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May 4, 2009 @ 10:51am
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Viva la fiesta de Cinco de Mayo

We Americans long have used Cinco de Mayo as an excuse for a party, even though Mexico celebrates its independence on Sept. 16. More »

Categories: Entertainment, Family, Life
Feb 23, 2009 @ 1:04pm
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"Recalling President Obama’s vow to end these wars, I’m praying for that end
— Scotty F
Feb 23, 2009 @ 8:42pm

The news even newspaper people hate

Even newspaper people hate some news. The worst reports are the ones about abused children or about soldiers killed. More »

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Jan 20, 2009 @ 3:46pm
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Paging Billie's first, best boyfriend

The confluence of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and President Obama’s inauguration have reminded me of my first boyfriend. More »

Jan 15, 2009 @ 3:47pm
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...which just goes to prove my point! Anyone can be a parent, few know how to
— alstark
Jan 19, 2009 @ 4:01pm

Quick, call Social Services!

Yes, I took my 13-year-old to see an “R”-rated movie, as promised. And yes, it rocked her world. But not in the way some of you predicted. More »

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Dec 16, 2008 @ 12:23pm
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I like Congressman Raul Grijalva because he is one of the only ones that is
— TucsonCoyote
Dec 17, 2008 @ 10:38am

No thanks, Nancy

Congressman Raul Grijalva didn’t exactly tell Speaker Pelosi to pound salt, as I semi-facetiously suggested he do last week. More »

Categories: Politics
Dec 16, 2008 @ 7:14am
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Raul never was given serious,if any consideration for the post. It was only a PR
— 5928
Dec 16, 2008 @ 9:08am

Obama punts public lands passion in choosing Salazar

U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar – who reportedly will be our next secretary of the Interior – is a fairly predictable moderate and likely will “reason with” the powerful forces running America’s oil, gas, mining and other extractive industries. More »

Categories: Politics
Dec 11, 2008 @ 4:17pm
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Too damned funny! "President-elect Obama knows a good thing when he sees it.
— NevadaDemocrat
Jan 8, 2009 @ 12:48am

Speaker Pelosi: Pound salt

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva should tell House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pound salt. More »

Nov 17, 2008 @ 6:52am
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I'm studying for a final at UofA in a class specifically geared toward debunking
— LaPinata
Dec 13, 2008 @ 9:26am

And you thought Iraq was violent?

Rich Mexicans are so terrified of being kidnapped that they’re having GPS devices implanted in their arms. More »

Nov 4, 2008 @ 9:10am
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I've been thinking about Tim more and more this week, and it just breaks my
— Emma J.
Nov 4, 2008 @ 11:55am

If I could have my way today ...

. . . Tim Russert and Madelyn Dunham would be here with us - even if only for today. More »

Categories: Election, Obama, Russert, Dunham
Nov 3, 2008 @ 4:18pm
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right on ! now there is no more white relatives to throw under the
— KillerTarantula
Nov 4, 2008 @ 6:03am

Grandmother gone a day too soon

The death of Barack Obama's grandmother today – the day before Election Day – is especially tragic. More »

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Oct 31, 2008 @ 4:27pm
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Not hard to prove at all KETSL. "American historian George Lipsitz's _The
— 4122
Nov 18, 2008 @ 11:10am

Mama Voted for Obama

And now – in the "Why didn't I think of that?" category – comes a new children's book called Mama Voted for Obama (www.littledemocrats.net). More »

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Oct 30, 2008 @ 8:55am
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How do you know it's not going to go the other way? She's got as much if not
— laranchera
Oct 30, 2008 @ 5:55pm

The Palin Effect: Far more likely than any Bradley Effect

Worried about the dreaded Bradley Effect? Fret not. More »

Sep 26, 2008 @ 3:29pm
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Giffords is not moderate. She is as Liberal as they come. She just sold you and
— Scotty F
Sep 26, 2008 @ 8:17pm

Gabrielle Giffords: Not liberal enough

Liberal Democrats like me sometimes wonder about U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. More »

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Sep 24, 2008 @ 9:28am
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Lets just pave over the entire refuge, so it'll be easier for them to cross
— painful
Dec 9, 2008 @ 5:27pm

Magistrate and refuge managers prefer death to ‘littering’

Abandoning every last vestige of common sense, the folks at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge went gunning for volunteer humanitarian Daniel Millis – for “littering” by setting out gallon water jugs. More »

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Sep 13, 2008 @ 2:13pm
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Sorry I am late to chime in here. I saw Jonathan last night at a fund raiser and
— edwardsanaghan
Oct 3, 2008 @ 3:18pm

A liberal Democrat and her Republican pals

Right-wing Republicans I’m encountering this season come in three basic flavors: More »

Categories: Politics, Media
Sep 10, 2008 @ 12:25pm
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Speak political lingo properly

Folks these days are speaking a new Palinguage. More »

Sep 10, 2008 @ 12:07pm
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Ah more propoganda from the crap pile.
— Specdrom
Sep 14, 2008 @ 12:39pm

Lies and videotape: There oughta be a law

The shameless lies spewed by John McCain and Sarah Palin on the campaign trail are bad enough. More »

Sep 10, 2008 @ 10:56am
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The real story behind University High's birthdate

Sometimes the simplest fact is hard to nail down. More »

Categories: Life
Sep 5, 2008 @ 9:28am
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ITMFA, I suppose now you have to change your neologism! Dan Savage rules.
— ketsl
Nov 6, 2008 @ 12:12pm

The hockey mom from hell

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s shameless lies all week pretty much exemplify what another Republican administration would hold for America. And it ain’t pretty. More »

Jul 23, 2008 @ 3:37pm
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it is along the same twisted thought that one can not put money in others meters
— mistyw77
Sep 10, 2008 @ 8:50pm

Let’s make a federal case out of “littering”

Daniel Millis got a littering citation for picking up litter. If you find that bizarre, welcome to our world here in the  borderlands. More »

 
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