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August 26, 2009 - Senator Ted Kennedy: RIP by Mary
August 25, 2009 - Another one dead and gone by Magpie
March 28, 2009 - News Bits that caught my eye by Mary
June 26, 2008 - North Korea by Mary
March 4, 2008 - Gary Gygax by natasha
February 27, 2008 - William F. Buckley, RIP by natasha
February 26, 2008 - Security Lapse by natasha
November 26, 2007 - Even More Inconvenient by natasha
September 2, 2007 - September 15th: Be There by natasha
August 7, 2007 - The sun won't be setting on warrantless wiretapping any time soon. by Magpie
August 6, 2007 - Give Dubya an inch. by Magpie
August 2, 2007 - Minneapolis Bridge by natasha
July 28, 2007 - "My Faith in the Constitution" by natasha
July 26, 2007 - Gonzales to be Investigated by natasha
July 25, 2007 - 15,000 new pairs of eyes. by Magpie
July 23, 2007 - Chairman Dingell, please raise your standards! by natasha
July 17, 2007 - House 2007 Farm Bill Hearing, Day 1 by natasha
June 30, 2007 - Mr. Bush, Repair This Wall by natasha
June 20, 2007 - Approaching Marriage Equality in New York by natasha
June 4, 2007 - Warning: This Post Contains Science! by natasha
May 25, 2007 - Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch ... by natasha
May 8, 2007 - Still Playing at Being Common by natasha
April 30, 2007 - The Wrong Apology by natasha
April 30, 2007 - Incompetent Government Conservatives by natasha
April 19, 2007 - Forced Pregnancy, Forced C-Sections by natasha
April 18, 2007 - Intact Dilation and Extraction (D&X) Ban Upheld by natasha
April 4, 2007 - Hello, Allstate: There Is No Social Security Crisis. Also, Your Daily Ecology Minute. by natasha
April 3, 2007 - Blackwater: From Iraq to New Orleans by natasha
March 23, 2007 - Why We Need Universal Health Care by natasha
March 21, 2007 - Gored! The Heathers Strike Again by natasha
February 28, 2007 - Support Network Neutrality by natasha
January 10, 2007 - Dubya faces reality. by Magpie
January 4, 2007 - For someone who's not much of a reader ... by Magpie
January 3, 2007 - Can we say 'escalation'? by Magpie
December 9, 2006 - Death To The Public Mind by natasha
November 14, 2006 - Automakers Support Liberal Health & Energy Agenda by natasha
November 11, 2006 - The Fallen Guy by natasha
November 2, 2006 - Hacking Democracy by natasha
October 26, 2006 - Why isn't this financial scandal big news? by Magpie
October 25, 2006 - We never really needed freedom of the press, anyway. by Magpie
October 20, 2006 - No comment. by Magpie
October 13, 2006 - Lying Misleading with headlines. by Magpie
October 13, 2006 - Suspicion. by Magpie
October 10, 2006 - My brain hurts. by Magpie
August 27, 2006 - Illegal Speech by natasha
August 11, 2006 - A series of coincidences? by Magpie
July 14, 2006 - What happens when fear and paranoia rule. by Magpie
July 7, 2006 - Another day, another terror plot. by Magpie
June 21, 2006 - Who Is Worse: The VP or the Puppet? by Mary
June 8, 2006 - Zarqawi dead in US air strike. by Magpie
May 31, 2006 - Dubya's administration gives under-30s the shaft. by Magpie
May 11, 2006 - Tap-dancing galore as Dubya tries to squelch the latest NSA revelations. by Magpie
May 11, 2006 - The NSA can hear you now. by Magpie
May 11, 2006 - Probe into NSA spying stopped dead in its tracks. by Magpie
May 7, 2006 - Tony Blair, Iran and the Alito Cloture Vote by natasha
May 6, 2006 - The UNSC Talks Iran: Use of Force by natasha
April 16, 2006 - Forget that merit badge, kid. by Magpie
April 13, 2006 - Help wanted. by Magpie
April 7, 2006 - How low can US television journalism go? [Part 1] by Magpie
April 7, 2006 - How low can US television journalism go? [Part 2] by Magpie
April 6, 2006 - No smoking gun yet, but it sure smells like gunpowder around here. by Magpie
April 6, 2006 - How to make US$ 1 million US$ 44.8 billion without even trying. by Magpie
April 6, 2006 - Keeping tabs on the class war. by Magpie
April 5, 2006 - Immigration deform. by Magpie
April 5, 2006 - Feds using FISA warrants to go after common criminals. by Magpie
April 5, 2006 - Will the last one in please turn off the lamp beside the golden door? by Magpie
April 4, 2006 - Marching to New Orleans. by Magpie
April 3, 2006 - Synchronicity of the unpleasant sort. by Magpie
