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Published on Mar 11, 2013 On May 15, 2011, Country Music Hall of Famer Emmylou Harris performed the National Anthem at the Nashville Sound...

When it comes to governance, it's no wonder Florida looks like a dick. Houston Chronicle ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's lieutena...

newsvandal Nowadays, it’s awfully expensive to get all your baggage onto an airliner. Unless your name is Bush and the plane is Air For...

I'm from L.A. and grew up only a coupla miles from the Tar Pits , the very definition of "primordial ooze", so this one tickle...

If it's Wednesday it must be Morford on the Dead End Quarter, which can run as high as 37% depending on the issue. Six percent of Ame...

El Rude-o on Ryan's "budget". The Rude Pundit is sick of Paul Ryan. He's sick of Ryan's goofy fuckin' face, he...

This one goes out to Paul "Lyin'" Ryan for his latest fairy tale budget . Thanks to manbehindthescreen1 , Netherlands.

Good. McClatchy. The military has stopped production of a new medal for remote warfare troops - drone operators and cyber warfighters - as...

Ironic Times Holder Admits It's “Difficult” to Prosecute Big Banks Due to Possible “Negative Impact” on Economy Much easier to impeac...

Bill Berkowitz A parade of the usual suspects (Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich), and wannabees (Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Bobby Jinda...

Published on Feb 15, 2013 EMMYLOU HARRIS performs @ A Tribute To Mike Auldridge at The Birchmere, in Alexandria, Virginia. One of three Em...

Let me count the ways... Today's 'must read' at Truthout Not to put too fine a point on it, but the invasion of Iraq turned ...

Raw Story Speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tore into Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) “rid...

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BooMan I want a AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. I am assured that it is the best attack helicopter in the world and if it's not, it...

William Rivers Pitt Let me see if I have this right. A generation of GOP trickle-down economic thievery depth-charged the American econo...

If it's Wednesday it must be Morford , coming to you today from HuffPo, on the deaths of journalists in Mexico. I've won a few won...

MoDo gets it right for once in a long time. In a documentary soon to appear on Showtime, “The World According to Dick Cheney,” America’s ...

Why Jeb Bush will never be president Note to Jeb: Your father wasn't the worst President in U.S. history, but your brother WAS and the B...

Will Durst Q. When was the last time a pope retired? A. Thursday. Q. No, before that. A. July 4, 1415. Gregory XII stepped down to h...