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Victory! Urban Outfitters Becomes Fur-Free

yomama — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:48 CDT

110livingston / CC Just a stone's throw away from my favorite New York City restaurant is an Urban Outfitters store, whose aisles I've been known to

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Site News: Almost 60 Old News Stories Added!

cant-touch-this — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:35 CDT

We've added almost 60 fine articles from our 2005 volume to our archives! More to come -- stay tuned.

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Biden Visits Chile For Progressive Governance Summit

liberallover — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:56:22 CDT

SANTIAGO, Chile — U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden is in Chile to attend a summit of leaders from Latin America and Europe. Biden flew to...

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Struggling banks to take in laundry

mommadontdance — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:55:58 CDT

As the bad financial news continues, the City was rife with reports that many banks have now turned to offering laundry services as one of a number o

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Dreaming of President Petraeus and an American Surge

politico — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:14:00 CDT

Signs of our collective weakness emerged after 9/11 when only part of the American population took seriously that we were at war with an evil and mot

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Conference reflections 2: The Backchannel

whatisay — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:30:06 CDT

The Backchannel is becoming increasing important and although a feature of many technology conferences, few that I have attended in the last few year

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Conference reflections 1: The death of the digital native

whatisay — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:30:06 CDT

Doing two conferences can be hard work either as part organiser or delegate, so this week I have refined my views on the development of ‘confer

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Obama's New Strategy: Blaming Bush For Financial Mess

liberallover — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:30:06 CDT

In his inaugural address, President Obama proclaimed "an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that

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Jeremiah Wright: Obama 'Like Any Other President'

liberallover — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:25:58 CST

SELMA, Ala. — President Barack Obama's longtime minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, gave an assessment Thursday of his former congregant's shor

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Have You Hugged a Baby Seal Today?

yomama — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:39:04 CST

While most of us would never dream of bashing in a helpless baby seal's skull, there are people out there who don't even think twice about it. More t

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Interview with Admiral Michael Mullen

politico — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:39:04 CST

WALLACE: I'm Chris Wallace and this is "Fox News Sunday."The president sets a time line for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq.

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Obama Backs Bush On Bagram Detainees

liberallover — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:22:21 CST

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, siding with the Bush White House, contended Friday that detainees in Afghanistan have no constitutional

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Obama Addresses Mayors Regarding Stimulus Cash

politico — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:22:12 CST

East Room10:36 A.M. ESTTHE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for being here today, and welcome back to the White House. (

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Model Ts Set to Replace the Horse--Again!

yomama — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:23:58 CST

yahoo / CC I had occasion to ride my bike into downtown Houston one evening last week. While it was great to see a lot of nightlife happening in this

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Financial Analysts: Fed Should Cut Interest Rates to Imaginary Number i

cant-touch-this — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:12:58 CST

With retail sales, exports and industrial production all enduring a deep slump, financial analysts at Goldman Sachs announced yesterday that Federal

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Human released into the wild

mommadontdance — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:12:37 CST

Simon Wincroft, an office manager from Nuneaton, was today released into the wild following a moving and sombre farewell ceremony attended by

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Childrena4s campaigners warn Kinder Surprise eggs 'too surprising'

mommadontdance — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:17:53 CST

A leading children's charity has issued a stern warning to parents regarding the dangers of Kinder Surprise eggs. A working party report from

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Dam May Have Triggered Massive China Earthquake

mommadontdance — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:17:51 CST

When it struck, we worried that May's massive Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province could catastrophically imperil nearby dams. Now a g

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The Bailout Isn't a Morality Play

politico — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:17:51 CST

WASHINGTON -- If this were a movie, we'd call it "TARP, the Sequel." The Obama administration will soon unveil its plan to bolster the nation's finan

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Who are you following on Twitter?

whatisay — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:08:14 CST

Believe it or not this post is not about who I’m following on Twitter, which would probably be very boring and of little interest. This post is

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Both Sides Guilty of Exaggerations in Torture Debate

politico — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:08:14 CST

While the economy dominates the headlines, the most contentious issue of the Obama presidency so far has been the treatment of prisoners in the war o

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Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [63] -- Populist Rage?

liberallover — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:05:57 CST

What is it with shoes this week? First we had the sale of Sarah Palin's "Double Dare" Naughty Monkey shoes on eBay. And now someone...

