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Activism and PoliticsObama's BetA report by Peter Baker in the New York Times this morning provides some insights into the intense and often agonizing behind the scenes deliberations over the Afghanistan review that took place inside the Obama White House. [H]is advisers say he was haunted by the human toll as he wrestled with what to do about the eight-year-old war. Just a month earlier, he had mentioned to them his visits to wounded soldiers at the Army hospital in Washington. "I don't want to be going to Walter Reed for another eight years," he said then. The economic cost was troubling him as well after he received a private budget memo estimating that an expanded presence would cost $1 trillion over 10 years, roughly the same as his health care plan. Now as his top military adviser ran through a slide show of options, Mr. Obama expressed frustration. He held up a chart showing how reinforcements would... Read the rest of "Obama's Bet"
Obama Blissfully Ignores Climate-GateAfter all, he is the smartest man in the room. Just ask him.
The controversy swirling around the leaked e-mails of climate scientists apparently trying to downplay data and exclude dissenting opinions has led to calls for President Obama to skip this month’s climate summit in Denmark until the e-mails can be investigated.
Instead, the White [...]... Read the rest of "Obama Blissfully Ignores Climate-Gate"
The Crazy SeasonAs Mike Lux points out, nothing means anything in the healthcare bill right now.... Read the rest of "The Crazy Season"
Martha CoakleyApparently it struck a chord with women around the country when the Massachusetts senatorial candidate spoke out against the Stupak amendement, because she’s raking in the bucks from women:
Women from every state have donated, usually in small-dollar amounts, to the campaign war chest of Attorney General Martha Coakley, who, through the most recent reporting period, had raised about twice as much as her nearest competitors in the four-way race that will be decided in Tuesday’s special primary.
Political fund-raising has long been dominated by men, but for the Coakley campaign two-thirds of its donors are women, a review by the Globe of her campaign finance reports shows.
Take 72-year-old Carol Lakin of ... Read the rest of "Martha Coakley"
Pop Goes My HeartAnother song from “Music and Lyrics”:
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The Unemployment GameAre you officially unemployed? Play the game and find out!... Read the rest of "The Unemployment Game"
Coming Soon...Ok, best comment I got on the blog (not counting the ones I got on Facebook), was from Merci:
 With a line like that, how could I resist...see you all soon!  ... Read the rest of "Coming Soon..."SnowEveryone is, of course, in a complete tizzy this morning since we are expected to get an inch three inches or less of snow.
The supermarket must be packed this morning. French toast and toilet paper!
Snow always reminds me of this Dar Williams song:
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OhI thought that was just the taste!
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) – December 4, 2009 (WPVI) — Unilever PLC’s U.S. subsidiary says it has recalled all canned Slim Fast drinks because of the possibility of bacterial contamination that could cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.... Read the rest of "Oh"
BlackwaterThis story gets more interesting by the day.... Read the rest of "Blackwater"
Way Back Into LoveYeah, “Music and Lyrics” was a hokey movie. But I love this song, penned by Adam Schlesinger:
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the next world leaders, wealth, finance and politics map: debating on globalization and new challenges from China, IndiaThe China and India Factor and the Overstretch of the US Hegemony in the 21st century: opportunities, challenges, conflicts and development
4 books that can change your mind in 2007 about the geo-politic and geo-economic dynamics going on
Interviews by Jorge Nascimento Rodrigues, editor of Gurus online. tv
George Zhibin Gu (顾志斌), author of two new books, "China's Global Reach", and "China and the New World Order";
Chalmers Johnson, author of "The Sorrows of Empire"
André Gunder Frank, author of the forthcoming "ReOrient the Nineteenth Century" (a sequel of his 1998's "ReOrient")
FIRST STORY
A view from an insider
George Zhibin Gu
CHINA IS BECOMING A GLOBAL THEATER
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Another Proud DayYesterday was a pretty good day at the Earp Ranch. Erik, our 5-year old, was chosen as the Peacemaker of the Month for his kindergarten class. His school chooses one student from every class who helps his fellow students, practices good manners, and good discipline. The winners are presented with the award [...]... Read the rest of "Another Proud Day"
Max Baucus Nominated Lover For US AttorneyThe AP reports: A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says the Montana Democrat was in a romantic relationship with the woman he nominated for U.S. attorney. Spokesman Ty Matsdorf says Baucus and his former state office director Melodee Hanes began the relationship in the summer of 2008. Baucus nominated Hanes for the U.S. attorney post last March, but she later withdrew her name. I interned for Max during the 2008 farm bill conference proceedings. I've been pretty ticked at him in recent weeks for being the only Democrat on the EPW Committee to vote against the Kerry-Boxer climate bill and have grown slower to point out my past associations with him, but no matter how mad I got at him over policy, I always figured at least he was a man of character who always put his state and country first and kept himself grounded. Maybe not. I a... Read the rest of "Max Baucus Nominated Lover For US Attorney"
REPUBLICAN PARTY & RUSH LINBAUGH HAVE NO COMMENT ABOUT GAY FAMILY COURT JUSTICES DECIDING FAMILY VALUES 4 STRAIGHT U.S. FAMILIESAMERICAN FAMILY COURT GAY COMMISSIONER DAVID COWAN OF SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA CREATES WWW BOYCOTT...WE ASK ALL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS TO PLEASE RESPECT THE BOYCOTT OF THE TOWN OF SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA UNTIL A FULL AND INDEPENDENT PEDOPHILE INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED ON MARCUS ANDREW BOESCH OF EL SEGUNDO CALIFORNIA ~ ALONG WITH MR. DAMON DUVAL REGAINING HIS PREVIOUS PARENTAL RIGHTS WITH HIS 2 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN MAYA AND JAZZ DUVAL.
MR.DAMON DUVAL IS ONE OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MIDDLE~CLASS AND WORKING POOR AMERICANS WITHOUT PROPER LEGAL COUNSEL WHO LOVE THEIR CHILDREN AND ARE HAVING FAMILY COURTS ALL ACROSS AMERICA DENY THEM THEIR GOD GIVEN PARENTAL RIGHTS..
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Friday StuffRachel Maddow presents the sound of John Ensign turning on one of the last friends he had in the Senate, and the allegorical story of China telling us that it's time to return "little butter stick" (don't worry - nothing to warn the kids about...yet)...... Read the rest of "Friday Stuff"
Categories: Philadelphia blog stories, Activism and Politics
Marriage equality rally at NJ State HouseGarden State Equality Rally for Marriage Equality Monday 7 December
Garden State Equality managed to assemble 700 people at the Trenton, NJ State House this past Thursday in order to lobby for marriage equality between the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community and everyone else.
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The Weakness in MeJoan Armatrading:
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PPEHRC Opening National Education, Organizing and Cultural CenterIn observation of International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2009, join us to celebrate the opening of PPEHRC's new National Education, Organizing and Cultural Center in Philadelphia. Located in Kensington, the poorest neighborhood in the state of Pennsylvania, where the KWRU and the PPEHRC were born, the PPEHRC's new National Education, Organizing and Cultural Center will serve as a local and national educational and organizing center for a growing movement for the Human Rights to Health Care, Housing, Education, Food, Water and Jobs at a Living Wage, led by poor and homeless families.
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