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More Breaking News on Health Care
The Moderate Voice —
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UPDATE BELOW More breaking news on health care: Keith Olbermann just reported a deal in the Senate worked out by the so-Called “Gang of Ten” (it’s five conservative Democrats and five progressive Democrats that got together to work on the public option). Here it is: In exchange for dropping the public option, ...14 hours ago -
Harry Metcalfe: Find out how your council does - but does it go far enough?
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The audit commission has opened up local authority performance scores on its new sitw Oneplace . Find out how they have done - and download the data here • Get the data OnePlace is a new site from the Audit Commission. It pulls together data from numerous sources, providing a central source for information ...16 hours ago -
The Ayes Have It
The Moderate Voice —
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The Senate has just voted, 54 to 45, to table the Nelson/Hatch amendment. It’s dead.17 hours ago -
Another Joins the Disenchanted Majority
The Moderate Voice —
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Last week, we heard one blogger explain his departure from the political right . This week, we hear a different blogger explain her departure from the political left . Good for both of them. And welcome to the “disenchanted majority,” a term I first used three-and-a-half years ago, in an old-media ...23 hours ago -
Un-Constitutional, Un-Democratic, Un-American
The Moderate Voice —
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The fetus fetishists in the Senate have come up with another amendment banning abortion — a medical procedure that saves women’s lives and protects their health — from coverage under pending health care reform legislation. Reportedly, the language is similar to the Stupak amendment and it’s not expected to ...1 day ago -
This is class war – carried out by Cameron against the poor
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Politicians backgrounds are of no importance – unless, like the Tories, they are hell bent on defending their privilege David Cameron was right: "Its not where youre from, its where you are going," he said. Yes indeed; and where are he and George Osborne going? We can know them by their policies, not by their ...1 day ago -
Lobbyists Paid $18,500 a Pop for Ros-Lehtinen Israel Junket Organized by Billionaire Katsof
Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place —
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An investigative story on the continuing abuse of Congress junkets despite a reform introduced last year contains this gem: Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican, on another privately sponsored trip, stayed at the historic King David Hotel in Jerusalem and attended a gala party near the Western ...1 day ago -
Like Jim Crow and South Africa Before it, Israel Must be Pressured to Abandon Apartheid: By Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Largest Minority —
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[The following speech was given on November 30, 2009 at the United Nations as part of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.]Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President, Excellencies:Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of... [[ This is a content ...2 days ago -
"going green" is part of the problem
Notes From Off Center —
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I am really tired of the word "green." "Going green" went from what seemed like an honest way for people to intentionally change habits to seek out often more expensive products that were manufactured with better labor standards and more bio friendly materials. Really though? As more fair trade items are sold more ...2 days ago -
Seven Months, Seven Excuses
The Moderate Voice —
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That would be one excuse a month, each one different, given by Sen. Joe Lieberman for opposing the public option . Steve Benen has been keeping a record: Regular readers may have noticed that I’ve been keeping track of Joe Lieberman’s evolving rationales for opposing a public option. The Connecticut senator ...2 days ago -
Cost Containment and the Public Option
The Moderate Voice —
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It’s worth pointing out again — for the millionth time — the disconnect between Republicans’ and conservative Democrats’ constant yammering about deficits and budget-busters and spending us into bankruptcy, and those same lawmakers’ opposition to the public option — and their crusade to compromise it ...2 days ago -
You’re a Kelev Tov, Yes You Are: Montana Rabbi Enlisted To Translate For Israeli Training Dog
JONATHAN TURLEY —
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In Montana, Rabbi Chaim Bruk has found a calling. There are horse whispers and bird callers. Rabbi Bruk is a dog translator. His new position with the Helena Police Department involves a certain German Shepard named Mikey and a group of confused confused goyum officers. The police department brought Miky from ...3 days ago -
Politics + Religion: WARNING: Don’t Mix These Two
The Moderate Voice —
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I pray for God’s hand of protection to keep Sarah Palin out of the White House .3 days ago -
Son of MS sufferer wins campaign
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Pregnant women in Scotland are to be educated about the importance of taking vitamin D following a campaign by a 14-year-old schoolboy. Ryan McLaughlin from Glasgow, pictured, argued the vitamin could help prevent multiple sclerosis when he took his case to the Scottish parliaments petitions committee this year. ...3 days ago -
The Choice
The Moderate Voice —
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The problem with health care reform is not public option versus no public option — it’s change versus no change. The difficulty with passing health care reform is not the size of the bill, or the price tag, or the specific provisions in it — well, it is to a point, but it’s not the heart of the problem. The ...4 days ago -
Protecting the Sanctity of Marriage
Blacknell.net —
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Hey, do you beat the shit out your girlfriend, and then drag her through the lobby of your apartment building ? Cool. Then you, too, can vote to protect the sanctity of marriage in NY. (And also, you pathetic Democrats? You better not lift a finger to reelect him.)4 days ago -
GW Law Student to Compete on Jeopardy This Monday
JONATHAN TURLEY —
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Answer: Macaca . . . Question: What single word ended the career of a United States Senator? That is one question that Shekar Ramanuja (S.R.) Sidarth would likely nail on Monday when he appears on Jeopardy. Sidarth is the student who brought down Senator George Allen in Virginia when Allen referred to him as Macaca ...4 days ago -
Those Socialist Canadians
The Moderate Voice —
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Ask fire-breathing right-wingers which countries are more “socialist” than America, and they might list Canada, among others. Interesting: In Canada on Friday, the government reported that the country’s economy added more jobs than expected in November, erasing the losses in October. Statistics Canada ...5 days ago -
Clusterboinging Fault
Gil The Jenius —
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So before I go back to My usual 3-posts-a-week schedule, where are We in this whole "Whos running Puerto Rico?" clusterboinging? Yes, a double question mark question. Jenius. On the political side, it is beyond debate that the Fool calling the governmental shots is Tomás "Tantrum" Rivera, senate president in the ...5 days ago -
Muhammad Sahimi Keynotes Seattle Iran Conference
Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place —
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Prof Muhammad Sahimi , one of America’s most prominent Iran analysts, will keynote a Seattle conference, Iran-Israel-U.S.: Solving the Nuclear Impasse . Below is the new flyer for the event. Sahimi is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Southern California. He maintains an extensive ...5 days ago
