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Archives: January 17, 2009

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"the Israelis are committing war crimes"

The Palestinians say: 'This is a war of extermination'

The Bush Record

5 charged with raping visitor to N.O.

Senate Approves Legislation to Protect More Than 700,000 Acres of California Wilderness

Maybe, just maybe, Israel just had its "My Lai" moment....

Downadup virus exposes millions of PCs to hijack

Kerry Pays Tribute to Biden's Lifetime of Public Service

There's still no OVERSIGHT with the new bailout??

Oh noes! Not a single Palin thread on the front page here or in GD:P.

Bill Moyers Journal tonight

Woo-hoo! We have officially ended the last full business day

These people were issued badges and allowed to get into the White House ........

Oakland plans to fire 11 police officers - lied to obtain search warrants in drug cases

points of order for armchair educational theorists.

Hodes (D-NH) Blasts 'Whitewash' IG Report on Pentagon Pundits

Salvation Army Captain Says He Was Fired Because Of Engagement (to non-member)

Study: Gay-friendly state politicians are better off

No one that works in this country

Hearings in Franken-Coleman Senate Race Case Start Wednesday

Comparative Hurricane Responses

Wouldn't you think, that after EIGHT FUCKING YEARS of ..........

meanwhile, fweepers straining their "brains" on the weighty matter of

All U.S. Circuit City stores closing. Liquidation sales begin tomorrow.

Kennedy and Hatch issue call for service - serve America act

Mail Carrier Nearly Fired For Helping Wounded Fiance

Mail Carrier Nearly Fired For Helping Wounded Fiance

I think the stock market is going to (poll)

Will Bush be forced to do pardon fest on MLK day?...

Shocking: Offshore tax havens of the US corporate elite

Love you Rachel

Military Youth Ministry Stalks Students on Public School Buses for Jesus

So Cool

We haven't been attacked since September 11, 2001

Bush's Answer "I really don't know. I'm not trying to hide anything."

Dreamscapes, LLC Launches Nation's Only Adult Toy Recycling Program

Self delete

Fox reporter: Bush ‘inherited the 9/11 attacks.’

5 MORE DAYS! 5 MORE DAYS!

Progressive PORN: "President Bush prepares to depart the White House for Camp David"

As of This Minute, The Bush Administration Has Effectively Ended

Bullshit. Who is the Mr. Sympathy dude on Rachel?

Vice Presidential Handlers Lure Cheney Into Traveling Crate

Report Finds Major U.S. Companies Have Offshore Tax Havens- WP

Do you think Bush can just drop pardons on the desk and walk away?

Introducing the ‘Serv O’Beer’: Pour Beer With Your iPhone!

Is Fidel Castro Gravely Ill? Miami Prepares for Chaos If Castro Dies

Is Fidel Castro Gravely Ill? Miami Prepares for Chaos If Castro Dies

More American business lunacy: Omnicom’s John Wren Got $25 Mil. Stock Bonus Days After 3,500 Layoffs

Home to the first dog?

71 percent of American adults more likely to develop own set of religious beliefs...

We should be on a "PARDON WATCH"!1 All the torturers, all the VEEPS, all those!1 n/t

On KO: Dickie seen nodding off to sleep during dimson's farewell speech.

*Ponzi scheme* alleged in class action suit-LandAmerica subsidiary and SunTrust Banks

Green Toys™ Inc. Announces 2009 Line of Toys Made in the U.S.A.

Measure Introduced to give incentives for voluntary retirement of fuel-inefficient vehicles

A very old airplane story that is contrasted by yesterday's amazing airplane story

Ed Podolak 'Retires' From Iowa Gig After Enjoying Women, Beer

No bicycle lane? Create your own with LightLane (Cool!)

Teacher Fired for Taping Shut Student's Mouth

Please call the White House on Wednesday

"The Center for Republican Renewal"

Attorneys demand answer from accused Pierce County judge

I can't forget or forgive...

Barbie celebrates fiftieth anniversary

This is kinda funny

This miracle brought to you by America's Unions

Do you have plans for Inaugural Day?

Expect to have less variety of product available soon

Kate Clinton

Letterman - tribute to "Greatest Moments in Presidential Speeches"

Matt Taibbi is my hero and on Rachel Maddow

Okay, local TV is wonderful....

HE'S GONE!

HE'S GONE!

***Starting NOW*** History International show about CULTS!

There are some really sick people in the world

letterman should be hilarious--tribute to great moments in presidential speeches

letterman should be hilarious--tribute to great moments in presidential speeches

Bush delcares inaugration emergency

Great Googly Moogly!

Stephen Shalom’s Gaza FAQ

Exclusive: US To Attack Iran On 1/18/09!!!

I know EXACTLY what I'm gonna wear on Monday AND Tuesday..

Mortality Rate Rises in Post Communist Europe

A guy on CNNI said the inauguration would include a beefed up secret service

I just can't click on the story about the young girl who wouldn't take off the beloved cow costume,

Perino delivers parting shot to media

Official Inauguration Countdown Thread (hours left)

FEMA pins blame for supply shortages (post-Gustav) on Louisianans' appetites

VW plans to sell Polo in U.S. larger than Toyota's Yaris, but smaller than Honda's Fit

Why Holder Won't Prosecute Bushco's Crimes

Traditions.

Pot-laced brownies sicken Galveston students

What's with Bush? Rant

What's with Bush? Rant

What's with Bush? Rant

What's with Bush? Rant

Pity The Best Ad Of 2009 Contest Has Already Been Won....

Zimbabwe unveils $100 trillion banknote (worth $300 US)

Zimbabwe unveils $100 trillion banknote (worth $300 US)

Can't get Al Jazeera TV? Yes you can!

He’s Leaving. Really.

He’s Leaving. Really.

Half!!!

My letter to the President-Elect!

DynCorp whistleblower revealed sex-slave trade among fellow Americans in Bosnia

Guards throw party for Iraqi shoe-throwing journalist

I am the nation

Creative retort to "global warming is a religion"

Americans are saving again... and the numbers are boggling

"What's in a name...

Info on who to call to report threats against Obama:

So I Splurged And Bought Organic Salad And Organic Blue Cheese Dressing From The Store....

So I Splurged And Bought Organic Salad And Organic Blue Cheese Dressing From The Store....

U.S. tells plan to drill off California coast - U.S. Interior Dept, acting in Bush's final days...

Congress hides $3.5B in earmarks

Wish this could be the singer for The National Anthem at the inauguration.

Larisa Alexandrovna: Still Many Unanswered Questions About GOP IT Guru's Tragic Plane Crash

Stimulus Plan Repeals Big Tax Break for Banks (AP)

What kind of change can we expect and when can we expect it ?

Iraqi guards said to throw party for shoe-thrower

No Pardons, No Immunity, No Amnesty. Fair Trials.

DUers - President Elect's Radio Address

Film, Porn Shoots Sought by Los Angeles Homeowners Hit by Slump

Senegalese Police Taser Reporters

Gov. Steroidszenegger: Caleefornia is about to be Terminated

On bu$h*legacy tour, media often just along for the ride

A..N...TiciPATION...

Feingold: Wiretap Ruling No Big Deal

Ignorant Republican Fuck: "Global Warming? It's 30 below!"

National Launch of "Bring the Guard Home! It's the Law."

The Watergate Affair

are protests being planned for the bushes arrival at their new

What's the temperature where you live?

The train starts HERE in Philly in a few minutes!

The train starts HERE in Philly in a few minutes!

US roquefort tariff angers French (getting his last digs in)

Katon Dawson, Racist, candidate for head of the GOP On CSPIN 1 Now

What if everyone at Inauguration just sat down and refused to leave

Everybody knows.

Everybody knows.

