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Blogger suspects Prop. 8 judge is gay
Blogger suspects Prop. 8 judge is gay
German Pirate Party gaining members
German Pirate Party gaining members
Agribusiness may kill climate change bill
Agribusiness may kill climate change bill
Blog: July 4 'tea parties' look like a dud
Blog: July 4 tea parties look like a dud
Honeybee mobs smother giant hornets
Honeybee mobs smother giant hornets
Iran gripped by 'climate of terror'
Families kept uninformed after mass arrests of opposition leaders.
Mussel plague could hit Lake Tahoe
None spotted yet but just one contaminated boat could change lake forever.
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iconDaily Kos

Open Thread and Diary Rescue
Tonights Rescue Rangers are vcmvo2, shayera, noddem, jennyjem, grog, and ybruti while the jet-lagged editor is dadanation. The rescued diaries Username4242 posts great pictures (along with very informative text) of the candidates for Bonus Dinosaur of the Week! My five
Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 7/03/09
I was busy most of the day, but I heard that something might have happened with regard to the 2010 elections. Some sort of a candidate announcement. Might have been a governors race? Perhaps someone here can fill me in....
Top 10 reasons for Palin resignation
Feel free to add your own theories in the comments.
Palin secedes from office. Also.
So Sarah Palin has resigned. From four colleges. From her job with the Oil & Gas Commission. And now finally, from her job as governor. Highly unusual for someone once so determined to climb the political ladder that she stayed
The Worst Health Care Reform Money Can Buy
This will shock you, I know, but corporate interests have signficiantly outspent consumer groups in the health care reform debate. In the first three months of 2009, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has spent more money on lobbying since
Cheers and Jeers: Mutton and Hard Cider Friday!
From the MASSACHUSETTS-ANNEXED FRONTIER TERRITORY OF MAINE... The Declaration of Independence: Brittle Parchment of Liberty If you are going to sever ties to your Commonwealth through bloody struggle, it is considered polite to write down why. Nobody wants to get
Move over Mark Sanford...
Meet the GOPs newest favorite wingnut from South Carolina, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint: DeMint Supports Honduras Military Coup Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has come out in support of the military coup in Honduras, chastising President Obama in a statement for
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iconThink Progress

Grassley tells constituent: If you want good health insurance, ‘go work for the government.’
During a townhall in Waukon, IA Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was asked by a constituent of his: “Why is your insurance so much cheaper than my insurance and so better than my insurance?” When Grassley struggled to explain the
Did an embezzlement scandal force Sarah Palin to resign?
Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal. The gist of the rumor is that an Alaska building company called Spenard
Sarah Palin to resign as Alaska governor.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced this morning from her home in Wasilla that she will not be seeking re-election and that she will be stepping down in a few weeks. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated as Alaska’s
Personal Finance Disclosures Reveal Leading F-22 Defender Phil Gingrey Owns Boeing Stock
Last week, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and VoteVets Chairman Jon Soltz sparred on MSNBC about reinstating funds for new F-22s. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called for capping production of the F-22 Raptor, a fighter that has never seen combat
FACT CHECK: The Right-Wing Smear Campaign Against Kevin Jennings
The right wing has a new target: Kevin Jennings, whom President Obama appointed Assistant Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS). Jennings has had a distinguished career as a teacher,
Santorum claims liberal justices dissented in Ricci in order to ‘protect’ Sotomayor’s nom(...)
On Tuesday, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum discussed the Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano on Frank Beckman’s radio show. The ruling overturned a decision made by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and two other judges on
McCain Draws A Blank When Asked About Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Yesterday in an interview with Phoenix’s KTVK 3TV, the local news anchor asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to play a quick word association game. McCain was left tongue-tied and speechless when the reporter asked him to give a one-word response
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iconLittle Green Footballs

Dr. Tiller's Murderer Still Advocating Via the US Mail
According to ABC News, Scott Roeder (the fanatic suspected in the murder of Dr. George Tiller), has been using snail mail from his jail cell to stay in touch with the extremist anti-abortion network: Abortion Doc Murder Suspect Advocates Via
Dr. Tiller's Murderer Still Advocating Via Email
According to ABC News, Scott Roeder (the fanatic suspected in the murder of Dr. George Tiller), has been using the Internet to stay in touch with the extremist anti-abortion network: Abortion Doc Murder Suspect Advocates Via Mail.A man charged with
Onion Reviews Innovative Wearable Feeding Apparatus
Shocka: Palin Resigns As Alaska Governor
Initial reports were that Sarah Palin was planning not to run for re-election, but in a surprise move today she announced she’s resigning as Governor of Alaska.ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks,
Palin Resigns As Alaska Governor
Initial reports were that Sarah Palin was planning not to run for re-election, but in a surprise move today she announced she’s resigning as Governor of Alaska.ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks,
CBS: Palin Emails Show Infighting With Staff
CBS has obtained internal McCain-Palin campaign emails that show a lot of infighting between Sarah Palin and campaign staffers.Internal campaign e-mails exchanged three weeks before Election Day offer a rare look at just how frustrated then Republican vice presidential nominee
WSJ: Franken Stole the Election
The Wall Street Journal’s editors weigh in on Al Franken’s Senate win: The ‘Absentee’ Senator.The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of last year’s disputed Senate race, and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman’s gracious concession at least
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iconCrooks and Liars

