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A deeper look inside the health insurance...

Oct 31st

inothernews: A SOLEMN CHARGE President Barack Obama, far...

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“President Obama said on Friday that the United States would...”
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“The Congressional Budget Office has just released its score...”
— CBO Releases Numbers On House...

Oct 30th

“In 1987, after my first visit to the United States, Vice...”
— Vice President George H. W....

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“[Barack] would eventually learn to make his way in the State...”
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“If Dick Cheney can support marriage, so can every Senator....”
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“Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church...”
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absurdlakefront:skimmingthesurface: President Obama’s remarks on the signing of the Matthew Shepard...

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A Secret Life

beenthinking:sometimesagreatnotion: - Stephen Dunn Why you need to have one is not much more...

Oct 28th

“Just because I’m skinny doesn’t mean I’m not tough.”
— BARACK OBAMA, saying he won’t...

Oct 28th

“The Republican National Committee shelled out $1.4 million...”
— Entering digital age an...

Oct 28th

“A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot...”
— George Carlin (via crowth)...

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“I got a Kindle 2 in February, mostly so I could make...”
— Marco.org: In defense of ebook...

Oct 28th

Hate-Crimes Signing, Reception Wednesday

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“I don’t believe it is a choice, I believe you’re born...”
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Oct 28th

“Lately I feel like somebody made a big mess and I’ve got my...”
— President Obama via Reuters...

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squashed: Republicans in Congress

Oct 27th

think4yourself: apsies:newsweek: Michelle Obama’s body...

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think4yourself:apsies:dcwhip:nyminute: “Now, let’s remember...

Oct 27th

Just watched the President's motorcade...

Turns out, it doesn’t get old.

Oct 27th

Adorable amazing Where the Wild Things...

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"Barack Obama, raised by a single mother and...

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Keith Olbermann worked his magic: Kansas City...

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“Big news for New York last night, the Yankees are going to...”
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No other piece of legislation proves how...

soupsoup: The government is not trying to control the Internet, you morons.

Oct 27th

President Obama - Fountainbleau Hotel - Miami Beach, FL -...

Oct 27th

What should I wear to a cocktail...

Suit? Dress? Cocktail dress? HELP!

Oct 26th

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teenageaunt: Taylor Swift – Forever & Always (Piano Version)

Oct 26th

“Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has...”
— Henry Adams, about whom...

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lazybones:copycats: Your Love Is Forever by Band of Horses originally by George Harrison (posted...

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upanddowns: Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can’t See Land (off his upcoming release “The...

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upanddowns: Frightened Rabbit - Fun Stuff i took off my clothes, she took off hers too with no...

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tracks: Vampire Weekend - Cousins Audio recording of Vampire Weekend’s Cousins, off of the new...

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“In the 1970s, 1980s and into the 1990s — years when stars...”
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Oct 25th

Tracy Morgan On Being 'The New Black'

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think4yourself: Daily Kos: Mac vs. PC meets Dems vs. GOP

Oct 25th

“Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, the DNC chairman installed in...”
— In his own image: Barack...

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documentary: The Smartest Man in the World is about Chris Langan who has a very high IQ, somewhere...

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“Assertions made without evidence can be dismissed without...”
— Christopher Hitchens (via...

Oct 25th

sisterpearl: “As the United Nations marks World Food Day,...

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brooklynmutt: Wow! Al Franken plows through a reform opponent like she’s nothing! todayspolitics

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suitep:spytap: The best 5 minutes of Congress I’ve ever seen: Rep. Alan Grayson absolutely schools...

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Ryan Adams and Mary Louise-Parker's NY Public...

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absurdlakefront:sexartandpolitics: Rachel Maddow addresses White House fight with Fox News. Good...

Oct 25th

Tracy Jordan: I'm gonna make you a mix tape. You like Phil Collins?
Jack Donaghy: I've got two ears and a heart, don't I?

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nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors: motionsensorsoundtrack: Oh My Sweet Carolina (Live) - Ryan Adams

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brooklynmutt: Annie Leibovitz’s Portraits of President...

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seagull:amandalynferri: All The Pretty Girls - fun. The Format’s Nate Ruess’ new band

Oct 25th

“These days I’m into bike riding and breaking water. I like...”
— Tracy Jordan, in Playboy’s...

Oct 25th

He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day...

Oct 25th

“…The brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want...”
—  Randy Pausch (via...

Oct 24th

Hulu to start charging in 2010

Oct 24th

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
— E.E. Cummings (via littlemiss)...

Oct 24th

“Comparing the tactics of the Nixon administration —which...”
— NPR’s Ken Rudin Apologizes for...

Oct 24th

think4yourself:apsies: President Barack Obama holds up a...

Oct 24th

“Julie, you’ve got three choices: you could follow Robert...”
— Alec Baldwin’s career advice...

Oct 24th

“Who cares?”
— Joe Biden, in response to...

Oct 24th

“Jay-Z was sitting there, drinking vodka he makes. Like, you...”
— AZIZ ANSARI, recounting his...

Oct 24th

“We’re hangin’ out at this club, and the club’s startin’ to...”
— AZIZ ANSARI, recounting his...

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jhnbrssndn:fatmanatee: Dwight Schrute and Glenn Beck share conspiracy theories about OnStar

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“I won it unexpectedly and he won it unexpectedly, America...”
— Mikhail Gorbachev, Gorbachev...

Oct 24th

inothernews: EXTENDED STAY NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover...

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whatson:ragbag: polaris schmolaris on this day in the...

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Ban divorce? Ballot effort gets OK to gather...

Oct 24th

I Fuckin' Love This: Obama strategy:...

Oct 22nd

“I don’t know that atheists should be considered citizens,...”
— George H.W. Bush (via...

