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Archives: December 20, 2010

Labor unions plan to link with protesting students and rock the house in the UK

F*** governor Chris Christie..............

What is Christie Giving Up?

60 Minutes whitewash

Sign of the times - Phifer homes (tacky lights site) in Richmond, Virginia in danger of

Baby boomers are kind of touchy

Want to see something COOL (and control it) as well as supporting a worthwhile charity?

By golly, I believe the Republicans have figured out how

Wireless carriers openly considering charging per service

John McCain, the George Wallace of our time

Uribe Ordered Illegal Wiretaps, Former Colombian Spy Says

King Abdullah Looking To Buy St Vincent's, And Move Park51 There?

"All revolutions are failures,

This is what McCain fears.

Merry Christmas to my Christian friends! Here: Angel's Carol by Cambridge Singers

Would you vote Republican?

Benefits: Jobless relieved life raft still afloat

Benefits: Jobless relieved life raft still afloat

Two videos from Minsk, Belarus

o.k.,CONGRATS to us DADT-ers. But. NOW. can we uinite for DREAM?!1

Do they usually produce all movies on DVD eventually?

Amendment Would Enable States to Repeal Federal Law (NYT)

Would you support repeal of the unemployment benefits program?

"Identity skimming rises as police budgets shrink"

"Identity skimming rises as police budgets shrink"

The current situation in Korea really highlights why our troops don't belong at the DMZ.

I get nervous when the media start talking about "Obama victories"?

You know, we gays know what people that hate us say about us.

On the war on drugs and reality TV

Republicans Blame Their Opposition To START On Gays and DADT Repeal

Iowa Independent - Most Republican 2012 Hopefuls Support Keeping DADT In Place

Frank Rich: The Bipartisanship Racket

Dems need one clear message for 2012: "repubs will cut your social security, we will protect it."

Imagine a 2012 senate like this

Dec 13..Naperville, IL... Good news!

(URGENT) S. Korea begins live-fire artillery drills from island near N. Korea

••• The Assange Symbionese Socialist Humanist Org. for Liberation Espionage is behind Wikileaks.

Defense ministry: South Korea ends live-fire drill

In memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

60 Minutes gives Christie a platform

Look who's obsessed. Google this.

Australia: Refugees stage detention centre demonstrations after boat disaster

Honduras: Opposition media criminalised, two journalists arrested while covering eviction

Will Fixating On Southern Sudan Prevent Genocide?

Congress should divest from defense stocks, Bush appointee says

A holiday shout out to Babylonsister

Sunday Night Link to the December Photo Contest Finals

Iran, WikiLeaks and the Pentagon Papers

So, here I am in Amsterdam and soon to be Germany...

The More You Watch Fox News, the More Wrong You Are

Kandahar gains came with 'brutal' tactics

America's New Mercenaries

'Double-dipping' probe targets Air National Guard pilots

Mental Health Needs Seen Growing at Colleges

Stryker witnesses shared jail cell in Afghanistan

TB on the rise among the poor of London

Militants destroy 2 NATO tankers in NW Pakistan

Prosecutors to Sue Ernst & Young Over Lehman Collapse: Report

Jamaica Plain (MA) hub soon to bear name of a Marine hero

Audacity of 'Austerity,' 2010 Word of the Year

Afghan War Just a Slice of U.S. Coverage

Major setback suffered by conservative government to limit immigration into UK

Remember when...

Some Government Contractors are Too Big to be Banned

Media Matters - "FOXLEAKS: Fox boss ordered staff to cast doubt on climate science"

Media Matters - "FOXLEAKS: Fox boss ordered staff to cast doubt on climate science"

LA Times Editorial- "A memo to reporters on climate science suggests an unacceptable level of bias."

Proposed Amendment Would Enable States to Repeal Federal Law

Save the Children - drops lobbying for soda tax, seeks funds from Coke and Pepsi

Question about desertion. Have you heard of James Dresnok?

Dear Fellow Californians, According To The CBS Evening News, The WORST Of The Storms Is Coming On...

Socialist-led Spanish parliament votes to extend dictatorial powers

Great Islamophobic Crusade: Inside the Bizarre Cabal

Are Banks Afraid to Foreclose on the Rich?

Mississippi mayor orders police force to stop using Tasers

Newly-Elected GOP Congressman Under Investigation For Secret Payments

Diane Ravitch Wins Moynihan Prize

Democrats take control of the 2nd Circuit, Lohier confirmed

Standardized Testing: The New Wild West

republicans would be castrating democrats if they blocked a nuclear arms treaty.

