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Archives: March 25, 2011

The "handover" to NATO smacks of a tranched mortgage.

Al Gore: House GOP majority mirrors 'dark days' of Bush administration

Toon: War Cost

Karl Rove's Audacious Transparency Hypocrisy

What is the progressive agenda?

Playstation 3 has a really cute theme for sale; the money goes to the Red Cross for Japan.

When it comes to paying for some service involving data, what would you like to do?

20,000 March In Syria, 37 killed yesterday

David Bollier: Let’s Build Our Own Digital Public Library

Wanna Read Haley Barbour's Emails? Pony up the bucks!

Reality of H.B. 1 - Hope Clinic losing 90% of funding.

NATO takes command of part of Libya operation

A proposal. The Email Project. Each person agrees to use

How soon they forget the gulf oil spill of last year and what was lost.(PIC link)

How soon they forget the gulf oil spill of last year and what was lost.(PIC link)

Well, well, well. So Rachel had my Republican State Senator

James O'Keefe, another wingnut Welfare Queen with his hand out

Libyan Rebels Appear To Take Leaf From Kadafi's Playbook

"Libya rebels arrest man suspected of Yvonne Fletcher murder 27 years ago"

Is the Bureau of Indian Affairs the Next GOP target?

Gaddafi's entourage sends out secret peace feelers (Reuters via Yahoo)

As many people know, I worked within the political structure here in

Mammoth remains discovered near Castroville, CA

Mammoth remains discovered near Castroville, CA

Snort!

First official GOP candidate for 2012 is gay and doesn’t care for Sarah Palin

Does anybody know of a global labour organization that will put donations to good use?

I love John Fugelsang!

Elementary School Principal Sells Shoe Collection To Save Jobs

19-year-old accused of unusual burglary at high school

Remember the Darth Vader kid commercial from the Super Bowl

Cops -AZ State Senator Scott Bundgaard(R) Should be Charged With Assault for Beating Girlfriend

Cops -AZ State Senator Scott Bundgaard(R) Should be Charged With Assault for Beating Girlfriend

U.S. Is Urged to Raise Teachers’ Status

An Oldie, But A Goodie...

ching chong, means i love you. made it on msnbc, yea. Jimmy Wong

AMWAY giving big to right wing and tea party

How Many Steps Away ???

Jon is inerviewing Brett Bayer (Fox News anchor)

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! & a new Kitty gif

Worst-case scenario: what happens to Tokyo and surrounding areas?

Tea Party Express

Is spent nuclear fuel being stored at the power station?

Fukushima Raised To Level 6 On INES Scale: Now Officially More "Serious" Than 3 Mile Island

Who's watching Rachel now?

Troglodyte infestation in the U.S. House of Representatives

Links and quotes from Desmond Tutu

Ode to Scott Walker; "Little Kings"

Ode to Scott Walker; "Little Kings"

Has anyone noticed the similarity bewteen Scott Walker and David Vitter?

Will You Be There? This Saturday: Nationwide Protests of Tax-Dodging Banksters

Progressive MN Gov Dayton hitting back at the Republicans

Progressive MN Gov Dayton hitting back at the Republicans

Fuck GODAM CRISCO

New Passport Application Asks for Insane Details

That Crisco ad. "Roll over to learn more". Rather torrid.

Joan Baez in Tribute to Cindy Sheehan.."Where Have All the Flowers Gone"

Nonagenarian granny wants a big sloppy smooch, is rebuffed, shoots at 53 year old neighbor

I think it's a great name for a band.

I think it's a great name for a band.

JoAnne Kloppenburg for Wisconsin Supreme Court!

JoAnne Kloppenburg for Wisconsin Supreme Court!

WaPo - Ezra Klein - "Paul Ryan does not have an easy job" - Deficit Reduction w/o Taxes?

So Bachmann is in... will she pick Michael Turner (R) from Ohio to be her veep?

Does anyone have a link for the 2 Helens blog?

Does anyone have a link for the 2 Helens blog?

Rachel Maddow is scheduled on Jimmy Fallon tonight!

Nuclear fears shut 25 embassies in Tokyo

Egypt to PROTEST against ANTI-PROTEST LAW (Today)

Egypt to PROTEST against ANTI-PROTEST LAW (Today)

Operation Errant Judgment

Jimmy John's Resists Campaign to Reform Sick Day Policy with Illegal Firing of Six Workers

Last night both M$NBComcast and CNN

Evac zone expanded & US ship bringing fresh water for reactor cooling (due to salt buildup)

The best defense of teachers you'll see this year.

Dennis Kucinich might lose his seat due to redistricting.

Faux News Scrubs Transcript Where Fitzgerald Admits He Doesn't Have Votes to Kill Collective Bargai

Maybe it's time to consider a co-presidency!!

Japan Cows Barred From Grazing as Damaged Plant Leaks Radiation

People without a conscience......March Madness

David Sirota: A New Red Dawn

Japan Sensor-Chip Shortage Hits Auto Makers

Global Post: "Australians set to cast judgment on their American "head of state"'

Oops, sorry dupe. Delete please, k? thnx.

Japan Quake/ Tsunami Death Toll tops 10,000: 10,066 dead and 17,452 missing

Think of it this way

The EPA: Cleaning Up Crappy Water Since 1970

Not good news -Japanese nuclear officials fear crack in reactor core

Rachel Maddow's segment on Republican cuts to NNSA

Five Fun Facts About the $14 Trillion National Debt

Florida bill mandates all applicants for welfare be drug tested and pay for the tests

Maine Governor's Decision To Remove Labor Mural Stems From A Single Anonymous Letter

Creating a Hubble Galaxy in Two Minutes

Workers Being Ordered To Remove Mural About . . . Workers

Nuclear Power is Safe? How Safe?

Japan Raises Possibility of Breach in Reactor Vessel NYT

(Canadian) Government expected to fall

(Canadian) Government expected to fall

Frances Fox Piven

ADHD: It’s The Food, Stupid

ADHD: It’s The Food, Stupid

ADHD: It’s The Food, Stupid

Toronto Star: Can you evict a tenant for having loud sex?

