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Liz Cheney Warns Against 'Walking Away' From Afghanistan, Apparently Forgetting That Dick Cheney Did Just That - video

Seeded on Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:19 PM EST (Firedoglake)
Seeded by Carloz

Worst of all? Hearing Cheney try to jam Obama about the dangers of "walking away" from her father's mess — after Dick and W. did exactly that when they got the genius idea to launch their epic fail in Iraq. These criminals have absolutely no shame.

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Confederate flag must come down from Capitol, says S.C. governor hopeful

Seeded on Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:07 PM EST (TheState.com)
Seeded by Carloz

The Confederate flag must be removed from the State House grounds if South Carolina is to attract jobs, according to one Democrat running for governor.

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Is Tony Blair a war criminal? Britain's Iraq inquiry to start hearing evidence this week

Seeded on Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:58 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)
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The Iraq inquiry will start hearing evidence in open session on Tuesday, and it will almost certainly lead to fireworks. Let us hope the media cover it properly; five months ago, there was a sharp debate on Iraq in the Commons which the media ignored.

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The Manhattan Declaration: Religious Leaders Warn of Civil Disobedience

Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:10 AM EST (Newsweek)
Seeded by Carloz

They are calling it the Manhattan Declaration, a 4,700-word manifesto reaching into scripture and signed by 148 Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical leaders.

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How We Pay for Big Pharma's Malpractice

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:49 PM EST (MotherJones.com)
Seeded by Carloz

The main reason we can't get a health reform bill enacted is because the pharmaceutical and insurance industries aren't happy with their piece of the action.

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Liberal, Conservative, Right-Wing: What do labels mean to you? (Poll)

Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:06 AM EST
By Ms CYPRAH

As a Briton on Newsvine, the first uncomfortable thing I noticed when I joined two years ago was the way people are labelled immediately with political monikers. Personally, I have never joined a political party.

Continue reading this entry ...

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How can a parent survive the teen years?

Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:55 AM EST
By Ms CYPRAH

The teenage years can be a nightmare for many parents. This is the time they are likely to feel impotent, frustrated, useless and powerless. However, they really don't have to be too painful or unnerving, neither do they even have to happen that way.

Continue reading this entry ...

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The war industry's drums are beating

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:18 PM EST (Salon.com)
Seeded by Carloz

Hurry, hurry. There's no time for thinking; it's time to act. Washington's permanent war lobby has worked itself into a veritable lather. The proper Pentagon press leaks have been made, Op-Eds written, talk show commandos deployed.

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Sarah Palin: Whiner-In-Chief

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:12 PM EST (Telegraph)
Seeded by Carloz

With Palin, what you see is what you get, and what you see in Going Rogue is a woman who is charming, passionate, loyal and patriotic. She is also self-absorbed beyond political norms, prickly, thin-skinned and just plain whiny. This is what stands out for me.

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Official: Alcohol 'protects men's hearts'

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:42 AM EST (BBC News)
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Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.

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