Torture Issue. Do you believe "The few bad apples have been dealt with"?
Remember Tweety's comments re: Ricci v DeStefano (Affirmative Action Fire Dept)?
Who else was present during the 2002 briefing that Pelosi received?
Who else was present during the 2002 briefing that Pelosi received?
Check out this former CIA operative at Fox:
Specter primary challenger drops out (CNN)
Next fund raiser can we have prizes like Marijuana, Booze, and free meals at olive garden?
Excerpts from Bob Graham's notebooks
Doesn't matter what Leon Panetta says, the U.S. committed war crimes and some people are lying
Yikes! Rachel is nailing Cheney to the freaking wall!
How many different ways are there for people to get in touch with you?
[Streaming Video] Real Time with Bill Maher
Just wondering, how do DUers of Asian descent feel about posters using the term "riding rice" for
Just wondering, how do DUers of Asian descent feel about posters using the term "riding rice" for
McClatchy: Cheney said Gitmo detainees revealed Iraq-al Qaida link
Boston Globe editorial: Torture isn't patriotic
Michael Steele is giving Michele Bachmann a run for the batcrap crazy money
How pissed shoud I be now that Ari Fleisher, that fucking prick, gets to point out ........
Poll: Three Out Of Four Workers Skip Lunch
Obama to name Utah gov-(R) ambassador to China
I think it is criminal to call Campaign Funds anything but BRIBERY . . .
Peru to sack ’scandalous’ gays from police force
Photographer who took famous Saigon photo dies
Are things in Afghanistan much worse than we've been told?
****TO ANYONE WHO HAS RECEIVED A ROBOCALL ABOUT PHONY EXPIRING CAR WARRANTIES***
I say do not release the photos until a military tribunal has ruled on them.
Is anyone watching 'Real Time with Bill Maher'? It's Right-wing asshole night*.
Is there any control at all over the Google Ads in DU threads?
U.S. Government Funds $400,000 Study on Gay Sex in Argentina Bars
All Female Candidates Must Abstain From Sex For 10 Days Prior To Election
Rove grilled on US attorney firings
As Democrats, we do not have to make apologies for torture to each other. This is dumb.
So why don't we start a nonprofit health care co-op?
I'm tortured with not knowing of my family's involvement with CIA torture when I was young...
'Italy's Fritzl' charged with incest and abuse
Supreme Court justice makes Chicago acting debut
Tucker Carlson & Dana Perino make a shocking and totally unexpected move to FOX NEWS.
While looking at these torture photos I can't help but wonder what kind of animal could do this and
WJ this morning - What Speaker Pelosi: Knew Does it matter
GOP Base Rejects Pro-Choice Republicans: "We Would Never Bend On That"
Kacavas selected as NH's US Attorney
In Sept 2002 when Nancy received the briefing, I'm trying to find out
"The Girls from Ames" - interesting insight on friendship for men vs women
What if the CIA plays hardball with Pelosi, and Pelosi fights back?
A little "humor" about the financial meltdown.
newt weighs in on nancy pelosi
US Predicts 50 Percent Spike in Afghan IEDs
Smart cities: Even though the economy is down, public transit use is up in Toronto
WorldNutDaily: John Lennon made pact with devil, that explains Beatles' quick rise to fame
Biggest Republican Asshole of the Week
Do republican men have a problem with strong women?
Anyone know about FMLA? Is this a violation?
The Rosetta stone to Bush era torture
Who is the king?? (got that right LOL)
Looking at the new Administration I am reminded of an old story
Vice President Joe Biden tours South Los Angeles housing project - article with pics
Rumsfeld's renegade unit blamed for Afghan deaths
Canadian feds to pay for military vets' medical marijuana
The Republicans strongest talking point and it involves Peloisi only not how they are saying now.
In the river of dreams row, row, row your boat, don't try to get to the other side.
A reminder of our values: "Gettysburg": The "Killer Angels" Monologue.
Ted Sampley; Vietnam veteran was activist for POWs, MIAs
Republicans are now requiring IQ tests for membership.
Maybe marriage should be between three people?
"Love Land" - China's new sex theme park causing a stir
We KNOW the CIA lied about the briefings. Period.
Man's Best Friend (rescuded 5 years ago) Is Missing While The Owner Is Defending Our Country
Watch AFSCME on “60 Minutes” for Sounding Alarm Early on AIG (join our campaign)
This photo provided by NASA taken from the ground using a telescope with a solar filter
Blue Dogs warn House Leaders: Don't Push Health Care too Far Left
On military tribunals; meet the good cop, same as the bad cop
Have no Fear, Liberalism will dominate our Politics.
If Dennis Kucinich had been sworn in as President on Jan. 20th 2009
California mom tells cops she had sex with boys to keep them away from her daughter
Reading DU makes me appreciate how Democrats are so different from Republicans. It is refreshing to
Food Companies Are Placing the Onus for Safety on Consumers (NYT)
What are CORE issues you feel would make our system of governing better?
On the Road to Oregon: Vernon, Texas tonight.
The NYT sums up Obama's civil liberties record in one paragraph
Did anyone catch the new FOX storyline being promoted... Cheney was right
If right wingers are going to act like fascists...
Restaurants in Kansas City fraudulent fish. Is this the norm nation wide?
