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Archives: October 31, 2013

Report says U.S. tapped cardinals’ phones ahead of conclave

FATCA Protest in Calgary tomorrow and Saturday

"U.S. deficit falls to $680 billion"

Pianist horrified after orchestra plays wrong concerto during live performance.

Hawaii state Senate passes gay marriage bill, sending special session measure to House

Earth-sized 'lava world' discovered

Obama stands by promise that "you can keep your plan"

Why has the MSM gone f'ing crazy on hammering "the ACA website is broken" 24/7?

Can Snowden revert privacy to a social norm?

Fukushima Update: Fuel Rods to Be Removed from Pool at Nuclear Plant

John Nichols: Scott Walker's unintimidated rewrite of his own history

Animal Earth: New Photos Exploring the Diversity of the World’s Most Obscure Species

Boeing to design new 777X at five US sites, Moscow

Tea Party Purges (Chris Hayes)

A cat and a good book

Bill Moyers' Preview: The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About

How to force all states to accept medicaid expansion

Obese kids get letter, no candy on Halloween

If you are a teacher who questions Common Core and the general direction of education, join

Newt Gingrich Calls Kathleen Sebelius A Worse Liar Than Nixon

Spying Scandal Makes Clear That Europe Must Declare Independence/Truth Dig

Embattled Snowden email provider returns with new Dark Mail encryption service

Ed destroys FOX / CBS

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 31 October 2013

Welcome home . . . MY home

The "Pro-Life" Right (cartoon)

Report: Deputy Shot Boy Before Partner Left Car

Sean Penn: Use Executive Orders To Commit Cruz, Tea Party

The Affordable Care Act’s Lower-Than-Projected Premiums Will Save $190 Billion

"I don't know," he says. "My neighbor is a Republican."

An amusing 'toon for Dems of all stripes ...

"Another Obamacare horror story debunked"

Halloween is Still Coming...

63-14 Loss Disgraces Penn State Football Program

Behind the Roar of Political Debates, Whispers of Race Persist (NY Times)

Catholic Beer Blessing

The Quality Of Our Police Seems To Be Lower These Days. Sheriffs Deputies Are Even Worse.

Is it Watergate?

Up your Halloween costume game, people

Economists: Growth hobbled by shutdown

Food Companies and Monsanto Spend Millions to Defeat Washington GMO Labeling Initiative

Den Tandt: Stephen Harper and Rob Ford are more similar than you think

Friday

"She [Sebelius] was there as a tree from which people could proudly fly their stupid flags."

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Witch Hunt & a new Kitteh gif

*Rachel interview with Harry Reid coming up.

Those Turtles..

Hawaii state Senate passes gay marriage bill, sending special session measure to House

Leaked Slide Shows NSA Celebrated Victory Over Google's Security With A Smiley Face

Milestones to an exciting plot.

When wingers answer quizzes…

Former Defense Secretary Gates Will Lead Boy Scouts

The Republican Health-Care Plan: Repeal and Cackle

EU spying backlash threatens billions in US trade

Guns Make Me Safe

Have you ever imagined what this country would be like if we had a Potus who was a Teabagger?

F.D.A. Finds 12% of U.S. Spice Imports Contaminated

Abortion Case Making Its Way To The Supreme Court Is A Stealth Attack On Your Reproductive Rights

Rachel Maddow is interviewing Harry Reid tonight-could

Man I feel good. Had Sushi for dinner. Must be the fish oil

3 Run double

Bill Moyers' Preview: The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About

Report: NSA broke into Yahoo, Google data centers

Gattaca Man Rand responds - Later on Rachel Maddow Show

Just watched a hard hitting...

Blasphemy...not a problem when conservatives do it

Shane!

Opponents of l-522 GMO labeling initiative outspend supporters 4 to 1 thanks to out-of-state donors

EvilawfulhorribleObamacare, oh my!

Walter Rhett: Gen. Alexander’s Failed Cold War Spy Tactics

More Weiner wackiness

Rain coming tonight!

Gardner vs. Sebelius: "Brosurance"

"Voters’ Anger at Shutdown Inspires Democrats to Run"

Cost Controls in the PPACA aka “Obamacare”

Hell, there should be TALKING FILIBUSTERS!

Washington Redskins will change name.

wikiPaulia

Did deputy in toy gun killing ID himself? He can't recall if he did.

Bankruptcy Filing Is a Stunning Fall for a Brazilian Tycoon

I feel good tonight... and I wanted to feel even better. Beautiful.

NSA Broke Into Links Between Google, Yahoo Datacenters

Hawaii Senate OK's Marriage Equality; On to House

"...Americans would be better off."

Body Evolution

De Blasio and Lhota meet for final mayoral debate

A blown rundown? Series?

Harry Reid to Maddow: If Cruz is 2016 GOP Nominee, It Will Be 'End of the Republican Party'

New York City Council approves raising age for tobacco buys-- to 21.

Forging an Art Market in China

Virginia Polls Show Terry McAuliffe Leading Ken Cuccinelli By Either A Little Or A Lot

Report says U.S. tapped cardinals’ phones ahead of conclave

Report says U.S. tapped cardinals’ phones ahead of conclave

Majority of Americans Don't Belong to Either Party

Exclusive: Human Rights Attorneys Have Been Working With German Politicians

something I posted in GD and wanted to share

Van Jones: Let's Stop Trying to Please Republicans

$5M pledged to aid students living in US illegally

What's crazier than having an imaginary friend?

