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Legal Case Filed Against 4 US Presidents & 4 UK Prime Ministers for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity & Genocide in Iraq (68 comments)
CAIR: US seizure of 4 Mosques over Alleged Iran Ties Threatens Religious Freedom (219 comments)
Tell Congress to Go To Hell With their Current Health Reform (60 comments)
American Palestinian Dr Elias Akleh writes on Israel's Piracy, 1967 USS Liberty attack ... (118 comments)
Eric Holder hems and haws on "Mirandizing" bin Laden (88 comments)

10 most bizarre sexist adverts

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:58 PM EST (Times Online)

Seeded by Carloz

A number of blogs have been picking their Top 10/Top 20/Top 105 Vintage Sexist Adverts.

history, advertising, sexism, old-sexist-advertisements, sexist-ads, sexist-adverts

Most states see higher jobless rates

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:03 PM EST (Google)

Seeded by Bill Harrison

"Unemployment rose in 29 states in the U.S. during October, hinting the threat posed by weak labor markets to the economic recovery might be growing.

us-news, economic, recovery, rising-us-unemployment

Army Limits Media Access at Palin Event at NC Base

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:14 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by luckydog

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday.

politics, barack-obama, sarah-palin, army-limits-media

Some Lawmakers Send Few Minorities to Military Academies

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:57 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by luckydog

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

us-news, military-academy-nominations

Greg Craig debacle will cost Obama support -- among Democrats

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:33 AM EST (Politico)

Seeded by Bill Harrison

NOTE: This classic "inside the Beltway", "DC-insider" piece/seed dedicated to JFX Gillis.

politics, barack-obama, hillary-clinton, greg-craig, obama-chicago-gang

Prehistoric Masterpieces: The Swimmers and The Beast

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:01 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)

Seeded by alkimija

The inhospitable plateau of Gilf Kebir in the far south-west Egyptian desert was once home to an early Egyptian civilization, who left behind spectacular cave art.

history, africa, cave-art

British PM Brown: UK faces a climate catastrophe of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:38 PM EST (BBC News)

Seeded by Gideon Polya

UK PM Gordon Brown warns that Copenhagen negotiators have 50 days to save the world from global warming and break the "impasse", telling the Major Economies Forum in London there was "no plan B".

world-news, us, obama, global-warming, climate-change, uk, america, london, co2, carbon

New Statesman Leader on Copenhagen: World leaders need to become green heroes too

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:58 PM EST (New Statesman Contents)

Seeded by Gideon Polya

"heroes ...who lead from the bottom up, corralling support for their cause by being passionate, committed and practically engaged. If the politicians can only delay and equivocate, we must take matters into our own hands."

world-news, us, obama, india, global-warming, climate-change, britain, uk, america, co2

Eric Holder hems and haws on "Mirandizing" bin Laden

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:54 AM EST (http://www.npr.org)

Seeded by Bill Harrison

". . .In one of the highlights of Wednesday's Justice Department oversight hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, attempted to put Holder on the spot with the question: would U.S.

us-news, khalid-sheikh-mohammed, osama-bin-laden, eric-holder, lindsey-graham