Caught in a Lie: US is Using White Phosphorus in Afghanistan as a Weapon
Welcome to the era of "Lingerie football"....
nytimes chimes in....In Detainee Furor, a Rare Stumble by Speaker Pelosi
Bush Administration blocks release of Abu Ghraib photos
Melting ice could cause gravity shift
Court orders Minn. parents to treat son's cancer
Are Republicans cowards? Are they afraid of an Investigation?
Teachers. Arne's listening. What do you think about standards?
Simple question Is the government exposing a CIA agent
What would our modern conservative friends have said back in 1633?
Daily Kos video: FDR responds to Republican attacks on his dog
CIA Officers and other professionals were speaking out in 2003, so Congress and media has no excuse
Dead woman receives stimulus check
Dick Cheney's Psychiatry? Why do you think he was so demented and cruel?
The definitive article on Allen Stanford - must read from GQ - long but worth it
The definitive article on Allen Stanford - must read from GQ - long but worth it
Can humankind, as a whole, learn from history?
"What do you mean "we", white man?"
I may not agree 100% with our elected Democratic officials.. if fact I don't
Jes' for a second, let's talk real money. NINE TRILLION BUCKS WORTH.
The new DU fad - suspensions as a way to eliminate dissent when you have no grounds to ban.
Knights Templar were tortured.
Dick Cheney, Torture, Iraq, and Valerie Plame
I guess it's not "empathy" when you're empathetic to business over people
Obama reaches across the isle again.
Help Mudfllats (Alaska blogger) Get to Netroots Nation This Summer!
Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!!
Calling BS on a media lie. They are saying never go after CIA, Pelosi was right,and that was proven
Police: Teen Had Sex With Girl's Body
Just how well are the American auto companies doing overseas?
Sarah Palin's office severs ties with its Crack Ho association.
Obama revives terror tribunals, dismaying liberals
A Different Kind of Boy Scout: Armed and Fighting Terrorism
Do the math ...... 2,000 dealers. And average of 50 employees each
What the New Right is all about in one brief quote
Carlyle Groups Settles in "Pay to Play" Scandal Probe
Undersea oil could help thaw U.S.-Cuba trade
Happy Birthday To H20Man's Fire Pit
Should the Bilderberg Meetings be made more available to the public?
How much has Nancy Pelosi been damaged by these attacks?
Will /The Ground Truth/ by John Farmer advance a MIHOP theory?
Michael Steele: Gay marriage will hurt the economy because gay couples will have more money
If John Boehner & Kit Bond know that the CIA was telling the truth to Congress..
speaking of the cia..george h.w. bush was the director of the CIA ... 1976-1977...
UCLA Settles With Student Who Sued After Being Hit With a Stun Gun (Chronicle)
UCLA Settles With Student Who Sued After Being Hit With a Stun Gun (Chronicle)
UPDATE 2-Troubled trucker YRC to seek $1 bln pension bailout (Forbes/Reuters)
Why is it so wrong to wonder what the hell really happened on 9-11?
If you move ONE 9-11 thread to the dungeon, you should move them ALL.
Do you want to know what I think?
didn't feel the tears for Farrah Fawcett
S.C. legislator pulls a reverse Arlen Specter, becomes Republican
43 kids tasered at prisons' Take Your Kids to Work Day
abortion poll, supreme court nominee, and spike in abortion protests
The Slow Agonizing Damnation of Empire USA
Should some journalists and officials take some blame?
Iraqis shrug off concerns over photos of U.S. abuse
43 stun-gunned at prisons' Take Your Kids to Work Day
Would someone please inform Newt....
Dunno where to ask, but I need help in locating a cheap plane ticket
hey.. live Space video from Space Shuttle/Hubble repair mission, >Link>>
In the Belly of the Bayh: Selling EFCA to the Hoosiers.
Apparently, all 'freeper chicks' look like this:
I see the Terry Schiavo posse is demonstrating
We are officially...the "Downturn Generation"
Official story of 9/11 "almost entirely untrue"-"There Was An Agreement NOT To Tell The Truth"
Rep BOCCIERI(OH) DEMANDS ANSWERS ON FEBRUARY PLANE CRASH NEAR BUFFALO
If it means boosting the economy, then I'm never getting married!
Shareholders Sue Halliburton, KBR, Alleging Litany of Misdeeds
'Super-terminal' raindrops break speed limit
The Camp Hill, Pa., Barnes & Noble is run by asshat wingnuts
Wolfram Alpha search is online
Hey gay people! I want you to know that even though you can't serve in teh military or have
Even if found guilty, Bybee could remain a Federal Judge.
Book TV - Nazi Nexus: America’s Corporate Connections to Hitler’s Holocaust
What does your credit card company know about you? NY Times Magazine
Charge an iPod, kill a polar bear?
If we could get to the main criminals by sacrificing Pelosi; shouldn't we?
Is it a coincidence that Obama named Huntsman today and
Guardian UK : Obama should know better re: military tribunals
Conservatives Map Strategies on Court Fight - they will oppose ANYONE Obama appoints...
Conservatives Map Strategies on Court Fight - they will oppose ANYONE Obama appoints...
I don't think it's necessary to re-name the republican party...