#GOPHungerGames has been trending on Twitter

House Republican backs Dem immigration bill

Great Dane and cat grow up together.

Israeli victims recount 'anti-Semitic' attack in Australia

BREAKING NEWS....when the courts strike down your laws as unconstitutional...what happens next

U.S. Says It Won’t Back New International Coal-Fired Power Plants

does anyone know if seniors are eligible for ACA.

Senate May Soon Have Votes To Pass ENDA To Protect LGBT Workers (Updated)

Harry Reid to Rachel: If Ted Cruz is 2016 GOP Nominee, It Will Be End of the Republican Party

They were just singing this at Fenway Park

Has anyone heard of the Benjamin Rush Foundation?

Please vote for me and help me bring our factory home to Arkansas

I got a phishing call today. Got a call from someone claiming to know something about my

Government's not the problem. Republicans are the problem.

Balk and a blown rundown. Bad day for birds.

"One point separates Liberals, Tories and NDP: poll"

NYT's Blow minces no words about ACA hearings: 'A charade and a sham'

my reevaluation of Snowden

Orlando man wins lottery jackpot, again

VP Biden To Swear In Cory Booker (to the U.S. Senate) On Thursday October 31st - at NOON

Ted Kennedy "When I Thought of all the Years..."

Bereaved Families Object to Palestinian Convict Release

as a nonbaseball fan I have a question

It's back in the stores!!! Yumyumyum...

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Boston Strong

New NBC/Wall Street Poll... So Freaking Frustrating..

Ecuador lawmakers suspended over abortion 'betrayal'

Has the ACA web site been slammed with bots or whatever you want to call it?

Boston Red Sox Win World Series With 6-1 Victory Over Cardinals At Fenway Park

BOSTON STRONG!!!

Our long national nightmare is over!

Obamacare Poll at Yahoo about buying insurance or taking the penalty.

DUCK BOATS.

Three Little Birds is cool, but Victorino needs something a little stronger.

DUCK BOATS.

Kinzinger to be "primaried" by David Hale

Good news for impoverished folks in the third world!

Jon Stewart Rips Apart Congress for Being Shocked, SHOCKED That NSA Was Doing Bad Things

The most unequal place in America

Robert Scheer: Obama, Congress Owe Snowden Thanks, and a Pardon

Heck, Kilmer, Larsen side with GOP, Wall St. on deregulation bill

Chris Hayes Goes Off: ‘American Capitalism Is Not Producing’ For 47 Million Poor Americans

The Secret Way Monsanto Controls Our Government

Hawaii: Gay Marriage Bill Is Approved in the Senate

The Winner of 7th Annual Late H. Lee Atwater Award for Right Wing Evil is...

Martians have invaded Grover's Mill, New Jersey: 75th Anniversary

When Judges Don’t Know Everything by Linda Greenhouse

FDR on living wages

Happy Halloween!

If you care more about a $70 million website than about......

Cincinnati Issue #4

Here's Audio of Managers Scolding Employees for Wanting to Unionize

Even been to a fundy haunted house?

Progressive Punch ratings for all 6 Dem WA Congressmen

HEARING video: Secretary Sebelius on Health Care Implementation Problems

THANK YOU GOP FOR GRILLING SEBELIUS TODAY !!!

After years of studying the operas of Richard Wagner, I've finally figured out the character, Wotan:

Wonkette: ''Fox’s Greta Van Susteren Does Actual Journalism On Junk Insurance Story''

How to stay motivated in the face of repeated failures?

The Google Halloween Doodle is Scary Cool!

FOUR IMPORTANT MYTHBUSTERS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE

BANKENSTEIN

I can't believe how shitty and what assholes the repukes were today towards Sec. Sebelius.

BREAKING: Reports of fireball landing near Grover's Mill, N.J.

"The silence that underpins sexual abuse"

*Food for thought* What would a "Jackson Pollock on acid" look like?...

Rupert Murdoch Hires NSA Head to Run Newspapers

Middle School football team conspires to make special needs boy a hero. Wonderful tearjerker.

Manhunt documentary

Meanwhile, in the World's Largest Muslim-Majority Country: Bali Braces for Proposed Alcohol Ban

Human Rights Watch not naming corporate names in Colombia report

Structural poverty down 10 pct in Venezuela

Venezuelan gov't to deliver 4,200 houses to homeless

Drone mapping the pyramids of Zuleta in Ecuador

Find something to boo happy about today (Thursday Oct 31, 2013)

Texas separatist gets probation for impersonating a Texas Ranger

General Gun deer season starts in Texas Saturday!

Officials bash rumors that Alamo, other missions will be run by U.N.

Glenn Greenwald rips apart the ‘most radical and criminal conduct’ of Dick Cheney

OMG! Listen to this child sing.

Seattle left off first list of design centers for new Boeing aircraft

Not the Onion..'How we won in Iraq'' by David PETRAEUS

Colbert last night

Pakistan says 3% of drone deaths civilians

Translator at drone strike hearing moved nearly to tears by survivor testimony

Heard a Repug on the radio saying that Obama had failed to build a consensus with the Repugs

Investors question pay deal for Oracle executives

Why does Africa and Middle East have so many Traffic Accidents ?

