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Archives: December 4, 2010

Greenspan:the grand experiment of a common currency "was over" (Euro)

Cracker jack tough & ready to kill...We are the enemy

If any one can help

Re Wikileaks' website: I have a question.

Keith's show: basketball coach denied coverage,Stockman on failure of Cuts for Rich

Louisville Courier-Journal: Creationist tourism

Freedom of the Press? Really?

How deficit commission voted on co-chairs proposal

A 'Don't Ask' musical moment for President Obama at Bagram

Death By Budget Cut: Poor People Denied Organ Transplants in Arizona

Palin book signing a tightly controlled operation

Link to donate to Tiffany Tate from Olbermann show

DoT exploring technology that would disable cell phones in cars

The Bush Tax Cuts : a very brief history of the WHY and HOW

British woman calls emergency number to report a stolen snowman

Sen. Levin's Statement at DADT Hearing

Lieberman Introduces Anti-WikiLeaks Legislation.

Graham favors permanent Afghan bases

Air Controller Sickout Causes Spain Travel Chaos - AP

Todd Palin To Face Democrat On Dancing With The Stars?

Mitch McConnell has a look on his face somewhat reminiscent of Ned Beatty in "Deliverance."

Florida good ole boys at it again. Florida Senator found guilty. Penalty will be set by someone he.

As someone who respects whistle blowing when it reveals

Freeper suggests hanging Ron Paul "just for being an EFFING KOOK"

Right Wing Talk Radio: Is it just me or.....

Right Wing Talk Radio: Is it just me or.....

Mr. President: The Republicans hate you because you have a "D" appended to your name.

"can't square that circle" Must've heard it 10X today

Florida Governor Crist may work for law firm, Morgan & Morgan.

Whatever else you say about the President, you cannot accuse him of cowardice in his Pardons.

Whatever else you say about the President, you cannot accuse him of cowardice in his Pardons.

Hillary Clinton calls world leaders to express regret on WikiLeaks.

Found the Money to run the US of A!

Teacher Ratings Get New Look, Pushed by a Rich Watcher (NYT)

Military takes over Spanish airspace from strikers

Gay soldiers bad for the military in times of war?

The way things are...

Leaked Cables Stir Resentment and Shrugs

Speaking of foreign news that we never learn off

Is WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange a Hero? Glenn Greenwald Debates Steven Aftergood of Secrecy News

Fascinating: Inside the Bahnhof Bunker, home of Wikileaks Servers

The world of diplomacy is replete with a deluge of white lies

Fox News, keep your mitts off of John Lennon

help Senator Sanders fight! stop the comcast/nbc merger

GOP willing to make USA 3rd world nation to please their base

US, Brits spar over use of bases on Cyprus

Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!

5 Reasons The Future Will Be Ruled By B.S.

Columbia U To Students: If You Want A Job At State, Don't Link To Wikileaks

I'm not following the Wikileaks story very closely, but

Interrogators subjected Gitmo detainees to dangerous psychoactive drug: report

Please Don't Bury Me..

Israel cannot have access to NATO capabilities, Turkish president says

Quantitative Easing Explained

WikiLeaks Website Targets Bank of America

The miracle of one computer chip

So I'm wondering who wrote that comment that Bristol made about Keith-O

The present day composer STILL refuses to die...FZ, December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993

Most of the people that I know...

Jeff Sessions: "They're able to legalize their brothers, who may have brought them here illegally"

Jeff Sessions: "They're able to legalize their brothers, who may have brought them here illegally"

So anybody still up?

Texas GOP to call on Rick Perry to immediately pardon Tom DeLay

So, if the bills don't pass in the Senate tomorrow -- then what? nt

Fruitcake "minister" says murdering gays is ok

If a CIA agents name was released by Wikileaks SDept cable would it have been ok?

8 sets of remains found in single Arlington grave

It fhe corporados keep their tax cuts for "two years"...does ANYONE think they'll EVER lose them?

What did Obama and the Dems fight for?

A "for white kids" show on Youtube

Case-Shiller Index Screams Housing Double Dip

After DADT Hearings, White House Meets With Repeal Groups

Proposed bill calls for bible curriculum (Arkansas)

Framing Things - Feces On Your Food ...

NYT's Blow: Palin is 'the Zsa Zsa Gabor of American politics'; ignore her

Kentucky Tax Dollars May Go To Creationist Theme Park

Scary New Wage Data

Call Their Bluff, Mr. President

Want to do something about tax cuts to the rich? Sign this petition:

When you think about how successfully FAUX has ingrained it's propaganda into politics

The corporate push to take over state education masks the failures of corporate America

Is there an intimate connection between the concepts of heroism and human sacrifice?

What should President Obama do about the official 9.8% unemployment rate ?