Japan PM Says Nuclear Situation "Does Not Warrant Optimism.''

Governor Rick Scott has six pairs of custom made boots with

Tip of the Iceberg (PIC)

Indiana prosecutor quits over e-mail sent to Walker

Mixed race couples on the rise in the South..

Mixed race couples on the rise in the South..

Student shot at Martinsville West Middle School

Toons: Aid?

Toons- The mind-numbing gop

Immelt's recommendation for competitiveness. Good Tax Lawyer.

Toons- Waste storage

Mr. Fish: Welcome to the Club!

Fukushima Raised To Level 6 On INES Scale: Now Officially More "Serious" Than 3 Mile Island

Chernobyl Caused Yellow Rain Too! OS: Pollen

Maine has broken the education barrier

Just hwo far will the GOP go to bust unions?

"Does not warrant optimism" to be used in Obama administration.

I want you all to listen to this song.

In Michigan, We’re Facing More Than Just a Class War

You knew this was coming, weren't you?

What the fugg Mikamouse

Kasich hopes budget plan impresses bond raters

Still Waiting for Superwoman: What Michelle Rhee's fans don't get about education reform.

LePage unveil new "Welcome to Maine" Highway signs- "Open for Business"

Teabagger Grand Poobah Judson Phillips Threatens To Yank Boehner Over Spending

50K signatures to be presented to oust Virgil "feral hogs" Peck

Texas judges are sending 100s of adolescent, 1st-time violent offenders to state prison

Texas judges are sending 100s of adolescent, 1st-time violent offenders to state prison

Wisconsin Pesky Facts--Pension System: Sound, Well-Managed

Nuclear energy is dirty, dangerous, expensive, and unnecessary.

Gov’t proposes to redefine ‘small businesses’

Buyers’ Remorse: Approval Nosedives for Many 2010 Election Winners

Republicans are building a society based on sheep, not citizens...

Congressional pensions fall on high end of scale

Desperate? States to Rig Appraisal Process

NC House approves fetus protection legislation (could be a second victim of a violent crime)

Ohio Governor John Kasich approval rating

The GOP's Russell Pearce Problem

Tsunami dolphin rescued from rice paddy 1 mile inland

Anthrax Redux: Did the Feds Nab the Wrong Guy?

My health insurance company has info on a prescription I bought, but didn't use insurance to buy

Should Lying Be Illegal? Canada's Broadcasters Debate

General Electric: King of the Tax Dodgers

Ivory coast unrest may explode into war. 462 dead (and no sign of NATO/US)

NATO embargo may also hurt struggling rebels, military analyst says

Teachers stage "Grade-In" at area mall

Mike Holmes tackles climate change How "doing it right" is good for the environment

Fox News ads show the double-standards of its right wing viewers

Early spring farm report

100 Years Ago Today . . .

My junior high school is now a LEED certified Senior Housing facility

I love my state legislature

M$NBC Considers "What’s the BUZZ?"

Worst Ad Placement Ever

Bachmann's First 2012 Hire: An Iowa Birther

"Watch the Skies" (1950s Sci-Fi Documentary)

I am convinced that the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse are

I love when the wealthy give you the "in touch with common man speech"

Is Libya a smoke screen for the nuclear disaster in Japan?

Short Film: Incident at Tower 37

"The eastern world, it is exploding"

Self-deleted by member

Self-deleted by member

Self-check personal mental health time.

Is Rick Scott's (R-FL) drug test push simply a kickback scheme?

Who Screwed the Middle Class?

School cuts turn Wisconsin Republicans against Walker

Madonna’s Charity Fails in Bid to Finance School

House passes union dues bill (Union Busting in Florida)

The Rude Pundit: A Few Thoughts on Unions and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Besides the recall effort going on in Wisconsin, is there anything else that can be done.

U.S. versus highest-achieving nations in education

Rick Scott's Medicaid Overhaul to Benefit…Rick Scott!

Buried Provision In House GOP Bill Would Cut Off Food Stamps To Entire Families If One Member Strike

Debit Card Fees: Free Money for Banks

Ridiculous Headline...at MSNBC.com...........

CNN video: Secret Service agent revisits Reagan's limo on 30th anniversary of shooting

How Koch Oil Got Caught Stealing Oil From Indian Reservation & Stole Income From Poor Residents

JAPAN PICS II

nytimes:Bachmann Run Would Shake Up 2012 Field

12-year-old genius develops own theory of relativity

Wells Fargo fires more Americans, sends their former jobs overseas..

Bill would require drug tests for jobless benefits

Please review my editorial on health care cuts and my recent student lecture...

Fill in the Oval

men acting childish and cruel

100 yrs ago, 146 workers died. Since then, things have changed. RW'ers want to go back though...

"...forced 'virginity testing' of Egyptian women protesters."

Terrifying: Bedbugs Have Evolved to Live With Mankind

Tsunami survivors face monstrous cleanup task

CNN Video: Mark Kelly - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is doing "remarkably well"

Obama is locked out of the White House (temporarily)

Should the US arm the Libyan rebels?

The Immigration policy "against -Hispanics-only" issue has erupted in Central Florida

Yakuza Crime gangs among first to deliver Japan earthquake aid

One bit of good news: Largest privately-held old growth redwood forest saved

Let's get a meme about TRUMP rolling: "(He's) *Annoying!1* " (spoken like "Winning!1")

Obama To Europe: Bon Courage

Once again Az is working for the rich

New host of Hardball, Chuck Todd? I swear that's what he just said on Andrea Mitchell. Chris

Greenwald: Urgent leak investigation needed

Advocacy Groups Launch "Protect Social Security Week" with Harry Reid

Minnesota Dems Amy Klobuchar and Mark Dayton join Bachmann on assault on Wild & Scenic Rivers Act

Radiation 10,000 times Normal at Nuclear Pool

Gurkha who repelled Taliban attack gets bravery medal

Great job opportunity at Current TV. TV programmer..

