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The Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in Washington, long considered beyond the reach of lawmakers. But now, as details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out more than a trillion dollars during the financial crisis, a rare bipartisan movement in Congress demands that the Fed be held accountable.excellent youtube videohere's an org chart of the Fedand

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You got to let go of remote controlDon't ever doubt the power of just one mind.Or the world-wide power of just one rhyme.Don't ever doubt the force of the bassline.Or a record gone round to burn the house down."SMASH THE EMPIRE WITH MY BOOM BOX" - great line!!

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"Ladies and gentlemen,the very word secrecy is repugnant, in a free and open society, and we are as a people, inherently and historically, opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and secret proceedings.We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweigh the dangers which are cited to justify it.Even today there is little value in

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Sometimes, my dear readers, you run across examples of stupidity so blatant, so unutterably and ineffably Out There that you just can't really comment about it - you can only stand in awe.Like this, courtesy of Salon and Gawker (partial transcript follows):BRIAN KILMEADE: We keep marrying other species and other ethnics--GRETCHEN CARLSON: Are you sure you are not suffering from some of the causes

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The nature of temptationWhy those who speak against vice so often fall for it.Excerpt: The study of how we form opinions of our own moral worth is a budding field, and it suggests that the human mind works in powerful, subtle ways to make hypocrites out of all of us - especially those who hold themselves in the highest moral esteem. People who inveigh against a vice in others are often themselves

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I don't hate Sarah Palin. Never did. I was just appalled that John McCain brought her into the limelight because she had so very little to offer, she was incoherent and she was being billed as a "woman" when in fact she was not very womanly at all. She was the anti-woman, the anti-mom and worst of all, she condoned shooting wolves with automatic weapons from a helicopter... hell that isn't even

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It seems all anyone wants to remember about Michael Jackson are the good things: his music, the love of his family, his charitable works. Laudable, to be sure; but we all know there’s more to Jackson’s legacy than that. Should it be mentioned? Or remain the unacknowledged elephant balancing on that beach ball in the middle of the room? Am I the only one whose attention continues to be drawn

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I didn't but you can tell us all about it.

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For practical reasons, I've succumbed to peer pressure and am doing what a lot of folks in the so-called 'urban farming' movement are doing.    I have chickens in my backyard (well, adolescent chickens to be exact).  So far, the neighbors have not complained (nothing to complain about really; no nuisance no noise no stink no kidding).  The neighborhood cats have not pulled any stunts.  And the

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Sarah Palin says that she's answering a "higher calling" in announcing her resignation, adding that she can go national now and seek to unify the conservatives.Pardon me for saying this, but this Bull Goose Loony has been pranging about the Lower 48 for far too long since the end of the 2008 election, to the detriment of the state she governs.* Her "higher calling" may be to raise as much money

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Governor Sarah Palin (R-Crazyville North) has done what would be considered unthinkable for any sitting Governor with Presidential aspirations.She's resigning, effective July 26:I strongly suggest you listen to the entire rambling and almost-incoherent screed by the Wasilla Wonder. It's instructive, as well as amusing.Now, why is she doing this?Here my best guess:Palin's trying to clear the

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Anyone care to guess why Sarah Palin is resigning as governor of Alaska on July 25th?

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The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is the best selling album of all time.It's not Thriller, which was the second best selling album.TPM blog

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The other day I posted a piece "Only in A Republican Stronghold" about a Francine Busby fundraiser in San Diego County that was raided after a bogus complaint that there was noise coming from a private house. There was a helicopter, dogs, pepper spray and an out of control sheriff.On Monday, three of the women held a press conference, blasting the arresting officer, Deputy Marshall G. Abbott. "He

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'There Is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan' -- Seeds of Dissent in the U.S. Military Are GrowingBy Dahr Jamail, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. Posted July 2, 2009.From suicide to desertion to refusal to deploy -- service members' dissent may be growing into something far larger.

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Newsday reports that Mark Sanford had a tryst on Long Island. Ah yes, it's very romantic here and most of us (well not most, but many) have trysts... but this story about him with his lover girl/soulmate is actually quite romantic if you ask me. He also admitted that he crossed the line with other women. I don't know why he feels the need to disclose so much information. I suppose he is just

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Yesterday marked a milestone in our relationship with Iraq.No, we haven't left yet - we're not that lucky.Apart from small training cadres, we have pulled our troops out of the cities (a day early too), an occasion marked by fireworks and jubilant Iraqis dancing in the streets. It was also marked by a number of car bombs and suicides that have killed scores and reminded people that peace and

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What a waste of time. Seven and a half months.The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat in the election trial and affirming the lower court's verdict that Democratic comedian Al Franken is the legitimate

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Have you ever heard of cops showing up with a helicopter and pepper spray for a noise complaint? Well if you're a democrat in a republican stronghold it's feasable. Why are these people so mean?Francine Busby, a Democratic congressional candidate attended a fundraiser at a private home in San Diego. Since the homeowners were a lesbian couple, someone hid in the bushes and lobbed obscenities (and

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I posted a brief YouTube clip on my blog yesterday, and today I get a notice from Blogger saying that the blog's been locked pending review. It would appear (and quite erroneously, may I add) that My Two Cents was flagged as a spam blog.I have requested a review, of course, rather than wait 20 days and have the blog deleted. I have quite a bit of stuff there that I don't want to lose.Anyway.How

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Pew Research has a poll that reveals there is the largest generation gap since the 1960's... and it's mostly in terms of social values, religion and relationships. The older adults in the survey are 65 and over. It's an interesting study. Read it here.Young people today say old age begins at 60 which is a far cry from the 1960's when we thought people over 30 were ancient. Young people in the 60'

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Yes Bernie Madoff's sentence is considerably longer than the 12 years his attorney's asked for.

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Oxiclean pitchman found dead in his home. Who's next?

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I'm getting really pissed over the tenor of all this media coverage - and I'll tell you why. It's the whole prescription meds angle. Michael Jackson likely died due to an overdose of pain medication. Christ!! Every time some celebrity either dies or gets sent to rehab for using prescription pain meds as a route to getting high - my doctors get squirrely over treating my chronic pain. I've a

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So this pastor in Louisville, Ky is so passionate about bibles, guns and flags, he is inviting 150 of his parishioners to bring their guns to church tonight in order to celebrate American rights. Read the story here.“God and guns were part of the foundation of this country,” Mr. Pagano, 49, said Wednesday in the small brick Assembly of God church, where a large wooden cross hung over the altar

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