Dept. of Phoney "Charities": Mayor Bloomberg's Foundation - $300 Million Offshore

Marine calls home to say he lost both legs in explosion in Afghanistan

Marine calls home to say he lost both legs in explosion in Afghanistan

Bush Officials Celebrate Tax Cut ‘Trap’ They Laid Nine Years Ago

Bush Officials Celebrate Tax Cut ‘Trap’ They Laid Nine Years Ago

Boehner says GOP to lead on extending tax cuts

Oshkosh Gets One Quarter Of A Billion Dollars To Build M-ATV ambulances

200 Camp Outside Kroger's in 20 Degree Weather to get Palin autograph

Disabled Iraq Vet Arrested For Stalking Westboro Church Members

Japan's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 5.1%

It's Obama's fault, because he is a Communist

30 years ago today - Led Zeppelin officially disbanded

Obama's Decision to Push Bush's NAFTA-Style Korea Trade Deal Without Real Fixes (Political Mistake)

Afghan minister: WikiLeaks hurts ties with U.S.

Neo-Nazi guilty of grave vandalism

Afghan minister: WikiLeaks hurt US-Afghan ties

December 8th 1980 - Was Lennon's murderer a CIA hitman?

will thousands of foreclosures be voided because non-lawyers prosecuted them?

will thousands of foreclosures be voided because non-lawyers prosecuted them?

You cannot argue that

Stop-Loss Payment Applications Extended Until December 18

Convicted Felon Ollie North Continues to Spew Crap

The ultimate result from the wikileaks debacle is that gw and co

State Republican Executive Committee (Texas) to consider calling for DeLay pardon

The republicans in Washington waging the real "War On Christmas"

join Senator Sanders on a deficit commission conversation

What could Wikileaks reveal that would surprise you?

Police Protective Fund -- Is it a legitimate charity or scam?

Dem senator compares negotiating with GOP to talks with terrorists

Dem senator compares negotiating with GOP to talks with terrorists

Blue dog democrats necessary evil or purge worthy?

Reid pushes bill to allow for online gambling

Who wrote the bill that raises taxes on millionaires?

Calif. lawmakers keep vehicle perk ($55,000 Cadillac sedan and a $52,000 Lexus hybrid, etc)

HA! It's official. A calorie is NOT a calorie.

Arizona Strikes Again - Remember The Repubs Taling About Pulling The Plug On Grandma

Amazon's official response to the Wikileaks boot from Web Services

She Who Must Not Be Named

Foreign Press Says What America’s Won’t: Sarah Palin is a Traitor

Foreign Press Says What America’s Won’t: Sarah Palin is a Traitor

Foreign Press Says What America’s Won’t: Sarah Palin is a Traitor

Foreign Press Says What America’s Won’t: Sarah Palin is a Traitor

CSPAN 2 Dick durbin eating the GOP for breakfast

CSPAN 2 Dick durbin eating the GOP for breakfast

Ron Paul defends Julian Assange

Glenn Beck paints beleaguered Wilmington, Ohio, as real life Bedford Falls

Billionaires Are "Good Without God" (Pell calls atheists immoral and without purpose)

Billionaires Are "Good Without God" (Pell calls atheists immoral and without purpose)

Family Claims Comcast Let Grandma Bleed To Death On Thanksgiving

Feds Seek Rear-Camera Law (backup cameras)

Feds Seek Rear-Camera Law (backup cameras)

Federal Law Enforcement Tracks Credit Card Use without Warrants

Is Erskine Bowles really a Democrat?

We need some programmer on this board to make a DU iPhone app.

Which judge is being impeached?

Millions Bracing for Cutoff of Unemployment Aid

Barbie porn - I suspect this is more evidence of the war on Christmas

Barbie porn - I suspect this is more evidence of the war on Christmas

Another Way Afghanistan Resembles Vietnam - Drugs

Another Way Afghanistan Resembles Vietnam - Drugs

Another Way Afghanistan Resembles Vietnam - Drugs

SKorea trade pact could mean thousands of US jobs

PayPal cuts WikiLeaks from money flow

WikiLeaks: Five more of the strangest stories to emerge

This vote will determine what the next two years will be like in this country.

The Ghost Hunters - Afghanistan Is Vietnam, Part Duex

What are they voting on in the Senate at this time

What are they voting on in the Senate at this time

Jee... Zus... Christ 2 (Chamber Of Congress Edition) !!!

Anyone talking about a "tax cut" for the long-term unemployed? Shouldn't we be???

PayPal Won't Permit Donations To WikiLeaks but, you can donate by other means.

Carrying coals to Newcastle. American Early December 2010 Edition - (Handelsman cartoon)

Independent UK: Public health fears as Lansley retreats from regulation

Independent UK: Public health fears as Lansley retreats from regulation

A Follow Up To My Front Page Post

The wording on the "Bush tax cut" is a spin in itself! And it's not helping!

Thousands of Pennsylvania Foreclosures Could Be on Shaky Ground - DailyFinance

Virginia Thomas in New Role at Liberty Central, Says Call to Anita Hill Was "Probably a Mistake"

Afghan finance minister doesn't like Wikileaks, says cables will hurt U.S.-Afghan relations.

Phil Gramm Took Up Where McCain Left Off In Banking Criminality

Phil Gramm Took Up Where McCain Left Off In Banking Criminality

To those legislators who say THE UNEMPLOYED NEVER HIRED ANYBODY:

Senate Republicans vote to raise taxes on middle class

My new truck!

Where was the tax vote BEFORE the elections? What am I missing?!?!

