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Naderev Saño, the lead negotiator of the Philippines delegation, breaks down halfway through his prepared statement at the COP18 climate talks in Doha on Thursday. Saño was ...
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I love my new habit of playing with Photoshop. I think this came out okay.
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This is the first part of two posts examining how North Korea fell behind South Korea. The second part can be found here .
The story of the two Koreas is a common American tale amongst the ...
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Last Friday, I put on two blue socks, a white shirt, and a yellow tie in preparation for a job interview. I've done this more than two dozen times in the last two years. You see, I am a third-year ...
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This evening, the Republican majority in both houses of the Michigan Legislature rammed through Right-to-Work legislation. Our corporatist governor has declared his intention to sign it.
How can ...
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Brandon Dillon Nails This
This is a passionate, articulate speech about what went down in the Michigan House yesterday. I am proud that Brandon is my representative.
What happened in Michigan is ...
by VickiStein
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See how easy that was?
I diverted your attention away from the obvious. And you didn't even notice. The takeover that made Michigan's right to work law possible, happened with little fanfare.
I'...
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Now is the time to stop uprating and recommending diarists who make crap up like this one
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/05/1166516/-No-This-Fiscal-Scam-Won-t-Be-Different-Than-2011-Stop-...
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Senior White House and Justice Department officials are considering plans for legal action against Colorado and Washington that could undermine voter-approved initiatives to legalize the ...
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For everyone grieving as I am tonight regarding Michigan, it's important to note that this is not new. In the 1950's Republicans in rust belt states also tried to pass right to work--the most ...
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SPOILER WARNING: A late night gathering for non-serious palaver that does not speak of that night's show. Posting a spoiler will get you brollywhacked. You don't want that to happen to you.
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"Mom" is an LPN who holds multiple part-time jobs, from caregiver to janitorial.
I mentioned to "Mom" that I had something in common with President Obama, and first showed her my "White House ...
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The number is staggering. $15 million to Newt Gingrich, $70 million to official Republican entities, and reportedly $65 million to dark shady political shell organizations. All, being thrown up ...
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After all, if you're going to war, you've got to know when you've won. You have to be able to judge its success based on certain objectives.
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I've been watching the republican party and it's various factions closely since the election, particularly the last few days, and the hypothetical question has occured to me--what person picked ...
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Earlier this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a list of 15 documentaries that will be considered for Oscar nominations. And in a surprise to no one outside the ...
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Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) likely made Senate history today, by filibustering his own bill, which would have authorized the President to raise the debt ceiling without relying on ...
by Rick Shreiner
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Sometimes when I read or see something about business or politics I get a little tweak in my head. I read or hear a statement and I feel a unexplainable void. Almost like I am chewing something ...
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That's what longtime wingnut profiteer Richard Viguerie thinks, according to the top story at newsmax.com now .
Viguerie started his direct-mail business with a Goldwater list, and has made a ...
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Tonight on TDS, Chris Christie, ; and on TCR, Peter Jackson .
I'm ready for SunReturn any day now...
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This article was published on 12.06.12. Sacramento News and Review.
A recent Sacramento Bee editorial called for smaller steps to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” Then, strangely, it listed small ...
by dcampbell
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(Note: contains mild profanity).
For Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb,
And the children of Daraa, Syria
Varus, old boy, it's been a dreadful year,
A dreadful decade; three sons all turned traitor
(That ...
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Over the weekend several activists gave a public presentation on what communities could expect when fracking begins in earnest in their towns. Among the greatest hazards it will bring is to ...
by danps
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Ah the best laid plans. Here I had my diary plan all set for the night, a pictorial followup to the diary I would have written Saturday evening, had I had time, on my sister's highly subversive ...
by BeninSC
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Much of math can be made to be as challenging as the student wants.
The leech tree is one example. The student can simply be asked to assign the correct weights to the appropriate edges. Or one ...
by Vote4Obamain2012
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Gore knocks Obama on climate change inaction
Political Eye
By JAKE MILLER
In a speech before the New York League of Conservation Voters on Thursday, former Vice President ...