Chicago becomes first city to ban BPA bottles, cups (baby bottles/sippy cups)
White House announces names for US attorneys
My nephew is graduating from Notre Dame tommorow and my family will be protesting
"Legacy of Ashes: A History of the CIA" : The CIA has a long history of lying.......
What happened to Bipartisanship and Liberal Openness?
At what point would the Democrats have said "NO" ?
Third-Grader Organizes Gay Marriage Rally
I would love to see the latest prize-- the laptop go to a DUer
Whoever thinks Pelosi's career and reputation
*** DUzy Awards for week ending May 15, 2009 ***
Very interesting article from Der Spiegel re: outsourcing torture.
Cheney talks and the GOP squirms
Let's start by dispensing with the fucking Republicant word play...
Pentagon issues stop-work order for presidential helicopter
So... when does the guy I voted for get here?
Navajos largely unscathed by recession
This is as ridiculous as it gets, but obviously it is time for investors to invest in ammo producers
GOP Tactics Invite Torture Probe
President Obama will give the Notre Dame students a class on constitutional law.
Should Germany keep concentration camp pictures secret?
"Nikki the Porsche Girl" Controversy
A self-identifying "middle-class white woman" just called into WJ
Pelosi's best defense: Would people who Torture LIE about a briefing? n/t
Remember when Obama said "I get it". I don't think he gets it.
RNC chief: Gay marriage will burden small business
Poll: Majority of U.S. adults identify as 'pro-life'
I have a question that is keeping me up tonight
Question asked to Afghan school kids. Who do you prefer? The Americans or the Taliban?
We the People have been Tricked, Hoodwinked, Deceived and it's TIME to WAKE UP!
Is President Obama a "political coward"?
California's Plans for Biggest Desalination Plant Are a Go
In order for them to really get Pelosi, there'd need to be a full investigation of it ALL.
US soldier fights Taliban wearing pink shorts
So Fred Phelps is bringing his hate parade to Key West.
Let me get this fucking straight....
Update Re: My Family and I will be Homeless in a few Weeks.
Jeremy Scahill: "Little Known Military Thug Squad Still Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo Under Obama"
Juan williams is a dick and a tool (if that who was on w/ Scott Simon this AM)
David Plouffe pimping for cash re "health care reform" - send more money?
Organizing for America is asking for money for an ad campaign to support Obama's health care plan.
Organizing for America is asking for money for an ad campaign to support Obama's health care plan.
U.S. Justice Department: CIA destroys almost 100 interrogation videos (repost)
The speech you would like to hear Barack Obama give?
Who is Stanley McChrystal? What is TF 6-26? Why did Obama pick him for Afghanistan? Horrifying!!!
Jon Soltz: RESOLVED: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Don’t Work
Afghanistan: Heroin-ravaged State (Peter Dale Scott)
What do all of you think of Keith Olbermann's "WTF? Moment?"
There are 2 ways in which people are controlled: 1st of all, frighten people & 2ndly demoralize them
"Building on the system we already have".. a fatally flawed decision
HASTERT Was Speaker When Pelosi Was Supposedly "Briefed" On Cheney's Use Of Torture?
Revealed: U.S. Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens of Detainees
In further news: a beautiful mother is in labor:
No one will ever be held accountable for torture if the focus continues to be on Nancy
Hey folks, I'm unemployed and donated to Free Speech TV... They NEED money now!
Not New (Warning: picture heavy and graphic)
Rogue's Gallery time! Post your noms for the *CRAPPIEST* books by wingnuts!
Break out the tiny violins! Pastor Says: 'I Saw Catholics Arrested for Being Catholic at a Catholic
Mayor Bloomberg's campaign has spent whopping $18.7 million to date on re-re-election
Obama Nominates Superfund Polluter Lawyer To Run DOJ Environment Division
Snap! Dallas Morning News readers jacked with "have you seen GWB around town"
I'm your right wing friend and mail you this WaHo propaganda piece.
Cheney supports it ... o my. Cheney did it ... o my. Pelosi knew about it ... KILL HER!
The NRA is heading to town this weekend...oh joy
Former House Speaker Hastert Joins Turkish Lobby (Anyone Remember Sibel Edmonds ?)
Stand with me if you stand with Nancy Pelosi
Should John Edwards be deployed to speak for single payer healthcare?
"RIDERS UP!" 134th running of the Preakness thread...
Parents battle over free Bibles for students in public schools
Weekend TOONS, Part 4- Unhappy with the administration...
Angry Phone Users 'Rickroll' Robo-Call Company
Jon Stewart Nails it : Obama going back on his own words
I'm really so very, very sorry to say this
Steele Praises Discrimination. It Keeps Wages Low and Business Profits Up!
I suddenly realized that my old Film "Rove's War" is a goldmine Re: Cheney/Torture
Isn't forcible sodomy worse than waterboarding? Because we did that too. Let the GOP defend that.
Moyers' FDR Tweet: "Only thing we have to fear is stuff that hasn't happened yet."
Pelosi calls for review of National Security Act -- the one that CREATED the CIA!
Is it just as wrong for a woman to have sex with a underage boy as it is with a man and a girl?
I want to see Dick Cheney in prison for his crimes.