Best President Ever

Ken Blackwell: GOP Must Defeat Job-Creating Stimulus Because It Will Ruin GOP’s Election Chances»

If only the plane crash in NYC had happened a week ago, Bush could've used that along with the surge

If only the plane crash in NYC had happened a week ago, Bush could've used that along with the surge

If only the plane crash in NYC had happened a week ago, Bush could've used that along with the surge

FUCK YOU, corn lobbyists!

'Israel has attained its goals'

Poll Finds Disapproval of Bush Unwavering. Leaving office with 22 percent approval

We dodged a Bush nightmare...

Richard Lewis! The worst 8 years in his life too!

Israel Steps Up Bombing Ahead Of Ceasefire Vote

" Cons now call Obama a con and a crook....

Download and print Obama's new presidential portrait

“The Rachel Maddow Show” will air as a one-hour program to be presented in morning drive time

anyone have a link to Obama's speech this morning in Philly? I missed it... :o(

For those with dogs: Beware of toys that create suction

And an encore "Go Fuck Yourself" to Two Shoes from Trudeau....(TOON)

George Galloway's powerful speech in the House of Commons about double standards towards Israel

One auto manufacturer enjoyed *increased* unit sales last year

Beautiful! National Geographic Video: From Sea to Shining Sea, for the Inauguration of Barack Obama

Bring out yer Dead!

Bring out yer Dead!

Does anyone know when Bush moves out of WH and Obamas in?

We don't need to get off oil for only the environment, we need to get off oil for the economy.

Bye Bye Bush on KO

Bye Bye Bush on KO

Thankful for President George W.... Excuse me, I just threw up.

Arlen Specter: Biggest blowhard in the Senate

Florida fund manager 'missing'

Thankful for President George W.... Excuse me, I just threw up.

Thankful for President George W.... Excuse me, I just threw up.

Thankful for President George W.... Excuse me, I just threw up.

Thankful for President George W.... Excuse me, I just threw up.

Thankful for President George W.... Excuse me, I just threw up.

What was voted the top question at Obama's Change.gov? ..Campaign For Special Torture Prosecutor

Blackwell: GOP Must Defeat Job-Creating Stimulus Because It Will Ruin GOP’s Election Chances

Obama: New declaration of independence needed

Anderson Cooper Is Really Funny This A.M. - On Now With Wolf & He Seems To Have.......

Report: Over 8 in 10 corporations have tax havens

Report: Over 8 in 10 corporations have tax havens

President-Elect Obama Calls Capt. Sullenberger

Median Home Prices Rise in Downtown Saint Paul, MN

on the news, a group was discussing the pilot who safely ditched the plane a ReThuglican said, i

Oh how sad, now conservatives don't want to hear about "Barack HUSSEIN!!!!!!!!! Obama"

FINAL...F-I-N-A-L...Bush Radio: "8 years ago, hand on the Bible, I swore to defend our Constitution"

NYC Release Video of US Airways Flt 1549 landing in Hudson River

How the last eight years have ruined this country. Let us count the ways......

How many people, now dead, would be alive but for Bush?

Cold crowds may imperil inauguration visitors

Cold crowds may imperil inauguration visitors

"Here Comes the Sun....

"Here Comes the Sun....

we have nearly 200,000 soldiers in iraq ...

I think it Just clicked for me

Is there any good economic news out there? Any at all?

Is there any good economic news out there? Any at all?

Older Americans postpone retirement as economy sags

Elderly couple disappear from cruise ship

Wonder Where The Money Went?

Am still inspired and filled with hope every time I watch and listen to Obama

'he has to hit the ground running'.......the meme for the pundits

who worry on the commute to work. ???

Clear Channel cutting 1500 jobs nationally, mostly sales.

California Screamin' - the big fiscal mess

Baddy-Two-Shoes Nightmare Prezzydency is almost OVER !!!! 11!

Baddy-Two-Shoes Nightmare Prezzydency is almost OVER !!!! 11!

Locals Help Send War Hero to Inauguration-original member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen

Foreclosure crisis: AIDS Project up against deadline to leave house it rented

What I would say to *

Tough choice: Steelers/Ravens at home with raucus Steeler fans, including me, or...

norah odonnell's horse-laugh is too much in the morning

Meanwhile over at Jim Robinson's FreeRepublic.com......

Another Madoff? Fund Manager Disappears..Millions Missing

Obama wants Congress to act on lifting stem cells ban

Cases Without Borders-For Gaza Psychologist, Hope Amid Despair

Cases Without Borders-For Gaza Psychologist, Hope Amid Despair

Labor unions, churches to fight gay marriage ban in court

What Will You Miss On 21January 2009

What Will You Miss On 21January 2009

Dog Eats Inauguration Ticket

Dog Eats Inauguration Ticket

Dog Eats Inauguration Ticket

Did You Know Homeland Security Department is Now in Charge of Secret Service?

Is anyone watching the Obama train from Delaware? ( on CNN)

CNN poopers threw out all their red shit today!

The secret below Grand Central Station

Investigating bushco: "Innocent people don't get arrested."

If Obama shuts down Gitmo and

If Obama shuts down Gitmo and

Cop accidentally zaps police recruit - Probe has to be extracted from officer's face

"Forgive and Forget?" (in case you missed it)

"Forgive and Forget?" (in case you missed it)

DynCorp whistleblower revealed alleged sex-slave trade among fellow Americans in Bosnia

DynCorp whistleblower revealed alleged sex-slave trade among fellow Americans in Bosnia

I almost gagged...

Just because I love a trainwreck

Budget plan includes fine for R.I. teachers

When Bush comes on the platform on 1/20 to the final rendition of Hail to the Chief for him

Brother Malcolm 40 Years Later, The Struggle For Human Liberation Is Universal and Eternal

Humor Break: Crop Circles Found In Woman's Hair

Wisconsin Man Arrested for Obama Death Threat

Kids for Obama on CNN after the corporate tirade. I love their performance.

OK - everyone chill. Pause. And Think about the Enormity of Tuesday.

OK - everyone chill. Pause. And Think about the Enormity of Tuesday.

GOP May Try To Block Solis Confirmation

GOP May Try To Block Solis Confirmation

GOP May Try To Block Solis Confirmation

US suspends munitions delivery to Israel

Oh my it's Nancy the Phootinmouthener

There is so much hope among the people--you can see it on their faces

DUers I nee a few recommends to get this in the right hand navigation

REFLECTIONS ON A MOMENT IN HISTORY

C-Span caller to Secret Service agent: what about Paul Wellstone?

I am really holding my breath over the weekend and through monday over the Pardons

I am really holding my breath over the weekend and through monday over the Pardons

CAP's Rogue's Gallery: *The 43 Who Helped Make Bush the Worst Ever!*

Baltimore

Good mornin' America, how are you?

Good mornin' America, how are you?

Gee, remember the massive crowds that showed up to welcome Bush to Washington?

Teenager died after officer used Taser on him

Who should Obama give the task of finding the perp(s) who tried to assassinate Dems with Anthrax?

Snark wars: NY Post -- vs - - NY Times -- vs -- Washington Post

WE FIRED THE SHIT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD!!!

Obama will be a one term President.

Rick Warren Allies Mass Distribute Anti-Jewish Comic To School Kids

New Video Shows NY Plane Crash (From BBC-Best One Yet)

What a Black President Means to "Racism"

"the Israelis are committing war crimes"

Punishing the Palestinians by Ralph Nader

Trying to improve my credit.

What Does It Take for a Police Officer To Get Fired?

What Does It Take for a Police Officer To Get Fired?

Say Goodbye!

