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Speakers' Corner nellie - February 18, 2010 0

Return to Troll Busters! home page Food Stamps Of the 49 million people last year unable to consistently get enough food to eat, 17 million of...

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Troll Busters! Links to Online Research

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A Tale of Two Washingtons

Speakers' Corner Khirad - February 17, 2010 3

For most of my life, Capitol Hill has seemed like a world away. I'm not even talking about Beltway politics here. Canada and Mexico have...

Happy Valentine’s Day to All My Friends at PlanetPOV!

Speakers' Corner boomer1949 - February 14, 2010 42

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Rights of Bill: The Dedicate Follower of Fashion

Speakers' Corner Marion - February 7, 2010 2

I have long been a fan of Bill Maher. At his best, I find him one of the most astute and perspicacious politcal observers...

My Open Letter to Dr. Rachel Maddow

Speakers' Corner boomer1949 - February 5, 2010 1

Dear Dr. Maddow: Okay, I confess, I know you may never see the things sent to you via email, but hey, I will continue to...

PlanetPOV store on Zazzle – Now Open!

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UPDATE: THE PLANETPOV STORE ON ZAZZLE IS NOW OPEN! You can go there now to purchase shirts, bumper stickers and coffee mugs! And you can...

An Open Letter to Dr. Rachel Maddow

Speakers' Corner boomer1949 - February 3, 2010 8

Time Out for OT – Vol 3

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As Shutdown Ends, When Will SNAP and Air Travel Be Back to Normal?

Some programs like SNAP could be restored within hours, while other effects could take longer to unravel. [...]

Food Stamps May Face Lasting Damage From Trump’s Halt to Funds in Shutdown

For the poorest Americans, the end of the longest shutdown in history has left doubt and anxiety around the benefits known as SNAP. [...]

After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’

Jeffrey Epstein cast himself as a Trump insider and wanted to leverage potentially damaging information about the president and his business dealings, according to emails with associates. [...]

What Epstein’s Emails Claim About Trump’s Knowledge of His Conduct

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. Times reporters provide context on key emails. [...]

Epstein Bantered Regularly With Larry Summers

The former Treasury secretary corresponded routinely with Jeffrey Epstein. In one series of exchanges, he sought Mr. Epstein’s advice on how to handle a female acquaintance. [...]

Catholic Bishops Rebuke Trump’s Immigration Tactics in Rare Statement

In a rare statement, the bishops framed the immigration crisis in starkly moral terms. “We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity,” they said. [...]

Federal Judge Calls For Release of Some Immigrants Arrested in Chicago Area

The judge raised concerns that federal agents may have violated terms of a consent decree during their immigration enforcement crackdown in Illinois. [...]

Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment. [...]

City Council Approves Plan That Could Bring 14,700 Homes to Queens

The New York plan would open up 54 blocks of Long Island City, which are mostly warehouses and parking lots, to housing. [...]

Adams Makes It Harder for Mamdani to Build Over Elizabeth Street Garden

Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is designating the garden as parkland, which could stymie Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in his vow to revive the fight to put affordable housing there. [...]

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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Italy investigates claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians

Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo. [...]

What we know about new Epstein emails that mention Trump

In emails released by Democrats, Epstein says Trump "knew about the girls". The White House says they are an attempt to "smear" the president. [...]

Major corruption scandal engulfs top Zelensky allies

The Ukrainian president has called for the justice and energy ministers to be removed from their posts. [...]

Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian warehouse and land as West Bank attacks surge

Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm. [...]

Trump urges Israel's president to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu

President Herzog's office says he holds Trump "in the highest regard", but that anyone seeking a pardon has to submit a formal request. [...]

Colombian military bombs suspected rebel camp, killing 19

The air strike comes after the US accused the Colombian president of allowing the drugs trade to expand. [...]

Delhi blast was terror incident, Indian government says

India's government says it unequivocally condemns the "dastardly and cowardly act" that killed eight people. [...]

At least 37 killed in Peru after bus plunges into ravine

The bus was carrying 60 passengers when it collided with a truck and careered off the road in the Arequipa region. [...]

French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis

Almost a year to the day after Boualem Sansal was arrested, the Algerian president grants him a pardon. [...]

US ends penny-making run after more than 230 years

Pennies today cost nearly four cents each to make - more than twice the cost of a decade ago. [...]

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