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Last Updated: 11:47 am - All Times in Central Standard Time (GMT+6)
11:02 am - The Science Guy
Daily Kos - The most successful science educator in America today is a bow tie wearing former mechanical engineer who originally set out to show kids how much fun science can be. He went on to become a house-hold name and is now known to millions as Bill Nye the......
10:09 am - McCain: GOP needs to give voters ‘reason to support us’
The Nation - The GOP's prospects in the mid-term elections are looking good, but for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), being the "party of no" isn't good enough. Appearing on Fox Sunday, McCain explained that the Republican Party has to give voters a reason to support the......
9:47 am - Texas probing Google over search results
The Nation - WASHINGTON -- The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results. Google disclosed the antitrust probe in a blog post late Friday following a report by technology website ......
9:02 am - The Charlatan
Daily Kos - Glenn Beck is a charlatan. A clown. A buffoon. He belongs on a second tier stage in Vegas, and he very well may end up there, some day. He is not dangerous, but his ability to exploit the legitimately angry dispossessed reveals something that is dang......
8:24 am - Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos - Sunday round-up, pre-labor day musings. Summer's over tomorrow. NY Times: As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving enough ......
7:37 am - Take down that wall: Palin biographer moving out
The Nation - Sarah Palin can take down the fence. Palin's neighbor of three months on Wasilla's Lake Lucille, author Joe McGinniss, is packing his bags and notebooks and leaving Sunday for his home in Massachusetts to write the book he has been researching on the......
12:32 am - Sunday Talk - All Good Things Must Come to an End
Daily Kos - On Tuesday night, President Obama addressed the American people from his newly-redecorated Oval Office to declare an end to combat operations in Iraq. And in true Orwellian fashion, Obama failed to credit his should-be BFF with having the guts to av......
11:22 pm - Open Thread and Diary Rescue
Daily Kos - Tonight's Rescue Rangers are watercarrier4diogenes, mem from somerville, HoosierDeb, sunspark says, and srkp23, with vcmvo2 editing as well as reading. The rescued diaries are: Crashing Vor comments on an important film spawned by a hurricane......
10:30 pm - Polling and Political Wrap, 9/4/10
Daily Kos - Quite a bit of data for a three-day holiday weekend, and most of it isn't pleasing to the eye of those rooting for the Democrats. SurveyUSA is extremely bearish on the Dems out West, and the numbers out of Illinois from the Chicago Tribune aren't muc......
9:34 pm - Analysts: Iraq war ‘partly to blame’ for financial crisis
The Nation - Stiglitz and Bilmes: Recession will be longer because of war The financial crisis that rocked the world in 2008 and still reverberates today was "due at least in part" to the Iraq war, which also made it more difficult for the government to react whe......
9:32 pm - SEGO -- Girls Growing Up
Daily Kos - I'm sure there are exceptions, but it's generally the case that while girls will read books and watch movies about boys, boys don't return the favor. And they're missing out on so much. Growing up, I spent so many hours with stories of other little ......
9:20 pm - Iran ‘stoning woman’ to be lashed over photo: son
The Nation - PARIS — Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has also been sentenced to 99 lashes for a photo published of her without a headscarf, according to her son. In an interview published on the website o......
9:04 pm - White House: No taxpayer cash to bail out Afghan bank
The Nation - WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department denied media reports Saturday that American taxpayer funds would be put towards bailing out Afghanistan's beleaguered Kabul Bank. The White House said the allegations were not true and pointed to a statement ......
8:16 pm - American Taliban? Or not?
Daily Kos - I have to start out by saying that I'm really, really not trying to pick a fight on this one. But again, it bugs me. In the lefty mini-argument over whether the core premise of Markos' book, American Taliban, is compelling rhetorical device or merely......
7:32 pm - Texas Tea Partiers attack Cornyn for Alaska meddling
Daily Kos - The Texas teabaggers have such solidarity with their candidate in Alaska. NBC affiliate in Texas KETK reports that angry constituents held demonstrations "at all of" the Senator's offices in the Lone Star State to protest accusations of meddl......