Oakland murder mystery (Tim Rutten Op-Ed on New Year's BART shooting)

Oakland murder mystery (Tim Rutten Op-Ed on New Year's BART shooting)

Elijah Cummings introducing Obama in Baltimore ..... is BEAMING

Read The Stimulus -- Website

You Can't Fire Me... I'm Drunk! (Wanna be drunk on the job? Move to Peru)

Texas court asked to end abused baby's life support

So is there going to be another at Union Station?

CT mom accused of drunken breastfeeding

Nancy Pfotenauer (sp?) on MSNBC -

Nancy Pfotenauer (sp?) on MSNBC -

Nancy Pfotenauer (sp?) on MSNBC -

Will Democractic Underground be changing its name?

I believe him!

Police: Three snowmobilers chased, ran over deer

What can the people do when Congress refuses to listen??

What can the people do when Congress refuses to listen??

(Candy) Crowley: A Secret Service no-no (on the train w/ Obama)

Bush could issue pardons in last hours of his term

Last batch of evening TOONS...

Guess Gannon can't loiter for the next few days.

Does anyone have a link to that Ayn Rand pardoy someone posted ages ago?

I'm glad they went to Camp David.

I'm glad they went to Camp David.

Obama: "Let's seek a better world in our time."

How a Georgia right-winger spouts about politics...

Sarah Palin's "Drill Baby Drill" Vs. Beluga Whales - Help Ensure Whales Win!

Where's a good place to get sweatshop-free clothing?

This is my choice for Obama's Official Portrait.

YooHoo! GD! Regarding graywarrior's duck.

Tweety - Special Hardball

Matt Taibi eviscerates Friedman

Matt Taibi eviscerates Friedman

Anarchist and UFC fighter faces up to 10 years in jail, ESPN posted pic of him defacing public bldg

I propose a DU sticky thread...

The Economist: "The frat boy ships out.":

I am, frankly, Gobsmacked. Undone by this turn of events.

Just Say "NO" to the Credit Rating Agencies

The Guy Who Made The Obama Hope Posters Also Made...

The Guy Who Made The Obama Hope Posters Also Made...

Who's singing on cnn.live? That's an appropriate song! nt

Who's singing on cnn.live? That's an appropriate song! nt

"Frantic" culture shock

"Frantic" culture shock

Anyone who doesn't think there are going to be some paybacks for the past 8 years is nuts

Why Obama Didn't Give Howard Dean a Spot in His Administration is Beyond Us.

Hurry up and pack, Bu$h. You've only 2 more days of squatting in Al Gore's house.

Anybody notice that when PE Obama was working the rope line on the whistle stop.....

Mass-casualty terrorist attacks on U.S. soil throughout the twentieth century:

Mass-casualty terrorist attacks on U.S. soil throughout the twentieth century:

Some DUers had wondered about pets being trapped in the hold of US Air flight

The media myth about the cost of Obama's inauguration

My biggest pet peeve at DU is......

Will Obama Capture Bin Laden?

Watching this train trip . . . I really didn't expect this

All Aboarrrrrrrrrrrrd! If you're wait'n on me you're wast'n time!

Glenn Greenwald: Establishment Washington unifies against prosecutions

Homeowners resort to renting out homes for regular film and adult film shoots to make payments.

Video of Ft1549 ditching

The Growing Foreclosure Crisis: "Those in trouble are not, primarily, lower-income borrowers."

Hayden: Obama Does not wish to investigate waterboarding

It is 2 days, 17 hours, 58 minutes and 10 seconds until the Inauguration

Barack Encounter at Punahou - 1/1/09

Neb. man pleads no contest to beating dog (with golf club, had to be euthanized)

During amnesty-what should DU change *ITS* name to?

Texas re-elected a douchebag in Man-On-Box-Turtle Cornyn (Picture an article)

Video of Hudson River landing

Threat over inauguration posted on racist blog, tell Blogger to investigate

Poe Poe - Palin's got some competition

Before we found out, did anyone else find themselves hoping the pilot was a woman?

Bush appointees to Justice Department: We won't go

Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!!

Lessons Learned from Being A Victim of Identity Theft

Barack Obama Selects the Dead for Inaugural Ball: “It Was Quite an Honor”

From LBN: Man accused in Miss. of threat to president-elect

A lovely slideshow of Obama in 2008, narrated by photographer - link below

AR-15 Owners ask Obama to go easy on guns. Must See.

Which of these things would you like to see on Inauguration Day?

Monday is Martin Luther King Day!

Beam me up: Scientists left baffled as mysterious columns of coloured light

Beam me up: Scientists left baffled as mysterious columns of coloured light

Supreme court to decide case on school strip search (thought kid had ibuprofen)

Speaking Frankly to your Dad's Oncologist

Speaking Frankly to your Dad's Oncologist

Best video yet of 1549's Splash Down

I'm so proud of Amtrak - looking good! I hope it gets a lot of funding

Backed into a corner, SP finally addresses the crisis in Emmonak (not really).

Backed into a corner, SP finally addresses the crisis in Emmonak (not really).

Will The Inauguration Crowd Be The Largest Willing Crowd Ever? Literally EVER?

Will The Inauguration Crowd Be The Largest Willing Crowd Ever? Literally EVER?

The most under appreciated person of the week

who will have the first post in the new Obama era?

BUSH PARDONS PELOSI

Israel Vows to Cease Fighting in Gaza - thank you President Obama

Israel Vows to Cease Fighting in Gaza - thank you President Obama

The local paper is on my side! They have Floriduh section.

Car repairs take a back seat with cash-strapped consumers

Chris Matthews had Tom Andrews ( win without war) and Tony Blankley (Washington Times)

Born Again American- beautiful segment on Bill Moyers' show

Bush should be forced to watch tonight's KO segment about the Bush legacy.

Welcome event is unticketed at the Lincoln Memorial.

Welcome event is unticketed at the Lincoln Memorial.

CSPAN's Obama DVD Offer

Stevie Wonder - Performance Suggestion for Sunday Concert

Keith O is on fire tonight!!!!!

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

How many of you are going to DC but don't have tickets to get into anything?

Mike Malloy was, for a few minutes, unable to continue his program tonight.

"At Last" at last!

DU this poll: "Do you agree with Barack Obama that Bush is a 'good guy'?"

Remarks on Torture Could Lead to Legal Changes (updated)

Caroline Kennedy prepares to be a United States Senator

BREAKING: Bush declares martial law, citing security concerns for the inaugural

I wonder if the freepers are going to be at the inauguration

Getting Ready For the Inauguration!

HISTORY WILL JUDGE HIM? THE BUSH BOOM (becoming a collector's item)

Which moment is more momentous to you? Obama's election on Nov 4th or his inauguration?

Will the inauguration be televised? Like CNN, MSNBC, etc.?

GW couldn't even get the TV transfer right...

If Obama cut this deal with the pugs, what would you think?

Everybody realizes...sorry...really.

Any suggestions as to which station to watch Tuesday?

Dear DU. You do realize that in a matter of a few mere hours, THEY will be gone.

Huffpo: Obama Open House Set For Day After Inauguration

Obama spoke to Sully

Don't we who pay our credit card payments on time deserve a bailout reduction in interest rates?

"You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a Quarter to Four..." (Obama's Train)

Has anybody noticed how happy Scotty looks now?

The Uninvited

Senate Will Begin Confirming Nominees Right After Swearing-In

(Springfield, MA) Church arson tied to racism - Boston Globe

Good News! Look who is going to "make it" to inauguration day.

Mamma Mia! 3 days left!

Local DC radio DJ will be broadcasting live from Obama's Train

Remember those "invitations" we got last week....

Michelle Obama's Hidden Power

Suggestion box: Change.org offers 10 ideas for Obama

Seven most horrible things about Bush presidency (and more)

Seven most horrible things about Bush presidency (and more)

Info on who to call to report threats against Obama:

Chicagoans, the Obama episode of "check please" from 8 years ago is on now.