Libyan Revolution Day 36 (Misrata shooters removed, but still in trouble)

A little bit on Austerity Programs

Libyan rebels appear to take leaf from Kadafi's playbook (Terror for Libyan blacks and immigrants)

Former aide to Sen. Ensign indicted

NOW --- "FBI" To DECIDE - Who Of Us - Should Be Deprived Of Miranda Rights

Another Blow to Midwest Workers

DU this poll: Do you approve of Gov. LePages's decision to remove the mural from the Dept of Labor?

I've asked this before without much of a response?

I've asked this before without much of a response?

For the edification of certain Democrats, here is a schematic diagram of Social Security:

Ed Harris, Julianne Moore to play McCain/Palin in movie

Nature: A battery that can be 90% charged in two minutes..

Parents shocked daughter doesn't know Pledge of Allegiance - push school to recite it

Parents shocked daughter doesn't know Pledge of Allegiance - push school to recite it

West Hits Libya Forces, NATO Sees 90-day Campaign

Clinton Drug War Statement

More Crisco ads, please!

I am frustrated and feel impotent- editorial by Joe barton in my paper on OBAMACARE

I am frustrated and feel impotent- editorial by Joe barton in my paper on OBAMACARE

Armchair Activist - Let B of A know you dislike them.

'We are not in a position where we can be optimistic,'

Why are weapons of war neat to look at?

The world cannot stand by and watch innocent people die! (CARTOON)

BBC:Brazil police filmed shooting boy (caught shooting child 5 times in chest & child survived)

Rick Ungar, Forbes: The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy 2011: Less Vast- More Powerful

They have a solid plan, de-fund government programs then complain how

Care to host a Japanese family?

The heart of human kindness

Holy Crap, has anyone seen that advertisement from

Hugs From Libyans

Ira Helfand of Physicians for Social Responsibility talks abt Fukushima

Drug that's been around since 1956 KV Pharmaceuticals 15,000% price increase

The Koch Brothers -- more info

Christina Romer, Former Top Economist: Obama Administration 'Shamefully' Ignoring Unemployed

State employee "Pensions are not the problem" (from The Weekly Standard)

Connie Mack not running for U.S. Senate

Earth hour

Pastor on Emanuel Team Antigay?

Emily's List, Naral and Planned Parenthood need to organize another rally in DC

Bigotry Watch: Gay marriage and abortion aren’t the problem.

So Sunday the union at my employer votes on the contract,

So Sunday the union at my employer votes on the contract,

Why We In Ohio NEED HB 159 (Voter ID Bill) Desperately

Syrian situation heating up quickly (from Al-Jazeera)

Which 1 doesn't belong: #1 Dairy, #1 Fruits/Vegs, #1 high tech, #1 Movie/Tv, 2 Nuke Plants

Real Time with Bill Maher tonight

UNCUT: GE paid ZERO US taxes for 2010

AZ Told FDA Death-Penalty Drug Was for Animals

AZ Told FDA Death-Penalty Drug Was for Animals

Dept of Energy addresses Myths about Solar Electricity 2003

Thom Hartmann ap for your iPhone

How Wisconsin Could Turn Austerity into Prosperity: Own a Bank

AP: African Union: Libya needs democratic elections

Stephen Harper's government goes Poof

My Biggest Dissapointment With Obama

Target sues San Diego gay rights group

Fukushima Radioactive Fallout Nears Chernobyl Levels

Cups of Cheer for Gabby - Something sweet and hopeful

Senate panel OKs bill to flatten Ariz. income tax

Guess which American household will be a Nielson household for a week?

Gas today - Los Angeles - $4.59 for regular

I'm embarrassed to say I've had ties to Buffalo for 46 years and never knew this until today:

Beyond THC: What you need to know about cannabinoids

Oops.. Cost of Arizona's "Papers Please" law starting to show..

Man dies, 130 injured in Jordan clashes

U.S. Likely to Keep Combat Role After Libya Shift

The whole lot of them are...

MSNBC has gotten rid of prison shows filling weekend days and has

MSNBC has gotten rid of prison shows filling weekend days and has

Holy Cow...Baylor finds oldest North American Inhabitants - 15,500 years ago

Openly gay Republican is official in 2012 Presidential candidate

'grave and serious'

Why do we bother?

Caption home school rally!

CNN Video: Anaheim chef and restaurateur has served 270,000+ free pasta dinners to kids in need

Fugelsang strikes again!

Somebody please tell Rachel that Michio Kaku is an idiot!

Vermilion (OH) mom blames recruiters for diet-related death

Bob Herbert to leave NYT

Third grade assignment asks: “What is an illegal alien?”

BP hikes claims czar's monthly fee to $1.25M (Monthly)

Serbians Support Gaddafi On Facebook, Libyan Opposition Calls on Int'l Community to "Do Something"

This is me to our govt. GET THE FUCK OUT OF LIBYA!!!!!!!

No thanks, I'm not interested in reading Mein Kampf

No thanks, I'm not interested in reading Mein Kampf

Fukushima Updates-3(maybe 4) reactor vessels probably breached,water radioactivity 10,000 X normal

High radiation levels at Japanese plant raise new worry

Was asked for signature at Walmart yesterday, for new group wanting to

Was asked for signature at Walmart yesterday, for new group wanting to

How a supernova forms (pics)...

Government tightens lid on dolphin death probe

Government tightens lid on dolphin death probe

Marchin' On in Libya

New link to Japanese English TV NHK

New link to Japanese English TV NHK

New link to Japanese English TV NHK

Fallout and rain? California storms.

"Golf Club Co. Threatens To Move If Pot Shop Becomes Neighbor"

Stone tools 'demand new American story'

Surface temps of reactors continue to fall

Surface temps of reactors continue to fall

EEEEK! Walker is winning - Poll needs DU love

Was the situation in Libya a threat to international peace and security on March 16, 2011?

