Club Blue

Published March 6th, 2008 - 10:30 pm

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Duffy — “Mercy”
Yet another Welsh woman going retro, this time Ms. Aimee Anne Duffy, with a catchy little tune. What can I say, other than Cyrmu am beth, baby? (Oh, and Welshman Tom Jones is not retro. He’s a classic.)

More Busy Work

Published March 6th, 2008 - 6:13 pm

Posted by QuestionGirl in Congressional Hearings

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These hearings are meaningless to me at this point. Do you remember when the Democrats took control in 06 and how excited we were about all the hearings they were holding…..thinking something would change. Now I just see it as busy work. Nothing ever comes of them. No one is ever held [...]

Ex-Gitmo Detainees Too Damaged to Stand Trial

Published March 6th, 2008 - 3:33 pm

Posted by QuestionGirl in Guantanamo

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Fucking shameful, unprincipled, criminal, immoral, scandalous, disgraceful, unethical rotten war criminals. That congress wouldn’t even TRY to impeach the bastards makes them accessories to the crime. That they continue to allow these pricks to get away with every imaginable criminal behavior you can think of makes me SICK SICK SICK!!!!

A Spanish [...]

Cuteness

Published March 6th, 2008 - 1:41 pm

Posted by QuestionGirl in Photos

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Cuteness for the day……… my Missy just looks like a mass of black fur……which she is.

OPEC: U.S. Economic “Mismanagement” to Blame for High Oil Prices

Published March 6th, 2008 - 1:27 pm

Posted by QuestionGirl in Oil

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OPEC on Wednesday accused the U.S. of economic “mismanagement” that it said is pushing oil prices to record highs and rebuffed calls to boost output, laying the blame on the Bush administration.
Oil prices surged for the first time past $104 a barrel after the OPEC announcement and the release of a U.S. government report showing [...]

Soldier: Promotion Denied Due to His Being an Atheist

Published March 6th, 2008 - 1:06 pm

Posted by QuestionGirl in Church-State Separation, Military

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A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist.
Attorneys for Spc. Jeremy Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation refiled the federal lawsuit Wednesday in Kansas City, Kansas, and added a complaint alleging that the blocked promotion [...]

Gaza Conditions Hit 40 Year Low

Published March 6th, 2008 - 12:56 pm

Posted by QuestionGirl in Israel/Palestine, Palestine

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*More than 80% of population rely on humanitarian aid
*Unemployment about 40%
*No running water for 25-30% of Gazans

Gaza’s humanitarian situation is at its worst since Israel occupied the territory in 1967, say UK-based human rights and development groups.
They include Amnesty International, Save the Children, Cafod, Care International and Christian Aid.
They criticise Israel’s blockade on Gaza as [...]

You Are Now Free To Fly About the Country…..

Published March 6th, 2008 - 12:28 pm

Posted by QuestionGirl in Aviation

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Maybe they meant it SHOULD BE FREE to fly about the country in their death traps. You may not live to cash in on those rapid rewards……..

Discount air carrier Southwest Airlines flew thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were “unsafe” as recently as last March, according to detailed congressional documents obtained [...]

Foreclosures Hit All-Time High

Published March 6th, 2008 - 11:23 am

Posted by QuestionGirl in Economy, Financial

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12:40 p.m. update And then there’s this……
NEW YORK (AP) The Federal Reserve says Americans’ percentage of equity in their homes has fallen below 50 percent for the first time on record since 1945.

We already knew this, didn’t we? Of course, that’s an all-time high that will probably be broke by another all-time [...]