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Archives: April 3, 2012

Sorkin's new HBO series "Newsroom" is inspired by/ or based on Keith Olbermann?

Terry Jones sues Dearborn, accuses of violating free speech

'53 women sterilized in Bihar in 2 hours' (India)

An article of mine on health care just published on the "Working Class Heroes" blog...

American Crystal Employees Alter Lifestyles During Lockout

So, anyone else watching Eliot Spitzer on Current TV?

Ha ha! Birthday gift for 3-year-old is mesmerizing the kittehs

UTAH: Governor Signs Three NRA-Supported Bills into Law

Ed has a great program from Wisconsin tonight

Charity funded by the government has links to Tory call centre

Two weekends, three mornings, part of one afternoon, 500 bags of leaves.

Corbett Signs New Chastity Belt and Scarlet Letter Law in Pennsylvania

I wish someone would make a PVC pipe colon device. Crohn's SUCKS

WEST VIRGINIA: Governor Signs Three NRA-Backed Bills Into Law

Santorum greeted by hecklers during a campaign stop in Ripon, WI - pic

What is your favourite stir fry sauce? Or do you make it from scratch? I like Hoisin baby.

Nancy grace may not be my favorite person but she just put that clown Frank Taaffe in his place

Undercover Study Finds That Financial Advisers Put Profits Ahead Of Their Clients

Strawberry ice cake with herring - pics

my friend said, "it is never, ever okay for white people to say (n-word)."

Families Will Face Financial Armageddon If Federal Mandates On Medicaid Are Abolished

Loophole in law let teen drive big rig in crash

Governor cheeseburger at the whaling wall!

Romney asked about Mormon view on blacks

Both are RED State, but who you want to be win NCAA Championship?

A cheap toy to amuse your kitties with:

Tim Tebow, the special teamer?

Is it as simple as depth of emotions? A NYTimes story explains that some people who go through

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF! Madness! & a new Panda gif

Hard number to find.

David Crosby and wonderful L.A. group "Venice" sing "Ohio" at house concert

Chris Christie Does Jerusalem: Vacation Pix!

Oregon, Washington Anticipate Higher Demand For Prison Beds

1010/WGUN-AM becomes progressive talk

Here's a photo of Mitt Romney acting VERY "PRESIDENTIAL".

Daytona Beach News-Journal

Kansas has arrived in full force!

Piers Morgan just asked Santorum whether Zimmerman should be arrested

Norm Wolfinger responds--State Attorney for Seminole County.

Now that our posts

After black people stop wearing hoodies, what else should they do?

Is Rick Santorum trying to wound Romney enough so he won't win the general?

Brilliantly said! Hear, Hear!

'Category: Topics' have fewer replies than Mississippi

I would like to offer a sincere apology to my LGBT friends.

Did you ever do this?

Is "Broccoli" a code word?

What did you buy a long time ago that you have yet to use? I bought a watering can, the spout is

I don't know if anyone noticed, but Santorum's "No Pink balls" and near -"N****" gaffs

I live in Florida now but I am from Vermont.

Why there aren't any Creationist fans of "The Walking Dead":

Please sign my petition urging LynneSin to stop trying to decaffeinate her poor li'l sleepy owl.

A goggie's equivalent of "The check's in the mail."

Is your cat in denial? Is he/she in desperate need of an intervention?

Always a rebel, MiddleFingerMom could not/would not rest until he had proven MC Hammer wrong!!!

MiddleFingerMom has PROOF that there's a previously unknown MFM, Jr. out there somewhere.

Some days it just doesn't pay to log on to FB

Permitted concealed firearms would be allowed in GOP convention protest zone

Jenna Talackova allowed back in Miss Universe competition

Argentina (yet again) pushes its claim over the Falkland Islands.

Jenna Talackova allowed back in Miss Universe competition

IS there still posting going on at DU2?

Arizona Legislators Trying To Declare Pregnancy Two Weeks Prior To Conception

"liquid assets: the story of our water infrastructure"

Are feminist generally "anti-sex"?

Cops ID college shooting suspect as One Goh, 43

Flash NEWS: NCAA Champ Halftime.. Obama will be on TV

55+ Medicare buy-in option

GSA head resigns over "wasteful" Las Vegas seminar

Fallout Forecast: Dead Sirens & Hot Cameras - 4.2.12

Hillary Clinton slams Rush Limbaugh ‘verbal assault’

Hired Guns on Astroturf: How to Buy and Sell School Reform

Typical repuke -- he hasn't changed his story, he just remembers more now.

Real Time Wind Map

B.C. woman sues Facebook for using her photo

Join The 99% Spring!

Run Georgie, RUN!

Dear Justice Scalia:

Yesterday Biden said the Supremes would keep ACA. Now Obama says he thnks so, too.

How do they get snow in bikini bottom?

Hmm... One Minute MBA - Avoiding Projects Pursued By Morons 101

"Mind-Boggling" March; 7,577 All-Time Record Daily High Temps Set Across US - Bloomberg

I want

Despite Death Threats, Scientist Working On Wet-Bulb Temp Research Keeps Going - Atlantic

When your opponent keeps shooting himself in the foot...

