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Archives: December 28, 2009

Opposition leader tops Croat presidential vote

Iranian student protester Neda Soltan is Times Person of the Year

Soles4Souls helps millions while enriching its leader (CEO sits on board that sets pay)

Torture camps = ethics, 40,000 troop increase in fake war = peace prize

Connie Hines, 'Mr. Ed' actress, dies at 78

Do not open your mouth

Jane Harman Asshole of The Month (Larry Flynt)

Jane Harman Asshole of The Month (Larry Flynt)

Christmas in the Lower 9th Ward: A Katrina Diary

Christmas in the Lower 9th Ward: A Katrina Diary

Thailand starts deporting Hmong refugees back to Laos

Tom Shales Best TV Of Decade List: Tina Fey, Rachel Maddow, Barack Obama

Detroit is NOT a Hot Bed for Terror..Media needs to MOVE ON.....

KPFK: Uprising & KPFA: Guns and Butter ((audio))

Who are the "Extremists" & "Medicare for All Saves $350 Billion"

AARP Bulletin To Members - "Health Care Reform and You: Here’s how the legislation would affect you"

AARP Bulletin To Members - "Health Care Reform and You: Here’s how the legislation would affect you"

So-called "Non Partisan" Local elections ensure that candidates are picked by Big Money

Tina Fey on Hannity

When all the smoke clears...

University tries to boost diversity

The Day of Ashura in Iran...

Here at DU, what can we do to protest?

NYT Lede covering Iran action again

The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew over me today!

His name might be silly...and I forget it....

Woman moves on, leaves homeless debate behind

O,K., I'm in an alternate universe: HANNITY interviewing PALIN, AND she wants alliance with the FRE

O,K., I'm in an alternate universe: HANNITY interviewing PALIN, AND she wants alliance with the FRE

WP says doughnut hole to get larger for 2 of next 3 years.

Hey Freepers, leave those kids alone...

The Enquirer is telling Lies on Larry King

Depressing News

David Brooks..(.yes that David Brooks)...supports Single-Payer.

Governor to propose tobacco tax hike

Arnold Schwarzenegger and W.orthless Bush: see what happens!

Top 10 Women's Health Stories Of The Decade: Nothing Replaces A Woman's Wisdom

Health Care Reform Bill Helps Pfizer and Merck, but Hurts Generics

Police: Pa. pastor shoots son during fight

IT may be sick, but here's what I hope happens with the Crotch Bomber

Just (bleep)-ing great, Ray Stevens has joined the Dark Side.

Progress in Pres. Obama’s Goal of Ending Child Hunger by 2015

Whack a Wingnut!

Original blueprints of the Eiffel Tower

So when does the occupation end

At this point in time I don't know how anyone can believe in politicians

"Centrist Extremist Theory and the Marginalization of the Left"

Conservative David Frum - "Health reform: Unwise, not unconstitutional" - Critiques Jim Demint

How President Obama can destroy the GOP for good.

on interest rates: are low rates designed to discourage saving and encourage investing?

Boyfriend pillow for Japan singles

SIGN: Construction site and unintended truth in advertising

I am looking for a recording from a Physics Class in Berkley that focused

GOP Rep. Sessions to Ponzi-schemer Stanford: "I love you"

GOP strategist Matalin: Bush "inherited" 9/11 attacks from Clinton

Another peril for women in war zones: sexual abuse by fellow GI's

Police reform in Russia: the British way

Witness says the alleged terrorist got on plane with NO passport

It was disconcerting to see what a mini-freeper my little 7th grade cousin was.

TSA goes TNA: Security Directive Number: SD 1544-09-06

RHRealityCheck.org: Nelson Gets Around The Vote, And Sexism Still Thrives In America

"FAA Considering Passenger Ban"

Isreal -- Iran To Have The Islamic Bomb By 2011

Housing development bans cats, dogs (good)

Toon: "There's no problem we can't solve..."

Why the Hell are we Surprised they hate us???

If I have a note from my doctor, and if I strip down completely nude before I do it .....

Looks like Doonesbury's going to be good this week

Watch today's demolition of the Champlain Bridge live online

R/W:‘There Should Be A Separate Line To Scrutinize Anybody With The Name Abdul'

Oh, So Now they're "Kings of the hill"? I call bullshit

Blogger Atrios on this morning's Mary "Full of Shit" Matalin's Bush Revisionist History Lesson

I made a snarky post about TSA's new no pee rule. This one is intended to be serious.

The gap in the closing of Medicare's drug "doughnut hole"

What Are Your Top 5 WORST TV Ads of 2009?

China launches the world fastest train.

a look of determination and stamina

Anyone watching the Cowboys vs. Redskins game - see who is stuffing his face

Danziger Toon- Smoke on the plane

I'd pay a dollar or two for a du iPhone app

Honestly, do any of you DUers think this sounds "corrupt?"

GOP leader email to Allen Stanford: “I love you and believe in you”

I bet there is 10 times as much pedophilia among fundamentalist churches...

Fighting Them Over There So We Don’t Have To Fight Them Here”

A stray kitten (and happy) Christmas story

1000 th post

DNA Hearing Canceled for Nigerian Held in Northwest Airlines Terror Attack

Homeless man charged with stealing, crashing plane

Without Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC this morning, not worth turning TV on

Without Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC this morning, not worth turning TV on

Athiest sign causes uproar at Illinois State Capital building

On the plus side, at least we didn't get the obvious knee-jerk reaction BushCo would have done.

