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Archives: December 13, 2009

I can't believe this is happening again

U.S. power plants meeting emissions goal

Climate Change Protests

Saturday night treat: Springsteen & Morello - Ghost of Tom Joad

This explains a lot

Some things just make you go huh?

Cash from organized crime ‘rescued’ banks during crisis: UN official

Microsoft patents charging more money to less-influential customers

Who killed the Atomic automobile?

EU Times: Obama Orders 1 Million US Troops to Prepare for Civil War

To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East

Robert Greenwald on the Ed Show Mon. pm..& more!

Houston Chronicle:Parker Wins It, Locke concedes

Sunday talk shows

General Patreus will discover that he is a Republican in 2012....

The Houston Chronicle has called it for Parker

Another Mumbai-Style Attack on the Way

I want to take a moment away from bickering with my DU brothers and sisters to announce

Opinion please

Joan Baez on KQED in San Francisco for the past hour

Gay marriage advocates lose legal skirmish

Annise Parker: Thank You Houston

How Bush watered down civil rights

Anyone else watching Houstons election results?

when AssHats cry about "Wealth Re-Distribution" show them this..>Link>>

John Lennon, the boy we knew - Guardian UK

What kind of October surprise could the DEMOCRATS benefit from in October 2010?

Who can help? I got a post deleted and wish to know why.

Atheists are the greatest threat to ALL religions.

Atheists are the greatest threat to ALL religions.

Are you normal? Are you successful?

Poor kids and psych drugs,Big Pharma money and Nami,board member resigns in protest

Are there people who work as professional pets?

Thais Seize Plane Filled With Weapons (From NK to ?)

New Orleans Flooding

Anti-gay bigots plunge Africa into new era of hate crimes, with help from U.S. evangelicals

Banned Kurdish party may boycott Turkish parliament (CNN)

I went to a revival showing of "It's a Wonderful Life" and ended up meeting the president of AIG.

For Fucks sake, even Rethug Gov Tim Pawlenty-MN is for reimporting cheaper RX drugs.

Climate activists condemn Copenhagen police tactics (BBC)

Ant-gay Bigot Buju Banton faces drug conspiracy charges - in federal lockup in Miami

Check out the political literature available for only a dollar!!

Elections in Chile today

Tony Blair told by Azerbaijan victims: 'Give your £90,000 speaker's fee to charity'

Freightliner moving truck production to Mexico, raising fears of more layoffs

Freightliner moving truck production to Mexico, raising fears of more layoffs

End of Kirkus Reviews Brings Anguish and Relief (Shit!)

If the country doesn't stop moving to the right, we're going to end up as the conservatives

I got an email from the Barack Obama Foundation!

Houston Elects First Openly Gay Mayor In A Top 5 US City

The importance of cheaper drugs.

Blair says he would have invaded Iraq, even if he knew there were no WMD

New Republican meme: HCR will hit states hard on Medicaid costs

Walton Creel: Deweaponizing The Gun

Unhappy with politics, worried about the planet? ...

Obviousman explains Congress to you!

There's a profile on Jill Biden on CBS Sunday Morning

We can Save Michigan

F u c k a b e e.

F u c k a b e e.

No Charges In Death Of Woman Shot 9 Times

Suggestion: Change the name of the "Department of Defense" back to the "Department of War"

Climate Bottom Vs. Climate Summit

Wherein I make a solemn promise, to be paid the next time I visit the US of A.

Florida Keys NOW Losing Shoreline Due to Sea Level Rise

U.S. cars excluded from Japan's cash-for-clunkers program

Lord Christopher Monckton- Climate Denier-quarantining AIDS patients "for life"

Mike is missing. I think he's dead.

Teabaggers: "Hey, Rep. Tom Periello, can you move your office so it's easier to scream at you?"

Another soldier is gone. Please keep this thread alive in memory.

Beck, Gold and Andy Griffith

Kabul Mayor Resigns

Kabul Mayor Resigns

Take away their money.......

