as president bush shuffled through the reception line before a photo op last saturday at the g20 summit in washington visiting heads of state gave him the cold shoulder even as they greeted other attendees with a handshake. ouch.
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obama the let down Post Source: blog.jimostrowski.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 14:18:18
bracing for a major disappointment
the americans who voted for barack obama as president were promised change they could count on but it rather looks as if they may actually be asked to make do with a mildly refurbished clinton administration with many of the same officials and nearly all of the same policies. the policies are drawn from the same centrist democratic party sources as those of ..... [Show More]
according to chris hedges
there are over 42 million american adults 20 percent of whom hold high school diplomas who cannot read as well as the 50 million who read at a fourth or fifthgrade level. nearly a third of the nations population is illiterate or barely literate. and their numbers are growing by an estimated 2 million a year. but even those who are supposedly literate retreat in...... [Show More]
the california supreme court has agreed to examine the states recently adopted marriage ban scheduling a hearing for march. the court will decide whether prop. 8 was a sweeping revision or a simple amendment to the states constitution and whether legally married samesex couples should suffer a blanket divorce.
in the meantime there will be no more samesex marriages in califo...... [Show More]
the host of the colbert report asks a vetting veteran of the clinton administration what if you have a dark secret but also an unquenchable thirst for power
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november 19 2008 so much to do so little hillary
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those famous multiple democratic sources close to the transition have revealed three more members of barack obamas cabinet former senate majority leader tom daschle as secretary of health and human services arizona gov. janet napolitano as chief of homeland security and obamas billionaire buddy and top fundraiser penny pritzker to head the commerce department.
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the new longevity Post Source: feedproxy.google.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 07:32:59
sen. robert byrd 91 announced that he will give up the chairmanship of the senate appropriations committee to sen. daniel inouye 84. the torch has passed to a new generation.
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november 19 2008 a view from the south
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it is time to stop kidding ourselves. this wasnt a breakthrough year for american women in politics. it was a brutal one.
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a view from the south Post Source: feedproxy.google.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 07:27:00
evo morales knows about change you can believe in. he also knows what happens when a powerful elite is forced to make changes it doesnt want.
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...el reje cts un aid plea
isnt time for hezbollah to help their palestinian brethren given that they now posses longer range missile that can hit downtown tel aviv...... [Show More]
it looks like a 2075 investment in a sketch by thennoname artist and illinois sen. barack obama could really have paid off. the doodle drawn as part of a 2007 national doodle day charity event is now said to be worth in the six figures.
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running on empty Post Source: feedproxy.google.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 02:53:00
republican sen. richard shelby seems to be one of the only real capitalists left on capitol hill. the alabaman argued wednesday that u.s. auto firms should be left to the realities of the market letting companies like ford gm and chrysler go bankrupt and forcing the failing industry to carry out what shelby believes are muchneeded reforms.
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analysts believe the economy is already in horrific shape822 1w ith news this month of recordbreaking drops in the cost of living and new home constructi ona nd is inching closer to a dangerous deflationary period which could worsen the current economic crisis by making debts even harder to repay.
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the cost of living in the u.s. fell by the most on re...... [Show More]
if it looks heartless and sounds heartless it probably is heartless. a direct quote from a voice of america news piece israel is ignoring pleas by the united nations to allow humanitarian aid into the gaza strip standing firm on its blockade of the palestinian territory.
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israeli defense minister ehud barak told army radio wednesday there must be calm bef...... [Show More]
america cant read Post Source: transafixion.com Posted: Nov 19 2008 15:16:40
from the always sharp chris hedges we are reminded that in this time of incredible technological advancments americas doesnt even know how to read
there are over 42 million american adults 20 percent of whom hold high school diplomas who cannot read as well as the 50 million who read at a fourth or fifthgrade level. nearly a third of the nations population is illiterate...... [Show More]
...l impact on the new presidency.
if you doubt that ask bill clinton. clinton was elected in 1992 with only 43 percent of the vote while republicans gained seats in the house. th...... [Show More]
news for november 18 Post Source: xeniainstitute.org Posted: Nov 18 2008 16:20:02
promises losta a education and class
from todays inside higher education is news of a new report promise lost why so many collegequalified students dont enroll in college from the institute for higher education policy. with these students who are disproportionately lowincome or students of color schools are doing their parta these students have taken a college prep curr...... [Show More]
chris hedges on truthdig america the illiterate and on alternet its the educated vs. people easily fooled by propaganda does it again.a he has framed my assertions about educational disparity in america better than i have.
millions of americans live in a nonrealitybased belief system informed by childish cliches they can barely differentiate between lies and tr...... [Show More]
on saturday people took to the streets all around the u.s. to protest the passage of californias proposition 8 and to show their support for samesex marriage. truthdig has compiled 40 of their favorite photos from spokane to houston to new york city watch for some clever signage along the way. via truthdig
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