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Auntie Andrea And Little Luke

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:40:26 -0500

From digby's blog Hullabaloo:

More sage insights from the spawn of Russert:
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More Bad News: Bill Moyers to Leave Weekly Television

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:34:39 -0500

Elizabeth Jensen at the New York Times' MediaCoder blog is reporting tonight:

The PBS mainstay Bill Moyers said he is retiring from weekly television and will end his Friday night public affairs show "Bill Moyers Journal" on April 30, 2010. That date will also be the last for "Now on PBS," which has been canceled.
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Announcing It With P.R. and Trumpets

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:56 -0500

Smoking Gun

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:57 -0500

A Florida jury has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay almost 300 million dollars in damages to a former smoker, the largest fine ever levied against nicotine peddlers. The case of Cindy Naugle, 61, who had quit smoking but developed severe emphysema, is one of 4,000 similar claims pending in federal court.

Black Caucus Protest

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:21 -0500

In another rebuke from liberals who feel the Obama administration has abandoned its supposedly progressive ideals, the Congressional Black Caucus has forced the postponement of a key vote on financial regulation, arguing not enough has been done about high unemployment in their districts. More here.

US Rep. John Conyers Rips Into President Obama and Rahm Emanuel

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:44:57 -0500

Katharine Seelye on the New York Times Prescriptions Blog this afternoon:

Representative John Conyers Jr., Democrat of Michigan and the second-most senior member of the House, today ripped into President Obama and Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, accusing them of "bowing down" to "nutty right-wing" proposals just to get a health care bill passed.
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Hungry Heart

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:20:03 -0500

Bob Dylan just released his first Christmas album, with proceeds going to three organizations fighting worldwide hunger - World Food Program, Feeding America, and Crisis. More here.

When the Circus Comes to Town and You Don't Wanna Go But Everyone Else Is

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:37:14 -0500

What to do with the Palin furor? Oh yeah. Turn to Comedy Central. To see Stewart complain "there's no onion there," hear Colbert declare her so-called book "a steaming pile of shit," and watch little kids hilariously proclaim they'd rather kill themselves than read it, go here.

"How Do We Get Out of Here?"

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:59:46 -0500

Citing the lessons of Vietnam, Retired General Wesley Clark, former head of NATO forces in Europe, told Congress this week that the U.S. should begin planning an exit from Afghanistan. Clark told a House Armed Services subcommittee that "our presence long term there is not a good thing."

In Praise of Books: Great Things to Come

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:31:44 -0500

Despite the much-rumored death of the printed word at the hands of the Internet, last night's National Book Award winners voiced hope about the future of books. Among the winners were Maine's own Phil Hoose, who won the prize for young person's literature for his book Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, about a black teenager who refused to give up her seat on a bus a year before Rosa Parks did the same.

Home On the Illicit Range

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:07 -0500

Yes! A Sip of Deception with Your Lump of Coal

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:30 -0500

A People's Network

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:52:38 -0500

Giving It Away

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:14:42 -0500

In a speech broadcast on Canadian television, Michael Moore blasted the Democrats' healthcare bill as a gift to the health insurance industry, which he argued will make billions more as a result. Video here.

CA Dems to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:18:13 -0500

Norman Solomon shares this with us tonight, from the San Francisco Chronicle's PoliticsBlog:

The California Democratic Party just sent a loud message to President Obama, who is pondering the next U.S. move in Afghanistan: Get out.
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An Act of Atypical Juvenile Deliquency

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:37:26 -0500

No Haircuts

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:53:06 -0500

White People Go Home!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:24:03 -0500

Immigrant rights activists stymied an anti-immigration rally in Minneapolis this weekend, but they were nothing compared to the performance of one "Robert Erickson," who got tea-partiers cheering for the eviction of European-descended immigrants to America. Citing the problems caused by that "huge immigrant population," he left the stage leading the crowd in a loud chant of "Columbus go home!"

Hungry

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:52:50 -0500

Wars Are Poor Chisels For Carving Out Peace

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:10:11 -0500

Among the supporters of the Obama administration's plan to try 9/11 suspects in New York federal court are September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, a group of family members of those killed who have turned their grief into peace advocacy - including calling for the closing of Guantanamo. For more on their Forgiveness Project, an Israel-Palestine forum Tuesday in London and other events, go here

U.S. Chamber of GOP

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:36:00 -0500

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which purports to be the diverse "voice of business," is run by a Republican money machine whose members give ten times more money to Republican than Democratic campaigns and causes. To follow the money trail see Wonk Room and Little Sis.

Can't Buy Me Love

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:09:40 -0500

Only in America Dept: Nothing like getting 8 million bucks to shut up. That's how much CNN gave the trash-talking Lou Dobbs to take his immigration obsession and go home, the New York Post reports.

"They wanted him out," said a CNN source.
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PTSD and Guns: An Iffy Combination

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:22:07 -0500

Abuse Photos Blocked

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:56:27 -0500

A sketch by Thomas Curtis, former Reserve M.P. sergeant, showing how a detainee in Afghanistan was allegedly chained to the ceiling of his cell.

Back Where He Belongs

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:19:56 -0500

Tear Down This Wall!

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:48:51 -0500

The One Left Broken, Beaten Down, and Hungry

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:53:13 -0500

A judge has ruled that a church in Phoenix, where homelessness is on the rise, cannot feed the homeless. Crossroads United Methodist Church lost a court battle that began after neighbors complained about its weekly pancake breakfast and the hungry riff-raff turning up for it. Zoning, says the court. Compassion, says the minister.

Oh, The Hypocrisy

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:48:35 -0500

Politico has found that the Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortion - which the party opposes as "a fundamental assault on innocent human life." RNC officials said, very quickly, they are reviewing their insurance policy.

Shelter From the Storm

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:39:26 -0500

After a seven-city tour, a U.N special investigator has accused the U.S. government of pouring billions of dollars into rescuing Wall Street but failing to address the shameful, growing problem of homelessness. Raquel Rolnik said the housing crisis is "invisible" to many people even though we have the resources to address it.

Pondering the Graveyard

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:42:43 -0500