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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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An eclectic view and collections of the members of planetpov.com. A place to share your the interesting bit and bobs of the world. Including politics to cooking. A place to share.Join Now!

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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Happy New Year to the wonderful members and readers that have made 2009 an incredible year for PlanetPOV! The Planet officially opened in August 2009...

A Wee Post…

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...to wish all of you a joyous New year and to thank you for the warm welcome you have given me here at Planet. abby

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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Good morning everyone. We hope that this will be the place you come to when you wake up early before you leave for work....

The Miracle

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I wanted to tell all of you here of the miracle, a miracle that I believe you all helped to bring about. Most of you...

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TOP NEWS

The First Big Elections of the New Trump Era Are Today. Here’s What to Look For.

The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids. [...]

Photos From NYC Mayoral Race Capture Campaigns of Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa

Times photographers caught signal moments from the campaign trail as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa battled for votes. [...]

Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84

A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change. [...]

Dick Cheney: A Life in Pictures

The former vice president helped shaped the role of the United States around the world. [...]

Republicans Hold Firm on Filibuster and Prosecutor Veto Power, Despite Trump’s Frustrations

President Trump is showing mounting frustration at his inability to win confirmation of U.S. attorneys in blue states or break the filibuster's grip on the Senate. The G.O.P. has been uncharacteristically uncooperative. [...]

The Battle Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller Near His Virginia Home

Criminal inquiries pit the Miller family’s safety concerns against the First Amendment rights of an activist in Northern Virginia critical of the administration. [...]

Bessent Plans to Attend Tariff Arguments at the Supreme Court

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the idea that his presence could be seen as an attempt to intimidate the court on a case that President Trump considers vital to his economic policy. [...]

Small Businesses Gear Up for Tariff Fight at Supreme Court

Companies that sell diamonds, plant sensors and wine all have one thing in common: They are weighing in against tariffs in a consequential case. [...]

This Closed Factory Shows How Hard Reviving Drug Manufacturing Will Be

President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines. [...]

She Voted for Trump Three Times. Now She Is Leading a Fight Against His Tariffs.

The Liberty Justice Center led by Sara Albrecht is better known for backing right-leaning causes, but it filed the tariff case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this week. [...]

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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Dick Cheney's death a loss to the nation, says George W Bush

Cheney became one of the most powerful vice-presidents in US history under Bush, and was a key architect in his "war on terror". [...]

Polls open in US elections - here are five things to watch

Though President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, his agenda looms large over the races in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia. [...]

Drone strike hits funeral in Sudan, killing many mourners

The paramilitary RSF has been blamed for the attack as fighting in the oil-rich Kordofan area intensifies. [...]

At least 26 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines

Large areas are flooded, including entire towns on the island of Cebu. [...]

China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death

The Bai family is among notorious crime gangs ensnared in a crackdown on scam networks. [...]

Seven climbers dead after Nepal avalanche

Rescuers located two bodies and are searching for the remaining five, believed to have been buried by snow. [...]

Curfew lifted in Tanzania's main city after election unrest

Families continue to search for or bury relatives, a day after President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in. [...]

Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over ex-PM's asylum claim

Lima denounced the decision to grant Betssy Chávez, an alleged co-author of an attempted coup, as an "unfriendly act". [...]

Canada's Mark Carney promises 'bold' first federal budget

The prime minister has promised "generational investments" and warned of "sacrifices" as he seeks to transform an economy upended by US tariffs. [...]

N Korea 'head of state' who served under three Kims dies

Kim Yong Nam, who is unrelated to Pyongyang's ruling dynasty, was seen as the North's face on the global stage. [...]

Vox Populi – 10-24-2025

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Vox Populi, our weekly live chat about the week's events begins tonight at 7:00 pm PT. Hope to see you then! AdLib3 hours ago Hey PPO! AdLiban...

The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

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It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.

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