"Zero Hour"

On "repeal and replace" as applied to Medicare Part D (the Bush prescription drug bill)

W/O Sweeping Change In Human Governance & Economics "Emergency On A Global Scale" Awaits - AFP

Insect Diversity 5:12 March 2012 - Forest Area Occupied By Monarchs In Freefall

Up the flagpole? Won't post any of the article just the link (you decide).

After Outing And Public Shaming, GM Finally Stops Funding Heartland Inst. Over Denialism

Kronos: Ravager of Planets

Data From HMS Challenger Oceanographic Survey (1872) Show 1.1F Increase In Avg. Ocean Surface Temps

So let's see if I understand this correctly

If 'Obamacare' Falls, Will 'Medicare for All' Rise?:

Ecuador’s president to boycott Americas summit over Cuba’s exclusion

To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

Ecuador’s president to boycott Americas summit over Cuba’s exclusion

Audio of 911 call that resulted in death in Pasadena

Ow.

How facebook snooping by prospective employers can come back to bite them on the butt.

"Now it's all platforms, cocaine, and dances I don't dance..."

Senator Schumer: The health insurance mandate idea came from Republicans and the Heritage Foundation

Spideyman Stare Down

Gun to your head: Which would you vote for?

I'm watching an all MSNBC lineup tonight

Ubaldo Jimenez suspended 5 games

It Could Happen...

After the Mandate:

George Zimmerman Video Shows Little Evidence of a Broken Nose, Doctor Claims

This is interesting - historical ranking of presidents....look at Obama vs Dubya!

Home Taping is Killing Record Industry Profits!!!

Solar Trust of America files bankruptcy

The Pledge of Resistance Could Change the Game Against a War With Iran

Here's a nice bedtime story.

“Good Afternoon, You Have Cancer"

Who is Hillary Clinton to say Assad must go?

If George Zimmerman were on trial, which evidence about the shooting could a jury hear?

Colombian Rebels Free 10, Raising Hopes of Peace Talks With Government

Colombian Rebels Free 10, Raising Hopes of Peace Talks With Government

Scenario: SCOTUS strikes down the health care law

Obama eager to sign into law bill enabling a whole new era of Wall St. fraud

TCM Schedule for Thursday, April 5 -- Star of the Month -- Doris Day

Welcome to DU. If you are new here, welcome. Check in and tell us about yourself

Is this going to be a Palin "what if"?

Rush still has advertisers.

Harris County officials consider the future of the Astrodome

US, Britain, France seek formal UN deadline for Assad (AFP)

US, Mexico leaders trade barbs on drug violence

Conoco-Phillips plans new plant in Baytown

Should Stand Your Ground be applied to Florida Republican National Convention

US, Mexico leaders trade barbs on drug violence

Biden is a great political asset

What is a Wingnut???

Cheap, safe device helps avoid premature birth

Former First Lady Barbara Bush celebrates opening of new dog park

Congratulations Kentucky

Arlington Thwarts $1.8 Million Cyber Attack

IMI Tavor Bullpup Rifle Coming to the USA

Would you like to see an unlikely talent? Check out this act!

Don't Panic...

Occupy Spring in Minneapolis.. 4/7 we Re-Occupy!

Let's call medical exams "strip searches"

Why do they need this much ammo?

Highway to the cuddle zone: Harry the baby pygmy hippo

Ann Romney trust invested in fund that exited sex-site firm

Ezra Klein: Paul Ryan’s budget plan betrays his own views on income inequality

Dallas Man Threatens Lawsuit Over Wildflowers

Dana Milbank: Budget cuts as back-door deregulation

Small Banks Shift Charters to Avoid U.S. as Regulator

Okay, what is UP with the woo-woo ad on television (Current TV) just now...

This would give me a heart attack...

Chinese Applicants Flood U.S. Graduate Schools

Prosecutors want JetBlue captain held without bond

Saxon Mortgage announces 600 pending North Texas job cuts

Question About Employers Snooping on Applicants' Facebook Accounts:

So.. my son says Trayvon was being a normal teenager.

Irish babies should be served on toast. They're delicious!

iraq, Jessica Lynch, Pat Tillman, & now zimmerman, hannity&FIXEDnewsCORP are CONsistently

Iraqis sending arms, fighters into Syria

Governor addresses state emergency responders

Fox doing its usual bang-up job regarding geography

Dozens Of Texas School District’s Buses Vandalized

Unasur delivers statement supporting Argentina’s Falklands claim to Ban-ki-moon

Woman Pays off Court Fine With Counterfeit Cash

Public Debt REALITY Check:

Another nasty little RW meme making the rounds on FB.

Colombia's Inspector General demands protection for land rights leaders amid assassinations .

Indictment: State worker submitted 27 fake doctor notes

TYT: Liz Trotta on Fox News says Black Anchors on Trayvon Martin a Bad Idea

Millions of dollars go uncollected in Tarrant County bail bond system

Atheist Extremists (pic)

Senior citizens still owe $36 billion in student loans

For Blacks on DU, how do you feel when you hear about what happened to Trayvon Martin?

skinner can you please define off topic for me...thanks.

