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Read more at “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib,” on HBO tonight, 9:30PM Eastern [>>]

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In other earth-shattering news, scientists have also concluded the sun will rise from the east.The Politico:Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut told the Politico Thursday that he has no immediate plans to switch parties, but suggested Democratic opposition to funding the war in Iraq might change his mind.Lieberman, a self-styled independent who caucuses with the [...]

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Will a verdict come down tomorrow?

Read more at Scooter Libby jury out for the day [>>]

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Campos wants to know what the U of Tenn is going to do about it….None of this has even touched on the fact that Reynolds’ central claims, upon which his whole argument hinges, are false. The United States isn’t at war with Iran, and the Iranian regime has never threatened to use nuclear weapons against [...]

Read more at Paul Campos responds to Glenn Reynolds assassination assertions [>>]

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Politico:Every theater-style seat in the White House briefing room, now closed for renovation, had a brass plaque inscribed with the name of a news organization. Only one, in the middle of the front row, had a name: "HELEN THOMAS," it said. The unique assigned seat between the chairs for CBS News and ABC News was [...]

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Read more at GOP Speaker in Wyoming casts tie-breaking vote killing anti-gay marriage bill [>>]

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Wolverines at DailyKos has the very strange story.

Read more at Sen. Gordon Smith Has Elderly War Protesters Arrested [>>]

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Looks like O’Reilly and the show is getting blasted because of his appearance…Here’s some background…(h/t Jeffrey)

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  Looks like the Democrats are starting to play hardball, short of cutting off funds. Rescinding and redefining the 2002 AUMF that President Bush has abused so badly should pass Constitutional muster and will finally get our military focused on the right tasks.From ABC:Determined to challenge President Bush, Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to limit [...]

Read more at BREAKING: Senate Dems Move to Limit Iraq Mission [>>]

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Read more at Tim Hardaway, the anti-gay former NBA star, speaks [>>]

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Talk To Action:Imagine if the religious right’s beloved "war on Christmas" was a year-round affair. Legions of lawyers ready to pounce on school and civic administrators, the persistent neon buzz of ACLU-paranoia in the air, Pat Robertson and the Bill O’Reilly Persecution Complex (nice band name…) pressuring corporate America to replace every "gesundheit" with a [...]

Read more at One Step Closer To A Theocracy?€? [>>]

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Lie To Me from his album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards  C&Ler Dawg requested the song Road to Peace from the same album.  Unfortunately, I could only find a homemade video of a fragment of the song, but it’s hard to find lyrics more pointed.  Lie To Me from his album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards   C&Ler Dawg requested the song Road to Peace from the same album.  Unfortunately, I could only find a homemade video of a fragment of the song, but it’s hard to find lyrics more pointed.   

Read more at C&L?€™s Late Nite Music Club with Tom Waits [>>]

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Read more at Senate Dems plan to rescind 2002 war authorization [>>]

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ImusBlog: Imus described an interview he watched on the NewsHour with Army Surgeon General Kevin C. Kiley. Imus said the conversation was outrageous and a bunch of double talk. General Kiley even went so far as to blame the troops. Imus, “Then he says the mice and cockroach issue was something that in fact [...] ImusBlog: Imus described an interview he watched on the NewsHour with Army Surgeon General Kevin C. Kiley. Imus said the conversation was outrageous and a bunch of double talk. General Kiley even went so far as to blame the troops. Imus, “Then he says the mice and cockroach issue was something that in fact [...]

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Read more at Wimbledon joins US Open and Australia Open with equal pay [>>]

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Read more at UK moving towards investigation into Iraq mistakes [>>]

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Read more at Give your brain a chance and skip your next meeting [>>]

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Read more at Army now attacking Wash. Post reports over the Walter Reed scandal [>>]

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This one’s been percolating for about a week now, but with Speaker Pelosi’s office weighing in yesterday, it’s a good time to review one of the Bush administration’s more embarrassing new scandals (not to be confused with the multitude of old ones).It starts with Steven Griles, a former lobbyist who’s due to be indicted in [...]

Read more at A ?€˜culture of corruption?€™ soap opera [>>]

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Read more at Cheney, whose policies have helped rebuild al Qaeda, continues over the top attacks [>>]

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