Atlanta Journal editorial on Newt Gingrich - MUST READ

Triangle Fire and others

Gov. Scott signs first bill: Sweeping teacher pay, tenure, evaluation overhaul

Race To Nowhere (film) making it's rounds...

Walker-WI wants to grab the power to take over health care from the counties....

U.S. Postal Service announces sweeping job cuts, district office closures

"Protect yourself with Dish Network. Sign up now, get free gun."

May we all age like 'Liz Taylor

The no-lie zone

CA DUers who support Brown's idea of giving concessions to the repubs, please read!

If there were an effective union . . . .

Libya war divides NATO

Texas budget could cost 600,000 jobs (BBC)

Why do Republican men cry so much...literally?...

Why do Republican men cry so much...literally?...

Why do Republican men cry so much...literally?...

Why do Republican men cry so much...literally?...

Images that resemble you, created and distributed without your authorization

FCC official says 'no way' to AT&T's move to buy T-Mobile USA

Incredible street view video of Japan Tsunami

Incredible street view video of Japan Tsunami

Food Safety Rallies Tomorrow - Fight for GMO Labeling

Win the Mega Millions and Retire Today!

Win the Mega Millions and Retire Today!

Thank You Letter to Scott Walker

Target sues GLBT group for driving away customers. SORRY, but they should be driving away customers.

so when do the burning times start here?

The Democratic Party needs to do a much better job of convincing small and medium business

US Uncut: All of the money America gave GE while they cheated on their taxes:

US Uncut: All of the money America gave GE while they cheated on their taxes:

John McCain speaks some truth about preventing massacre in Libya on FoxNews

Cops: Squatter Said He Was "Acting As Part Of Obama's Plan"

Your bedroom and your body is the only...

Doctor tried to charge $59,490 for $74 Ultrasound

GE, big fat tax dodger

Wisconsin union law published despite court order

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Rain barrels do it all

Maine Gov. Paul Lepage proposes new series of labor murals

PETA calls for more animal-friendly language in New International Version Bible

Why is it . . . .

'Kinetic Military Action' is Latest Euphemism for Killing People, Destroying Things

Songs for Japan - iTunes collection of 38 songs $10, all proceeds go to Japanese Red Cross

Twins: One Black One White

legality of war

Who are the Tea Baggers? HAVE A LOOK!!! (MUST SEE TO BELIEVE)

I still enjoy DU.

EXCLUSIVE: CIA Psychologist's Notes Reveal True Purpose Behind Bush's Torture Program

5 Reasons Humanity Is Terrible at Democracy

Mass. job fair canceled because of lack of jobs

35 year prison sentence for just over four ounces of marijuana. Texas

Bank of America announced it would donate and refurbish 10 vacant homes in Detroit

what do you consider to be the most important issue of today?

Buckley Radio Drops Beck From Four Connecticut Stations

Super Bug Super Bug - be afraid

Evangelical shift on gays: Why 'clobber scriptures' are losing ground

Public hearings on Wisconsin budget to take place OUTSIDE of Madison!

Scott Walker’s Office Seeks Access to Critical Professor’s Email

Pentagon may add air power in Libya conflict -AP

I'm not going to resign you can't make me nane nane boo boo ...IOIYAR mr peckerhead

150 Michigan school systems on verge of going broke

Nissan Considers Moving Engine Production To US

Thousands of Sandhill Cranes flock to Nebraska for annual mid-migration refueling stop - w/pics

350 British special forces already deep inside Libya... and more are ready to be deployed

One of the "Rebel Leaders" of Libya-

"We are One"

Palin support continues to drop

Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links

Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links

Alaska governor’s pick for key post wants to criminalize adultery, premarital sex

Rebels are evil!

Canada announes to support gay refugee committee

Wisconsin GOP demands emails from professor who blogged about ALEC

Wisconsin GOP demands emails from professor who blogged about ALEC

Libyan Revolution Day 36 part 2 (Misrata shooters removed, but still under siege)

House Republicans’ Next Target: The Old Peoples’ Lobby

House Republicans’ Next Target: The Old Peoples’ Lobby

CNN is scheduled to air the HBO documentary "Triangle: Remembering the Fire" on Saturday night, Marc

Gaping holes in data from Japan distresses nuclear experts - LA Times

Vermont plant OK belies Obama nuclear review

This is how low we have sunk

No Buyers for Barnes & Noble at 60 Cents on Dollar

Liz Taylor ordered her burial to take place 15-minutes behind schedule

The REPUBLICAN PARTY is KILLING US with stupid inept decisions

Ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - pics

Guess that Syrian pledge not to use force didn't last very long

Ethanol will power NASCAR races in Fontana this weekend

More toilet humor from Wisconsin....

More toilet humor from Wisconsin....

New York Millionaires Offer to Pay Extra Taxes to Offset Budget Cuts

Wis. billionaire charged with child sex assault

Today was a very sad day in Florida. Public workers were

What is the tipping point?

Italian immigrant chef making sure 'motel kids' don't go hungry

CBO: Taxing mileage a 'practical option' for revenue enhancement

Prius ...Taxis driver reports 350,000 miles before hybrid battery replaced

Prius ...Taxis driver reports 350,000 miles before hybrid battery replaced

Fat Ho Burgers Causes Obvious Uproar in Texas

Is it clear yet? Is it finally, obviously, painfully obvious yet?

Religion and obesity: Can church make you fat?

Pastor had sex with teens to cure their homosexuality

WHO ARE THE REBELS?? UK TELEGRAPH -- WikiLeaks cables warn of EXTREMIST beliefs

Across Country, Republicans Push Photo ID At The Polls

Across Country, Republicans Push Photo ID At The Polls

Is the war in Libya legal?

Billionaire (repuke donor) Accused of Molesting Stepdaughter

Fukushima Raised To Level 6 On INES Scale: Now Officially More "Serious" Than 3 Mile Island

As disgusted as I am with today's Democrats and the Democratic Party in general, I can't think . . .