‘Unprecedented’ Drone Assault: 58 Strikes in 102 Days

Court Rejects Katrina Victims Settlement…Because All Money Might Go to Lawyers

The social security surplus doesn't represent assets, it represents funds that were raided

Yakima City Council vs the Freedom From Religion Foundation

So, the Koreans didn't blow each other up...

Mutant worms defy aging theory

Disaster junkies make me slightly nauseous

SPIN METER: Conflicting GOP messages on pay cuts

Los Angeles area teachers, parents fight charter school takeover ("Parent Trigger")

Went to sleep on 12/11/10 and woke up married.

Monitoring America

Volunteers knitting thousands of scarves for needy

Reposted from 2007: Disaster and apocalyptic thinking

Lie Of The Year

U.S. Supreme Court in Pocket of Business

Now I have seen it all...

The History of American Presidents over the last 60 Years:

Do we now have more reasons to kill DOMA?

Lawmakers Call Out Bernanke After Feds Force Bank To Remove Crosses

I won't look into the details of the Assange case but still go around saying the charges are wrong.

After helping at Ground Zero, 2 ill firefighters left out of settlement

House GOP Crushes Bill That Would Protect Against Child Marriage

HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEPPPPPPPP :)

Possibility #3: "Everybody lies about everything, all the time."

A graph: National health care spending in inflation adjusted dollars as a percentage of GDP

SNL Sends Up TIME, Julian Assange, and Mark Zuckerman

Inspired by Jimmy Carter's diplomacy achievements, W. goes to North Korea with humanitarian aid.

Study Finds Gays Do Not Undermine Canadian Military Performance

Heh Heh heh

Had a final blowout with a Teabagger/Republican on Facebook

Poll: More Americans believe humans evolved without God

Sherffius Toon on the end of DADT

It's been wonderful to have 99.99999% of DU on the same side for the past 24-48 hrs or so with DADT

US Follows Japan: The Rise of Freeters, aka Temps

So when is our government going to start passing out the "Soma," or its modern day equivalent,

London Crawling ...... Slow Tango in Paris

Iraq Halfway Toward Forming a Cabinet – Nine Months After Election

North Korea 'will not hit back' over Yeonpyeong drills

Missoula District Court: Jury pool in marijuana case stages ‘mutiny’

Cuccinelli: 'Cheap Shot' by Left on Judge Hudson Won't Deter Virginia Health Care Lawsuit

Krugman - When Zombies Win

God bless us everyone. It's time to save Scrooge. LTE in NC

KKK or FBI, which one would you rather have in America?

Today's "gate"...S'moresGate, Palin's patriotic cry to have parents' voices heard, not Michelle's

Kristol Claims DREAM Act Was Political Ploy by Reid & Obama to Make Republicans Appear Anti-Hispanic

Question for regular watchers of the View

Obama punted, now he gets to catch the ball?

Preparing for Mass Evacuation from Korea

Drills imminent, according to CNN

Test Scores Dropped from Definition of Effective Principals...

The Rude Pundit - DADT Gone: Social Conservatives Lose Their Fucking Minds

60 Minutes - State Budgets: Day of Reckoning

Rove’s hand seen in Julian Assange prosecution, sources allege

Update on a letter I sent to my Congressman

Reality Check: Why Truth Will Protect Social Security (Marshall Auerback and Randall Wray)

What replaced the fairness doctrine, is performance art.

After calamity, economics leaders rethink strategy

Amendment Would Enable States to Repeal Federal Law (health care reform)

Its good there are still people alive that remember these stories

Its good there are still people alive that remember these stories

OMG, breaking news on MSNBC:

DADT - the next step

Barbara Lee, Bobby Scott Introduce Bill for 99ers

Man in need finds wallet and moral compass

Swedish (and other women (and men)) taking a new angle on the Assange-debacle

••• Osama bin Laden apprehended •••

Glenn Beck Senses America’s Downfall

Barring something very out of the ordinary I will finish 2010 with $0 spent on healthcare services

Heart-wrenching fight for immigrant's son

What the hell happened to the Clown? Anyone know? Is he alright?

2010: A deadly natural disaster year

Scalia to attend TeaParty Seminar?

Stocks set to rise after Obama extends tax cuts.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:

Monitoring America: How the U.S. Sees You

I declare a moratorium

Fair Game - The Movie. Worth it or not?

Anti-smoking (covering tobacco and marijuana) advocates push Santa Rosa for apartment ban

South Carolina to mark the start of Civil War - From SC newspaper

Missoula District Court: Jury pool in marijuana case stages ‘mutiny’

Missoula District Court: Jury pool in marijuana case stages ‘mutiny’

TNT's 'The Closer' will end after its seventh season in 2011 based on decision by star Kyra Sedgwick

The paranoia will destroy ya.......