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Bush/Cheney accomplished far more than Osama bin Laden (dead or alive) could have hoped

Man convicted for killing and eating China's last Indochinese tiger

Joseph Lieberman's Contempt for Muslims is a Discredit to the United States.

Paul Krugman:The Big Zero

Head of Foreign Agricultural Service reassigned

Why is Obama afraid to listen to his base?

Hoekstra and King don't think the Obama administration became hysterical enough?

A reminder about Grover Norquist.

Death Panels Lie On Factcheck.Org's 'Whoppers Of 2009'

Republicans try and fail to justify voting for Medicare Part D

The GOP Christmas Wish List

China shopping centre builds 'car park for women'

China shopping centre builds 'car park for women'

WW 2, Biggest Stimulus Package Ever

I cannot imagine anything more tragic than being blown up in the last hour of a flight.

In the late 70s my brother was quite surprised to see the Carabinieri carrying Uzis at DaVinci

So the neocons went to Iraq to fight the Taleban in Afghanistan and now

Looks Like We're Secretly Spreading The War To Cambodia

Iran. Is it asking too much for still photographers to blur faces?

Israel To Outfit All Residents With Gas Masks

Joe LIEberman, War Chief...

Fannie and Freddie to Get Unlimited Aid…and Huge Executive Bonuses

Why Did Obama Kill The Dawn Johnsen Nomination?

At least 10 Afghan civilians, including eight school children, killed by NATO forces in Afghanistan

Republican congressman says "I love you" to Wall St. crook

Nate Silver: The Odds of Airborne Terror

Detroit Explosive Common, Easily Detectible

60 whales beached in New Zealand

Late Holiday Shopping Puts Retailers Ahead (up 3.6% over 2008)

Message from fellow DUer

Dems in the House cave like a house of cards.....no public option says Clyburn.

Media Preparing Loss for Democrats in 2010

AlterNet: Wall Street's 10 Greatest Lies of 2009

Afghanistan Escalation Will (and Should) Hurt Congressional Democrats in 2010

Where's The Outrage (and Fear)?

Which 'world' leaders have sold out to Rupert Murdoch?

U.S.-bound passengers cope with airport delays

Yemen---food for thought.

Jib-Jab 2009 in review..

Fox News Cranks Up The Anti-Islamicism In Wake Of Christmas Terrorism Incident

"Out of the Weeds"

Tim Costello, Truck Driver, Labor Activist, Intellectual

AlterNet: Wall Street's 10 Greatest Lies of 2009 (Lies that justify screwing over Main Street)

Then: Reagan abandons goal of energy independence. Now: U.S. in middle of Mid East fire.

TERRORIST BLOWS HIS BUTT OFF! LOL (no joke; it's for real)

California Auto Insurer Trying to Trick Voters Into Paying Higher Premiums

Why do we make a big deal out of this fire on the Detroit flight?

Iranian Official: Arrest Anti-Government Demonstrators

Conclusive Proof a whole lot of DUers got duped

Ted Kennedy got on the No Fly list, but not a guy whose dad reported him as possibly dangerous?

Just for fun... Caption This Photo

What are the chances of...

Department of Homeland Security Issues Terrorist ID Cards

Beyond Magical Thinking: How to Really Make Change Happen

No Mandate, Perhaps Redefinition of Emergencies

So when did Yemen become the #2 hot spot for

Huh... we won one! TSA rolls back moronic new rules

Huh... we won one! TSA rolls back moronic new rules

*Y*E*M*E*N*

Tiger: you were born too late (The JFK Photo That Could Have Changed History)

I'm looking forward to the next flight we take....

Anyone gone from being unhealthy/unfit to healthy/fit?

Tom Harkin May Reintroduce Legislation To Kill Filibuster

Tom Harkin May Reintroduce Legislation To Kill Filibuster

President coming up at 3 pm eastern

Oh no. Now they'll ban food stamps

Arab Dictatorships Take 4 of Top 5 Spots in Purchase of U.S. Weapons and Services

"Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula" - I see they are franchising again.

List of Notables Arrested in Iran

The solution to this underwear bomber thing?

Yemen and Joe Leiberman.

Bush still wrecks our country's credibility

The Rude Pundit - Our Destruction Seeds Sown: A Final "Fuck Off" to This Awful Decade (Part 1)

I am praying that HCR will prevent something like this from ever happening again!

I am praying that HCR will prevent something like this from ever happening again!

Self-delete (Accidental Dupe)

Human Events posts, and then removes and "apologizes" for, racist song

That would be bomber. How did we screw up again?

Bigot Mike Gallagher has his solution to airline security...

The local right-wing nutjobs are out in force in today's paper!

Oklahoma Couple Want to Return Troubled Adopted Son to State

Since this bill requires private health ins. companies to put health care before profit

I cannot fault Homeland Security for missing warnings from the bomber's father...

Must see! Jonathan Safran Foer Reveals Surprising Facts About Our Food on Ellen

Republican Nazi Apprehended in Houston Killing

JFK Photo That Could Have Changed History

When they came for my blanket and pillow,I still sat down...but in-flight entertainment too?