‘Cat pee smell’ forces Dell to replace thousands of new laptops

Sign

Invitation

Register revealing firms' true owners will be open to public, says Cameron

Syria chemical weapons equipment destroyed, says OPCW

Bodies of 87 migrants found in Niger desert along trafficking route

Wind

Financial giant Barclays under investigation over foreign exchange trading

Greece downgraded from developed to emerging market

Minnesota man sues NSA, DHS after they try to quash his parody merchandise

MUSCULAR: NSA compromised Yahoo and Google data centers

Bat virus clues to origins of Sars

Hyperbole and a Half: The dinosaur costume was the greatest thing that had ever happened to me.

Facebook wants to track where you’re hovering your cursor, right now, and for how long

NSA spied on the Vatican as cardinals elected Pope Francis

The only prediction I made for the World Series

Is There a Revolution Coming? Americans Finally Realize Global Capitalism Is a Murderous Sham

I Spent 5 Years in Solitary For Non-Violent, Absurd Infractions Like Having Too Many Postage Stamps

Omaha Marine punched after standing up for gay friends, spurring anti-hate-crime rally (UPDATED)

China to reap harvest of NSA scandals

Air traffic control modernization hits turbulence

The US Owes the World an Apology

The Empire, Polarization and Espionage

Real time Birth and Death map.

The New War on Abortion Drugs (more war on women)

What NOT to do in Japan

Halloween Comics!

What's Behind the Burst of Fascination With Mad, Bad Witches?

Syria Destroyed All Of Its Declared Chemical Weapons Production And Mixing Facilities, Watchdog Says

Majority of Walmart Workers Earn Less Than $25K A Year

U.S. energy chief offers Japan aid with nuke cleanup

Halloween Cartoons

State Senator Ferlo comes out fighting against Big Fracking.

rare rhino hunt prize of texas safari club auction

Soledad O'Brien is with Al Jazeera America news program America Tonight?

report: snowden gets tech support job in russia

White Japanese People (Kai Nihonjin)

Diane Ravitch on The Daily Show some real talk about education

If A Tree Falls in the Forest: Another 'Oil Field Incident,' Again By Koch, Goes Mostly Unreported

Wisconsin: Walker says he cannot yet comment on alleged discrepancies in his book

Halloween Knight

They Are the Facts: Boston's MTA Restores (Briefly Pulled) Ads on Palestinian Land Losses

"Crazy Conservative Contradictions"

group: japan's coastal sea hunts threatens species

Texas school district wants $70 million for new football stadium

Wisconsin: Even Politi-Flawed calls Charlie Sykes a liar

EU spying backlash threatens billions in US trade

Anger Over Shutdown Inspiring Democrats to Run

Iraq seeking new U.S. aid after pushing out troops

The light in my refrigerator finally wore out and needs to be changed.

Boo, DU!

Obama’s Defiant Obamacare Defense in Boston

DUer, sunwyn (in SW Ohio currently), desperately needs our help (UPDATE & QUESTION)

Local woman explains why she was driving while wearing Google Glass

Infosys to settle US visa fraud case for $34M

Japanese won't say "NO"

Solar Rebound Beating Dot-Com Recovery as Demand Surges

Happy Halloween Comrades -

Rare rhino hunt prize of Texas safari club auction

ASAHers, can you help?

($40 billion dollar) Aircraft carrier Ford to be christened in Newport News

Tesla Motors completes West Coast supercharger route

Romney Donors Back Democrat Over Tea Party in Georgia

The right’s war on pregnant women

Rebuliding NO High School Will Require Remove 3 Ft Of Contaminated Soil

Dick Cheney Calls for War on Iran

Scientists Warned Of Loss Of Western Canada Sardine Fishery Last Year - No One Listened

GOP Threatens Mass Blockade Of Obama's Top Judges

McCain Threatens To Hold Yellen Nomination Over Benghazi Details

Va. AG candidate Mark Obenshain is Cuccinelli’s clone

Maduro says face of Chavez appeared to subway workers while working in a tunnel

The Inevitable Business Case For Industrial Zombie Cannibalism - Resilience

Amtrak: Democracy vs. "The Market"

Republican Infighting Over the Farm Bill Infuriates Farmers

Canada-EU trade deal. "Are Canadians free traders or just Europhiles?"

Ted Cruz's Dad Calls US a "Christian Nation," Says Obama Should Go "Back to Kenya

China moves spy ship near isles, Asian media say

NBC/WSJ Poll: Public Sours On Obama, Congress In Wake Of Shutdown

Still Dancing Around the First Amendment

Potato and Onion Bin

"The Future Is A Foreign Country, And People Do Things Differently There" - JM Greer

Reid: Cruz 2016 'Would Be End Of The Republican Party'

HIV antibodies 'have potent impact'

Shocking! Dust Storms Common In Desert Areas - Even Phoenix!

Another Obamacare horror story debunked

Amy Goodman: The Rising Resistance to Obama’s Drone Wars

I made a RW friend realize he is being lied to!

Report suggests 'permanent slowdown' in CO2 emissions

Nature Climate Change - Urban Coastal Flood Damages From $6 Billion 2005 To $1 Trillion 2050

All those health policy cancellations? NOT due to ObamaCare.

Tokyo Revealead-Documentary

Thorium backed as a 'future fuel'

who's writing this bullshit at m$nbc?

50,000 Km Of Roads Built In Brazilian Amazon In Past Three Years - Mongabay

Happy Samhain, everybody!

