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The Tale of Two Women and the One Man Who Failed

Speakers' Corner Marion - August 9, 2011 6

How's this for an oxymoron? Her Serene Highness Queen Ratfucker Omnipotent of Medialand, otherwise known as Arianna Huffington, came to Philadelphia yesterday to address the...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 128

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 9, 2011 38

MASSIVE edition! News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Downgrading the Downgraders

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - August 8, 2011 33

Although Standard & Poors publicly stated reasons behind their decision to downgrade the credit rating of the United States from "AAA" to "AA+" were...

Do You Want to Live Forever?

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - August 8, 2011 37

Image via Wikipedia Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality. ~Emily Dickinson I have...

Pillow Talk

Speakers' Corner Caru - August 7, 2011 23

Let me be clear: I hate sleep.

The Enemy Within

Speakers' Corner Marion - August 6, 2011 83

There's been a campaign going on around the blogosphere for awhile, advocating that MSNBC ban Pat Buchanan from appearing on the network. Buchanan is...

Vox Populi – 8-5-2011

Speakers' Corner AdLib - August 5, 2011 0

Chernynkaya : Night, AL--I'll let you know and thanks again. AdLib : Yep, looks like it's time to close the Vox Populi bar! Have a...

We Are Our Own Worst Enemy

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - August 5, 2011 35

Let’s face it… We are our own worst enemy.. and we better acknowledge that simple fact that unless we confront this cancer as a unified...

Shovel-ready in a Sagging Economy

Speakers' Corner Emerald1943 - August 3, 2011 19

Good morning, Planeteers! I trust you all are doing okay, having come through all this angst. Now that Congress is on their five-week PAID vacation,...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 127

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 3, 2011 3

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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How a Call From Trump Ignited a Frantic Week of Diplomacy by Ukraine

Once a vague proposal for a territorial swap gained clarity, a worried President Volodymyr Zelensky worked to rally allies before Friday’s Trump-Putin summit. [...]

Alaska’s Ukrainian Refugees Brace for Putin’s Arrival in Their Safe Harbor

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was not invited to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, but 1,000 Ukrainian refugees in Alaska will be watching with trepidation. [...]

Trump-Putin Meeting: Where, What Time and What’s at Stake

The American leader has agreed to a meeting with the Russian president in Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. [...]

Russia Steps Up Its Battlefield Attacks, and America’s Drinking Drops to Record Low

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Fed Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure

The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates in September. But signs of stickier inflation could limit how much relief officials can ultimately provide to borrowers. [...]

There’s Money to Be Made From ‘MAHA.’ Food Companies Want In.

Processed-food giants and produce growers are tweaking products and ads to reach the Make America Healthy Again movement. But the strategy carries risks. [...]

Law Firms That Settled With Trump Are Asked to Help on Trade Deals

Boris Epshteyn, a personal lawyer for President Trump, connected two firms — Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden Arps — to the Commerce Department. [...]

At the Kennedy Center, Trump Puts His Pop Culture Obsession on Display

President Trump held forth about the nature of show business and his own tortured relationship with celebrity. [...]

Trump Wants to ‘Take Back’ D.C., but the Federal Government Already Controls Much of It

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Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.

A video showed a man repeatedly calling a group of officers “fascists” before throwing a sub sandwich at one. [...]

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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No 10 hails 'powerful sense of unity' after Zelensky talks

Sir Keir Starmer met Ukraine's president in Downing Street ahead of Friday's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. [...]

Israeli settlement plans will 'bury' idea of Palestinian state, minister says

Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich announced approval for 3,401 new homes in the controversial E1 area project in the occupied West Bank. [...]

New Israeli rules stopping critical aid getting into Gaza, charities say

More than 100 aid organisations say they are increasingly being told they are "not authorised" to deliver supplies. [...]

EU sending wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises

Spain has activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for fires for the first time ever. [...]

'Our children are dying': Rare footage shows plight of civilians in besieged Sudan city

Parents are struggling to feed their children in war-hit Sudan's Darfur region. [...]

Australia and Vanuatu agree to $328m security and business deal

Australia is trying to grow its influence in the Pacific region, to counter China's increased power. [...]

Rain warning delays landmark trial of Hong Kong's rebel mogul Jimmy Lai

Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law. [...]

German states debate who invented Bratwurst sausages

The German states of Bavaria and Thuringia are embroiled in a row over who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst. [...]

US warns of additional tariffs on India if Trump-Putin peace talks fail

US Treasury chief says Washington could increase secondary tariffs on India if talks don't go well in Alaska. [...]

Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden for $1bn over Epstein claim

The first lady's lawyer has demanded that Joe Biden's son retract claims he made about how she met her husband. [...]

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The Tale of Two Women and the One Man Who Failed

The Daily Planet, Vol. 128

Downgrading the Downgraders

Do You Want to Live Forever?

Pillow Talk

The Enemy Within

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We Are Our Own Worst Enemy

Shovel-ready in a Sagging Economy

The Daily Planet, Vol. 127

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