Open Thread
You wont have Miz Palin to kick around anymore.Click here for larger.Open Thread below...
C+L's 4th of July Late Nite Music Club
Title: Fourth of JulyArtist: SoundgardenChristmas sure has a lot of songs, but 4th of July not so many. This one by Soundgarden is a fantastic slab of total sludge thats buried toward the end of their classic album Superunknown, and
Ode to The Sacred Cow - Proposition 13 - 1978
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Glenn Beck gets all worked up about an obscure French book nobody's reading
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Krugman: It's That 30s Show. We Need Another (Bigger) Stimulus.
Krugman was right again. Instead of taking a strong leadership position and insisting on a larger package, Obama played nice with the so-called moderates of both parties (i.e. morons who would sell their own mothers to feed their swollen egos).
Sean Hannity Has the New Republican Party Theme: The Party of the American Dream
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Geithner Neuters FDIC's Sheila Bair in New Regulatory Overhaul. She Thinks Her Job is To Protec(...)
The New Yorker has a great profile of Sheila Bair, the populist Republican whos at the helm of the FDIC. (h/t Riverdaughter)As you may already know, Bair is not well liked by the Wall St. crowd thats running the White
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iconCommon Dreams

National Security Experts Grim on Terror War
National Security Experts Grim on Terror War
Study: Prison Population on the Rise
Study: Prison Population on the Rise
Lebanon Slides Towards Civil War as Anniversary of Hariri's Murder Looms
Lebanon Slides Towards Civil War as Anniversary of Hariris Murder Looms
Britain and US: Worst of Wealthy Nations for Children
Britain and US: Worst of Wealthy Nations for Children
US Briefing on Iran Discredits the Official Line
US Briefing on Iran Discredits the Official Line
Doubts Raised on Linking of Iran to US Deaths in Iraq
Doubts Raised on Linking of Iran to US Deaths in Iraq
Korea Deal Marks Big Victory for Realists
Korea Deal Marks Big Victory for Realists
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iconMichelle Malkin

A Palin announcement
Lots of heavy media anticipation over a Sarah Palin announcement expected any minute from Wasilla. Read the rest »
Strike of the Sword
Keep our Marines in your prayers as head off for the holiday weekend. Read the rest »
GoDaddy.com celebrates America
Read this post »
1776: A letter from husband to wife
Ravishing Light and Glory.
A letter from husband to wife
Ravishing Light and Glory.
Cap-and-Tax Watch: Protests across the country
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Welcome to Obamacare Theater
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iconThe Washington Monthly

Barracuda
Barracuda I just watched Sarah Palins announcement that she will step down as governor, which was surreal even by her standards. Its hard to pick just one favorite moment, though this has to be on anyones list: Life is too...
Friday's Mini-Report
FRIDAYS MINI-REPORT.... Todays edition of quick hits: * Yesterday, U.S. troops faced minimal resistance in Afghanistan. Today was far more difficult: Taliban insurgents stepped up attacks Friday against U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistans Helmand River valley, forcing troops in some...
Palin to resign
PALIN TO RESIGN.... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) decided to shake up an otherwise slow news day with an astounding announcement: not only has she decided to skip a re-election campaign next year, shes also resigning from office altogether later...
Quote of the Day
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada. Reid says he expects the tactic of gentle persuasion to work best, given the size of his Senate Democratic flock and the political divergences within it. I dont...
Pondering ratings success
PONDERING RATINGS SUCCESS.... Reader D.R. posed a question via email the other day, and I promised him Id respond online. He asked: I detest Fox News (except Shepard Smith) but why are their ratings zooming so high? They are on...
Relevant facts aren't 'smears'
RELEVANT FACTS ARENT SMEARS.... The far-rights obsession with Alan Carlin continues. Today, the Wall Street Journal ran this wildly unpersuasive piece from Kimberley Strassel on the subject. a senior analyst in the EPAs National Center for Environmental Economics...
Friday's campaign round-up
FRIDAYS CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP....Todays installment of campaign-related news items that wouldnt generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * In a bit of a surprise, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for...
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iconWonkette