April 3, 2006 - Supremes side-step 'enemy combatant' question. by Magpie
April 3, 2006 - Things are OK in New Orleans now. by Magpie
April 3, 2006 - Imagine that! by Magpie
April 3, 2006 - Your [US] tax dollars at work. by Magpie
April 1, 2006 - The attempted murder of New Orleans. by Magpie
April 1, 2006 - No comment. by Magpie
March 30, 2006 - Yet another way that the Iraq war is like the Vietnam war. by Magpie
March 29, 2006 - The time is now. by Magpie
March 29, 2006 - Your [US] tax dollars at work. In Alaska. Again. by Magpie
March 28, 2006 - Boston stats explode another racial myth. by Magpie
March 28, 2006 - Pop quiz! by Magpie
March 27, 2006 - That wacky Antonin Scalia. by Magpie
March 26, 2006 - The future is marching. by Magpie
March 26, 2006 - Global warming didn't do it. by Magpie
March 25, 2006 - No, this isn't an anti-war march. by Magpie
March 25, 2006 - Dubya to Congress: Drop dead. by Magpie
March 23, 2006 - If you think you're having a rough time in Dubya's U.S. ... by Magpie
March 22, 2006 - You don't have mail. by Magpie
March 22, 2006 - Here's a no-brainer. by Magpie
March 15, 2006 - Regime Change 101. by Magpie
March 14, 2006 - The biggest demonstration you didn't hear about. by Magpie
March 14, 2006 - How bad have Dubya and the GOP screwed up the US? by Magpie
February 27, 2006 - The policeman is your friend. by Magpie
February 26, 2006 - The port takeover: It's not the Arabs, stupid! by Magpie
February 20, 2006 - Another warning ignored by Dubya's administration. by Magpie
February 20, 2006 - Deferring to history or making history. by Magpie
February 18, 2006 - Morality Lessons by Mary
February 16, 2006 - EPA Libraries Face Chopping Block by natasha
February 11, 2006 - This is really creepy. by Magpie
February 11, 2006 - When did the White House know New Orleans was flooding? by Magpie
February 4, 2006 - Somebody's watching you. by Magpie
December 27, 2005 - Who's winning Dubya's 'war on terror'? by Magpie
December 13, 2005 - We're not going to rant about racist justice in Mississippi ... by Magpie
December 2, 2005 - Christian fundamentalists don't just want to change the way science is taught in US schools. by Magpie
November 30, 2005 - We weren't going to post about Dubya's 'Plan for Victory' speech. by Magpie
November 27, 2005 - That Aljazeera bombing story refuses to go away. by Magpie
November 26, 2005 - Burning Taliban bodies was 'poor judgment.' by Magpie
November 24, 2005 - 'Dirty bomber' turns into a bit player. by Magpie
November 23, 2005 - Curiouser and curiouser. by Magpie
November 21, 2005 - Ladies and gentlemen ... by Magpie
November 21, 2005 - Another great moment in corporate courage. by Magpie
November 21, 2005 - Do the math. by Magpie
November 10, 2005 - The G.O.P. opens gay-bashing season again. by Magpie
November 9, 2005 - The dirty details of the lawsuit against Fox News. by Magpie
November 9, 2005 - Creationists lose one in Pennsylvania. by Magpie
October 31, 2005 - What's worse than one Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court? by Magpie
October 28, 2005 - Can the U.S. government lock you up & throw away the key? by Magpie
October 24, 2005 - Rosa Parks 1913 — 2005. by Magpie
October 22, 2005 - Kansas supremes toss out law targetting gay sex. by Magpie
October 22, 2005 - Another sneaky policy change from Dubya's administration. by Magpie
October 22, 2005 - Why aren't more US men going to college? by Magpie
October 21, 2005 - Rewarding incompetency. by Magpie
October 21, 2005 - Pentagon in damage-control mode after Taliban bodies are burned. by Magpie
October 20, 2005 - Images of the burnings in Afghanistan. by Magpie
October 13, 2005 - Dubya shows his support for the troops. by Magpie
October 13, 2005 - Trawling the web. by Magpie
October 12, 2005 - The threat to the Republic. by Magpie
October 12, 2005 - Sometimes we're amazed by what the mainstream press doesn't consider significant. by Magpie
October 11, 2005 - Just a question. by Magpie
October 9, 2005 - Mirror, mirror, on the wall. by Magpie
October 6, 2005 - It's back! by Magpie
October 6, 2005 - War in Iraq = War on Terrorism = Fighting the International Communist Conspiracy. by Magpie
October 4, 2005 - Do you get the feeling there's a hidden agenda here? by Magpie
October 3, 2005 - Indicted again. by Magpie