Toons: The Missing Piece, Deficit Hawks, The One Percent Club and More. - 4/2/12

My stepbrother was in a car crash today...

Tales from the ER...

I'm a multi-millionare with my own jet, not a kid in a hoodie, but apparently still suspicous...

A Queer Blog That I Thought I Would Share....

Church investigates after parishioners notice gay porn during communion rites

Was Rick Perry high as a kite when he got all flaky in those debates, etc?

I vow to not make an issue out of Romney's religion during this election season...

Congrats to the champion

Just home from the crazy place, Too busy to watch much but that's my karma.

US puts $10m bounty on Laskhar-e-Taiba's Hafiz Saeed

White House and the F.D.A. Often at Odds

Gloat Free NBA Scores (Monday, April 2)

Argentinian president attacks UK refusal to negotiate on Falklands

INLAND: Trayvon Martin shooting case resonates here

Convict-Lease System

When is Tax Freedom Day?

I remember on one of my first days as a page at the Ohio State House...

Shot fired in grocery store dispute about too many items

New SCOTUS ruling

New Evidence of Advanced Preparations for DPRK Rocket Launch: 38 North Exclusive

The TSA: Perception and Reality

Recovery threatened by runaway student loan debt

Santorum Claims' California Universities Don’t Teach American History'

Sure turned out some good music.

The 5 Worst States For Women

5 wounded in shooting at Hattiesburg restaurant

Foreclosed Mega Church purchased by local school district

Florida GOP fundraisers locked in business dispute

Michigan's war on Democracy meets resistance- Rachel

this is so overdue

How High CEO Pay Hurts the 99 Percent

I think SYG and the rest of the Extreme NRA Agenda is part of a Domestic Strategy of Tension

Wall St Analyst claims "American Worker's Wages Too High"

you go girl!

French Socialist's big idea: tax the rich

I ws watching DR Drew rebroadcast and he brought up something that made perfect sense.

Your choice this morning: Illiterate Palin or Intelligent Couric. Maybe neither. What say you? nt

Leonard Pitts Jr.: N.Y. schools try to protect kids from dinosaurs

US obesity 'higher than thought'

Venus Invades the Pleiades- View This week only for a rare occurrence

D.U. Psychologists...PLEASE HELP!

Obama: Ryan Budget Is ‘Thinly Veiled Social Darwinism’

Walker gets support of Milwaukee police and firefighter unions

County investigating Milwaukee police strip searches 7 officers, supervisor are targets of John Doe

Fiscal Therapy

For women in work this is a perfect storm of inequality

*WHY* is everyone saying that the Affordable Care Act is being Squelched by

Update: North Sea Gas Leak

Gunfire wounds man during celebration of Ky. win

Please go and vote up your favorite

So, My Cat Took Down a Six-Foot Maintenance Man

What's for Dinner ~ Tuesday April 3rd

Neo-Confederates Freak Out About Ru Paul Museum Display

One of my problems with the Trayvon case.

Ryan still thinks military leaders lied to Congress;

Corbett Requests Private-Sector Proposals to Run Pennsylvania Lottery

In order to make me watch Palin on the Today Show,

I Remember !

Gale: (1/2 of) Precinct closing 'troubling'

I'd like to CONGRATULATE Sarah Palin for her TODAY SHOW gig...

Queen Elizabeth II asks James Bond to open the Summer Olympics

Intrade has Walker at 50.6 % chance of reelection and individual mandate 60.7% unconstitutional

Chris Hedges: "No Outcry Within Media" on NDAA

Actions against U.S. Protesters are Barbaric, Fidel Castro Says

Big Ed talks Badger State from PP bombing in Grand Chute to interview with Tom Barrett

Venezuela to Hold Mock Presidential Elections in August

'Polluters pay' is best

Chris Hedges: A Call to Action to Create a New Political Movement

I need some examples of anti-union rhetoric from FOX News

House Dems Ream Bloomberg Over NYPD's Muslim Spy Scheme

The Costs of Capitalism's Crisis: Who Will Pay?

(NYT) At Advocates’ Offices, Confronting an Anti-Liberal Scheme

Chris Hedges: How Corporations Destroyed American Democracy

Congratulations to WolverineDG - Winner of this year's DU Men's NCAA Basketball Bracket challenge!!!

US draws up plans for nuclear (powered) drones

AARP, MidAmerican spar over nuclear legislation

Cuban exiles unhappy in Spain

Punditry and the Art of Failing Upward

Missouri legislator(R): I know about women's health issues because 'my father is a veterinarian

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip-Searches for Any Arrest (even minor traffic violation)

Stiglitz: The Invisible Hand is Invisible Because It Isn’t There

I am Sick of all the Zimmerman Defenders

Time to cut the Pentagon budget

Customs Corruption Still Exists and managers, Supervisors, special agents get "special" Treatment

Congressional Investigation Warranted in U.S. Custoims

U.S> Customs Whistle-blower John Carman Exposes More.....

