don't Give: the gAyTM is officially shut down (DNC Boycott called)

Gordon Brown is right: rich western banks should pay for the developing world to go green

Elizabeth Warren: We Rescued The Top Of The System, Left The Bottom To Fend For Itself

Flaw in US Data Overstates Growth, Productivity

The Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act of 2009

Consumer borrowing falling sharply

When the Dollar Rallies, the Market Will Crash by Mike Whitney

New Age shopping

Weird energy, and rather sudden

It's about time!

My daughter's apartment was burglarized last week.

Do you believe in signs? I mean things that are out of the ordinary or out

There's some serious shit stirring out there, my friends.....

Can you take a few minutes and participate in a research study The Brigham and Women's Hospital in

Propagating the myth

Health insurers mobilize 50,000 employees to lobby Congress

Gross topic: Toenail Fungus

It's a micracle!!! Desiree Jennings on road to recovery...

How Can A Pregnant Woman in America Get the H1N1 Vaccine That is Mercury Free?

Only three countries recommend vaccinating children against the seasonal flu: USA, Mexico & Finland

Pfizer Broke the Law by Promoting Drugs for Unapproved Uses

Lost in Transmission — FDA Drug Information That Never Reaches Clinicians

The *real* facts about Mercola's H1N1 vaccine "facts" poster

Polish Prime Minister: We're not buying the swine flu vaccine unless it is properly tested.

Complications Grow for Muslims Serving in U.S. Military

Dangerous Little Books Starts With The Bible

Who here has actually read anything by Richard Dawkins?

For the Bible tells me so

Can I Get Some Help?

Getting religion

UPdate on new group. Please check this out.

Guys! Somebody in the Lounge is talking trash about the Cooking and Baking Group!

Leftover kismet...

Anyone have an interesting Swiss Chard recipe?

this weeks favorite meal at my house/ you got one?

I need suggestions about canned salmon.

Woman's Health Horror: 'My Vagina Fell Out'

Who should conduct a new investigation?

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