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08 Jan 20 : 33 | Just Wild About Harry Harry Reid is. Takes credit for expanding the size of the Democratic Senate caucus from 45 to (likely) 59 in four years under his leadership! Reid brushes aside the critics, pointing to the electoral successes his caucus has enjoyed in the four years since he took over as a minority leader with... Source : Firedoglake 5 hours ago |
08 Jan 08 : 08 | War widens in the Levant: Missiles from Lebanon strike Israel The war has widened in Israel, as Hezbollah implied it would. Missile strikes from Lebanon are reported. Israel is said to be striking back at missile sites with war planes, but there is no confirmation of this. The expansion of the war follows the logic of extremism: the truce broke down, and... Source : Firedoglake 18 hours ago |
04 Jan 06 : 29 | Portland, OR, Gets A Gay Mayor The first major United States city to elect a gay mayor swore him in New Years Day at 12:01am. Supreme Court Justice Virginia Linder administered the oath of office to Sam Adams, who said afterwards, "May 2009 be a very prosperous year for all Portlanders." Have a look at Portland's new mayor last... Source : Firedoglake |
31 Dec 18 : 50 | If The Senate Democrats Accept Lieberman, Why Not Burris? Having had a chance to digest all the back-and-forth over the appointment of Burris, I really can't see any reason why the Senate should not seat him. The Illinois legislature had their chance to strip Blago of his appointment power and call a special election, but the Democrats got cute and... Source : Firedoglake |
31 Dec 10 : 53 | A “moran” after his own heart Oh look, it's the George Bush of the South Caucusus: And Georgians, who swelled with loyalty after the war, are facing an economic downturn that could upend the political order. “What is the future for Saakashvili?” said Sozar Subari, Georgia’s ombudsman for human rights and a longtime critic... Source : Firedoglake |
31 Dec 02 : 00 | Franken-Coleman Recount Update, 12/30/08: Like Sands Through The... It has now come down to this: With Al Franken in the lead (a 50-vote lead as of today), and with the wrongly-rejected "fifth pile" absentee ballots likely to add to Franken's lead (and thus make Coleman's planned legal challenges look even more silly and weaselly), Norm Coleman has all but run out... Source : Firedoglake |
29 Dec 16 : 00 | Overnight Update on Gaza Overnight, the BBC is reporting that Israel has declared the region around Gaza "a closed military zone" which is seen as sign that a ground invasion is about to begin (no link available yet). The Gaza death toll (at 1:25 PST) is 307, there are unconfirmed reports that kidnapped Israeli soldier... Source : Firedoglake |
24 Dec 18 : 00 | Why is Obama Endorsing Creationism at His Inaugural? Ignorance is alive and well and living in classrooms everywhere. If you need to know the cost of teaching stupidity, and most importantly of funding stupidity, creationism is a place to start. Rick Warren is a creationist, and clearly that qualifies him to give a benediction to the nation. Warren is... Source : Firedoglake |
21 Dec 02 : 14 | American Lawyers Defending the Constitution Inspired by the Pakistan Lawyer Protest against President Pervez Musharraf's attempt to hold onto power after the 2007 Pakistani election, over 1300 American lawyers and law students signed this request to Rep. Conyers and Sen. Leahy urging them to defend the rule of law and uphold the US... Source : Firedoglake |
19 Dec 19 : 27 | Why are Rick Warren’s Views Acceptable and Jeremiah Wright’s Not? Compare: During the course of the entire inaugural festivities, there are going to be a wide range of viewpoints that are presented. And that's how it should be, because that's what America's about. That's part of the magic of this country, is that we are diverse and noisy and opinionated. And... Source : Firedoglake |
18 Dec 05 : 45 | R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Aretha to Perform at Inaugral!! Tons of talent will be performing at the Obama Inaug, which will feature a new composition by John Williams performed by Itzhak Perlman on violin, Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Gabriela Montero on piano and Anthony McGill on clarinet. The United States Marine Band will play, followed by the San Francisco Boys... Source : Firedoglake |
17 Dec 20 : 20 | Why Was Shoe Thrower Kept from Court? Al Zaida was scheduled to appear in court today for the first hearings of charges against him for this weekend’s shoe toss. But Iraqi officials did not let him appear and his family is very worried about what this means: THE Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at United States President George... Source : Firedoglake |
15 Dec 15 : 02 | Whistleblower’s Dilemma:Duty, Honor, Country. . . Or All of the Above? Newsweek's Michael Isikoff has a doozy of a story on one of the NSA domestic spying leakers. I couldn't help wondering: What's Isikoff's purpose -- beyond the publicity of getting a big scoop -- is this another warning to potential whistleblowers? A cautionary tale regarding internal guidelines? ... Source : Firedoglake |
14 Dec 05 : 00 | BREAKING: Idea of Chris Matthews Becoming Senator Universally Declared “A... According to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Chris "Tweety" Matthews would make a swell Democratic United States Senator. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell can come across as a real dick sometimes, especially when he opens his mouth. Digby and Scott explain the substantive reasons why Matthews... Source : Firedoglake |
