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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, January 26, 2012

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Daily Planet, Vol. 194

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Lots of VIDEOS that will make you happy. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, January 24 2012

Idea of GOP Brokered Convention Broke

Speakers' Corner MurphTheSurf3 - January 23, 2012 5

All the Talk of a Brokered Convention....just talk, talk, talk.... The reality. There are no such things as real political “brokers” embedded in the parties...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 193

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SCHADENFREUDE Edition! News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, January 23, 2012

Vox Populi – 1-20-2012

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AdLib : Sleep well! SallyT : I'll probably be here and good night to you, too. AdLib : Heh! Thanks, I love OR! SallyT : And, you...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 192

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ROMNEY TAXAPALOOZA Edition. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, January 18, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, January 17, 2011

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Happy Martin Luther King Day. Sorry I'm late today! News and opinion from around US-opolis for 2011

This Is How It Ends: Black Hole

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - January 15, 2012 12

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen. ~Stephen Hawking In this particular post we will be discussing...

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NATO Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones Over Poland

The incursion was the first time alliance planes had engaged enemy targets in NATO airspace. Poland’s leader called it “a large-scale provocation.” [...]

Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down

With escalating airstrikes, the Russian leader appears determined to demonstrate that he will dictate the terms for any end to the war. [...]

Poland Has Invoked NATO’s Article 4. What Comes Next?

Article 4 allows member states to start a formal discussion within the alliance about threats to their security. It does not commit the alliance to military action. [...]

Drones Over Poland Are Latest Violation of Countries Near Ukraine

Poland denounced what it has described as an incursion by more than a dozen Russian drones. It would not be the first time Russia’s war effort had spilled beyond Ukraine. [...]

How Gen Z Protests Overturned a Government, and a Crackdown on TV Drug Ads

Plus, 7-Eleven’s new master plan. [...]

Vaccines and C.D.C. Chaos Expose Tensions Between Trump and Kennedy

While there is no evidence of a break between them, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has caused consternation among President Trump and some of his aides. [...]

What Is in the MAHA Report?

Today we look at the Make America Healthy Again movement. [...]

U.S. Drugmakers Warn White House of Chaos as Trump Weighs Curbs on China

Behind the scenes, major pharmaceutical companies and Trump-tied billionaires are furiously lobbying in opposite directions over proposed anti-China measures. [...]

Trump Warns of Doom if Tariffs Are Ruled Illegal. Others See a Tax Cut.

Many American companies have had to shoulder at least some of the costs of tariffs, biting into earnings the same way a corporate tax increase would, analysts say. [...]

How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy. [...]

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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Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli attack in Doha, but confirms six deaths

Meanwhile, the White House says the Israeli strike "does not advance Israel or America's goals". [...]

Bowen: Diplomacy in ruins after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar

The Doha attack signals that Benjamin Netanyahu will press forward hard on all fronts, writes Jeremy Bowen. [...]

Nepal protests 'hijacked', Gen Z claim, as army patrols the streets

Fierce protests against corruption and nepotism spiralled into arson and violence on Tuesday. [...]

White House denies Trump's alleged birthday message to Epstein is authentic

The message purportedly written by Trump is inside a 238-page book released by a House committee. [...]

Pressure mounts on Bolsonaro as two out of five judges find him guilty

The Brazilian ex-president is accused of plotting a coup to cling to power, which he denies. [...]

Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples

The law would have recognised some rights for couples who were married overseas. [...]

Chinese nationals jailed for human trafficking in South Africa

A raid on a Johannesburg factory found 91 Malawians, including 37 children, living in appalling conditions. [...]

Protests hit France as new PM takes office

A grassroots movement is encouraging people to protest against the political class and proposed budget cuts. [...]

Jihadists 'summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights group

Worshippers have been gunned down in mosques and homes have been torched in escalating violence, Human Rights Watch says. [...]

Woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years

Choi Mal-ja only managed to break free after biting off about 1.5cm of her alleged attacker's tongue. [...]

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