Omaha World Herald page 11A----1/2 page ICBM ad (not to sell)

Catalonia votes on independence from Spain (BBC)

What are some charities you donate to?

Robert Reich: How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way to Controlling Health Care

Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

Tea Party "Patients" to Storm Senate Offices

Tea Party "Patients" to Storm Senate Offices

Militia groups creating their own currency -- again

Whack a banker' arcade game proves a hit

I admire you folks who can watch the Sunday morning newsers

Health care's fate is in the hands of WHO?!1 Joementum/BAUCUS

Why doesn't McCain remove himself...

The $1-Million Soldier

The $1-Million Soldier

If health care was paid for with acts of kindness.......

Why Does the Air Force Want Thousands of PlayStations?

Billions Haven’t a Pot to You-Know-What In

Toronto Star: Is the apocalypse a real and present danger?

State Of California Doesn't Know How To Accept $14 Fee

Full moon brings out inner 'werewolf': study

When Black and White Aren’t Black and White

"War is not Just, it is Just War"

Geneva Conventions

Geneva Conventions

Bangladesh's all-women peacekeepers

Who should be TIME'S "Person of the Year"?

MTP this morning

Is it our turn yet?

Is it our turn yet?

Most big firms seen cutting staffs in early '10

Man falls in love, pees through mail slot to get woman's attention

What the hell happened here during the night....

Can anyone here shed some light on the group "We Are Change" for me?

Magical Post: making half of our collective rhetorical disagreements on the economy vanish. (poof!)

U.S. Supreme Court: Can Scripture trump non-discrimination law?

Akron Beacon Journal: Future bleak for foreclosures, experts say

Banks/Lenders walking away from homes?

Petraeus urges Pakistan to raise pressure on Taliban

whoopsie. A sign of what's to come?

Tycoon Pinera favourite in Chile presidential election

Can someone call Australia and tell them they don't need nukes to protect their ~20m citizens?

IRS hires "hundreds" for new wealth unit to catch rich tax cheats

"Ever since we lost our boy our motto has been, 'no regrets, just revenge.'"

NY Times Editorial - "Can We Afford It (Health Care Reform)?"

Iditarod Dogs Marijuana Mushers

Karyn K. Chermel M.D. | 1945-2009

Would You Like To See A More Progressive Congress?

David Brooks wrote a really interesting article about Chanukah

Minnesota "Family Council" wants to make extramarital sex a CRIME!

One out of every eight Americans, received food stamps in September...

We could use a little help here in PA, Mr. President

Sen. Judiciary Chair Leahy Urges Chamber To Confirm Judicial Nominees

CommonDreams: Why ACORN Won

Senate clears $447B omnibus measure

Stephen King to pay for troops' holiday trip home

RECOLLECTIONS: Dedicated REMF Then and Dedicated REMF Now

Freeper Studies: New Manifesto

Woman who invented CDSs - Key architect of Cap and Trade

PSA: Daily Kos just published an excellent summary of the current health care bills.

Invictus -- the power of poetry (and prayer) to help freedom prevail

Got up early this morning and turned the tv on.

Does Biased News Have a 'Time Bomb' Effect?

Ben Nelson

Read this before you open your sunday paper

Man shot dead after trying to rob Marrero couple at gunpoint

for everyone that 'hates' or is 'heartbroken' about obama, what do you expect for 2010 and 2012?

Should DU allow a group for Liberal met to talk

Should DU allow a group for Liberal met to talk

Berlusconi Is Punched at Rally

Funniest.Olympics logo.Ever LOLOLOL

"Sarah Palin says she can see Russia from her house. What the fuck does that mean....

We're back protesting the war...

We're back protesting the war...