October 3, 2005 - Well, well, well. by Magpie
October 3, 2005 - Dubya names ex-FEMA head Michael Brown to the Supreme Court. by Magpie
October 2, 2005 - 'No comment' double-header. by Magpie
October 2, 2005 - Connecticut's first same-sex unions took place on Saturday. by Magpie
October 2, 2005 - Sorry, wrong number. by Magpie
September 30, 2005 - Meanwhile back at FEMA. by Magpie
September 30, 2005 - The Governator goes on a veto rampage. by Magpie
September 30, 2005 - No comment. by Magpie
September 28, 2005 - Wanna know why the levees in New Orleans failed? by Magpie
September 27, 2005 - Déjà vu all over again, Gulf Coast style. by Magpie
September 27, 2005 - Even we could have predicted this. by Magpie
September 26, 2005 - The Gulf Coast relief effort. by Magpie
September 24, 2005 - Not just a few bad apples. by Magpie
September 19, 2005 - This looks worse and worse. by Magpie
September 19, 2005 - Why is this legal? by Magpie
September 19, 2005 - The military was ready to help on the Gulf Coast. by Magpie
September 17, 2005 - Ambulance-chasing of the worst sort. by Magpie
September 17, 2005 - 'A nice, white city, for white, rich businessmen.' by Magpie
September 17, 2005 - Want to know what the future of New Orleans might look like? by Magpie
September 16, 2005 - Dubya takes a crack at the questions. by Magpie
September 16, 2005 - Who's going to pay for the Katrina recovery effort? by Magpie
September 16, 2005 - Who caused the flooding in New Orleans? by Magpie
September 16, 2005 - Uh-oh. Look who's wearing a new hat. by Magpie
September 16, 2005 - The brighter side of Hurricane Katrina. by Magpie
September 14, 2005 - Another of Katrina's casualties. by Magpie
September 14, 2005 - The buck stops at Dubya. by Magpie
September 13, 2005 - Bad news from New Orleans. by Magpie
September 12, 2005 - Ophelia by natasha
September 11, 2005 - Can They Hear Us Now? by natasha
September 11, 2005 - We're so glad that those problems with the Katrina disaster relief effort are done with. by Magpie
September 10, 2005 - Respecting the dead? Or just plain old censorship? by Magpie
September 10, 2005 - Why didn't the people left in New Orleans just walk out? by Magpie
September 10, 2005 - Help is on the way. Sort of. by Magpie
September 10, 2005 - As if the U.S. hasn't been getting enough bad news lately. by Magpie
September 9, 2005 - The Sins Of The President by natasha
September 8, 2005 - Obscenity Revisited by natasha
September 8, 2005 - Another way to look at the feds' attempts to control the information coming out of the disaster zone. by Magpie
September 8, 2005 - Meaningful aid for Katrina survivors. by Magpie
September 8, 2005 - 'They are citizens, wounded by their own government.' by Magpie
September 7, 2005 - Sufficiently Advanced Incompetence ... by natasha
September 7, 2005 - The Cleanup, The Outrage by natasha
September 6, 2005 - Just for a moment ... by Magpie
September 5, 2005 - No comment needed. by Magpie
September 5, 2005 - Katrina from abroad. by Magpie
September 5, 2005 - Hurricane George by natasha
September 4, 2005 - Breaking Our Hearts by natasha
September 4, 2005 - Give Them Shelter by natasha
September 3, 2005 - If you're still wondering ... by Magpie
September 3, 2005 - Are They Getting Off Their Asses: Local Edition by natasha
September 3, 2005 - No comment. by Magpie
September 3, 2005 - Can we say 'complacent'? by Magpie
September 3, 2005 - On the other hand. by Magpie
September 3, 2005 - Dubya and Katrina. by Magpie
September 3, 2005 - Response to the Shattered Coast by natasha
September 3, 2005 - The Antoinette Party by natasha
September 2, 2005 - This pretty much says it all. by Magpie
September 2, 2005 - Mayor Nagin calls for help [continued]. by Magpie
September 2, 2005 - Seeing The Light by natasha
September 2, 2005 - Mayor Nagin Calls For Help by natasha
September 2, 2005 - FEMA Pushing Pat Robertson's Operation Blessing by natasha
September 2, 2005 - We Were Not Prepared by natasha
September 1, 2005 - Off The Face Of The Earth by natasha
September 1, 2005 - Why did Dubya's adminstration cut funding for the Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans district? by Magpie
September 1, 2005 - How badly is the Gulf oil infrastructure damaged? by Magpie
August 31, 2005 - Katrina Eats Gulf Coast by natasha