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Remembering Martin Luther King – 2014

AdLib - January 20, 2014 29

Music

The Weekend Music Thread -The Family of Man

KillgoreTrout - November 30, 2013 44

Music Thread

This Weekend’s Music Thread-Memorial Day

KillgoreTrout - May 25, 2013 11

Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – Happy New Year 2012!

AdLib - January 1, 2012 25

Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – Giving Thanks

AdLib - November 26, 2011 89

Observations

Happy New Year From PlanetPOV!

AdLib - December 31, 2010 43

Humor

Friday Music– Christmas Part 2

bito - December 24, 2010 41

Music Thread

Friday Music — Deck the Halls with Ho-Ho-Ho!!

bito - December 17, 2010 80

Speakers' Corner

Morning Blog-12-09-10

Kalima - December 2, 2010 1212

TOP NEWS

Judges Worry Trump Could Tell U.S. Marshals to Stop Protecting Them

The marshals are in an increasingly bitter conflict between two branches of government, even as funding for judges’ security has failed to keep pace with a steady rise in threats. [...]

Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations

The sudden shift came as a reprieve for the more than 1,500 international students who have had their visas canceled in recent weeks. [...]

Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs

A draft document outlines steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research. [...]

Trump Budget Draft Ends Narcan Program and Other Addiction Measures

A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that address addiction, could be eliminated. [...]

Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities

The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site. [...]

China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi

President Trump said that “we’re meeting with China” on tariffs, comments aimed at soothing jittery financial markets. But Chinese officials say no talks have taken place. [...]

In Trade War Clash With Trump, China Refuses to Take the Bait

The Trump administration has been saying that the two countries are engaged in talks to resolve the dispute, but Beijing asserts that no such discussions are happening. [...]

Uncertainty Over Trump’s Tariffs Paralyzes U.S. Businesses

The Times heard from hundreds of American companies, most of them small businesses, that face a reckoning because of President Trump’s steep import taxes. [...]

China Is Weighing Tariff Exemptions on Some U.S. Imports

An American business group said that Chinese officials had been surveying companies about American products that are crucial to their supply chains. [...]

Ex-Congressman George Santos Is Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison in Federal Fraud Case

Federal prosecutors wanted Mr. Santos, whose pattern of lies and fraud led to his expulsion from Congress, to receive a lengthy sentence to “protect the public” from future fraud. [...]

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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Putin and Trump envoy had 'constructive' meeting, Russian aide says

Vladimir Putin's aide says the two discussed the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks. [...]

Senior Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow

Authorities confirm the general, Yaroslav Moskalik, was part of the Russian delegation for the 2015 Minsk agreements. [...]

UN agency runs out of food aid in Gaza after Israeli blockade

The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days. [...]

US judge arrested after allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement

Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of trying to help an undocumented immigrant who appeared in her court avoid arrest. [...]

Sudanese eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns

People are trekking under "blistering" heat to escape "horrific circumstances", the BBC is told. [...]

Israel's muted response to Pope Francis's death signals tensions over Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has sent condolences four days after the Pope's death. [...]

Warhol print accidentally thrown away by Dutch town hall

A print of Queen Beatrix is among 46 artworks officials fear will never be recovered. [...]

Six police officers killed in Thailand plane crash

The small plane hit the water around 100 metres from the shore near a coastal resort. [...]

Pope Francis's nephew remembers father figure 'Uncle Jorge'

José Ignacio Bergoglio tells the BBC of the special relationship he had with his uncle who became Pope Francis. [...]

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Mangione as he heads to court

It comes ahead of the 26-year-old's plea hearing on federal charges in New York on Friday. [...]

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Remembering Martin Luther King – 2014

The Weekend Music Thread -The Family of Man

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Weekend Music Thread – Happy New Year 2012!

Weekend Music Thread – Giving Thanks

Memorial Day

Happy New Year From PlanetPOV!

Friday Music– Christmas Part 2

Friday Music — Deck the Halls with Ho-Ho-Ho!!

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