National Security Issues: www.customscorruption.com

RESOLVED thank you

Amnesty International accuses Arizona of abuse in prisons

OWS Marks Six Month Anniversary of Brooklyn Bridge Arrests

Public opinion of Supreme Court lower after health hearings

My review of the 'Today' show after watching Palin for about 30 seconds

Thick as a Brick 2!!

Question relating to the Clutter family murders.

Colleges Withhold Transcripts From Grads in Loan Default

Oakland shooting suspect had string of debts

Weed Witch Hunt

Fire, ellisonz & pinboy marched together in L.A. Sunday for Trayvon Martin (PHOTOS)

Is the FL prosecutor preparing a case against Zimmerman for the grand jury?

How should we word alerts about links to anti-semitic sites?

Amnesty International accuses Arizona of abuse in prisons

BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch to quit: Under pressure from phone-hacking scandal

MaineTrout Camp

Not near as many posts about the NCAA's, did someone lose? GO BIG BLUE

Why do bankers get to decide who pays for the mess Europe is in?

Peak oil review - April 2

Peak oil review - April 2

CNN just made a zimmerman defender dance....

What would you do if your first interview question was...

Federal Mandates have been around over 200 years.

Oh Canada! Imposing Austerity on the World’s Most Resource-Rich Country

Mr Fish Toon- Wake Up

Bye Bye James Murdoch

Perils and Price Rise in Hunt for Natural Gas

8 Minutes To Treat Zimmerman: "He wasn't injured that bad."

Tuesday Toon Roundup 1- Mitt and Newt

Tuesday Toon Roundup 2- More Repub toons

Our Collective Good ("good," inspiring news site)

I don't know what it is, but I'm hating Romney more and more

German Military Fears for Afghanistan's Future

If Sarah Palin is being paid to "co-host" then NBC has essentially paid for an interview

Tuesday Toon Roundup 3-The Rest

(Glass Eel/Elver) Eel market sizzles as prices hit $2000/pound in Maine

Axelrod On Romney: "I think he watches Mad Men and thinks it's the evening news."

Let's be magnanimous. Mitt needs our help. Let's all pitch in.

The wailing on the 911 call looks bad for Zimmerman

Federal officials make severe cuts in Gulf of Maine cod catch

west virginia retirees occupy and win

Someone at Mediaite.com has a sense of humor?

It's the women's turn tonight (NCAA basketball championship)

A Message from a Republican Meteorologist: Acknowledging Climate Science Doesn’t Make You A Liberal

Amazing Nebula Photo Looks Like a Giant Human Head

'O.J. Is Innocent And I Can Prove It': In New Book, P.I. William Dear Claims O.J. Simpson's Son Was

Gallup - Am I being paranoid?

Be happy, not just rich, says UN chief Ban Ki-moon

TDPS: Ron Paul Spending MORE THAN ANYONE Per Vote

Firefox wants me to disable my Java Platform SE 6U24

LOL: Tony Perkins of the family research council is very upset

CHART: The U.S. Has Made No Progress On College Graduation Rates In 30 Years

Why do we do these things? A reminder...

There's a debate about whether Zimmerman should have been carrying

"Friends recall Micah True: passionate and playful"

'O.J. Is Innocent And I Can Prove It' - New Book

Emmett Till all over again

To the car with the DNT HTE license plates (TX) that was in front of me this morning...

Pres. Obama: Republican Budget is 'Trojan Horse' and 'Thinly Veiled Social Darwinism'

Looks like it's that time for my Rusty dog.

Michael Klare's "The Race for What's Left"

Obama: Paul Ryan's Budget is 'Nothing But Thinly Veiled Social Darwinism'

Astronaut Jose Hernandez For Congress - CA

The Phases of War: Public Rejects Afghanistan War, Iraq's Almost Ending -- and Who Doesn't Want War

When will the n-word lose its power? How will we know when that time comes?

"We'd have no one to cut from the budget" - Signe Wilkinson

Romney: Obama Hopes To Establish ‘Secularism’ As An Official Religion

Just seen on FB - You don't have to attend every

Piano inspires 17-year-old to invent land-mine detector

Report: Rick Perry used painkillers to help him get through debates

Whether and to what extent Zimmerman was injured is irrelevant.

The OccupyUSA Blog for Tuesday, Day #186: Setting a New 'Record'

Hope the Supremes strike down ObamaCare? Get ready for PanemCare

ACLU: Is your local law enforcement tracking your cell phone's location w/o a warrant?

One Guess Who Wants To Give Your Boss Your Facebook Password

Microsoft: H-1B visa employees crucial to US economy

Palin: Me Me Me !!! and also ME!

Peter Beinart, I Quit.

Started watching Baseball: the 10th Inning last night...had never seen this...

What Do Jack Black, Moby, And Marisa Tomei Have In Common?

Mitt Romney tries to self-deport everything he's ever said about immigration reform

paramedics tend to a cat!

