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My Political Leanings

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:36:46 -0800

My Political Leanings
So, the age-old question. What is Sensico, republican or democrat? Well, okay, I know I’m not fooling some of you but...
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Shooting Your Foot: Jordan’s Afghanistan And CIA Connection

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:04:22 -0800

Shooting Your Foot: Jordan’s Afghanistan And CIA Connection
Getty Images It has undeniably been the talk of the town here in Amman, to say nothing of the local virtual spheres; an interesting contrast to the local mainstream media that has remained relatively hush-hush about the death of Sharif Ali bin Zaid....
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Fear Incorporated, part 4

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0800

Fear Incorporated, part 4
Fear Incorporated, part 4-1.052010-01-07 00:00:00Darrin BellRating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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The Philosophy of Agamben

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:45:22 -0800

CIA attack a blow but won't stop anti-terror hunt (AP)

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:17:26 -0800

CIA attack a blow but won't stop anti-terror hunt (AP)
AP - The deaths of seven CIA employees in Afghanistan probably will not be the last. The U.S. isn't pulling back on covert...
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Abrupt Democratic retirements show tough landscape (AP)

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:16:24 -0800

Abrupt Democratic retirements show tough landscape (AP)
AP - Two longtime Senate Democrats suddenly abandoned re-election bids, and so did a Democratic swing-state governor,...
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Pentagon: More return to fight after leaving Gitmo (AP)

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:15:30 -0800

Pentagon: More return to fight after leaving Gitmo (AP)
AP - One in five terror suspects released from the Guantanamo Bay prison has returned to the fight, according to a classified...
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Re: KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA POLITICS

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:15:24 -0800

Re: KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA POLITICS
Whoever is caught in the act should be questioned on why he did it, if he mentions the names of politicians in the process as...
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Re: "Yar'Adua Not With Us" says Saudi Hospital.

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:09:21 -0800

Re: "Yar'Adua Not With Us" says Saudi Hospital.
We've alway been "leaderless". Even when he was supposedly not ill. They've alway called us a dying nation...
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Is There A Connection Between Andre Dawson And Mitch Williams?

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:04:03 -0800

Is There A Connection Between Andre Dawson And Mitch Williams?
I'm researching a supposed rivalry between Andre Dawson and Mitch Williams when they played together in the Chicago Cubs. ...
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Video: Maddow skewers right wing for its attack on qualified Obama appointee

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:51:44 -0800

Video: Maddow skewers right wing for its attack on qualified Obama appointee
Amanda Simpson via ABC The campaign against President Obama’s appointment of a supremely qualified woman to a Dept. of...
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Editorial - Immigration’s New Year - NYTimes.com

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:44:57 -0800

Editorial - Immigration’s New Year - NYTimes.com
After years of tightening the screws, the system is hopelessly frozen. Those who want to fix it will have to shut out the choruses of no-amnestys and over-my-dead-bodys, sidestep the false arguments and press into the headwinds while holding firm to the...
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What Is Living and What Is Dead in Social Democracy? - The New York Review of Books

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:37:34 -0800

What Is Living and What Is Dead in Social Democracy? - The New York Review of Books
If social democracy has a future, it will be as a social democracy of fear. Rather than seeking to restore a language of optimistic progress, we should begin by reacquainting ourselves with the recent past. The first task of radical dissenters today is...
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UN envoy warns of Afghan mission failure

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:48 -0800

UN envoy warns of Afghan mission failure
UNITED NATIONS: The outgoing UN special envoy to Afghanistan warned Wednesday that the international mission in the country...
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5 Magazine : House Music from Chicago, House Music for the World

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:12:39 -0800

5 Magazine : House Music from Chicago, House Music for the World
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Maharashtra govt blames the movie 3idiots for ragging!

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:59:07 -0800

Maharashtra govt blames the movie 3idiots for ragging!
Maharashtra govt blames the movie 3idiots for ragging!
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Gridface: Ron Hardy Playlists

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:57:01 -0800

Gridface: Ron Hardy Playlists
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"If you are going to do drugs, do it right, because even drug addicts deserve to have their lives..."

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:45:00 -0800

"If you are going to do drugs, do it right, because even drug addicts deserve to have their lives..."
“If you are going to do drugs, do it right, because even drug addicts deserve to have their...
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Vivian Maier - Her Discovered Work

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:32:21 -0800

Vivian Maier - Her Discovered Work
Treasure trove of photos taken in the 1960s and 1970s of and around Chicago by an unknown French expat photographer, Vivian Maier. (via bad banana, via chicagoist)
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Tom Kephart listened to a track

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:28:54 -0800

The Box - You Are on My Mind - Chicago
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The 9/11 Truth Movement - 911truth.org

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:25:30 -0800

The 9/11 Truth Movement - 911truth.org
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Hope… is fading fast

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:24:44 -0800

Hope… is fading fast
O to a T Genius This is definitely one of those kick yourself because you didn’t think of it first deals. Source:...
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Cardin, Mikulski announce funding for partnership that includes SEIU

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:23:29 -0800

Cardin, Mikulski announce funding for partnership that includes SEIU
Press Release of Senator Cardin CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE ARRA FUNDING FOR GREEN JOBS TRAINING IN MARYLAND Contact: Susan...
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Apple's two big mobile moves: The Apple Tablet & Quattro Wireless

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:09:21 -0800

Apple's two big mobile moves: The Apple Tablet & Quattro Wireless
WSJ's All Things Digital is reporting another Apple move in the Mobile space, this time in mobile advertising. According to Kara Swisher, Apple is about to ... (via Google Alerts and AlertRank)
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Al-Qaida No. 3 says CIA attack was revenge killing

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:00:04 -0800

Al-Qaida No. 3 says CIA attack was revenge killing
A top al-Qaida leader is praising the Dec. 30 attack on a CIA outpost in Afghanistan and says it was to avenge the deaths of a...
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