But seriously, somebody pinch me...

How much are your monthly natural gas (heating oil) and electric bills?

Airplane crashes make weird bookends to Bush's years in White House

U have to love this picture of David Gregory & Bush, Gregory looks like the baffoon he is

I hope Bush can find the right door Tuesday.

Recommendation: Looking around DU I don't see a forum devoted to the Legislative Process

the nightmare scenerio: who becomes president if the inauguration is nuked?

the nightmare scenerio: who becomes president if the inauguration is nuked?

CNN Special Coverage of Obama Train Ride Begins @ 10 AM EST Today

CNN Special Coverage of Obama Train Ride Begins @ 10 AM EST Today

re: Obama train trip coverage: Why are those assholes on CNN sitting out in the cold? Stupid.

Yesterday, I went to Mark Felt's (Deep Throat) funeral

************* 3 MORE DAYS! *************

no innaguration parties in my area at noon, should i host one?

DU this PBS Poll about if Palin is qualified to be vice president!

I was listening to the Holder hearings yesterday afternoon.......

Now we can say this!

National Geographic Traveler's Guide to Inaugural Washington - INAUGURATION 101 Link...

I have been voting in presidential elections since 1972, and I don't think I've ever seen

Today I saw a "McCain/Palin" bumper sticker with the top half removed...

When presidents move

Can one man really turn this world around?

GeoEye, the most advanced imagery satellite orbiting the earth right now has announced..

When Are The SLEW OF PARDONS Coming? (POST PREDICTIONS HERE!!!)

The next 4 days will be pure Hell for Repukes, lol!

Barack's about to speak in Philly...

Obama: George Bush is a good guy.

Poll Finds High Hopes For Obama

I just waved at a train on the tv

I just waved at a train on the tv

I just waved at a train on the tv

Dammit I missed the beginning of the whistle stop tour :(

Obama has a fine sense of the historic.

I'm Happy

Cheney, Get out of Vice-President Biden's House!

Cheney, Get out of Vice-President Biden's House!

The Economist: The Frat Boy Ships Out

Is anyone broadcasting the whistle-stop in High-Definition?

CA controller to suspend tax returns, welfare checks, student grants

Word association game: What comes to mind when you hear the word "bush"? My Pet Goat...

People all over the world, join hands, start a love train...

Obama is making this Biden guy sound pretty good.

CNN-The people waiting at the platform so filled with joy!

US Catholic Bishops Write Obama

Some images from the whistlestop

People without cable tv can watch the whistle stop stuff for free on cnn.com

Last time I saw Bushie work a rope-line he was in another country.

For those who missed Obama`s Philadelphia speech can watch it here!

Does anyone remember any pictures of Bush kissing his daughter?

Chimp W. Bush's 10 most embarrassing times. Only 70 hours left.

Chimp W. Bush's 10 most embarrassing times. Only 70 hours left.

I just waved to Barack Obama as he took the train to Washington!

Freeper Madness. Hoping for an Obama Failure.

Watch Plouffe's 1/15/09 Interview on the election with WAPO. It's fascinating!

January 20, 2017

Anderson Cooper is not too bright.

Not Ready To Make Nice

wow! Good morning America how are ya?

plane usairways crew were all season professionals

plane usairways crew were all season professionals

Change, Hope and Recovery

What did the Secret Service guy on CSPAN just say about Obama's blackberry?

Peace Train. Can We?

Over 1400 people at the next stop waiting to wave at the President

Politico: Obama working overtime to court conservatives

DId anyone notice the engine driving the train is #44?

I wish this was in HD.

Bush History: A Hero is Born, A Disgrace Takes Office, & the Brave Die Needlessly-1/16

Next first lady no 'plastic talking head'

Note to lurking freepers concerning Obama's birth place

Inauguration Toons

Inauguration Toons

c-span.org replaying Wilmington train stop from earlier

Can you see inaguration from the parade bleachers? Will there

This Train:audio interviews of people going to D.C. by train to hear MLK interviews by Studs Terkel

What vintage wine would you like your water changed into, sir?

It's amazing how America has embraced the Obamas.

Ultimate freeper stupidity: Obama will ride horseback to his inauguration

Words never used to describe Bush.

This is why I always use sugar or honey: artificial sweeteners are bad for you.

Question about inauguration times on Tuesday.

CNN Live - Obama / Biden Train Trip streaming live link.....

Not Trying to Excuse Him, Just Explain Him, With Warren Obama is Laying to Rest the Muslim Rumors...

Happy 45th Birthday to our new Beautiful First Lady!

Crowds in Baltimore will be cut off at 35,000-all waiting for the train

Crowds in Baltimore will be cut off at 35,000-all waiting for the train

Crowds in Baltimore will be cut off at 35,000-all waiting for the train

Here's the underlying problem with prosecuting Bush and/or cohorts.

OK Roland Martin talks to much

True story, I swear. Telling inspired by the trailer for Gran Torino. That stuff really happens.

Damn, Obama, leave something for Inauguration Day

Was there tv coverage like this the weekend before * became pResident?

HBO to unscramble signal for Obama Celebration

Obama to leave a lasting impact on federal courts: Analysis of US district courts (graphs included)

Obama to leave a lasting impact on federal courts: Analysis of US district courts (graphs included)

Guys, what a long and wonderful journey we have come on together!

01/20/1993 - The LAST time I felt like this ....

Remarks on Torture May Force New Administration’s Hand

Obama's got his own film crew with him. I wonder if they will have a

Obama's got his own film crew with him. I wonder if they will have a

For those of us without cable, where can we see more than basic coverage the next few days?

No-drama Obama says he choked up over King speech

What station for the inauguration? I'm sticking with CNN!

More Pictures of ObamaBidens today.

The Strip-Search Room: students strip-searched for cell phones, handcuffed

The Strip-Search Room: students strip-searched for cell phones, handcuffed

Obama 'Hope' Illustration Enters The National Portrait Gallery

I think Obama might be "dumb like a fox" re: the Rick Warren thing

failure to investigate shrub & the gang is unprincipled and self-serving

Watch Obama`s and Biden`s speeches from Delaware, Philly and Baltimore

Obama sells out to Wall Street (Salon.com)

Bananas: A Parable for Our Times (soon will be extinct and here is why)

Only a few more days....

Get your Obama pix published in inaugural book

Pass me a hanky right now they are playing Ray Charles' version of "America The Beautiful" .

CNN Poll: Do you agree with President-elect Barack Obama that President Bush is a "good guy"?

Trucks, Tedeschi to play for Obama

Did Bush already leave the White House? I hope so! I hope

Obama aide: Military advisers to meet on first day

I just spotted an Obama convoy in PA heading east on I-70

Happy Birthday to Michelle Obama!

AAAARRRGHHH! I've been trying for 3 days to figure out how to

Any one watching this???? Obama onboard his Train ride to D.C

Obama Launches "Organizing For America"

Join Rev. V. Gene Robinson in asking PE Obama to support LGBT Equality - Link for petition...

Obama hints at compromise on EFCA

What did you do today? Here's what I did today in Wilmington, Delaware

Feinstein rises -- but faces a tough choice

Network VP Dismisses Military Pundits Scandal: ‘Everyone Understands’ Pentagon Spreads Propaganda»

Network VP Dismisses Military Pundits Scandal: ‘Everyone Understands’ Pentagon Spreads Propaganda»

Many Thanks to the DU'er who Called in C-Span's Washington Journal about Howard Dean's efforts!

My photographically recorded response to Bush's "Farewell Address" to the nation:

from despair to hope

Can you tell which Secret Service agents are carrying submachine guns?

