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Vox Populi – 12 -11-09

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Vox Populi – AfterChat – 12-11-09

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The Weekly Planet – 11-20-09

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Debate Night Live – 11-13-09

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Friday Music Thread – Your Early Faves

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Friday Night at The Planet – 12-11-09

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A happy Friday to everyone! It's been another eventful week. a breakthrough in the Senate on Health Care Reform, President Obama made his historic acceptance...

Talking about Not Talking about Not Talking

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Since the orbit of The Planet periodically brings it close to the wormhole that is The Huffington Post (mainly after full moons), I think...

Touched by an Angel – A Christmas Story

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OUR 300TH POST!!!

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Vox Populi – 12- 04 -09

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Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge

In its campaign of “uprooting the foot soldiers,” the Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free. [...]

A Muted Homecoming for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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Peace Talks in Ukraine All Lead to the Donbas

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Why the Donbas Is the Key to the Ukraine War

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Zelensky Marks Ukraine’s Independence Day With Diplomacy in Kyiv and a Plea for Peace

The Ukrainian leader held talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and was set to meet with President Trump’s envoy, Keith Kellogg, amid continuing diplomatic efforts to end the war. [...]

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

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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

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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Margins of Error

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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

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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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Zelensky vows to continue fighting as Ukraine marks independence day

Russia meanwhile said power and energy facilities had been targeted overnight by Ukraine, which has not commented. [...]

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. [...]

North Korean leader oversees new missile test, state media says

Two new air defence missiles with "superior combat capability" have been fired in a test observed by Kim Jong Un. [...]

Pentagon fires intelligence agency chief after Iran attack assessment

The firing comes just weeks after a White House rebuke of a leaked intelligence report assessing the impact of US strikes on Iran. [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says

Concern is mounting about "war-time levels of slaughter" in Nigeria, including a resurgence of jihadist activity. [...]

Turkish first lady appeals to Melania Trump over Gaza children

In a letter, Turkey's first lady asks Mrs Trump to appeal to Israel to end the war in Gaza. [...]

UK's Chagos Islands deal 'significant victory', says Pope

Pope Leo XIV said he hoped Mauritian authorities would ensure the refugees are able to return home. [...]

Ghislaine Maxwell denies seeing 'inappropriate' conduct by Trump

Maxwell was interviewed after pressure on Trump to release information about whether prominent figures were involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. [...]