Mother Jones: Post-DREAM, What's the Next Immigration Battleground?

Right wing (in Switzerland) building walls-sovereignty should trump freedom of movement in Europe.

SPECIAL REPORT: U.S.-made drywall under fire

US drops demand for Israel to freeze settlement building

Rights get lost in 'right to work'

Huffington Post on "domestic terrorism"

Amanda Knox wins right to full review of DNA evidence

6.5 Earth Quake Hits Southeastern Iran

Obama to sign 'don't ask' repeal this week -- may hold news conference

I despise these assholes.

Spain Adds to Its High-Speed Rail Network

Don't Miss: Solstice Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Cry me a River ~ Some on Wall Street will not receive bonuses.

I wonder what dimension some 'celebrities' live in.....

Former Justices Stevens and O'Connor Reject 'Citizens United' Ruling

USA Today: "DREAM Act's failure could drive Latino voters"

USMC Gen. James Amos Pledges To Lead Implementation Of DADT Repeal

Is the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Really A Middle-Class Tax Break?

My Holiday Wish For You

Democrats cautiously optimistic they have votes to ratify New START

Osama Claus sought by CIA

Senate passes Shark Conservation Act

Carcinogen made famous by Erin Brockovich found in cities across the US

CIVICS LESSON: The filibuster does not require someone to talk.

Cover-ups, Coups, and Drones – A Holiday Sampler of What Wikileaks Reveals about the US

Nigeria Drops Bribery Charges Against Former Vice President Dick Cheney

That sure was an expensive World Series ticket

GOP strategists worry about future of Hispanic vote

America in Decline: the Real-World Costs of Conservative Ideology

San Francisco plans tolls between Peninsula and the city

The 5-10 Percent Solution

Just as quick question - How many here get a christmas bonus?

Please, no spoilers about the solstice eclipse

Gov. Chris "Pugsley McJobkill" Christie (R-No Jobs) Uses "60 Minutes" to Campaign, Bash Unions

Housing out of whack: $400,000 for 'uninhabitable' SF house

Dennis Prager: gay soldiers can't help getting bohners in the shower

Marshall seeks to ban gays from Virginia National Guard

Rapture Index 171 - Net Change +1 - Updated Dec 20, 2010

Commissioners ignored Ensign report

French fries, no ranch dressing, a brawl and tasers

rimjob's gem of the day:

University of Wisconsin study: "Got a cold? Sorry, echinacea won't help much"

The Culture War Ain't What It Used to Be.

Obama has taken apart obstructionist resolve.

Shared Sacrifice: Where's Wall Street's Share?

New population count may complicate Obama 2012 bid

I'm loving the Rain in Southern California, i hope we get more of it every year

Funny comment on a local rain watch thread

Winter Solstice + Lunar Eclipse Tonight ?--First in 632 Years

Scott Brown Announces Support For START Treaty

Despite calls for pay freeze, GOP staff payrolls soar

Pentagon Plan Won't Cover Brain-Damage Therapy

SEC Goes Deeper in Foreclosure Fraud Examination - FDL

Tax deduction for mortgage interest could be on the chopping block

Al Gore on NAFTA, circa 1993: "This deal is good for America"

Straight DUers: has a "homo-sexual" ever made advances toward you?

74 Year Missouri Man Has His Life Wrecked by Walmart and the Justice System

AlterNet: The Growing Impact of Big-Name Music Monopolies

WikiLeaks' lesson on Haiti --

Kuttner: Blinking first on Social Security, Republicans win 3 ways.

A Few Words on the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

National Homeless Persons Memorial Day

Reporters Without Borders host Wikileaks mirror?

Dean Baker: Saving Social Security: Stopping Obama’s Next Bad Deal

A Xmas Carol: TAX THE RICH

Paul Krugman:When Zombies Win

Would this be considered child porn?

Pineapple Express batters California

The military is VOLUNTEER.

Census data (2010) will start being released tomorrow at 11AM EST.

For those few who think DU has become Anti-Obama:

Breaking on Boston.com: Sen. Brown (R-MA) to Support NEW START treaty

Sen. Kerry is really scorching McConnell.

Woman escorted from Florida mall after trying to take unauthorized photo of granddaughter with Santa

Reading FDR by Jean Edward Smith.

Franken: Under FCC’s ‘neutrality’ rules, ‘the Internet as we know it would cease to exist’

Why Julian Assange is a Journalist

Dan Choi: On the Repeal of DADT, His Well-Being & His Future

Sarah Palin Jabs Michelle Obama's Anti-Obesity Campaign With S'mores

The CHRIST-Mas Tree Is Back

Why is John McCain so angry?

Wow. Peggy Noonan is one mean hungover drunk...

