A step-by-step forecast: Franken will likely be seated by May or June MinnPost’s Eric Black talks about what’s ahead as Norm Coleman’s legal challenge to
LaunchThe shows sound pretty awful. Fox News host Beck told USA Today his live shows are a sort of ‘poor man’s Seinfeld,’ which would make
LaunchFinance no longer a glamourous career choice
Finance no longer a glamourous career choice The New York Times’ Steve Lohr reports that “a new pattern of occupational choice seems to be emerging”
LaunchU.S. Navy rescues Captain Phillips
The United States Navy has rescued the captain of a Maersk vessel who earlier had surrendered to Somalian pirates to give his crew a chance
LaunchMore about the ships the Navy is sending to the Horn of Africa…
Previously we noted that the United States Navy is deploying a force off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean to thwart pirate attempts
LaunchU.S. Navy blocks Somali pirates
U.S. merchant sailors: Have no fear, the USS Bainbridge is here! According to media reports, Somali pirates hoping to bolster a group of their comrades
LaunchYou might expect a lead enema. I’m telling you, people in Mason County are fed up with crime. They know how to protect themselves. —
LaunchJoe’s says it is going out of business
The late 2000s recession has claimed another victim: G.I. Joe’s disclosed earlier today that it will go out of business after failing to find a
LaunchOf wolves and politicians: A senator tries to make peace
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
LaunchIt is good to be back. We’ve had a productive week working to advance America’s interests around the world. We worked to renew our alliances
LaunchGOP trying to blackmail the President?
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
LaunchCongressional Oversight Panel calls for executives of top financial companies to be fired.
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
LaunchThe death and life of great American newspapers
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,
LaunchFrontline changes healthcare claim
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
LaunchApril Fools’ Day around the web
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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