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Bloggers On The Immigration Bill
Do No Evil – Bloggers divide over the new proposed immigration bill. Also, could Tony Blair replace Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank and should he?
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(slate.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:12pm
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Bush: Blair exit may be my fault
Politics – US President George Bush has said he "could be" partly to blame for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's departure from Downing Street.
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(news.bbc.co.uk)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
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Who's Joining Bush's War?
Politics – For an accurate barometer of how things are going in Iraq, just look at the recruitment reality. George keeps trying to sell Americans on his war, but no one wants to join it.
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(jimhightower.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks
Multinational Force in Iraq to get YouTube waiver
Politics – Shachtman at Danger Room reports that while the Pentagon has banned soldiers from accessing YouTube, MySpace, and other social networking sites, it will give officials with the Multinational Force (MNF) in Iraq a waiver so that they can continue to maintain the MNF YouTube channel.
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(thinkprogress.org)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
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Developing Story! White House Giving World Bank, Wolfowitz Green Light To Blame McNulty
Politics – New Strategy Of Leveraging Scandals; Cheney Says Embattled Hero "Definitely In Final Throes" At World Bank
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(puregarlic.blogspot.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
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Hurricane Chief: NOAA Wasted Millions
Science – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is spending up to $4 million to publicize a 200th anniversary celebration, said Bill Proenza, who heads the hurricane center, part of the National Weather Service, which is a NOAA agency. At the same time, it has cut $700,000 from hurricane research, he said.
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(abcnews.go.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 24 votes / 1 sink
Blair meets Bush for final time as British PM
Politics – WASHINGTON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid a farewell visit Wednesday to President Bush, an opportunity for close allies to showcase their unity on the war in Iraq and hammer out differences on climate change and trade.
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(msnbc.msn.com)
Sunk on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 17 votes / 1 sink
Analysis: Iraq Surge Strategy Shows Weaknesses
Politics – Except among neo-cons, who have been the strategy's most enthusiastic champions, most analysts believe the surge is doomed to failure in the absence of major moves - of which there have so far been virtually none - by the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to promote national reconciliation with the Sunni minority.
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(ipsnews.net)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 19 votes / 1 sink
Conyers to Justice Dept: No more stonewalling on domestic spying
Politics – Top Judiciary Democrats in the House of Representatives called on the Justice Department to end what they described as 'stonewalling' over the Bush administration's efforts to push on with the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping programs.
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(rawstory.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
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World Bank staff react to Wolfowitz resignation
Politics – Paul Wolfowitz resigned as president of the World Bank on Thursday. Bank staff were jubilant to see an end to a crisis that had engulfed the institution, which spends $25 billion a year to fight poverty in poor countries. "Everyone ran into the hallways and were clapping and hugging each other," said one employee who declined to be named.
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(alertnet.org)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / 1 sink
Op Ed: All hail the king
Politics – Loyalty to Bush is the ultimate royal principle of the imperial presidency. The ruler must be unquestioned and those around him unquestioning. Allegiance to Bush's idea of himself as the "war president," "the decider" and "the commander guy" is paramount.
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(salon.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
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Deal May Legalize Millions of Immigrants
Politics – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.,cautioned, "I don't know if the immigration legislation is going to bear fruit and we're going to be able to pass it." The plan brought vehement criticism from both sides of the immigration issue, including liberals who called it unfair and unworkable and conservatives who branded it an overly per
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(nwitimes.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / 9 sinks
The Skinny On Climate Change
Politics – There have been claims that warming on Mars and Pluto are proof that the recent warming on Earth is caused by an increase in solar activity, and not by greenhouses gases. But we can say with certainty is that even if Mars, Pluto or any other planets have warmed in recent years, it is not due to changes in solar activity.
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(environment.newscientist.com)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
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Troop Pay Raise That Bush May Veto Amounts To $6/Month To Average Soldier In Iraq
Politics – Bush has threatened to veto a House defense bill over a provision that raises the pay for U.S. soldiers by 3.5%, instead of 3%. Last night with Olbermann, Todd Bowers broke down the White House's position in dollar terms. He explained that the difference between a 3 and 3.5% pay raise is the difference of $6/month for the average servicemember.
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(thinkprogress.org)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks
"If We Don't Deal with Climate Change We Condemn Hundreds of Millions of People to Death"
Science – 'Our next guest has done a detailed study into what it would practically take to heed the warnings on climate change and reduce our emissions of greenhouse gas. George Monbiot is a widely read columnist for the Guardian of London and a leading Britishenvironmentalist.' If you listen to the downloadable MP3, this starts at 24:30 in the stream.
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(democracynow.org)
Voted for on May 19, 2007 03:11pm
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