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Borderline Treason: U.S. Rep. Laments Those Who Place Party Before County
Seeded on Tue Sep 6, 2011 10:50 AM EDT (The New York Times)
"Too many people here are willing to deliberately harm the country for partisan gain. That is borderline treason." So says veteran U.S. Representative Jim Cooper, who was sworn to his first term 1982. He was 28 years old.
The only libel manufactured about Sarah Palin is that she has something worthwhile to say.
Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:36 PM EST
Last Saturday Jared Loughner attempted to take the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. In addition to wounding Rep. Giffords, Loughner wounded 18 others and murdered six more, including a nine year-old girl.
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After Republicans Rail Against "Death Panels," Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature Acts as a Death Panel
Seeded on Sat Dec 4, 2010 12:35 AM EST (The New York Times)
"Francisco [Felix], a 32-year-old truck driver with four kids, was denied a liver transplant because the Arizona Legislature yanked funds for the transplant out of a state Medicaid program."
Massachusetts Election 2010: A Dead Canary for Republicans?
Wed Nov 3, 2010 8:18 PM EDT
Are yesterday's election results in Massachusetts a canary in the coal mine for Republicans?
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Dim bulbs: Three GOP Reps. want to repeal energy efficiency standards for light bulbs
Seeded on Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:42 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Three Republican House Representatives want to impose an energy tax on Americans.
For every $1 paid to subsidize renewable energy, $10 is paid to subsidize fossil fuels
Seeded on Thu Aug 5, 2010 12:47 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has published a report with this finding: Governments last year gave $43 billion to $46 billion of support to renewable energy through tax credits, guaranteed electricity prices known as feed-in tariffs and alternative energy credits. . .
Wal-Mart cries "Wolf!" over Wind Power project
Seeded on Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:22 AM EDT (The Boston Globe)
Why would Wal-Mart oppose the development of wind power in Massachusetts?
The Face of the Modern Teabagger - Financial Executives with Pitchforks?
Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 7:26 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
Hey teabaggers, remember how Sen.-elect Brown convinced you that he was on the side of the little guy? Here's an article from today's Boston Globe detailing how many campaign contributions he received from donors who work at financial companies.
Second-Grader Suspended For Drawing Jesus? NOT!
Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:29 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
Turns out this story isn't true folks. Thought you might like to know.
Gun Ownership Gets Women Killed!
Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 7:29 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Earlier this week robertlyn-schultz wrote an article captioned "Gun Control Gets Women Raped!" The article linked a story about a woman in Britain who was raped during an armed home invasion.
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson: A Metaphor for Current U.S. Health Care Policy?
Seeded on Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:44 PM EDT (The New York Times)
In the seeded NYT op-ed Nicholas Kristof tells the story of Nikki White, who died--unnecessarily--from lupus erythematosus because she had been denied health insurance.
Pastor Urges His Flock to Bring Guns to Church
Seeded on Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:30 AM EDT (The New York Times)
In a word: sick. Or to expatiate further: sick, sick, sick, sick, sick . . . as in really sick.
Freed Pirate Hostage Accuses Limbaugh Of 'Hate Speech'
Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:50 PM EDT (WCVB-TV Boston)
Shane Murphy, the second-in-command aboard the American merchant ship seized by pirates, lashed out at Rush Limbaugh for the talk show host's racial characterization in discussing the rescue of the ship's captain by the Navy.
Ineffective U.S. gun control laws allow illegal trade in assault weapons to Mexican drug cartels to flourish
Seeded on Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:50 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
The federal system for tracking gun sales, crafted over the years to avoid infringements on Second Amendment rights, makes it difficult to quickly spot suspicious trends and to identify people buying for smugglers, law enforcement officials say.
Mexican President Calderon says he would like to see the U.S. enforce its gun laws.
Seeded on Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:25 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
The drug war in Mexico is being fought with assault weapons that are manufactured or originate in the U.S. and are shipped illegally across the border.
Same-sex spouses challenge "Defense of Marriage" Act
Seeded on Tue Mar 3, 2009 7:25 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"'This is a case that should go to the Supreme Court and in all likelihood will go to the Supreme Court,' [said Mary L. Bonauto, the civil rights lawyer for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders who was lead counsel in Goodridge v. Dept.
Seminarians describe 'offensive' remarks by un-excommunicated Bishop Williamson
Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:42 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
John and Joseph Rizzo were looking for an old-fashioned Catholicism when . . . they enrolled at a small schismatic seminary in Connecticut where Mass was in Latin and the modern era was viewed with suspicion.
10th Mountain Division: Military Unit that Served on Skis During WWII, Brought Skiing to Postwar America
Seeded on Thu Feb 5, 2009 8:37 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
"'The 10th was an unusual Army outfit,' said Jeff Leich, executive director of the New England Ski Museum. 'The selection process was unique and elite. It developed quite an esprit de corps for the people who stuck it out.
Brandeis University's Closure of Rose Art Museum "A Stark Statement of Priorities"
Seeded on Mon Feb 2, 2009 7:41 PM EST (The New York Times)
Brandeis University's Board of Trustees have voted unanimously to close its Rose Art Museum, whose 6,000 works represent one of the finest collections of modern art in the world.
Brandeis University to Close Rose Art Museum and Sell Entire Collection
Seeded on Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:15 AM EST (The Boston Phoenix)
"[On January 26th] Brandeis University informed leaders of its Rose Art Museum that it would close the institution this summer and auction off the more than 6000 pieces in its renowned collection, which includes major works by Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, a …
Ordained Women to Pope: Un-Excommunicate Us Too!
Seeded on Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:56 PM EST (Roman Catholic Womenpriests)
From the press release issued by Roman Catholic Womenpriests, January 28, 2009:
Pope Benedict Un-Excommunicates Holocaust Denier
Seeded on Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:48 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
"Pope Benedict yesterday rehabilitated a traditionalist bishop who denies the Holocaust, despite warnings from Jewish leaders that it would seriously harm Catholic-Jewish relations and foment anti-Semitism.
So you want to save the economy?
Seeded on Sun Dec 7, 2008 11:45 AM EST (The Boston Globe)
All you need is a keyboard and a few good ideas. Inside the influential new world of econobloggers.
Border security official hired undocumented immigrants to clean her condo
Seeded on Sat Dec 6, 2008 4:36 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
The official in charge of keeping Massachusetts ports of entry free of illegal immigration and drug smuggling was arrested yesterday on charges that she repeatedly hired undocumented immigrants to clean her condominium.
America's 25 scariest conservatives
Seeded on Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:34 AM EST (The Boston Phoenix)
Are they wing nuts or grown-ups? You decide!
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Keller, who in 2007 was in the national news after coining the phrase, ‘A vote for Romney is a vote for Satan,” said, “It is sad to see a man of God like Franklin Graham go into the nation media and state that he would vote for a cult member like Romney whose …
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