White Christmas: Pretty or Life Threatening?

"The Checklist Manifesto"

Radio host Mike Gallagher's TERRA solution: Put "known Muslims" in a separate airport line.

Are US Wars Fueling Domestic Terrorist Threats? - The Nation

What is going on here?

Should a Major interviewer on Programs like Meet the Press or

Kucinich: Generals Who Spoke Publicly on Afghan Strategy Should Lose Jobs

Wow Pete Sessions love comment to Stanford, the ponzi king made

Investors cheer as Treasury promises more free money to Fannie, Freddie

BREAKING: Obama is "strongly condemning" violence against Iranian demonstrators

President Obama Speaks Out on Iran Violence

President Obama Speaks Out on Iran Violence

American Indians designated a priority group due to higher risk of H1N1 death

Roy Blunt, other GOPers voted AGAINST funding Homeland Security

Roy Blunt, other GOPers voted AGAINST funding Homeland Security

Dirty Diaper Bomb

The High Cost of “Affordable” Health Care

"we’re essentially looking for needles in haystacks. "

Wonder about Unidentified Phone Numbers on Caller ID?

Weasel Words

Ill-informed? ..... Or Just Stupid?

Cop Went Wild With Taser, Diabetic Says

Gibbons (Nevada, Republican) divorce negotiations continue as Monday morning trial looms

Ed Henry Just mentioned this, ambulance leaving Obama's rental home, President and family OK

Senate: Shelve cap and trade climate bill. Too "controversial" for an election year.

Priorities

Breaking news: Ambulance speeds to 1st Families compound in Hawaii (AP)

Exposure to Young Triggers New Neuron Creation in Females Exhibiting Maternal Behavior

HEY! Blogslut found Premium Calculator telling what you'd pay f/Health Insurance. How do you fare?

25 Years ago: Soviet invasion of Afghanistan enters fifth year

Check in if you hope the Iranians succeed at overthrowing their illegitimate government.

Infrastructure: A Bright new Future

Senate GOP Candidate Questions Rival's (Mark Kirk) Sexuality

AARP - Chart Compares House Bill and Senate Bill Health Care Reform Bills

Health reform and you: A new guide. How do the House and Senate

I'm not flying overseas for the next year.

Chris Jansing on MSNBC teased for a solid hour about an R blocking an appointment

DU salute to the brave people of Iran!

There's really no Left left in Government or American society

Damn Tweety is working during a holiday week

Help recommend more useless shit for me to memorize!

Pardon my cynicism but WTF is

Disturbing questions in thwarted US plane bombing

LOLiberty University professors go to Turkey to find Noah's Ark

Napolitano says "the system worked"

Phone Scam alert: 610-404-3141 and info

The Most Popular 'MTP' Guest Of The Year

How can there be an actuarial value of X% AND an out of pocket cap?

Unhealthy habits are what's killing us

TSA: Two men talking "suspiciously" removed from plane.

Well, at least Tiger Woods gets a break for awhile, huh?

Sharon Lubinski: Senate Confirms First Openly Gay US Marshal

"Many Highly Profitable Companies Cut Jobs"

Merit Is Irrelevant In The Corporate Boardroom

Why there's no one in charge at TSA-DeMint is blocking the nominee

OH mall store displays teabagger shirts, implicit calls for violence.

OH mall store displays teabagger shirts, implicit calls for violence.

If Lieberman runs again in 2012, will OUR Senate leadership finally do the sane thing

A Mass. mother's wish to be buried with son killed in Iraq could alter VA burial policy

Banksters: What if...?

Therapy Dog Visits...just what a young heart transplant patient needed (to keep up strength)

Where's the petition to keep the public option in the final bill?

GSM, the encryption scheme protecting most cell phone calls, has been cracked.

Can anyone tell me what a single 38yr old earning $35,500 will get from the HCR bill?

Obama details new anti-terror steps

Putting terrorism in perspective: More American's will die.

Am I wrong or was it progressive's pursuit of "sueability" for corporations that led to personhood?

How does one get on an international flight without a passport?

Support unionization for TSA workers through the AFGE! To hell with Jim DeMint!

Judge in Roeder case will consider ‘defense of others’ argument

Colorado can lead the way

Colorado can lead the way

Seniors worry about Medicare Advantage cuts

I wonder if NYSAG Cuomo (D) will go after Nebraska's health care perks..

How to fix the filibuster.

CIA said "no doubt" an attack would occur in US before PYRO-PANTIES struck airbus

Pastors in Rifqa Bary case knew they broke law, ex-church official says

How many DU'ers have gotten Notice their Insurance Rates Going Up from 6 to 8% for the New Year?

My oldest daughter (22 yrs.) got married this afternoon.

My oldest daughter (22 yrs.) got married this afternoon.

The Duggars

Lieberman: "The grace of God saved that plane"...just what I want a Homeland Security chair to say

Republicans Poised To Run On Health Care Repeal Campaign

Bill Moyers with Mat Taibbi and Robert Kuttner: Something's Not Right Here

Thank You All.

QUELLING Progressive Rebellion: " Here, Have A Cookie, After Tomorrow You Won't Remember A Thing "

Economy Poised for Surge as Most Accurate Economist Sees U.S.