Myths of Vietnam War Persist, But Could Its Truths Be Repeated?

Myths of Vietnam War Persist, But Could Its Truths Be Repeated?

Poll: After killing Muslims by the boatload for about 10 years now with 2 wars do you believe ...

It's The Monday After An Epic Triumph for Democratic Policy

What criteria would you use for banning books and arresting their authors?

"Republicans have a Democratic president doing their work for them ...."

Woot! Gobama! Estate Measure Creates Window to Give Children Up To $10 Million Tax-Free!

Baby Boomer's in a funk....

Cop shoots, kills family dog - Golden Retriever

Trash collectors(Waste Management) to serve as eyes and ears in the street for police

Obama Hiring More Mercenaries Than Bush

On “60 Minutes” Gov. Chris Christie Recites GOP’s Mantra: Austerity for Thee, But Not for Me

"A Chicago Christmas Carol" - Dickens meets Upton Sinclair

"A Chicago Christmas Carol" - Dickens meets Upton Sinclair

A homework assignment for those who think the current wave of business

Tea Party's Love for Constitution May Kill It

Chase Hit With SEC Whistleblower Complaint - Explosive charges

Heh. Suburbs' red-light camera revenues on the blink - people obeying law, revenues down

Saving Social Security: Stopping Obama's Next Bad Deal

We all should know what to do in case of a nuclear strike

Yet another benefit of shopping local.

Morici: Downgrade US Treasurys to Junk

Don't you people ever DO anything?!?!?

Don't you people ever DO anything?!?!?

I just wanted to wish all my Pagan friends here a blessed Solstice...

Newt Gingrich Blames Nation's Problems on Unemployed People

Wall Street Bailout: Tax-Payers' Tab is a Cool $9 Trillion

Bradley Manning is on suicide watch. Yes, this is torture.

Why Boner Cries

Steve Landesberg, of Barney miller fame, has died :(

Morning Joe: Everyone talking and laughing openly about "need to cut Social Security and Medicare"

Need some DU help...

Senator Kay Hagan's Office Vandalized

Should we reform the cloture vote, and if so, how?

Franken: Under FCC’s ‘neutrality’ rules, ‘the Internet as we know it would cease to exist’

Monitoring America: How the U.S. Sees You

Wingnut bumper stickers (pic)

Wingnut bumper stickers (pic)

"Teachers count a lot. But reality counts too.Who's Bashing Teachers...

I can't believe this -- Medicaid is eliminating funding for organ transplants. "Go home and die."

Obama signed the tax bill already. What is the point in arguing it will kill social security?

Austerity Grand Bargain Feared Between Republicans, White House

NYC Teacher ratings contain gross errors

Council Of Conservative Citizens Calls For Boycott Of Thor Over Black Actor

Tea Party Nation Founder: Let's Get Rid Of The 'Socialist' Methodist Church

The Enemy Is Us - Liberalism Fails

About Omaha Steve's short hiatus

Privatization of Heathrow blamed for the mess

Haley Barbour Praises Civil Rights-Era White Supremacist Citizens Councils

Obama reaches out to liberal groups to shore up Democratic base after tax deal

Can Democratic Underground raise $10,000 in 10 days to help feed the hungry?

The 16 Words, WikiLeaks, And Rank Hypocrisy

Missoula District Court: Jury pool in marijuana case stages ‘mutiny’

White House Bans Offshore Oil Drilling for Seven Years

Do you have chromium 6 in your water? And if so where in the country are you?

Fair Game Director Doug Liman Responds to Judith Miller

The Official Tea Party Christmas Card

If I changed my registration to a Democratic Socialist?

Thoughts on the Massive Tax Giveaway to the Wealthy

Libertarian lies. My RW brother in law want's my thoughts ....

Should Walgreen's be boycotted?

Author of pedophilia how-to book arrested

New study finds baby boomers are in a funk

"Teachers Unions No More: Are We Prepared for the Union-Busters? "...

FBI Assembling a Data Base on Americans, according to report

Another great Horsey cartoon...

Probable carcinogen hexavalent chromium found in drinking water of 31 U.S. cities

Missoula District Court: Jury pool in marijuana case stages ‘mutiny’

Toles Toon: The Supply Side Won

Resist.

If you support the overhaul of the national security secrecy system stop-in and say hi

After AIPAC Defendants Walk, Holder to Prosecute Wikileaks?

My fortune cookie.

At what point does it get to be "irreconcilable differences"?

I just discovered that my dog loves marshmallows

I'm watching Maltese Falcon and I want a cigarette so bad now! But I have none.

Ever played Monopoly on a bicycle?

