Swiftboating Jill Carroll

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Friday April 07, 2006 · 5:54 AM PDT

2006/04/07 · 05:54

I have to say that I am just as disturbed as everyone else about how the RW media has been attacking Jill Carroll and questioning her story, but I think I had pretty much just tuned it all out, as I usually do. But today I received an email from a family member that just made me want to scream.

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The 28th Amendment: Constitutional Right to Privacy

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Monday September 12, 2005 · 1:06 PM PDT

2005/09/12 · 13:06

I had originally posted this as a comment on the Judge Roberts confirmation diary, but there were a couple of good comments, and I thought a diary might expand that conversation further.

"Why not introduce a Constitutional Amendment adding the right to privacy?"

The entire comment plus some extra in the extended... Read More

Meta-diary: Are you a gamer? w/ Poll

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Thursday July 21, 2005 · 12:07 PM PDT

2005/07/21 · 12:07

With video games being a billion dollar industry, and efforts to censor/control the content of video games creeping more and more into politics (See Hillary and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) I thought it might be insteresting to see how many gamers we have on dKos.

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Bush: Still fishing for SS ideas

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Thursday June 23, 2005 · 12:59 PM PDT

2005/06/23 · 12:59

Apparently, George Bush and the Republicans in Washington are running out of ideas for what to do about Social Security. In article published today on Reuters website, George Bush blames Democrats, not for blocking his non-existent proposal, but for not putting forth their own.

If Bush wants to know what we stand for, let's let him know.
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If I could make a floor speech...

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Thursday May 19, 2005 · 12:20 PM PDT

2005/05/19 · 12:20

In all of the speeches on the floor of Senate this week about the filibuster, I think we're not singing the right tune to convince the Republicans to change their mind. If there's one thing the Republicans understand, it's fear; and we need to play to their basest fear: The fear of being ruled by Liberals.

If I had my fifteen minutes on the floor to address the Senate, I might say something like this: Read More

Credit card companies put new bankruptcy law to use

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Monday May 16, 2005 · 7:59 AM PDT

2005/05/16 · 07:59

Armed with the new Bankruptcy law in hand, the credit card companies decided it was time to recoup some of their money.

A handful of major credit card companies decided to raise the minimum payment amount from 2% to 4%, essentially doubling Americans credit card payment amounts. Read More

EPA Will Use Poor Kids As Guinea Pigs

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Wednesday November 17, 2004 · 9:41 AM PST

2004/11/17 · 09:41

Pleas sign the petition

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, is seeking input on a new proposed study in which infants in participating low income families will be monitored for health impacts as they undergo exposure to known toxic chemicals over the course of two years. The study entitled Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study (CHEERS) will look at how chemicals can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed by children ranging from babies to 3 years old.

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