6:46 pm - Late afternoon/early evening open thread
Daily Kos - What's coming up on Sunday Kos .... Dante Atkins will elaborate on the idea that all government spending is not equal. Steve Singiser will look at some of the demographic assumptions being made by pollsters in this cycle, how they deviate from pa......
6:00 pm - NH-02: Kuster leads with 10 days to the primary
Daily Kos - Two things look really good for Ann McLane Kuster with 10 days left before the New Hampshire primary -- and there are also two really good reasons not to get overconfident. Good news first: In the pre-primary filing period, she outraised her primary......
5:48 pm - Activist filmmaker Barry Cooper charged with impersonating a private investigator
The Nation - To describe the tale of former Texas drug cop Barry Cooper as "strange" is to make what observers could legitimately call, "an understatement." Yet, thanks to actions by his former colleagues in Texas law enforcement, the wild odyssey of America's to......
5:16 pm - OR-Gov: Kitzhaber goes on offense
Daily Kos - John Kitzhaber's political career in Oregon was characterized by his unwillingness to go negative against opponents. And just this cycle, he asked the Democratic Governors Association to pull an attack ad against GOP candidate Chris Dudley. But with ......
5:03 pm - Craigslist ends adult services ads after police pressure
The Nation - WASHINGTON — Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its "adult services" listings, replacing the section tab with a "censored" label after criticism it was facilitating prostitution. On Saturday, Craigslist sites for US......
4:00 pm - It was okay to talk about the American Taliban, until it wasn't
Daily Kos - Good catch. More about the American Prospect review, which other liberal and conservative pundits continue to cite. I agree with Digby and Hunter about its lacunae, but I think I found something even more interesting. Earlier this year, Robert Kut......
3:44 pm - Tolerating Corruption in Afghanistan: The Synergy of "The War on Terror" and "The War on Drugs"
Democrats.com - So the CIA has been accused of making payments to Afghan officials in the midst of the Karzai corruption scandal. And then Karzai played the terror card by crying out against these allegations, lest they weaken the war on terrorism (the War on Terror......
3:40 pm - FCC delays decision on ‘Net Neutrality’ to allow more time for public comment
The Nation - U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday put off a controversial decision on Internet traffic rules, giving industry and consumer groups a chance to forge a compromise while avoiding a politically sensitive issue ahead of the November elections. T......
3:00 pm - Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos - This thread may be overworked and underpaid, but it still thinks that linking this community is the best job in the world. To the links! Phil Nugent examines what Vietnam veteran status has been used to say about television and movie characters, and......
2:44 pm - Australian tax officials allow ‘Crocodile Dundee’ star to return to US
The Nation - Australian tax officials lifted a controversial travel ban on "Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan on Friday, leaving him free to return to his home in the United States, his lawyer said. Hogan, 70, who is in dispute over a tax bill reportedly running ......
1:59 pm - Who Should Go to Jail: Paris Hilton or BP Execs? Inquiring Minds Want to Know.
BuzzFlash - JACQUELINE MARCUS FOR BUZZFLASHAnother oil and gas rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana has exploded. We don’t know the details on why it exploded nor do we know for certain if oil is leaking. What we do know is that ......
1:47 pm - Corporate Mainstream Media Complicity in Financial Crimes
BuzzFlash - DANNY SCHECHTER FOR BUZZFLASH Q: Why are media outlets doing such a bad job covering Wall Street? A: Could it be, because they are owned by Wall Street? By Danny Schechter, Author of The Crime Of Our Time When you c......
1:30 pm - Saturday Hate Mail-a-palooza
Daily Kos - Lots of hot American Taliban action, below the fold!
1:26 pm - Blackwater's shell game to win contracts
Democrats.com - James Risen and Mark Mazzetti write for the New York Times: WASHINGTON — Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in American government contracts after the security co......
1:15 pm - Much Ado about the Lockerbie "Bomber"
Democrats.com - William Blum writes: But how many of our wonderful leaders are upset that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi spent eight years in prison despite the fact that there was, and is, no evidence that he had anything to do with the bombing of flight 103? The Scottish......
12:01 pm - Craigslist takes down adult services
Salon - Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section.
11:13 am - Earl hits Nova Scotia
Salon - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia.