Thursday Toon Roundup 1- Drama Queen

Happy Samhain!

Thursday TOON Roundup 2- Tricks only from this party

Thursday TOON Roundup 3- The Rest

REID:“If I didn`t care so much about our country-I would hope he will get the Republican nomination"

Blame Obama

"Protecting Life"

Want a New Law? If You’re the Banking Industry, Just Write It Yourself

Pakistan says drone strikes killed only 67 civilians since 2008

Unregulated bumblebee trade threatens bumblebees

Wisconsin republican proposes if you like your health plan you can keep it act

The enemy of my enemy? Romney donors pour cash into Democrats facing tea party opponents.

‘I’m showing my son mercy’

Russell, choosing to vote is the most British kind of revolution there is

It's Halloween

State, Kirtland (Air Force Base) begin fuel spill cleanup test

Robin Hoods Lobby Congress: 'Make Wall Street Pay!'

Blackwell Deception Free - Until 11:59pm 11/01/2013

Please tell me regarding the ACA and cancelled policies: Am I wrong about something here?

Coast Guard visits mysterious 'Google barge'

Wisconsin approves of Tammy Baldwin — she gets what Ron Johnson misses

NY bus driver saves woman on bridge

Richard Wolff: "old centers of capitalism are suffering the effects of capitalism’s withdrawal"

Alec Baldwin: Americans have been lied to

"It is a scandal..."

Navy: We Never Said We Were Buying More Super Hornets

The walking dead with a talking head. Please come CAPTION Sen. Lindsay Graham!!!!

Consumer Confidence in U.S. Declines to More Than One-Year Low

‘SkyNet’ Automated Systems Could Save Lots of Lives

I have two peace lilies in my office, and some leaves are turning brown on the ends.

Post-Brand, I have coined a personal soundbite re voting.

Be Very Afraid!

Key takeaways from yesterday's health care hearings on Capitol Hill

Marines, Navy Reach Out To Army, Air Force For Expeditionary Warfare

Poll: Medicaid Expansion About The Only Thing Pa. Voters Like About Corbett

How my love of the Red Sox and family events are intertwined over the years....

Utah man shot, killed by Texas police while running away, witnesses say

Poland asks European court to hide CIA secret torture prison case from public.

McConnell: Calls For Sebelius's Resignation 'A Distraction

Office workers march in anti-nuclear demonstration in Tokyo

GOP split runs through the heartland, endangering election prospects

World Champions Cartoon

Our car insurance policies are better than the crappy health insurance policies being cancelled

Physics: What We Do and Don’t Know

Report: Palestinian killed by IDF fire in Qabatiya

Post your Halloween jokes here.

Large explosion reported at Syrian army missile base in Latakia

Robert Reich: Obama Should Have Gone With a Comprehensive Public Insurance Plan

Poll: 1 in 4 Americans would light up a fat one if they could legally

Speed it up

Who wrote the Affordable Care Act?

John Stossel/FOX: Women’s insurance should cost more because ‘maybe they’re hypochondriacs’

Zimpig the dangerous

Sign PETITION = Tell Congress: Support our Native children!

Cross-post concerning American Legion fuckery....

SPYING ON EVERYONE: Google, Yahoo data caught in dragnet

Man Cusses Out Cop For Profiling Him In Auburn, AL

I miss the scary stories thread

Best Halloween costume I've seen so far

Walmart Health Insurance

Just Un-friended an old co-worker who posted a picture of Michelle Obama with the caption

Borscht Belt Republicans

BREAKING: Bush/Cheney/Rummy to testify, apologize about Iraq War rollout debacle

Equalize the Two Parties Again, Real Reason Media Exploding on "Computer Glitch".

Keep 'em safe

U.S. food group faces legal trouble in fight over GMO labeling

Technology and Its Discontents. How is this "progress"?

Emancipation: Frederick Douglass and the specter of slavery in Talbot County, MD

Chris Hedges, beacon in the fog

Gun Deaths Since Newtown - 10,000 people...

Japan lawmaker breaks taboo with nuclear fears letter for emperor

Voters’ Anger Over Shutdown Is Inspiring Democrats to Run.

Pakistani PM says talks with Pakistani Taliban are underway

Stupid @SenRonJohnson has a bill saying ppl can keep their health plan

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: JFK | The 1960 Election

BOND BILLIONAIRE BILL GROSS: I Got Rich At The Expense Of The Less Well-Off And Now I Feel Guilty

has everyone seen the animated, interactive google doodle for today--happy halloween!

Ted Cruz Grilled By Univision Host Jorge Ramos

I'm just gonna say it...Cruz is full of self hate

Two men killed by bikers in funeral procession in Caracas

Rachel Maddow - Tape shows truth over GOP candidate's denials

Snowden leaks: Google 'outraged' at alleged NSA hacking

Florida Lawmaker Revives GOP Plan To Rig The Electoral College For Republicans

Rachel Maddow - GOP filibuster abuse still bedevils Reid

Kerry was at Fenway Park yesterday night

Swaziland: Born HIV-free

PlayStation 4: The ultimate FAQ – Europe

The Federal Reserve and the Congressional Budget Office both

Happy Halloween from The Shaggs

No More Guns For Neighborhood Watch In Sanford, Fla.