Media framing of the Senate tax fight is critical, and it's not looking good out of the gate.

Sen. Dorgan making a good case for Dem tax plans. (C-SPAN2)

Obama's Facebook Feed..

"Today, Republicans Voted To Raise Taxes On People"

Where are the fucking jobs?

U.S. Orders Diplomats to Stop Telling Truth Until Further Notice

The Wealthy Get More Weatlty and The Unemployed GET....

Franken's on C-Span - Schumer and Sherrod Brown are standing behind him. He sounds so SAD. nt

Robert Reich: "the President legitimizes everything the right has been saying" about the economy

Begich is laying it out beautifully on C-Span. nt

Racism and brutality reborn in Birmingham schools, says lawsuit.

Racism and brutality reborn in Birmingham schools, says lawsuit.

Jon Kyl, Jack Lew, and Tim Geithner are negotiating the taxcut deal...

The GOP (Grinch) that Stole Christmas

The Ruling Class

Next on Tax Cuts: The Minority vs. the Even Smaller Minority

how hard would it freaking be for the Obama administration

Felony charge for vet accused of targeting Westboro

Save the children? NO! Save the billionaires!

Save the children? NO! Save the billionaires!

DirecTV- same, or higher prices, less channels. Wonder if I can get a raise for working less?

Assange would have more credibility if his ego was just a TAD smaller...

Do Any Of You Remember The Term...Cradle To The Grave?

OK, Question. Mr. Dinger Just Put On Some jesse ventura shit &

Tax Cut Myths: Fact Checking The Showdow - AP/HuffPo

Senate Republicans Defeat Reauthorization Of Jobless Aid, Tax Cuts

Senate Republicans Defeat Reauthorization Of Jobless Aid, Tax Cuts

Judge to Rule on Death Penalty Constitutionality

'White Student Union' Fliers Spark Controversy at WCU

Senate Republicans Defeat Reauthorization Of Jobless Aid, Tax Cuts

Senate Republicans Defeat Reauthorization Of Jobless Aid, Tax Cuts

Medicare admits overpaying for some medical equipment (800$ to rent a wheelchair?)

Framing It ... Able To Eat.

Framing It ... Able To Eat.

Democrats need to call the Tax cut what it is.- WELFARE FOR THE RICHEST PEOPLE ON EARTH..!! >>link>

Some very tasty irony

Senate Republicans just voted to raise taxes all Americans.

US Contractor Bought Afghan Policemen Drugs, Little Boys, Cable Reveals

Kraft plans to move Cadbury to Switzerland to avoid UK taxes

Video: Provocation and police terror at the G20 summit in Toronto

For all those dems, progressives, independents that did not vote

For all those dems, progressives, independents that did not vote

Should everyone give up on President Obama?

Should everyone give up on President Obama?

Should everyone give up on President Obama?

Repost: MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT SOLUTION:

DADT - The lurking truth behind state sanctioned coercion.

Do you know anyone who will admit to voting for Bush/Cheney?

White House Brags about Exporting our Pyramid Schemes to Korea

Illinois Civil unions aren't just for same-sex couples

Look at how tax change will effect YOUR bottom line

Ed Shultz is on MSNBC now commenting on Senate vote & trade agreement - link

What If The Republicans Tie Extending All The Bush * Tax Cuts To Extending Unemployment Benefits ?

What If The Republicans Tie Extending All The Bush * Tax Cuts To Extending Unemployment Benefits ?

When and Where was a Place Whistle Blowers could release their stuff?

Israel 'saddened' as Brazil recognises Palestinian state

Israel 'saddened' as Brazil recognises Palestinian state

A Real Hero..

****Throughout the Underground 12-2 thru 3-2010****

Tax debate in Senate

Barbara Boxer for President

Barbara Boxer for President

Barbara Boxer for President

DU gets a very unflattering mention on BUZZFLASH frontpage

US Senate Roll Call Votes: Here are the 4 Dems (+ Lieberman) who voted against middle-class tax cuts

Poll. 2012. Primary Obama, Independent Progressive in the General, or Obama

AOL comment sections are extremely right wing. That changes when GOP blocks taxing rich

Power chairs: older and fatter Americans are on the move

Ok this HAS to be what Obama and his staff are mulling over..

The Emperor has no balls !!!!!!

FACT!!! Most Of The Super Wealthy DO NOT Pay Top Rate

FACT!!! Most Of The Super Wealthy DO NOT Pay Top Rate

Two more years of NO. That's what it's about. NO help for the unemployed, NO help for the economy

Pres. Obama's Prime Time Address

The World's Hottest Pepper (or, you won't even have time to scream)

Hey Harry Reid call 'em out and make them do a real life filibuster!

So under DU new rules is there anything I can't call the first black president of the United States?

So under DU new rules is there anything I can't call the first black president of the United States?

So under DU new rules is there anything I can't call the first black president of the United States?

Was researching, and ran across this old article about Finegold (re intelligence)

Palin handlers bully CNN cameraman at book signing

What kind of a deal would Obama have to get so most here would

The Most and Least Brainy Cities in America

Feingold voted with the Rs on these tax bills...

We need some programmer on this board to make a DU iPhone app.