10:01 am - This week in crazy: Jan Brewer
Salon - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will not participate in a second debate with her Democratic opponents. Which is sad, because that first debate was wonderful television. When Brewer was actually able to form sentences, they were full of nonsense.
7:20 pm - Despite celebration, Iraq war continues
Salon - Something about 21st century warfare brings out Washington's lust for historical comparison. The moment the combat starts, lawmakers and the national press corps inevitably portray every explosion, invasion, frontline dispatch, political machinati......
Huffington Post
- 6 Things Movie Characters Always Seem To Forget
- JetBlue: Flight Attendant Steven Slater's Big Exit Was For Good
- Vatican: Stoning In Iran Adultery Case 'Brutal,' May Try To Save Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's Life
- Republicans Call For Extending Bush Tax Cuts, Fault Stimulus For Country's Economic Condition
- The Funniest Local News Interviews Of All Time (VIDEO)
- 7 Best Wine Regions In France (PHOTOS)
- TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
- Four Job Market Trends We WON'T Be Celebrating This Labor Day (CHARTS)
AmericaBlog
- Krugman's comments on 'Rahmism'
- Sunday Talk Shows Open Thread
- Buckwheat Zydeco - Ya Ya
- Eggs and shoes hurled at Tony Blair at first book signing
- German Bundesbank votes to sack racist board member
- Eugene Robinson: 'The spoiled-brat American electorate'
- Corruption is now OK in Afghanistan, provided it's not too much
- Jimmy Breslin: 'The aimless babbles of this Beck'
Bag News Notes
- Racial/Ethnic Paranoia: The Latest Cat-and-Mouse
- “Pause”
- McCain’s Winning Pitch(fork)
- Visual Week in Review: Iraq Getaway; King Beck; Godless Muslim Presidents, Sarah Gets Grizzly
- White House Priorities: First Things First?
- Coming Around Again
- Obviously, the “Iraqi Mind” Has yet to Catch Up with the “Iraqi Opportunity”
- As We Segue Away: The Three Top Images of the Iraq War
Crooks and Liars
- Paging Dr. Freud
- Koch Brothers Donate $1M To Campaign To Suspend CA's Climate Law
- Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread
- Mike's Blog Roundup
- Open Thread with The Professional Left Podcast: Beck, Palin, and Obama's Real "Secret Plot"
- C&L's Late Night Music Club with The Weakerthans
- Newstalgia Reference Room - Documents For Ear - The 1950 Mid-terms
- Tom DeLay: GOP Will be in 'Big Trouble' if Health-Care Law is not Repealed
Firedog Lake
- Contempt for Democracy: Attacks on Voting Rights
- Christine O’Donnell Drives The Boys Wild With Her Mad Teabagging Skillz
- Why Not Hire the Woman Who Wrote the Book on the Struggles of the Middle Class?
- Rachel Corrie Civil Lawsuit Resumes Today in Haifa
- Sunday Talking Heads: September 5, 2010
- Late Late Night FDL: Tugboat Granny
- Late Night: Dana Milbank Is an Absolute Tit
- The Mortgage Mess: Are Solutions Out There?
KausBlog
- Kausfiles is out there. Somewhere.
- Kf Caught in the Act
- The Real Reason Cynical Dem Pols Should Vote for the Health Care Bill
- Unions vs. Liberalism, Part XXIII
- Unions Are Crippling Obama--Exhibit A
- Does the UAW Even Want More Members?
- Are Tea-Partiers a "Special Interest"?
- kausfiles Struggles to Restore Its Brand!
Politicalwire
- Right Star Rising
- House Democrats Work to Save Majority
- Quote of the Day
- Brady Holds Slim Lead in Illinois
- Paul Expands Lead Over Conway
- How Palin's Iowa Trip Came Together
- Maes Refuses to Exit Race
- Greene's War Room
Talking Points Memo
- Brewer: I Lost My Head
- Apocalypse
- The Great Jobs Depression
- The Fake Funeral Craze
- CO GOP Dead Set Agst Winning Gov Race
- Epic D'oh
- Ahmed @ Israeli Embassy w/ Phone Shoe
- Friggin' Hilarious
