Aren't Israel and Hamas's Leaders Both Democratically Elected? Does That Make War Legitimate?
Doesn't Israel (US) have the technology to shoot down Hamas rockets?
Israel just bombed a large civilian street market in Gaza.
I may be wrong but why have I never seen a post here about Israelis who are AGAINST the action
Child killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza becoming the first victim of a ground offensive
Hi everyone!! I'm a disease!!!
Well, here's the answer, I guess?
Mia Farrow and Andre Previn's oldest daughter, Soon-Yi's sister, dies at age 35
How many of you understand how difficult it is to tell your boss "Sorry, I can't donate blood"
George W. Bush’s fabrication of information leading up to the illegitimate Iraq war. . . .
James Hansen's climate letter to Barack Obama - great!
U.S. Branch of Amnesty Calls on Rice to Drop "Lopsided" Stance
Ha'aretz: IDF admits exaggerating threat of Gaza rockets
Has the pope said anything about the
Tel Aviv demonstration, Saturday, January 3 - Stop the Killing! No to the Siege!
Who knew, who knew, Ledeen agrees with Netanyahu...war is ALWAYS the answer...
GO, MA! Less than an ounce is legal? YOU ROCK!
Separate Trials for Prayer Death Parents
Has there ever been a more blatant theft of the treasury than the Wall Street bailout?
My all-time favorite movie is "Anatomy of a Murder"--what's yours?
Six Vie to Become Next RNC Chair
Having your country occupied be a foreign military is the ultimate form of terrorism
WJ this morning - 1 trillion bailout for states ?
Memorial for Studs Terkel -- Book TV (CSPAN2) at 11am ET
I wish Molly Ivins had lived to see Barack Obama become president.
Shouldn't public officials think about the long-term consequences of decisions like this?
When are the conservative bloggers going to call out the US Chamber of Commerce? COWARDS!
Is there now peace on Earth? Just tuned in to
Is this just the beginning of false broadcasting?
Chris Gunness, UNRC Spokesman: "Life in Gaza is a Living Hell.
Luann (comic strip) goes political, wants to go to Hawaii & D.C. Hmmm...
Need a laugh? Blackwell wins Phyllis Schlafly's endorsement for RNC chair
Most likely New Year's Resoultion
Rerun of Studs Terkel memorial on CSPAN 2 now (11 AM EST) n/t
Whoops! Charlie Rose Mistakenly Declares Friend Dead
On December 10, 50 Democratic senators signed a letter calling for
I think Israel is obligated, and will be compelled to consult with Obama on any Gaza invasion
Bush says he wants lasting Mideast cease-fire
Racist gets drunk, shoots up neighbor's house to celebrate New Year
AP: Bushisms over the years (so many cringe-inducing, face slapping statements all in one place)
Why no special election in Illinois?
Damn, I just witnessed a neighbor's truck getting repo'd
RI Sen. Pell, creator of Pell Grants, dies at 90
breaking: Israeli airstrike hits mosque, killing 9, injuring 60
Sea Shepherd halts chase of Japanese Whalers to refuel
The fact that Isarel's actions are only possible because of the United States
For the new Senate, We May not Need 60.
Massive demonstrations planned in London,
"OMG she married some African guy and now her last name's Obama!"
Bush Administration Trying To Make It Easier To Turn Forests Into Housing Subdivisions»
Spilled coal ash carries poisons-Arsenic levels are 149 times the limit for drinking water
Growing Taliban use of marksmen worries U.S. military
a mediator and peacemaker does not assert blame ......
Analysis: Bush's personality shapes his legacy
You've got to listen to this!!
Haaretz: Israel launches ground operation in Gaza Strip
Protests Turn Violent In France, Greece - (Gaza\Israel)
Tying Obama up with war the way Clinton was when he first went into office
Are you familiar with Stefan Forbes? He produced "Boogie Man" (Lee Atwater)
Yellowstone Super Volcano Activity Increasing
Alberto needs a job. PLEASE Sign the petition
European protesters urge end to attacks on Gaza
Israel just bombed a large civilian street market in Gaza.
Conservatives Whining About Their Loss of Power
US Branch of Amnesty Int'l Calls on Rice to Drop 'Lopsided' Stance
Where are the anti-war demos? Any links to planned actions?
Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Summarizing re: IL: Fitz, with the evidence, needs more time, while the Leg, without access
Benecio Del Toro as Che Guevara
17-year-old in Bismarck ND calls 911 "to report herself for driving under the influence"
Anti-war Demonstration in San Francisco at 5PM Pacific Time
America's hidden role in Hamas's rise to power
I'm going to get flamed for my opinion on Healthcare but here it goes
How is turning infants, toddlers, children into hamburger helping anything??
united nations security council will meet in nyc tonight
Proposal: Change I/P Posting Restrictions or stop sending threads to I/P that don't meet the reqs
New House Kicks Off with Ledbetter, Fair Pay Acts (R's are scared already)
Does anyone really believe that Bush's Yale grades weren't rigged?
DU Admins have every right to lock/move/delete I/P threads..it's their board.
