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 Yes, This Is Sammy Sosa 

Blogosphere abuzz, but no word what's up with ex-slugger

Obama Can, Should Lock Congress In Until Health Vote

Constitution would allow it, so let's get a yea or nay

 Hit 'Pause' on 
 Rock and Roll 
 Hall of Fame 

Clueless cabal turns landmark into a joke

 Fourth Kind: Not Real, Not Scary

Alien-abduction mock-doc delivers lame premise with laughable framing device

 Let States Lead on Health Care 

Federal meddling will only lead to higher prices and crappy care

 Motion-Capture 
 Christmas Carol 
 Hits Wrong Notes 

Spirit's there, but critics split on wow-factor of evolving tech

 'Tear Down This Wall' 
 Not So Confrontational 

Reagan 'defeated' Soviets with diplomacy, not bravado

 Inside The Box, 
 a Muddled Surprise 

Film is wayward, most critics agree, but for some it's interesting

Expect Unemployment
to Keep Rising

Companies still aren't sold on a long-term recovery

 Voters Seek—But 
 Don't Find—Safety 


Independents flee Dems to avoid 'turmoil and risk'

  Blame 'Vicarious' PTSD 

Trauma is infectious, Essig writes, and therapists can catch it

Kiss Dem Agenda Goodbye, Say Hello to Job Worries

Pelosi will try to ram health care through before Blue Dogs bolt

 Precious: Gritty Candor 
 or 'Poverty Porn'? 

Harlem drama brutally honest, some say manipulative

 Goats Fun But Unfocused 

Clooney turns in top performance in military farce

Tuesday Proves Obama Victory Was a Fluke

Reports of a great liberal realignment are greatly exaggerated

Dems Will Regret Not Being Bolder on Economy

Voter backlash is about failure to lower unemployment

Yankees' Bank Finally Defeats the System

We're all tired of talking about NY payroll, but it stifles baseball hope

Crazy Questions Google
Asks During Interviews

Search giant wants employees good at brain-teasers

 Tension Builds Between 
 Hillary, Obama 

Clinton a strong secretary, but not yet administration's voice


 Voters Now a Rampaging Herd  

Get ready for a permanent tea party as voters seek leaders

 Voters Now a Rampaging Herd  







Get ready for a permanent tea party as voters seek leaders

 Droid a Savvy Choice 
 for Smartphone Fans 

Users sick of AT&T now have an option

Health Bill Will Speed
Swing Back to GOP

Suburban, independent voter trend is bad news for Dems

 Votes 
 Weren't 
 About 
 Obama 

Prez shouldn't lose  sleep over defeated lackluster Dems

Hey Blue Dogs, We Need a Second Stimulus

Rising unemployment makes it essential

 Relationships 
 That Wouldn't 
 Work in Reality 

Hollywood cooks up some screwed up matches

 Why Grandma 
 Texts Better 
 Than You 

Careers that revolved around shorthand give grannies fast fingers

 Economic Fury 
 Is the New 
 Culture War 



Deficits were the rallying cry for yesterday's winners

 Blame Weak 
 Candidates, 
 Not Obama 

Polling guru gives a post-mortem on last night's elections

 Sorry, Dems, 
 2008 Is So Last Year 

Winning coalition doesn't reemerge in gubernatorial races

Beck's Silent Red Phone
Is 'a Hotline
to Nowhere'

Host's willful nonsense is the 'new ignorance'

 Obama Can't Save Democrats 

NJ, Va. votes show that president's popularity isn't catching

Obama Is Minimal Factor in NJ, Va., Exit Polls Show

Majorities say president has no influence on vote

Buffett's Railroad Buy
Is a (Smart) Bet on Coal

Growth in US economy will boost electricity demand

 Our Forgotten Fruit: 
 Embrace the Paw Paw 

George Washington loved them, and you can, too

 V's Great, If You 
 Like Aliens, Politics 

Obama parallels and standard plot bother some critics




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“EVERY day I was in Vietnam, I thought about home. And, every day I've been home, I've thought about Vietnam.” So said one of the millions of ..

