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Gallup Poll: Global Perceptions of U.S. Leadership Improve - approval up from 34% to 51%
Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 8:34 AM EST (gallup.com)
Perceptions of U.S. leadership worldwide improved significantly from 2008 to 2009.
Obama would destroy Palin in hypothetical race, poll finds
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 6:03 PM EST (Raw Story)
...a just-released poll by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion finds that Obama would decisively defeat Palin in a hypothetical race between the two and independent New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Meghan McCain: Tea Party represents 'innate racism' - says young people 'turned off' by movement
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 5:56 PM EST (Raw Story)
Young people 'turned off' by Tea Party movement's racist undertones, McCain says The daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain has sharply criticized the Tea Party movement, accusing it of "innate racism."
Asian skeleton found in ruins suggests Roman Empire larger than thought
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:51 PM EST (Telegraph)
Two articles: Asian skeleton found in ruins suggests Roman Empire larger than thought
Millionaire gives away fortune which made him miserable
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:27 PM EST (Telegraph)
Mr Rabeder decided to raffle his Alpine home, selling 21,999 lottery tickets priced at just £87 each.
You really can be bored to death, study shows
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:11 PM EST (Telegraph)
It really is possible to be bored to death, scientists have found, after research showed those who live tedious lives are twice as likely to die young.
White House moves to make the filibuster a campaign issue
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 3:25 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Over the past week, President Obama and his senior aides have repeatedly cited Republicans' filibuster threats as the primary reason for the lack of progress on big ticket legislative items, an early sign that Democrats will seek to use this bit of legislative arcana against the …
Gop Obstructionism May Block Jobs Bill
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 2:44 PM EST (Political Animal)
GOP OBSTRUCTIONISM MAY BLOCK JOBS BILL....
RedState Editor Erick Erickson Thinks 'Pro-Abortion' Feminists 'Too Ugly To Get Dates,' Want To 'Neuter' Men, And Should 'Return To The Kitchen'
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 1:43 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
Erick Erickson, the conservative blogger and founder of RedState, finally gets why pro-choice groups blasted CBS for airing Focus on the Family's anti-choice ad yesterday: it's because feminists are too ugly to get dates, of course.
Bachmann on the Mid-East: US will be 'cursed' by God and 'cease to exist' if it does not support Israel
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 1:08 PM EST (minnesotaindependent.com)
At a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Los Angeles last week, Rep. Michele Bachmann offered a candid view of her positions on Israel: Support for Israel is handed down by God and if the United States pulls back its support, America will cease to exist.
David Tennant approached by bosses to star in Doctor Who movie
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 12:18 PM EST (monstersandcritics.com)
Actor David Tennant has reportedly been approached by bosses to star in a Doctor Who movie.
Tea Party: Life imitating art in Nashville - Robert Altman could have made a sequel
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 6:30 AM EST (The L.A. Times)
Am I the only one to notice the coincidence that the Tea Party Convention met in Nashville, which is also the title of a 1975 Robert Altman movie about (among other things) an anti-establishment presidential candidate? Hal Phillip Walker, the standard-bearer of the Replacement Pa …
'The View' gets political, and viewers love it (and so does D.C.)
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 5:53 AM EST (The L.A. Times)
There was a time when talking politics on daytime TV would have been verboten -- too polarizing for the lifestyle shows aimed at stay-at-home moms and other female viewers.
How to Succeed in the Age of Going Solo
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 7:39 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Today, with unemployment rates hovering at 10%, and all our worries about the job market rooted in the moment, we are in danger of failing to see an important longer-term trend: More Americans are working as consultants or freelancers, either having given up or been forced out of …
Dems To Force GOP Vote On Anti-Social Security Privatization Resolution - Opening Salvo Of Election Season?
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 6:06 PM EST (Talking Points Memo)
House Democrats are going to force their Republican colleagues to vote on a resolution opposing the privatization of Social Security.
A Nation Incarcerated: The American Jail Crisis
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 5:53 PM EST (mydd.com)
The British game show Quite Interesting hosted by the comedic actor Stephen Fry tackles the subject of the American gaol (the Oxford Dictionary spelling of jail) population.
UN to discuss Air Traffic Control for outer space
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 5:29 PM EST (Telegraph)
An international air traffic control for outer space should be set up to prevent damage to satellites and spacecraft orbiting the Earth, according to proposal to be discussed at the United Nations next week.
The The Space Archaeology Race...Satellite imaging helping find lost cities, unearth ancient ruins,
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 4:52 PM EST (bbcfocusmagazine.com)
In Cambodia, archaeologists from the University of Sydney have used satellite images to prove that Angkor was the largest city in the pre-industrial world, a sprawling metropolis comparable in size to present-day Los Angeles.
And The Sinner Is...BBC's science magazine conducts analysis to determine 'most sinful nation on earth'
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 4:07 PM EST (archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com)
Cranmer is not sure what the BBC is up to with this absurd (?) analysis, but he can guess.
Conan Who? NBC Disappears 'The Tonight Show' From The Web
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 3:36 PM EST (mediamemo.allthingsd.com)
Remember the whole Conan O'Brien/Jay Leno imbroglio from last month? Perhaps NBC wishes you didn't.
Animal Cultures: It's turning out that other species have cultures too
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 3:08 PM EST (contexts.org)
But as with so many things humans have been convinced we alone possess and that clearly divide us from other species, it's turning out that other species have cultures too.
Palin's Tea Party Crib Notes: instead of teleprompter, she reads her palms - videos & photos
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 9:23 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Closer inspection of a photo of Sarah Palin, during a speech in which she mocked President Obama for his use of a teleprompter, reveals several notes written on her left hand. The words "Energy", "Tax" and "Lift American Spirits" are clearly visible.
Palin to Tea Party Convention: America 'Ready for revolution' - claims nation unsafe under 'Professor' Obama (video)
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 10:11 PM EST (swamppolitics.com)
"America is ready for another revolution,'' Palin told the crowd, an estimated 1,000 or so who had spent at least $300 apiece to see Palin speak at the Gaylord Opryland hotel where the TEA Party convened -- "TEA Party nation,'' Palin called the crowd.
Breitbart, Tea Party Nation Organizers Shocked, Shocked to Find That Birtherism is Going on at TeaBagCon
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 3:49 PM EST (Little Green Footballs)
There are reports that the Tea Party Convention organizers are planning a press conference today to denounce Birtherism, after Joseph Farah's speech last night.
Sarah Palin's Public Platform Grows as FOX News builds TV studio in her Wasilla, Alaska home
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 10:03 AM EST (The New York Times)
Without leaving home, Sarah Palin will be able to reach much of her political base, courtesy of a soon-to-be-built television studio in her living room paid for by her newest media patron, Fox News. From her house in Wasilla, Alaska, Ms.
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