Shocking! Barack Obama Reveals The American Values That He REALLY Believes In

Repealing ‘Obamacare’ Would Explode Debt, Says Government Auditor

Adam Curtis: Conspiracist of Long-Lost Facts

Pic Of The Moment: Tony Perkins Is Not Amused

Samsung to spank $7bn on China chip fab

Department of Labor: 34 Boston Restaurants Owe $1.3 Million in Back Wages

Mr. Romney, The Joke's On You

Study Hints at the Limits of Medical Genomics

Why 18 Ladies In Dresses Made Our Jaws Drop

U.S. judge grants class action status to Tata wage suit

My kitty died this morning

Why am I still reading Yahoo news?!? (Well, there is some comic value...)

Elon poll: 6 of 10 oppose amendment to ban same-sex marriages, civil unions

Syrian News

How long before an NRA gun show near Oikos University?

Sen. Olympia Snowe calls contraception debate ‘retro’

Score tied at 2, Double over-time...and my niece took a header into the boards.

Howcum the Santorum campaign people look like they're from 'Deliverance'?

Papantonio: Racism Rampant in Federal Judiciary

Idea for attack ads against Romney

PHOTO: Nothing like a little "WTF" to start the day.

Van Jones: We must challenge directly the flaws and limitations of cheap patriotism.

Explore the White House With a Click of Your Mouse

"Strip search" is the phrase for today. Modify a thread title to include "strip search".

Microsoft, Apple Unite to Demand That the National Organization for Marriage Boycott Them

I have heard the meme "I never heard of 'White Hispanic' before Trayvon Martin" and variations ...

Mitt Romney tries to self-deport everything he's ever said about immigration reform

I miss Ms. Pacman

DEATH PENALTY IN 2011

Sigh - on the DMN Opinion blog" Obama must be governing under someone else's Constitution "

45 Signs That The Middle Class is Being Systematically Wiped Out…

Another fracking-related quake in Oklahoma?

Cake Mold Recipes

Why Living In The American Empire Isn't All That It's Cracked Up To Be

George W. Bush: Barack Obama’s Best Friend in the 2012 Election - by Michael Tomasky

Limbaugh: Olbermann replaced by "Client No. 9," says "I'm Still on the Air With a Higher Audience"

What unique games do you play with your pet(s) that they really enjoy?

The new Rethugican lie: women don't care about contraception. They only

CAPTION this photo, Tweeted today by Liz Cheney. Her caption was "Home." YOU can do BETTER.

Zimmerman defender rants about ‘young black males’: “If you plant corn, you get corn."

And you thought law enforcement was bad in your town?!

Why are all these lonely pop-up ad women looking for love?

TYT: Planned Parenthood Bombing

Pollster Scott Rasmussen receiving thousands of dollars from Republican Party

Sinking the Belgrano: the Pinochet connection

Romney Aide: "Warmed Over Oatmeal"

Romney To Travel Back In Time To Kill Liberal Versions Of Himself

Have you ever yelled in your sleep?

Suppose you have one part-time job . . .

Rachel live on Now with Alex Wagner being brilliant, as usual. nt

Texas atheist students swap Bibles for porn

I WANT CHENEYCARE!

Gang Of Pachyderms

TM65 Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine -- Copenhagen Suborbitals

Transcending False Perceptions

VIDEO: Trailer for the Colin Farrell / Kate Beckinsale "Total Recall" remake

Task force launched to review Stand Your Ground law after Trayvon Martin shooting

I think Trayvon's family should sue the home owners association

Lin-sanity Redux: His injury has sparked a corporate feud.

Can you find Aunt Bertha LOLcats?

If the health insurance industry mandate is a great "reform" so is cutting Social Security benefits!

Here is one thing which bewilders me ... 11 year old considered an adult ... women, apparently never

Oregon to become second State to ban discrimination against the unemployed in job ads

Rev Spitz on Planned Parenthood Bombing: "I wish that abortion mill had burned to the ground"

Juleanna Glover announces gleefully--- "We've been driving up his negatives for 3&1/2 years now"

Corn on "Hardball": Obama's Rise In Swing State Polls

Oh, THIS is very telling...Title Companies Limit Ability to Use Deed-in-Lieu as a Remedy

Raw Sewage Still Flowing Into Local Waterways Despite Legal Agreement

Fukushima publisher mailed radioactive soil to send message

Unobstructed Zimmerman after-shooting video (MSNBC) shows he had no wound on the back of his head.

If Buying Broccoli Were Like Buying Health Insurance

Osaka panel drafts anti-nuclear demand for Kansai Electric

Donald Rumsfeld Fundraising For Candidate Accused Of War Crimes

My 18 year old daughter

Miami Marlins Construction Crew Completely Unaware They've Been Building Baseball Stadium

US DOJ will monitor today's elections in Wisconsin

If an employer asks for your Facebook login info

Rethugs despise our mamby pamby definition of sexual harrassment for it's being subject to

President Obama Live on MSNBC speaking at AP Annual Luncheon. nt

Ed Schultz & Mike Papantonio- Flashback to June: "More dead thugs"

Even hard core conservatives think Fox is going too far...

Republicans love the mandate, it was their idea.

Cousins? Welcome to the wild world of genetics

Five Out Of Nine SCOTUS Judges Can Not Read

Fukushima radiation levels rebound as snow melts

Firefox Actively Disabling Old Java Plugins

Netanyahu: We Will Strike Those Who Threaten To Attack Israel

What biologist has ever claimed that an oocyte was not alive?

