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Why we went to war in Iraq: (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. took the best deal they could get in Iraq last year when they won t...

Friday Morford . Un-effing-believable. Worse. Maybe too effing believable. Behold, an item known henceforth as the National Impact Survey o...

Do not miss this at The Political Carnival ! Links and video. Mystik is an exclusive engine oil sponsor for the 2010 Iron Dog Snowmobile Rac...

The last few ¶ of a piece by Paul Krugman : So, as I said, the parties now live in different universes, both intellectually and morally. We ...

Live in De Boerderij Zoetermeer 2-12-2010 Rudy de Queljoe Great Dutch/Moluks Guitarplayer More on Arthur's Musical Journey http://arthur...

For some unexplained reason I just got a great idea for a Gordon Club Sandwich... Emmylou Linda and Dolly on a track from their Trio ll CD p...

The " Pentagon gunman " didn't do what he did because he was a pothead. He did it because he was nuts.

Shopping day today. Spa day for the pups and shopping and errands in the big city for us. Big day, so I'll just leave you with Rachel...

Our buddy CAFKIA via email: "Tea parties are for little girls and their imaginary friends."

Like the insects they are, the Palins storm the Oscars: ... "They were like locusts," says one vendor at the suite, regarding Pal...

The World's Most Reliable News Source : My Constituents Care Way More About Political Gamesmanship Than Jobs, Health Care, And The Econ...

Who? Me? Mark Morford in a column about the proper way to warm sake and our astonishing array of personal quirks and peccadilloes: In our ...

Tony Peyser It appears Charlie Rangel Played one too many angle . Heh.

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Family Values GOPer Was At Gay Club Before Drunk Driving Arrest Suh- weeeet! It's almost too bad he's termin' out...

Being an avid and frequent cruiser, this scenario is always in the back of your mind: Two people have been killed and six injured as giant ...

As Oliver said , it's nothing we didn't know before, but it's nice to see our theories proven : The Republican National Committe...

Digby on the Bachmann/Grayson debate: ... This will be as if Lincoln had to debate Britney Spears ...

The Rude Pundit In other words, no matter how much you love or care for your dog or cat, you don't know what it's thinking. You impo...

Ah, Grasshopper, ice-cold karmic revenge is sooooo sweet. Guardian , links at site. Bob and Jane Cull bought a house in suburban Ft. Worth,...