What if TV and radio broadcasters could broadcast paid ads direct from registered political parties
hey, read this and THEN tell me you don't care about Troy Davis
Lies about Canada's health care
DUzy Awards for the week are up in GD
Has anyone here, or anyone you've known, raised pigeons?
Some LIFE CHANGING weridness from THE DEAD last night....
Hair feeling too, uh, clean? Try Blago's "It's Bleep'n Golden!" shampoo!
No, you should all be nice to me.
Since it says "New Prizes Daily" and the laptop is a "two-day super prize"
Did you know a drink is 7 times stronger when you are tired?
a L O S T cake is being made on the food Network
Is anybody here a big fan of "Cuentame" ?
OK - who knew raccoons could crack walnuts?
Are you mad at me because I have a big ass mullet?
Whatever happened to Rev_Acts?
Time at last for my traditional yearly posting of this poem.
dude who was tortured by cia got his thread raptured
I got yelled at today by the boss...
I got yelled at today by the boss...
Nature's Way -- Randy California and Spirit
I'm so happy! - Son of Mz Pip passed the CA Bar
Actors you initiallly liked,but now,not so much?
Castro Valley schools sued over gay pastor talk
Computational, Science, and Stat geeks - It's UP!
So, who is causing what trouble, and where?
Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Apocalypse
The Message Board Ep 2: What Makes A Legend Least?
I finally passed the CA Bar Exam!
I like this bridge.{Dial up pic warning}
I've been looking for a song for the longest, and it ends up right underneath my nose
Ian Dury and the Blockheads: comment
Dick Cheney says that Rush Limbaugh is more of a Republican
Fans of the old Art Bell shows.
GrovelBot ! You Mechanical Dunderhead !
If the Lounge had Smell-o-vision, you would be
Would you rather ride a Harley-Davidson touring bike for two thousand miles, or a CAFE bike for 200
I'm considering going to Katz's, because Katz's never closes!
Random picture thread of the night
When good things happen to good people...
Femdom picture thread of the night
What is happening in this picture?
Can I tell the hair growing on my back to move up to the top of my scalp?
Views from travels across the intertubes:
David Letterman lives in Choteau, MT
I can be a bum-bum of the grandest kind.
Comfortably Numb is one of the greatest rock songs
Okay I finally found Pepsi Throwback
Really, what is the purpose of mosquitoes?
Ever seen Chairman Mao done as graffiti?
I met a women tonight that was a heroin user, what did you do
I met a women tonight that was a heroin user, what did you do
Can I tell the hair growing on my ass to move up to the top of my scalp?
May Photo Contest Prelims have been posted in GD!
Woah - Fox actually renews Joss Whedon's Dollhouse for a second season!
Don Pardo is leaving SNL. I think that part of my heart is leaving with him
Seen on the tire cover of a small Jeep - "JEEP GIRL - TOPLESS AND DIRTY"
how does a 110 yo coin get in circulation ? Whats the oldest one you got 4 change?
The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sat 5/16/2009)
I had a dream about roast beef sandwiches and fries... What does that mean?
Advice needed, please! Anyone use online resume postings re: CareerBuilder, etc.?
I Survived The Drive Down To Yreka, and going again tonight
The New "Guitar Hero Metallica"? Fucking rocks.
Willam & Mary students break "World 'Thriller' dance record" VIDEO
Its Frickin 80 degrees here, about time
It just got real dark outside. I think a spaceship is going to land!
My friend directed a music video
Totally rad dances of the 80's with Dancin' Kim - she just got back from the mall
Trailer for "Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus" sweeps the internets
Do you want to know what I think?
The Website Is Down wins a Webby in the Viral Video category!
Ouch, Charles Barkley's new golf swing
Okay...ohhhhhkay...am I the only one who hadn't heard of Diane Krall before last weekend?
My show starts at the top of the hour
Streaming - Prarie Home Companion
Players of 'The Sims' - what's the naughtiest thing you had them do?
My friend is making me go yard saling with her in the morning.
Boom in tiny bedbugs is causing big trouble
kitten picture of the day for saturday may 16
Reefer Madness is on TCM, just started.
kitten picture of the day for friday may 15
nasty weather in 'bama today.. i'm sitting here listening to the rain & van morrison
We've won the Eurovision Song Contest!
I'm standing with all the people who are sitting, cuz one of them is gonna have to get up sometime
I spent my evening re-ripping the clothes off...
Did you like the book or the movie better (Angels and Demons)
OK. I scraped up enough to buy a raffle ticket.
How do you enjoy being physically separated from others, yet alone with their thoughts?
Intrvention- Allison. Is it even possible to be physically addicted to inhalants?
The mods in an unspecified part of DU really have their hands full at the moment
I swear to all that's Holy. If Susan Boyle wins the laptop, I'm outta here.
Hey WHITEY! Yeah, I'm talking to YOU Whitey!
Do you ever make vows to yourself to change your behavior?
Deputies: Banana used as gun in holdup, then eaten
Grover Norquist vs Grover Monster
What price Delaware State's soul? 0-1 before the season starts
Brand new Kitten(s!) at our house...***dial up warning***
I was checking to see if a local pizza place has a website. Apparently I live in Norway.
I wonder what Midlo will buy for me while yardsaling today
Driving at night is pretty nice most of the time
If You were going to Bunco night with Midlo, what dish would you bring?
