January 4, 2013
Flipping the bird at a cop doesn't warrant arrest, federal appeals court rules

(Source: nbcnightlynews)

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Filed under: NEWS COURT LAW & ORDER POLICE FLIPPING THE BIRD 
December 14, 2012
inothernews: A woman waits to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (Photo: AP via Newsday)

inothernews:

A woman waits to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (Photo: AP via Newsday)

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(Notes: 604)
  
Filed under: news connecticut school shooting guns 
December 14, 2012
theatlantic: Young children stand outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. [Image: Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters] Oh, jesus.

theatlantic:

Young children stand outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

[Image: Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters]

Oh, jesus.

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(Notes: 2,971)
  
Filed under: News Newtown Photojournalism 
December 13, 2012
nbcnightlynews: BREAKING: Susan Rice says she is withdrawing her name from consideration for Secretary of State

nbcnightlynews:

BREAKING: Susan Rice says she is withdrawing her name from consideration for Secretary of State

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(Notes: 36)
  
Filed under: NEWS BREAKING NEWS SUSAN RICE SECRETARY OF STATE US GOVERNMENT POLITICS 
December 13, 2012
"‘Ifs’ and ‘ands’ and ‘buts’ are like candy and nuts. If that were the case, every day would be Christmas."

—

Speaker John Boehner responding to questions concerning the fiscal cliff and raising taxes on Thursday.

Watch it here.

(via tpmmedia)

(via tpmmedia)

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(Notes: 4)
  
Filed under: news politics christmas john boehner quote fiscal cliff taxes rhyme 
November 29, 2012
Palestinian observer status bid voting breakdown: The NO votes

thepoliticalnotebook:

  • Canada, 
  • Czech Republic
  • Palau
  • Nauru
  • Micronesia
  • Marshall Island
  • Panama
  • US
  • Israel

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(Notes: 477)
  
Filed under: news politics palestine unga 
November 29, 2012
Palestine’s non-member state observer status UN Bid: 138 yes, 9 no, 41 abstentions.

(Source: thepoliticalnotebook)

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(Notes: 368)
  
Filed under: News politics palestine israel unga 
November 27, 2012
tpmmedia: A protester gets arrested Tuesday after chanting slogans while nude in Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) office. She was one of 7 protesters.

tpmmedia:

A protester gets arrested Tuesday after chanting slogans while nude in Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) office. She was one of 7 protesters.

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(Notes: 8)
  
Filed under: news politics john boehner speaker house GOP DC the hill protest nude naked 
November 20, 2012
Report: 70 Percent Of Retired Generals Took Jobs With Defense Contractors Or Consultants

govtoversight:

And the revolving door continues to spin.

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(Notes: 23)
  
Filed under: news government politics pentagon defense military 
November 19, 2012
Journalistic Cliches: 'Surgical Air Strikes', 'Rooting Out Terror', and 'Cyber-Terrorism' Cannot Conceal Reality | By Robert Fisk

Hamas and Israel have opened the ‘gates of hell’ in Gaza yet again. And the number of journalistic cliches in hell is growing by the day

(Source: newsflick)

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(Notes: 27)
  
Filed under: News Israel Gaza Hamas