Scott Walker's statement on domestic terrorist attack in Wisconsin:

Snowe re: GOP's War Against Women - "it's a retro debate. It took place in the 1950s."

"The Republicans running Congress have doubled down and proposed a budget so far to the right...

50 Women who Changed the World

IDF Officials: Missile Attack On Israel Would Produce Less Than 300 Casualties

8 True Stories: How Real Families Handle Trans Children

Japan nuke industry donated millions to safety regulator

Israeli Politicians Are Playing Number Games With A War Against Iran

Koch Brothers Exposed: the Film (trailer)

Catholic Church Evicts Homeless

I am watching this with a huge lump in my throat. Boomers will know why.

Google Search Ads Ruled 'Misleading And Deceptive' By Australian Court

PA. Senate approves Constitutional Amendment to Prevent People from Having to Buy Health Insurance

Here's where Santorum got his bullshit about the Univ. of California

Conservative media going with "Enhanced Still" without new video

Lenny Bruce's thought for today:

President Obama Calls GOP Budget Plan “Trojan Horse”

American Men Dominate Jobs Recovery Taking 88% of Spots: Economy

Direct to your easter table comes this delicious ham from the Santorum family!

President taking questions briefly LIVE on C-Span (LINK TO STREAM)

Nuclear Power and Democracy Don't Mix

The gloves are off. I couldn't be more proud of our President than I am right now.

Kirk Cameron talks about Nazis

Time For This 'Johnson20' Fella To Go, Friends

Oakland charter school accused of fraud may close

"Aww, President Obama got Mitt Romney a present" (updated)

Democracy for America Launches New Campaign to Attack Citizens United

Koran-burning pastor throws his support to George Zimmerman

This week's Space Prn

The Actual Gay Agenda vs. What Conservatives Think It Is

Adorable Rockies Attempting To Win World Series

Here's a greater threat than outsourcing

Brian Sims running for State Representative in Pennsylvania, primary on April 24

Who speaks for religion?

The Tinman: Corbett's War on Poor Kids Shows He Needs a Heart (Daily News Cover Story)

My friend died despite having the best broccoli available

Obama: SCOTUS Hasn't Struck Down Law Passed By Congress As Economic Issue Since New Deal

Michelle Malkin vs Ann Coulter...FIGHT! FIGHT!

Romney: Obama Hopes To Establish ‘Secularism’ As An Official Religion

Your daily allotment of cats with random facts...

Land Reform in South Africa

News Corp shareholders renew call for Rupert Murdoch to step down

Is anyone here on Washington Health Program?

DU doesn't like Chris Rock...

Shout from the Suburbs - about racism in France

Nike unveils new NFL uniforms

Anyone seen the trailer for The Newsroom?

Got a question? Ask the Taliban

The loud sound you have heard coming from the Southeast

GOP effort to ax earmarks hits $150,000 for veterans’ museum

DU Album of the Day: Madonna - "Like a Prayer"

How The GOP And The Koch Brothers Are Stealing Our Right To Vote

Jeff Greenfield says the image of an incompetant Government is the DEMOCRATS problem to overcome..

Texas Duers, please be safe as there are reports of Tornadoes on the ground

Oregon Cannabis Tax Act

Allegiant Air to Start Charging for Carry-Ons Wednesday

Bountiful B.C. Religious Commune Targeted In Polygamy Investigation By Canadian Authorities

Spread the word: the budget passed in the House eliminates nursing home funding through Medicaid.

The Only Way Mitt Romney Could Be More Dangerous To America Is With A Plan And A Time Machine

Dr. Leila Denmark, one of the world's oldest, dies at 114

pronunciation of WTF, OMG

The GOP Is The Terrorists Best Ally

Cats & Dogs - why can't we all just be friends?

George Takei on women favoring Obama over Romney

At least two tornadoes appear to have touched down in areas around Dallas

DALLAS/FT. WORTH DUers: Be safe! Tornadoes in the city

F-35 program slammed by auditor general

10 of these and 6 of those and

Croatian Woman Creates Popular Made-to-Measure Penis Warmers

More Change that Didn't Happen: The politicizing of the FDA

Solar Trust of America files bankruptcy

Mega Millions mess: Maryland woman in office pool draws suspicion

F-35 program slammed by auditor general

CNN & MSNBC showing live tornado damage and tornadoes.

NEVER say that your vote "doesn't make a difference"...

Q-Poll: Santorum holds small edge in Pennsylvania

doesn't seem to be a place to discuss safe gun use here

Wonder what excuse Pat Robertson will make for Rick Perry's Christian Texas tornadoes?

DFW airport in path of tornado. nt

Multiple tornadoes on the ground in Dallas, Tarrant counties

Bear Saves Robert Biggs From Mountain Lion Attack In California

Link to live coverage of the tornados

Wedding Etiquette question

Fly the bearded skies....

Thom Hartmann: U.S. Corps are no longer businesses...they're extraction machines

Ex-governor dies after shooting in Venezuela

Thom Hartmann: Is Conservatism America's Default Ideology?