How many corporations are sending out memo's about WikiLeaks..

Braintree mayor vows to save Christmas from squirrels

The Bush tax cuts were in effect when the unemployment jumped from 9.6% to 9.8%...

What if we just let all tax cuts expire for now and fought this fight again in January

Helen Thomas' response to accusations that she is an anti-Semite:

Grade Obama on the environment

India close to signing huge arms deals with France and Russia

Massey CEO Blankenship expected to testify Dec. 14

US labor leader calls for wage increase worldwide

Faux News Palin punk?

What is "corporatism"?

WE need a Democratic fight song! Got the idea from Rachel M.

Linda Sanchez: Obama’s NAFTA-Style Korea Free Trade Deal Will Send Jobs Overseas

Defamatory manifestos and dismissive one liners will neither save nor destroy a president

Merkley Lays Out A Course For Reforming The Filibuster In The Next Senate

Based on Hugabear's post:: Adopt A Billionaire Charity Drive (AABCD)

Based on Hugabear's post:: Adopt A Billionaire Charity Drive (AABCD)

Students Warned Not To Link To Or Even Read WikiLeaks If They Want A Federal Job

72 Super PACs Spent $83.7 Million On Election, Financial Disclosure Reports Show - WaPo

news breakthrough!! PBS Colorado is Airing for the first time...

news breakthrough!! PBS Colorado is Airing for the first time...

John McWeasel

John McWeasel

No moderator 'tis not true

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal How US Manipulated Climate Accord

Thom Hartmann today talked about Obama NOT RUNNING in 2012!

Ohioan kills bear on opening of deer gun season

Ohioan kills bear on opening of deer gun season

One In Seven Creditworthy Americans Can't Pay Bills, Study Shows

Body scans and pat-downs are just the beginning

Body scans and pat-downs are just the beginning

WikiLeaks cables discuss vast hacking by a Chinese government that fears the Web

WikiLeaks cables discuss vast hacking by a Chinese government that fears the Web

WikiLeaks cables discuss vast hacking by a Chinese government that fears the Web

Miramar ban on roadside solicitations-"This is not a safety issue, this is a homelessness issue,"

maybe he's intentionally trying to piss us off?

If big corporations are people,

Home ownership comparison & the mortgage deductions

The MPAA Bans Bereavement Poster (shows a kid holding a knife)

Plans to ban cheap alcohol and end tobacco branding will be unveiled by ministers this week

Two dead in Russian passenger plane crash

INSIDE JOB - Playing now near you! Great film!

Those who do not learn from history

Guardian: U.S. Embassy Cables - Wiki Witch-Hunt ("The Cables Are More Than Just Embarrassing...")

You LEFTY DU'ers Have Just Gotta SEE THIS! Bageant is the Chris Hedges from the RIGHT!

Carlos Slim on Larry King

Carlos Slim on Larry King

just out of curiosity, I searched Facebook...

DU is extremely S L O W for me. Other sites OK. Anyone else? n/t

DU is extremely S L O W for me. Other sites OK. Anyone else? n/t

USA Today: Fix It Again, Toyota: More Camry pedal problems

Schumer: Large Appetite To Fight Even If All Bush Tax Cuts Expire

Schumer: Large Appetite To Fight Even If All Bush Tax Cuts Expire

First Sarah clubbed the fish, then she came for Nicole Wallace

Scalia Mocks Sotomayor - For Expressing Concern For Human Beings-Left Sitting In Their Own Feces

WIKI LEAKS:Britain Allowed BANNED U.S. Cluster Bombs to be Stored on British Soil in Secret!

Letting the Perfect Become the Enemy of the Suck-Ass

Serious question

Operation One-Term: Obama Reaches Bipartisan Agreement To Serve Only Four Years

He’s a Reaganite...Let me put it even more baldly. Obama is, actually, a bad man.

Moves to weed out retailers and make bongs a pipe dream

I missed something

The Christmas Compromise-Tax Cuts For Unemployment Insurance Benefits

David Stockman - Mr President if they give you a bill with

Law Firm Accused Of Using Non-Lawyers In Foreclosure Filings, Charging Homeowners Attorney Fees

Imagine how radical the concept of moving from a 6 to a 5-day workweek sounded in 1926

Why dosen't Obama pull a bush and let the old one sunset and pass

Why dosen't Obama pull a bush and let the old one sunset and pass

Southwest orders heavy teen to buy extra ticket, apologizes

Southwest orders heavy teen to buy extra ticket, apologizes

$5.00 F*CK 'EM Therapy

My father said the oddest thing about DADT and accepting homosexuality...

The Economy Has Fallen And Can't Get Back Up

Our Government requires all people to be educated, at least to

Alan Grayson Points Out How Much Fox Pundits Stand to Benefit from Extension of Bush Tax Cuts

What if Dr. Seuss Created 'Star Wars'?

Class and Social Security (Krugman) (Yes. It IS class warfare)

"Best purchase I made since Dick Cheney!" The WC's "Supernatural" slams

Dear President Obama and advisors-: re: tax cuts

So how much will MY income taxes go up if they do nothing??

