Thursday, August 31, 2006




Keith Olbermann In Trouble?

You've watched the video. You've read the blog. You've posted the comments. But have you written your letter to MSNBC. Have you written a letter to counterpoint the form letters that the rightwingers are trying to unleash on MSNBC right now......more

The next industrial giant is ... India?

India's economic advancement no longer rests on telephone call centers and computer programmers. Among villages with thatch-roofed huts and dirt roads on the outskirts of this city in west-central India, John Deere and LG have recently built factories turning out tractors and color television sets for sale in India and for export to the United States.....more



Challenging the Culture of Obedience

As President Bush visited Salt Lake City August 30 to promote his policies in Iraq and the "war on terror," Salt Lake City Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson delivered this address at a peace rally outside City Hall that drew more than 2,500 people. Watch the video here, via CBS affiliate KUTV, Salt Lake City......more


Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Global Warming a Boon for Greenland's Farmers

Known for its massive ice sheets, Greenland is feeling the effects of global warming as rising temperatures have expanded the island's growing season and crops are flourishing. For the first time in hundreds of years, it has become possible to raise cattle and start dairy farms.....more
The Lieberman Effect


If Lieberman is encouraging Republicans and other conservatives to go to the polls to support his candidacy, Dems are understandably worried that those same voters will back GOP House candidates, undercutting key opportunities that could help shift the balance of power on the Hill....more
U.S. yeshiva student rockers raise cash for Israelis, Lebanese

We all have different opinions about the war, about the political situation here in Israel, Segal said from the stage in English. Nonetheless, he added, we all agree that everyone can relate to a human being as a human being......more
Taxpayers pay for Bush's campaign travel

Bankrolled almost entirely by taxpayers, President Bush' name is roaming far and wide on Air Force One to help Republicans retain control of Congress and capture statehouse contests in high-stakes midterm elections......more


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Tuesday, August 29, 2006


After Katrina

Full coverage of the New Orleans disaster and its aftermath.....more

CDF Katrina Project Needs Books
Book donations may be sent to:

Cathy Drane
1452 N. Broad St.
New Orleans, LA 70119

CDF Katrina Project website



Ruling helps voter registration groups

A federal judge in Miami stopped the state from enforcing a voter registration law that third-party groups said discriminated against them......more
The O'Reilly Excuse


Clinton makes up for lost time in battling AIDS

Bill Clinton worked the crowd of AIDS survivors, clasping the outstretched hands of children alive because of the AIDS medicines his foundation donated.....more

Monday, August 28, 2006

Reclaiming The Issues: Islamic Or Republican Fascism?

In the years since George W. Bush first used 9/11 as his own "Reichstag fire" to gut the Constitution and enhance the power and wealth of his corporate cronies, many across the political spectrum have accused him and his Republican support group of being fascists.....more

Saturday, August 26, 2006

The Trouble with Bush's 'Islamofascism'

If you thought the War on Terror was bad, get ready for the international disasters that the "war on Islamic fascism" will produce.....more
Ronda Storms Is Very Popular In Alabama

That's $6,500.00 dollars worth of campaign contributions from 931 Fairfax Park Tuscaloosa, Al 35406. Google Maps shows the location to be in an industrial park off of Watermelon Road. I'm curious as to why health businesses for the states of Florida, Arkansas and Missouri would all be in one Alabama.....more
The End of the Oil Era Looms

Oil, uranium, gold and platinum are more sought after than ever today. The search for natural resources is becoming increasingly difficult and prices are soaring. But future growth of the world economy depends on these natural resources -- and some will soon disappear forever......more


GOP dips in religion poll

The number of people who consider the Republican Party friendly to religion has dipped below half in the last year, with declines among white evangelicals and white Catholics......more



Chad orders foreign oil firms out

Chad has decided that as of tomorrow ChevronTexaco and Petronas must leave Chad because they have refused to pay their taxes......more


Bigotry: Out in the Open

A leading congressional candidate in Florida said he knows, "from my own experience, that blacks are not the greatest swimmers, and may not even know how to swim.".....more

If you are not electing Christians, tried and true, under public scrutiny and pressure, if you're not electing Christians then in essence you are going to legislate sin......Katherine Harris