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NYC can handle this.
Author: Raine    Date: 11/16/2009 13:33:56

For nearly 10 months, we have been waiting for something to happen regarding Gitmo detainees. On Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder finally announced that he was bringing among others, Kaleid Sheikh Mohammed to NYC federal Court for trial. According to reports, no evidence garnered via torture will be used. The right wing is going insane about this. Personally I think this is the right thing to do, considering Amendment VI of the US Constitution:

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
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19 comments (Latest Comment: 11/17/2009 01:16:16 by BobR)

Tea Party!
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 11/15/2009 15:43:13

Recently Velveeta has been hearing a lot about one of her favorite subjects other than planting roses: tea parties! Oh the finger cakes and sandwiches, the antique cups and saucers, the pots brimming over with Jasmine tea, the hats and gloves and lest we forget... the juicy gossip! What a day!

So, when I heard that there was going to be a tea party in my area I was overjoyed. First, to prepare for the party, I splurged on a new crinoline vintage skirt, satin-rimmed Adele hat with large ribbon (pink) and of course a pair of fitted white gloves. I prepared my Herbed Cheese Scones using a recipe handed down from my Great Grandmother served on an antique St. Andrews rose pattern dish and then I was ready. And what a glorious day for a tea party!
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8 comments (Latest Comment: 11/16/2009 05:08:33 by livingonli)

Mony, mony
Author: TriSec    Date: 11/14/2009 13:20:57

A while back now, in the early days of us listening to Ms. Miller, I remember a commercial from some snake-oil salesman peddling her "powerful, free tapes".

These alleged self-help things would make you healthy, wealthy, wise, and highly desireable among the opposite sex.

Something she said in the commercial has stuck with me ever since. "There is no problem on this earth that cannot be solved by the application of money."

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5 comments (Latest Comment: 11/16/2009 03:21:14 by Mondobubba)

What do you call this?
Author: BobR    Date: 11/13/2009 12:52:50

It should have been a shining moment in Congressional history. Late in the evening on Saturday Nov 6, 2009, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will lead to a much needed overhaul of the American health care system. It's not a perfect bill, it's not everything that it should have or could have been, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. It's a foundation for change.
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29 comments (Latest Comment: 11/14/2009 02:18:33 by TriSec)

Not really the same old same old.
Author: Raine    Date: 11/12/2009 15:55:03

Last night on Rachel Maddow, we heard some breaking news:

Obama wants his war options changed
President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

That stance comes in the midst of forceful reservations about a possible troop buildup from the U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, according to a second top administration official.

In strongly worded classified cables to Washington, Eikenberry said he had misgivings about sending in new troops while there are still so many questions about the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Obama is still close to announcing his revamped war strategy — most likely shortly after he returns from a trip to Asia that ends on Nov. 19.

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41 comments (Latest Comment: 11/13/2009 11:21:38 by Scoopster)

The Eleventh Hour
Author: BobR    Date: 11/11/2009 12:57:57

We've all heard the expression saying something was saved "in the 11th hour". It means that on the cusp of all hope being lost, something remarkable happened to save the day. What most of us don't realize is that the expression has direct ties to today - Veterans Day.
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38 comments (Latest Comment: 11/11/2009 21:21:40 by livingonli)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 11/10/2009 11:30:53

Good morning.

Today is our 2, 434th day in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4362
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4223
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3899
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3503
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 134

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 325
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 916
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 597
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,395
Journalists - Iraq: 335
Academics Killed - Iraq: 431

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$930, 122, 900, 000 . 00


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23 comments (Latest Comment: 11/11/2009 01:14:31 by TriSec)

No means No
Author: Raine    Date: 11/09/2009 13:46:11

After a rollicking Saturday, the House did something that had never been done in this country -- we passed a Health Care Reform bill. Velveeta wrote about it yesterday. The bill - while far from perfect - is simply historic.

It almost didn't happen. I can't blame the Republicans for that. We knew they would not vote for this, we knew it all along. Many of us also knew that the Blue Dogs were going to be a hard get (for votes). Personally, I knew that the Stupak amendment was going to be really hard to get this thru as well. It made me ill that women were sold down the river. Even with that, I still would have taken this bill. I believe that we can work these things out later. If it isn't, I - along with many other women in this nation - will be more than glad to remember that vote and keep my wallet shut next election day.
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42 comments (Latest Comment: 11/10/2009 01:33:51 by livingonli)

We Did It!
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 11/08/2009 13:52:18

Or, if you'r e a Fox "News" viewer: We've Lost Our Freedoms.

Passage of this bill, which many are already comparing to the landmark passing of Social Security, is victory for President Barack Obama. It is also a clear sign of how divided our country remains - as the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed the bill Saturday night in a count of 220 - 215.
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9 comments (Latest Comment: 11/09/2009 01:29:53 by livingonli)

Yankees Suck.
Author: TriSec    Date: 11/07/2009 13:59:43

And I really and truly mean that from the bottom of my heart.

Or do I?

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7 comments (Latest Comment: 11/08/2009 04:28:36 by BobR)

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