Want Daily and Historical Radiation Readings for The USA?

New Yorkers, we may be following in Vermont's footsteps. Support the Weiner Waiver!

WI GOP whines that REPORTS of their harassment of a professor are "concerted effort to intimidate"

Sherriff Joe, Steve Segal, a small SWAT army, a tank, a bomb robot, and 115 euthanized chickens

Sherriff Joe, Steve Segal, a small SWAT army, a tank, a bomb robot, and 115 euthanized chickens

DU Has Empowered Me. DU has opened my eyes. DU has scared the sh** out of me

Infant Radiation Dose Over 30 km From Plant May Be Over 100 Millisieverts

School district sent home a letter today asking for ideas on how to cut the school budget

School district sent home a letter today asking for ideas on how to cut the school budget

School district sent home a letter today asking for ideas on how to cut the school budget

If the rebels win in Libya what kind of state will it be?

WHAT KIND OF SOCIETY ATTACKS ITS TEACHERS?

Lawrence O'Donnell last night said something... (HELP?)

My husband...the "Non-Liberal"...

An animated map of protests in the Middle East as they spread from country to country

Radioactive fallout from Fukushima is comparable to Chernobyl – ‘evacuation is necessary' in Iitate

Nostra Dumbass

Harper Government (Canada) falls on no-confidence motion

Rest-in-Peace, my Brother-in-Law, Mike! We all grew up together.

G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether

Are You Ready to say F U to Corporate Media?

White House defends embrace of G.E. CEO despite report company didn't owe taxes in 2010

You decide: Is MIT Nuclear Engineering Dept shilling for the nuclear industry?

Neutron Beam Observed 13 Times (At Fukushima)

400 pound marathoner gets bashed for 9 hour 'long walk'

Pro-Union Rallies have come to my town:

Nor Man Gold Man Ties Ronald Reagan To Sleeping Air Traffic Controller At Washington National ......

PG&E proposes charging customers to opt out of Smart Meter program

Green Party Nominates Ian Murphy for 26th Congressional District Will Challenge Major

It’s the One Year Anniversary of the Friday Afternoon Challenge, folks! Where Are You?

CEO Jeffery Immelt Head of Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Fox News Poll: Voters Approve President's Decision to Resume Gitmo Tribunals

Cuomo to cut education while giving tax breaks to the wealthy.

WTF? BBC World News isn't going to air on BBC America anymore?????

Florida student teachers have fallen for the "reformer" rhetoric about bad teachers on tenure..

Greenpeace Nuclear safety expert says Japan’s nuclear crisis is Level 7

Target Sues Gay Rights Group

Medical Marijuana: Another Obama Campaign Promise Broken!

Please name one major issue addressed by this administration which pleases you.

Bush daughter Jenna connects with young urban scholars

Regarding all the posts about GE not paying any taxes...

Prosecutor resigns after email suggesting WI gov do a fake assassination attempt on himself leaked

Last Episode of "Live from Darryl's House" (they did good stuff)

Other Official State Items We Need in Arizona other than the Official Gun

Professor criticized Scott Walker and ALEC. GOP groups FOIAed his work email.

"I'm sorry. You bought it 40 days ago. Our return policy is within 30 days."

I'm getting very very tired of the word "competitive"

Here's who gave the store away to GE

BBC: Why do men shout at women in the street? (Hollaback!)

Many Libyans appear to back Gaddafi

Greenwald: Top Bush-Era Gitmo & Abu Ghraib Psychologist Is WH's Newest Appointment

G.E. gets $3.2 billion tax refund -

Health Insurance Rant. (Anger Alert.)

Caterpillar CEO's letter talks of leaving Illinois

Caterpillar CEO's letter talks of leaving Illinois

They said it wasn't Chernobyl and they lied

G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether

And the TEABAGGER GOES DOWN....

Richard Clarke Says U.S. Chamber Committed A Felony By Cyber-Targeting Political Opponents

Graphic: how Koch Bros got Scott Walker elected

I believe we need to learn from the enemy and market our cause

Oh, so there MAY be a "Core Breach"? I gotta sit down...

Hot shave in downtown Chicago?

This dog sounds like a bird

MY CELL PHONE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!

Marriage counselor had sex, used drugs, with patient

The exam dream again, only this time it was the syllabus.

Remember the Darth Vader kid commercial from the Super Bowl

Did anyone watch that entire Rebecca Black video? I just lost 4 minutes of my life

Anyone know what this salvadoran dessert is called? I had it yesterday

I can't retrieve my emails on MSN Hotmail. Anyone else have this problem?

I can't retrieve my emails on MSN Hotmail. Anyone else have this problem?

ok..the trees are budding..flowers blooms everywhere..

Green Sparkle Frog...

The The Impotence of Proofreading.

My brother and sister are coming in this early morning

50 years in (4) motorcycle deaths (blood-alcohol level measured .373)

I think that I hate firefox 4

Can your computer handle this photo of the Carina Nebula?

"You know? For kids!"

TechnoViking is baaaaack.....

I Had Three Celebrity Sightings Today

Well, fuck me.

speaking of penis size

So, what's your fucking deal, huh?

Speaking of: Pubic hair?

Does anyone know about names in Eastern Europe? Is this a man or a woman?

For Amerigo...

Driving in San Jose today was like shooting the rapids

Does anyone know about names in Eastern Europe? Is this a man or a woman?

Many Mexican media outlets set guidelines for coverage of drug war

There's one of those gigantic mosquitos in my room.

My life is over.

All this penis size stuff has given me a complex

Computer/ YouTube video question

Seriously, what is DU's obsession with CISCO these days?

DO WANT

When somebody tells you not to tutch them...

Seriously, what is DU's obsession with CISCO KID these days?

Seriously, what is DU's obsession with DISCO these days?

FUCK!

More Crisco ads, please!

Punchlines only. " Shit man, that's your problem. Crisco is a shortening." Post a punchline.