I'm listening to Part 9 of Glass' "Music in 12 Parts". To what are you listening?
How Do you stay awake if you dont drink coffee and cant have caffeine?
Can you visualize your pet's (pets') face(s)?
I spent my evening re-ripping my CD collection...
Why should I care that some rich guys horse can run faster than some other rich guys horse?
What Should Midlo Name Her New Baby
When will you realize...Vienna waits for you (--Billy Joel, and now me)
Attended a Catholic Mass this morning
Guitar Hero 5 details unveiled - Dylan, Stones, White Stripes, Cash, Santana, etc.
I'm coming out to my mom tonight. I need good vibes, and perhaps a place to catch a shower...
Coldplay fans - FREE download of new live cd
What in the fucking name of fuck?????
"It's a sham. The banks are insolvent."
They say we had an earthquake at DFW
My elderly step-father is wasting away
Obama’s Moment of Weakness - Stern.de Germany
Shaws has stoned wheat thins on sale for $1.79 off
Wolfram|Alpha ..............anyone???
I just found out Midlo's having QUINTUPLETS!?
Not wearing underwear to high school is a real bad move
How insulted should I be about the grocery checker telling me I look exactly like Javier Bardem?
I'm putting in my bid to be Midlo's baby's Godmother
Grey's Anatomy Finale! (Spoilers)
Mother of U.S. Marine Who Was Waterboarded Rips Cheney, Others
It really frosts me when my PM's go unanswered!
God damn, this place is dangerous
Who wants us to tie up Thomcat? Video?
I just got another rescue dog!
King: Pelosi is an ‘enemy of national security’
I Nominate Chris Van Hollen As The New Speaker Of House
Steelers to visit White House Thursday!
Bush, Cheney et al may have sowed the seeds of their own downfall within the Patriot Act
When did Dick Cheney jump the shark?
The next step re:the photos - because of all the media blitz about them
"New Foundation" -- Obama Catchphrase?
We've got our Marching orders from AP: Obama revives terror tribunals, dismaying liberals
What to do with captured terrorists?
NY-Sen-B: Israel Backs Off Senate Bid at Obama's Request
Coming soon to a Political Theater near you...
We had to destroy the village in order to save it --Afghan Villagers Describe Chaos of U.S. Strikes
Obama And Wood: Same Hotel, Same Day?
Obama keeps tribunals, draws ire
Reporters Gettin' Played...She (Pelosi) wants it all investigated.
Question: Do you really believe that torture was administered only under the Bush administration?!
Okay! here goes........LIGHTBULB MOMENT
Hispanic Bar Association strongly endorses Moreno for Assistant Attorney General for the Environment
Obama hails efforts on clean energy, health care (AP)
Should the UK introduce recall elections?
Should the UK introduce recall elections?
With all due respect. Somebody has to say it- Harry Reid, it's time to step aside
Richard Wolffe (on KO): "THE TRAP WAS SET YEARS AGO"
The Machinery Behind Health-Care Reform ( read--LOBBYISTS!!)
The Uneducated Notre Dame Graduates and those "Pro-Life" in some but not all instances supporters
Did the wingnutty teabaggers drive Huntsman to Obama? "Send them home...send them home!"
"Majority of GOP insiders say Cheney hurting party"
UT-Gov: Huntsman to be named Ambassador to China
Obama adopts Bush rules on FOIA
This week was one of those weeks I stayed away from DU
How Obama Divides—and Conquers
NYT: Obama's Personal Finances Are Sound
Graham backing up Pelosi's story = CIA IS LYING ....................PERIOD!!!
The Wall Street Journal editorial page congratulates Obama on his latest anti-terror decisions
Rumor Record: Whatever happened to the "Whitey Tapes"?
If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.
I think that one reason why Obama does not want to pursue the torture
AP: Official says Israeli PM Netanyahu Likely to Back Two-State Plan
Bill Would Guarantee Up to 7 Paid Sick Days - Business groups are vowing to block the legislation
Obama and the RICO statute....
Purifying the party at what cost?
Sanders amendent to Credit Card Bill of Rights to require national usury rate failed 33-60!
Let's get one thing clear: Jon Huntsman was not going to win the GOP nomination.
If you were President, What would you do with the Gitmo Detainees?
See what politics looks like without organized popular front organizations?
GOP Might Back Off Supreme Court Fight - "This is a freebie"
Steele: Same-sex couples don't deserve equal rights because it will burden businesses.
192 out of 265 Catholic Bishops have NOT protested Obama's Notre Dame speech.
In Kagan '81, a Supreme contender
Who does the WH need more? The CIA or Pelosi....
McCaskill being mentioned as potential court nominee
Wasn't Michelle Obama supposed to give a commencement address today?
The media has changed the way we view politics and the act of governing
Obama on torture photos: cover-up and complicity
As I sat here watching Bill Maher, I kept thinking about honor...
Heads Up: THe FLOTUS is about to deliver a commencement speech
Many times, It is NOT what a person says..but HOW they say it...DU flareups
Conservatives Map Strategies on Court Fight
Former House Speaker Hastert Joins Turkish Lobby (Anyone Remember Sibel Edmonds ?)
UNIONS are key to pushing for single payer Health reform.....
