I just finished watching part II of the PBS Frontline series, Bush’s War. It was an EXCELLENT accounting of how we’ve got to where we are today in Iraq. I highly recommend you watch it. Must see TV. You can watch it online here.

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Wayne Baker Brooks

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A letter I received from the ACLU. Friggin Florida…..ugh! If you live here, please do follow the link and take action!!!
Dear Friend,
We urgently need concerned Floridians to take action today to help protect religious liberty in our state. It only takes a minute to make your voice heard.
Here is the [...]

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A couple more stories the BF sent to me from work today.
First up, the ever caring, compassionate employer, Walmart, in the news. If you work there and pay for medical insurance, best read the fine print!
A huge Antarctic ice chunk the size of Manhattan collapsed, but hey….. no need to worry about [...]

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Thanks, QG, for the link to this.
Can you believe the utter stupidity??? Tell me something… WHY don’t these gun nuts argue for rights for people while inside court rooms? I think people in court rooms across America should be allowed to carry a loaded gun. And I want the NRA to fight for that. [...]

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We will take your money. In return, we will detain you and hold you hostage in a small, hot, uncomfortable area for long periods. We will starve you. You will not be given any water.
You will be TORMENTED!
And we have the courts on our side.

Court Overturns Air Passenger Rights Law
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal [...]

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JUAN COLE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ
TOM DISPATCH: HOW TO DISINEGRATE A CITY
OPINION: THE LONG DEFEAT
DEBT: OUR 9 TRILLION POUND GORILLA
HELEN THOMAS: TELLING BUSH THE TRUTH IS COSTLY
ADMINISTRATION PUTS ITS BEST SPIN ON IRAN REPORT
WALL STREET MAY CUT 20,000 JOBS
US, EGYPT IN DISPUTE OVER SUEZ CANAL SHOOTING
US, BAHRAIN SIGN NUCLEAR ENERGY DEAL
US IMMIGRANT VETERANS’ NEW BATTLE
US [...]

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THE WAR JOURNALS OF HILLARY CLINTON, Vol. 1
by frequent Balloon-Juice commenter, tBone
As bullets clawed the air around us and screams echoed down the rubble-strewn tarmac, I felt almost peaceful.
It was a simple mission, they had told me – get in, shake a few hands and mouth a few platitudes, get out. Simple. Yeah.
Things had started [...]

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