Americans Demand Change, The State of the Union Address Is More of The Same
By Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Drum Major Institute
This year the President labored to keep breathing life into the same worn out ideology that has repeatedly failed America’s middle class. Read more ”
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Will Today Mark the End of Giuliani’s Run?
By Blue Texan, Firedoglake
Sigh. I guess Pat Robertson’s endorsement wasn’t quite the game changer Rudy had hoped. Read more ”
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Bush Parody: “The State of the Union Is Not Something I’m Worried About” [VIDEO]
By Adam Howard, AlterNet
It’s funny cause it’s true. Read more ”
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FEMA Covered Up Cancer Risk in its Toxic Katrina Trailers
By Pam Spaulding, Pam’s House Blend
At this point, there’s nothing left to shock when it comes to the handling of post-Katrina matters involving FEMA. Read more ”
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Pentecostal Preacher Pledges Holy War Against GOP Senator
By Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report
Sen. Chuck Grassley recently asked six hyper-wealthy Pentecostal televangelists for their financial records, and they’re not happy about it. Read more ”
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Rep. Conyers: Impeachment Is Not Off the Table
By Matt Stoller, Open Left
I found it interesting that Conyers semi-rejects impeachment because that’s what the Republicans ran on in 2006. Read more ”
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World Economic Forum Takes on Water Crisis
By Abigail Brown, Water For The Ages
Or they talked about it anyway. How much can you hope for from the CEOs of Coke and Nestle? Read more ”
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Old-Fashioned Eurofascists Provoking New Muslim Cartoon Brawl
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
There’s no “Clash of Civilizations,” only a Clash of Extremist Right-wing Jackasses, with the rest of us caught in the middle. Read more ”
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CNN: “Huckabee Challenges Romney Over Fried Chicken”
By Blue Texan, Firedoglake
It gets harder and harder to tell the difference between “The Most Trusted Name In News” and The Onion everyday. Read more ”
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Fiery FISA Debate Dominating Senate: GOP Bill Fails Cloture
By Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report
The looming deadline is hardly conducive to a reasoned debate, and the likelihood of Congress agreeing to a final version is extremely small. Read more ”
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FBI Agent Contradicts Right Wing Narrative, Says Saddam Viewed Bin Laden as a Threat [VIDEO]
By Adam Howard, AlterNet
George Piro, who interrogated Saddam for 7 months, says the Saddam considered Bin Laden “a threat to him and his regime.” Read more ”
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Sexist Slams are About More Than Hillary Clinton
By Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon
Opposing sexist pandering against Sen. Clinton isn’t the same thing as endorsing her. Read more ”
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Top Climate Expert: Bush White House Edits Testimony of Government Scientists
By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress
Government scientists have said they personally experienced pressure to eliminate the terms like climate change from a variety of communications. Read more ”
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Are Men Smarter Than Women? They Sure Seem to Think So
By Jeff Fecke, Shakesville
A new study says that men over-estimate their own intelligence and under-estimate the intelligence of women.
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