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In addition to defending swing states, Democrats need to go on a long term offensive to find states that could go from red to swing (or even blue). And it is urgent that we do so. That is the purpose of this diary. Why so urgent? Democrats have lost...
by ModLeft
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on Fri Feb 03, 2023 at 05:02 AM PST
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This started as a comment in a related thread that was prompted by yesterday’s federal election in Canada --- but I thought the detail and the larger point deserved their own little spotlight. You used to be able to just walk into a Canadian polling...
by integrate
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on Tue Oct 22, 2019 at 02:53 PM PDT
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July 10 is the 191th day of the year. There are 174 days left.
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Today's number is 10
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10 is the base of the decimal number system. Since many others such as 12 make more sense, we must ...
by enhydra lutris
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on Mon Jul 10, 2017 at 06:15 AM PDT
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April 10 is the 100th day of the year. There are 265 days left.
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Today's number is 10
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Today's number is 10
10 is the base of the decimal number system. Since many others such as 12 make ...
by enhydra lutris
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on Mon Apr 10, 2017 at 06:13 AM PDT
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It is a little known fact that the recording apparatus of the Richard Nixon administration, famously operated by his then-secretary, Rose Mary Woods, is still largely in operation. The mechanics and the sound quality are improved, and the transcription...
by Tim Mooney
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on Wed Mar 29, 2017 at 05:45 AM PDT
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October 10 is the 283rd day of the year. There are 82 days left.
Today's number is 10
10 is the base of the decimal number system. Since many others such as 12 make more sense, we must assume ...
by enhydra lutris
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on Mon Oct 10, 2016 at 06:05 AM PDT
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This is pretty disgusting on all sorts of levels. My wife is an alternate at the 48th LD caucus (for Bernie) and was looking into the instructions:
Bring $10 if you are an elected delegate
Is there a registration fee?
Yes. The State...
by Orcas George
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on Fri Apr 15, 2016 at 04:06 PM PDT
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If you haven’t seen this yet, there’s good news for a huge chunk of workers who will be getting a raise on Feb. 20:
All associates hired before Jan. 1, 2016 will earn at least $10/hour
by LeftieIndie
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on Thu Jan 21, 2016 at 12:03 PM PST
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Just received this invite to a Hillary bash, it was sent out today by Michigan Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow. I immediately hit the ‘unsubscribe’ button on her email and gave her an earful. Yo
by Eagleye
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on Wed Jan 06, 2016 at 04:43 PM PST
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All of the candidates were really on their game last night. Going from 8 candidates to 6 gave them more time to talk and made the environment more engaging. Each candidate had moments where they ...
by tjwalker
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on Sun Dec 11, 2011 at 05:17 AM PST
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This article below is abbreviated and borrowed from Seth Godin and his Domino Project. The $10 amount in the title begs this question... If you could eliminate almost all outside ...
by Dr Gino Bartali
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on Wed Mar 23, 2011 at 07:13 AM PDT
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So, a friend of nearly 30 years posts a picture on the Facebooks what he reports to be a BLS chart comparing the projected jobs and the actual jobs created by the stimulus package. It isn't pretty ...
by beneldon
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on Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 06:38 AM PDT
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The cap is capturing a small amount of oil from the leak at the blow out preventer.
This small amount is already 10X the initial leak estimate from BP and twice the amount that BP and the Coast ...
by innereye
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on Sun Jun 06, 2010 at 10:08 AM PDT
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Yesterday I wrote about Bill White, a Democrat who has a very realistic shot of winning the Governor's race in Texas in November.
Now that the primary and early voting has begun, we can now start ...
by Incognito1958
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on Sat Feb 20, 2010 at 04:57 AM PST
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On Thought Leaders and Global Citizens
“The whirling belongs to you,” wrote the Sufi poet Rumi, who was born in northern Afghanistan in the 13th ...
by jimluce
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on Sun Dec 20, 2009 at 08:54 PM PST
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I am waiting for you to tell the American people the truth
regarding the CIA lies to Congress.
By this time you must have realized that there have been
two CIAs, one working for the American ...
by edscan
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on Sat Jul 18, 2009 at 11:02 AM PDT
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by shubi101
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on Sat Oct 25, 2008 at 11:01 AM PDT
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