On the Bush tax cuts: A choice

Assuming all my assumptions are accurate, tell me why I should change them

Assuming all my assumptions are accurate, tell me why I should change them

OBAMA: How are you feeling him? Poll.

"US soldier admits to sport killing"

Transocean Refuses to Release Gulf of Mexico Safety Audits to Government

Will Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown be re-elected in 2012?

When Boys Dress Like Girls for Halloween

4 Dem's that voted against the end of the tax extension to Millionaires and Billionaires are..

Chase orders Southlake bank to remove Christmas tree

One reason Pelosi's popularity has surged here - she's lost clout

What ever happened to the words:

Who do you see as a President

State Dept. Bars Staffers from WikiLeaks, Warns Students Not to Even Read At Home on or Comment On!

Merry Christmas

Arizona Medicaid cuts will deny medical treatments in life-or-death situations!

Arizona Medicaid cuts will deny medical treatments in life-or-death situations!

GOP Lawmaker Says TSA Pat Downs Promote 'Homosexual Agenda'

I still like Obama and the Democratic Party and I still think

My War's At Home

Jim DeMint (R-SC): Economy is "waiting to roar back," but it can't without permanent Bush Tax Cuts©

Attorney: Assange Accused for Not Wearing Condom During Consensual Intercourse

Attorney: Assange Accused for Not Wearing Condom During Consensual Intercourse

A few remarks on Wikileaks

Sen. Bernie Sanders: A Real JAW DROPPER At The FEDERAL RESERVE

Tax Cuts .........Comes Down to Live or Die

NJ High court won't stop start of NJ bear hunt

NJ High court won't stop start of NJ bear hunt

Give the rich their tax breaks. If they don't hire people, take them back.

And to my congressman, I sent this ditty-

University pulls diversity award named after Helen Thomas

White House speechwriter jokes about TSA groping, priest molestation in award acceptance speech.

DU's elders. Look for them, listen to them, and ignore the MSM troll-fight parrots.

This pic has a BIG clue as to who leads the country.

Tax cuts: It's going to be all or nothing. Which do you prefer?

Moment of Lies: Galbraith Attacks Lack of Evidence for Frantic Deficit Fear Mongering

Feds tracking credit cards, store purchases without warrant: report

Obama on Bush tax cuts: 'It will require some compromise'

Poll says Prosecute Assange. But does it? I'm probably spacing on the obviousness, but here is the

Pssssst! We are STILL being bled dry by two dishonorable, unjust wars. We need THAT money at home.

From Jim Crow to Eat Crow: 'No one is above the law' - Holder, Biden and Theodore Roosevelt.

The dishonesty about the tax cuts has to stop

Who provides the best news coverage?

He said, She said...

Wikileaks vs US--the first -overt- internet battle by a nation state?

Why did Sarah club the fish?

Why did Sarah club the fish?

Why did Sarah club the fish?

My ESL student from Ecuador is returning home, leaving U.S. for good.

My ESL student from Ecuador is returning home, leaving U.S. for good.

Billboards to proclaim Jesus' return on May 21, 2011

Headlines.. WTF???

WikiLeaks: Assange Delivers On Obama’s Promise Of Transparency

Redundant, yet spot-on and hilarious bumper sticker I saw the other day

If there actually was a viable "Draft Bernie Sanders for President" movement - would you support it?

So about this “fighting back” thing

where has John Kerry been

DoD Shitting Bricks About The Next Military Budget

If an American military person with security clearances had passed

Jee... Zus... Christ !!!

10 Awesome Free Documentaries That You Can Watch Online

"What Are We Doing Here?" - Al Franken Floor Speech On Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance

It's not about Obama

Guardian: How WikiLeaks Altered The Way We See The World In Just A Week

Ever have a moment that makes you realize things really are not that bad for you?

Corporate America thanks President Obama for his NAFTA-style Korea Trade Agreement

Corporate America thanks President Obama for his NAFTA-style Korea Trade Agreement

Kasich to yank union approval - does not want certain workers to unionize

Ban on school bake sales for fund raisers in new bill . . .

The most important truth that Assange has revealed is not contained in

Just saw the new Harry Potter. Can I ask a question?

PayPal cuts WikiLeaks from money flow

Blowing Billions on War While American Workers Go Under

State Department To Columbia University Students: DO NOT Discuss WikiLeaks On Facebook, Twitter

I hope all the armchair judges of Manning's leak have read the following:

So... Julian Assange... Traitor Or Hero ???

woman hasn't made a mortgage payment since 1985, still lives in house

woman hasn't made a mortgage payment since 1985, still lives in house

woman hasn't made a mortgage payment since 1985, still lives in house

Today I kept my mouth shut.

Billboards to proclaim Jesus' return on May 21, 2011

Rick Scott picks Imagine Charters head to advise him on education...despite Imagine's spotty record.

Sick Ground Zero Worker Says McCain Was Rude To Him

China passenger train hits 300 mph, breaks record

The tax inequity problem is a result of the labor inequity problem.

So you say your middle class....

Ever hang around any wealthy people? Ever notice they don't pay for anything?

Senate Cloture Vote on Extending Only Middle Class Tax cut fails. NEW INFO. NOT JUST A DUPLICATE

Why do people believe in bullshit?