Can you tell which Secret Service agents are carrying submachine guns?

A chuftee badge for Blair from the Chimp

The Mall today *Dialup warning*

Did anyone catch that very awkward moment on CNN a few minutes

Maps of Obama's Victory in NJ (by city).

Inauguration: CNN sets out to capture 3-D image of Obama's swearing-in

I have to say, I'm watching this Baltimore Event now, and it scares me.....

cnn.com has live video on the train!!!!

Malia Obama The Photographer: Takes Photos Of Her Dad's Inaugural Kick-Off

Does "women and children first" still apply?

I Just Cried Watching Obama drop off at Union Station, Taking Pictures, Gettimg into the New Limo

Dealing with my Cable Company (Charter) is like Physically Breaking my leg....RE:Obama Concert

Did you know that the White House was built by slaves? A guy just said that on Hardball.

WTF, Joe? Why on earth would you broadcast that you

I can't help thinking of RFK's last train ride.

A few more pics from Obama's whistle stop today

COUNTDOWN-MUST SEE VIDEO: BUSH = First President In History With A Criminal Record

The US Constitution on torture.

The end of an error! By far the worst president in our history - is now history.

The end of an error! By far the worst president in our history - is now history.

I am so happy that this is happening, but I am holding my breath until he is officially sworn in

Old Testament wing vs. New Testament wing of the Democratic party

I got to thinking about Tuesday, then I recalled this old song

The President in a bubble

Nelson Mandela

'clinton vandalism' ......this was the first indication that bu$h* & friends were assholes

LOL - ain't it the truth?

Deeply superficial thread: anyone else excited to see Michelle's gown(s)?

Young borrowers (Library) to have neat handwriting, or no card

That music is John William's theme from "The Patriot"

Presidents have appointed an average of .53 Justices per year of office since 1900

Some here didn't get the little blue wagon they wanted

200,000 war veterans homeless in US

Veggie Gardens and Other Ideas for the Obamas

NYT/CBS: Poll Finds Faith in Obama, Mixed With Patience

Freeper Madness Email Making Rounds

Why I have not commented on the US Airways Hudson River ditching ..

Advice from a paranoid: Keep holding your breath until noon on Tuesday.

Iguanas Fall From Trees Due To Cold Snap

The 'base' will be tolerant of a lot of things, but not investigating Bush isn't one of them

Happy Birthday Michelle Obama... Choo Choo (heavy photo)

The reason why some of us are opposed to a commission

I feel like I won the lottery to be here and witness this moment in history.

Freepers Assess The WhistleStop Tour - Excellent Reading!

When does Obama give his first State of the Union address?

Latest RimJob screed:

David Shuster is beyond exuberant..

This train ride was a brilliant idea

12 B est Things About Economic Collapse

Who here is going to party on Tuesday night?

Is anyone else in tears already?

P.C. Beach Police Taser Naked Woman

Who's most responsible for the perilous economic situation we find ourselves in today.....

Recommend if you want Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger to be Air Force 1 pilot.

Watching the inauguration on the interwebs

*'s first inaugural was on a Saturday, I remember it vividly and bawled

Roland Martin (CNN) just said, 'The benediction is more important than the invocation

Do you want to know how Howard Dean pulled it off? THIS is how:

How "Star Trek" changed the world!

Lets help W compose his letter to Obama that presidents leave on the desk for the next one

Televised Inaugural Events all in one Handy Dandy Post!

Gotta get it off my chest. Obama sucked up to George W Bush yesterday & it almost made me puke

People Get Ready, there's a Train a Coming! (For the Sentimental only)

Ineffective stimulus could doom both our economy and sane liberal economics

As the Gore Administration comes to an end.

"The Great American Restoration" June 2003. The more things change...

Olbermann: "Monday we go gently after the Torture Prosecution"

Letter from a Dog Shelter Manager Who Has To Euthanize Dropped Off Pets

I just sent my letter to Obama through Human Rights Campaign: Have you?

Please sign this petition to nominate Pete Seeger for the Nobel Peace Prize

Chase Credit cards - more fees for the consumer

Iowa is way too close to Minnesota.

What am I listening to? Thanks for asking...

What am I listening to? Thanks for asking...

Hey... I made this

i don't care if it is barely 7:30, i am ready for bed.

So my BIL walked out on my SIL, because he's a selfish ass.

Have you actually ever known a dog named "Fido"?

Facebook sign in questions

A little perspective. Todays low in Cedar Rapids: -30. The high..

Has anyone seen marshmallow peeps in stores yet?

My one roommate is such a fucking idiot, I just had to share this one

.

Cybotron: "Clear". Old skool electro.

Have any of you felt mental exhaustion?

Um, sorry, but could somebody help me figure out my facebook profile.

Once, I bowled a turkey, and I thought the bowling alley was going to give me a turkey.

I fucking hate people sometimes.

Another question for Facebook participants:

Robert Smith is my Homeboy

Explain entropy in 4 sentences or less.

Ein Tzwo. George Kranz, "Din Daa Daa". Old skool Electro.

There's always one. See if you can spot "it"

Funny How Time Slips Away: Vote!

Shhh. It's on. n/t

If spanish invented the siesta

If the French invented the kiss, what did the Greeks invent?

Benny Goodman might have been a son of a bitch, but this is

damn gas company did line maintainence on the 14th in our neighborhood

Skinner just PM'ed me and thanked me for being correct 100% of the time in my posts.

Vague, random, arbitrary ambiguity.

So WHAT is Twitter?

Did Bob Dylan sue Hootie and the Blowfish for "Only Wanna Be With You"?

WaHoo! Geek Polo!

The only way to beat this cold weather is to drink a lot of alcohol.

You know there would only be 42,471,310 posts if it wasn't for me...

I've discovered a new band I love: Okkervil River.

I finally caved and signed up on Facebook

Perhaps Cylons have always been at war with each other

Has trying to correct the usage of "begs the question" become a futile endeavor?

Skr00 Divine Intervention!

New MSG NOW.

In all seriousness, this weather fucking depresses me.

I have to be on kitchen patrol.

I feel safe here. I am going to reveal what I am going to do for the inauguration.

All and all, you're just another brick in the wall

tuff guy wade phillips v1.1 takes latest manly step, throws def coordin under bus

Settle an argument for me, re: use of 3 pronged plug adapters

I'm not sure why this thing I'm doing to myself is SO fun!

Would you please settle an argument for me?

So how many here will have or will go to a party on Tuesday, I went to the store today to get ready

I ventured into the Gungeon for the first time

Ok.. greeeat! I know better to answer my daughter's late night calls...

Bloody 'ell! Somebody thought I was Russell Brand!

Mama Rev says "hello" to the lounge!

No economic slowdown here: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA - people jamming each other...

In facebook speak...what the hell is a poke?

mycritters2 says I have a large ass... just because I'm complaining about corn syrup.

About that pilot

Comic book colors on a violin river....

The end is near!

WHAT THE FRAK!?

rock n roll hall of fame nominations

NEW BSG NOW (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

Hey!! I just remembered! I bought some Genoa Salami!!!

Goodnight!

I saw My Bloody Valentine.

What is your favorite skate park?

So... how about that plane

3

I'm Kind Of In A Celebratory Mood!

Is it wrong of me to ask my neighbors what was going on the other night?

Want to hear about a REAL miracle?

Stupid question about guns.

Feds Drop Case AGainst Accussed Iraqi Agent - Susan Lindauer HUGE!

Hey Oeditpus Rex, you'll be interested in this. Tucson Citizen to cease publication March 21 if no b

Ad On Myspace Says The Rapture Is Near...

How do you say goodbye?

TMI thread of the day

We need a music thread! Post em til I pass out!

How long to you have to watch Battlestar Galactica...

