By Amy Goodman “Gitmo is going to remain open for the foreseeable future,” said an unnamed White House official to The Washington Post this week. For guidance on the notorious U.S. Navy base in Cuba, President Barack Obama should look to an old naval facility in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Related Entries November 16, 2010 A Cry From Argentina: ‘Close Guantanamo’ November 16, 2010 Obama’s New Book Is for a Younger Audience
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Rep. Charlie Rangel may as well have stuck around for the full hearing. An ethics subcommittee convicted the veteran lawmaker Tuesday of 11 counts of naughty, having to do with fundraising, cheap rent and taxes. Rangel’s colleagues could decide to give him the boot, but he’s likelier to get off with a reprimand. You can read about this story anywhere, but the Guardian’s take is particularly amusing. At the end of its story, the British newspaper appears confused that Americans could be bothered with one case of influence peddling when corruption in Congress is so … normal.
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There has been some good news regarding women and booze of late. Back in August, a study out of Norway explored the potentially fortuitous link between drinking and intelligence, and now there’s another that might give middle-aged women license to double-fist their alcohol. Salud!
Continue reading …Victorious Foe of Government Health Care Demands Government Health Care
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And the hypocrite-of-the-day award goes to Andy Harris of Maryland. The incoming Republican congressman who campaigned against “Obamacare” caused a stir Monday when he complained that his government-subsidized congressional health care coverage would be delayed a month. Politico via Political Wire : A conservative Maryland physician elected to Congress on an anti-Obamacare platform surprised fellow freshmen at a Monday orientation session by demanding to know why his government-subsidized health care plan takes a month to kick in. Republican Andy Harris, an anesthesiologist who defeated freshman Democrat Frank Kratovil on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, reacted incredulously when informed that federal law mandated that his government-subsidized health care policy would take effect on Feb. 1—28 days after his January 3rd swearing-in. Read more Related Entries November 16, 2010 A Cry From Argentina: ‘Close Guantanamo’ November 16, 2010 Obama’s New Book Is for a Younger Audience
Continue reading …NPR Game Show Aired Fake Interview With Bush Audio Book, Smeared Bush as White House Drunk
November 16, 2010 No CommentSince National Public Radio somehow missed out on an author interview with George W. Bush — they did portray his presidency as a horror film — NPR's Chicago-based weekend game show Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me!
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She’s been one of America’s most prominent teen moms, she’s still a member of a growing Alaskan dynasty, and like her mom, Bristol Palin has now become a celebreality star on that dancing show lots of people watch. Here, she returns to … (continued) Related Entries November 15, 2010 Word of the Year: Refudiate November 12, 2010 Tea Party in Charge
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Over the last year, Haitians have been hit by a catastrophic earthquake and harsh tropical storms, and now another kind of trouble has hit the Caribbean country: a cholera scourge that has already claimed more than 1,000 lives.
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The Beatles played their iconic songs in countless legendary venues, but until Tuesday, they had yet to conquer one crucial platform: iTunes. That’s about to change, thanks to a long-awaited and now done deal between the band and Apple Inc. Related Entries November 12, 2010 A Doctor in Your Pocket November 10, 2010 Get Ready for the New, Scary Anti-Smoking Packaging
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CNN, whose new ad claims that they “keep them all honest, without playing favorites,” actually played favorites on Monday's Parker-Spitzer. Hosts Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer failed to give ideological labels to their liberal guests, while clearly identifying Tim Phillips as being president of ” Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing group ” and labeling Bjorn Lomborg a ” controversial author .” Parker and Spitzer's first guest was liberal Congressman Anthony Weiner, who appeared two minutes into the 8 pm Eastern hour. The former liberal governor introduced Weiner as merely a ” Democratic representative from New York .” The American Conservative Union gave the congressman a zero rating in 2008 and 2009, with a lifetime rating of 5.14. The left-of-center Americans for Democratic Action named Weiner one of their “ADA Heroes” in the House in 2009. Clearly, the New York politician is a liberal, but neither host identified him as such. read more
Continue reading …DOJ’s Chris Christie Accuser Has History of Left-wing Activism; Will Media Report?
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Which is bigger news for the mainstream media: accusations of impropriety against a Republican rising star, or politically-motivated accusations of impropriety against a Republican rising star? We're about to find out. Plenty of reporters were certainly eager to inform their readers and viewers about allegations against New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that claimed he had spent about $2,000 more than was allocated on travel expenses during his time as a U.S. attorney. But it turns out that the author of the Justice Department report that made those allegations is an uber-partisan who has previously used her position in the Inspector General's office to advance a leftist agenda. Will the media report these facts, and their implications for the report on Christie's alleged improprieties? read more
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