The Star.. I think I like this newspaper..
Foreign military aid always seems to come back to haunt the U.S.
Israel: if you are bombing civilian targets you are using the tools of terrorism
If Obama is looking for a simple way to signal to gays he is serious about our rights
Is Israel attacking because of the upcoming election?
Nitpick one word out of my post and tell me why I'm wrong.
Apparently universal health care HAS arrived
How many Dem Congressmen do we have? How many do we need?
NY Daily News: "More Women for Maloney" as Senate pick
I wish the world was more like Matt
Amazing visualization of recent Yellowstone earthquake activity
Lead for car batteries poisons an African town
In broad terms, the great penalty for having a fool for a president
Please support sustainable food and farming practices
It is 3 pm on a Sat. and the local ABC station is showing informercials for hours.
The freepers have a new conspiracy going.. "Trolls are making us look racist" LOL
Bushisms over the years...post your "favorites"
Israel has become the monsters that used to persecute them
Bush: "This recent out-burst of violence was INSTIGATED BY HAMAS"!! And Dems are SILENT as before!
I'm so fucking hetero that I make women pregnant by looking at them!
Ok, Obama, you can stop with the emails
Apprenticeship raises questions about Palin
The Year-End Quiz -- See how much you’ve failed to repress about the year:
7 Consumer groups demand Congress pass Employee Free Choice Act
DemocracyNow: "How Israel and the United States Helped to Bolster Hamas"....
Make Sen. John Cornyn, R-Mofo.....
CNN Breaking: Ground offensive underway in Gaza...
Was the new Congress sworn in today?
AP: Minn. Recount Nears End; Up Next: Lawsuits
Texas jail shut after cops discover recliners in cells, rooms that lock from inside, rack of nails
Palin is odds-on favorite to win 2012 GOP nomination
"For Some CULPRITS In Financial Meltdown, Life Is Still Pretty Good"
The U.S. Sends $3.1 billion per year to Israel for Military Expense
Even Italy, Rwanda, and Burundi have more women in their Parliaments
"Fighting in dense Gaza brings child casualties "(Herald Tribune)
So been in the hospital for a few days...
Blundering Reporting on the Housing Crisis
Bartcop Reports, You Decide...
"Atheist? Where do your rights come from?"
Gas prices up $.15 since noon today
Special Prosecutor Question Number One Now On The Obama Change.gov Site
"The next time this happens again..." Thinking about the Bangkok nightclub fire
"Sing a song about the Southland..." ; ) (contains giggles)
Israel has just fucking started WWIII with the Middle East
Why is Darth Vader considered evil?
mass murders and mass detention camps are the only solution in the Middle East
Then There's This: 'Countering Iran in Gaza and Beyond'
If we knew Blago's pick wasn't corrupt, should he still be blocked?
Any "Countdown to bush's last hours in office" parties anywhere?
I'm gonna tell youse da truth! All dese senators talkin' trash about blockin' Franken and Burris
The ever so subtle pro-Israeli propaganda continues...
Fire truck kills Union, NJ firefighter in 'terrible tragedy' (charged with arson and felony murder)
AP is reporting that Israeli ground troops are entering Gaza
AP is reporting that Israeli ground troops are entering Gaza
Congratulations to Senator Al Franken
MN Counting Underway...800 to go.
George W. Bush’s learning disability: dyslexia
Why we should never compromise on our progressive principles.
Can we have a serious discussion about breastfeeding
We took the White House, Congress, and many Governorships and ..... (video)
X post: Have you experimented with your sexuality?
?? Did Fuckhead Do Radio Addresses While Clinton Was Still President?
I take back what I said about alleged FReeper troll seventhson.
Apprenticeship raises questions about Palin
Did Obama give his weekly youtube/radio address this week? I wasn't able to find one.
Faux News = "The Ann Coulter Network"
NYT: Clinton, Familiar With Pitfalls of Mideast Politics, May Face Early Test in Gaza
Ed Schultz gone from Los Angeles/San Diego Raido
NEWSMAX: Headlines, really feeling the pain conservative idiots? Good!!!!
As to the argument of Bobby Rush and others and Obama must be replaced
Wolf Blitzer should be reprimanded for his incredible rudeness.
Tomorrow is the Third Anniversary of Ariel Sharon's debilitating stroke...
Coleman camp: ‘We’ll take legal action to remedy Franken’s artificial lead’
With Al Franken poised to become the 59th Democratic Senator....
Did Bush pardon Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard?
Does Roland Burris really believe he can strong arm his way into the Senate?
Kennedy Was Spared Financial Disclosure as a Top Aide at City Schools (NYT 1/3)
The arrests of the people conspiring to bribe Blagojevich are coming when?
