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Obama Rejects All Plans Proffered.

News & Politics KevenSeven - November 12, 2009 21

Reports have it that the president has rejected all four of the plans presented to him and demands a plan with a clear exit...

HuffNo Friday

Huffington Post KevenSeven - November 11, 2009 29

Hey, kids. Just a minute to dash off a few thoughts before going to a screening of Area 9. Last week's Friday was good, especially considering...

Veterans Day the hard way

News & Politics TheLateGrardini - November 11, 2009 8

This Veterans Day is a bittersweet one for the town where I live and work. Today the VFW had their annual ceremony, and the...

Big Change Coming in Fed Oversight Powers

The Economy KQµårk 死神 - November 10, 2009 12

I think the Fed is being scapegoated to some extent, but like the CIA failures, the financial system collapse did happen on their watch...

Seminar: A weekly discussion. First topic: What number of parties leads to the most progressive and effective society?

News & Politics KevenSeven - November 9, 2009 43

Tonight I introduce a new feature: A recurring seminar on various topics. The concept is deliberately academic. I (and others assuming y'all embrace the...

Truth and Consequences

Afghanistan AdLib - November 9, 2009 112

There's this site I know, you may have heard of it. It starts with an H as in "Hell". They have a story up...

The House That Rome Built

Congress AdLib - November 9, 2009 12

Hey fellow members, here is the latest bitingly satirical piece by AntiChrist (I'm going to have to add a gallery to The Planet to...

HuffNo Friday, third time is the charm

Huffington Post KevenSeven - November 8, 2009 119

Kids, I want to reiterate that we had a pretty good Friday, considering the technical glitches. Actually, I just want to tell you that AdLib's...

Respecting Cry-Babies

Huffington Post KevenSeven - November 8, 2009 32

The other day we had a Huff troll here demanding that we stop insulting conservatives and working to get himself banned in order to...

Some Interesting Stats Re Congressional Reps/HC Industry Dollars

News & Politics nicole473 - November 8, 2009 55

I put together some charts/stats based on a table in the Washington Post. My charts and conclusions are based on all of the reps...

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Seminar: A weekly discussion. First topic: What number of parties leads to the most progressive and effective society?

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The House That Rome Built

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