Of Girls and Geeks: Environment May Be Why Women Don't Like Computer Science

New York City crime rates at record low: police

Wall Street's 10 Greatest Lies of 2009: Lies that justify screwing over Main Street

Do you think twice before posting certain ideas or commentary...

Top 10 Reasons to Kill Senate Health Care Bill

Fannie, Freddie Pay: Execs' Multi-Million Dollar Salaries REVEALED

Hey Fucknut Teabaggers, There Is NO WAY You Can Repeal HCR, HAHAHAHA!

Hey Fucknut Teabaggers, There Is NO WAY You Can Repeal HCR, HAHAHAHA!

Repost reword: I believe in these things, believe the party should also.

Why would TMZ want to Defame a Great American President

Update On Dante

The Recession Begins Flooding Into the Courts

China shopping centre builds 'car park for women'

Would you support an amendment to the Constitution that removes the natural-born citizen requirement

Would you support an amendment to the Constitution that removes the natural-born citizen requirement

7th Grader Surfs Porn at Grandma's House...Uff da!

Evidently some people are believing their own noise

DU Feeding America Charity Drive: My check is going in on Thursday

Dubai Folly: Half a mile high cloud scraper (Pic heavy)

Commenter says he was aboard NWA Flight 253, saw suspected terrorist board the plane

Esquire - "What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff?" - Belated Christmas Message...

Champlain Bridge Demolished at 10AM this morning (video included).

If we decide to invade Amsterdam...

Bristol, Levi Custody Fight Brewing

Goldman Sachs and Others Investigated for Betting Against Securities They Created

Goldman Sachs and Others Investigated for Betting Against Securities They Created

Goldman Sachs and Others Investigated for Betting Against Securities They Created

Cow thinks he's a dog

Here Is How I See the Next GOP Coup Coming Down….

Democrats Do Not Need to Become More "Moderate" to Win in 2010 - Robert Creamer, HuffPo:

Let's make a list ~ Anderson's Cooper's mother is....

Mexico City: More progressive than California or New York

Homeless man charged with stealing, crashing plane

A decade of high unemployment is looming: "It will be the mother of all jobless recoveries"

ABC: Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by Bush in 2007

CNN: Public option may be dropped from final health care bill

Who is the dumbest terrorist?

Jesus sure shows up in the weirdest of places

Disabled mom fighting to keep her son

Do we really want the Muslim religion or Chinese Communism taught in our schools?

Invisable Front...

Ds Are Now Firmly Set In Their Circular Firing Squad

Ds Are Now Firmly Set In Their Circular Firing Squad

Do all children need to learn to read?

The "underwear bomber" story fails the smell test

Vitter blocks release of EPA report determining formaldehyde is dangerous, blocks EPA nominee

Did I SEE that? Mary Matalin saying Bush INHERITED 9/11??????????

So the Nigerian's father informed the world that

Here's a list

You want to politically liberate yourself?

Is Microsoft having a hard time selling Office 2007?

TahitiNut - How is he?

TahitiNut - How is he?

This SHOULD scare the hell out of you.

Should Napolitano either resign or be fired?

heating home with charcoal briquettes, 87 yr old woman dies, gas was shut off

Dumbest Tweet of the Year

Dumbest Tweet of the Year

That's all they had to do.

Real-Life Synthehol Will Get You Buzzed, But Never Drunk

When do half-dazed goofballs carry out terrorist attacks?

What Would You Do For Food?

For the non-pot smokers--- If Pot was legal would you smoke it?

Winchester to Deliver 200 Million 40-Cal. Rounds to Homeland Security

About that list of 90 accomplishments ..... its quite a reach, isn't it?

Couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray

Question about marijuana and employment.

Ivana Trump curses at children running and screaming on plane

Reactionary Stupidity at its FINEST

Your thoughts on President Obama's Golfing

Let's think of better uses for Ben Nelson's toupee!

Top 1 Percent Control 42 Percent of Financial Wealth in the U.S.

An Avatar Awakening

I hope the heath care bill finally signed into law will be a starting point for ongoing reform.

A travel internationally after the fun

Don't ask, don't call home - - fiercely serving the US while gay & afraid to write home

My son was here tonight, up from ft hood - and showed me this video (on his channel)

Savannah GA spends millions to end poverty, wins national recognition for efforts

Democrats Excluded Gays From Immigration Reform Bill

For the non-pot smokers--- If Pot was legal would you smoke it?

For the non-pot smokers--- If Pot was legal would you smoke it?

Babies in U.S. More Likely to Die than Those in Cuba or Europe

Are US Wars Fueling Domestic Terrorism?

Can the American people get real representation in Congress?

Smoke It Up, Marijuana May Soon Be Legal In Four U.S. States

"Affordable" Health Care or "the road to Neo-Feudalism"?

Conclusive Proof JFK photo is a hoax

AlterNet: Why Is Crappy Fast Food Safer Than School Lunches?

Do I understand this correct?

Pressure builds to end Web users’ free ride (Rupert Murdoch strikes again)

I'll explain the objection to "corporatism" once and only once

I'll explain the objection to "corporatism" once and only once

I'll explain the objection to "corporatism" once and only once

Toon : I miss newspapers....