The Promise of Universal Health Care: An Open Letter to President Obama
Obama's Military Commission Disaster
McChrystal & Pelosi (and Obama, Tillman, Torture, & Pakistan)
Question: since it has already been admitted we tortured what is the purpose of releasing photos?
Obama is defending torture (and torturers) and bush-cheney and breaking the law.
President to Russia, Italy and Ghana in July.
Tell the Catholic wack jobs where to put it!
PSA: military commissions are entirely constitutional under the Geneva Conventions
Most on DU are not party apologist drones or unrealistic party hecklers
Howard Zinn: Changing Obama's Military Mindset
Conservatives Hope Attacks On Pelosi Will Quiet Calls For A Truth Commission
Imagine for a moment if it was President McCain nominating the replacement for Justice Souter
Happy "Whitey Tape" Anniversary Eve!!!
John Cusack's Letter To The President
Presidential Email Humor - Because I Think We Could All Use a Moment of Levity
Obama Chooses Ghana for First Africa Trip
The Phony Notre Dame Controversy as Seen by an Alumnus
Obama Nominates Top Polluter Lawyer To Enforce Environmental Law
OK, exactly what *should* Obama do about torture?
Is the death penalty against Catholic teaching?
Would the Democratic Party do well to marginalize progressives?
Do these people look like your typical college seniors?
Whether you are a blind "Obama basher" or a "kool aid drinking Obama worshiper." . .
Two questions on Federal Courts vs. Obama's New Modified Military Tribunals
Even with Obama in charge, anti-war Democrats powerless
WP: Possible Court Pick Is Used to Dueling on Bench
What time will President Obama speak at Notre Dame?
Notre Dame Valedictorian: Obama Practices Catholic Values
President Obama is NOT A COWARD as suggested by the GOP and their trolls
ACLU director announces ad campaign condemning Bush-Obama Doctrine
I'm so glad I'm no longer Catholic!
Is That fucker cheney Going To Run In 2012?
To those that support the sugar coating of Bush's policies by the Obama Administration
For The Record: The CIA's existence is based on lying...
Governor Huntsman (R-UT) to resign and accept Obama appointment - ambassador to China
I'm pleased with the Huntsman nomination.....just a little afraid he might be tough in 8 years....
Obama to name Utah gov. (R) as ambassador to China
Some astonishing statistics on the "youth vote" and how the GOP is so over.
Obama Is NOT Defending Torture or Bush/Cheney and he's Certainly Not Breaking The Law
If you justify every decision Obama makes, how are you different than the freepers the last 8 years?
Freepers: "This problem may just solve itself"
Obama risks wrath of his liberal base
Sadly, Rachel just used a RW tactic on Gibbs' answer at his press conference
"Keep your friends close and your enemies in China."
Democratic Underground is fast becoming a place where you cannot defend Democrats
PHOTOS The First Lady at the University of California Merced
So, what's gone on in the lounge during the past four months?
Montana Democrats put Baucus on Notice over Exclusion of Single Payer Advocates
Poll: More Americans calling themselves pro-life
Bristol Palin Graduates from High School
Obama renews U.S. sanctions against Myanmar
UN urges Chile to reopen commission on torture, to abolish Amnesty Law
US soldier fights Taliban wearing pink shorts
US soldier fights Taliban wearing pink shorts
CAW says GM Canada concession expectations too high
US alarmed at Eritrea 'arms link'
Specter Suggests Changes to Union Bill
Official: Israeli PM likely to back two-state plan (during his upcoming visit to Washington)
Abducted California Boy May Have Been Found in Mexico
First lady addresses first graduating class of UC-Merced
Intricate space surgery revives Hubble camera
Georgia GOP hears Steele frame gay marriage as financial burden to small businesses
Joyce Vance nominated by President Obama for U.S. attorney post in North Alabama
Trade Wars Brewing In Economic Malaise: Outrage in Canada as US Severs Ties
PBS Weighs Separation Of Church & Stations
Labour MPs who cheat on expenses will be deselected
Moscow police violently break up gay pride rally
Judge Blocks 'Robo-Calls' Selling Car Warranties
U.S. Contractors Fired at Kabul Car (Xe/Blackwater)
Cuban gays dance conga against homophobia
Sri Lanka declares victory as troops close in on Tamil Tigers
Gingrich: Pelosi could be ousted as House speaker if she lied
Obama names Republican governor as envoy to China
Obama Backs Gillibrand in New York, Discourages Primary Challenge
Egypt wants Obama to speak from mosque
Congress [Party] Hails India Poll Victory
Wheel falls off Colgan plane at Buffalo airport
Swine Flu May Have Infected More Than 100,000 Americans
Bombing, US strike kill dozens in Pakistan
Venezuela seizes US pasta company
President Obama Announces Tribunal Changes That Bring Them In Line With The Rule Of Law
India Hindu nationalist BJP concedes election defeat
Military fights stigma of mental health care
Conservatives Map Strategies on Court Fight
Caught in a Lie: US is Using White Phosphorus in Afghanistan as a Weapon
Start where you are: Obama is the reality.
Time for a REPORT CARD. What GRADE do you give Obama?
