1. Late Late Night FDL: Walkin Blues 29 minutes ago   permalink

Late Late Night FDL: Walkin Blues
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Paul Butterfield with Buzzy Feiten on guitar performing Walkin Blues at Rockpalast , Steptember 16, 1978.

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Late Late Night FDL: Walkin Blues Late Night: Valentine’ Day Warm Up: Pork, not Palin   —  Pork. And Palin. What more is there to say?

2. 'Tea Party Nation' Prepares Convention, But Partiers Balk at For-Profit Event 2 hours ago   permalink

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The first National Tea Party Convention is slated for the end of this week, but several big names and events have cancelled after questions rose about the high fees to attend and the treasure chest where the money will end up.

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3. The 2010 Comprehensive Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans 4 hours ago   permalink

The 2010 Comprehensive Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans
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As I've mentioned before, I'm putting the finishing touches on my new book, American Taliban, which catalogues the ways in which modern-day conservatives share the same agenda as radical Jihadists in the Islamic world. But I found myself making certain claims about Republicans that I didn't know if they could be backed up. So I thought, "why don' ...

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4. Families of Iraq war dead voice anger at 'smirking' Blair 1 day ago   permalink

Families of Iraq war dead voice anger at 'smirking' Blair
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is seen on television displays as he gives evidence to the Iraq Inquiry, at a department store in London, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

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Anais balcony bra   —  Another seductive addition from Charnos, this semi sheer Anais balcony bra offers under wired, � cup coverage, sheer lace embellishes the edge of the cups for a sultry twist. Jewelled bow embellishment completes the style.

5. "Where's the movement?" 1 day ago   permalink

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In the emerging Obama mythology, this is the question attributed to President Obama whenever he is asked to take the lead on a progressive issue. It is not an idle question. Leaders can only lead if there is a pre-existing movement for them to get in front of.

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Doomed Stampede!   —  Feeling a bit achey after shoveling out of this weekend’s snowstorm (and thinking a little global warming would be good right about now), I realized that I’ve been giving President Obama such a hard time lately, I should really celebrate a signal triumph, the GOP Q&A session which has been described as Barry in the Lion’s Den,

6. Think Again: Court Disposes, Media Yawn 1 day ago   permalink

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You may have heard of the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which has been widely understood to overturn virtually the entire body of law that preceded it and open the floodgates to a massive infusion of corporate cash into the U.S. electoral system. Reacting to the Court’s ...

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7. Competition in a publicly funded healthcare system 1 day ago   permalink

Competition in a publicly funded healthcare system
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Correspondence to: D U Himmelstein, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA david_himmelstein{at}hms.harvard.edu Are the UK and other countries right to adopt a market based model for improving their health services? Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein believe that the appropriate response to the US experience with such policies is ...

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8. Double Standards 1 day ago   permalink

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We are pointing out the obvious, but it's pretty funny to see Megan McArdle report on the Stuyvesant Town's default without mentioning its owners' moral duty to keep making their payments. McArdle's example for her moral lecture was a woman with a comparatively high income who could not afford to keep all her property, so she walked away from her ...

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9. Around sunset 1 day ago   permalink

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"Unless the sun blows up," says Giblets. "Cause now that the sun's blown up it's just always darkest before it gets more dark." "Well I guess so," says me. "But even then you got the bright side a the sun blowin up, like no more sunburns an cheaper parkin at the beach an more job opportunities for our friends in the vampire community."

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10. Yes, Pat Buchanan is a racist. So is most of the ... 1 day ago   permalink

Yes, Pat Buchanan is a racist. So is most of the ...
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Pat Buchanan said on Hardball today that Barack Obama is Ashley Wilkes. Cynthia Tucker was sitting next to him. I would say that was the most hamhanded statement of the day if it weren't for the fact that the Republican response to the state of the union address is being held in the hall where Jefferson Davis was inaugurated.

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11. Another secret deal from Obama: Gutting Social Security and Medicare with no Congressional hearings after the ... 1 day ago   permalink

Another secret deal from Obama: Gutting Social Security and Medicare with no Congressional hearings after the ...
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Hope for lasting liberal change was washed away on Tuesday—not just with the loss of the Democrats' super-majority in the Senate, but with a closed-door deal that would lead to cuts in bedrock liberal programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. While Massachusetts voters were casting their ballots to install Republican Scott Brown ...

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12. A word to our friends abroad 1 day ago   permalink

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Avedon Carol and Ian Welsh suggest that we leave the US. It is good advice, clearly we are headed towards Chilean style facsim, complete with a theft of the pension system.

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13. Virtually Speaking Sundays:Eve Gittelson and Avedon Carol 1 day ago   permalink

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This Week in BlogTalkRadio, 1/25-1/31

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14. Rachel Maddow 1 day ago   permalink

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The Rachel Maddow Show fan page contains links to all of the elements you find here at Rachel.msnbc.com. The Flickr stream, the media appearances, the podcast links, the transcripts, the fan art... Everything.

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15. 'Capitalism is evil … you have to eliminate it' 1 day ago   permalink

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After guns and the Iraq war, Michael Moore is now taking on an entire political and economic system in his latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story. So what message does the man who once planned to become a priest have?

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16. .. And Oh My God 1 day ago   permalink

.. And Oh My God
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This is the quintessential "Nashville snow day" shot. Unfortunately this is my neighbor. Apparently they missed their driveway ... by a lot. Thank God they also missed their fire hydrant.

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17. Entry #2238: Flash Picasso 1 day ago   permalink

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Bart’s Blackboard is an ongoing screenshot archive of everything Bart Simpson has ever written on the blackboard. This person is trying to collect a million giraffes, so see if you can help her out. They can’t be computer generated.

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18. Make-Work Programs 1 day ago   permalink

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In the struggling years of the previous depression a common name for programs that paid people to work on public issues was ‘make-work’ programs. Naturally, those who didn’t need them were a little sneering in referring to the WPA and CCC, and the name was meant to be demeaning. While we look back now and recall that the entire ...

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19. I'm not sure why Krugman thinks the Senate bill is better than nothing ... 1 day ago   permalink

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I think Krugman is, like many, confused between 'health' insurance and health care. I don't see how the Senate bill will ever get us to health care. If anything it will entrench the insurance industry further in determining who lives and who dies.

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20. Artwork So Awesome It will Melt Your Face Off 1 day ago   permalink

Artwork So Awesome It will Melt Your Face Off
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