BSG is going to go out balls to the wall for the last ten episodes

yay! my furnace isn't working!

What is your favorite brake part?

It's 18 here and my pipes are frozen!

Other websites like playlist.com?

A family living in an apartment across the street from me was

Everybody knows.

What's Worse Than Finding A Frog On Your Piano?

John Mortimer, author, playwright and creator of Horace Rumpole, dies.

I'm sorry... I think I would CRY

BSG - Spoiler Thread

I just listened to "Goody Two Shoes" six times in a row.

Our cat food just rose out of the can. Is this bad?

The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sat 1/17/2009)

Have you seen this robot? Called BigDog. Just amazing!

I go away for a few days, and a bunch of you freaks join Facebook!

It truly was my best holiday roast

ok... it's been almost 4 days...

Is rye bread good for your sense of humor?

I'm surprised NOBODY said, "Euclidian Geometry", you sick puppies, you

What the heck happened to Keane?

how do angels work in your life?

Describe your strangest/weirdest dream.

How do you find out why people were TSed?

Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Kenny G, and readings by Cruise and Oprah, in "A Love Letter to Ron Howard"

Okay, I resisted, but now I am having fun on Facebook.

I LOST THE GAME!!!!!!!

Facebook won't accept my .mac.com address

Fuck, I ordered the wrong book on Amazon last night

I Cant Believe Only 3Days Left

Today is my borthday.

Who Changed Their DU Name?

delete

delete

I went snowboarding for the first time yesterday and fell HARD

Do you have an arch-enemy?

My dog loves cucumber. Should I be concerned?

Does anything bad happen if you consume too much iodine?

"I like you when you give me cookies."

I have to admit it *did* get a tad bit cold here this week

Batman vs Wolverine: Who would win?

Question about a crabhouse in Wilmington. Delaware

Serious story, but the headline made me laugh...

Geekiest thread EVER in GD-P

Please somebody , inspire me!

I am going Grocery Shopping, Who wants what?

Soon

I'm not quite sure what to do.

Any recipes on how to cook a moose?

Any recipes on how to cook a moose?

i can't find the video!

I can get you a Tao

For Graywarrior

Which would you rather attend: the Super Bowl or Obama's inauguration?

Dog sings the blues

Amtrak Rocks!!

One year, for Christmas, my family went on vacation.

How do you pronounce Ralph Fiennes's last name?

Reefer Madness - RW Movies in 3 min or less

Any fans of The Trailer Park Boys in the Lounge?

I need a mentor

Hey Oedi (and other sporting events camera-ops) Does golf pay more?

How does one stop hating oneself, when one remains oneself?

The Duck must not go free. It is an enemy of the people and endangers our liberty.

I just watched No Country For Old Men for the second time (spoiler warning)

I think my Spam folder is trying to tell me something...

Gawd I Hate When News People Give Wrong Info On Plane Crashes

Gawd I Hate When News People Give Wrong Info On Plane Crashes

GD wants gray to free the duck. I don't think the lounge should stand for that.

I need a Mentos...fountain that is!!

Gawd I Hate When News People Give Wrong Info On Plane Crashes

am I missing something?

IE users: what's a good setting for the "privacy" slider?

A very important question:

You know, I've decided that Britney Spears's music isn't so bad.

PSA: Don't stock up on alcohol in the Inchworm household

Someone smashed the rear window out in Lelapin's car

Springsteen ripping off KISS?

Anybody ever get nabbed for downloading copyrighted files?

Well, THAT was a let-down

Facebookies — Have you connected with DUers on FB whom you didn't really know on DU

I searched "DU Lounge" in youtube, and this is what came up.

The lyrics to "Tequila" by the Champs

kitten picture of the day for saturday january 17

Waitress: A 90 minute smile.

Just got back from the Children's Museum of Richmond BOY what a disappointment

Lemonades - we will sell Lemonades!

I wanna get with you - - and your sister - - I think her name's Debra...

Click this balloon to fix this problem

Click this balloon to fix this problem

Who is it that when you see or hear them, you want to either stick pins in your eyes

Vocabulary challenge - for each answer you get right - rice donated

My Facebook experience lasted exactly two hours, and then I deactivated.

FREE THE DUCK!!!!!

Do you agree? Top ten saxophone solos from the 1980s (a youtube compilation)

Graywarrior is the Ducktator. Only SHE decides what happens to the duck!

Mind Blowing Assertion about "The Departed"

I am a jelly donut. That is all.

I see that Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is playing music again...

You just KNOW PETA is going to get involved with duck safety on DU now.

The Towering Inferno

"How many AAAAAs in Khaaaaaaaan? "

Arg. Negotiating a price to purchase a house is driving me bonkers.

there was congealed hamburger fat all over the pan i just got from the cupboard

Mental Math "tricks" you learned in elementary school

Dog Drenched In Household Cleaners Dies

Greetings from my bird-free home with hot and cold running H2O!

Pics from Maui...

HELP! I hit a key on my mac and now it is telling me every stroke I make

The lyrics to the "Rocky" theme song

I'm going to see Rocky Horror tonight.

Richard Thompson or Bob Mould?

Weird. I had a dream in fluent French last night.

They stole my car :(

What Is Everyone Doing On Tuesday?

About the unscheduled plane landing...

PUKE! Just saw this bumpersticker in the parking lot of the local Fred Meyer:

Shit. My wife is going out of town tomorrow, but my stepson isn't going with her.

So I Splurged And Bought Organic Salad And Organic Blue Cheese Dressing From The Store....

Friday night pic thread...

Tonight we put Bella in her bed for the first time.

Gran Torino

If you HAD to change your username, what would it be?

Pictures of me making an emergency water landing (Shameless attention whore warning)

i gotta say, Wanted is a pretty fucking awsome movie

This weekend my two cats are meeting JennaLaw's 3 dogs.

What is the worst meal you've ever had?

I just got a new guitar!

When Good Toys go Bad.

the cat just ate a pinto bean (cooked)

Actors and Actresses who've been asked to GAIN weight for a movie role

Help us decide the fate of the duck

Maybe I am eccentric, but I would so live here:

For user name amnesty I'm selling my screen name.

Do you own a solar oven and how do you like it?

Let's play IDENTIFY THIS SCENE (of a movie!)

I PASSED THE TEST!!!!!!!!!!

Good lounge vibes please?

Good afternoon, and welcome to the icy, cold despair of winter's hell-like grip. n/t

So, in a dilemma - I want to watch DVDs in my office. I have an old TV.

What color is your toothbrush?

The British have some 'splainin' to do. Why is "ginger" a synonym for red hair or orange cats?

You just KNOW PETA is going to get involved with geese safety at airports now.

Do you like to ride trains?

I had another eye surgery today (warning, large pic

Why does this song make me think of this other (way different) song?

Are DU 'picture threads' relevant to your interests?

Are DU 'picture threads' relevant to your interests?

Spearhead - One Step Closer To You--Enjoy!

Okay time to play..Who has the best J.Depp pic!!!

