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Weekend Music Thread – Merry Xmas 2011!

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AdLib : Bito - I think it's going to be a very good year, thanks in part to all that you, KQuark and Kalima...

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, December 22, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, December 19, 2011

PlanetPOV Music Night Tribute to the Incomparable Etta James

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If you have not heard Etta James is terminally ill so I thought it was appropriate to do a tribute to her amazingly soulful...

Vox Populi – 12-16-2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, December 16, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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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. [...]

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