Women Tend to Have Better Sense of Touch Due to Smaller Finger Size

Because I Am a Life-Long Democrat, I Will Support a Primary Challenge to Obama from the Left in 2012

Because I Am a Life-Long Democrat, I Will Support a Primary Challenge to Obama from the Left in 2012

Los Angeles charter operators want "actual building titles for the public schools"

Los Angeles charter operators want "actual building titles for the public schools"

Hottest topic among my low-info voting "centrist" friends this xmas--we're being FORCED to buy insr?

Lawyer reveals forbidden love for Orly Taitz

HEY!! the guy who's providing matching funds for the drive

2 passengers talking ‘suspiciously’ removed from plane

Like Eastern Europeans in 1989, the Iranians are blowing it by taking to the streets.

So this guy in Nevada told BushCo he could decode terra messages in al Jazeera broadcasts

So this guy in Nevada told BushCo he could decode terra messages in al Jazeera broadcasts

FOUND IT. The fake "JFK" photo source, Playboy, November 1967 (PHOTO)

After being shut down yesterday we have 2nd row IMAX 3D tickets to Avatar in 1 hour.

All the stores in my town have their Holiday decorations up already for Christmas 2010!

Outkast - My Favorite Things

The movie should be renamed "Dances With Kitehs in Fern Gully"

The movie should be renamed "Dances With Kitehs in Fern Gully"

Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health, Dept. of Health & Human Services: My Favorite Things

The Music of the Spheres vs The Orb

I have an idea about how to solve this airline security issue.

YouTube - One of Richard Thompson's all-time greatest songs, "Wall Of Death"

YouTube - The Band, "It Makes No Difference," from "The Last Waltz"

The Eagles- Victim of Love

The Eagles- Out of Control

Feel Flows- Beach Boys

So I texted Sparkly today .....

DU Feeding America Charity Drive: My check is going in on Thursday

two of my favorite things combined in one cartoon

I'm half expecting AT&T and Verizon to do drive bys against each other like the Bloods & Crips

Serious question...Is it possible to crack or break a rib by sneezing?

I am trying to get a state social services job

I'm Converting to Russian Orthodox

Japanese men lap up new comfort pillow

The top story of 2009 in our region is the "derecho."

Took a sleeping pill

I'll tell you why fucking Cowboys is ....

What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?

I Knew the Bride (live)

Alien starship arrives in the solar system - Photographic proof!

Zappa to head Disney's comic book empire

SO ANGRY I COULD spit nails ...

Guss I have to change my avatar.....from the good ol' christmas wreath

The Band - This Wheel's on Fire

The Band - In a Station

I love fucking cowboys.

Avatar in IMAX 3D..

Avatar in IMAX 3D.. Did it give anyone else a bit of vertigo?

Till I Die- Beach Boys

YouTube - Pink Floyd, 2005 Live 8 final reunion, "Comfortably Numb"

The Eagles- Boys of Summer

i'm back. anybody miss me?

In My Room- Beach Boys

Today I spent a half hour buying tassels.

The OBVIOUS BushCo solution to the crotch bomber incident...

Do you think dreams mean anything?

It smells like bacon and cheetos in here.

God Only Knows- Beach Boys

It's magical!

I hate the fucking Cowboys

I hate fucking Cowboys.

Redbox is the new best thing...

Love's in Need of Love Today

Do you like my Fucking Cowboy Hat?

Well, I got both the H1N1 and the seasonal flu shots, and they worked!!

ARRGH! I just need a good reliable web hosting company!!

Do you think some people really enjoy feeling personally offended?

OMG did the Saints lose to TAMPA BAY?

Ricky Gervais Sings Elmo A Terrifying Lullaby

When was the Bannana Hammock invented and what kind of tan lines does it leave?

David Tenant as Catherine Tate's Professor for Comic Relief

To apologize or not to apologize: I picked to apologize

Thank God for the Lounge...

Christmas Loot

What would Lee Mercer have done about the latest terrorism threat...

Star Trek Gorn cannon on Mythbusters tonight

Who likes nunchucks.....We like nunchucks. Chuckie Wuckie has no suckie.

"It never snows on Martha's Vineyard.....

I am looking for a recording from a Physics Class in Berkley that focused

Thinking of using the AutoTrain for my move up North ,anyone tried it ?

The Taco Bell Drive-Through Diet?

Please vote on my (McDonald's based) submission to FAILBlog. (This one's really funny, trust me.)

Which way to go?

Italy....Pic thread

A stray kitten (and happy) Christmas story

people want to pay me as a designer, for real.....crazy

fucking cowboy pimp

Now please vote for my submission to engrishfunny.com!

Patrick Warburton vs Michael Madsen

It's my fifteenth birthday today.

The Sopranos (no not the ones you're thinking.)

2001: A Space Odyssey vs 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Why can't I post a photo taken by a cell phone on DU?

Texas Flood

Passive-Aggressive vs Outright Hostile

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Post your desktops.

GD is arguing about bikinis.

West Side Story vs Oklahoma

Rodgers and Hammerstein vs Rodgers and Hart

Avatar vs Bacon

BEST Root Beer (warning: Huge list!)

R.I.P. Sweetie Pie The Snuggle Puppy

Red Lobster vs Red Robin

What is your town doing for New Years?