Airliner hell as 40 passengers - many drunk - 'run amok' on flight from Gatwick to Cuba
I know Harry Reid won't do the nuclear option. I know he just won't.
unbelievable, 'kill them, kill them all' freepers on gaza
The DCCC Claims It Spent Its Money Well... Did It? (from DWT)
From the Sidelines, Top Contenders for Clinton's Senate Seat Emerge (NYT 1/3)
Republican Senators Can't Pretend To Be Moderates Now
Can someone please explain the 650 votes that Coleman wants counted
Contraceptive pill is polluting environment and causing male infertility: Vatican newspaper
Reid to Meet With Burris Next Week As Showdown Looms
Non-violence is the only way. Peace shall overcome.
Well, I'll have to admit it - Bush *did* warn us his administratiom would be a failure..
Ted Kennedy, the "Lion of the Senate,"
LAT: Parents of man shot to death by Anaheim police sue city
faux responds to 'Magic Negro' scroll, but don't expect an apology
Maddie Blaustein (October 9, 1960 - December 11, 2008)
God Tells Pat Robertson US Headed For Socialism
The next great lie from the pulpits that won't die?
When they repossessed our car I gave them the keys, why argue with the inevitable?
Who would YOU like to see as Senate Majority Leader instead of Reid?
Any munitions experts here who can identify the bombs or missiles
Dad kills 2 year old son when ordered to pay child support
The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range"
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) Stands Up, Calls For Immediate Gaza Cease-fire
Legal Schnauzer: Will We Ever Get Serious About Animal Cruelty?
TIME - A Spurt of Quake Activity Raises Fears in Yellowstone
Do we really want a Majority Leader who is afraid of the Republicans?
Cops fatally shoot Nazi memorabilia collector (WA student wearing Nazi uniform and wielding rifle)
Who can turn the world on with his smile?
Muslim family booted off U.S. airline gets apology
In Case You Missed This: John Bolton: Gaza Crisis Means We Should Attack Iran Now
Special Prosecutor Question Number One Now on the Obama Site
Blago sure ain't dumb no matter how crooked he may be
Bill O Reilly reacts to Sen Al Franken winning Norm Coleman's Senate Seat
A Call For Peace: Recommend to call Hamas and Israel to the Peace table.
Portrait Emerges of Anthrax Suspect’s Troubled Life
You remember "The Nuclear Option"?
Swastikas daubed on Holocaust memorial
Need info on OTH (Other Than Honorable) discharges from the military...
The Army Quashed Anthrax Investigation Led By Ft. Detrick Scientists (NYT)
She walks every day to work using the same road, but all of a sudden there was a U.S. patrol
FBI E-Mail (Obtained By ACLU) PROVES - IT WAS BUSH - Who Authorized Abuse of Iraqi Detainees
If Reid did insist that Blago appoint a white senator
Is it me or are there starting to be more and more Democrats brought down by now legal wiretaps.
Recount is complete; Franken up by 226
Larisa Alexandrovna: Rove, WH Emails, Attorney Scandal, Siegelman - All One Story, Justice Not Done
Police catch serial rapist by matching DNA of rapist's 4 year old son
Why does anyone have to take sides in this conflict?
20-20 tonight... Oh my..there's not enough popcorn in the world
Halfway through "Family of Secrets" by Russ BAKER. Spoilers.
NYC mayor heads to Israel to 'show his support'...along with police commissioner Ray Kelly...
Come on, Coleman. Don't be a Sore Loserman! Concede already, Franken won!
Will Obama's public silence on Israel's military response to Hamas translate into complicity?
Amtrak photo contestant arrested by Amtrak police in NYC’s Penn Station
We Lived to Tell the Story: Lebanon Rescued Us: Cynthia McKinney
It's time we had a Pet Parents' Bill of Rights
Can you coin a word? Claiming that a particular allegation is false...
Should churches/religions/cults be taxed?
Frank Rich: A President Forgotten But Not Gone...Smaller Than Life
We mock the "Get a brain morans", guy but 698,798 rocket scientists voted for Ralph Nader last year
Let me show you something, and it shows why I'm suspicious of Scientology in re Jett Travolta:
Here's something that REALLY bothers me....is WRONG in today's "techno-society"
Political caving-in and other stuff since 2000 that has angered me the most. .
Iraq was a legacy of lies told and lies believed. A confused time. A tragic time.
Willful Denial, Arrogance and Stupidity
America's blind support of Israel damages the US national interest. Yes? No?
Talk to the CANNON. Have a few words with the CANNON cannon cannon...
I'm headed to the kitchen for cocoa. Anyone want anything? nt
I have been watching the old games in black and white on the game show channel.
Tom Scholz is a Freemason and Boston lyrics and album covers...
Ran Out Of Love Spam Last Nite
Damn, I've got a 101 fever and aches. Hubby wants me to "sweat under blankets"
Anyone know any black polish jokes?
Some parents are so freaking clueless
Some parents are so freaking clueless
The collective wisdom of DUer Loungers
Does anyone remember the band Human Switchboard?
Wii Wii Wii Wii, all the way home...
some asshole put orange juice in my
Why didn't anyone in the Lounge ask for this for Christmas?
I want you to walk all over me.
Is Midlo missing, or is it just my imagination?
Did you know that Diggy Liggy Li loved Diggy Liggy Lo?