DU Adopt-a-Billionaire charity drive

Julian Assange's Son, Daniel, Speaks About His Father.

Julian Assange's Son, Daniel, Speaks About His Father.

Gift guide for homeless people

Ladies and Gentlemen: It's Time to Name Names.

I have heard at least 10 people say the Tax Cuts for the rich is the "Last Straw"

Please. Let's not repeat on DU the lies, smears and slanders directed against Julian Assange

Dean's 50 state plan was not about left or right, but about moving power out of DC.

Harkin: If Obama Caves On Taxes, He Better Pray For Palin In 2012

Will the USA ever have another economic system, other than capitalism?

Will the USA ever have another economic system, other than capitalism?

Leaving Mr. Assange out of consideration I'm supportive of what WikiLeaks is doing. Who else is?

The Catfood Commission.

We're Living In The Final Years of Capitalism

The last two times when Dems were the incumbents & had primaries, the GOP took the White House

Brewercare "death panels": death by budget cut

Statement by the President Announcing the US-Korea Trade Agreement

Unfortunately Howard Findman is right again on the democrats

Obama bows to Wall St., Chamber of Commerce, DLC: reaches job-sucking NAFTA-type deal with S. Korea

It appears that the tax cuts are going into effect for the super rich too.

Pass The Dream Act, Lower The Deficit

Obama issues first pardons of presidency, four in cocaine cases

Who has done a better job promoting transparency?

Scott Brown on DADT, "reflects well on the White House's commitment to making repeal happen."

Expiring Tax Cuts Dominate in Weekly Addresses

Senate now in unusual Saturday session to vote on test tax cut votes. Reid speaking about DADT now.

Another Obama Poll

What About the Obama Tax Cuts?

Roll Call: DREAM Act (Cloture) Vote Next Week in Senate

Photos: Heroes (The Obama Presidency, Day 683)

Republicans hammer 'job creators' lie and won't help unemployed because media does not do its job

Harry Reid: "Republicans cannot stop protecting the people who got us into this mess"

We saw "Inside Job" last night

Schumer: Large Appetite To Fight Even If All Bush Tax Cuts Expire

Christ Christy sure knows how to create those jobs in NJ doesn't he

Obama is a bad man

Who is the greatest living criminal not in prison?

President Obama vs a Republican candidate other than Palin in 2012

"...Democrats have a nasty habit about a commitment to reality and truth..."

LEAKED: Original Unedited Pages of Sarah Palin's New Book

President Obama vs the moron Sarah Palin in 2012

Skinner, I need to change my user name

Does President Obama dare to DISMANTLE THE EMPIRE??

'Obama's going to let Republicans do bad thing after bad thing'

How can we beat the Media? Every article about today's vote starts out with a lie

I'd like to just post this for your enjoyment:

The LAME DUCK CONGRESS Game!

"WH looking into broken embargo on POTUS trip"

Obama Pardons 66 Yr Old Ex-Marine made Pennies into Dimes

Anyone in the mood to defend Michelle? The wackos are going nuts & the racist comments

Tea Party Nation Founder: 'A Wise Idea' To Only Let Property Owners Vote

Obama confident of tax cut deal before Jan. 1

President Obama confident of tax cut deal before Jan. 1

Firefox Webcam!

Best version of Carol Brady?

I indulged my major weakness today.

blues brothers video question

Did Feingold vote with the Republicans again?

HOMER SIMPSON For President in Twenty Twelve!

Who is your favorite Samurai Jack? (Say that with your best samurai's scowl) (No Poll)

Ya wanna know who's badass? This guy here is badass.

Three "Doctor Who" series are available on XBox Live!

85% of liberal Dems give Obama a positive job performance rating

...of the Condor

Under what circumstances would our party be able to raise taxes rather than cut spending?

"Father Christmas." 1970, Albert Finney, and it's underrated.

With due respect to Johnny Cash, a question about "Folsum Prison Blues"

Jesus saves. Then Jesus LOLs.

The only good Beaver is a shaved Beaver

DERP!!!111elevens!!1!1

It's Friday night, you're home, possibly drunk, let's post some covers

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry...

Why did the Beaver cross the road?

So anybody still up?

Nevermind...

Beavers brush their teeth with Bucky Dent

some zz top love

PIC: Obama's transparency & Wikileaks

Just dicovered something new about my XBox 360

Fill in the blank...It's my party, and I'll ...blank... if I want to

Has anyone seen Paris, I Love You and or New York, I Love You....

30 years ago today - Led Zeppelin officially disbanded

Fascinating sign placement

Remembering the golden pre-Obama era

What is your best vacation ever? Mine was in Marguerita, venezuela.

Computer nerds..HELP ME!

Miss Lichtenstein

Why is Nancy Pelosi such a hero now all of a sudden?

my SO has been out of town all week and she's coming home tonight....

Kitteh and Anti-Kitteh coexist for 2.353X10^-9 seconds

Anyonehere know how to sleep for a VERY LONG TIME?

No snow here...