Tonight! The People Speak - The History Channel

Tonight! The People Speak - The History Channel

White House's Romer: US jobless rate could still rise

Proposal would kill much-needed Medicaid fix for Louisiana

Proposal would kill much-needed Medicaid fix for Louisiana

digby: You've Been Warned

CBO Score Could Spell Nightmare for Senate Democrats

CBO Score Could Spell Nightmare for Senate Democrats

Liz Cheney Accuses Obama Of Slandering CIA In Nobel Speech: 'Shameful' - Sam Stein/HuffPo

Accenture ends Tiger Woods sponsorship "no longer the right representative"

If pre-existing conditions are still going to be a factor,

We DO choose our family.

Abortion is murder!

Summers: Obama Will Persuade Bankers Because 'We Were There For Them'

Top gas producers tackle global glut

Social Action in Copenhagen Rivals Seattle Protest

here is the device the christian teacher used to brand crosses into kids' skin, allegedly

Do you have a mystery guest?? Creepy!!

Have teabaggers ever been to a hospital before, or do they still use leeches and bloodletting?

New Orleans Saints fever cools interest in mayoral race

Caption this pic of Sen. Kerry and Sen. Lugar

Check in if you've been affected by NAFTA or any of our "Free Trade" road to serfdom policies.

Racial disparities the reason for Louisiana's ranking in poverty

I'm concerned that if the President creates too many jobs

I'm concerned that if the President creates too many jobs

Greetings from The War On Christmas

I am not a part of any "base", I am an Independent that is extremely "Liberal"

Two simple and serious questions.

Cap-and-Trade Model Loses Billions to Fraud

The Sunday Morning Republican Propaganda talk shows are in full swing

We need to fix the media, they are the problem here.

Metro Atlanta property taxes: Hike them or slash services?

Fox’s ‘Fair And Balanced’ Debate: ‘Does Climate Change Exist?’

info needed about documents for travel to Mexico with children of divorce.

Anyone familiar with the re-affirmation process when in bankruptcy

Ex-Purdue grad student sentenced to 4+ years in Web threats to Bush

When did our public servants become our masters?

For DUers -The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen

Caption this photo

After Katrina, New Orleans police shot 10 civilians, at least four of whom died

Farmer Sues Wells Fargo to Feed Foreclosed Animals

The Republicans are much smarter than I gave them credit for.

The Republicans are much smarter than I gave them credit for.

Tea Party Goader Gets Heckled -- Just Like His Group Urged Followers To Do To Congressmen!

Canadian professor says that Thomas the Tank Engine brainwashes kids with right-wing ideology

"Whack a Banker"

Should there be limits on the number of pets a person can own?

The LEARN Act will require assessment of newborn children?

CIA terminates contract with Blackwater, review of all contracts underway

Cooling the Asphalt Jungle (green rooftops)

Something missing in 'just war' doctrines... Even well-meaning wars can be wrong and immoral

Afghanistan: The New Vietnam | by George McGovern

Family Portraits of all 56 ethnic groups in China

Are wealth and success the result of "hard work" or just plain luck?

Everyday, on the Internet, we manage to find newer ways to be complete jerks to others.

Lieberman: Dems Haven't Given Up Enough On Health Care

know what's really funny, i mean side splitting hilarious?

know what's really funny, i mean side splitting hilarious?

The "conservative" effort to rewrite the Bible, if successful, will cause them to become Jews

The "Iraq was a mistake" talking point

President Obama coming up on 60 Minutes

Howard Zinn's "People's History of the World" portrayed on TV may help our discussions

AP IMPACT: Emails Show Science not faked, but not pretty

Stephen King to pay for troops holiday trip home

Jobs? How?

We Live In Interesting Times When Much Of DU Agrees With John Thune On HCR

Dr Peter Watts, Canadian science fiction writer, beaten and arrested at US border

Nashville charities reject immigrants' kids

What is the best way to send the Democrats the message that we are PISSED!

Congressman Kucinich’s Response to President Obama’s “Just War” Doctrine

Great... CNN Poll: GOP Has Erased Party Popularity Gap In Congress

Sunday..... Fun with Photo Shop

Crypt searched for Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's bones

Is this evil?

