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The Quiet Revolution - Obama has reinvented the state in more ways than you can imagine.
Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 8:49 AM EST ()
Yet there is one extremely consequential area where Obama has done just about everything a liberal could ask for--but done it so quietly that almost no one, including most liberals, has noticed.
Obama Keeps Another Promise - DADT Now on the Table
Seeded on Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:59 AM EST (CNN)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will unveil the Pentagon's plan to prepare for repealing the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" law regarding gay soldiers at a committee hearing Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
More Republicans can identify Reid as majority leader than can identify Steele as chairman of the RNC
Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:09 PM EST (Raw Story)
Health care? Fewer than one in three Americans even know that no Republicans voted for the Senate health care overhaul.
After the Speech: CNN Poll - Obama Policies in the Right Direction, 71%
Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:18 AM EST ()
78% had a positive reaction to the State of the Union address. PDF file. Enjoy.
White House Debuts iPhone App; Will Carry State of the Union
Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:54 PM EST ()
With a growing number of Americans using mobile devices, the White House said that it has released its own application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone.
The year climate science caught up with what top scientists have been saying privately for years
Seeded on Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:07 PM EST (climateprogress)
Key aspects of the climate are changing faster than expected and if we stay on our current emissions path, we face catastrophe. In 2009, the scientific literature caught up with what top climate scientists have been saying privately for a few years now:
Governing Amid Chaos: A Day In Obama's Life : NPR
Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:14 PM EST (NPR)
President Obama has spent much of his political capital on health care during his first year in office. He's also had to wrestle with the worst economic crisis in a generation and cope with the occasional natural disaster.
Study Shows Toxic Effects of Genetically Modified Corn
Seeded on Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:32 AM EST ()
Effects were mostly concentrated in kidney and liver function, the two major diet detoxification organs, but in detail differed with each GM type. In addition, some effects on heart, adrenal, spleen and blood cells were also frequently noted.
Health Spending Slowed In 2008
Seeded on Wed Jan 6, 2010 12:38 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
The U.S. spent an average of $7,681 per person on health care in 2008, for an eye-popping total of $2.3 trillion – even though spending actually slowed dramatically that year because of the recession, a new federal study says.
"Healthcare for all Americans"
Seeded on Sat Jan 2, 2010 4:05 AM EST ()
The headline on the government website detailing health care reform facts. A great deal of information quickly and easily available here.
Moon hole might be suitable for colony
Seeded on Fri Jan 1, 2010 3:14 PM EST (CNN)
Building a home near a moon crater or a lunar sea may sound nice, but moon colonists might have a much better chance of survival if they just lived in a hole. That's the message sent by an international team of scientists who say they've discovered a protected lunar "lava tube" …
Admiral Mullen on Afghanistan: "This is doable."
Seeded on Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:41 PM EST (CBS News)
A really great article that illuminates the reaction to the updated USA strategy in Afghanistan--from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs down to forward troops and Afghan tribal elders.
Failed Christmas Day Attack on Detroit Bound NWA Flight
Seeded on Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:28 PM EST (FOXNews.com)
A Nigerian man was detained on the flight from Amsterdam Friday after he attempted to detonate an explosive device during landing.
Scientists spot nearby 'super-Earth' - CNN.com
Seeded on Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:35 PM EST (CNN)
Astronomers announced this week they found a water-rich and relatively nearby planet that's similar in size to Earth. While the planet probably has too thick of an atmosphere and is too hot to support life similar to that found on Earth, the discovery is being heralded as a majo …
Fishermen Say Carbon Dioxide Having "Really Scary" Ocean Effect
Seeded on Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:21 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)
Jeremy Brown, a fisherman from the Pacific Northwest, is pulling things from the ocean he says are so disturbing that he came to Washington to warn U.S. lawmakers about it.
U.S. offers to pay Native Americans $1.4 billion for lost funds - CNN.com
Seeded on Wed Dec 9, 2009 9:55 AM EST (CNN)
Thousands of American Indians would receive as much as $1,000 each if they accept a proposed $1.4 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit over government mismanagement of tribal lands. The suit, filed in 1996, accused the U.S.
Another GOP Talking Point Up in Smoke - Economy sheds fewest jobs since 2007
Seeded on Fri Dec 4, 2009 10:01 AM EST (msnbc.com)
The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The better-than-expected job figures are a rare note of encouraging news for the labor market.
Feds 'Pinged' Sprint GPS Data 8 Million Times Over a Year
Seeded on Wed Dec 2, 2009 12:39 PM EST (Wired News)
Sprint Nextel provided law enforcement agencies with customer location data more than 8 million times between September 2008 and October 2009, according to a company manager who disclosed the statistic at a non-public interception and wiretapping conference in October.
Olbermann Slams 'Cowardly' Cheney, 'Maybe You Should Shut Up, Dick'
Seeded on Wed Dec 2, 2009 8:33 AM EST (newsbusters.org)
Article with transcript: Olbermann Slams 'Cowardly' Cheney, 'Maybe You Should Shut Up, Dick'
Rabidy Anti-Government White Guy in Akron Turns His Apartment Into A Bomb-Making Factory. Strangely, The Word "Terrorist" Does Not Appear In This Article
Seeded on Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:51 AM EST (Cleve-Blog)
Following a pipe bomb explosion Monday night, police and federal law enforcement officials are trying to figure why a Center Avenue man turned his apartment into a bomb factory. Police said no charges have been filed against Mark Campano, 56.
4 police officers killed in Wash. coffee shop[breaking]
Seeded on Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:54 PM EST (msnbc.com)
Four police officers were shot and killed Sunday morning as they sat in a coffee shop Sunday morning in what sheriff's officials described as an "ambush."
Tiger Woods seriously injured in car crash
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:00 PM EST (NBC Sports)
Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital. His condition was not immediately known, though the news release said his injuries were serious.
Obama Pushes Lobbyists Off Federal Advisory Boards - White House initiative to limit influence could affect thousands
Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:51 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
In a little-noticed blog post published on the White House website in September, President Obama's special counsel for ethics and government reform Norm Eisen announced that the administration no longer wanted federally-registered lobbyists appointed to agency advisory boards a …
Obama: "This country wasn't built on greed." The President Shows His Excellent Grasp of the Issues[video]
Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:17 PM EST (msnbc.com)
Take a look at his video. The President details not only the nuts and bolts of his math and science initiative, but profoundly underscores the larger purpose and its importance. Then come back here and try to argue that he isn't right and he doesn't know what he is talking about.
A Partisan History of the National Debt
Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:36 PM EST (Crooks and Liars)
A great write-up with plenty of references.
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White House mocks Sarah Palin from podium
Even the White House's top spokesman is getting in on the act of mocking former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for looking to talking points written on her palm during a speech to "tea party" activists.
Fox News: Palin's Hand-Notes Were A Clever Plot To Call Attention To Obama's Teleprompter UseAs ThinkProgress reported on Saturday night, paid Fox News contributor Sarah Palin was caught using "hand"-written notes during a Q & A session at the National Tea Party Convention this weekend.
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Young people 'turned off' by Tea Party movement's racist undertones, McCain says The daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain has sharply criticized the Tea Party movement, accusing it of "innate racism."
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A row has broken out in Brazil over plans to make a seven-year-old girl the 'queen' of a samba school in this year's Rio de Janeiro carnival. The role of 'drum corps queen' is normally given to a barely-clad model or soap opera star.
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