New years eve - we decided to stay home this year. Looking like

My new poem: Nature and Death

Have you ever simply dumped everything by a performer you had, because of the performer's politics?

Anyone gone from being unhealthy/unfit to healthy/fit?

Am I out of line here?

Cole Porter vs Irving Berlin

Somewhat awkward situation- And an unusual question...

"A clean house is a sign of a wasted life."

"What do we want?" "BRAAAAINS!"

I don't get tanning...

My father-in-law had to lower his pants for airport security

American Masters: Louisa May Alcott, tonight, on PBS.

A pic I got in an e-mail - and my response to it...

Im sick of this guy every Sunday night blaming Obama for everything

Issue of Dallas' next mayor isn't so clear-cut

Obama Official Blasts Israel Envoy's 'Unfortunate' J-Street Remarks

Now That Health Care Is "Taken Care Of," What's Next?

Will the president take the obvious lesson of the HCR disaster and give up"bipartisanship"?

The topic will be Reconciliation...

An intellectual consistency question: What if Obama had become a "bill killer"?

So when are we going to begin spending all our money nation building Yemen?

The Big Zero By PAUL KRUGMAN - "the decade in which we achieved nothing and learned nothing."

Legislative Limbo Strands Many of Obama’s Nominees

Who in the Senate will introduce a bill for the "draft" in January?

Why aren't Hamsher et. al. screeching about Medicare Part D?

Predicition: Republicans will treat health care reform the same way they treated the stimulus

Organizations release roadmap in response to President Obama's goal to end child hunger

MSNBC idiots giving major air time to DUMB ASS Peter King

Tough But Still Hopeful

Obama’s 'team of rivals' Cabinet following his 'no drama' mantra

I guess we just need to keep the blue dogs liquored up

Will oil hit $100 per barrel by March 1?

Nobody likes a dictatorial government and people hate health insurance companies.

RW screaming Obama should come back to DC

From the NYT's, Chart of the past 10 years:

Senate approves Lubinski, nation’s first gay U.S. Marshal

Senate approves Lubinski, nation’s first gay U.S. Marshal

Krugman: What not to run on (advice for Republicans)

President Obama nominates prosecutor whose promotion was quashed by Bush DOJ

Conservative GOP thought Bush/Ashcroft were doing a good job with the Shoe Bomber caper

Sparks' decision on Alabama race coming quick

Despite Environment, Boyd Seems Secure for Now

Blame It On Antigua! The Forbidden 'Love' Of Pete Sessions And Allen Stanford

Texas prosecutor who brought down Tom DeLay to run for lieutenant governor

"Clyburn will support bill without public option"

GALLUP: Top three "political winners" of 2009: Hillary, Sotomayor, Michelle Obama.

Poll Names Pelosi, Congressional Republicans 'Losers'

Ambulance Rushes To Obama Compound In Hawaii - Medical situation with family friend.

Cowboy hats, boots, Saddam's pistol headed to Boosh presidential library (WaPo)

OBAMA Needs to SAY!!!!!!!!!.....

U.S. retail holiday sales up 3.6 percent: report

A Place Called Hope

Candidate launches anti-bailout ad in N.Y.

Candidate launches anti-bailout ad in N.Y.

Napolitano should not quit or accept any blame, because her position has been dumbed down and

A New Decade: We may have to show our crotches now at the airport

Regarding the term "Bully Pulpit"--I don't think it means what you think it means

How would current security, without body scanners, detect a liquid taped to my leg?

Economy Poised for Surge as Most Accurate Economist Sees U.S. (Krugman disagrees)

Barack Obama nt.

Cenk: How Progressives Can Move Obama to the Left

First Read: Making sense of President Obama

How deep does all this run? HCR opponents, how do you feel about supporters here?

Michelle Obama says Lincoln Bedroom Now Off Limits for Sleepovers

DU Feeding America Charity Drive: My check is going in on Thursday

Obama: Flew back from Hawaii. GWB: Played guitar.

Peter King (R-NY) is practically joyful that he's politicizing terrorism for the GOP

Popularity of the Healthcare Bill and 2010 Elections

Matalin's Alternate Universe

Push begins in Vermont for state Universal Single Payer Insurance

Health Care Bills "Making Private Insurers Unnecessary"

Why are the wingnuts going crazy over Napolitano's comment that "the system worked"?

Why are the wingnuts going crazy over Napolitano's comment that "the system worked"?

Third-grade photo capture's Obama's grin

Children killed in Afghan offensive

This article from tpmcafe trying to convince that the bill is good had the exact opposite effect

POLLS: Recent Presidents' First Year

Opinion-Huff: "Pretty Speeches, Compromised Values, and the Quest for the Lowest Common Denominator"

I place the blame of the small gains in the progressive agenda where it squarely belongs...

Tea Partiers To Republicans: You Better Call For Full Repeal of Reform, Or Else

I Vehemently Disagree With The HCR Bill, But Tearing Down Obama Is Pointless and Incredibly Stupid

Gallup: President's standing among self identified "Democrats" "Liberals" "Liberal Democrats" UP

Airline gets on the Lieberman Full Body Scan Train with new ad!

Airline gets on the Lieberman Full Body Scan Train with new ad!