Saw a bumper sticker "You can't be for free choice and be Catholic".

So ..... I understand the banksters will be meetung in DC tomorrow ......

Did you realize Tiger Woods is/was a cultural icon?

America has two different economies..

I'm at a Toys for Tots collection facility - they are VERY low on toys

Just because you are "underwater" in your mortgage doesn't mean you can't afford it

Just because you are "underwater" in your mortgage doesn't mean you can't afford it

Just because you are "underwater" in your mortgage doesn't mean you can't afford it

We've noticed this Christmas - this area, anyway, just "feels" depressed.

I quit. I give up. There won't be ANY health care reform.

I quit. I give up. There won't be ANY health care reform.

Why do some DU'ers 'disable' their profiles? I don't get it.

Poor (Women) being turned away from free cancer screenings

Do people not understand that if jobs are lost to lower greenhouse gases that is an acceptable

Are Americans a Broken People? Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression

The Wall For Vietnam: What For Afghanistan?

I'm a Gay Native Houstonian Once Kicked Out As A Teen to the Streets. Today, I'm a Houstonian Again.

Reactionaries: The Enemies of a Free Society.

I Was Approached By Someone Begging For Gas Money Yesterday

This is a genuinely nice man.

state law bans women from committing adultery-"We think they're important"

There was no centennial for Indian Territory

Presenting: Fundie Quote of the Day. # 3 And a new word, also.

Book Review: "Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life"

Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor

Colombian Farmer Castrates Himself

The real danger for Obama and the Democrats is not people voting Republican

Can Anyone Get a Fair Trial in Italy?

Can Anyone Get a Fair Trial in Italy?

What happens when freeper-bakers take phoned-in cake orders?

Cindy Sheehan..Dear Mr. President...

Bill Moyers: a thoughtful voice amid the din

Tea Party Candiate Runs For Ted Kennedy's Seat

Extravagant CEO Salaries and Ballooning Income Inequality in the U.S.

Extravagant CEO Salaries and Ballooning Income Inequality in the U.S.

Extravagant CEO Salaries and Ballooning Income Inequality in the U.S.

Extravagant CEO Salaries and Ballooning Income Inequality in the U.S.

As a baby boomer, I feel that Gerontophobia is exhibited frequently here at DU

Yes, We Can't?

Buju Banton is being held in the Federal Detention Centre in Miami

Human Trafficking in America

New treatment for soldiers with PTSD to be done by drill sergeants, positive thinking.

An alternative to the Boy Scouts?

One of the great social programs on earth - El Sistema

He is 7, this is his last Christmas

Study: Bad guys really do get the most girls

Study: Bad guys really do get the most girls

If advertising "disappeared", would your buying habits change much?

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*** DECEMBER PHOTO CONTEST - Preliminary Poll 1 ***

Will Rogers proposed amending the Constitution

Getting closer to deal with Iran? Iran accepts proposal with conditions

Three Performative Contradictions in Obama’s Nobel Speech

Assbag Romney will be in the national news soon with his book attacking Pres. Obama.

Are some people really making the argument

Regarding Afghanistan it seems to me...

President Obama's economic adviser pitches job stimulus

President Obama's adviser slams Wall Street( Summers)

The Big Banks and Brokerages are K Street republicans and will do what ever it takes

Another Day, Another Phony Birth Certificate From The Birthers

A non-paradoxical paradox: Job Growth By Spring, but with rising Unemployment

Imagine the conversation a Dem rep has with a constituent after killing off HCR- or just read this:

DUers it is REALLY SIMPLE.........

Matt Taibbi is not Mike Taibbi... whew... you had me worried there for a minute

White House Emails Case Nearing Settlement - recovering Bush/Cheney 'missing' email

I think we need few more threads about Matt Taibbi

Harkin considers raising bill to end filibuster. Harkin = Hero

Kevin Drum on Taibbi's piece: "count me among the supporters"

Gallup Daily Tracking Poll - 48% Approve, 43% Disapprove

When I find myself

Senate passes spending bill (Updated)

Diplomacy in action

Reminder, Pres. Obama is on 60 Minutes night for those who care.