Working on a collage to post at the GOODBYE SHRUB website
If I have posted anything irrational, unkind or plain old
Is the BOLD type the forum uses for the topic titles harder to read than plain?
Matt Smith (age 26) is the new Doctor Who
Burglar flees in terror after homeowner returns from New Year party..dressed as Thor, God of Thunder
After going through a whole bag of pistachios..
Suspicious father...IS THIS ANYTHING????
I'm Listening To Aphrodite's Child '666'
Central Autralia's Legendary Rock Feces
How dare 'Playgirl' get the ax?
The Demolition of Shea Stadium: Aerial Pics...
I want to see The Wrestler! all hype, no movie....
A 17-Year-Old Girl In North Dakota Got Drunk On New Years...
A 17-Year-Old Girl In North Dakota Got Drunk On New Years...
Dave and Busters. Is this an appropriate place for four young women, ages 17-19, to spend a
I just injested over BILLION live bacteria cells
So much for the winter storm warning of 3~5 inches during the day and another 3 tonight.
Anybody get anything cool for the holidays?
Anybody get anything cool for the holidays?
Is it Just me: Does anyone else with 5.1 sound for TV get a mm-mm-mm during commercials and
This is for all the Dallas Cowboys haters:
Central Kentucky's Legendary Rock Fences
Dang - my husband's headed back overseas tomorrow (for work, not for
Is there a movie that you were going to see over the Christmas holidays that
'Northern Exposure' Marathon in my house today. Hubby found a boxed set
Why were the beds separated in most sitcoms in the 50s?
Why are the beds seperated in most European hotel rooms?
Can there POSSIBLY be anything more fucking lame than a thread about "tribute bands?"
1st Playoff game on NOW. Go Falcons!
kitten pictures of the day for saturday January 3
Hallmark Scientists Identify 3 New Human Emotions
Why do some 1˝ hour movies seem so long, while some 2˝ hour movies zip by so fast?
Ex-Giant Ingram captured, arrested
I finally hit my Weight Watchers goal. Ask me anything. (nt)
Who has experimented with their sexuality?
My local department store already has their Christmas stuff out.
I love this episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Michael Dick got his balls handed to him
DUzy Awards for the week are up in GD.
There's a cat caterwauling outside my office window. Has been for days.
She just wanted to make it snow
DU Omnivores: Do you ever get disgusted by food in general?
I have nothing to say but I'm posting this for Creekdog...
Anyone see Eagle Eye? I'm watching it now, what an intense movie
The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sat 1/3/2009)
Wow...The Unborn looks really, really, REALLY awful.
Help me come up with a creative response to this inquiry on a Craigslist ad I posted.
DU Herbivores: Do you ever get disgusted by plants?
Commissioner James Gordon or Ned Flanders?
So I see Yoko Ono is trying to make it look like John Lennon cared about children at all.
Snow can be fun, look at this pic...
Hey geniuses, how do I shrink a big picture (4 MB) so I can send
Kids of the 60s: Do you remember slot cars?
$18 for a scarf, originally sold for $36, and should have been $9
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting ....
*** DUzy Awards for week ending January 2, 2009 ***
Post arguments to convince my partner that we NEED a wii!
Wait a minute Mr. Postman ....
Anyone here walk like an Egyptian?
When I want to post in the lounge and have nothing to wear..
Ah yes, it's 30 degrees outside and windy. Time for some January BBQ!
Just got done watching the Halloween remake....piece of shit ( long rant ) long time coming
What did Santa leave under the freepers' Christ™mas trees?
What do you do when you want to post in the lounge but have nothing to say
I have been sitting infront of the computer since 10 am
If you put Jamal Williams in the end zone, you will score a touchdown
If you could complicate your life, how would you do so?
well that game SUCKED.. but i still had a good time
My Boyfriend Got a Beatle Haircut
The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 1/3/09
Ever go through your bookmarks and find really strange stuff?
What movie(s) have you seen the most times?
What do you do when you want to post in the lounge but have nothing to say?
I sure do feel safe in the Lounge. I feel that if I venture out of here, I'll be banned instantly.
I just vacuumed. After 6 months. Hurray for me!!
So Alabama ran into its kryptonite: Magical Mormon Underwear
I Feel Safer Now Knowing That GERALDO Is Deep In War Torn Gaza
If I waited until I had something to say I would post in GD
Does anyone know about non-verbal learning disability (NLD)?
When does one give up on a friend?
Recently widowed woman finds her late hubby had just won $10 million lottery
is anyone else deeply bothered by the new use of the word "futurist"?
At last! Blonde@last's Christmas puppy (pics)!
I went to a Lou Malnati's Pizzeria last night
How many times have you seen the movies you've seen the most times?
Welcome to Australia (NOT for the faint of heart, lol)
What would you do if you found out your significant other was a space alien?
Shrink film window insulation kits?
If you could simplify your life, how would you do so?
Watching Serenity on the SciFi Channel...
When I want to post in the lounge and have nothing to say..
Post goofy things you reminisce about
I kissed my best friend by accident tonight.
Just got a very bizarre robocall.