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The authorities will deal with Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is accused of bringing the nightmare of mass murder into the ..
Ft. Hood Drowns Out the Tea PartyThe Nation -- Don't bring your pitchforks. This is to be our "last stand" to stop health care reform, it's Alamo time.

Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable IslamophobiaThe Nation -- Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood army base in Texas -- which have left at least 11 people dead and 31 others wounded -- were of course the "horrific outburst of violence" that President Obama bemoaned and condemned Thursday.

Election 2009: What Really Changed?The Nation -- So the tide turned Tuesday on Democrats, liberals, Obama, the left. Republicans are "energized," The New York Times reports today, their elation marred only by the prospect of an inter-party feud that could cost them winnable races in 2010.

Patience with IranThe Nation -- The Green Movement opposition flexed its muscles again in Iran this week, taking advantage of anti-American protests on the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran (aka "the nest of spies") to rally thousands of anti-Ahmadinejad protestors into the streets.

Marriage in Maine: Losing ForwardThe Nation -- Last night, in a voter referendum, Mainers narrowly, nail-bitingly voted to repeal the law extending marriage rights to same-sex couples, with the Bangor Daily News now reporting a margin of 53 to 47 percent.

GOP Gets Up Off Gurney, But is Far From RecoveryIt's been a long time since Republicans savored the day after.

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Pentagon Must Improve Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Efforts
A weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan that continues to kill and maim American and coalition soldiers is the Improvised Explosive Device, or IED.

It’s Begun: Liberals Invoke Specter of “Hate Crimes” to Eradicate “Hate Speech”
Cleveland, OH – Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs with both Liberty Counsel and Liberty Alliance Action issued the following statement on News that the left-wing United Church of Christ (UCC) and other quasi-Christian liberal groups are calling for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to officially investigate talk radio and other conservative media outlets in an effort to “put an end” to “hate speech” and so-called “media violence:”

Government As Narcotics Dealer
Since the advent of the Federal Reserve System in 1913, monetary authorities have repeatedly upped the narcotic dosage as a remedy for the pains of easy money and credit addiction.

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DALLAS -- Just what conservatives need right now -- a family feud in our largest conservative state. "You louse!" "You heel!" "Get that thumb out of my eye!" "No -- put down that frying pan...

One Step Forward, Two Races Back
"Victory has a thousand fathers," said John F. Kennedy, "but defeat is an orphan." David Axelrod, netting the prize for the most shameless display of post-defeat spinning, added an...

Divisive Unanimity
On Tuesday, Maine's voters opted by a 53 to 47 percent majority to reject a gay marriage law passed by their state legislature and signed by their governor in May. The result has been easily ...

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Torture Documents Released 11/6/2009
 



Prolonged Detention of Somali Torture Victim Unconstitutional
15 Months in Detention Causing Severe Psychological Deterioration, Government Must Prove Need to Continue Detention, Says ACLU


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SAN DIEGO – The government’s prolonged detention without a hearing of a Somali man who was a victim of torture is unconstitutional, the San Diego ACLU said in a habeas corpus petition filed this week.



Invoking Right of Free Expression, ACLU Demands that Manitou Springs Dismiss Criminal Charges Filed Against Texas Musician Under Unconstitutional Ordinance Forbidding 'Panhandling'
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In a letter sent today to the City of Manitou Springs prosecuting attorney, the ACLU of Colorado relied on the constitutional right of free expression in demanding that the city dismiss criminal charges filed against a Texas musician accused of violating an unconstitutional city ordinance forbidding "panhandling."



Why we celebrate the fall of the Wall
A continent scarred by war and divided by barbed wire has now been unified for two decades

The slow apocalypse
The arts show how global warming makes us feel more helpless than nuclear weapons ever did

The great Canadian euthanasia debate
When it comes to end-of-life care, don't deny people the help they want and need

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