Joe Biden's bathroom mirror messages

Raw Story: "Obama slams ‘fat cat bankers’ in CBS interview"

I don't understand columnist worship.

Blackmail

I feel "blechy" - blah and ucky.

All Matt Taibbi did was tell the TRUTH . . . obviously a lot of DUers CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH

Little evidence of Democratic unrest

Everybody must get stoned.

Going to go see Invictus tonight.

"Holy crap, we're getting older..."

The Star Trek philosophy - as told by Gene Roddenberry in 1979

One of the most beautiful musical creations in history...

Okay, another one of the most beautiful musical creations...

If the administration and its supporters spent as much time attacking the right as they do Taibbi

Matt Taibbi goes Obama scalp hunting

Yglesias to Taibbi: "People who want change need to correctly identify the obstacles to change."

Need help ranking these PS3 gift recommendations

Every dollar we spend in Afghanistan is a dollar we can't spend on the America people

I wonder where the Taibbi fact-checkers were when our President made the following errors

Anybody watching "Ice Twisters" on Syfy?

Am I dead yet?

Places to do it

A man starts yelling / "When there's no more room in Hell..." / but then we eat him

This cute guy at the medical marijuana dispensary always singled me out and told me Hi

Training in Honor of My Father

how is babby formed? YAHOO ANSWERS

Taverner!!!!

Those crazy Russian, giving their kid a Nutcracker...

500,000 birds

I've decided to try to be a professional joke writer.

Funny dog video

How to make meatshorts for Dick Cheney

Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers

A mountain man, a punkin, a munkee and two dogs walk into Santa's Workshop...

Post a Will Rogers quote:

I hate when musicians mesh Three Dog Night's Joy to the World into the Xmas version of the song.

I am very ashamed to admit this (confession time)

Isn't The Plot of "Avatar" The Same As "Starship Troopers"?

I've decided to try to be a professional joke.

A Rabbi , a Priest , and an Imam ,,,,

Brad DeLong: Ten Things on Which Matt Taibbi Really Does Not Know What He Is Talking About

Dominick the Christmas Donkey

Burial - Endorphin (Ghost Drum and Bass Remix)

It appears my wee-wee's been stricken with rigor mortis

FROSTY in Anchorage -- a few photos for you. :)

The Waitresses - CHRISTMAS WRAPPING

Today's Non Sequitur..........

With a little help from my friends

Best word for fecal material?

Congratulations to Mark Ingram Bama's first Heisman Winner...Roll Tide

So burnt out it's hard to work

2Pac-Dear Mama

The Roots (ft. Erykah Badu) - You Got Me

Axel Rose is....what's the word?

The Christmas movie that will make you barf this year is...

Woman calls 911 over burger emergency (MUST LISTEN TO THIS!)

The truth is that none of are ever ready for the Zombie Apocalypse...

Cheesiest headline of the week: "Tiger PullsOut"

Question about spam

"Twenty rules for writing detective stories" (1928)

The Best (or favorite) PJ Harvey album

Life sure is ducky when it's not sucky.

Jazz fans....I need help.....

Awaiting decision by potential employer. Should I call?

Nas-Made You Look

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Tiger the bad tipper?

watching old star trek TNG

'Stoned wallabies make crop circles'

Look what I made!

Another webcam capture from Glacier National Park. Enjoy

OH.MY.GOD. You have to see this. Extreme LED sheepherding ART.

Do you like guitar arpeggios?

The Cow

Possibly the most fucked-up video ever to be posted on YouTube

I feel kind of dumb asking after all this time, but what does IBTL stand for? n/t

Where to find a Stewart 2012 t-shirt?