Of all the dangerous things that cults do, which is the MOST dangerous?
Why couldn't the new Dr. Who have been a woman or a non-white?
NFL Playoffs Start Here - Make Your predictions!
Should oshyposhy and I go out and get boxed tonight...
Saturday night ** pic thread **
Tavernertavern: Stone Cali-Belgique IPA. Yummy. Clovey.
My all-time favorite movie is "Anatomy of a Murder"--what's yours?
My all-time favorite movie is "Anatomy of a Murder"--what's yours?
"Bogtrotter" . . . . . my new word for today......
*****Unofficial OPTICAL ILLUSION Thread***** Post em if ya got em...
I think my room mate might be crazy/paranoid
Forgotten originals - post a song whose cover version(s) are better known.
Folks forced to sell cherished collections, heirlooms, keepsakes put up for sale to pay bills!
What does Jesse Jackson Jr, Danny Davis, Emil Jones, and Roland Burris have in common?
I can't wait until this country is finally being lead by a President what can reason and...
Will Obama push for universal health care for all children in this country?
On Punahou School Campus, Obama and Memories
The 6 who think they want to lead the RNC
where are all the threads complaining about the appointment of Michael Bennet?
Rocky Mountian High: 17 days left!
Seating only Burris or Franken will not affect our ability to pass legislation
"Subcommittee B, to plan the implementation of the policy...
Chicago Sun-Times: Burris selection likely legit -- so seat him
Talkingpointsmemo's Rosenberg: Rep. Donna Edwards Stands Up, Calls For Immediate Gaza Cease-fire
Obama Image Request (magazine covers)...
I think Obama needs to detach himself ASAP from this whole damn mess in Illinois.
What do you think the prospects are for passing ENDA this year?
The SHE-MAN makes another stupid statement can someone put a muzzle on her
Obama Plans Bipartisan Meeting on Economic Stimulus
Yellowstone Super Volcano Activity Increasing
Is there any cool, not tacky, memento of the Inauguration that you can buy online?
Hawaii's Still Waters Run Deep for the President-Elect
Burris Sought Death for Innocent Man
The Finer Points of Liberalism
Any Chicago/IL DUers agree with me? I wish this was some local fanfare for the Obama departure. . .
Democratic voters overwhelmingly oppose the Israeli offensive...
Why I'm proud to be from Minnesota: Watch the count of abstentee ballots
PHOTO Franken supporters wait for the result....
Those looking to throw Reid under the bus re: IL Senate seat should also target Durbin as well
reid called blagojevich about who was`t acceptable for the senate seat
Who is the new Senator from Colorado? Check this out.
I was closer than Nate Silver. I predicted Franken +125. He won by +225
***Minnesota Absentee Vote Counting Thread** Starting 1:35 PST Franken +49
Tone May Empower Obama's Agenda
Does anyone know whats up with these last 654 ballots in minnesota?
Malia & Sasha prepare for Sidwell
For the Obamas, it's new-home, new school time
Message to Michael Steele: You Can't Spell Republican Without 'Re'
has there been an explanation of GD vs GD P recently?
With Obama's Rise, Punahou School Adds to Its Distinctions
"Reverse Freeping" (and ticking off Berg) anyone??
Washington Post Website: .... Who does their website headlines?
Clues Leak Out: How Obama Will Deal With Bush-Appointed US Attorneys
Denver Post: "How do you feel about Michael Bennet as the choice for U.S. Senate?"
Bush History-President Bush's Hard, Very Hard, Oh So Hard, Night, 1/3
Why do people declare that "it is official, it is Caroline"
Welcome new 2009 Democratic Senators ~~
Whites built this nation, Negros will deface it.”
Obama's inauguration: Lincoln's Bible (good summary)
Do you think Obama has looked over the table at Michelle and asked
Will Obama, then, deliver the State of the Union Adddress?
Obama's Perilous Compromise with Looters
PHOTOS Look what that Egyptian reporter started.
Notice anything odd in this video?
Steve Chapman in the Chicago Tribune: Why the Senate should seat Burris
Pushing Kennedy for President is nothing but idolization in action
Should Military recruiters be allowed to go into High Schools?
Perilous test awaits Obama in detainee case
Why Is Anyone Surprised About Rick Warren?
Inside the Presidency (National Geo) Great Read!
What makes Franken's win all the more delicious?
Will Caroline Kennedy prevent Obama from establishing relations with Cuba?
Franken wins + 223 Congratulations Senator "Landslide" Franken
Question about Healthcare from the Idiot Class:
Question about Healthcare from the Idiot Class:
Red States =net takers, Blue States = net givers
Obama is not going to pander to anyone
"Barack Obama born in Kenya!" --The Globe
Hey DU. Give it up for Iowa. One year ago, tonight.....
Reuters: Raul Castro says hopes too high for Obama (as LGBTs have bitterly found out)
Freepers to the Watch List. They have now become terrorists.
Do you think that reaching out to Warren will improve the chances for equal rights?
2008 Web Log Awards - Bigot PUMA sites shortlisted
Been gone for three days. Did I miss anything?
