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What Republicans hope the public doesn't notice

Seven years ago Republican guru Grover Norquist telegraphed the strategy..“We will make it so that a Democrat cannot govern as a Democrat.” The specifics of how they're implementing that strategy now that we have a Democratic president are clear...they've become th …

24 Year-Old Dies Of Toothache - Uninsured Man Couldn't Afford Medication

A 24-year-old Cincinnati father died from a tooth infection this week because he couldn’t afford his medication, offering a sobering reminder of the importance of oral health and the number of people without access to dental or health care. According to NBC affiliate WLWT, …

Republicans Must Actually Want to Start a Revolution Among Have-nots

So according to the state, 11,162 people will be cut loose without any assistance on Oct. 1.

CONTEST: Picture of Michelle Bachman chowing down on a corndog. Needs a caption.

Alrighty then. Michelle "Mabelle" Bachmann has been having some issues lately with photographs of her making her look ... well ... un-presidential.  And now we have the whopper of all unflattering poses ...

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Horse dreams dashed, German teen turns to cow Luna

When Regina Mayer's parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the resourceful 15-year-old didn't sit in her room and sulk. Instead, she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.

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Democracy Uprising in the U.S.A.?: Noam Chomsky on Wisconsin Resistance to Assault on Public Sector, the Obama-Sanctioned Crackdown on Activists, and the Distorted Legacy of Ronald Reagan

The reason why you can't get Democratic leaders to join is because they agree. They are also trying to destroy the unions. In fact, if you take a look at—take, say, the lame-duck session. The great achievement in the lame-duck session for which Obama is greatly praised

Nine Pictures of the Extreme Income/Wealth Gap

the richest 1% of U.S. households owns 33.8% of the nation's private wealth. That's more than the combined wealth of the bottom 90%

New Study Suggests Conservatives Have Larger Fear Centers in Their Brains, Smaller Courage and Optimism

In a revelation that's sure to make many liberals scratch their heads and say, "Wait, what? Conservatives have brains?", a new study by Great Britain's University College London has found that conservatives' brains have larger fear centers, and smaller courage and optim …

FOX News - LIES, LIES, LIES - See For Yourself (part 1 and 2) [VIDEO]

If you don't have time to watch both of these two videos, at least watch the second one. Former Fox News employees tell about how Fox News distorts its news... Unbelievable! This is a MUST see video. You can see for yourself how FOX News bends and rewrites the news!!!

Netherlands to Close Prisons: Not Enough Criminals

For years prohibitionists, including our own Drug Enforcement Administration, have claimed — falsely — that the tolerant marijuana policies of the Netherlands have made that nation a nest of crime and drug abuse. They may have trouble wrapping their little brains around this:

WATCH THIS NOW: Donald Duck Meets Glenn Beck

Who knew that Disney was so far ahead of their time. This cartoon captures perfectly the manner in which Glenn Beck and his ilk employ lies and fear to indoctrinate their congregation of the feeble-minded. Plus, it is F@%KING HILARIOUS.

Cheney's Shocking Admissions on How Close He Came to Nearly Destroying the Country

Unlike conventional wars that have beginnings and ends -- as well as battlefronts -- this "war" is theoretically everywhere and never-ending.

Lewis remembers 'Bloody Sunday' march, beatings

Georgia Congressman John Lewis strolled to the middle of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday and remembered the incident 45 years ago when he and other marchers were beaten on the day known as "Bloody Sunday."

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The Right-Wing Backlash Against Glenn Beck: Stop Being A 'Clown' Who's Trying To Divide Conservatives

Over the weekend, Fox News host Glenn Beck delivered a spirited speech to the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he attacked not only his usual villains — Democrats, Van Jones, and the New Deal — but also the Republican Party, which is supposedly bec …

Colbert: 'Sarah Palin Is A F--king Retard'

The video speaks for itself... literally.

Something Awful Apologizes for Making Sarah Palin Resign

Sarah Palin resigned from her Alaska governor's job with an eight minute long basketball metaphor delivered to a raft of loudly quacking ducks. It was a fitting end to a grotesque political career that will stumble on for a while like a mortally wounded moose.

Dog eats baby goats, survives on island

Australian cattle dog Sophie Tucker spent her life as a pampered house pet, but when the going got rough, showed mettle that could put her human counterparts on “Survivor” to shame.

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POLL: Limbaugh New Yorker Cover: Funny or Frightening

Personally, I enjoy any opportunity to poke fun of Rush Limbaugh. The cover art of the new issue of The New Yorker is a good example.

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Blago's Revenge

How Barack and Rahm could have missed what the guy was all about seems like a mystery now — the gnomish Blagojevich, with his wiglike bob of purplish pimp hair, flat-out looks like a slimeball, or an escapee from a movie about sexually deviant mobsters.

Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposal

Israel ordered a three-hour pause in its Gaza offensive Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and said it welcomed a cease-fire proposal as long as Hamas halts rockets and weapons smuggling.

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Dad charged after girl, 11, dies walking in snow

The father of an 11-year-old girl who died, likely of hypothermia, after trying to walk 10 miles in the snow has been charged with second-degree murder and felony injury to a child.

Attack on Gaza - Boycott Israel Now!

Israel has once again viciously and indiscriminately killed dozens of innocent Palestinian women and children in another terrorizing show of force in Gaza.

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Carter calls Gaza blockade a 'crime and atrocity'

This article was first published in April '08, I believe that recent events in Gaza would be better understood by giving this article renewed exposure. Please be civil in your posts.

My new Obama hat and my awakening from political apathy.

I've always been apolitical most of my life. I've never seen the point – I'm 43 years old and have always viewed politics with distant apathy. This year everything changed – I saw the polarization and divisive rhetoric which shook me from my lethargy.

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