I started watching "Dexter" on Netflix. Now I am hopelessly addicted!

Best of the '00s in TV by Alan Sepinwall (and not in slideshow format)

What is the weirdest most random memory you have?

sigh. why do i bother with the broncos?

"Da Bears" still suck!

Meet Toonces the Cat (not mine)

"Poor Beethoven." I say, NAKED Beethoven!1

To sleep, perchance to dream... (pics)

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Julie & Julia

Did this ever happen to you?

What would you do if your bi-polar ex started to threaten to kill people

Have you ever been told you're arrogant -- by a friend?

I love how in most movies today, Arnold Schwarzenegger has an Anglo name and still carries an accent

$101 in my bank account on Sunday morning...

I've been modeling for a college art class. I normally don't post a lot of pics of myself...

Synth Coke

Oh my GOD! I just logged out and read GD and GD:P

For tonight, I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan

Finally after 5 years I find out the name of a Christmas song

Sex Rehab or Christmas at the White House with Oprah?

DU men...what type are you?

King Missle... A sensitive Artist.....

His name was Henry. This is not his story

Do you like sushi?

Okay, which town.... The Bedford Falls prior to the dream...

If YOU were Hercules, would you ALLOW people to call you HERC?

Okay .... I'm just gunna come out and say it ....... straight and clear .......

I didn't want a new truck this way!

My first "Deleted Message - Name Removed" reply!

Me & Mr. Dinger Were Out Last Night. Here's Video Of The Band:

fromage girls (lighthearted human interest, pretty girls and cheese, yummy)

If they ever make a movie of my life, I hope the DVD has alternate endings

Sadie passed Wednesday December 9th

Why Are No-Names Hosting SNL This Season?

Trivia: What happened Tuesday, November 5, 1968?

Does anyone here know anything useful about Chinese green tea?

I just got an email from "Dallas Consuelo"!

I just got an email from "Dallas Consuelo"!

Who is your favorite architect?

Dammit - Kristin Wiig plays the same damn character in every skit she's in!!!

What is this recreational vehicle called in your area (if you have them)?

It seems that many would prefer that Obama be a liberal version of Bush. Governing for 23%

What's the best MST3K episode?

Don't blame Obama. The US political system is broken

If you could reconstruct a full-scale replica long-gone baseball stadium, which one would you choos

i need a new printer. i am sick of epson. ideas?

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) 1-2-3 Red Light Edition

I dare you to name a rock band with a better name than.....

Name my garden gnome!

These indisputably are the two worst Christmas songs ever.

Hi. Nobody knows me here. I'm WT Fuheck.

I have seen a lot of criticism concerning President Obama...

I have seen a lot of criticism concerning President Obama...

New Incidents Test Immunity to Terrorism on U.S. Soil

Defying Switzerland's new racist reputation

Senate GOP denied on spending filibuster attempt

Russia, U.S. to extend talks on nuclear arms pact

Massive financial reform passes House

Talks between Russia and US on nuclear pact extended

Talks between Russia and US on nuclear pact extended

White House working to close benefit caps loophole

White House working to close benefit caps loophole

Lula is the highest ranked leader in LA; Chávez at the bottom

Venezuela, Cuba Sign $3 Billion in Joint Projects

Climate activists condemn Copenhagen police tactics

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi punched at Milan rally

Islamists flee Philippines prison after militants' raid

Claire McCaskill: I'll Vote No On Health Care If It Increases Deficit

Monsanto seed business role revealed

Iran's Khamenei warns opposition leaders

Aides say Obama is pressing to ease credit again

Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor

Anti-Muslim graffiti found on French mosque

France to resume 'black box' hunt

Senator says opposition grows to Medicare buy-in

Tony Blair accused of 'twisting facts' on Iraq

IoS Exclusive: Untouchable: Blair to give Iraq War evidence in secret

Tuvalu Calls Out US in Emotional Plea (At Copenhagen Climate Change Conference)