Top queries driving traffic from search engines to DU:

You must use a search engine to search for these words: Boojatta, bananas

Do they usually produce all movies on DVD eventually?

Bulldog rescues his toys from scary choo choo train (video)

Tee Vee

LED Throwies-- yet another fun way to piss away some time and money, while...

Just fininished Christmas Vacation again

yay me!!

I'm a mushroom and I look like a... x4 ... ... (thanks HopeHoops)...

Man! Unbelievably cool motorcycles from the past

Crap. It was indeed the blower fan on the furnace. It died, smelled awful doing it, and now we have

What are you playing?

After success of Tron sequel, plans in the works for a Dig Dug movie.

3-D Rorschach Test = FTW

I swear I was gonna be happy with the Eagles breaking even this season

I think this needs to be posted again. Original South Park short - Jesus vs. Santa

At the Christmas Markt last week

Baby it's cold outside......

Study shows gays in the military have no impact on okra production in South Carolina.

Don't you people ever DO anything?!?!?!?!?

Bought my first pair of pants that was 36"....

Woo hoo! Got a new guitar :)

I don't understand why metal is not bigger in the US. Look at this Maiden clip from 08 in Costa Rica

DOMA, ENDA, DADT: Anyone Else Sick of Acronyms, seriously WTF!!!?

Well, now I'm mad...

Christmas spirit

Sarah gets...uh...

Need some help on camera settings and taking photos of the moon

Can you take wine in checked luggage on an airplane?

What is weirdest chat room

Santa Oddity

an early Christmas present

Some dude at the store just told me I look like Aaron Rodgers from the Packers

Cookies!

Great internet radio site I found, and no commercials!

Are there any normal chat rooms anymore?

I may never take the Amtrak again!

That is it - I officially fucked around all day and did no work.

In honor of the season, let's all join hands and recite the Chevy Chase Christmas Vacation Rant.

Speak the Hungarian rapper: "Sometimes People Make a War"

Remember Internet Relay Chat?

Tonight is the Eclipse of the Long Night Moon on the Winter Solstice.

6 smooth groovin' minutes with the MASTER: Barry White, "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up," Live 1974

Antonio Bandaras is one lucky son-of-a-bitch

ABCDEFGHIJK MNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

So have any prominent religious nutjobs encouraged people in the military to go AWOL over DADT yet?

How the fuck do you cut your finger opening a can of soda?!

"Christmas Shoes" song...

Lou Rawls, "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"

So I'm getting my hair cut this afternoon, and a Christmas carol comes on:

Ghostly Countdown

Uribe Ordered Illegal Wiretaps, Former Colombian Spy Says

British government considers blocking internet porn from homes

King Abdullah Looking To Buy St Vincent's, And Move Park51 There?

South Korea to begin exercises near border with North

'Hundreds abducted' in Ivory Coast election unrest - UN

N. Korea agrees to return of UN nuclear inspectors: CNN

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange facing US prosecution bid, says Joe Biden

Korea crisis: Yeonpyeong war games increase tension

Defense ministry: South Korea ends live-fire drill

Parrot sings "Let The Bodies Hit The Floor."

Somalia rebel groups 'plan merger' (to try to topple United Nations-backed government)

Honduras: Opposition media criminalised, two journalists arrested while covering eviction

(URGENT) S. Korea begins live-fire artillery drills from island near N. Korea (END)

Will Fixating On Southern Sudan Prevent Genocide?

Infighting delays new Iraq government

‘Lula could run again in 2014’

Major setback suffered by conservative government to limit immigration into UK

Lord chief justice approves use of Twitter for court reporting

Monitoring America

Amanda Knox wins right to full review of DNA evidence

Missoula District Court: Jury pool in marijuana case stages ‘mutiny’

Iraqi Cleric Asks Followers Not to Work for Foreign Oil

BREAKING: Yet another fatal attack on assassinated Juarez activist Marisela Escobedo's family

WikiLeaks hints at Israeli-Palestinian cooperation

Bolivia recognizes Palestine as independent state

Union Declares Victory Over Walmart In Free Speech Battle

French AAA Grade at Risk as Downgrades Sweep Europe

Anti-immigrant book a hit in Germany

Rove’s hand seen in Julian Assange prosecution, sources allege

Amendment Would Enable States to Repeal Federal Law (health care reform)

Heart-wrenching fight for immigrant's son

Trash collectors(Waste Management) to serve as eyes and ears in the street for police

