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A few weeks ago, I took a dive into some of the data available from the numerous repositories at the CDC WONDER web site. Having a professional background in data processing and a personal love for data analysis, I thought I was going to explore some...
by Northern Pol
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on Sun Jan 30, 2022 at 04:49 PM PST
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DKos was started as a “reality based” community. But, a weakness of this community is that it is prone to “irrational exuberance” over the prospect of criminal conduct being proven against Republican figures. DKos is not alone in this, for eight...
by cityduck
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on Sat Apr 14, 2018 at 10:13 AM PDT
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I was thinking about some of the phrases that really bug me, they grate on me like nails on a chalkboard. They make me cranky when I hear them.
Here's a sample: "Having said that", "at the end ...
by Julie Gulden
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on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 01:12 PM PDT
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I gotst ta work man...
Long ago in a faraway place there live this prince and he was in a deep and difficult battle against some evil people, Darth Cheney and his minions Libby troll and Rover ...
by TexMex
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on Tue Dec 09, 2008 at 09:34 AM PST
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It seemed like such a short while ago the blogosphere was on fire with the potential of poking a hole in BushCo's armor with a strong case against the Office of the Vice President for their outing ...
by surferal
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on Sat Oct 06, 2007 at 08:44 AM PDT
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With the recent commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence by George Bush, there is a golden opportunity for Patrick Fitzgerald to resume his investigation of the leaking of the identity of ...
by bl968
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on Wed Jul 04, 2007 at 03:12 AM PDT
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Conventional wisdom holds that the bigger they are, the harder they fall. If that's true, Scooter Libby could well be facing a tough landing.
Granted, our boy has hoed his own row, but even a ...
by Melody Townsel
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on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 06:28 PM PST
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There are people on both sides who blow partisan statements way out of proportion when all we have is just a bunch of armchair chickenhawks sipping juice in the comfort of their homes, foaming at ...
by EnderRS
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on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 11:20 AM PST
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The Libby trial has brought to light a wealth of information about how the Vice President's office was centrally involved in the Plame leak, but when I talk to ordinary people (not fanatics like you ...
by ericbrewer
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on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 12:10 PM PST
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The Rwandan-style genocide / ethnic cleansing in Darfur is entering it’s 4th year and I’m shocked at how uninformed this country is about this crisis. Sadly, I’m also finding a ...
by Alegre
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on Wed Feb 28, 2007 at 10:16 AM PST
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Murray Waas has a new article up on the National Journal's site called The Libby-Cheney Connection in which he speculates that if ...
by Nuisance Industry
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on Mon Feb 19, 2007 at 04:42 PM PST
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Tomorrow will be closing arguments in the Scooter Libby trial, and as a trial lawyer myself I am particularly looking forward to them and wish I could have a seat in the courtroom to watch and listen.
by AlanR
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on Mon Feb 19, 2007 at 03:58 PM PST
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What follows is the analysis of warrior Vader’s wounds and weaknesses and the telling of the story of his last battle and ultimate demise.
Little is known ...
by coffeeinamrica
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on Wed Feb 07, 2007 at 07:44 PM PST
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Yesterday afternoon, I got an email update from the folks at truthout.org about the Libby Trial. A bombshell we all knew was coming but it was nice to have some written evidence to the fact. One ...
by Ruby K
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on Thu Feb 01, 2007 at 07:55 AM PST
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Not a good day for Cheney over at the Libby trial (which is being liveblogged at FDL by Marcy Wheeler aka "Emptywheel"). The prosecution blames Cheney for ...
by kos
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on Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 11:33 AM PST
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The revelations concerning Cheney's involvement in the Plame leak create a situation in which the possibilitities for forcing Bush from office may be greatly improved.
One of the biggest obstacle ...
by Christopher Day
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on Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 10:21 AM PST
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No no NO! I am not about to announce that Fitzgerald is indicting Dick, sorry. But yesterday both sides in the Libby case filed status reports (
by emptywheel
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on Fri Dec 15, 2006 at 10:18 AM PST
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by francislholland
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on Sat Sep 09, 2006 at 10:17 AM PDT
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by Pragmatic Left
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on Tue Jun 13, 2006 at 06:31 AM PDT
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by missliberties
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on Tue Jun 06, 2006 at 07:34 AM PDT
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- I just found out that some of our oldest (longest term) and dearest Kossacks have recently been laid off or resigned. Apparently It came up in the comments in the diary about the Second DK Site Maintenance with the recent update. I had no idea. I...822 comments 1356 Recs
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