Obama Lets Puerto Ricans Know He's From An Island, Too!
Silly Barry Obama. He thought he could hop to Puerto Rico and say all sorts of stupid crap without us REAL AMERICANS ever hearing about it, and mocking him. But we have the teevee on our Internet, so...
Ron Paul Was Better As A Libertarian Candidate
Of course the biggest news this weekend was Bob Barr winning the Libertarian nomination for president at the partys craziest convention in a while. For some brilliant on-the-scene coverage, check...
Google, Gobble, We Accept Her, One of Us
Last week Americas Princess Diplomat took a dream trip to the magical land of Google with gaunt diplozombie David Miliband. And look! Its our old friends, the Condi Hand Turkeys, to act as special...
Barack Obama Spoke At Wesleyan!
Here is Your Barry pinch-hitting for Ted Kennedy at the Wesleyan commencement this weekend. He talked about how you should serve your country and have big ambitions. Be sure to watch all the way...
REPORTER BRAVELY EMPTIES POCKETS OF OBAMA'S ...
REPORTER BRAVELY EMPTIES POCKETS OF OBAMAS BODY MAN: When Mr. Obama dropped food on his tie while eating in the car between stops, Mr. Love was ready with a Tide pen. He always carries one, along...
Angry Jim Webb Too Angry To Be Veep!
The name of gun-toting incest pornographer and former Republican Jim Webb keeps coming up when people talk about who will be Barack Obamas vice president, mostly because the nomination of a Sexist...
Bush To Make Short, Embarrassing Appearance At McCain Fundraiser
George W. Bush will appear at his boyfriend John McCains fundraiser in Arizona today. McCain is so proud of Bushs support that the nations 43rd president will appear briefly, in the dark, with a...
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iconTalking Points Memo

No Quit in the Hagiographers
BEFORE:Rod Dreher, Dallas Morning News, Sept. 7, 2008:Shes a fighter, this one. And worth fighting for. Come what may in November, we now know what the future of the GOP and the conservative movement looks like.Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times, Sept.
Meditation for the Day
John McCain and his shrewd judge of character.
Surreality Only Beginning
As David noted below, many commentators have taken little more than an hour to proceed from slack-jawed bewilderment to belief that Sarah Palins unexplained resignation may be a political masterstroke. For the moment theres no clear evidence of or explanation
Shorter Palin: Real Winners Quit
Perhaps the best part of Palins announcement today:Life is too short to compromise time and resources... it may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down, plod along, and appease those who demand: Sit down and shut
From Crazy to Shrewd In One Hour
At 4:06 ET, when news first broke that Sarah Palin was resigning the governorship, Fox News got Palins Svengali, Bill Kristol, on phone who said he was real surprised by the decision. ou know when I first heard it I
Go Crazy, Folks
Weve rounded up the Top 10 Sarah Palin videos weve posted on the site since her selection as McCains veep last year. These are the most-viewed clips of her stumbles and bumbles and of the coverage surrounding here -- in
Shoe Watch
Any stabs at identifying the other shoe that is certain to be dropping soon?In other news, it seems our Top Seven Sarah Palin Moments of the last year slideshow may need some revising.
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iconPower Line

They Won't Have Sarah Palin to Kick Around Any Longer
Not as Governor of Alaska, anyway: Governor Palin announced today that she will not seek re-election and, indeed, will resign her office in the near future. Her statement is here. She isnt retiring, but says she will continue to make
Suicide of the West
Todays sign of the apocalypse, from Great Britain: Prisoners on run cannot be named due to privacy rights.Civil servants have refused to name inmates who have fled prison even though individual police forces will often identify them if they pose
Car of the Future
This IowaHawk video spoofs Washingtons takeover of Detroit. Its pretty funny; we might as well laugh as the bows of the ship sink beneath the waves:Via InstaPundit.
Meet Lieutenant Vargas
Hats off to the New York Times for an inspiring profile of Lt. Ben Vargas, a New Haven firefighter who was one of the plaintiffs--the only Hispanic plaintiff--in the Ricci case. The Hispanic Firefighters Association sided against him and he
Barack Milhaus Obama
What prior administration does the Obama administration most resemble? In its early days, there is a surprising contender: that of Richard Nixon.Helen Thomas sounded the theme in an interview with CNS News that followed a Robert Gibbs press conference:The Following
Ballad of a thin man
Omar Jamal of of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center played a walk-on role when prosecutors indicted Somali pirate Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse in New York. He made contact with family members of the pirates during the hostage standoff and spoke up
While America sleeps
Peter Berkowitz has been spending time in Israel this summer. In Bibis choice, he reports on Israels perception of its choices regarding Irans nuclear program. Berkowitz writes:Conversations over the last few weeks with more than a dozen members of Israels
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iconEschaton