If Obama is challenged in the primary

Thailand starts deporting Hmong refugees back to Laos

Opposition leader tops Croat presidential vote

Terror suspect out of hospital, held at undisclosed location

The gap in the closing of Medicare's drug "doughnut hole"

Naughty Newsmakers

Death toll in Tehran street battles rises to 15

U.S.-bound passengers cope with airport delays

In Southeast Asia, Unease Ahead of Free Trade Zone (China and ASEAN)

GOP wants Democratic defectors on health bill

Commenter says he was aboard NWA Flight 253, saw suspected terrorist board the plane

Jack Straw to review Britain's libel laws

Death toll in Tehran street battles rises to 15

Feds probe banker Allen Stanford's ties to Congress

Holocaust survivor stages hunger strike for Gaza

Over 100 beached whales die in New Zealand

Putin launches Pacific oil pipeline

Suicide bombing in Karachi kills 20

Hunt for terror cell behind Christmas Day suicide attack as Home Secretary reveals jet bomber 'did..

Aides to Iran’s Opposition Leaders Said to Be Arrested

Proposal would extend cash grant for renewables to 2012

Seven opposition leaders arrested as Mousavi nephew's body 'missing'

China shopping centre builds 'car park for women'

A Mass. mother's wish to be buried with son killed in Iraq could alter VA burial policy

They said it....

Senate approves openly gay U.S. Marshal for Minnesota

China finds likely tomb of 3rd century general

China finds likely tomb of 3rd century general

Obama Promotes Prosecutor Mistreated By Bush DOJ For Wife's Dem Ties

Two al Qaeda Leaders in Yemen Released by U.S. (in 2007) from Guantanamo

China Pushes Use of Clean Energy

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday December 28

Public option dealt blow

Children killed in Afghan offensive

Brockton police draw guns, take man making threats into custody (Father of Anti-Obama Spree Killer)

'There are many more like me': Jet bomber's chilling warning as MI5 hunt terror cell behind failed a

McConnell Hints That GOP Will Campaign On Repealing Health Care Reform

U.S. Intelligence Found Iran Nuke Document Was Forged

BREAKING NEWS: Ambulance speeds to first family’s compound in Hawaii,

China may surpass Germany as world's biggest exporter

Argentina puts officials on trial over the abuses of the 'Dirty War'

GOP Rep. King: ‘Bored’ Napolitano needs to show ‘emotion’

High expectations? States weigh marijuana reform

War on Wall Street as Congress Sees Returning to Glass-Steagall

Wild horse roundup drawing fierce opposition

DeMint: ‘Unionization’ a threat to airport security

Chavez Says Colombia Preparing to Attack ‘Fake’ Venezuelan Base

The gap in the closing of Medicare's drug doughnut hole'

U.S. quietly takes terror war to Yemen

Naughty Newsmakers

US Army boots finding their way to Uzbekistan's markets

The moment that changed Afghanistan

Why Almost Nobody in Cable Is Talking About Iran Today

Student abandoned as newborn thanks pair who found her.

Could Yemen Become the Next Afghanistan?

An Avatar Awakening

Mobilized in Motor City: How Detroit DSA works in the Democratic Party to affect change

The Big Zero

Will An Anti-Filibuster Campaign Have Legs? Should It?

Remember, The Party of No Voted Against TSA Funding

Glen Beck named Misinformer of the Year!

“Is Blaming AAA Investors Wall-Street Serving PR?”

Might the recovery be more robust than widely expected? ...most respected pessimist thinks so.

One Day We’ll All Be Terrorists

When Is Political Compromise Really Extortion and Bribery?

Indigent burials, and cost to public, on rise

Stunned Silence

Wall Street's 10 Greatest Lies of 2009

Maureen Dowd 'Gifts' Column to Wingnut Brother, But What Did Mo Get in Return?

States With Expanded Health Coverage Fight Bill

Mr. President, as you yourself have said HCR isn't about you. It's about what the American people

More Questions on Why Terror Suspect Was Not Stopped

US citizen loses Constitutional Rights

Kerry, Tierney lost credibility by funding unneeded engine

A Convenient Delusion

Greg Sargent Picks the Top Online News Stories of 2009

Al Qaeda At Rally In Yemen Says It's Fighting The US: "We Carry Bombs For God's Enemies" (12/22/09)

DontDropTheBall.org - Grandma Video

This Week - Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) discusses campaign strategy

Mitch McConnell does not want to campaign on repealing health reform

Naomi Klein on Obama (Aug 08) Does She Speak Truth to Power?

The Fight for Freedom in Iran - Tehran in Blood and Fire - 27 dec

David Brooks prefers single-payer to status quo

President Obama Remarks On Failed Airline Attack - 12/28/09

Michael Savage - How I Got Started in Radio (Includes Original 94' Demo Tape)

Are there any paranoids in the audience tonight? Anyone who worries about things? Pathetic.

Tehran, Dec 27: Mob attacks riot police

The Fight for Freedom in Iran - 27 dec

The Fight for Freedom in Iran - People Attack Anti-riot Motorcylce!