Claire McCaskill: I'll Vote No On Health Care If It Increases Deficit

Democratic Senators Attack Health Care Compromise on Medicare

Reports: Protester hits Berlusconi at Milan rally

Senate Passes Federal Spending Bill

Tourist killed by hotel water

Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

Billionaire leads leftists in early Chile returns

Ex-Purdue student sentenced in Web threats to Bush

AP IMPACT: Monsanto seed business role revealed

Economist Paul Samuelson Dies at 94

Hospital study shows full moon's werewolf effect

Body Found on Mt. Hood, 2 Climbers Still Missing

Untouchable: Blair to give Iraq War evidence in secret

Obama's Surge and Pakistan

Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor.

Three Performative Contradictions in Obama’s Nobel Speech

A Game That’s Not So Great

AlterNet: Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply for Rich and Poor Pot Smokers

Ollie North: Get Serious

Independent UK: Despicable means to a dead end (Tony Blair and Iraq)

Bill Moyers Journal Dec 11 (video and transcript on the October Chicago Protests)

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Indicts Political Opponents While Feds Investigate Arpaio

The Tiger Woods scandal is a tale of sex -- and sexism

Poor Being Turned Away From Free Cancer Screenings.

"It marked the moment when Obama became a leader,

Parade Magazine Cover: "Home for the Holidays"..with George and Barbara Bush!:

Taibbi vs. Obama

Once More Through the Slaughter House

War critics say Tony Blair is 'rewriting history'

"A lot of Swedes will argue that the most shameful thing is not that someone made a mistake......

Are Americans a Broken People? Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression

President Obama Noble Peace Prize Concert 2009

Nobel Peace Price Concert 2009 - Michael Jackson tribute

Will Smith with wife & children host President Obama Noble Peace Prize Concert 2009

Mother Gives Son Marijuana To Treat His Autism - ABC News

Step back! Here comes the shark attack.

Annise Parker victory speech after winning Houston mayoral election

Documentary on how the media lies to manipulate us

Obama Crashes a Party

Fox News: Warning to Ships! Massive 12 mile Iceberg Headed for Australia! - dec 2009

Papantonio: GOP Purity Test Echoes Berlin in 1933

Congressional candidate Melinda Gopher: A Photo Essay on the Urban Indian Experience

Silvio Berlusconi hospitalised in attack

Lucia celebration 2009 december 13, (part 1 of 6)

Tuvalu's COP15 Delegate To Obama And The US Senate: "The Fate Of My Country Rests In Your Hands!"

TV Ad "Stain" re Blunt

Greenland Tsunami Generated by the Calving of an Iceberg into the Sea - The Second Wave

Human Rights Day 2009 in Minneapolis Waiting for Justice (of torture)

"Going Rogue" Sanitation Crisis

Silvio Berlusconi punched in the face 13th December 2009

COP15: Largest Climate Change March In History & An Event That Has Been Completely Ignored By US MSM

The Hashish Army- Afghanistan. Is this what we are fighting for?????

Did Copenhagen Change The US In A Way We Never Thought Of?

An energy security dividend? $1100 a year?

Climate change CLEAR unreality: We're all Alaskans now!

A journey through the Earth's climate history (BBC)

Gas-electric car sales expected to rise in '10 (Detroit News)

Kashmir Weather Destabilizing - Delayed Snows, More Intense Floods, Droughts Hurting Farmers

After Nearly 1 Month W/O Rain, Massive Fish Kills On NW Brazil's Manaquiri River As Oxygen Depletes

Lord Christopher Monckton- Climate Denier-quarantining AIDS patients "for life"

ARGENTINA: Solar Villages Light Up the Andes

Climate change reality: The Progressive crisis

Seven Generations

California Geothermal Project Shut Down

Bubbles of warming, beneath the ice

"A radical shift of the Arctic atmospheric circulation"

Under the icy north lurks a ‘carbon bomb’

Australian Carbon Emissions Up 82% Since 1990 - Kyoto Protocol Limits Are 8% - Age

Interesting Article from Europe on Climate-gate

Monsoon Pattern Breaking Down In India's Western Ghat Region - 23% Of Area Vegetation Remains

SO, What did you think of "The U"?

