Calling all Minnesotans

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Thursday February 02, 2006 · 10:49 AM PST

2006/02/02 · 10:49

Amy Klobuchar's office is looking for volunteers. I got a message yesterday from their office about this. The way the message ended up on my desk is a perfect reason why everyone should give their time if they can.
My friend answered the phone, was told that it was Amy Klobuchar's office calling.

"Amy who-a-char?" my friend asked.
"Amy Klobuchar," they said.
"I'm sorry, say it one more time..." said the friend. Read More

More trouble in Motown- Ford lay offs

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Monday January 23, 2006 · 10:20 AM PST

2006/01/23 · 10:20

Ford is closing 14 North American plants and cutting 25-30,000 jobs in the next four years. Meanwhile, Japanese auto makers and their American factories and sales counterparts have waiting lists for some of their cars.
When you think of Ford, what comes to mind? For me, it's over-sized trucks and the Mustang. Of course they're late getting on the hubrid wagon (they do say they'll have 250,000 hybrids rolling off the line by 2010, about ten years too late).
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Minneapolis City Election 2005

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Wednesday August 10, 2005 · 9:32 PM PDT

2005/08/10 · 21:32

Minneapolitans! Confused about the city election? Did you know that the primaries are exactly one month from now? The big show, of course, is in November.
Our city council is sort of a dream-team for moderates and lefties. There are DFLers, Greens, (little i) independents, and not a Republican in sight. But, anyone who lives here knows there's still work to do, and there are several races that could wind up being scorchers.
I honestly don't know where my votes are going yet, so this diary is as much a cry for help as it is a round-up of the City of Water's wacky political thrills and spills so far. Read More

Do we really defend the downtrodden?

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Monday March 21, 2005 · 12:39 PM PST

2005/03/21 · 12:39

Sometimes the logic of foreign policy goes over my head. For example, a carefully stage-managed protest in Lebanon is all happening because of Bush's relentless push to make Iraq the sweetest, most totally free democracy in the Middle East. Because nothing has ever happened in Lebanon before, that is, until we invaded Iraq. Don't you see? Read More

Wingnuts eyeing YearlyKos

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Wednesday March 16, 2005 · 11:11 AM PST

2005/03/16 · 11:11

YearlyKos has caught the eye of the creepies.

Nothing to be worried about. When they're not posting on LGF, most of these guys spend their spare time at home crying and eating corn chips while naked on the couch.
Not exactly your average "go out and get 'em" types.
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FOIA Documents find 11-year old at Abu Ghraib

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Friday March 11, 2005 · 7:31 AM PST

2005/03/11 · 07:31

From the BBC

Children as young as 11 years old were held at Abu Ghraib, the Iraqi prison at the centre of the US prisoner abuse scandal, official documents reveal.
Brig Gen Janis Karpinski, formerly in charge of the jail, gave details of young people and women held there.

Her assertion was among documents obtained via legal action by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The Pentagon has admitted juveniles were among the detainees, but said no child was subject to any abuse.

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Thursday March 10, 2005 · 10:58 AM PST

2005/03/10 · 10:58

Mr. Charles Krauthammer recently wrote an opinion piece in Time magazine called "Three Cheers for the Bush Doctrine", another in a long line of jumping-the-gun cheerleading for neoconservatism.

The entire article is here. Read More

11 intelligent men and one dope

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Monday March 07, 2005 · 10:26 AM PST

2005/03/07 · 10:26

A brief history of Social Security through quotes--

First, we've got FDR:

This law represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means completed--a structure intended to lessen the force of possible future depressions, to act as a protection to future administrations of the Government against the necessity of going deeply into debt to furnish relief to the needy...

Let's go down the line from here. Truman:

"It has long been recognized as an inescapable obligation of a democratic society to provide for every individual some measure of basic protection from hardship and want caused by factors beyond his control. In our own country, the obligation of the Federal Government in this respect has been recognized by the establishment of our Social Security system.

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Friday March 04, 2005 · 3:02 PM PST

2005/03/04 · 15:02

Though it looks like one of the longest shots in history, there's a slight push out there that wants Arnold Schwarzenegger to run for President, possibly in 2008 of 20012.
For example, there's the Amend for Arnold campaign, managed by San Francisco-based mutual fund manager (always such advocates for the common man) Lissa Morgenthaler-Jones.
The very thought of an Arnold presidency makes a lot of progressives sick. But I'm going to put out there one simple reason why we should support someone like that running: it would break the GOP's back.

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Wednesday March 02, 2005 · 8:10 AM PST

2005/03/02 · 08:10

It's true. Kansas voters opted to keep an anti-bias ordinance, protecting gay people. The anti-civil rights side was led by none other than old nutsy McGree, Fred Phelps. Read More

RNC Chair Mehlman plays with his softballs

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Friday February 25, 2005 · 6:58 AM PST

2005/02/25 · 06:58

GOP.com now has its own poorly made TV show for the kids!

Hi everyone, it's Mindy and Katie again. Thank you all for making the first segment of Off the Record such a hit! Your interest certainly proved that Senator John Thune of South Dakota is a rising star in the GOP.

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Thursday February 24, 2005 · 1:30 PM PST

2005/02/24 · 13:30

Afghanistan!! Almost forgot about them, didn't you? How exactly is our first little fiefdom doing?

Afghanistan: Will delay their elections, again.

The poll was due to take place by 21 May, but logistical and security concerns have prevented President Hamid Karzai making an official announcement.

Under Afghanistan's new constitution any poll must be announced 90 days before it is scheduled to take place.

Correspondents say the election could be delayed by up to six months.

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Calling all Minnesotans

More trouble in Motown- Ford lay offs

Minneapolis City Election 2005

Do we really defend the downtrodden?

Wingnuts eyeing YearlyKos

FOIA Documents find 11-year old at Abu Ghraib

Three Cheers... for what?

11 intelligent men and one dope

Amend for Arnold?

53% of Kansas voters aren't total dicks

RNC Chair Mehlman plays with his softballs

Afghanistan to delay elections...again