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Bernanke Said What?!

News & Politics Chernynkaya - December 4, 2009 26

Bernanke wants to cut WHAT!? Social Security and Medicare? Really?? I was so sick of hearing from the Right how we liberals are always looking...

Jobs, You Want Jobs?

News & Politics bito - December 3, 2009 75

In my email the other day I received a link to a plan, that is paid for, that will create 4.6 million jobs. I will...

Andrew Sullivan Officially Leaving the Right

News & Politics KQµårk 死神 - December 3, 2009 80

Kudos to Mr. Sullivan: Why he matters. I have always enjoyed reading Andrew Sullivan's columns even though he is a conservative because he's not part...

Killing Them Softly

News & Politics Khirad - December 2, 2009 36

Since the 13 Aban demonstrations nearly a month ago, the international nuclear debate has been ratcheted up, and the domestic scene of the Islamic...

Your Economy Has Been Disconnected

The Economy AdLib - December 2, 2009 54

Today the Dow hit a post-crash high, 10510.65. THE RECESSION IS OVER! So get up out of that tent, out from under that overpass and toss...

Give Your Views on the News

News & Politics KQµårk 死神 - December 2, 2009 55

Another new feature we are going to do a few times a week is picking out several news stories a few times a week...

30,000 Reasons to Leave Afghanistan

News & Politics AdLib - December 1, 2009 326

The numbers appear to be leaked by The White House, 30,000 more troops for Afghanistan. Some of the buzz from the MSM is that Pres....

The Price of being a Governor

News & Politics KevenSeven - November 30, 2009 44

What bitter, yet delicious irony. Only a week after Hick-He-Be dissed Obama in comparison to Sarah451, on the grounds that only Governors have the...

For Black Friday, some un(der)reported news

News & Politics nellie - November 27, 2009 45

I hope everyone enjoyed their fun and food food food yesterday! Since Black Friday is traditionally a slow news day, I thought I'd post a...

BRING ME A BUCKET..

News & Politics BlueStateMan - November 25, 2009 164

Reprinted from "DocStrangelove's" message on the HadEnoughington Post... "For what it's worth, I just heard from my friend on the west coast known as "MrCreosote"...

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Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country. [...]

Trump Helped Argentina Face an Economic Meltdown. It Came At a Cost.

When President Javier Milei of Argentina faced an economic meltdown, President Trump vowed to come to his aid. But that lifeline is coming at a cost. [...]

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted. [...]

Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals

Top officials, unwilling to fight for the historical independence of their institutions, watched on Wednesday as President Trump continued his pursuit of controlling law enforcement. [...]

Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women. [...]

The Lonely House Republican Still Coming to Work During the Shutdown

Representative Kevin Kiley of California has criticized his own party for keeping the House out of session during the shutdown. He is battling boredom and disaffection as the stalemate drags on. [...]

On Fox News, Mamdani Speaks Directly to Trump: I Won’t Be a Mayor Like Adams

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, defended his positions while parrying questions about the Israel-Gaza war. [...]

How the UK’s Hurricane-Strength Storm of 1987 Became a Famous Weather Forecasting Failure

The Great Storm of 1987 was a forecasting blunder that left at least 18 people dead, felled 15 million trees and caused a billion pounds’ worth of damage. [...]

Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover

The Palestinian militant group said it needed special equipment to locate and extract the remaining remains. [...]

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Hamas returns remains of two more hostages but says more time needed to reach others

The group's armed wing says it has returned the bodies it can reach in Gaza's ruins, but needs specialised equipment and more time to retrieve others. [...]

'Worse than starting from scratch': How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?

BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair. [...]

Ukraine imposes blackouts in most regions after Russian power grid attacks

This will be the fourth consecutive winter of outages since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. [...]

Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to land in UK

The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato meeting, are safe. [...]

Trump confirms he authorised CIA action inside Venezuela

But the president would not be drawn on whether the CIA had been told to topple Nicolas Maduro. [...]

'Father of our democracy': Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80

President Ruto leads the tributes to Kenya's former prime minister and long-time opposition leader. [...]

War crimes alert as food runs out in besieged Sudan city

Evidence of the intentional targeting of civilians in el-Fasher amounts to war crimes, researchers say. [...]

Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad

Syria's leader suggested he would continue to allow Russia access to its military bases in Syria. [...]

China seizes 60,000 maps over 'mislabelled' Taiwan

The maps also omitted "important islands", the source of competing claims between Beijing and its neighbours. [...]

'He transformed R&B forever' - Stars pay tribute to D’Angelo, after his death at 51

The Grammy-winning singer, who died of cancer, "transformed R&B forever", says Beyoncé. [...]

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Jobs, You Want Jobs?

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Killing Them Softly

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30,000 Reasons to Leave Afghanistan

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