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The “Garbage” Has a Voice

PlanetPOV 2ndClassCitizenPundit - July 16, 2011 10

What happens when a homeless couple shows up at a homeless shelter? The policies and procedures will punish them for their audacity, and rightfully so.

Vox Populi – 7-15-2011

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The Daily Planet, Vol. 116

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 115

News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 14, 2011 31

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

No Daily Planet Today-Apologies!

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 13, 2011 10

Dear readers, I apologize but there will be be no Daily Planet today, as I spent yesterday canvassing for the special election here in the Los Angeles area, working for Dem Janice Hahn.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 114

News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 12, 2011 48

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 113

News & Politics Chernynkaya - July 11, 2011 36

UPDATED with Presidential press conference. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, July 11, 2011

Weekend Music Thread – Got Change?

Music Thread AdLib - July 9, 2011 97

It's time for a change so help build a soundtrack for change on this weekend's music thread!

Vox Populi – 7-8-2011

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UPDATED FOR SATURDAY: The Daily Planet, Vol. 112

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 8, 2011 45

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, July 8, 2011

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In Texas Flooding, the Most Urgent Alerts Came in the Middle of the Night

The National Weather Service issued a series of upgraded warnings in quick succession as rivers across the region began to rise. [...]

Camp Mystic in Texas, Where 20 Children Are Missing, Is Nearly a Century Old

Camp Mystic, on the banks of the Guadalupe River near Hunt, Texas, has been operated by generations of the same family since the 1930s. [...]

Mother of 2 Rescued Campers in Texas Relays Their Story

Serena Hanor Aldrich said her daughters were trapped by floodwaters for a couple of hours at Camp Mystic, where as many as 25 girls are missing. She criticized camp officials. [...]

The Cost of Victory: Israel Overpowered Its Foes, but Deepened Its Isolation

It is more secure from threats than at any time since its founding. But the war in Gaza, and attacks on Iran and Lebanon, have undercut Israel’s standing among the world’s democracies. [...]

Hamas Says It’s Ready to ‘Immediately” Return to Truce Negotiations

It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, hostage-for-prisoner swaps and talks on a permanent end to the Gaza war. [...]

Iran Looks to BRICS for Allies, Testing a New World Order

The alliance of emerging economies hopes to offer a counterweight to the United States and other Western powers. But military strikes on Iran are testing its unity. [...]

States Brace for Added Burdens of Trump’s Tax and Spending Law

With the president’s domestic policy law signed, states will have to administer many of the cuts and decide how much they can spend to keep their citizens insured and fed. [...]

Trump Signs Signature Policy Bill at Independence Day Event

President Trump triumphantly highlighted tax cuts in the legislation while downplaying cuts to Medicaid and other assistance for poor Americans. [...]

Court Rejects Effort to Keep Migrants From Being Sent to South Sudan

After the Supreme Court ruled that the deportations could move forward, a last-ditch attempt to block them with a new lawsuit faltered. [...]

China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years. [...]

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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Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls' summer camp

Emergency workers rescue more than 230 people after overnight flooding along the Guadalupe River. [...]

Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on US Gaza ceasefire plan

The group says it is ready to begin negotiations immediately, as Donald Trump says there can possibly be a deal next week. [...]

River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban

For the first time in more than 100 years people will be able to swim legally in three sections of the river. [...]

Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56

"Julian loved life," said the wife of the actor best known for roles in Nip/Tuck, FBI: Most Wanted and Fantastic Four. [...]

Notorious Swedish gang leader arrested in Turkey

Ismail Abdo, the leader of the Rumba crime gang, has been at the centre of a violent turf war with a rival gang in Sweden. [...]

Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump's truce bid

Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says. [...]

Kenyan leader to build huge church at presidential office

"The devil might be angry and can do what he wants," President William Ruto said in response to criticism. [...]

Namibia halts all state funerals amid criticism of the high cost

There will be no state funerals until April 2026 - unless the president decides to make an exception. [...]

'I don't know who to trust anymore': Druze worry about being left behind in post-war Syria

Recent attacks on the religious minority in Damascus have fuelled growing distrust towards the state. [...]

Trump signs sweeping tax and spending bill into law

A signing ceremony at the White House on Friday afternoon kicked off celebrations for 4 July. [...]

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