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Nominations – The Planet’s Top Posts of 2009

PlanetPOV AdLib - December 27, 2009 215

We're reaching the end of our first calendar year in existence (we officially opened in August) and speaking for my fellow founders, what's transpired...

The Best Christmas Gift

PlanetPOV Emerald1943 - December 25, 2009 25

Christmas is a secular holiday for me. I guess it's tradition that keeps me looking forward to it every year...the tree, the lights,...

Xmas Music Thread – Holiday Music

Music Thread AdLib - December 25, 2009 40

So many classic Christmas songs to list in this thread though add to those the songs that speak of happiness, family and celebration to...

Jingle Planet

PlanetPOV nellie - December 25, 2009 18

I was uninspired blogging at HP Then I spied a link -- "Planet POV" First I shrugged it off I've seen links before Then I thought -- Just check it out It...

Help Desk

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Welcome to the Help Desk! Please post a comment below if you need any assistance. We do ask that before you post, you review the...

400 Posts! 20,000 Comments! Merry Xmas!

PlanetPOV AdLib - December 23, 2009 226

WOW!!! The Planet has doubled in posts and comments in one month! Over 400 posts and 20,000 comments! Now, let us congratulate the ones whose honor it...

Friday Music Thread – Mood Enhancers

Music Thread AdLib - December 18, 2009 74

Welcome to our Friday music thread! Our theme today are songs that you play to reflect, enhance or improve your mood. What are the...

Friday Night at the Planet 12-18-09

PlanetPOV nellie - December 18, 2009 59

A happy Friday to everyone! What a week! The health care bill, Copenhagen, and Tiger Woods. Guess which got the most coverage? Once again, The Planet...

Musical ties through the generations and those “Ingleses locos”

PlanetPOV Pepe Lepew - December 18, 2009 23

The “Oldies But Goodies” Friday night at PPOV post last week got me recollecting about a neat thing that happened this summer. It was...

Vox Populi – 12 -11-09

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Vox Populi - 12 -11-09 AdLib : THAT'S ALL FOR VOX POPULI BUT WE"RE MOVING OVER TO THE POST, PLEASE JOIN US THERE!...

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Trump Administration Tells Court It Has Money It Can’t Spend to Prevent Food Stamp Cuts

States have sued the federal government to force the release of aid during the shutdown, with a key hearing set for Thursday. [...]

How States Are Preparing for a Freeze in Federal Food Assistance

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both. [...]

How Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger

By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return. [...]

Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation. [...]

Can New York City Buses Be Both Fast and Free?

Our reporter Larry Buchanan collects data on the B41 bus in Brooklyn to find out why New York City buses are the slowest in the nation and whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge to make buses free would speed them up. [...]

Andrew Cuomo, Scraping and Scrambling, Is Still Running as Andrew Cuomo

The former governor, a distant second in most polls of the New York City mayor’s race, is working harder to attract voters and remind them who he is. [...]

Where Mamdani Found the Blueprints to Run for Mayor

Before Zohran Mamdani became a state legislator, he helped South Asian New Yorkers who were in danger of losing their homes because of tax liens and job losses. [...]

He Survived the Invasion. What He Really Wanted Was a Friend.

During the war, a Ukrainian boy lost his home, his father and his friends. Could he find new buddies at a camp in the mountains? [...]

How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico

When Alejandro Juarez was returned to his homeland, federal agents told him that they were just following orders. Those orders were wrong. [...]

As ICE Raids Upend L.A., Mexican Immigrants Vent, and a Diplomat Listens

Weekly public meetings at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles have become a place where immigrants ask for help with a host of problems, big and small. [...]

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. [...]

Politics of the Day

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Trump hails 'amazing' meeting with China's Xi but no formal trade deal agreed

The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years. [...]

Sudan RSF chief promises investigation as anger mounts over el-Fasher killings

The announcement comes after growing reports of mass killings, including of patients at a hospital. [...]

Israel receives coffins Hamas says contain two Gaza hostages' bodies

The government says the bodies were transferred by the Red Cross to Israeli forces in Gaza, who will take them to experts for identification. [...]

Dutch centrist liberals neck and neck with populist Wilders in tight election

Rob Jetten's D66 party celebrates but with most of the votes counted the result is too close to call. [...]

Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft

They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Paris' public prosecutor said. [...]

K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency

A South Korean court rules that the act's contract with the label, which runs until 2029, is valid. [...]

Hurricane leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

The storm has been downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 2 storm but is gathering speed. [...]

Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years

It is necessary for the US to keep pace with weapons programmes in China and Russia, the president says. [...]

Israeli troops kill municipal worker in south Lebanon raid

The operation, which Israel says was aimed at Hezbollah, draws a furious response from the Lebanese government. [...]

Teenage cricketer dies in Melbourne after being hit by ball

The 17-year-old was rushed to hospital on Tuesday and placed on life support but died on Thursday. [...]

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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