Western states facing 'all-day onslaught' from massive winter storm

Monitoring America: How the U.S. Sees You

GOP strategists worry about future of Hispanic vote

Senator Kay Hagan's Office Vandalized

North Korea 'will not hit back' over Yeonpyeong drills

Democrats Scramble for Votes to Ratify Arms Pact

WikiLeaks: Yemen nuclear material was unsecured

DA: No sex tape perjury charge for ex-Edwards aide

Spending Bill Freezes Pay for Federal Workers

Russia Warns Senate Not to Amend Arms Control Treaty

Wells Fargo Agrees to $2 Billion in Loan Modifications

Iran jails director Jafar Panahi and stops him making films for 20 years

US pressure over Saddam scientist

Auditors Face Fraud Charge (NY Set to Allege Ernst & Young Stood By as Lehman Cooked Its Books)

FCC's Copps Says He Won't Block Net-Neutrality Rules

S.Korea Island Residents Told To Move To Bunkers

NKorea backs away from threat to attack South

Carcinogen made famous by Erin Brockovich found in cities across the US

Russia warns U.S. not to change nuclear pact

Food Safety Bill Lives

Quiet Deal On Obama Judicial Nominees Unfolds In Senate After Prolonged GOP Blockade

Cables show US doubts on Mideast peace: WikiLeaks

Biden: U.S. Out by 2014 'Come Hell or High Water'

WikiLeaks cables: 'Taliban treats heroin stocks like savings accounts'

Ukraine Yulia PM Tymoshenko charged with misusing funds

Wikileaks Julian Assange lost tooth, was stuck with child molestors in prison, he claims

GOP senators concede arms treaty will secure enough votes to pass

West hasn't adequately armed Afghanistan forces, Karzai spokesman says

WikiLeaks cables: Tanzania official investigating BAE 'fears for his life'

Senate passes shark protection bill

(UK)Men arrested in anti-terror raids

(UK)Men arrested in anti-terror raids

Automakers suing EPA over higher ethanol mix gas

Woodland Hills, CA - what can anybody tell me about the area?

Cuccinelli Supports Repeal Amendment

FBI data shows violent crime continues to decline

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday December 20

US water has large amounts of likely carcinogen: study

Gibbs clarifies Biden's forecast

FCC expected to pass net neutrality rule

NKorea says it won't retaliate for SKorean drills

Marshall seeks to ban gays from Virginia National Guard

Chavez defends plan for Internet regulations

Obama plans to sign repeal of gay ban Wednesday

JULIAN ASSANGE TELLS KATIE COURIC (US) PROSECUTORS TARGETING WIKILEAKS ARE "GOING TO LOSE"

Obama reaches out to liberal groups to shore up Democratic base after tax deal

Turkey's leader asks Obama to thwart genocide vote

Art Tripp...A.K.A. "Ed Marimba" from Captain Beefheart's band...blogs a memorial to Don.

Keeping the Good (Economic) News in Perspective

DOMA isn't next, ENDA is

Ten Economic Questions for 2011

Krugman on Ron Paul's view of money

Pragmatic Persistent Progressive Policies are the path to cementing our position

Are fringe liberals on the path to losing credibility forever?

PPP: Obama's real intra party opposition--conservative Dems not liberals (PPP Poll of WI & OH)

Old Lawrence O'Donnell ep: Shelley Berkeley (D) Nevada

Lol, apparently some of the Mods here are scared of robust discussion

New JIbJab video

HISTORY LESSON: The Government Disintegrates as the Union Dissolves

Ever notice that everything President Obama does

Dems: Obama-GOP tax cut package will kill Social Security

OMG Gay Soldiers!

Republicons are bloody weird. Faux News and a Rethug now want tariffs on imports.

We got to them: Lindsey Graham calls lame duck session "excruciating"--trying to make GOP look bad

US government ‘creating vast domestic snooping machine’

My god politics change every day. Just the other day Obama was W Jr

Obama's promises kept

What If McCain and Palin Won?

Flashback: Kuttner warns us about President's plans for Social Security

To all of you who kept saying Obama's homophobic,

If the intent of posters in this forum is to make gays feel unwelcome many of you are succeeding

True PATRIOTS! DADT Repeal Opponents (McCain, Graham) Taking Revenge On Russian Arms Treaty

Fewer than expected turn out for Palin book signing in Alaska

Clarence Page: The weeper of the House

I'm grateful for President Obama

I'm grateful for President Obama

Senate passes bill to restrict U.S. shark fin trading

Even the fictional President Bartlet wasn't able to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

Is it still possible to have Congress vote on the Dream Act before X-mas?

Lawrence O'Donnell on DADT and Dream Act: Panel list before vote.

Another Obama Legislative Achievement: Food Safety Bill Passes in Senate

Hall of Shame on DREAM Act...

Swiped: The Fed enters the skirmish over debit card fees.

Can we have a list of jobs richies created with all those tax dollars they should be paying?