The First Lady, Elmo, and Rosita Partner to Encourage Healthy Food Choices for Kids

Former Brazilian footballer's head left on his doorstep

Zimbabwe court says Robert Mugabe 'insult law' invalid

The House Republican Conference wants to hear your Obamacare horror story. Here's mine.

A great day for the ACA as scam insurance policies come to an end!

The Cheapest Shot Against Obamacare, And Why Men Should Pay for Maternity

51% of Americans think whistleblower Edward Snowden is “something of a hero"/67% in Canada!

First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks at the White House Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest

The Ed Show - Theater of The Absurd: Pres. Obama Dispels GOP Healthcare Myths

Woman Handing Out Letters, Not Halloween Candy

Do I have this correct?

Worth another look.

Where Does Facebook Stop and the NSA Begin? Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.

Waiting for the GOP to apologize for GWB.

Fukushima Daiichi operator should not handle shutdown, says governing party

TV: “Japan’s worst nuclear nightmare” — Yale Professor: Fukushima Unit 4 pool “has me very scared”

Rachel Maddow - The words in Rand Paul's mouth - Part 3

Rachel Maddow - Obamacare success a future problem for GOP

State, federal officials investigate SD office of economic development

Rare, white deer appears in Oregon

Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill

I love Thomas Roberts

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's alleged crack video intensified investigation

One of my students is a brony

We all know that a crucifix will repel a vampire. Does anyone know what would repel

Lou Lucier - 95 - oldest living Red Sox player...

Nazi Gestapo chief 'buried in Jewish cemetery'

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford "crack video" is real

Pic Of The Moment: The Most Terrifying Image You'll See Today

I just pulled a four foot plus snake out of my toilet!

Thousands protest in Greece over proposed new tax cuts.

Edward Snowden to start work at Russian website

Avalanche goalie (Seymon Varlamov) arrested on domestic violence, kidnapping charges.

Haunting Halloween Masks Depict The Horror Of Smokers' Ruined Faces

Krystal Ball: Greg Abbott Makes Wendy Davis Texas Governorship Possible (VIDEO)

Anyone need a camera? Or three?

Krystal Ball On Texas Governor's Race

FAA allowing most electronic device use throughout flights

Screaming Jay Hawkins.

Time to go nuclear, Harry Reid! Republicans appear to be blocking Mel Watt as head of FHFA!

Windows 8 platform on a cell phone Info Please

Rob Ford video scandal: Police have the video that appears to show Toronto mayor smoking crack

I'm looking for a bit more incentive -

Artist Puts Disney Princess Filter On 10 Real Life Female Role Models

Steve Benen: Budget Deficit Shrinks To Five-Year Low

Should Pot be a Mainstream Issue for Democrats?

The Rude Pundit: GOP Decides Slow Starvation of the Poor Will Ensure Them Victory

Syria Has Met First Chemical Weapons Destruction Deadline, OPCW Says

TPM: GOP Threatens Mass Blockade Of Obama's Top Judges

So, I dove in - my initial, realistic experience helping my daughter into the ACA sign up process

Italy busts 'international child kidnapping ring'

Poll: Medicaid Expansion About The Only Thing Pa. Voters Like About Corbett

White House decorated for Halloween as POTUS returned from Boston

Remember NOT to check your kids' Halloween candy tonight

Shrinking Government to fit in a Vaginia

A Teal Ribbon and Health Insurance/Care Bias

You want chills down your spine?

Hey TZ and Bigwillq! Don't worry, baseball will soon be a memory and then you'll have this!

Be afraid. Be very afraid. The New Orleans Pelicans have unveeiled their mascot.

Election officials report benefits of early voting that GOP lawmakers aim to limit

Physician convicted in Michael Jackson death seeks to reinstate Texas medical license

Rupert Murdoch says Australia must embrace immigrants to boost economy.

The Deputy Director: Mike Morell - An interview with ex-CIA No. 2

Republicans Filibuster Mel Watt's Nomination For Housing Finance Agency

Congressman sentenced to prison for corruption - Rick Renzi

Tory MP Dominic Raab defends Guardian against MI5 criticism

Colombia ombudsman denounces murder and forced displacement on San Andres

Senate Republicans Block Two Obama Nominees

FOX: Sen. Tom Coburn: Calling Harry Reid An "Absolute Asshole" ... "Was Inappropriate"

Oh … why the heck not?

Your thoughts on Harry S Truman

Worthless POS Rand Paul Blames ‘Haters’ for Plagiarism Claims

What Internet Explorer do you recommend for Windows 7?

Peace referendum bill stalls after Colombia’s congressmen fail to turn up to vote

Volkswagen Chattanooga plant is not just Green, it's Blue.

Washington’s answers don’t justify NSA spying – EU delegation.

Nuclear Engineer: Fuel appears damaged in Fukushima Unit 4 pool and will fall apart

Dell Insists That Latitude Model 6420U Doesn't Smell Like Cat Pee

Rand Paul Gives Speeches Plagiarized from Wikipedia

"Today" show cast in costume...

Volkswagen Chattanooga plant is not just Green, it's Blue. X Post from GD

Photographic portrait too boring for you? Try a 3D printed sculpture.

Papantonio: The New Democratic Insurgents

Issa Subpoenas Sebelius For HealthCare.gov Documents

Anyone here ever find a body, or know somebody who did? I mean, while they were hunting,

Yoga Leads to Satan, Says VA Republican Candidate

Krugman nailed it in 2007. Obama should have listened to him then.