With Obama, DC Residents Hope For A Voice
John Travolta's 16-year-old son dies from injury at actor's Bahamas vacation home, police say
Sri Lanka bombs Tigers in north after fall of HQ
Shootouts leave 8 police wounded in Mexico
Peacemaking Event is Attacked in Iraq
Appeals Court Polarized in DeLay-related Ruling (Dem Justices Blocked from Filing Dissents)
Six Vie to Become Next RNC Chair
Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jackson Jr. to Obama’s U.S. Senate seat
Israel set to begin ground war against Hamas in Gaza
Iraq won't be used to threaten neighbors: Maliki
Leaflets warn Gazans to get out of harm's way
John Atta Mills Wins Ghana’s Presidential Election (Update4)
Israeli ground troops have begun moving into Gaza, according to Israel Defense Forces.
Hamas not to blame for current crisis despite Bush claims
U.S. Debt Expected To Soar This Year
Israel bombs Hamas sites, split on ground invasion
Obama: Country Needs Economic Stimulus Plan (Saturday Radio Address)
ANALYSIS / Israel must prepare to turn its military might from Gaza to Iran
Israeli ground forces launch Gaza invasion
Army Recruiter Suicides Prompt Investigations
US-installed Iraqi ex-PM says Bush "utter failure"
Tsunami alert issued after strong Indonesian quake
U.S. Military Takes First Step to Quit Iraqi Cities
Economic talks bring Maliki to Tehran
U.S. military takes first step to quit Iraqi cities
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi of Iran is threatened at her home
Navy May Close Case Of Missing Pilot
Reid Has Conflict of Interest, Blagojevich Spokesman Says
U.S. Forest Policy Is Set to Change, Aiding Developer
Two IDF soldiers seriously wounded, 9 lightly in Gaza fighting
Congo says Ugandan rebels fleeing toward CAR
Russia gas row disruption spreads, no talks in sight
Quake hits Indonesia's Papua island, four dead
NYC mayor heads to Israel to 'show his support' (????)
Israeli Troops Launch Attack on Gaza (ground troops- NYT 6 minutes ago)
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv for and against Israel's Gaza op
Tense moments in Minnesota Senate recount, Candidate tries to halt Minnesota recount
Developing: Israeli troops 'move into Gaza'
Former DNC chief announces Va. gov run
Venezuelan U.S. Dollar Reserves Close 2008 at Record $42.2 Bln
U.S. thwarts Libyan push for Gaza truce demand at UN
France condemns Israel land offensive in Gaza
U.S. could be facing debt 'time bomb' this year
More Groups Than Thought Monitored in Police Spying
Ashlanders 'Shoe Bush' at Navickas' new art gallery
Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jackson Jr. to Obama’s U.S. Senate seat
Historians battle Wal-Mart over key Civil War site, Wilderness Battlefield
UN Security Council has 'failed' in Gaza: Arab League
Riot police called out in London as protest ends in skirmishes
Franken gains big in count of new Minn. ballots
EU presidency: Israel ground op in Gaza 'defensive not offensive'
Michelle Obama, Daughters Arrive in Washington
DTV converter box coupon program running out of money
Intense fighting reported as Israeli troops cross into Gaza
A New Cigarette Hazard: ‘Third-Hand Smoke’
Thousands protest in Europe at Gaza offensive
Conservatives on 9th Circuit Can't Rescue Boy Scouts From Establishment Clause Claim
Yellowstone Earthquakes Raise Fears
Brazil freed 4,600 farm slaves in 2008
Israel's righteous fury and its victims in Gaza
Israel keeps ban on foreign journalists in Gaza despite a recent Supreme Court order
Israel to treat more injured Gazans (Jerusalem Post)
At least 435 Palestinians killed in Gaza in one week
Abbas to Release Hundreds of Hamas Prisoners
"Creative anarchy" in the Gaza Strip
Israel May Win in Gaza, Hamas Won't Lose and Moderate Arab Leaders and Obama Will Worry
Israel mobilizes navy units off Gaza coast
US blocks cease-fire, gives Israel carte blanche to continue killing in Gaza
World protests at Gaza conflict
IF Israel is an apartheid society,
13 reported killed in airstrike on Gaza mosque
Bush, Obama and the Gaza blitz
ret.FBI agent Coleen Rowley LTE on Israel/Palestine
Gaza and the World: Will Things Ever Change? (Ramzy Baroud)
White House, Israel Reject Conclusion Of Aid Groups That Humanitarian Crisis Exists In Gaza»
Mark Steel: So what have the Palestinians got to complain about?
Israel May Be Running Out of Targets, Air Campaign Could Be Nearing End
Hamas urges suicide bombings as attacks escalate
Israeli Airstrike Kills Top Hamas Militant in Gaza(Third Senior Member Killed)
Statement by Prof. Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied
Foreigners flee as Israel destroys Hamas homes
Leaflets warn Gazans to get out of harm's way
Israel has plenty of tactics for war, but none for peace
ANALYSIS / Israel must prepare to turn its military might from Gaza to Iran
"Mideast: Jewish Organisations Call For End to Gaza Bombings"
Any word on the crisis from Steve Cohen, Jerry Nadler, etc.?
