Of wolves and politicians: A senator tries to make peace The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s senior political columnist and news gatherer, Joel Connelly, explains how a bill
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GOP trying to blackmail the President? Raw Story suggests the White House may have decided against releasing additional torture memos that circulated around the Bush
LaunchI think you might be confusing tyranny with losing. — Jon Stewart, to the microphone wielding talking heads of the Republican Noise Machine, berating their
LaunchCongratulations to Vermont
Congratulations to Vermont The Vermont House of Representatives has overridden Governor Douglas’ veto of marriage equality by a vote of 100-49. The Senate already voted 25-3 in support. Vermont now
LaunchThe United States has no friends. The United States has interests. And in the United States there is no interest in Rwanda. — Clinton National
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Congressional Oversight Panel calls for executives of top financial companies to be fired. The Guardian reports that Elizabeth Warren, the chair of the Congressional Oversight
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The death and life of great American newspapers In a guest column for The Nation, two of the founders of FreePress (John Nichols and Robert
LaunchMy administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks. — President Obama, in a meeting last week with bank CEOs, as Politico reports,
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Frontline changes healthcare claim CounterPunch reports on how PBS manipulated the claim of “Sick Around America”, a documentary made by former Washington Post reporter T.R.
LaunchMarriage equality achieved in Iowa
Earlier today, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously struck down Iowa’s law defining marriage in conservative terms. The ruling means that gay and lesbian couples will
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Searching for fun April Fools’ pranks to add a bit of cheer to the day? Look no more. Although we don’t have a joke this
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“War on Terror” over While there hasn’t been any official order declaring that the “War on Terror” has ended, ABC News reports that Secretary of
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Bill would finally limit the Patriot Act The National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 was introduced into Congress today, as The Raw Story reports,
LaunchWe certainly prefer a full statewide household mailing of the General Election Voters’ Pamphlet, but of course will follow any policy direction that is included
LaunchState to stop mailing out voter pamphlets?
According to the one page “budget realities” document released by the Senate Democratic caucus, the budget that the Senate has proposed for the 2009-2011 biennium
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Spokane residents smuggle suds over green brands A Washington State ban on sales of phosphate detergents results in detergent “smuggling” by Spokane County residents. Sales
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Photos from Earth Hour 2009 Dark skies activists, rejoice: Finally, the twin problems of light pollution and excessive energy consumption are receiving greater attention around
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Spanish court weighs inquiry on torture for 6 Bush-era officials The petition filed by the investigating judge, Baltasar Garzon, who ordered the arrest of Augusto
LaunchIt is impossible to reconcile respect for individual liberty with drug prohibition. The U.S. has been at the forefront of this puritanical policy for almost
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The Quiet Coup In the May issue of The Atlantic, Simon Johnson, professor of economics at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and the previous chief
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