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Santorum wants to impose 'Judeo-Christian Sharia' - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:36 PM EST (CNN)
There are two Rick Santorums: The first one I might not agree with, but the second one truly scares me. "Santorum One" pushes for less government regulation for corporations and shrinking the federal government.
Jon Stewart Mocks Holographic 'Dildo People' In CNN's Iowa Coverage | Mediaite
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 6:30 PM EST ()
Jon Stewart had a lot on his plate today, with the Iowa caucuses cramming a week’s worth of news into the wee hours of the night early Wednesday morning. Stewart gave every candidate their turn, and praised everyone from Rick Santorum to Mitt Romney for sticking with it.
Will Rick Santorum's strong Iowa finish lead to New Hampshire surge? - The Washington Post
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 6:03 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Rick Santorum, who finished a close second to Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday, is looking to take his message to New Hampshire with the hope of maintaining the momentum his Iowa performance has created. As Rosalind S.
GOP's New Hope: Bomb Iran, Send Nuke Scientists to Gitmo, Distract 'Eye of Mordor' | Danger Room | Wired.com
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 5:51 PM EST (Wired News)
He’s one of the few Republican presidential candidates willing to make foreign policy central to his campaign. He talks openly about launching airstrikes on Iran and compares U.S. troops to hobbits, distracting the bad guy from Lord of the Rings.
Did Rick Santorum Really Talk About Making 'Black People's Lives Better' With 'Somebody Else's Money?' | Mediaite
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 3:06 PM EST (Mediaite)
Surging presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is under fire for a remark at a campaign event Sunday in Sioux City, Iowa, where he apparently brought up the plight of black people completely out of the blue.
Rick Santorum Explains Supposed 'Black People' Comment | Mediaite
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 3:03 PM EST (Mediaite)
Appearing on John King USA on Wednesday evening, Rick Santorum denied he said he didn’t want to make “black people’s lives better” during a pre-caucus campaign event Sunday in Sioux City, Iowa.
Hags, Witches, Crone - the Truth about the Image
Tue Jan 3, 2012 11:34 AM EST
Hag, witch, and crone… what do these words make you think of? Ugly old women with hooked noses, greenish tinged skin, stringy hair, warts and boils, right? Not something you want to associate with, is it? Who would? The truth is that these images were encouraged to …
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Young People and Comprehensive Sex Education: Moving Beyond Scare Tactics and Fear Mongering in 2012 | RH Reality Check
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 11:05 AM EST (RH Reality Check)
Knowledge is power. I mean that in the most cliché way possible. Without knowledge, agency and self-determination become meaningless fragments of our imagination.
Iowa Nice - YouTube - NWS!!!
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 10:59 AM EST (YouTube)
A video to lighten your day... NOT WORK SAFE! But ya know... somedays... ya just feel.... Iowa Nice...
McConnell, Boehner face tough job of smoothing tensions when they return - TheHill.com
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 10:54 AM EST (TheHill.com)
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) have their work cut out for them next month to reduce the simmering tensions between their caucuses. McConnell’s and Boehner’s staffs kept in regular contact throughout the ye …
Candidates make final pitch to sway undecided Iowa GOP voters - The Hill's Ballot Box
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 10:47 AM EST (TheHill.com)
The six Republican candidates vying to win the Iowa caucuses — or in some cases avoid defeat on a campaign-ending scale — have only hours left to make their cases to the state's voters, 40 percent of whom are still undecided, according to some polls. Mitt Romney, …
8 GOP Primary Moments That Would Make Jesus Weep | | AlterNet
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 10:38 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
Since this past Christmas season coincided with the final campaign push before the Iowa caucus, every Republican candidate for president worked extra hard to out-pander one another in claiming that God is supportive of his or her particular flat-tax plan. But you have to wo …
7 Places the 99% Will Fight Back Hard in 2012 | | AlterNet
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 10:35 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
2011 was the year of activism, of uprising, of the protester. But the new year is coming, and with it a chance to write a new narrative.