AMA: Long-time DU lurker and democratic supporter, know everything there is to know about bitcoin

I love Obamacare

Warming seas cause lobsters to descend into cannibalism

G.O.P. Unveils Own Health-Care Web Site

Dog won't come when I call her. I just recently got a dog, and she quickly knows her name and

Cost to taxpayers: Food stamps vs corporate subsidies

Infosys ran 'unlawful' visa scheme, U.S. alleges in settlement

TCM Schedule for Thursday, October 31, 2013 -- Star of the Month - Vincent Price

The Smart TV App Revolution Is Coming: Here's What You Need To Know

Senate Republicans Block 2 Obama Nominees

Hillary Clinton's Favorability Drops In New Poll

E. W. Jackson is one of the more amusing pieces of homophobic Jesus trash I've seen lately

NSA Bombshell Shocks Former Spooks: "Why in The World Would We Burn Google?"

Colombia: Teddy Bear Lookalike Olinguito Discovery Caught on Film [PHOTOS]

How the iPod President Crashed: Obama's Broken Technology Promise

is there any money in owning / running a 'net radio station / channel

Ex-NSA man Edward Snowden gets web job in Russia

Patrick Stewart in a bathtub dressed as a lobster. Your argument is irrelevant.

You sir, are a fucking whackjob, with apologies to fucking whackjobs (insurrection anyone?)

TCM Schedule for Friday, November 1, 2013 -- Friday Night Spotlight: Screwball Comedies

My countrified friend from deep in the swamps of Florida said her brother in law

George Zimmerman Left Wife, Shellie, Bullet-Riddled Target As Threat: Report

Tea party households have nothing to fear if the zombies rise.....

Cory Booker Sworn In As U.S. Senator

Well, hell, I forgot to ring up a pair of shoes and now I'm fired.

Boston Leaves Worries Behind and Learns to Be Happy

The ACA Website is easier to access today

Ted Cruz extends olive branch to GOP senators

Red Sox Fan correctly predicted the World Series . . . in March

W. Kamau Bell tells ‘blobfish-faced fool’ Ted Cruz to respect Trayvon’s mother

I thought shock content wasn't allowed on DU?

Puerto Rico - Greece in the Caribbean

Patrick Stewart says Happy Halloween

Why Did Obama Administration Ask Judge To Increase Gov. Siegelman's Prison Sentence?

My sister saw the "big Dawg" (Bill Clinton) walking around the French Quarter in NOLA this morning

Obama Feeling 'Enormous Frustration' With GOP

Latest Unpunished Police Brutality Cases - Rania Khalek Discusses

A Halloween haiku

The Official Explanation for the German Energy Transition

Police have alleged Rob Ford ‘crack’ video

Sweepstakes Rides Again!

Benefits that can disappear in a SNAP

Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken, and Mark Dayton all have more approval than disapproval

"...still teaching the (social science) disciplines as they were relevant for industrial societies."

Sweepstakes Rides Again! (x-post from Motorsports)

Exceptionalism!

Rand Paul Plagiarizing Wikipedia

NSA Hacks Into Google And Yahoo Data Centers Worldwide

TPM: Biden: 'Worth Considering' Senate Nuclear Option For Nominees

51st state: 3-year old Frederick, CO boy accidentally killed by handgun.

Bill O'Reilly criticizes Iraq War and Cheney

Republican Voters: Paul Ryan Supports Obamacare, Really (VIDEO)

How come the Republicans seem to have mastered it?

State fiscal picture stable, says comptroller

Six indicted in huge counterfeit clothing ring

The American Health Care System Sucks

Coast Guard enacts pro-gay non-discrimination policy

What do Republicans say if Obamacare works?

Nuclear Fuel Rod Meltdown 101- Arnie Gundersen explains Fukushima .

Can anyone see Hillary NOT getting the Dem nomination?

Police State Umass Amherst: Post Red Sox Victory

NYC marathon security on high after Boston bombing

Israeli planes strike Syrian military base, U.S. official says

Ted Cruz's Dad Calls the United States a "Christian Nation," Says Obama Should Go "Back to Kenya"

Hallmark nixes 'gay' from Christmas carol

My amazing daughter's response to someone who called Obama "Osama Obama"...

Custom CSS for DU, what's your stylesheet?

Dig turns up ancient artifacts at Lake George site

Avonte Oquendo search goes on after boy in subway pic ID'd

Chris Mathews last night on Hardball said what I have been thinking aloud for some time now

As President, FDR oversaw the most extensive bombing of civilian

Michael Brown's heart attack hasn't stopped flow of bad news; failed to pay mortgage on Miami home

Twins study shows smoking ages your face faster

Heard on NPR: Grandfathered plans may be extended for 2014

Obama won't attend remembrance for 150th anniversary of Gettysburg Address

Papantonio: The Truth Behind the 'McCutcheon' Case

Two Obamacare 'Tech Surge' Hires Announced

The Birth of the Koch Clan

The pumpkin(s) at our house. Any creative carvers in DU land?

Decapitated Slaves Found Buried in Viking Graves

Obamacare Winners & Losers (in Pie Chart form)

When you're discussing beauty standards and men 'helpfully' share what they personally like

Catholic TV Channel Files New Lawsuit Against HHS, Aided by Ala. Attorney General

"......and this is Obama's fault too"

Which would be better??