Some of President Obama's "conservative" accomplishments as president

In September, Robert Kuttner supported a payroll tax holiday

2010 Political BFDs in Review

McCain's SPECTACULAR Fall- "a bitter man now-who can barely tolerate the fact that he lost to Obama"

Michelle Obama wears vintage dress at Christmas event

.Andrew Sullivan gets it: The Tory President

"The digital story of nativity - ( or Christmas 2.0 )"

White House (GLBT) Staff: It Gets Better (this is really good)

White House Invites GetEQUAL, Dan Choi To Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Signing!

DADT- News Analysis: "It took the outsiders & the insiders; it took the activists & the strategists"

I know polls are meaningless, but today was a good day for the president

God... Sarah Palin is an idiot......

Obama's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

Are You Happy You Voted For Barack Obama?

In Sunday-evening surprise, Senate unanimously passes food safety bill

Who Will The Republicans Nominate To Lose In 012

What are your personal favorite reversals of Bush policy by the Obama administration?

Krugman: Social Security on the Table?

John Atlas - Author of "Seeds of Change - The Story of ACORN" Part 2 - IndictBreitbart.org

Holiday Caroling at the US Park Police Anacostia Station D.C.

NAB and Congress: Stop Making LPFM Community Radio Jump Through Hoops!

John Atlas - Author of "Seeds of Change - The Story of ACORN" Part 1 - IndictBreitbart.org

Dolphin for Dinner

False Flag - Inside Job - Sting

Uncle Jay's SINGING YEAR IN REVIEW!

MRN: Politically Explicit Christmas Song

Afghans for Peace

Social Security: Yours, Mine, and Ours

Home Green Home

Motivational Haircut

Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture Rumble, Pt 1

Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture Rumble, Pt 2

Wikileaks' Cablegate: the truth is out there

Jim DeMint: Jesus Wants Nukes for Christmas

Save The Children

S01E15- Merkley Proposal (Season Finale)

GOP Craps on Tea Party with Financial Crisis Rewrite

A Few Requests for Santa Claus - Animation

NAFTA + U.S. Farm Subsidies Devastates Mexican Agriculture

MRN: DADT Repealed, Waiting for a Christmas Miracle

Young Turks: Bill O'Reilly - Jesus Vs The Poor

Keep It Zipped: Don't Ask Don't Tell

The west wing - Definition of a Liberal

U.S. Administration Violates Human Rights

Thom Hartmann: Conversations with Great Minds with Chris Hedges, Pt 1

Thom Hartmann: Conversations with Great Minds with Chris Hedges, Pt 2

Young Turks: Study - Fox News Viewers Misinformed

So Long To Ya, 2010 | The JibJab 2010 Year in Review!

Poor Lindsey Graham is so tired, from so much voting. So, so much voting!

I'm Grateful for President Obama

Who Is Cenk Uygur? (Webby Award Entry - Best Web Personality/Host)

Citigroup banker, 27, leaps to her death from 40-storey Trump building

Joe Biden v. Joe Biden on WikiLeaks

At Long Last, Military Honor

Honduras' PR Coup

Peter King (R-NY): "I will break down the wall of political correctness on Islamic radicalization"

The Stimulus That Isn't

Why Julian Assange is a journalist

The Bipartisanship Racket

When Zombies Win

The Great Fear

Joe Klein: McCain "a bitter man now, who can barely tolerate the fact that he lost to Barack Obama"

Health-care overhaul's individual mandate makes all the difference (Klein, WaPo)

Music Web Sites Dispute Legality of Their Closing

Monitoring America (WaPo)

Get Me the Paraguayan President's DNA: Three Devastating Wikileaks from Latin America

Which are the countries most effective in reducing poverty and inequality?

A Holiday Sampler of What Wikileaks Reveals about the US

Obama Lobbies GOP to back arms pact. What's the cost of civic responsibility this time?

Repubs on Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission release their own "report" on theTrickle Down Disaster

The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time - Sen. Al Franken

Vanity Fair: Most clinical trials conducted on sick Russians, homeless Poles, slum-dwelling Chinese

Glenn Beck Book Tour Makes Bizarre Visit to Heartland America

America’s Greediest: The 2010 Top Ten

Congress approved $801 billion for millionaires, & $57 billion for unemployed.

Kandahar gains came with 'brutal' tactics

Chris Hedges: Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail

A FORECLOSED WOMAN TELLS CONGRESS OFF

US water has large amounts of likely carcinogen: study

FOX NewsMoron Eric Bolling gets frothy at the thought of EV subsidies

drumbeat from the weekend...