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Ron Paul, a United States Congressman, and alleged patriot, writes on his website:
If the Feds refuse to accept that and continue to run roughshod over the people, at what point do we acknowledge ...
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It's become a holiday tradition at Bain Capital-owned Clear Channel: fire everyone you can possibly fire at the end of the year. Today's big clean-out touched markets across the country and included ...
by LynnS
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I have a lantana bush out behind my garage that has become huge thanks to the grey water from our washer. The blooms have been gorgeous and I didn't think it could get any prettier. Then my wife ...
by Ex Con
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Things are looking better by the day for Election-Loser-But-Financial-Housecleaner, aka RNC Chairman, Reince Priebus:
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus says he has locked ...
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Unlike our usual episodes, our latest release is a music video, a parody of the unbelievably popular Gangnam Style video by Korean artist/comedian Psy. Like our usual episodes, there are two ...
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When I got married my wife already had two miniature dachshunds, Jaxson and Leo. Leo is starting to get older, and Jaxson wears him out, so early this year my wife started talking about getting a ...
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Beneath the web of cracks in its bright global ice shell, Jupiter's moon Europa is thought to have a liquid water ocean heated by internal geological activity - an ocean potentially capable of ...
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I'm here to supply your need.
New York Times v. Sullivan is one of the two or three most important free speech cases in American history. In essence, New York Times held that reporters and other ...
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OK, I'm a workin stiff, so who's got time - but egged on by a counter-commenter, here goes...
Good ol' MinistryofTruth posted a diary headlined The Walking Dumb , highly recced today, certainly ...
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Stop Rush is growing, dramatically increasing its presence on Twitter :
Stop Rush as measured on Topsy
The Flush Rush ...
by Richard Myers
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IN WAR: RESOLUTION
IN DEFEAT: DEFIANCE
IN VICTORY: MAGNANIMITY
IN PEACE: GOOD ...
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Book pins of patinaed brass by David M Bowman Studio , $36 + $3 shipping. She could wear a book pin on her coat, a hat, a sweater, a lapel...
Mothers can be hard to buy for. They tend to think ...
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Welcome! " The Evening Blues" is a casual community diary (published Monday - Friday, 8:00 PM Eastern) where we hang out, share and talk about news, music, photography and other things of ...
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Hello, writers. A shout-out for those who reported surpassing 50,000 words in the month of November:
Cronewit
terrypinder
USHomeopath
Cassandra Waites
Woohoo! Big cheers. Well done, folks. If ...
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The things you miss when you're at work. Obviously the big political news of today is the shocking departure of Jim DeMint as he prepares to leave the Senate for the Heritage Foundation, which has ...
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As Jim Ross used to say, "Business is about to pick up!" It seems that outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint has already set his sights on his first target (Hint: He looks like an Oompa Loompa in a bad suit), ...
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(A belated birthday present for my brother, who yesterday would have been some age or other. He always liked this piece, and is identified therein as Tector. He was supposed to accompany me on this ...
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Recently a conservative friend posted a link to some wingnut article on Facebook expressing outrage that Obama met with Maddow and Sharpton about the tax cut issue. Not to my surprise the title is ...
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Jim DeMint is out . Another Republican leaving his job because he can't win anymore. The timing does seem a little odd though. Only weeks after an election that saw his tea-backed candidates ...
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When John Steinbeck said “Socialism has never taken root in America because the poor view themselves not as an oppressed proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires” he struck at ...
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Lap throw made entirely of Xmas fabrics (none of them repeated), on sale for $100. We also have a similar wheelchair quilt for $85. The lap throw is 45" x 60". The wheelchair quilt is 36" x 60".
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Read it here everyday, something to the effect that ' you want to balance the budget cut defense spending.' Yeah. Right. What I'm talking about. But who in Congress is singing this sensible tune?
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Just a quick note to point folks to a Yahoo news item has an interesting view of the last 30 days of Republican reflection on what they might want to change going forward...
http://news.yahoo.com/...
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If you were a Spitfire or Hurricane pilot at the height of the Battle of Britain in 1940, there is a good chance that you would have undertaken part of your training, at least, on the delightful ...