Primate Fossil Could Be Key Link in Evolution
The Gregory Brothers Unveil The Latest Auto Tune The News Song On Maddow
2006: Bush admits that Iraq Had Nothing To Do With 9/11
Chellie Pingree on Marriage Equality
Civilian Contractors Have the Water in Iraq, Aren't Sharing
Roberta McCain (McCain's Mom) slams Rush Limbaugh!
Weekly Address From President Obama: Health Care and Energy Solutions
The Garofa-Gate Ambush: Raw and Uncut Footage
Olbermann & Turley discuss how many different ways the Bush administration broke the law
Auto-Tune the News #3: cuba. afghan friendship. 2-party woes.
Friday 15, PAHO Press Conference Influenza AH1N1
CNN: Al Gore discusses the climate crisis and DICK Cheney with John Roberts
Parallax View - referenced by K. Olbermann - 5/15/09
President Obama's Weekly Address: Two Pillars of a New Foundation
Obama and Osama - McChrystal clear
TYT: Limbaugh - Dems Addiction To Power Is Like My Drug Addiction
Maddow: Rove Testimony = David Iglesias Interview
Michelle Obama Urges Graduates to Give Back
Rep. Sestak: truth commission essential
Russia Today Reports: Cheney Controlled 'Executive Assassination Ring'
Real Time with Bill Maher -- Miss California Opening & Show Links
President John F Kennedy Funeral
Tracey Ullman as Campbell Brown Compilation
Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi's Death: Really Suicide Or Was He Terminated ?
Maddow - Torture used to fabricate false case to invade Iraq
Schuster asks 'why did the Bush /Cheney administration not do it (waterboard) in their second term?'
Bachmann & Jan Markell on the "The Criminalization of Christianity"
Malcolm X & Keith LeBlanc - No Sell Out
“Obama or Reid Did It” Yucca Mountain Waste, CNN Media Morons joining Fox Nuts
Notre Dame Cancels Obama, Replaces Him with Fetus
Friday Talking Points (77) -- There's Always Next Week...
Kristol: ‘Dick Cheney, Most Valuable Republican.’
Dick Cheney Just Wants To Be Loved
China Cars Ready to Take Over Lost Markets left by GM and Chrysler Dealers
Mrs. Obama Visits Students as Motivator in Chief.
The right's tortured shell game (Karl Frisch | MediaMatters)
Torture isn't patriotic (Boston Globe editorial)
U.S. Republicans turning to scare tactics (Teepen)
On military tribunals, Obama should know better
Cheney said Gitmo detainees revealed link between Iraq, al-Qaida
Major Supreme Court Cases Still to Be Decided
Cheney's torture trap for Democrats
Rove Involved In Cheney Death Squad
MOVING FORWARD The Central Park jogger runs strong two decades later.
Douglas Rushkoff got mugged - then he wrote a book!
Obama names Republican governor as envoy to China
The political and economic crisis in the UK, and the Church
President Obama speaks at ASU: Much ado about nothing
Succeed ? BushCo Texas received $203,166,455,808 Federal Contracts Republicans cut Deals to Steal
Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson
Are Conservatives Getting Stupider?
Obama's Military Commission Disaster
McChrystal was Cheney's chief assassin
The Media Doesn't Get That Hyping Potent Pot Makes More People Want to Smoke It
Republicans Turn on Jon Huntsman
Pentagon preparing for War with The Enemy: Russia
A Special Prosecutor Is Who Needs To See The New Torture Pics, And We Need To Keep Demanding One
Orbitz launches petition drive to end Cuba travel ban
Washington Post: Is Obama Betraying the Left?
The right's tortured shell game
Obama risks wrath of his liberal base
Chile confirms sentence against ex-Nazi soldier
Poll: 59 percent of Venezuelans back Chávez
UN urges Chile to reopen commission on torture, to abolish Amnesty Law
Send Birthday Greetings to Cuban Fivers, Gerardo Hernandez and Ramon Labanino
Video: CUBA Celebrates 50 Years of Agrarian Reform
GI/Jean-Guy Allard: "Armando Valladares' CIA Org. Linked to Plot Against Morales"
Interview with Bolivia's Foreign Minister: "Communitarian Socialism will Refound Bolivia"
Human Rights Watch caught politicizing AGAIN
VENEZUELA Uses Recovered Land to Plant Rice with Vietnamese Assistance
Jeremy Scahill: "Little Known Military Thug Squad Still Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo Under Obama"
Orbitz launches petition drive to end Cuba travel ban
5/20 in DC: COLOMBIA Senator Piedad Cordoba to Give Update on Human Rights in Colombia
GI: "Puerto Rico - the dream of a country"
Four New Nuclear Power Plants Being Given Close Scrutiny for Government Guaranteed Loans
Seedbomb Instills Fear And Plants Trees!
Obama Nominates Superfund Polluter Lawyer
Environmentalists Attack House Global Warming Deal (TIME)
Flat-screen light bulbs switch on (BBC) {OLED's match FL's}
New US energy research centres will create 1,100 new posts for postdocs, graduate ... (Nature)
What's with the quakes near Kodiak Island?
The internal combustion engine. Love/hate.
