Daily Kos: Ending Tax-Funded Abortions Means ‘Transition to American Taliban’ Is Complete
January 31, 2011 No Comment
Following up on CBS worrying about Republicans satisfying the “conservative right wing ” on abortion: At the Daily Kos, Saturday's Open Thread by
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Haiti over the weekend and met with President Rene Preval and each of the three candidates jockeying to replace him. (Jan. 31)
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Photo: Thinkstock In Chilliwack, Canada food laws prohibit the sale of raw milk but a raw-milk dairy has found a way to skirt the issue and stay in businesses: they’ve rebranded their milk and dairy products to cosmetics, The Globe and Mail reports (via No More Dirty Looks ): … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo win Screen Actors prizes; British actor Henry Cavill cast as Superman; Hopkins takes ‘The Rite’ to top of box office. (Jan. 31)
Continue reading …Whales have returned to the waters around the Big Apple in numbers not seen for at least a century, a comeback experts believe is the result of anti-hunting laws and cleaner waters. Dolphins and seals have also made triumphant returns, and one ferryboat captain estimates the numbers of marine mammals…
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Continue reading the main story Australia floods Bryant: Gillard’s tax plan Queensland’s soggy soils revealed Barrier reef braces for flood impact Brisbane calls on ‘Blitz spirit’ The Australian state of Queensland could be facing one of the worst cyclones in its history, as it works to recover from devastating floods….
Continue reading …Burma’s first parliament in more than 20 years opened under tight security today, with armed police manning roadblocks on all routes leading to parliament and checking all buses carrying representatives for bombs. Delegates wore traditional attire, but were banned from carrying mobile phones, cameras, computers, and other electronic devices into…
Continue reading …After Adam Potter lost his footing and fell 1,000 feet down one of the steepest mountain ridges in the Scottish Highlands, rescuers expected to find a corpse. Instead, they found the 36-year-old Scotsman standing up and looking at a map. Potter, who tumbled over three cliffs on the way…
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Protests continue in Cairo and other towns as the police are ordered back onto the streets Christine Oliver
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With a little help from Seth Rogen, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented James Franco with the Outstanding Performance of the Year Award for his role in in Danny Boyle’s ’127 Hours.’ (Jan. 31)
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