The Rachel Maddow Show: The Sorry State of South Carolina

excerpt: ""Last night, we reported that South Carolina has among the country's worst women's reproductive health care. Rates of teen pregnancy, low birth weight infants, and infant mortality that are among the highest in the country.

Republicans' ODD Behavior, Part 1

Do Republicans suffer from oppositional-defiant disorder? Based on the behaviors from lawmakers and protesters in recent weeks, it seems so. Read the article and see for yourself, there's a relatively exhaustive list.

Please Cut the Crap!: Deconstructing the Right Wing Lies on the Health Insurance Bill -- Pages 1-500

The right's lies about the current health insurance proposals before Congress have rarely been compiled in such concise form before.

Spanish court considers trying former US officials - Road Runner

A Spanish court has agreed to consider opening a criminal case against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, over allegations they gave legal cover for torture at Guantanamo Bay, a lawyer in the case said Saturday.

Oklahoma State Penitentiary put inmate in the same cell as a man he testified against, found beaten to death 15 minutes later

Duran, 23, was beaten and found dead Wednesday night just 15 minutes after being put in a cell at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary with a man he testified against, a state prisons spokesman said. Duran was in an altercation with Jessie James Dalton, 32, authorities said.

20 Reasons to Abandon Christianity

Republicans Try to Block Guantánamo Detainees From State Prisons

WASHINGTON - Republicans in at least six states are seeking to block the White House from transferring Guantánamo Bay detainees to their districts, in what critics call an effort to stymie Barack Obama's efforts to close the prison.

"Worst Is Yet to Come" Americans' Standard of Living Permanently Changed: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance

Call it intuition or inference but I can see it and can feel it many months prior to today.

Unspinning the Right: the Rich Don't Really Bear Most of the Tax Burden

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office reports that the richest 20 percent paid nearly 90 percent of all federal taxes in 2005. On the surface it seems that this group pays more than its fair share of taxes. On the surface.

Scientists Use Darwin Theory to Develop New Technologies

Still a flash point among fundamentalist Christians, the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin 150 years ago has become an indispensable tool for biologists to comprehend the natural world.

Iraqi shoe hurler inspires art in Saddam hometown - Yahoo! News

Its sculptor called it a fitting tribute to the shoe hurler, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, and his folk hero reputation in parts of the Muslim world and beyond.

Hugh's List Of 399 Bush Scandals : Because there's too many scandals to remember

1. Patient neglect at Walter Reed Army Hospital 2. US Attorney firings 3. Libby/Plame Affair (Outing a CIA agent) 4. Iraq war 5. Afghanistan (leaving before the job was done) 6. Iran saber rattling 7. North Korea (mishandling nuclear issue) 8.

Veterans Report

Taking care of our Veterans

George W. Bush's Resume

George W. Bush's Resume George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Past Work Experience

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The Federal Reserve...

What's the deal with the Federal Reserve Banks? It's my understanding that it is a series of private banks that have somehow, over time, wangled themselves into having complete control over which direction the economy heads, through raising and lower interest rates,etc.,all while …

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Project Vote Smart - Disabled American Veterans Ratings

Important information regarding Republican voting record on Veterans

McCain Voted Against VA Benefits & Lied

Senator McCain repeatedly voted against veterans benefits that I need. Then, to add insult to injury, he lied to my face. (Video) McCain says "...I know the veterans and I know them well..." Yeah, and we know you well. Lets go to the Video Tape.(Oct 01, 2008)

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Breaking news: Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83

WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud,""Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died. He was 83.

Republicans Allege McCain Covered Up His Collaboration with the North Vietnamese While a POW

Allegations resurface that McCain made propaganda statements and tried to keep Viet Cong records about him classified.

We are all Troy Anthony Davis.

If you don't know who Troy Anthony Davis is, or why he is scheduled to die on Tuesday, or why you should care, the first thing you should do is go to troyanthonydavis.org, down to the middle of the page, and watch the Le Monde interview of Troy's little sister.

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Why We Fight...Conservatism: A META, Meta-article

*SEPTEMBER 8TH UPDATED DISCLAIMER & WARNING* "Why We Fight" in the title of this article refers to a series of propaganda films made by Frank Capra during the Second World War, which you can link to via my Recommendations.

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Businessman uses Aston Martin to decapitate himself in horrific suicide as revenge against his ex-wife

A businessman decapitated himself in his sports car to get back at his younger wife for leaving him, an inquest has heard. Gerald Mellin, 54, taunted his estranged wife Mirrielle, 33, with threats of suicide.

Forbidden knowledge, natural medicine databases

It's not always easy to get good information on natural medicines, herbs and nutrients Here are three sites that will help that search HealingFood HERBS Nutrients

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The Onion: Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

This is hilarious. "Bush to take 7610 mile walking tour around perimeter of disaster area tomorrow" Heh heh heh

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