Many at DU are saying Obama is a flat-out con man. I say he's probably being intimidated/blackmailed

To honor the return of "The Hoof"

Some Billy Joel

Gotta brag a bit on my daughter-in-law

TWEET IT - iPads vs iPhones (Michael Jackson "Beat It" spoof)

Husky. Urge to kill rising.

ROCK STARS & WANNABES...Would you release a LIVE or GREATEST HITS album to pay for your rehab?

What's with the Flames and Oliers this year?

Enjoying free wifi at 30,000 feet and...

Great vacation idea.

In your opinion, is DU too critical of Obama, not critical enough of Obama, or just right ...

Do celebrities appear in your dreams?

What is your favorite way to breed and why?

Does anyone have a few minutes to walk this dummy through

The Conversation - by David Shire

A Little Christmas Story

A Little Christmas Story

Enjoying free will at 30,000 feet and...

Online Budgeting Tools -- recommendations?

Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!

computer geeks i have a quesiton for you

Blue Celery

Who posted Damn you autocorrect? Thanks +1000

We call this place "The Lounge"

Well... it's off to work for me...

How'd you like to help name a person? In this case it's me. Going to change my name.

Quack!

Demolition Kitteh

Senate Cloture Vote on Extending Only Middle Class Tax cut fails.

Today's College Football Thread (Championship Edition)

This week, we ate at MacDonalds for the first time in this millenium...

So I'm looking at the Whole Foods "On Sale" flyer, and the "sale" prices are like 4X Safeway prices

Tommy (the Album) by the Who. Good or lame?

My Thanksgiving turkey finally thawed, so I'm popping it in the oven!

I once bought a book for $500 and I still own it

LOL, the best Palinista cult member ever

I'm sick of the 'soldier worship' aspect of our society

Louis CK - new material

Interrogators subjected Gitmo detainees to dangerous psychoactive drug: report

Spain in state of alert over air strike chaos

Plea to ban WikiLeaks in Pakistan dismissed (The judge said nothing is greater than the truth)

Mining C.E.O., Under Fire Since Explosion in West Virginia, Quits

Pakistani high court dismisses ban on WikiLeaks

"I'm frightened of people...who don't think wrasslin' is real."

Abbas: Last Resort - I'll Ask Israel to Take Over

Many of us passionate Obama supporters share the frustrations of his critics on the left but. . .

Vice President Biden attacks GOP ahead of Senate tax-cut vote

New Debt Ceiling Part of Tax Talks

German Charged With Shipping Tarantulas

Al Qaeda planned to kill Saudis with poisoned gifts

French ministers and bankers warn against Eric Cantona protest

Afghan president doubts leaked US cables are real

72 super PACs spent $83.7 million on election, financial disclosure reports show

Obama confident of tax cut deal before Jan. 1

Spain military takes over air traffic control

WikiLeaks Cables: US Mocked UK Over 'Special Relationship'

Russian man pleads not guilty to global spam scheme (that at times accounted for 1/3 of global spam)

Senate Republicans block middle-class tax bill

Legal process keeps Assange free for now

White House Warns Government Workers on Calling Up WikiLeaks

US, South Korea Reach Highly-Coveted Trade Deal

PayPal freezes WikiLeaks account

Easter Island land dispute clashes (with Chilean security forces) leave dozens injured

Tax-Cut Debate Turns to Millionaires

Go vote in this poll - Should Ron Paul run for President in 2012?

W.H: 'Don't ask' repeal still on table

Dem congressman: Afghanistan conflict 'not a winnable war'

Millions Bracing for Cutoff of Unemployment Checks

Cuba commutes Salvadoran bomber's death sentence

Mexico: U.S. teen specialized in beheadings

PM has betrayed me: Assange

Exclusive: Submarine Dive Finds Oil, Dead Sea Life at Bottom of Gulf of Mexico

Weird Liberal Head Show #238: Is the World CRAZY?!? Stand Up for What's Right!

MRN: LeBron James Smokes Cavs, Cleveland Moves On

Senator Sessions (STUPIDITY) on DADT and tolerance for gays (Mike Stark Strikes)

Obama Slips into Afghanistan Unannounced - Raw footage

Young Turks: Fox News Wages War On Christmas?!

TSA Theme Song

Bristol Palin Fires Back At Keith Olbermann

15 million Americans are still unemployed

Wake Up America! WikiLeaks Gave Us 92,000 Reasons To Leave Afghanistan PICK ONE! Dennis Kucinich

The Ed Show, Cheney Indictment -- Lionel Schools Ron Christie

Weekly Address: Vice President Biden: Tax Cuts & Unemployment Insurance

(Senator) Casey Calls for Action on Jobs, Tax Cuts, and Unemployment Insurance

Obama: We're winning the Afghan war

Weird Liberal Head Show #239: John McCain HATES Our Military!

Tax Cuts, only if the really, really rich get more

TYT: The Unemployment Disaster Continues

Who Owns Fast Food Stock?

How is capitalism legitimized?