Drumbeat: December 20, 2010

Post-Beetle Outbreak Forests Lose CO2 Lose Much Of Sequestration Capacity For Decades Afterwards

Mongabay - Up To 50% Of Yungas Forests In Argentina, Bolivia May Be Lost In Warmer World

Dam Removal On Euclid Creek (OH) Has Supporters Upbeat, But Five More Dams Remain

"The Increasingly Narrow Timeframe For Bears To Hunt And Feed . . A Direct Effect Of Climate Change"

Tell Fast Food Chains To Stop Serving Up Rainforest Destruction!

Last night, for once, I watched something positive on LinkTV

New York Academy of Sciences Chernobyl book now free; interview with editor Janette D. Sherman, M.D.

Climate Bill Failure Costs Farmers' Union Millions

Insider thieves are the new nuclear threat

Decade of drought leaves two lakes, Powell and Mead, in same boat

Harvard Tests Validate Hydrino Theory - gallon of water = 200 barrels of oil

Lake Meredith - 60s Vintage Reservoir Near Amarillo - Now At 1% Of Capacity

This Just In!! Environmentalism A Cult "Seducing Your Children" As It Seeks To Control The World!!

Gov. Chris Christie commutes sentence of man convicted of having guns in N.J. illegally

Brady Campaign warns of Red Ryder BB Gun hazard

Crime continues to drop for first half of 2010

Feds Want Reporting For High-Powered Rifle Sales

Side bets, anyone?

Uribe Ordered Illegal Wiretaps, Former Colombian Spy Says

Uribe, on his knees in a presidential bathroom, begging for re-election

Honduras: Opposition media criminalised, two journalists arrested while covering eviction

Chavez defends plan for Internet regulations

8,500 paramilitary and guerrilla fighters rearm: Govt

8,500 paramilitary and guerrilla fighters rearm: Govt

‘Lula could run again in 2014’

Which are the countries most effective in reducing poverty and inequality?

Get Me the Paraguayan President's DNA: Three Devastating Wikileaks from Latin America

Honduras' PR Coup

Secret Cables: Parmley invited activists to his residence hoping the Cuban govt would punish them

Secret Cables: Cuban youth tell U.S. officials their hopes and fears

2009 cable: Cuban economy stronger than in the 1990s

Report from Venezuela on press freedom...

Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Sunday, December 19)

Tebow didn't suck. Surprised no one's mentioned that (LOL not really).

Yo trumad

Vikings upgrade Favre from out to questionable

White Sox tap Pete Rose Jr. to manage rookie league team

2 Rams season tickets for sale

Aaaaarrrggghhh---The Pats are losing to GB 24-21

4-6 inches of snow expected for MNF game tonight

Sick and freakin' tired of NFLers showboating. Give me Barry any day.

A Question About Today's Eagles Giants Game

(13 straight) Pierce's triple-double leads Celtics over Pacers...

49ers playoff hopes still alive...

Glad to See DADT Gone, But the Underlying Bigotry Remains

For gay rights, is repeal of 'don't ask' military ban the end or the beginning?

2010: The Year Gay TV Grew Up

Jim Robinson of Free Republic - Support gays? Get the hell OFF this conservative site!

Gay Lit Thread

A Single Man: How does a first time director make a film this good?

Lt. Dan Choi Tweet about DADT

Frank: U.S. Not Ready for Gay President - Would First-Spouse have to pay rent?

Yes, Maureen Dowd, We've Already Had a Gay President: James Buchanan

Abbas wanted Israel to help attack Hamas, WikiLeaks cable shows

WikiLeaks hints at Israeli-Palestinian cooperation

Gaza militants fire mortar salvo into Israel

Israel/West Bank: Separate and Unequal (HRW report)

Bat Yam rally: Death to Jewish women who date Arabs

US House passes anti-Palestine bill

From the point of view of the pig, isn't being ritually unclean a pretty good deal?

How would you characterize a civilization (of the past or future) in which infanticide is legal?

XKCD hits another one out of the park...

2010's World Gone Wild: Quakes, Floods, Blizzards

Where Unconscious Memories Form

First Measurement of Magnetic Field in Earth's Core

Unprecedented Topographic Map of the Moon

Fighter pilots' brains are not like yours or mine

Genetic Basis of Brain Diseases: Set of Proteins Account for Over 130 Brain Diseases

Total Lunar eclipse tonight 12/20-12/21

{UK} Researchers plan for deeper cuts to science budget (BBC)

Quantum Loops -- What Happened Before the Big Bang

Quick check in and a teaser

Film scanners and the removal of crude oil from sand near a body of water

Farm Road

Strolling with Santa

More fun and games with color and black and white

16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas

ceiling cat watching you

will it stay clear?

Some more shots from yesterday's road trip

Rule of thirds on steroids

The Bridge to Marysville

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