Gaza hides a war over the Arabs' future
Israel’s onslaught on Gaza will fail
America's hidden role in Hamas's rise to power
EU Presidency: Israel ground op in Gaza 'defensive not offensive'
DemocracyNow: "How Israel and the United States Helped to Bolster Hamas"....
Bombing Refugee Camps in Gaza Instead of Paying the Refugees Reparations
Gaza and the Law of Armed Conflict (Proportionality of the Gaza Conflict)
White Phosphorous: Israel fires artillery shells into Gaza
Tel Aviv rally decries Gaza assault
Troops face bitter battle of the tunnels
Israel's air force shells orphanage in Ar-Ramal; one killed
Gaza: Hamas relishing chance to take on Israeli forces
Starhawk on Gaza: “I Just Don’t Get It…Or Rather, I Do.”
Gaza is at the centre of an unwinnable war
Israeli Tank Column Enters Gaza: Witness
Israel maintains ban on journalists entering Gaza
Hamas moves on Fatah 'collaborators'
Israel must come to a ceasefire with the Palestinians!
Hamas not to blame for current crisis despite Bush claims
"Fighting in dense Gaza brings child casualties "(Herald Tribune)
Just got back from a Palestinian rally I was at for work
Riot police called out in London as protest ends in skirmishes
Israel Gaza Offensive Boosts Barak, Scrambles Election Outlook: It's the elections stupid
Tomorrow is the Third Anniversary of Ariel Sharon's debilitating stroke...
Caroline's Competitors Claim She's a 'Ya Know It-All'
NY Jets Seek to 'Reverse' Fortunes in Hiring New Coach: Benjamin Button
Cost of dealing with insurance bureaucracy
Democratics Exact Revenge: Release CD of 'Dick the Magic Vigo'
Funding the Israeli Military The U.S. Pipeline From Industry to Congress
Mass Uprising of Greece’s Youth: Bailouts for the Banks, Bullets for the People
Israel, Gaza and the US: what will Obama do?
As 111th Senate Is Set to Begin, Four Seats Still Up in Air
Frugal is cool in cash-strapped US (Guardian UK)
William Blum: Anti-Empire Report:1/3/08
Congress Faces Historic Challenges
The Last Word: Hatewatch’s 2nd Annual Smackdown Awards
The Daddy Bush Connection with JFK's Assassination? Please check out these links.
Glenn Greenwald: Dem leaders out of step with voters on Israel's attack on Gaza
Chicago to take over at the White House
This is YOUR War on Drugs - and it's killing Mexico.
Support Damon Weaver to Interview Obama, Meet Malia, Sasha
Global Warming Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Warming could lead to warfare
Well well well - Ben Harper and the Blind boys of Alabama
AP: Protesters in D.C. Condemn Attacks in Gaza
Thousands of Shoes Appear on Miami Freeway
Rabbi Against Israel (Zionism)
Israel Won't Allow Journalists In Gaza - Ground War Imminent
Israeli Omer Goldman Calls Gaza Assault IDF Terror
01/03/09: President-elect Obama's Weekly Address
Weekend Economists: The Deja Vu Edition January 3-4, 2009
Obama Weekly Address: Country Needs Economic Stimulus Plan
Mary Lou McDonald speaking at the March in support of the people of Gaza,
max keiser promo - new finance/political/pop culture show on BBC World - The Oracle with Max Keiser
Israel's politics spill into Gaza
Veteran of George's War Wants a Bail-Out
Red State Update 2008 Year In Review
Like It Is: Horrors of Drug Addition (1981)
Queen Rania: Come together, stand up, and speak out about Gaza.
TYT: Guess How Many Pairs Of 'Shoe Thrower' Shoes Have Been Sold?
BBC: Israel Military Refuses Supreme Court Order To Let Journalists Into Gaza
Young Turks: Scarborough Gets Embarrassed On His Own Show!
ABC News: Top stories from Aug 18th 1970 (state-of-the-art graphics 1970 style)
Young Turks: Who Was The Most Important Or Most Famous Person To Die In 2008?
Bill O'Reilly whines about MN vote recount
New Ann Coulter Book Coming This Week -- Rips (Surprise) Michelle and Barack O
Targeted by violence, peace in sight
COLA rates get boost in Europe
Reporter's Notebook: Engineers have seen plenty of Afghanistan
U.S., NATO seek supply routes in Asia
S. Korea mulls fingerprint plan
Soldiers Shoot, Wound Woman in Baghdad
Home-based Jobs for 2009: What's Hot, What's Not
Bush Wants Lasting Mideast Cease-Fire
Military Update: CBO eyes military retirees, vets for health cost cuts
Australia Won't Accept Gitmo Detainees
Report: Crash Caused By Pilot Flying Too Low
Israel's Policy Is Perfectly 'Proportionate'
A Modest Proposal In Outline For a Peaceable Resolution....
