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Music Thread

Friday Music Thread–The Woodwinds–Flutes and Reeds

bito - February 17, 2011 146

Astronomy

Colonizing The Moon

ADONAI - February 15, 2011 16

Corporations

From a union worker family standpoint…

justafarmer - February 14, 2011 113

Corporations

The Deficit of Truth About Obama’s Budget

AdLib - February 14, 2011 158

Education

Budget, Deficits, the Debt and the lies from the right

Abbyrose86 - February 14, 2011 102

Society

Bill Maher’s Big Lie Contribution?

Marion - February 14, 2011 292

Education

A Short List of Pres. Obama’s Accomplishments

AdLib - February 13, 2011 249

News & Politics

Transcript Theatre: Outtakes From Bill O’Reilly’s Interview With President Obama

ADONAI - February 13, 2011 12

Human Rights

Random Thougts

Abbyrose86 - February 13, 2011 21

Congress

Obama: Culture Warrior?

funksands - February 12, 2011 127

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