Colts' 22 trumps Marshall's 21(new NFL records)

Patriots mascot arrested in RI sex sting

So far Dallas Cowboys FAIL

Tim Tebow taught Mark Ingram how to win a Heisman Trophy from his knees.

Closest Race Ever: Mark Ingram Wins Heisman Trophy.

The JR Chess Report (December 13): World Cup Final Goes to Tie Break; Magnus Leads in London

Outside the lines- Fl State

Bolivian lawmakers: We work, we get paid. No work, no pay.

Lula is the highest ranked leader in LA; Chávez at the bottom

Only 49% of Colombians believe in democracy, while 85% of Venezuelans believe in it!

Guatemalan press prints leaks from sensitive murder probe

Guatemala ex-colonel sentenced to prison for enforced disappearances in civil war

Manuel Zelaya supporters say there's no justice for the dead

Brazil: Dictatorship torture to be investigated

Brazil: Dictatorship torture to be investigated

Manuel Zelaya to get safe passage out of Honduras

The Bachelet factor: the cultural legacy of Chile's first female president

7 in 10 Venezuelans approve of their democracy. Venezuela's economy rates second in the region...

Latinobarómetro poll: Latin Americans disapprove Chávez

Venezuela, Cuba Sign $3 Billion in Joint Projects

Lula is the highest ranked leader in LA; Chávez at the bottom

PFLP marks 42nd anniversary in Gaza rally

Christian Palestinian leaders call for church boycott in Kairos document

Qassam hits Israel, despite Hamas moratorium on Gaza rocket fire

Palestinian wounds Israeli woman in West Bank stabbing

Israel okays plan to pump funds into settlements

Netanyahu should admit Israel doesn't want peace

Here's somebody else who doesn't like the Constitution

Man shot dead after trying to rob Marrero couple at gunpoint

No Charges In Death Of Woman Shot 9 Times

Support the 2nd Amendment and not the NRA

Helping Other Workers

Help wanted: 2010 Census to put 1,000 to work

Thriving small businesses still struggling to get loans

tonight's fireworks

Plan B

iPhone conversion: Phone-o-scope

A question regarding the December Photo Contest

asheville's piggy back

A shot in the Dark: The Secret Lives of Toadstools

NASA delays launch of spacecraft (CNN) {WISE}

Ghosts of Shopping Malls Past-Modern Ruins

Scientists find single ‘on-off’ gene that can change gender traits

***December Photo Contest Prelims are now up in GD***

Need a bit of advice

Houston voters elect first openly gay mayor

"Buju held for cocaine possession in the United States.."

"I respect nobody who is gay" (Dominica)

Small Business just too confused to hire? New GOP talking point is BS.

Death Trap: Fed Stuck At Zero And US Borrowing Costs Starting To Rise

Shoppers are out, but wait for more discounts

Summers: Obama will persuade bankers to increase lending because we were there for them

Aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

This will make your day..

Spa for the Soul

Just a dream or an answer?

Can you see the future? Try this test to find out your psychic abilities.

The power in your kitchen cabinets.....

Interesting read: Why didn't Canada's housing market go bust? From the Cleveland FRB

Poor kids and psych drugs,Big Pharma money and Nami,board member resigns in protest

Loud music kills 19 year old.

Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma

Study: England state schools rationing education for the gifted

Christian Fear Video Regarding Muslim Encroachment in the West

Atheists are the greatest threat to ALL religions.

are your hands sore yet?

any ideas on how to make my sour dough more sour?

Rombauer's Panettone Recipe -- this doesn't seem right.

I bought a Seal-a-Meal

Anyone have a favorite banana recipe to share?

What is your main go-to cook book for when you just need to know something basic

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