Air Force Pilot Got Hooked On Space As Child
WI: 3,500 Guard Troops Prep For Call-Up
Official: Unlikely Missing Soldier Mistook Pier
Military Intercepts of Aircraft Decrease
Fellow Marines Appeal To Obama For Peralta MoH
EBG construction program continues at Grafenwöhr
Report: China To Build 2 Carriers By 2015
Fitness Mag Features Brawny Reagan Crew
Judge Awards $65 Million to Pueblo Victims
Israel Allows Palestinians to Flee
Itaewon: Koreans embrace Seoul’s ‘exotic’ district
One Voice Can Change a Room- Obama
Open thread - Questions about the current conflict, history, etc.
crosspost: Bush blew up the nuclear levee, a Very Dangerous Deal
Chinese Consortium Announces Plan For 1-Gig Solar Plant - No Date For Buildout Given - Reuters
Parents Of Children Sickened By Milk Held By Chinese Authorities To Prevent Press Contact - NYT
2008 Output At Daqing - China's Largest Oil Field - Down 3.6% YOY
Dynegy - Key Backer For Nevada Coal-Fired Power Plants - Pulls Out Of Project - LVRJ
Have fun: "RORMaxx Could be First Steps to Wind Powered Sports Car"
Ten Years On, Summers-Browner Conflict May Return As Climate Policy Debate Reopens - NYT
2009 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook Troubling For GOM Oil Zones - 7 Named, Four Major Storms Projected
A Spurt of Quake Activity Raises Fears in Yellowstone
Growing Consensus Among Military, Political Planners That Climate Breakdown Will Define Future Wars
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Sues EPA, Charges Abdication Of Responsibility For Cleanup & Oversight
Dept of Homeland Security Sues Nature Conservancy to Condemn Land
Drop In Electricity Consumption Fuels Rate Debate (FL)
Planning the Fate of a Nuclear Plant’s Land (Shoreham, Long Island)
Solar-power industry remains hot in California
The Top 10 Green-Tech Breakthroughs of 2008
2008 'Huge year for natural disasters'
Missourians wanting to power their own homes are finding it difficult
The efficient destruction of CF4 - an extremely potent greenhouse gas.
Photojournalist Antrim Caskey: Scenes from the Coal Sludge Spill
Austria takes over Bank Medici hit by Madoff case
The Wall Street Ponzi Scheme called Fractional Reserve Banking
The library - a recession sanctuary
Monetary flat-spin... Denninger
Today in labor history Jan 3 demand food for their starving families, warning they would take it by
A national LGBT group should organize a protest on Inauguration Day.
Reuters: Raul Castro says hopes too high for Obama (as LGBTs have bitterly found out)
MLK Center: Rick Warren chosen to give keynote address for his "unifying spirit"
MLK Center: Rick Warren chosen to give keynote address for his "unifying spirit"
Just sent another donation to the Human Rights Campaign.
I need a shoulder to cry on (Fire and Rain) with snopes link
Did anyone see this great Jon Carroll column: The Purpose Driven Bigot.
Our community in pictures: My new years eve gay party
Are there any gay du'ers who dont like warren and are going to the inauguration
Tribute to Vice President Al Gore
Bob Barr: The Defense Of Marriage Act Must Go
I guess its time to leave DU for a while...
A glbt protest idea of warren or really any bigoted speaker,
Sam Adams takes oath as Portland's chief executive
Grassroots activism worked for the extreme right, can it work for us?
Venezuelan U.S. Dollar Reserves Close 2008 at Record $42.2 Bln
Brazil freed 4,600 farm slaves in 2008
Che's spirit burns on in Latin America
St. Nick beat by a bunch of Homophobes....
Hmm. NBC has Matt Millen in the studio as an analyst. Guess
Baltimore, Minnesota, San Diego, Atlanta...
Should the NFL eliminate the blackout rule?
Celgene warns that anticlot drug linked to deaths
How effective is intraperitoneal chemotherapy for ovarian cancer stage 4?
85 yr old sister in law has been taking 400 gms of Darvocet for years
Anyone getting anything on Yellowstone?
40 years of homicide rate data
Have you ever had a kind of "psychic door" open temporarily?
I'm so glad I discovered this group.
The Dragon In My Garage by Carl Sagan
Interesting Historical Paper On Xenon Chemistry.
Is Saturn losing its rings? (CNN)
Obama Moves to Counter China With Pentagon-NASA Link
Team records 'music' from stars
A mysterious ``circle stone'' is puzzling archaeologists (Arizona)
Atheists In Heaven? Sign Of Shifting Moral Zeitgeist?
crap.crap.crap. another shoe drops. I don't know what to do.
It's January. It's 80 degrees in Austin
Open Office Users V. 3 issues when opening files..
Can I get some help, please, in navigating
Doctor Who? BBC's Surprise Choice
I need a website and I need help!
Problem with USB ports on Dell laptop
Browser (IE 7.0) hijacked. Need help.
Beware the crocodile's instincts
a little OT: TPM on the Washington press corps
(UK) Public wants taxes that hurt the rich - Credit crunch provokes backlash against bankers
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