Crisco vs Cisco vs vs Cisco Kid vs Sisco vs Disco

Faux News Scrubs Transcript Where Fitzgerald Admits He Doesn't Have Votes to Kill Collective Bargai

A li'l Friday "primer" music

Headline: "Racy Serena Williams Ad Gets Yanked"

"I hope that guy doesn't have a snake"

Tamales - Corn husk or Banana Leaf?

Friend of NBC Universal executive who died from gunshot charged with his murder

A confluence of crazy juxtapositions

How G.E. made $5.1 billion in the U.S. tax-free

2 Weeks Pass Since Disaster, Death Toll Tops 10,000

Penis size reported by men on message boards, chatrooms and dating sites

Morse Code warning

OK, OK, I confess . . .

Buried Provision In House GOP Bill Would Cut Off Food Stamps To Entire Families If One Member Strike

Union leader at American (Airlines) plays down strike chances

Yemeni opposition rejects Saleh offer (to step down after election)

Lanford Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Dies at 73

The worst movie you never watched? The best movie you never watched?

Former aide to Sen. John Ensign indicted by feds (husband of Ensign's mistress)

Accumulated 24-Hour Radiation 30 Km Northwest of Fukushima Exeeds Annual Limit on Natural Dose

Federal agency proclaims medical use for marijuana

job question

Libya rebels arrest man suspected of Yvonne Fletcher murder 27 years ago

Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone

Obama To Europe: Bon Courage

Remember this?

It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday!

Jeff Beck with ZZ Top - LaGrange

Indiana prosecutor resigns over Walker email (encouraging Gov to fake an attack against himself)

UAE to send 12 planes on Libya mission: Sarkozy

From GD: Who is for the Weiner Waiver???

Why Taxpayers Paid for Haley Barbour's Luxury Jet

One less GOP deviant walking the streets one can hope.

Free Movies on your internets here:

At some point in the last 5 years, they put MAINE LOBSTER ROLL on the local hospital menu!

Appeals court cedes Wis. union law to higher court

Leonard Weinglass dies at 77; defense lawyer in Pentagon Papers case

Malalai Joya, Afghan war critic, gets U.S. visa

FCC official says 'no way' to AT&T's move to buy T-Mobile USA

G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether

Meat industry stirred up by proposed regulation

Indiana School Shooting Injures One, Student in Custody

Japan urges more evacuations as Prime Minister Kan addresses nation

A huge black man made my wife's ass hurt last night.

Iraqi Parties Differ On Insurgent Groups Joining Politics

Senior Day at the Sacramento SPCA

OK, OK, I confess . . .

Syria unrest: Protests in Deraa, Damascus and Hama

UN rights body to send inquiry team to Ivory Coast

Students Rally Against Anti-Gay Marriage Demonstrators (Brown University, RI)

Canada parliament begins no-confidence debate

Canadian in command of NATO's mission in Libya

Incredible street view video of Japan Tsunami

350 British special forces already deep inside Libya... and more are ready to be deployed

Friday's NCAA Tournament (Sweet Sixteen) Thread

Economy grows at 3.1 percent rate at end of 2010

Spanish judge to advise OAS mission in Colombia

Uruguay ‘must drop dirty war amnesty’

so fucking frustrated

Things sadder than the tears of a clown when there's no one around

I think it's a great name for a band.

(Ohio) House committee to vote Tuesday on SB5

I won the Lebowski costume contest last night

Small town gossip

Govt. warns of criminal influence in elections

WRAPUP 1-High radiation levels at Japanese plant raise new worry

If Pete Rose is banned, so should McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, Sosa and on...

Canadian Government Falls, Election Set for May

Early release of prisoner sparks Mississippi outrage

Nation's largest public college to offer free tuition

When somebody tells you not to touch them...

BP hikes claims czar's monthly fee to $1.25M

You know what I'm getting kind of sick of

4th time a charm?

Kerrey (D-Ne) Says "Radical Right" Will Sped Big To Take Out (Senator Ben D-Ne) Nelson

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday, March 25, 2011

Seriously, what is DU's obsession with FRISCO these days?

Scores Hurt in Jordan as Rival Protesters Clash

Scores Hurt in Jordan as Rival Protesters Clash

Scores Hurt in Jordan as Rival Protesters Clash

Japan reactor nuclear core may have breached

Tea Party group plans rally targeting GOP

Jimmy Carter to make private visit to N. Korea: State Dept.

800,000 different genres of rock!

Does anyone know about names in Eastern Europe? Is this a man or a woman?

Protesters Erupt As New Hampshire GOPers Move Anti-Union Bill That Goes Farther Than Walker's

Postal Service to Cut 7,500 Managers

Borders, in bankruptcy, plans to pay $8.3 million in bonuses

Fuck GODAM CRISCO

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls More Than Forecast Amid Rising Fuel Prices

Vital Signs: ABC for Health files legal claim against Walker officials for terminating contract

My neighbor lost her dog today and I can still hear her out there crying and calling for it.

Lindsay Lohen drops her last name - hopes to reinvent herself

(At least 20) Deaths as Syrian forces fire on protesters

Mock me all you want but I love watching repeats of the original "Beverly Hills 90210"

Rolling Stone's list of the 10 best albums of the 80s - how many do you have?

I am told that people on right-wing websites say that Boojatta is a paid right-wing distractor

(Canadian) Harper government falls in historic Commons showdown

Three displaced leaders assassinated within 24 hours

Kucinich: No intent to seek impeachment of Obama over Libya

Think of the cows: clocks go forward for the last time in Russia

WOLVERINES!! --- remake of "Red Dawn" 2011 - this time it is North Koreans invading

Wisconsin union law published despite court order

China Says Finds High Radiation on Two Japanese Travellers ('Seriously Exceeding Limits')

I want to create an MFM thread that never dies.