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Of course none have signed the discharge petition yet , but next week who knows?
Americans for Tax Reform lists 219 of 435 incoming Representatives and 39 of 100 incoming Senators who have signed ...
by topdog08
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[Watch the moive here for free]
[Sign the petition here]
The Beckley Foundation is about to launch a new global campaign in collaboration with Virgin Unite, Avaaz and the Global Commission on Drug ...
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BYU psychology professor Mikle South and his son demonstrate how the experiments worked.
Some children diagnosed with autism have an especially difficult time letting go of old fears
A new ...
by The Book Bear
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So, it looks to me like the president is beginning to break the Republican will on taxes, which is directly due to his hardline negotiating position. Assume the GOP grants the White House a clean ...
by brooklynbadboy
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--- This is Part 2 of a series of diaries that illustrate how the US could be divided into 100 equally populated states. Part 1, can be found here .---
This part covers much of the South-- Louisiana,
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This week, former President Bill Clinton urged calm in the face of Washington's stand-off over the so-called fiscal cliff. "They are moving toward a deal," Clinton assured Americans, suggesting ...
by Jon Perr
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Google , the ubiquitous American Internet and software giant with a market capitalization of approximately $225 billion , announced a $34 billion investment--some say it looks more like a takeover--...
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If you'll remember, yesterday I brought you the story of Blake Page , a senior at the United States Military Academy who dropped out just eight months before graduatingbecause academy officials ...
by Christian Dem in NC
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To start with, I haven't taken a side in who should be the Democratic nominee for the Kentucky Senate seat and I will give Huffington Post's Jason Linkins credit for saying that Politico sucks as a ...
by pistolSO
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Imagine that you’re negotiating around a table. Five people say, working out a thorny issue, together. Things get a bit heated and one of the parties, lays a pistol on the table. Changes ...
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Well, it looks like we won't have Fox "News" to worry about much longer. Bill O'Reilly's downgrade of Christianity to a "philosophy" is having some major economic impact.
Oh, and if you have stock ...
by Jonathan Hoag
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The colossal collapse of the Conservative movement, never mind the whole Republican party, was exemplfied today by the decision by Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) to give up perhaps the most secure seat ...
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This is part two in a series on beginning cooking, emphasis on beginning . My purpose is to encourage reluctant cooks to rely more on their kitchens and less on prepared foods and take-out. Thus, I ...
by LynnS
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I am in Detroit, Michigan. Well, in the suburbs. I am, admittedly, a right of center, blogger and person.
But, I do not support "Right to Work"
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Original Article HERE . The Huffington Post article titled “ Obamacare Health ...
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This just in from Dow Jones Newswires, datelined December 06, 2012 17:05 ET (author: Brody Mullins). In the final three weeks before the election Sheldon Adelson and his wife were suckered into ...
by Pragmatus
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The Michigan House has passed "Right to Work" legislation by a vote of 58 to 52.
Calling all Michiganders! We have FIVE days to swarm our state senators with phone calls to object this legislation.
by VickiStein
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Well that was the worst week of picks so far this season. I went 8-8 for an overall record of 112-63 . There are some epic showdowns coming this weekend. A month left in the regular season and four ...
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release December 6, 2012
PRESS BRIEFING
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by Transcripts Editors
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Ah, another day another dumb. As I relax with my cup of coffee and spread my local Conservative paper across my lap I see that Mona Charen, conservative columnist and scheduled speaker at what must ...
by eowynsdottir
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Fox News and their Fox Nation blog have joined the NRA's campaign to scare gun owners about nefarious plans President Obama may be harboring to take their guns away that have been making the rounds ...
by Lefty Coaster
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Consumer Watchdog Thursday welcomed a report from the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) calling for sweeping reforms in governance at California’s stem cell agency and an end to the board’
by Consumer Watchdog
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UPDATE at 4:52 ET - Thursday, December 6, 2012:
Just got off the phone with State Representative David E. Rutledge (D-Ypsilanti). Here's the update from the Representative:
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The two least likely people in D.C. to win a ...
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