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» Always the Dollars
02/07/09 20:48 from Daily Kos
Just when you thought it was safe to venture out again, the zombie lies about global warming claw their way out of the grave. Like its slowly shuffling namesakes, most of this undead propaganda is so easily out maneuvered it would be laugh..
» Administration Asks for Two Month Delay on CIA Torture Report
02/07/09 20:00 from Daily Kos
That " holy grail " CIA torture report that is reportedly wil undercut claims that torture provided any useful intelligence, the one that was supposed to have been released yesterday , and a few weeks before that, might be held now until A..
» McCain Draws A Blank When Asked About Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
02/07/09 19:45 from Think Progress
Yesterday in an interview with Phoenix's KTVK 3TV, the local news anchor asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to play a quick word association game. McCain was left tongue-tied and speechless when the reporter asked him to give a one-word respons..
» Why won't conservatives support their local police chiefs?
02/07/09 19:14 from Attytood
» Late Afternoon/Early Evening Open Thread
02/07/09 19:10 from Daily Kos
Jon Stewart smackdown on Beck’s “bin Laden needs to attack America”:
» No Disrespect to Michael Jackson a GREAT performer
02/07/09 18:30 from GDAEman
This is an very short, but well developed video of the change in Michael Jackson's appearance over the years>
» Health Care Rationing is Here
02/07/09 18:20 from Daily Kos
The debate on the health care bill is so often snagged on talking points that have been around since Truman. A government health care plan will lead to bureaucrats rationing our health care! "I don't think many Americans want to start havi..
» Kurtz: Objectivity Impossible for Black Women?
02/07/09 17:30 from Daily Kos
Shorter Howard Kurtz : Well, ok, so none of the African American women who are reporters on the Michelle Obama beat have gotten interviews with her since the inauguration. And ok, so "no one raises questions when an Irish American male rep..
» Media Outlet Refuses To Run Republican TV Ad Filled With Misrepresentations Of Clean Energy Bill
02/07/09 17:18 from Think Progress
This afternoon, Roanoke television station WDBJ-TV, announced they will be refusing to air a National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) ad attacking freshman Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA), citing factual inaccuracies. The NRCC had been..
» The Absolute Last Word on Mark Sanford
02/07/09 17:10 from Bad Attitudes
» Deep Thought
02/07/09 17:06 from Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall
How big does your house have to be before it's a compound?
» The Day in 100 Seconds: The Only Thing Worse...
02/07/09 16:46 from Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall
Full-size video at TPMtv.com .
» Jenny Sanford invokes Desmond Tutu on Mark's behalf
02/07/09 16:41 from Daily Kos
If you had any doubts about why Mark Sanford wanted to talk about his sex life, then this statement from his wife Jenny should clear them up: Columbia, S.C. - July 2, 2009- The last week has been very painful for me, my family and for the ..
» Why are Palin, Perry and Jindal refusing to talk to Biden about the stimulus?
02/07/09 16:30 from Think Progress
In a new article, Time's Michael Scherer describes how Vice President Biden has been aggressively reaching out to mayors on the their use of stimulus money. “My rear end is on the line just like yours,” said Biden on a recent c..