Josh Silver covers the FCC’S declaration of TMZ and 700 Club as “Bona fide Newscasts” via The Huffington Post
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If you want to discuss the hidden costs of the Iraq war, you better have your cup on, because you WILL get kicked in the nuts.
Think Progress » White House Smears Nobel Economist: ‘Lacks Courage’ For Ignoring ‘Cost Of Failure’ In Iraq
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Juan Cole has a great post on the Iran Speedboat video controversy that erupted after the US charged that Iranians were intimidating naval vessels and threatening to blow them up…

That sounds pretty bad… Then, we saw and HEARD the video…

In a accent somewhere between Steve Martin’s “Wild & Crazy Guys” SNL character and that cuban guy who rolls cigars on Miami Beach, the ominous voice is heard saying: “I am coming to YOU…” and “You will explode after a few minutes…”.

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Open letter to the Katrina victim suing for $3,014,170,389,176,410…
Congratulations on your incredibly boneheaded attempt to bring attention to this matter.
Perhaps you thought you were sending a message. It sends a message alright. Only, the message is that those suing in the aftermath of Katrina are silly and frivolous.
It sends the message that those you […]

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Uh oh. Break out the falafels… Looks like by O’Reilly’s standards, the president has just declared War on Christmas!
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Citizen_of_Earth left an amazing and important comment on ThinkProgress this morning in response to a ridiculous article by Family Security Matters claiming that “multiculturalism exposes the U.S to terrorism“. It’s one that everyone should read, so I’m posting the comment here:

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How a Bizarre Catch-22 Has Gutted Disability Protection in America - LeoPercipied
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AP reports on a case that is disturbing on several levels. The political/religious nature of the petition-driven convening of this grand jury is front and center, yet the legal standing doesn’t appear to be in question.
Moreover, this attempt comes on the heels of an unsuccessful previous attempt at using the same grand jury tactic […]

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Wow, this must feel at least a LITTLE like being wrongly prosecuted for a crime you didn’t commit…
The North Carolina Attorney Generals office has refused former prosecutor Mike Nifongs request that the state represent him or pay his legal bills from a civil lawsuit against him filed by three Duke lacrosse players exonerated of rape
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