Australia halts cull of kangaroos (BBC)
Commentary: Let's get real about alternative energy (CNN/David McKay)
Smells like Somali oil around here
Argentine Journalist Sergio Ciancaglini on “Sin Patron: Stories from Argentina’s Worker-Run Factorie
Today in labor history May 16 The U.S. Supreme Court issued the Mackay decision (Reagan & PATCO)
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
BCTGM-Alliance for Retired Americans Friday 5-15-09
Daily Kos: Take action to Stop Farmworker Deaths on the Anniversary of Maria Isabel's heat death
Grocery workers union adds south state unit
Skyline of Richmond, Virginia Rally with the Steelworkers at the Sands casino in Bethlehem, Pa Monda
AFSCME US LEGISLATIVE REPORT May 15, 2009
Eighty Thousand Pennsylvania Workers Facing Possible Empty Pay Envelopes
Massachusetts: Union Reverses Course on Cellphones
With union deal off, Newsom says 1,000 jobs cut
AP: 7 pro-union protesters arrested in SoCal (among a group of 100 demonstrators at Wal-Mart)
Eminem Flying Some Jobless Detroit Autoworkers To Hollywood
Labor FY 2010 Budget Will Protect Workers. What a Concept
On health care, unions leave no stone unturned
Court gives US Labor Department win in Triangle Labs 401(k) case
DPS Union Vote Draws Complaint
OSHA fines Hess Corp. $141,500 for 32 violations
Worker deaths result in OSHA citations
Congress Turns Up Heat for OSHA (companies need to refocus on their health-and-safety)
Man hurt in fall at Nebraska Air Guard HQ dies (another in critical condition)
LA Officer legally justified in kicking suspect, union attorney says
The Back Story: Employee Free Choice Act (Rove fundraiser)
Owners, NFL players to open labor talks within month
Australia declared measles free
Health Care Leaders Say Obama Overstated Their Promise to Control Costs
Just received a bill that has me seething...
Moscow police break up gay pride rally
Did you guys see Jon Stewart last nite take on Obama about DADT?
Do LGBT organizations fail at promoting their missions?
RNC Chief: Gay Marriage Will Burden Small Business
'I'm a boy-girl,' says 8-year-old
Fed Phelps is coming to Key West.
Nevada Domestic Partnership Bill Advances
Just watched MILK: Yet another debt my generation owes the GLBT community of that era
So....you hate American Idol...or not....
I have a question that is haunting me tonight
Why are British MPs courting cowardly Hamas?
Netanyahu ready to back two-state solution
Attention English speakers: Israel wants you to teach their over-crowded classes
Deputies: Armed homeowner stops burglary
Burglary suspect shot by resident in Mar Vista
Ottawa extends long-gun amnesty for another year
Schriever man fatally shoots armed burglar
Witness halts fleeing driver after two Mishawaka girls struck (very sad)
Officers were just 20 feet away at the time of the shooting, and responded within minutes.
A tale of two car jackings, two very different outcomes...
Man Kills Boss Over Air Conditioning
man killed by target shooter's bullet
Concealed handgun instructor turns gun on police.
Graph: rifle cartridge muzzle energy and momentum factor
Denver man pleads guilty to New Year's shootings
Hamas says Israel recognition not for discussion
Do we have trolls lurking here?
Police: St. Pete homeowner with shotgun confronts burglar (actually pretty funny)
Not so fun facts about our money:
Mark Patterson: "It's A Sham. The Banks Are Insolvent"
$#@!%&^!!@#! Bank of America !!!!!!!!!!
Hot in Recession: Chocolate, Running Shoes, Spam
Outrageous and heartbreaking effect of mortgage crisis!
May Photo Contest Prelims have been posted in GD!
Help!--Does anyone know a good photo posting site?
A few (for now) Venice Beach people pictures.
Some days you just feel like the photos take themselves.
I'm baaaack. Do you know, non-stop, it takes 28 hrs. to drive from
"My plastic fantastic lover..."
Monument Valley - A glorious day - red rock and clouds
Florida no-kill shelter in danger of closing
Volunteer needed for June prayer, light and healing request thread
What is up with this ear-worm?
Starcodes by Heather Roan Robbins
Recovering Hoarder Wants to Declutter & Get Organized So Please Send Good Vibes
All experts . com is a free website that you can ask questions on
A Brain Scientist With A 'Stroke Of Insight'
Ready to be pissed off? Weakland says he didn't know priests abuse was crime.
Consciousness: The Bridge Between Science and Spirit
Mexican Chocolate Tofu Pudding
Quick and dirty broccoli. You got a bit of broccoli and need to use it,
Hope I'm not out of line here, but, has anyone heard from Tab
Mothers' talk is key to kids' social skills, study says (CNN)
Teachers, Arne's listening. What do you think about standards?
Interview with Arthur del Bianco....
Official story of 9/11 "almost entirely untrue"-"There Was An Agreement NOT To Tell The Truth"
Four Basic, Major Assumptions that Supporters of the Official 9/11 Story Have to Make
I need help finding a Perry video
I put away an innocent man (Dallas Co. Assistant D.A.)
Help needed: Please call your Senators on SB 3680 it already passed the House HB 3680
can we now start recall on this idiot Perry???nt
Anthony Hopkins Is To Play Hannibal Lecter Again, No Jodie Foster
Letter a scathing indictment of RCMP
CRTC delays new rules for buying U.S. TV shows
Woman cuffed for not holding escalator handrail
How Harper's European spring turned sour
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