Happy Halloween, daaaww

The Giggling Granny

Well, fuck!

Double or Nothing: The US is Making Escalating Bets

not all ideas out of Texas are bad...

Scientists say women stare at other women's chests as much as men

Hallowe'en in Florida

American beauty

10 Halloween Candies That Will Make You a TP Target

Fukushima Professor Michio Kaku Explains Fukushima Situation

Rand Paul: NSA may spy on Obama

More on the global Jevons Paradox (which is not really a paradox at all)

Hppy Halloween, Princess.

Why is there so much hatred and division in this country?

COURT BLOCKS RULING ON NY POLICE STOP-FRISK POLICY

"Every time a man touches your nipples, Jesus sets fire to a school bus"

If a Druid Rings the Doorbell

If I want to be a motherf*cking monster...

Mystery of Gestapo chief's fate is 'solved', shocking German Jews

DiFi....Does it again! "Releases FAKE NSA REFORM Bill" She's just not trustworthy.

Why So Many Icelanders Still Believe in Invisible Elves

Feds to investigate mysterious death of Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson (found rolled up in gym mat)

Tech experts enlisted to help fix Obamacare website

37% Say Zombies Would Do Better Job Than Federal Gov't, 37% Opt for Feds

(Feinstein's) Senate panel votes to continue NSA phone data collection

it's a good night for a hoodoo bash!

Have a Blessed and Happy Samhain everybody!

LOL!!! A few things Obamacare won't cover:

Dear Bill and Hillary Clinton: Really? "Make a deal with whom?'

The Best Halloween Costumes Of 2013, According To Us (HuffPost)

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how to blow up a planet

Phallic-shaped church to get fig leaf

Still have some problems on my computer - can't remove a program I need to.

So did Israel attack Syria last night?

FDA approves drug 10 times as potent as Vicoden

Fannie Mae Sues Banks for $800 Million Over Libor Rigging

Imagine if this were to run up to you while you were out trick or treating!

I hereby inaugurate The Caption Contest To End All Caption Contests.

Republicans Reignite Filibuster Fight by Blocking Picks

NY Judge REMOVED from the stop and frisk law

Tokyo Electric Power Company Admits Fukushima Failures

Bill Ayers is on Martin Bashir now n/t

Tokyo Electric Power Company Admits Fukushima Failures

Russia Increases Syria Arms While Joining Push for Talks

Bernie Sanders spoiler or king maker? He is the DNC nightmare.

Orson Scott Card won’t see profits from the Ender’s Game movie

A Marriott Hotel is hosting a conference for a leading 'gay cures' group

Latest photo ID bill appears dead on arrival

Thom Hartmann: America Was Once a Super Power

Cuccinelli's convervative heritage is preserved in his newsletters

I Was a Teabagged Wolfman!!!

Just got the new company health benefits package. Includes all the new ACA requirements.

Lawsuit: Ark. Cop Chased and Tased Woman After She Refused to Show Him Her Breasts

"Opportunity - That's The Real Wal-Mart" - What Do You Think Of The Image Campaign....

Things must really suck for Walmart...

TPM: Liberals Push 'Nuclear Option' As GOP Filibusters Two Obama Nominees

Seattle Mayor's race: Comcrap donating heavily to Murray because of Gigabit fiber

Does this post fall under the heading of "spamming"?

What will become of Sox beards?

Reminder for people getting those letters from their insurers: You're not their captive anymore

Thom Hartmann: Why is the GOP Inserting Gov. into a Women's Uterus?

Home Owner Pulls Up Floor And Discovers Life Size Monopoly Board Underneath

Okay, guys, get my blood pressure down

Got two flyers for a school board candidate in the mail today. Knew immediately he was a Republican.

The Daily Show on sexy Halloween costumes

'Birther' judge banished to traffic court

Dumb Criminals: Man Punches Cop Thinking Uniform Was Halloween Costume

dammit I wish I could remember what I learn here

Need a last-minute costume idea? Why not go as a hockey player?

These damned weasely little kids who just want to EAT!

House Intell Chair:"You Can't Have Your Privacy Violated if You Don't Know Your Privacy Is Violated"

Why Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold—Physicists Solve the Mpemba Effect

Obama to Announce First-Ever Federal Effort to Attract Job-Creating Foreign Investment to the U.S.

U.S. Weighs Social-Media Searches for Clues to Rogue Workers

Today's APOD: Night on a Spooky Planet

Kenya protest after alleged gang-rapists ordered to cut grass as punishment

flooding in austin (video)

I kind of like Halloween.

So the Canadian born son of a Cuban prosperity gospel snake oil salesman

(Tenn.) DCS will no longer remove kids from homes without a hearing

bad lands

Germany Strikes Back at U.S. Criticism Over Economic Policy

My RW Mom just told me Michelle Obama wants to take away all the kid's Halloween candy...

How To Spot A Fake Obamacare Horror Story (very useful!)

AAAACKKK! so I was walking around my pasture cleaning up this morning

Zimmerman juror says she's sold her possessions, lost her job, friends, and has to eat on the floor

New Jersey is poised to raise its minimum wage. Krispy Kreme is not happy.

Kentucky's love affair with Rand Paul

St. Louis weatherman is mad at the Cardinals...

Texas To Tea Party: No, The Alamo Won't Fall Under U.N. Control

Heads up, Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is on tonight ABC.

Let's BOOgie-woogie!!!