Bob Herbert to Leave The Times

Jimmy Carter to visit Cuba on Monday

Group Claims Mural Removal Illegal

Corporate Profits At All-Time High As Recovery Stumbles

Across country, GOP pushes photo ID at the polls

Ok DUers get off her high-horses and tell me - what do you think were the top 10 albums of the 80s

Group criticizes mock Iowa school shooting drill

Billionaire Heir to SC Johnson Fortune Accused of Molesting Teen Stepdaughter

DEADLY TERMS USED BY WOMEN:

California site for 'maternity tourists' shut down

"...they were for intervention before they were against it."

Statement by the Press Secretary on Violence in Syria

The White House - regarding IRAN

The Coming GOP Spectacle

National Journal's Charlie Cook: Obama for the (2012) win? GOP strategists are quietly thinking yes.

Is the Whitehouse haunted?

Illinois National Guard Heads to Libya (for real)

Even As US Libya Role Shrinks, Pentagon Considering Adding Air Power For Urban Missions

US Economy Lifted By Exports, Consumer Spending In 4Q

Guest Lineups For The Sunday News Shows

White House official: Obama to give speech to nation Monday explaining decisions on Libya war (AP)

White House fires back at Boehner; Libya delay would have 'cost lives'

Should we intervene in Syria?

NYT: In Defense of ‘Dithering’

NYT: In Defense of ‘Dithering’

Detroit News: GM to recall 2,000 laid-off workers

THE THIRD WAY is the biggest threat to the Democratic Party

G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether (GE's Immelt is Obama's new corporate liaison)

Oliver North And The Death Of Irony

Oliver North And The Death Of Irony

University of Kentucky sign "How do you spell N****r? Obama".

Bachmann 2012: Good for the Media, Bad for the GOP

Attacked for Thinking

I am officially announcing that JEB BUSH will be the the 2012 Repub Nominee

Juan Cole: Top Ten Accomplishments of the UN No-Fly Zone

The GOP’s Census problem

Why I believe in the stated principles of the Democratic Party -- But am so perennially pissed off

Social Security splinters Democrats in debate over reining in budget deficits

I know I'm not supposed to say this, but... Obama, Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

CNN Leads in Cable News as MSNBC Loses Ground

Judge David Prosser will be rubber stamp for Scott Walker

March madness -- time to bomb.

GOP Has First Openly Gay Candidate for 2012

If the Primaries were Tomorrow.. who would you vote for?

Young Turks: Fox News Vs CNN - Reporters Battle!

Gordon Gekko explains to Bud Fox how the American Capitalist works..

100th Anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

CNN: Libyan government media trip goes wrong (Mar 24, 2011)

U.S. Pays Afghan Chief Accused Of Terror

Workingman's Blues #310, re: Scott Walker

Alyona, David Pakman: GOP Candidates a Scary Joke

Thom Hartmann: Do random drug tests benefit Gov. Rick Scott?

Ed Schultz: Fox Attacks MSNBC For Supporting the President

General Wesley Clark says we need a proper investigation into 9/11 (among other things)

Papantonio: Libya and the Whiny Republicans

The Phony Case for Presidential War Powers

TDPS: Dennis Kucinich Interview, Demands to See Bradley Manning

Wisconsin Protest Pic Video - Refugees in America

Thom Hartmann & Director Tom Shadyac: I Am

Thom Hartmann: Doctors are speaking out and preparing to move...to Vermont!

Fox Lies, You Decide : What Weiner Really Said

TYT: Republicans Full Of It On Obama & Libya.

Leadership On Libya Still Uncertain

MRN: Bachmann's Buckley and Breitbart's Huffington Post

Al Jazeera English Update On The Family Who Got Shot Trying To Escape Benghazi (Good & Sad News)

Hillary Clinton: NATO "Well Suited" For Libya Now

Jesus Opposed The Minimum Wage

Puppets Of The Plutocrats

Fox News: Poll Says 38% of Americans Think Disaster in Japan 'Sign From God'

RAW, Syria, MAYHEM! Innocent Syrian Citizens Running From A Heavy Hail Of Live Rounds 03/25/2011

March War Madness: Libya bombings echo Yugoslavia 1999

The Progressive Left is DESTROYING Fascism WORLD-WIDE!

Bryan Fischer Asks Gingrich How He Would "Slow Down the Homosexual Agenda"

Celente: Would US target Libya if they had broccoli instead of oil?

Weird Head Squidvolution vs Kochtopus and Snakebaggers?

TYT: Obama Executive Order On Miranda Rights

FRONTLINE | "Post Mortem" Sneak Peek 1: You've Never Seen This on "CSI"

Richard Clarke on Chamber Attack Plans: It's A Felony, They Should Go To Jail

Dylan Ratigan: Koch Bros. & Tea Party..You Tube Link

Pentagon Overpaid Oil Tycoon Millions

Mike Huckabee Wants People To Be Forced to Listen To David Barton At Gunpoint

High radiation detected in water at plant

NEWS ADVISORY: U.S. forces to provide water to cool Fukushima plant: Kyodo News

What's behind our conflicted feelings on nukes?

"the slimeballs at GE who went over to Japan with Bush officials in 2006"

Crosspost: Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear on Plutonium particles and other topics

25 embassies in Tokyo shut due to nuclear radiation concerns

Japan encourages voluntary evacuations near stricken nuclear plant

XPOST: Dept of Energy addresses Myths about Solar Electricity 2003

First Wind Starts Up Oahu Wind Farm With Largest Battery Storage System

Fukushima Engineer Says He Helped Cover Up Flaw at Dai-Ichi Reactor No. 4

Japanese Plant's Plutonium Containment Vessel 'May' Have Ruptured

Peak oil notes - March 24

Drumbeat: March 25, 2011

Fresh water starts flowing into troubled reactors

NY Times: It Could Happen Here by Frank N. von Hippel

TEPCO Press Release (Mar 25,2011)—Detection of radioactive materials…seawater…Fukushima Daiichi…

Throwing Together a Meal, One Swap at a Time

IAEA—Fukushima Nuclear Accident Update (25 March 2011, 05.15 UTC)

