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Afghanistan Questions
1. Two Questions to ask before the President Sends more Troops – Can President Karzi rally the people of his country despite all the fraud allegations? And is it really worth it even if he can?
(From Slate)
2. Afghanistan was at one time, a beautiful and peaceful country - Back in the mid 1960s, an American [...]
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The Crazies are working their way in.
1. On Bat-Sh*t Crazy. How the GOP is welcoming the nuts with open arms – In the world of the three second soundbite, 30 second news story, tweets, status updates, and blogging… it’s tough to sit down and really think about the leaps of logic the tea-partyers and other conspiracy theorists have been taking. Jonathan [...]
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Microsoft and Yahoo join Forces
1. Microsoft and Yahoo partner up to take on Google – Microhoo? Yasoft? Binghoo? The big three are now down to the big two when it comes to searching the web. I really have never had a hard time searching the web, and those bing commercials that claim searching the web is just oh-difficult wreak [...]
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How does Ben Bernanke keep going?
1. Ben Bernanke is getting killed on PBS - Fed. Chairman Ben Bernanke has been good enough to agree to sit up on stage with Jim Lehrer in front of a bunch of people pissed off to no end about the economy. He’s getting questions from small business owners to the average rank and file, [...]
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Obama to get tough with Israel
1. Israel MIGHT be pushing it – President Obama starts to lay the groundwork for getting Israel to back off a bit on Netanyahu’s right wing hawkish stance. VP Biden is the first messenger and tells a powerful pro-Israel lobby group that: “Israel has to work toward a two-state solution…” and let them all know [...]
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Stimulus, Darwin, Gandhi’s Glasses
1. $789 Billion Stimulus is a go for Launch
House and Senate come to terms. Final vote to come soon. To Quote Danny Ocean in Ocean’s 11: “You’re either in or your out… right now.” (From Bloomberg)
2. Conservatives should love them some… Darwin?
Because, after all… he was one of them? (From The New Republic)
3. Gandhi’s Eyeglasses [...]
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The Future of Terrorism = Anus Explosives