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- A court decision that reflects what type of country the U.S. is (98 comments)
- Orly Taitz goes to war against Bill O'Reilly (48 comments)
- Why gay marriage, getting high, and going to Cuba will soon be legal. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine (107 comments)
- 9 Months In-- the Accomplishments of our "Far-Left, Do-Nothing President" (111 comments)
- Grassley Defends Censorship Amendment, Says Webb Commission Should "Do What We Tell Them To Do" (24 comments)
Grassley Defends Censorship Amendment, Says Webb Commission Should "Do What We Tell Them To Do"
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:11 PM EST (copssaylegalize.blogspot.com)
Sen. Charles Grassley, author of the censorship amendment to the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, was asked about his anti-speech tendencies by a reporter on a conference call today. The full transcript is below, but here's the most interesting part of what Sen.
Michele Bachmann's Tea-Partier "Super Bowl of Freedom"
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:24 AM EST (Slate)
Their main grievance was health care reform—some periodically broke out into chants of "Kill the bill!"—but many protesters saw reform as a part of a larger problem of government overreach: the stimulus, bailouts, and proposed cap and trade legislation.
9 Months In-- the Accomplishments of our "Far-Left, Do-Nothing President"
Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:10 PM EST
Banned the use of "harsh interrogation" and ordered the closing of Guantanamo.Reversed George W.
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PolitiFact | Republicans gloss over the details on a study on the employer mandate
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 10:22 AM EST (Politifact.com)
Just found our Politifact has a dircet link to newsvine!! Yeah
A court decision that reflects what type of country the U.S. is
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:48 AM EST (Salon.com)
It's not often that an appellate court decision reflects so vividly what a country has become, but such is the case with yesterday's ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Arar v. Ashcroft (.pdf).
US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan Steps Down, Draws Mixed Reviews
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:06 AM EST (ThePittsburghChannel.com)
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan will leave her job on Nov. 16. The announcement was made late Thursday afternoon in a news release from Buchanan's office. The move had been expected for some time after President Barack Obama's election.
Republican Hypocrisy Case #23758740975700935787: Grassley Proposes to Censor Drug War Reform Suggestions
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:31 AM EST (Rolling Stone)
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia) has bravely proposed legislation to create a Blue Ribbon commission to conduct an 18-month, "top-to-bottom" review of America's criminal justice system with the goal of bringing U.S.
Grant Park and all that....Reflections of an unforgettable election..(Poll)
Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:03 AM EST
I cannot believe that it is exactly one year ago today I was in Grant Park watching the results of the American presidential election, seeing my predictions come true and the new President-Elect walk unto the stage with his family.
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In a Terrifying Alternate Universe, Vice President Sarah Palin Claims Victory
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:26 PM EST (Gawker)
On election night, Sarah Palin threatened to "go rogue" by delivering a speech someone else wrote for her, but John McCain refused so she didn't.
The Anti-Reason Conservatives
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 7:50 AM EST (RightWing NutHouse)
What is it that possesses certain conservatives to fool themselves so spectacularly into believing that they can create a majority out of a minority?
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