This thread could use a little help.

Republican candidates refuse to take aim at US gun laws

Our War Against the Pashtuns

ACTUAL current CNN headline: "Free nose-jobs offered to single Jews"

Boehner and Ryan are sad the President told the truth about Republicans

If you're quick you might get to see one.

Wake the fuck up! WH:Individual mandate conceived of by the Heritage Foundation (VIDEO)

The Wisest Quotes on Wisdom

OK, I'll bite. *WHY* would it be unprecedented for SCOTUS to overturn Affordable Health Care?

This book has been banned in many schools - about controlling women's reproduction (and all else)

End Oil Subsidies

Here's why Axelrod should NOT use MAD MEN jokes about George Romney against Mitt

It's the Conservatism, Stupid

Can't discuss gun safety in the gun forum? Apparently not.

Do you repeat words, particularly adjectives, thinking that by repeating you'll make

A rousing rejection of Republican radicalism

'Sup Dog!?!

ICC won't investigate Gaza war because Palestine is 'not a state'

Dallas weather map:

They see me rollin'...

Pent-up demand drives US car sales

Chris Hedges challenges NDAA in court

In his interview of Nancy Pelosi, Charlie Rose parrots GOP Propaganda ... AGAIN!

I cannot believe I still have to protest this shit.

Delegate Model Suggests Romney Will Come Up Short

10 Surefire Ways To Get Fired

Holy mackeral! Pollster Finds Obama is Overwhelming Favorite

Pictures of tornado damage around Dallas:

Anti-Americanism in Pakistan snarls US war efforts

The Worst Album Covers Of All Time (a bit NSFW)

Yemen: U.S. escalation of drone war may draw U.S. into civil war

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Family Attorney Raises Questions About The Role Of George Zimmerman’s Father

Florida: Alan Grayson Pulls in Big Bucks

18 universities that get no revenue from broadcasting sports on Limbaugh stations.

US assassination drone crashes in central Somalia

Display of American arrogance

Want To See People Strip For Free? Join The Police!

Suspect identified in Planned Parenthood bomb incident in Grand Chute

Obama's speech and Q & A today at AP luncheon (NOT to be missed)

"Women Don’t Care About Contraception"

Fox News Anchor: "Thoughts? Did Obama Campaign Threaten Chelsea Clinton's Life 2 Keep Parents Silent

My son is divorced only three months and he's already engaged and I'm worried.

US Drone Warfare is Counterproductive

Drones target people with ‘no plans to attack’ America

While justice dragged its feet: Trayvon Martin police report reveals Zimmerman was ‘bleeding from

Donna Britt: Echoes of a Brother's Shooting

The national debt will SKY ROCKET if healthcare is over turned

WisDems File Complaint with GAB Over "Subs-for-Votes" Election Bribery by Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan

Mandate facts

Iraqi defector ‘Curveball’ details lies that led to war

Easter Dinner menus (or plans)

anyone with interests in North Mississippi, heads up, bad storm moving in.

A Heartfelt Reminder From Elizabeth Warren That This Election Really Matters

Study: women who ate broccoli more likely to survive breast cancer

After all the money I pay Sallie Mae each month

Obama Says There Are Two Ways Fix Health Care: Individual Mandate Or ‘Single Payer System’

What to do tonight: Join the Skeptics!

Baby Tripp to soon get a brother or sister.

Nikki Haley: ‘Women Don’t Care About Contraception’

GOP = The Pink Slime Party. Here, eat this, it's good for the "JOB CREATORS!"

Guidance and Discussion and Information about this YouTube

The White House Press Secretary should use the term Earned Benefits.

Another school shooting, this time in Brazil.

Egyptian Singer Saad El-Soghayar to Run for President

Current event: RAW video - Dallas Tornado Throwing Semi Trucks in the Air

BATFE Violates The Law Again

Trayvon Martin's Girlfriend Interviewed By Prosecutors

Holeeee S***! video of tornado tossing 18-wheelers!

Try and tell the young people of today that ..... they won't believe you.

The dumbest player in NFL history?

A caution for my benighted friends and family members:

A kindergarten parent's observations after the first year of school life.

50 year old on life support after being beaten with hammer.

Appeals court fires back at Obama's comments on health care case

Thom Hartmann: The Idea of Protect & Serve has been Lost

Is it a violation of a Jury Member's sacred duty to post in a thread they have just rendered a

Thom Hartmann: Time to Acknowledge the American Fear Machine

Something for Roberts Raiders to think about before blowing up that bridge..

Check in to view the Taterguy/Ikonoklast lovefest!!!!

Assessment of a group of young mothers this afternoon

Is Mike Pence (R-IN) are liar? I say yes...

Norm Wolfinger is 'outraged' at letter from Travon family lawyer

Zimmerman's Family Was At Police Dept Night Of Shooting---Trayvon's Family In The DARK For Days!

randomness in the backwoods of NC

Sandra Fluke Speaks On Rush Limbaugh, Women's Issues And Her Next Steps

Alleged male sexual assault at Prince Harry’s airbase (exact title)

Want to kill someone with impunity in Florida?