The Fight for Freedom in Iran - Taking over Police Station! - 27 Dec

The Fight for Freedom in Iran - Police Car Set on Fire - Protests Spreading Across Tehran - 27 dec

Mary Matalin: Bush inherited a recession and the 9/11 attacks from President Clinton

Senator Baucus - seemingly drunk on the Senate floor

IRAN: Multiple police bikes on fire - 27 dec

27 Dec 09 Tehran Anti-riot police cornered by protesters asking people for forgiveness

TYT: Mom Turns in Six Year Old Daughter for Shoplifting - Was She Right?

Online Activism 1.7: Lessons Learned in Copenhagen

Panasonic plans home-use storage cell (lithium battery)

Peak oil notes

Drumbeat: December 28, 2009

Deadline tomorrow for action: Use Clean Air Act to regulate coal-fired power plants

To save the planet, save the seas

Wind Turbine Becomes Colossal LED Christmas Decoration

Chinese Law Aims to Increase the Use of Renewable Energy

The Plastic Bag That Dissolves In Water

Often-Cited Climate Skeptic Refuses To Provide Computer Code He Used To "Prove" Sun Behind Warming

Nuclear Power Expansion in China Stirs Concerns

Someone on the Joe T radio show just seriously suggested exorcism for the 'Skins.

The New York Football Small Men after choking against the Panthers

The NFL Should Require Teams To Disclose When They're Going To Play Starters

WTF? Isn't the point of flex scheduling to keep teams like the Redskins out of primetime?

Which team will win the NFC East?

I'm Gonna Enter This One In The January Photo Contest Here At DU:

The Colts' bid for a perfect season is over.

49ers crush hapless Detroit..

Texas Tech suspends Mike Leach

NFL Playoff race

Spain Gives Lobo An Ultimatum

Chile confronts past with new museum

Modern Day Slavery in Mexico and the United States

Columnist Shapiro falsely smears Obama nominee as "alleged former spy for Fidel Castro"

Argentina puts officials on trial over the abuses of the 'Dirty War'

Despite promise, Israel eyes building on Palestinian land

Breaking Palestine's peaceful protest - Neve Gordon

(85 yr old) Hedy Epstein begins hunger strike to pressure Egypt on Gaza - ADAM HOROWITZ

Cast Lead 2 – Uri Avnery

Israel to build 700 units in J'lem area settlements

Israel seeks bids for hundreds more Jerusalem settler homes

Israel To Outfit All Residents With Gas Masks

My Prophecy: Patriots will win Lombardi Trophy

Holocaust survivor stages hunger strike for Gaza

The meaning of 'milita', Iran

Lowest Murder Rate in NYC: Fewer Guns...Fewer Murders. Shocking, I know.

Are the media finally getting it?

Mass Shooting Changes Chiropractor’s Life

Las Cruces, NM, Resident Shoots, Kills Burglar

Today in Labor History Dec 27 President Roosevelt seizes the railroads to avert a nationwide strike

Job openings (Mn)

County can't trim health benefits (by court order)

Uptick in Japan’s Union Members Mirrors U.S. Trend

Today in Labor History Dec 28 Auto workers begin sit-down strike for union recognition at GM (1936)

New Year Will Bring New Senate Jobs Bill

Ford (Kentucky Truck Plant) worker mourned as death investigation begins

Netroots vs. Unions: Labor Pushing to Fix Rather Than Torpedo Senate Health Bill

Urgent Action: Mass protest of former Turkish tobacco monopoly workers continues

Law abiding permit holder stops mass murder in progress in a BAR.

Did Idaho pass the guns are OK in bars

What I Did Last Summer

White Christmas in Southern Texas

View from the Forward Observer's Bunker at Battery Mendall

pants in snow

San Diego / La Jolla pics... (dialup warning)

American Pompeii

Christmas in Yosemite

Experimenting (learning?) the SB600 flash I got this week.

Oh my god -- Aiman!

I am looking for a recording from a Physics Class in Berkley that focused

Sutro Tower and Fog

Gravity Wells scaled to Earth Surface Gravity

Los Alamos National Laboratory Researchers Accidentally Blow up Building with a Cannon

Gay candidates getting support that gay issues do not

Has Obama been a success despite suspicions of crony capitalism?

Forecast 2010 By James Howard Kunstler

2009: The Year Wall Street Bounced Back and Main Street Got Shafted

Chinese Defiant Over the Value of the Renminbi

The banksters are still storing oil in tankers to keep the price up

Riddle me this, ASAHers, the sequel (emphasis on "eeeek!")

Please pray for precious Daisy

Amazon: Kindle books outsold real books at Amazon this Christmas

Disinfectants 'train' superbugs to resist antibiotics (BBC)

Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Sedation

Case of New York City Teacher Abuse of Probationary Teacher

To get federal funds, schools must apply stronger measures to struggling schools

Why the declines at private schools?

Troubles persist at several charters (widening web of corruption in Philly)

Charters' funding is the fly in ed reform ointment

Update On Dante

what happened to this poor student, raped by charter school teacher?

What do you call a literate fundamentalist?

The Ladybird Book of Atheist Buses

Berkeley High School Allegedly Cuts Science Program Because It Primarily Benefits White Students

Jesus Hated War -- Why Do Christians Love It So Much?

Gallup: 29% of Americans Now Say Reiigion is "Old-fashioned & Out of date."

French Onion Dip

good chicken mole recipe?

I want to cook a duck.

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