America Has The Most Unequal Distribution Of Wealth Since The Great Depression

Bill Moyers on Plutonomy, May 02, 2010

Proving Corexit Poisoning-Civil Engineer Marco Kaltofen-Gulf Oil Spill

TDPS: Fox runs FAKE story from TheOnion.com, pulls it; starts seasonal Global Warming propaganda too

Touch-a Touch Me, TSA Security (Rocky Horror Parody)

Rachel Maddow- GOP tax bonus for rich ignores failure of Reaganomics

Anderson Cooper AC360 - Joe Lieberman & John McCain Clash Over DADT Repeal

Ed Shultz Rips Limbaugh' Should Poor People Be Allowed to Vote?

Sarah Palin Is Like Jar Jar Binks

TYT - Ad: Obama's Tax Cut Cave

Libertarians: democracy is worse than totalitarianism

Christian Militia Exposes US Right

Sen. Franken Argues Against Tax Cuts For Millionaires

(D) Governor Calls Out Democrats

Lawmaker gunned down in Honduras

ABC's "What Would You Do?" Tackles Homophobic Parenting

Suing Your Readers for Spite and Profit - Righthaven

Friday Talking Points (148) -- Aliens Landing?

Message to FCC: Forget 'Commercials,' Turn Down the Volume on GOP

WikiLeaks vs. The Empire - Tom Hayden in The Nation

72 super PACs spent $83.7 million on election, financial disclosure reports show

Arizona Strikes Again - Pulling the plug on Grandma

WikiLeaks document exposes US complicity in Sri Lankan war crimes

The Brazilian Cables: US Upset Brazil Puts Interests of Activists Ahead of Counterterrorism

White House Brags about Exporting our Pyramid Schemes to Korea

Greens remain silent on witch-hunt against Australian citizen Julian Assange

Dangerous Memes: Ideas To Die For By Dan Dennett

WikiLeaks site's Swiss host dismisses pressure to take it offline

Friday Talking Points (148) -- Aliens Landing?

DFP columnist skewers GOPer religionauts seeking House leadership posts

The Return of Debtors' Prisons

Submarine Scours Bottom of Gulf Team of scientists investigates how much oily material is left

How much worse can the tax cut deal get?

Giant Tar Mat Threatens Parts Of Orange Beach,Alabama More oil products delivered from BP

Study: Female Vets Especially Vulnerable To Suicide

Amnesia as a Way of Life: WikiLeaks Amid the "Careless People"

Sirius Radio: The Refuge for Frothing Racist, Homophobic Right-Wingers Like Dr. Laura

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend: Sarah Palin is wrong about John F. Kennedy, religion and politics

LAT: Century-old oaks may make way -- for silt

BP lawyers challenge government's size estimate of Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Swimming Pools - Middle Class Affluence?

Solar Power Stocks Advance in Hong Kong as China Announces New Subsidies

American west's forests face troubling carbon trend (becoming carbon source instead of sink)

Found this site that gives ice thickness...may be interesting to some

Things Your Momma Never Told You About A Honda Civic Hybrid

Neglected greenhouse gas discovered by atmosphere chemists (anaesthetic gasses)

Largest US school solar contract redirects money to education (Calif.)

WikiLeaks cables reveal how US manipulated (Copenhagen) climate accord

AP: As climate talks drag on, more ponder techno-fixes (geoengineering)

Sanyo Electric To Mass Produce World's Most Energy-Efficient Solar Cell (21.6% efficiency)

America’s largest solar PV plant completed in Nevada

NRG Solar and SunPower agree to build 250-MW Solar Ranch in California

NRG Solar and SunPower agree to build 250-MW Solar Ranch in California

Maricopa County AZ to create "Self-Defense Review Committee"

Police Officer Rescues Woman From Burning SUV by Shooting Out Window

Strict gun laws are bad for blacks: ..

Dad's video key evidence for trial of ex-police chief in US boy's gun show death

Lawmaker gunned down in Honduras

Cuba commutes Salvadoran bomber's death sentence

Grammy Nod For Colombia's Choc Quib Town Dispels 400 Years Of History

Lula heads emotional tribute to Nestor Kirchner in summit

Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Friday, December 3)

well my ff week sucks

You can't be humbled and honored by an award you wait 17 years to accept

Boston Red Sox near deal for Adrian Gonzalez of San Diego Padres, sources say

Gloat filled NCAA Basketball score, (December 4)

The JR Chess Report (December 4): World Women's Championship begins today

ABC's "What Would You Do?" Tackles Homophobic Parenting

Bada-Boom, Bada-Bing!

Three of four service chiefs oppose prompt DADT repeal

Abbas: Last Resort - I'll Ask Israel to Take Over

For Israeli Arab teens, a way to serve the country – without joining the army

Two States of Being (Interview in NYT of Amos Oz and Sari Nusseibeh)

Israel cannot have access to NATO capabilities, Turkish president says

Israel 'saddened' as Brazil recognises Palestinian state

Religious do not have monopoly on virtue, Queen tells synod

What are the odds?

New bus ad: "Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence"

Ancient Shipwreck to Aid Ghostly Neutrino Search

Around the Christmas Market

More Around the Christmas Market

POLL for DECEMBER Photo Contest!!!

Reflections on a train

Okay so we had some WHITE weather yesterday

Mannheim Christmas Market 2010

Unawares and a double take - I looked out the window and saw a wonderland unfolding

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