Oct 22nd

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indierawk: Frightened Rabbit - My Backwards Walk “You’re the shit and I’m knee-deep in it.”

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katespencer: This awesome dude, Philip, is from Biddeford, Maine. Represent. “Testimony given for...

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soupsoup: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) launches a new website to list the names of the nearly 45,000...

Oct 22nd

“The White House tapping FOX News on the proverbial shoulder...”
— The Humanity Critic, Why the...

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needtherapy: Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there...

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makenosound: If you missed John Safran’s Race Relations last night, you can watch episodes online...

Oct 22nd

“About to do presentation karaoke at Someday Lounge. (You’re...”
— nevenmrgan This sounds so...

Oct 22nd

“A 38-year-old woman in Ithaca, N.Y., said she was raped last...”
— So that’s awesome. (via...

Oct 22nd

peterwknox: alla1: Left vs Right Click through for a...

Oct 21st

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Oct 21st

New Phoenix remix album is streaming

Oct 21st

“I support marriage equality not only because it is unfair,...”
— Melissa Harris-Lacewell,...

Oct 21st

Large Hadron Collider 'Being Sabotaged from...

Oct 21st

AP: Barnes & Noble's "nook" set to take on...

Oct 21st

“If you’re waiting for a sign. This is it. Do it. It will be...”
— Post Secret (via livejamie)

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fred-wilson: Swim Until You Can’t See Land - Frightened Rabbit new Frightened Rabbit. very nice....

Oct 21st

Broke my heart...

zachattack: Last night I had a client who overdosed on his anti-psychotic meds prescribed to...

Oct 20th

“Perhaps he’s worried the kids will grow up and be president.”
— BILL QUIGLEY, director of the...

Oct 20th

“Stay out of these fights.”…”They can only take you [Pres....”
— Helen Thomas. Also, Donny...

Oct 20th

Obama issues new medical marijuana policy.

Oct 20th

“I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities...”
— Martin Luther King Jr. (via...

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pterodactyls: Belle & Sebastian - If You Find Yourself Caught in Love There are very, very...

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mascarah: Kenny Chesney ft Dave Matthews - I’m Alive So damn easy to say that life’s so hard ...

Oct 20th

wearetheweirdos: Visitors admired a waterfall made of...

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“If there is a larger moral here, it is the virtue of...”
— Hillary is More Popular Than...

Oct 20th

“Belief in conspiracy theories can be comforting. If...”
— The Economist in a great...

Oct 20th

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Oct 14th

“Now’s the time for Senate Finance Committee and the White...”
— Robert Reich (via azspot) (via...

Oct 14th

inothernews: GOP, UNFOLLOWED Senate Finance Committee member...

Oct 14th

“Though Obama is in many ways more liberal than Clinton, it’s...”
— Feminism’s Last Line of...

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bbook: Bon Iver feat. St. Vincent - Roslyn Oh, hm. What do we have here? The new Bon Iver track...

Oct 13th

Congressman wants Obama to set timeline to...

Oct 9th

“In the same way we shall have to see through the fictions of...”
— Christianity and the Social...

Oct 9th

“Think about just how bizarre it is for Republicans to...”
— Paul Krugman (via azspot) The...

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Oct 9th

apsies: Robert Gibbs holds up a photo of President Obama...

Oct 9th

“It is just simply wrong to use a bill designed to support...”
— House Votes to Expand...

Oct 9th

“If Detroit had been savaged by a hurricane and submerged by...”
— Daniel Okrent, TIME I highly...

Oct 8th

Scalia: A mind is a terrible thing to waste...

Oct 8th

24freedinners: suicideblonde: Tina Fey photographed by...

Oct 8th

“I am told quite reliably that in a meeting today on Capitol...”
— BREAKING: Senate GOP Folding...

Oct 8th

“We want to live. What is government for if not to help us do...”
— Keith Olbermann (via...

Oct 8th

apsies: President Barack Obama listens during a meeting...

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needtherapy:notthatkindagay:bostongrits: CNN Anderson Cooper’s Heated Debate: “Gays In Military”

Oct 8th

“Remember that $1.3 trillion dollar tax cut, mostly for rich...”
— Rachel Maddow The GOP...

Oct 8th

AT&T should dump the iPhone's unlimited data...

Oct 8th

“I’m sorry. I am as patriotic as the next guy, but I simply...”
—  I’m Sorry, But I Want The...

Oct 8th

Congressional Budget Analysis Finds Health...

Oct 8th

“I love you so much that I don’t know how to tell you.”
— Capucine. (via capucha)

Oct 8th

“Over the years, I’ve put a couple of signs up in the edit...”
— Michael Moore FRED! Can you...

Oct 2nd

“President Obama has an idea to make our country smarter: he...”
— JIMMY KIMMEL, Jimmy Kimmel...

Oct 2nd

“We are not here because the domain name could cause...”
— Marc Randazza, lawyer for the...

Oct 2nd

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robot-heart:copycats: Mercury - Bon Iver originally by Kathleen Edwards (posted by...

Oct 1st

msg: Maloney & Porcelli created ExpenseASteak.com The...

Oct 1st

Inc's 30 Under 30: America's Coolest Young...

Oct 1st

NY TIMES: The Swiss do two things right: 1)...

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brooklynmutt: documentary: When did your addiction to docs start? Michael Moore films? PBS? Or...

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thesmarttart: joshisinfinite: Alone by Glee Cast

Oct 1st

“For years, the Democrats in our federal government lived in...”
— JON STEWART, The Daily Show...

Oct 1st

“Now everyone knew Republicans opposed the public option. But...”
— STEPHEN COLBERT, The Colbert...

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soupsoup:shorterexcerpts: Rep Alan Grayson: Republicans Are “Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals” (via...

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