Movies You Thought Were Good When You Were Young That Actually Sucked

Momentum builds for a self-ruled southern Iraq

FDIC announces 1st bank failure of the year (National Bank of Commerce in Berkeley, Ill)

Russia Hopes U.S. Will Review Missile Defense Plans - Lavrov

NYT Poll Finds Disapproval of Bush Unwavering (73% disapp / 22% app)

Israeli TV airs Gaza doctor's desperate pleas

War doctor grieves 3 daughters

One Last Bush Bailout Before End: Chrysler Gets $1.5 Billion

US suspends munitions delivery to Israel

Oakland Police to 11 Officers: You're Fired

BOLIVIA: Christian Groups Stir Up Debate over New Constitution

Iraqi Guards Said to Throw Party for Shoe-Thrower

Suicide Bomber Kills One U.S. Soldier, Civilians in Kabul

Crunch 'cost Arabs $2.5 trillion'

Israel may halt Gaza war

Government Regulators Aided IndyMac Cover-Up, Maybe Others

Obama vows 'celebration' of American spirit

More riots in the Baltics

Israel to Halt Offensive in Gaza Strip

Israel Declares Cease Fire; Hamas Says It Will Fight On

Man accused in Miss. of threat to president-elect

Researcher: North Korea has 'weaponized' plutonium

Indonesia refuses repairs for Japanese whaling ship

Bush's Final Approval Rating: 22 Percent

Northern rockhopper penguins near extinction (Happy Feet)

Thousands to march for Gaza peace

Court to hear case of teen strip-searched for ibuprofen

Kellogg recalls 16 products due to salmonella risk

American nudists released from Brazilian jail pending sex-abuse trial

Bank of Clark County (WA) fails

Olmert: Cabinet has approved Gaza cease-fire

Scare for anti-whaler's skipper (white powder, Steve Irwin quarantined)

Peanut butter probe expands; takes on new urgency

Report: Toyota to halve Japan vehicle output

First US Airways Crash Photo Captured On iPhone

South Africa's who’s who to attend inauguration

Obama rides rails to capital, as onlookers cheer

2 GIs killed, 12 others wounded in Kabul blast

Blagojevich's lawyer quits impeachment trial

White House opposes court order in e-mail case

Two U.S. banks fail, first casualties in 2009

Obama Team Weighs Government Bank to Ease Crisis

Holder's View Is Worrisome to Mukasey

3 men held in Mass. in election night church fire

Bailout Is a Windfall to Bankers, if Not to Borrowers

People Urged to Avoid Peanut Butter Products

Obama Aide: Military Advisers to Meet on First Day

Rep. King: Obama should skip middle name in oath

Obama refuses to surrender Blackberry

Fund Manager Gone And Possibly $350 Million With Him

DERSHOWITZ: Hamas' Dead Baby Strategy

In memory of 8 years of Bush. A blast from the past.

Israeli Foreign Minister Smacked Around At The National Press Club

Hardball: Tom Andrews schools Tony Blankley on how Neocons undermined Iran after they helped us

83 Percent of Companies Had Tax-Haven Units

COUNTDOWN: Turley Speaks Out On The Bush “Policy Of Crime”

Weekly Address: Our democratic tradition

Bill Cosby - Voting For Obama Was Wonderful

train ride through Ridley Park

Revolution by Gordon Free Band (Inauguration Celebration)

Better world in our time - President Elect Obama in Philly

On this weekend of Hope.

Yo-Yo Ma's Obama Groove

Maddow & Huffington deliver rebuttal to Bush's farewell speech

Against The Wall

Video Essay: 5th Grader to Cover Inauguration

Security Camera Catches US Airways plane ditches in Hudson River

Leon Rosselson-Song Of The Olive Tree

olbermann's 8 years in 8 minutes (bush legacy)

Get To Know Us First

Letterman Presents Final Compilation of Bush's Great Speeches

Obama Express Train Spotters!

Israeli TV airs Gaza doctor's pleas after children killed - Doctor Izz el-Deen Aboul Aish

Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Clients Said to Invest in Madoff Fund

TYT: George Bush Was NOT a Cowboy, He Was a Cheerleader! (Ear-Muff The Kids)

FULL SPEECH: Obama in Philadelphia on Train Tour to Inauguration

Obama in Baltimore

Spearhead - One Step Closer To You

Bush's Path from "Humility" to "Bring it On"

Andrew Wyeth's Death Prevents Completion of His Final Work: 'Bush's World'

In Support of Eric Holder

David Henninger: Pardon Libby for the Good of the Country

When are we going to stop being the United States of the AIPAC?

AlterNet: Gaza Is a Concentration Camp

Man Is Arrested in Obama Threat

‘Local’ is a movement, so maybe local money?

Barack Obama phone launched

Israeli Assault Injures 1.5 Million Gazans

George W. Bush's sorry, sordid legacy

(repost) Dear 33%

AMD to trim 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts

“We are All Palestinian”: Gaza, the War, and Global Solidarity

Still Breathing, A Report from Gaza

Pentagon, Pundits, and Propaganda

WSJ: Cut corporate taxes to zero and create real jobs.

Inclusive Alternative to Rick Warren invocation at Obama Inauguration

Bush Apologizes: The Farewell Interview We Wish He'd Give (Taibbi)

The Last Recount --Minnesota (Taibbi)

Gail Collins: Imagining the Inaugural

The Obama Train Hits Philly

We Need a Hero

Bailed-Out Firms Use Offshore Tax Havens

Breaking: Biden Tossed Off Amtrak Whistle Stop Tour

Invest in Community Financial Institutions

Rachel Maddow Show: Matt Taibbi on the Bush Legacy

10 Take Aways From the Bush Years - Bob Woodward

TO OBAMA: in every war speech add military & economic reality check

SF Site: "Hail to the Geek: Obama, comics, and yearning for a superhero deep in the 'third act'"

TYT: In Gaza Conflict - Which Side Is Using Human Shields?

Personal and Political: Please Meet Jack

UK Jewish MP Sir Gerald Kaufman: Israel acting like Nazis in Gaza

Being ex-president is usually easy and lucrative. It won't be for George W. Bush.

Bush Relies on Future Historians to Tell Today’s Americans They’re Wrong

Friday Talking Points (61) -- Pardon Me?

Eleanor Clift: End Of An Era- Bush's farewell address was the president at his worst.

Monetary union has left half of Europe trapped in depression

Did Venezuela's Opposition Meet with US Officials in Puerto Rico?

Repeat: 20 Million Arrests, and Counting

Hundreds of Iraqis gain vocational skills, but future of program is uncertain

Seabees diverted from Kuwait to Afghanistan

Taliban’s use of roadside bombs doubled in 2008

Yokota personnel busted for 'Bar Row' curfew violations

Senator calls for disciplinary action over ASY funding

Report: Guam listed as a possible staging area for Iraqi immigrants

DOD helping its troops and employees make sense out of tax code

Decision on carrier base opposed by Virginia lawmakers

New faces, familiar training for the 173rd

Vicenza bans older cars in city

Obama to Face Major Troop Decisions

Airman Faces Seven Counts of Rape

Cancer-Stricken Colonel in Command at Inauguration

Prosecutor Loses Bid to Delay Hearings

Guards to Throw Party for Shoe-Thrower

Army Prepared for Inaugural Trouble

Navy to close last facility in U.K. by May

Weekend Economists: The Inaugural Edition February 16-19, 2009

The Worst of Times: Bush's Environmental Legacy Examined

Crosspost: Indonesia refuses repairs for Japanese whaling ship

The hydrate hazard - A moderate increase in sea-floor temperature could trigger … widespread release

Northern fur seal pup decline: lowest birth rate since 1916

Tropical rainforests are regrowing. Now what?