US student loses court bid over prom policy

Department of Justice Cuts Off Negotiations With Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Irish sports star Dónal Óg Cusack reveals he’s gay

'Home Alone' Actor Dies in Santa Monica

Fugg Sarah Palin

Putting single payer in the mix

Kasich signs HB 275 - Ohio's consumer law now among nation's worst

A Warning To Virgins: Arizona Legislators Trying To Declare Pregnancy Two Weeks Prior To Conception

DFW airport will be closed for the rest of the night

OH Student Sues School For Not Allowing Him To Wear Pro-Gay Tee Shirt

Someone You Love: Coming to a Gulag Near You

Lesbian Chef Wins $1.6 Million From Boss Who Forced Her To Pray Away The Gay

Prop. 8 campaign architect leaves PR firm, says corporate clients were a problem

Meet the smartest person on Fox

FOX Asks: Did Obama Threaten to Kill Chelsea Clinton?

Now this is a photo of someone who needs help...

April 26 1991 Andover Tornado footage F-5 rating (the highest then)

NRA Gun Safety Rules

A question regarding today's election

Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It

Ann Romney says if you unzip her husband and let him out you'd find he's not stiff!!

Did Neptune come back to play today?

"Im not a fan of his (Obama)." says a friend

(Indiana Democratic) Party officials charged in election fraud

Kepler Mission Extended to 2016!

"TV's Frank: Conniff: "Saw Sarah Palin with Matt Lauer on Today Show....

What is leadership?

States used to pick up MOST of the costs for colleges, before reagan ESCALATED the prison population

Presto! Zingo! Caption me!!

Field organizers for OFA needed

Sorry Zimmerman defenders: legal experts say mark on Zimmerman's head isn't proof of anything

Government's action a act of intimidation

State Dems File Complaint Over 'Subs For Votes'

I just want everyone to know DU is marvelous. And all of you? Marvelous.

This Amazing Young Lady Stuns UN Delegates With A Powerful Speech

'Dumb and Dumber 2': Director says sequel filming this year, with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels

I Wonder If They Are Ok With Gubmint Help

Damn, I lost my job.

Anyone else think these Wellmark Blue Zones smell?

Tonight's results could be final fatal blow for Santorum.

The correct way to address Romney is "FORMER-Massachusetts governor"

Holy facting shte - did I just hear that woman say

Question: Can a woman in Florida legally shoot a doctor holding a transvaginal ultrasound device?

"No, he is not following you. He lives here too."

Now I'm pissed

Blue Valley School District to buy foreclosed megachurch property

Rapper's Delight

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Data Mining You: How the Intelligence Community Is Creating a New American World

Obama: Ronald Reagan Couldn't Have Won GOP Primary Today

Weird shit you find on Google Earth

Canadians rally against wind power

"Rock Star" coming up in one hour on VH-1 Classic

The Late, Great Keith Olbermann

THOUSANDS OF DOLPHINS DYING IN GULF WATERS

Obama To Clinch Nomination Tuesday

Kids these days...

I didn't write the headline: NY Post: "The Whale At The Wall-Christie Weighs In At Israel Holy Site"

Hmmm. Maybe part of the reason we're such a culture of simpletons...

Infectious Selflessness: How an Ant Colony Becomes a Social Immune System

New old stock motherboard.. Worth using?

“Jesus Was Not A Homophobe” Tee Shirt Offends Ohio High School

Dallas/ Fort Worth Du'ers Check in?

An arrest must be coming soon

After Record Sales, Chevy Volt Production Will Resume One Week Early

John Nichols on Scott Walker and Mitt-the Second Choice-Romney...

Finally, "March Madness" I can get interested in!!

Warmest March on Record across Half the U.S.

Dallas area DUers - hope everyone is ok

Jesus died today

Michael Isikoff Says Zimmerman Calls Show No Profiling - WTH?

California snowpack at 55% of normal, survey shows

March auto sales: Chrysler up 34%, GM 12% and Ford 5% - Good news for U.S. - GOP gnashing teeth

Bill Would Require CEOs Get Drug Tested If Company Gets Loans, Grants Or Tax Credits From State

What to do tonight: Join the Skeptics!

Occupy the IRS April 15! Please help spread the word.

Edward James Olmos is a great man and a great activist

Legal Question? If Zimmerman is charged with Murder and Bill Lee is charged with Accessory....

How to interpret your cat's emotions:

Dan Rather Reports: Finnish (Schools) First - tonight on HDNet @8 and 11pm EDT

Daddy's li'l fucking helpers:

Poebling:

Never, EVER take driving safety for granted.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen!!! This USED to be MiddleFingerMom's gleeful mantra.

MFM KNOWS he'd be surrounded by gorgeous women if he only had a big one... say, at least a foot.

Taylor Swift was ‘terrified’ to meet First Lady Michelle Obama

Trayvon Martin Edited 911 Call: NBC News Regrets Mistake

Keep San Onofre Nuclear Reactors Shut Down

NBC News regrets editing of Trayvon shooting call

Hal Uhrig - Zimmerman's New Defense Counsel - "I Don't Need to Look Him in the Eye"

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