Kids, Minivans, and Drug-Dealing: How the Recession Pulls Ordinary Families Into the Weed Game | | AlterNet
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 12:21 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
For some time, I'd been hearing stories from my sources in the interstate marijuana racket about law-abiding "civilians" turning to the game because of the recession, and so, armed with introductions, I hit the road to meet some of these unlikely criminals face to face.
The Chistians and the Pagans... For Crying out loud...
Sun Jan 1, 2012 5:37 PM EST
Now that the “War on Christmas” is over, and we have welcomed in the new year of 2012, I noticed that some of the more radical Christians are still in a tizzy about the bad, nasty, evil Pagans.
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Perry Pledges To Openly Defy A Supreme Court Decision Striking Down An Anti-Choice 'Personhood' Law | ThinkProgress
Seeded on Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:40 AM EST (Think Progress)
At a radio forum sponsored by the anti-abortion and anti-birth control group Personhood USA, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said that he would refuse to obey a Supreme Court decision striking down the group’s signature anti-choice proposal:
Bachmann: 'Obama is Putting Abortion Pills on the Bubblegum Aisle' -- And Other AntiChoice GOP Ridiculousness at the Tele-Town Hall | AlterNet
Seeded on Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:25 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
This is how a powerful interest group gains influence in a contested presidential primary: Last night, four GOP candidates—Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry—took part in a “tele-town hall” sponsored by Personhood …
Mother condemns Kentucky school for putting autistic son in duffel bag | World news | guardian.co.uk
Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:49 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The mother of a nine-year-old autistic boy who was placed in a duffel bag with the drawstring pulled tight has called for the teacher responsible to be dismissed and for the practice to be banned. Sandra Baker, from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, said that her son, Christopher, has be …
Gingrich marred by '97 ethics case – USATODAY.com
Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:26 AM EST (USA Today)
On Jan. 21, 1997, one of the most memorable days in congressional history, Newt Gingrich became the first House speaker to be reprimanded by his colleagues for ethical misconduct.
WikiLeaks in Court: What to Look for in Bradley Manning's Hearing | Threat Level | Wired.com
Seeded on Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:57 PM EST (Wired News)
Insider: $56 Billion Later, Airport Security Is Junk | Danger Room | Wired.com
Seeded on Tue Dec 6, 2011 12:27 PM EST (Wired News)
The Department of Homeland Security has spent billions since 9/11 trying to keep dangerous people and dangerous explosives off airplanes, and treating us all air travelers like potential terrorists in the process.
Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish: Proposed Funding Cuts for Response to Violence Against Women | RH Reality Check
Seeded on Mon Dec 5, 2011 12:53 PM EST (RH Reality Check)
This week, Senators Leahy and Crapo introduced a bill to reauthorize and amend the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a federal law first enacted in 1994. This is mostly good news.
CELEBRATIONS; It's Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwaanza: Let There Be Light! - New York Times
Seeded on Fri Dec 2, 2011 3:02 PM EST (The New York Times)
Early man found his first deities in the rhythms of nature: times for hunting, planting and harvesting and for giving birth. These days people tend to consult the calendar. If it's the 25th day of Kislev (which begins at sundown on Dec.
Cain blasts critics for 'character assassination' - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Dec 1, 2011 9:58 AM EST (CNN)
A defiant Herman Cain tried to turn the tables on his growing legion of critics and accusers Wedneday, blasting them for allegedly engaging in gutter politics and giving no indication of any immediate intent to abandon his embattled presidential campaign. "They have been tryi …
Gingrich: Race will come down to 'Newt and Not-Newt' – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Seeded on Thu Dec 1, 2011 9:46 AM EST (CNN)
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the tables have turned in the Republican race for the White House, arguing on Wednesday that he's replacing Mitt Romney as the GOP's most steady presidential front-runner.
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