US Politics 4567 items | updated Nov 21 2009
Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris
Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million...
Microsoft Denies NSA-Accessible Backdoors Into...
Hey now! Just because the NSA helped Microsoft hone the security of Windows 7 doesn't mean Microsoft designed special backdoors for the organization to spy on...
US Catholic Bishops threaten body politic with...
US Catholic Bishops are pushing a toxic agenda that threatens the body politic. Catholic rejection of secular policy threatens health care reform for the nation...
In New Orleans, Elation Over Katrina Liability Ruling
NEW ORLEANS — Since the first days after Hurricane Katrina, when the streets were still under water, many residents of New Orleans and its surroundings have...
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$36 Billion Rainforest Protection Plan Agreed to by 35 Nations - Now Who Will Pay For It?
A group of 35 nations have agreed to a plan that aims to reduce global deforestation by 25% by 2015, The Guardian reports. The... more-
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Is this the end for human space flight?
SO WE won't be going to Mars, not in my lifetime anyway. And not back to the moon either, not for decades. Buzz Lightyear... more-
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Robotic Spy Planes Go Green
"Robot spy planes are harnessing alternative energy to make them more covert and longer lasting than ever. Such drones... more-
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Tax havens & currency speculation
Kapoor: Tax currency speculation, close off-shore tax havens and raise tax on unearned income-
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Steven Weber: Republicans are pussies.
Republicans are pussies. From the congressional chicken hawks to the half-baked Alaskan Sarah Palin; from the wild-eyed... more-
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Beck lies again; claims that under the Senate health care bill, "You don't get a single benefit until 2014".
During his November 19 Fox News program, Glenn Beck falsely claimed that under the Senate health care bill, "All of the... more-
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Spare Sarah Palin the self-righteousness
WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin hardly needs defending. She prides herself on being a supportive hockey mom, but she can lace on... more-
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Inhofe: "I proudly declare 2009 as the 'Year of the Skeptic'"
Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma has always been a thorn in the side of environmentalists, especially when it comes to climate... more-
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Quick Fact: Limbaugh falsely claims undocumented immigrants are covered under House health care bill
On his November 19 radio show, Rush Limbaugh falsely claimed that undocumented immigrants "are covered" under the... more-
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Lou Dobbs - Jon Stewart hits issues out of the park . . .
Jon Stewart, my new favorite news show . . .... more-
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Fox News' year in apologies: fake videos, false info, cutting and pasting from GOP
On November 19, co-host Jane Skinner apologized for Happening Now "mistakenly" airing a fake video of Sarah Palin's... more-
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Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin
Palin derangement syndrome . . . ? http://www.hulu.com/watch/109820/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-wed-nov-18-2009-
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Fox Misleading its Viewers... Again
For the second time in just over a week Fox misrepresented the number of people who came out to support a conservative... more-
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Hateful and Stupid
~y2009m11d10-Pat-Robertson-Islam-not-a-religion-but-violent-political-system-Video Pat Robertson called Islam a violent... more-
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President Obama’s Responses to Yoani Sanchez’s Questions
[President Obama responds to 7 questions posed to him by Yoani Sanchez from her blog in Cuba]... more-
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Landrieu leans to voting yes on debating health bill
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said Friday night that she’s “leaning towards” voting to start debate on the health... more-
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Fox News AGAIN accused of airing misleading video
For the second time in just over a week, Fox News is coming under fire for misusing old news footage. The latest flap is leading... more-
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How the Senate Health Care Bill stacks up with the House Health Care Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled his comprehensive health reform legislation, which the CBO projects would extend... more-
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Liberals, conservatives, agree: Timothy Geithner must go
What does it mean when a conservative Republican and a liberal Democrat both call for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to be fired?... more-
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Geithner Prods Congress on Financial Reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner is pushing Congress to move quickly in overhauling the... more-
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