Even More Thread
Because you wont STFU!
Thread
Sarah Palins lunacy is good news for the GOP, and thats why theyre celebrating.MORE. Bill Kristol: winner! And myself, Im going with Number Four.
Deep Thought
Remember Alaska... America is now, more than ever, looking North to the Future. Itll be good.
Friday Evening Thread
enjoy
Friday Cat Blogging
Watch It Over And Over And Over
Ruins Of The Second Gilded Age
Neat slideshow.
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iconTHREE HEADED MONSTER

Should Iraq be Partitioned ?
President Bushs position is that partition as a solution in Iraq is a non-starter. Nevertheless, the idea of partition being part of the solution
Kerry gaffe: November gift ?
You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be
Was Benjamin Franklin right ?
Benjamin Franklin is credited with writing: Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and
Would Democratic control of Congress be a good thing or a bad thing ?
The latest polls indicate that the Democrats may take control of the House and also may take control of the Senate. Not since the
The Political Nature of Man
Aristotle once said, Man is by nature a political animal. In the pages that follow we hope to share with you our political thoughts
Gerald Ford 1913-2006
Former President Gerald Ford passed away on December 26, 2006. We would like to take the time to reflect on this man who had
The First 100 Hours
Democratic leaders in the House have promised to pass several items on their legislative agenda in their first 100 hours in power. Potential items
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iconAMERICAblog

Banker accepting souls as collateral
He might be out of luck trying to find a soul on Wall Street but fortunately hes doing micro-loans in Latvia. (Wall Street gladly takes handouts from average Americans to maintain their posh lifestyle, so clearly they are as soulless
More hot dogs, fewer steaks this 4th
With fat bonuses and pay increases, it may still be steaks for Wall Street but elsewhere in America its all about the budget cuts.Americans will be throwing more hot dogs and hamburgers on their backyard grills rather than higher-priced meat
"She has told her supporters she is out of politics, period."
Jed caught this clip on MSNBC:I dont care what Andrea Mitchel has been told, Im still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Breaking: Palin to quit as governor of Alaska
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than to announce that you are quitting. Strange story and there has to be much more to it.Gov. Sarah Palin announced today that she will resign in a few weeks. Lt.
Who do you believe?
Ill go out on a limb and say this former executive is on to something but who knows? Maybe the insurance industry really is like a big cuddly bear that only wants to pass along hugs and would never dream
The Michael Jackson conundrum
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel oddly conflicted about why we continue to praise Michael Jackson as a great entertainer, and mourn his death, when many of us (most of us?) suspect that he was in fact
Public option: $1 trillion. Bush tax cut: $1.8 trillion.
Krugman makes a good point re: the relative cost of fixing our health care system versus George Bushs tax cuts.
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iconTPMCafe

Creating Killers: Ten Years Later
Ill never forget the moment, ten years ago this weekend, when I first heard the news. I was winding down after a long week of work, my thoughts drifting to Independence Day holiday festivities, when my cell phone
SARAH PALIN QUITS!!!! This Alaskan Website Has The Story and More
Check out this website. The story is in here. Just start from the top and read in reverse chronological order.
Coming Home from War is No 4th of July Picnic
Ill never forget my Independence Day at war. On July 4, 2003, I was in Baghdad, preparing to return home with my infantry platoon after six months fighting Saddams Army and an insurgency that was just beginning to exact its
Open Thread: Eagles vs. Michael Jackson
David Kurtz asserted on the front page this morning that Michael Jacksons Thriller is actually not the best-selling album of all time - The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 tops the list. His source? Sales figures from the RIAA.So many readers
Come Clean
One telling moment in Scott Shanes NYT piece on the FBIs 2004 interrogations of Saddam Hussein, just released through the invaluable labors of the National Security Archive, is this FBI summary trying to explain why Saddam wanted to thwart UN
Rosen Redux: Espionage Case Back In The News
Jeff Stein of Congressional Quarterly keeps doing the best reporting on the continuing story. I assume we can expect more including from AIPAC as it fights off Steve Rosens claim that alleged violations of the Espionage Act is just business
Marine Finds Unlikely Reinforcements Online: Nerds
John Hodgman was right. Its the revenge of the nerds in America right now. These past few years weve seen self-proclaimed, highly-influential nerds using the power of online technology to play a huge role in driving public policy, political campaigns
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