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Repeating Lies

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Courtesy bartcop.com

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Former Rep. Eric Massa’s 29th District

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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“Can you say, ‘Gerrymandered,’ boys and girls?”

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The Pentagon Shooter, Insurrectionism, and Right-wing Bloggers

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Written by Eric Boehlert When news broke last Thursday that a deranged gunman had opened fire outside a Pentagon security checkpoint, wounding two officers before being stopped by return fire (the gunman later died from his wounds), the reaction from some oddly giddy right-wing bloggers was swift. They wanted everyone to pay attention to the story. [...]

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What Republicans Insist “An Election Year” Must Mean

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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Brought to you by the party of… “NO!”

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Campaign 2010: Deja Vu All Over Again

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Image courteous odeo.com Written by Michael Winship Comparisons are odious, the old saying goes, and certainly Democrats are dealing with some smelly, stinky realities as they stare down the next eight months until Election Day 2010 and pundits galore compare the party’s prospects to debacles of the past. For a long time parallels were being made with 1994 [...]

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1-2-3 What are We Fighting For?

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Written by Dave Lindorff The stated goal of the US-led War in Afghanistan, according to the Obama Administration, is to defeat the Taliban and establish a stable democratic government over the entire country. Critical to that goal is establishing a professional Afghan army and police force that is not corrupt, and that has the respect of [...]

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Repent Amarillo, Part 1

Sunday, March 7, 2010

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Quote from their site… “We are the Special Forces of spiritual warfare, we’re looking for a few good warriors.” -Repent Amarillo Staff- Christian ‘Army of God’ Militia Terrorizes Amarillo, Texas Written by xxdr_zombiexx for Smirking Chimp An evangelical Christian hate group called “Repent Amarillo” is reportedly terrorizing the town of Amarillo, Texas. Repent fashions itself as a sort of [...]

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Repent Amarillo, Part 2

Sunday, March 7, 2010

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Written by Lee Fang for Think Progress An evangelical Christian hate group called “Repent Amarillo” is reportedly terrorizing the town of Amarillo, Texas. Repent fashions itself as a sort of militia and targets a wide range of community members they deem offensive to their theology: gays, liberal Christians, Muslims, environmentalists, breast cancer events that do not [...]

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Shannon’s Story: Health Care and Our Need for Cultural Healing

Saturday, March 6, 2010

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Written by Cynthia Boaz for Huffington Post (Asst. Prof. of Political Science, Consultant on Nonviolent Action and Strategy) We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘people-oriented society.’ -Martin Luther King, Jr. I know that everyone has a personal story related to health care. This is mine. Well, actually it’s my sister-in-law’s. [...]

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Ready To Be More Than a Little Warp-ed?

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Written by Ian O’Neill for Discovery.com It’s very easy to say that something is “impossible” when talking about technologies that appear to be more at home in science fiction storylines. And when it comes to warp drives — the staple of Star Trek propulsion systems — there’s no shortage of critics. Being critical of advanced concepts [...]

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