1. The 2010 Comprehensive Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans 5 hours ago   permalink

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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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2. WONDERING WHY REUTERS WITHDREW ITS “BACKDOOR TAXES” STORY. 47 minutes ago   permalink

WONDERING WHY REUTERS WITHDREW ITS “BACKDOOR TAXES” STORY.
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"Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

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JIM GERAGHTY: An Incorrigible Way Of Counting Unemployment.   —  "Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

3. Olympics are Elitist - Boo Hiss 1 hour ago   permalink

Tdaw / An Englishman

A third of British athletes taking part in the London 2012 Olympics will be privately educated, despite the Government spending more than a £1 billion to encourage state school pupils to become international athletes Nothing like picking winners with the...

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Olympics are Elitist - Boo Hiss Third of British 2012 Olympic athletes privately educated   —  A third of British athletes taking part in the London 2012 Olympics will be privately educated, despite the Government spending more than a £1 billion to encourage state school pupils to become international athletes.

4. Video: Avatar reviewed by noted film critic Joe Biden 35 minutes ago   permalink

Hotair.com

Three days of guesting teaches a blogger the value of a palate cleanser, my friends. Indeed, let’s double down with two views of the movie that is about to break the domestic box office record set by Titanic (and to steal a joke, the director of Titanic must be pretty ticked).

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5. Predators pound terrorist camp in North Waziristan 15 hours ago   permalink

The Long War Journal

A swarm of unmanned US aircraft pounded an al Qaeda camp today in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. Five unmanned US strike aircraft, likely the Predators and Reapers, are reported to have fired 18 missiles at a camp and vehicles in the village of Datta Khel, a known al Qaeda and Taliban stronghold. This is the largest ...

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Not News: al Qaeda Planning Attacks   —  I'm not sure if a single thing said by Panetta actually qualifies as news. 1) We've known al Qaeda wants to attack us since well before 9/11. 2) We've known they try to recruit people who can more easiy get...

6. Today’s informed voter 1 hour ago   permalink

Today’s informed voter
The Ugly American / Knowledge is Power

“High Speed Rail project is news to me. Sounds like some long term hopeful project that may do some good one day.” Quote courtesy of TUA’s white-guilt, Obama-can-do-no-wrong, hopey-changey brother. Mind you...this is a guy who once harassed my youngest brother for daring to invite his “nigger girlfriend” into my dad&#

7. Inspector General: TARP Has Created a Looming Disaster 9 hours ago   permalink

Inspector General: TARP Has Created a Looming Disaster
Biggovernment.com

For all the phony talk coming out of the White House this past year about transparency and accountability, there actually is an institution outside of the executive branch which does a pretty darn good job at this most of the time: the Inspector General system. In fact, IG’s may do too good of a job by producing lengthy and meticulously ...

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8. Star Of David In Gaza Field Causes "Stir" 3 hours ago   permalink

Star Of David In Gaza Field Causes "Stir"
Stable Hand / The Jawa Report

Is there nothing the evil Juice will stoop to?Satellite photograph shows 60-meter Jewish symbol carved into Palestinian land. Click image to enlarge Too funny.....heh...

9. Spectacular Bid 3 hours ago   permalink

Kate / Small dead animals

Thirty years ago today, in a world record time that still stands.

10. Arianna Huffington AKA "Media Matters after a few drinks" 3 hours ago   permalink

AMERICAN DIGEST

Professor Beck schools Arianna ("Zsa Zsa") Huffington to a fare-thee-well: Next step, find someone who will flame Huffington hairless.

11. Congress 3 hours ago   permalink

Congress
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12. Cobb Explores King Solomon's Mines 4 hours ago   permalink

AMERICAN DIGEST

Cobb takes a look at this Hollywood warhorse and goes someplace unique: In the genre of "wow check out these weird African animals and tribes" flicks, I'm not very savvy. And for the sake of stating the obvious, you can clearly see why the African nations involved did their best to get whole villages decked out and put all in frame for the sake ...

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Cobb Explores King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines   —  I've never seen The African Queen but now I know who this Alan Quartermain dude is supposed to be, and I can see how much better we had it with Indiana Jones. But this review is about a black thing. A small one, though.

13. Voters say no to New Trier referendum 3 hours ago   permalink

Voters say no to New Trier referendum
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A $174 million plan to renovate and add on to New Trier High School's Winnetka campus went solidly down in defeat Tuesday night. With 97 percent of the precincts counted, 12,802 voters, or more than 62 percent of those going to the ballot box, rejected the request.

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14. One hour of driving could reduce life by 20 minutes: Study 3 hours ago   permalink

One hour of driving could reduce life by 20 minutes: Study
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TORONTO — Researchers at a Toronto hospital say that every hour spent driving could lead to a 20-minute loss in life expectancy. Using complex computer models, a team at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre determined that, much like how each cigarette smoked takes about five minutes off of a person's life, the more time spent behind the wheel, ...

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15. � Kirk wins GOP race 4 hours ago   permalink

� Kirk wins GOP race
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U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk easily coasted to victory in today�s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat once held by Barack Obama. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Kirk had 57 percent of the vote, easily trouncing the field of five other little-knowns candidates.

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16. Sceptics "ignorant and stupid" 4 hours ago   permalink

Sceptics
Www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz

Health 2000 company chairperson Bob McDonald has labelled sceptics who staged a protest on homeopathic remedies as “ignorant and stupid". Mr McDonald, who manages Ashburton’s Health 2000 shop, said homeopathic remedies, such as arnica cream and tablets and hayfever tablets, were popular with many customers.

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17. Fear and Loathing of Las Vegas, Continued 6 hours ago   permalink

D.C. / D.C.

President Obama seems to be quite content to bet other people’s money on a game of Keynesian Craps, but he just couldn’t resist taking a swipe at the city that I (and of course, a multitude of those who campaigned and voted for him in droves) call home: “When times are tough, you tighten your belts,” [...]

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Fear and Loathing of Las Vegas, Continued Obama dings Las Vegas — again   —  The Hill, a Washington, D.C., publication, quoted Obama warning an audience in New Hampshire against the danger of wasting "a bunch of cash in Vegas."

18. Retro Redux: Groundhog Day And Dad's Polkas 5 hours ago   permalink

Retro Redux: Groundhog Day And Dad's Polkas
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This time of year it's impossible to miss all the news stories about Groundhog Day, speculating about whether Punxsutawney Phil (the resident rodent) will see his shadow and what comes next. Most also mention the 1993 Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day, but when I see anything that spotlights one of the most memorable songs on the soundtrack & ...

19. Merlot 5 hours ago   permalink

Merlot
Steven L. Taylor / PoliBlog

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20. Music Review: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - American Dream 5 hours ago   permalink

Music Review: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - American Dream
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Neil Young decided to rejoin his erstwhile bandmates in the studio for the first time since they released Déjà Vu together in 1971. The resulting album, American Dream, was issued November 1, 1988 to middling commercial success.