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openleft.com - 2/24/2009
Only Going To Church On Christmas
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What should we expect from President Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday night? Probably talk of our economic difficulties, but talk of how we are going to fix them through more public spending (especially on health care), less military spending (especially in Iraq), and eliminating the ...
news.yahoo.com - 2/20/2009
Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union
— news.yahoo.com — BRUSSELS The European Union has turned into an undemocratic and elitist project comparable to the Communist dictatorships... of eastern Europe that forbade alternative thinking, Czech President Vaclav Klaus told the European Parliament on Thursday. ... (more) Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union

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cqpolitics.com - 2/24/2009
Presidents’ First Speeches to Congress Focus on Parts of the State of the Union
— cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY PRINT EDITION – CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Feb. 23, 2009 – 8:18 p.m. Presidents’ First Speeches to... Congress Focus on Parts of the State of the Union By Bennett Roth, CQ Staff Lawmakers will arrive early in hopes of grabbing center-aisle seats, ... (more) Presidents’ First Speeches to Congress Focus on Parts ...

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shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/26/2009
Obama is ducking a public debate of America's wars
— shadow.foreignpolicy.com — By Peter Feaver How should we interpret President Obama's much-leaked Iraq announcement? Perhaps we should begin by... thinking about the leaks themselves. Were they orchestrated leaks designed to affect the way the story was covered? They resulted ... (more) Obama is ducking a public debate of America's wars

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The Latest on Air America — Ian Walsh at Firedoglake discusses his earlier prediction regarding the Dow's bottom, and wonders now if 6000 was too optimisitic , which is funny because we guessed 6500 and totally knew we were whistling in the dark. New ultra pessiimistic guess: 4700. The optimistic call: 5200. A new New York Times/CBS News poll reveals broad support for President Obama.  An Oxford University neuroscientist claims Facebook will leave young users "infantilised, characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity ." And you thought your kid's Facebook account was a ...

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