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GOP Looks To Future With Today's Vote for Chairman

politico — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:05:57 CST

After sustaining significant losses in the last two election cycles, the leaders of the Republican Party find themselves gathered in Washington DC th

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The Day I Spent With Michael Vick

yomama — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:52:21 CST

kiki072895 / CC On September 18, 2007, I spent eight hours with Michael Vick at PETA headquarters. He was there to participate in PETA's "Developing

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Navajo Nation Steps Up to Supply America's Energy Needs

yougottabekidding — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:56:35 CST

Greenwire has a long lead story (subscription required) in today's edition by Daniel Cusick about the plans of the Navajo Nation to build three h

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Reaching for Poetry

politico — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:56:35 CST

Two weeks ago, Wall Street Journal columnist and former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan offered what she hoped President Obama would aim for with hi

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First 100-Days Climate Policy: Who Might Dispatch A Plane To The Coming Dogfight?

mommadontdance — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:36:30 CST

F-22 Raptors over Utah in their first official deployment, October 2005, simulating a dogfight. Image credit:Wikipedia, DogfightWit

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Karen Dalton-Beninato: (VIDEO) Cartoons Help Usher Out Bush Administration

liberallover — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:36:18 CST

The following is an updated directors cut of the Starland Gopher Band's "God Luv Ya, G. Dub'ya," featuring work courtesy of PoliticalCartoons.com. Sp

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Escaped Tiger Costs Trainer a Million Bucks

yomama — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:20:30 CST

tifft / CC What might have been just another story of shoddy circus animal handling came to a karmic conclusion last week when a tiger trainer, Josip

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Leo W. Gerard: Obama: Follow the Philosophical Footsteps of Abraham

liberallover — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:20:30 CST

Lincoln's preservation of the union would not have been possible without his economic reform. It is the philosophy at the base of those achievements

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Ariel Gonzalez: Obama Should Not Thank Bush at the Inauguration

liberallover — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:20:30 CST

Do not be surprised if Barack Obama thanks George W. Bush for his service to the nation at the start of his inaugural address. Since...

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Stimulating Our Way to Rock Bottom

politico — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:18:12 CST

With attention turning to the next big economic stimulus package, questions are still swirling about our economic troubles. How did we get here? Ho

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Liberal confesses he hasna4t actually spoken to his a4black friendsa4 in 30 years

mommadontdance — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:17:58 CST

A 39-year old teacher from West London resolved to get back in touch with a black schoolmate for the first time in three decades after using their fr

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Detroit School Receives Toilet Paper From PETA

yomama — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:15:55 CST

The Academy of the Americas in Detroit has been in the news lately because it has been begging for donations of basic supplies … including toilet pa

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Natalie Dylan is Role Model for Every American Girl...unless she's your daughter |

webreporter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:15:21 CST

It is comforting to know that there are still some things that have held their value through this recession and economic upheaval. VIRGINITY! That's

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Our Drug War Next Door

politico — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:50:04 CST

Before you venture into Ciudad Juarez, brace yourself to hear Texans tell you that you're crazy.Visiting friends in neighboring El Paso a

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Presidents George Bush(s) Interviewed by Brit Hume...W and Poppy told it like it WASN'T |

webreporter — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:05:01 CST

Did you see W with his Poppy on "FOX News Sunday" in their unprecedented joint interview by Brit Hume this morning? For those of you who also saw th

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Blagojevich Would Have Appointed Senator No Matter What: House Speaker

liberallover — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:20:58 CST

CHICAGO — The speaker of the Illinois House said Sunday he doesn't think a bill taking away the governor's power to appoint President-elect Bar

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Judges rule on landmark case of Soda4s Law versus Parkinsona4s Law

mommadontdance — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:12:04 CST

A longstanding legal dispute between Sod's law and Parkinson's law was no closer to resolution last night after a widely anticipated ruling by

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I'm Voting For Whoever Fixes Traffic And Makes Milk Cheaper

cant-touch-this — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:12:04 CST

Why hasn't a politician fixed these problems yet? Instead of saying, "I'm going to make education more affordable for people who shouldn't be allowed

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