Israel Strikes Syrian Air Base to Destroy Missiles, CNN Reports

Per CNN: NSA says it didn't spy on Vatican.

F.A.A. Allows Use of Electronic Devices Throughout Flights

Virginia Supreme Court approves tunnel tolls, with full backing of Kooch

Why Tom Landry died a Giants fan (hint: Jerrah)

The Mummies

Ted Cruz will appear on ‘The Tonight Show’

Trucker on Facebook at time of deadly Arizona crash, records show

Halloween @ the White House (PICS)

Shanahan answers Haynesworth

To knuckleheads like Cruz, Coulter, Hannity, Beck--- It's all performance art.

Miami-Dade firefighters rescue tiny kittens at MIA (photos at link...A-dorable!)

CHART: 'Winners And Losers From Obamacare'

Almost went cold turkey on an addiction of mine (whew)

OK. Where is the Great Pumpkin?

BREAKING: 2nd Circuit Reinstates Stop & Frisk, Reprimands and Removes Judge Scheindlin

How many children stop at your home on Halloween?

Court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy

Iraqi PM: Terror 'Found A Second Chance' In Iraq, Asking For New U.S. Aid

House Republicans Skip Obamacare Briefing They Furiously Demanded

This is absolutely disgusting. Protect the wolves from trash like this.

Snowden Disclosures Fuel Europe's Privacy Fears

ADMINISTRATORS: I broke a thread in GD

Just great. Funeral on Saturday.

Book: Jon Huntsman Sr. Told Reid That Romney Didn't Pay Any Taxes For 10 Years

NFL’s tax exempt Status...Bad enough.

Wawrinka, Gasquet book last 2 ATP Finals spots

German MP meets Snowden, says he is willing to come to Germany for inquiry

Kerry To Mideast, Europe On Damage Control Mission

Why Anytown, USA, Privatizes Its Water System

Democrats And Republicans Agree: Drug Policy Is Too Harsh

H.P. Lovecraft (1960s rock band)

A Lobbyist And A Senator Walk Into A Restaurant ...

VP Joseph Biden Swears In Cory Booker

Boy Who Was 10 When He Killed His Neo-Nazi Father Committed To California Juvenile Facility

Eric Holder Says The Justice System He Leads Is Broken...

Teenage Girl in China Grows New Face on Her Chest

House “Republicans” cut healthcare.gov funding by 90%. No wonder it doesn’t work well.

Should the ceremonial duties of the Presidency be a separate, non-governing office?

Globe and Mail: Toronto has had enough. Rob Ford must resign

Why science teachers should not be given playground duty

PBS Newshour gives troop of REpublicans a stage for unquestioned Big Lies

An article that needs to be read-On a day they cut food stamps,

Deficit More Than Cut in Half Since 2009

Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) Set For Monday Night Vote

and two WI dems sold ya down river with this vote:

Putin Repeals Orders On Missile Shield Cooperation With NATO

Republican Infighting Over the Farm Bill Infuriates Farmers

Tis Halloween. Time for Orson Welles and War of the Worlds. Listen here:

Cory Booker sworn in as U.S. senator, immediately confronts obstructionist GOP filibuster

Cory Booker Takes U.S. Senate Oath To Cheers And Chuckles

Obama Tilts Federal Judiciary Back Toward Democrats

Bob Marshall: Abortion causes subsequent kids to be handicapped

Killing Liberty: How Tea Party Psychos Are the Real Assassins of Freedom

What are your favorite movies?

Ladies, hie ye to your kitchens and forget your lives!

'Let Me Stress How Shocking These NSA Revelations Are':

My mother-in-law started in on me telling me that the county I work for is going broke because it

You will know him...

Newt’s revenge: Child labor makes a comeback By Josh Eidelson

;}4 commonly consumed cannabinoids that are 100% LEGAL!

The Cheneys Will Stop at Nothing to Get Liz Elected to the Senate

GOP State Rep. Mike Ritze (R) Calls Clarence Thomas 'The Black Judge'

left bowl of candy on porch

Whoever was the landscape architect/designer on this one...

Whoa there, Wisconsin Dems! Amardeep Kaleka is not a good choice to run against Lyin' Ryan

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 1 November 2013

DU this poll please: Should Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius be fired?

Sen. Sanders: War on the Poor

Anyone else get verbally abused and lectured while out trick or treating?

MIT Wristband Could Make AC Obsolete

These guys always look the same..

President Obama Halted NSA Spying On IMF And World Bank Headquarters

Transport Workers Union protests Allegiant's expansion at Punta Gorda airport

HEART - Stairway to Heaven - Hold on!

Snowden Ready to Testify About US Spying on Merkel – German Lawmaker.

Why the Longest Nonstop Flights Are Ending

Russia Demands U.S. Explanation Over Blacklisted Singer

Happy Halloween!

16 Senate Women Say 'Run, Hillary, Run' in 2016

28 years today

OMG! Rand Paul was sitting two rows behind me on the Acela from Philly to NYC

DU this poll please: Should Health and Human Services director Sebelus be fired?

More Pumpkins, Less Politics As Obama, First Lady Greet Halloween Trick-Or-Treaters

Syria military base blasts said to be Israeli strike

Sriracha smell complaints began with Irwindale councilman's son

76 Years Later, Maryland Tries To Right A College Football Wrong

Shhhhhh, don't tell the Republicans ....

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