Anti-whaling ship in Australia, plans return to Antarctica - Reuters

U.S. tells plan to drill off California coast

Nature Conservancy backs Delta canal, with conditions

Ailing brown pelicans may be victims of frostbite

On Heard Island (Southern Ocean) Glaciers Melting, Temps Higher, Rising Seas Split Peninsula

Critics Accuse Brown Govt. Of "Fantasy Economics" On Heathrow 3rd Runway Plan

Nothing Canada Can Do Solo On Climate To Protect Polar Bears, Environment Minister Says

Queensland Rains Welcome, Dengue Outbreak Not - 140 Confirmed Infections In Cairns

Worst Drought In Nearly 50 Years Devastating Argentina's Beef, Wheat, Corn Farmers

Norwegian Ski Team Takes Narrow Lead Over Brits In Race To South Pole - Reuters

First Federal Approval Confirmed For Cape Wind Project From Minerals Management Service - NYT

Coal Industry Digs Itself Out of a Hole in the Capitol (WSJ)

Argentina's Corn Planting Expected To Drop 26% In Teeth Of Current Drought - Bloomberg

AARGH! Salazar Pledges "Wise Use Of Our Conventional Natural Resources" In Confirmation Hearing

Submarine To Probe Pine Island Glacier - WAIS Glacier's Outflow Rate Up 54% Since Mid-1990s

Giant Softshell Turtle Thought Extinct, New Species Of Corpse Flower Found In Cambodian Jungle

Medvedev's Envoy Among 6 Killed In Chopper Crash - May Have Been Poaching Endangered Mountain Sheep

Sea Shepherd: A Great Victory for the Whales in Indonesia

US/Canadian Arctic Survey Sounds Alarm On Recent Changes In Ice, Temperatures - "Highly Unusual"

Byron King - The End Of The Oil Bust - aka The Curse Of $35 Oil - Agora

Move Over, Thoreau — Rationalist environmentalism better prevail, and fast.

RigZone Op Ed - Why We'll See $200 Oil Soon

RealClimate: CNN is spun right round, baby, right round

83% Of China's Coastal Waters Polluted By Sewage, Industrial Toxins In 2008 - AFP

Rising sea levels threaten East Coast - Reuters

CA Water Year Not Looking Good - Jan. May Be Driest On Record, Sierra Snowpack At 67% Of Average

War Crimes Experts Concerned About Gaza Fighting

Poll Shows Netanyahu Sitting Pretty

Maybe, just maybe, Israel just had its "My Lai" moment....

UN General Assembly calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza

"Cabinet to vote Saturday on unilateral Gaza truce"

After Gaza: Israel's last chance

Stephen Shalom’s Gaza FAQ

Hertz withdraws from Israeli airline deal

Fresh evidence of Israeli phosphorus use in Gaza emerges

“We are All Palestinian”: Gaza, the War, and Global Solidarity

Israeli assault injures 1.5 million Gazans

Israel again pounds Gaza ahead of ceasefire vote

Israel's looming catastrophe

Israel Steps Up Bombing Ahead Of Ceasefire Vote

Olmert’s Boast of ‘Shaming’ Rice Provokes Diplomatic Furor

Taxpayers are spending over $1 billion to send refined fuel to the Israeli military

Iranian cleric calls for shooting Livni

Israel's 'other voices' go unheard

Hamas to blame, MPs told

Two children killed in Gaza as Israeli tank strikes United Nations school before ceasefire

Israel Criticized for New Deaths as Cease-Fire Looms in Gaza

Barak: IDF carrying out Gaza missions in impressive fashion

Southern synagogue sustains direct hit

is it so hard to see this guy is a medical support team member?

Captured Israeli soldier curiously missing from Gaza war

Gaza protesters arrested in Brighton arms factory seige

5 IDF soldiers wounded, 1 seriously, by anti-tank missiles in Gaza

WHO Appeals For Protection of Hospitals And Ambulances Hit In Gaza

UN chief slams 'outrageous' bombing of UN school in Gaza

Hamas insists it will continue battle

Israel may halt Gaza war

Punishing the Palestinians by Ralph Nader

Israel to relaunch Gaza operations if neccessary: Barak

Still Breathing, A Report from Gaza

Indonesian protesters of Gaza op call for country's only synagogue to close

Soldiers' mother: Stop Gaza doctor's propaganda

Hamas Vows to Fight Until Israel Leaves Gaza

Apocalypse Now?

Gaza war recovery plans face huge obstacles

Egypt Securing Gaza Border: Mubarak

Top 5 Lies About Israel's Assault on Gaza

Israel expects army officers to be prosecuted for war crimes

Britain to send warships to Gaza as Israel prepares for ceasefire

Weighing Crimes and Ethics in the Fog of Urban Warfare

Israel To Begin Unilateral Cease-Fire At 2 A.M.

George Galloway's powerful speech in the House of Commons about double standards towards Israel

Likud, Kadima Fight for First Place in Israel

The Palestinians say: 'This is a war of extermination'

In Search of One Bold Stroke to Save the Banks

Stimulus Plan Repeals Big Tax Break for Banks

states should cut upper admin's salaries by 1-5% and save hundreds of staff jobs, IMO

Seminar at Health Food Store

Top Economic Blogs

A Legacy of Debt

The American consumer is like an abused wife.

The sequence of global insolvency begins

Domestic Workers Rising Up

Making the Feds Model Employers

Teamsters President Hoffa weighs-in on Obama

You're on the Air

Vought workers end 16 week strike (Union agrees to a deal worse than the one it rejected in Sept)

CNA: National Single-Payer Health System Would Create 2.6 Million Jobs

I just heard someone got killed at the place I used to work.

Canadian Auto Workers union dismantles blockade at parts plant

Today in labor history Jan 17 IWW songwriter Ralph Chaplin writes “Solidarity Forever”

The social paradox in the “miraculous” rescue on the Hudson

What a surprise. Rick Warren, anti-Semite:

How the Right Plans to React to Obama

Did you know that Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert were to blame for Sodom & Gomorrah?

Partial list (AZ, CA, FL) of activist events for National Freedom to Marry Day Feb. 12:

Homophobia and Antisemitism often go hand-in-hand.

My deepest apologies if my recent post from Medical News Today was offensive to

Founder Alliance for Marriage (DOMA) partnering w/Funny or Die Parent Co.

Rick Warren's (young brown-shirted) Army

Inaugural Warning: Rated P for Perverse

Tom Hanks Says Mormon Supporters of Proposition 8 'Un-American'

Stone: Hugo Chavez has 'intoxicating' energy

Brazil backs Bolivia's Morales with drug war help

BOLIVIA: Christian Groups Stir Up Debate over New Constitution

American nudists released from Brazilian jail pending sex-abuse trial

Bush go-ahead to Peru trade deal sparks criticism

BOLIVIA: Christian Groups Stir Up Debate over New Constitution

I'd Like To Apologize

Charles Barkley Finally Gets That Blank-Blank

I give you the new Mayor of Pittsburgh -- Mayor Steelersteel

Green Tea

What does this mean ?

Would-be robber gunned down by his victim

NAET discussed by Dr. Gott

SMILE! for no good reason

If Gun owners are required to register their firearms and then they are banned what will happen?

I finally remembered a dream.

Iowa is way too close to Minnesota.

Its about time

been experimenting with.... wait for it.....

shadows and reflections (and a bush)

Saging the White House

The New Lunar Rover mockup will be in the Inauguration Parade

The "war on science" is over. Now what?

National Religious Freedom Day

Why are we afraid of Iran?

Are religions creative forces that alter the societies in which they exist?

Brain dump - just in case I don't come back (not that I want that to happen). Fondue.

My Italian friends most excellent chicken dish.

I promised pictures

Inauguration menu with links to recipes

The meaning of life.

Brain dump #2 - Thai chicken

Anyone ever put salt on their fruit?

Cynthia Mckinney KNEW what she was talking about in regards to DynCorp's SEX slave trade

Houston sculptor preparing massive Obama bust

I'll drink that - Obama inauguration drinks

DU Texas should have a lobby day in Austin! anyone interested?

Lenovo ideapad

Net Neutrality in Stimulus Bill

nevermind- I fixed it

To my friends at DUJK...

Derek Simpson's secret deal over perks and pay rise

Christopher, who is from Wisconsin is charged with threatening Obama

DPW: Van Hollen abandons own lawsuit, finally ending costly political stunt

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