The Local Food Revolution

Large-scale assessment of the Arctic Ocean: significant increase in freshwater content since 1990s

German Energy Company Hits Headwinds in India

Bicycles Empower Women and Boost Economic Development in Uganda

TEPCO Press Release (Mar 25,2011)—The results of nuclide analyses of radioactive materials in…air…

TEPCO Press Release (Mar 25,2011)—Status of…Facilities…services after…Earthquake (as of 3:00PM)

Status of nuclear power plants in Fukushima as of 21:00 March 25 (Estimated by JAIF)

On NHK now: Tepco finds damaged zirconium fuel rod elements in No.3 basement water

Reactors 1-3 "may be" leaking

TEPCO Press Release (Mar 25,2011)—Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi…(as of 4:30 PM Mar 25th)

IAEA—Fukushima Nuclear Accident Update Log (25 March 2011, 15:30 UTC)

TEPCO Press Release—Plant Status…Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 10:30 PM Mar 25th)

Salt build up: reactor 1=57000lbs 2&3=99,000lbs each

It's Not A Collage. It's The Scrap Plastic Recovered From One Juvenile Sea Turtle's Stomach

Antarctic Icebergs Play a Previously Unknown Role in Global Carbon Cycle, Climate

EPA–Japanese Nuclear Emergency: Radiation Monitoring—Last updated on 03/25/2011 at 17:06:53.

UPDATED: Fukushima accident considerably greater than Level 6 (article: Asahi.com)

JAIF—Sequence of Developments at Nuclear Power Stations Affected by the Earthquake

Illinois republic lawmaker shelves bill to lift ban on new nuclear reactors

US government is issuing drilling permits knowing full well that blowout preventers don't work

Researchers Find Ocean Wind Speeds Increasing Across Planet Over Past 25 Years

Bold New Policy - FWS Asks Congress To Help W. ESA Findings By Capping Funding To Limit Petitions

The Global Future of Nuclear Power after Fukushima

Closing old Nuclear plants poses safety challenge: IAEA

NYT: Crack in reactor No. 3 vessel - "cracks do not get smaller"

2 N-plant workers need medical treatment (2,000 - 6,000 millisieverts)

Alexey Yablokov press conference today - watch on C-Span - Japan Nuclear Plant Crisis and Chernobyl

Von Hipple on MSNBC 3:05

Toons: Coal

Maine Gov. Paul Lepage Agrees to Install New 'Labor Mural'

Salon: "Liberal" news site HuffPo promoted Breitbart...until he insulted one of Arianna's friends

Radiation: Nothing to See Here

Situation critical: All our tech, from nukes to GE, sits on some version of a quake zone

'I Will Remember, and I Have a Voice'

Why We Revolt

Napoleon Hill, November, 1921: "War is a game of murder in which the winner is also the loser."

Lobbyists’ Long Effort to Revive Nuclear Industry Faces New Test

G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether

Who Screwed the Middle Class?

How a young girl’s murder led to a boycott of Coca-Cola.

If We Built a Safer Nuclear Reactor, How Would We Know?

Looking inside the San Andreas (LA Times)

Goodrich plant in Cleveland could close in two years (Jobs to Canada)

The Austerity Delusion - Krugman

Obama Clears Out The Bushes And Restores America’s Global Popularity

Bob Herbert Leaving NY Times

US submarines surface in tug of war over Arctic riches

Islamist Group(Muslim Brotherhood) Is Rising Force in a New Egypt

Eugene Robinson: A Mission Wrapped in Confusion

Hey, look! No loot!

Koch, Walmart, Blackwater, Amway. The fascist faces revealed.

The Stars Come Out for Weekend Economists March 25-27, 2011

Fears Rise That Japan Could Sell Off U.S. Debt

Jersey jealously guards monopoly of force .

Montana Radio Shack store offering free gun with Dish Network purchase

The new deal coalition

Prosecuted for NOT shooting a dog?

The most violent country in Europe: Britain is also worse than South Africa and U.S.

Dems say Republican gun legislation lacks popular support (Arizona)

Florida Medical Association forces NRA to cry uncle on draconian GOP doctor punishment bill

Detroit Police shoot elderly man when he answers the door holding a gun

The Armed Women's Attitude Test... by Massad Ayoob ...

To buy a gun or not? Pro's and Con's...

Chávez and Santos to meet on April 1 in Colombia

Venezuelan food minister: "If we have to import everything, we will"

FARC radio station broadcasts in Ecuador

FARC increasing use of landmines: Army

Spanish judge to advise OAS mission in Colombia

Brazil socks it to the U.S. again, this time over orange juice

Govt. warns of criminal influence in elections

Uruguay ‘must drop dirty war amnesty’

Three displaced leaders assassinated within 24 hours

Govt. warns of criminal influence in elections

NYT: Gay Bar Mourns Elizabeth Taylor

Target sues San Diego gay rights group

New Canadian Project for LGBT Refugees

BioWare smacks down whining straight male gamers

Rushville Sheriff calls someone "fag jew boy" on facebook; Mayor defends his "opinion"

Jebus! Two games going down to the wire...

DUKE and the BADGERS are getting all blowed out real good.

Looks like the Badgers are doing their usual Flop vs the Mid Major

Criminal Case Of USA v. Steroid-Using Liar Barry Bonds Begins

Never mind. Figured it out.

Last time a Duke murdered like this it started World War 1

Tim Tebow to appear in underwear ads

US v. Argentina Saturday night, 7 Eastern, ESPN2

The crap is getting deeper 'round Jim Tressel

My religious dillema

Hamas attacks Gaza news bureaus; Yemen ousts reporters

The private side of a public tragedy

On the humanity of the grieving - Emily L. Hauser

Israel Ready To React With 'Great Force': Netanyahu

AIPAC apologizes for fundraising off bomb attack

Iran blasts appointment of UN rights investigator

A family slaughtered in Israel – doesn't the BBC care?

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