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Vote Now for PlanetPOV’s Top Posts of 2009!

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Welcome to PlanetPOV's 1st Annual Top Posts of the Year! All members and readers are invited to vote below for their favorite posts. We begin...

Time Out for O/T – Vol 1

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New Planet Feature – Member Directory

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We are pleased to announce that we have just created a Member Directory to compliment our Author's List/Directory and our PlanetPOV Stats pages (which...

Guns, Knives, Hammers and Bricks*

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One of the most common, if not the most common, arguments used against those who want to ban guns for the purpose of saving ...

A Newbie’s Take On PlanetPOV

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What cheek. A newbie, in this case someone who's been here less than a fortnight, publishing an article related to PlanetPOV's standing and progress, as a new...

2010 – A Planet Odyssey

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A Wee Post…

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A Blogging Memo to Members

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Hey all! It seems like a good time, as we head into the New Year to catch up on some blogging biz: 1. QUOTING ARTICLES You are...

Morning Blog – 12-30-09

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In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests

A single afternoon in court illustrated the new ways in which laws are being enforced after President Trump’s takeover of the city’s police. [...]

National Guard Patrols Begin to Carry Weapons in D.C.

More than 2,200 troops were deployed in Washington as of Sunday, a Guard spokesman said. [...]

China Looms Large as South Korea’s President Meets With Trump

Washington’s increasing focus on Beijing is straining the decades-old alliance between South Korea and the United States. [...]

Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’

President Trump floated the idea after the former governor of New Jersey, a onetime ally, criticized his use of the Justice Department. [...]

Peace Talks in Ukraine All Lead to the Donbas

The contested region is where Russia’s war in Ukraine began a decade ago. Scores of Ukrainian soldiers have died defending it. Would Ukraine give it up now? [...]

Why the Donbas Is the Key to the Ukraine War

Talks of a cease-fire in Ukraine have centered on the Donbas, a valued region for both sides and where most of the fighting is taking place. Michael Schwirtz, a global intelligence correspondent, and Anatoly Kurmanaev, a foreign correspondent covering Russia, break down who the Donbas is important to and why. [...]

Russia’s Top Diplomat Says There Is No Plan for Putin-Zelensky Meeting

The statement by Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov deals a blow to President Trump’s efforts to mediate an end to the war in Ukraine. [...]

As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. [...]

5 Years On, China’s Property Crisis Has No End in Sight

The government had set out to slow speculation, kicking off a slowdown in real estate values that is still grinding on with wide economic consequences. [...]

China Evergrande Delisted From Hong Kong Stock Exchange

China Evergrande, delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, leaves behind a giant pile of debt and a long line of desperate creditors. [...]

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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How Russia is quietly trying to win over the world beyond the West

Over the past three years, Russian state-backed news channel RT has expanded its international presence. [...]

Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control

Quentin Sommerville follows volunteers carrying out evacuations in eastern Ukraine as drone attacks rage. [...]

Medvedev beaten after photographer enters court

Daniil Medvedev is out of the US Open after a remarkable defeat by Benjamin Bonzi, where a photographer walking on to the court changed the course of the match. [...]

Trump threatens to deploy troops to Baltimore to 'clean up' crime

The deployment of military for domestic law enforcement has drawn backlash from Democrats, with one governor calling it an "abuse of power". [...]

'Half alive': Toxic mushroom lunch survivor tells court of murders' impact

Family members of the three people Erin Patterson murdered with toxic mushrooms have confronted her in court. [...]

Israel pounds Gaza City in preparation for planned offensive

Sixty-four people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. [...]

France summons US envoy over antisemitism claims

France denies allegations it is failing to tackle a surge in antisemitism since the Gaza war began. [...]

More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam

Typhoon Kajiki is brushing past Hainan in China before heading for Vietnam, forecasters say. [...]

Jerry Adler, who starred in The Sopranos, dies aged 96

Adler started acting in his early 60s, after some 30 years working behind the scenes on Broadway. [...]

Three sisters drown in migrant boat in Mediterranean, rescuers say

There was "sheer horror" when survivors realised that the girls aged nine, 11 and 17 had died, a rescuer says. [...]

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