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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

Elite High School’s Admissions Plan May Face Supreme Court Test

The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity. [...]

A Small Town’s Tragedy, Distorted by Trump’s Megaphone

When a teen’s killing became a right-wing talking point, the rush to outrage obscured a more complicated story. [...]

Debt Ceiling Deal Includes New Work Requirements for Food Stamps

The agreement will place additional work requirements on older Americans to receive food assistance, but will remove those barriers for veterans and homeless adults. [...]

At Guantánamo’s Court Like No Other, Progress Is Frustrated by State Secrets

The U.S. government is still sorting out what’s secret in an Indonesian bombing case more than two decades after the attack. [...]

Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?

For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back. [...]

Chris Christie Gets a Super PAC Ahead of His Likely 2024 Bid

The former governor of New Jersey, who has been at times both a confidant and a rival of Donald Trump, will have some outside help in his effort to win the Republican primary. [...]

Why the Debt Limit Spending Cuts Likely Won’t Shake the Economy

With low unemployment and above-trend inflation, the economy is well positioned to absorb the modest budget cuts that President Biden and Republicans negotiated. [...]

With Debt Ceiling Deal in Hand, McCarthy and Biden Turn to Task of Selling It

With the right and the left up in arms about the agreement in principle reached by the president and the speaker, both sides started to make the case for its quick passage, a tall order in Congress. [...]

Debt Deal: Did Biden Find Reasonable Middle or Give Away Too Much?

The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden’s argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party. [...]

Tennessee Drag Law Sows Fear Among Performers Ahead of Pride Month

A judge is expected to rule as soon as this week on whether the new law banning “adult cabaret” in front of children is constitutional. [...]

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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Moscow drone attack: Russia accuses Ukraine of 'terrorist' strike

Ukraine has denied involvement but a presidential advisor predicted an increase in such attacks. [...]

Ukraine war: Russian air strikes target Kyiv for third night running

Ukraine's air defences intercept more than 20 drones in the 17th attack on the capital this month. [...]

Covid: Top Chinese scientist says don’t rule out lab leak

The man who led China's pandemic response says inquiries into its origins should consider everything. [...]

Polish probe into 'Russian influence' angers EU

Opposition MPs say the new panel probing Russia links aims to bar its leader Donald Tusk from office. [...]

See how police carefully freed a bear trapped inside a car

The careful operation required a long piece of rope to open the car door from a distance. [...]

India's protesting wrestlers to sink medals in Ganges

The wrestlers, which includes Olympic medallists, have also vowed to go on indefinite hunger strike in Delhi. [...]

Alleged former Russian spy whale spotted off Sweden's coast

Hvaldimir the beluga whale was first found off Norway's coast in 2019 wearing a Russian harness. [...]

Italy: Agents die when boat capsizes on Lake Maggiore

Two Italian intelligence agents and a former member of Israel's security forces are among four victims. [...]

Lula welcomes back banned Venezuelan leader Maduro

Nicolás Maduro was banned from visiting Brazil by the country's former far-right leader. [...]

Kosovo: Fresh clashes as Nato troops called in to northern towns

Serb protesters are angry at ethnic Albanian mayors being installed in Serb-majority areas. [...]

Tag: Holidays

Remembering Martin Luther King – 2014

The Weekend Music Thread -The Family of Man

This Weekend’s Music Thread-Memorial Day

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!!

Morning Blog-12-09-10

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