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In Honor of Aurthur Miller (bio)

Bush Doctrine Gets a Nuclear Reaction: Instead of intimidating Iran and North Korea into changing course, the threat of American military action has succeeded only in compounding the fear that inspired those nations to seek nuclear weapons in the first place.
Memo to Rice Warned of al Qaeda and Offered a Plan
"I'm just appalled that this was withheld for five months. That contributes to the idea that the government knew something and didn't act..."
Report: FAA Had 52 Pre-9/11 Warnings

Bush Proposes Steep Cuts in $2.57T Budget
White House Spells Out List of 150 Budget Cuts
Winners & Losers: Thanks to the Bush Budget

Report: Pentagon Confirms Guantanamo Sex Tactics
The Pentagon's 'NATO Option'
The Coming Wars: What the Pentagon Can Now Do in Secret

"He has been extremely anti-gay in his writings. He's been a shill for the Christian right. So there's a certain level of hypocrisy there that I thought was fair game and needed to be called out." -Markos Moulitsas
N.Y. Daily News: Bush press pal quits over gay prostie link
CNN: White House reporter's credentials questioned
Salon.com: Fake news, fake reporter

The Environment: Threat Level Elevated
1. Air Pollution
2. Global Warming and Climate Change
3. and more from Wendell and friends
4. Greenhouse Effect 101 "There are greenhouse gases that keep our planet warm. We, through the burning of fossil fuels, are putting an excess amount of those gases into the atmosphere. The planet is getting warmer. These are facts. What these facts mean are still in debate. But given what is at stake shouldn't we err on the side of caution?"
5. Blair Seeks U.S. Support on Global Warming
6. Bush Planning Two-Year Amnesty for Factory Farm Polluters
7. Sinking Islands

My Main Man Michael

Our Daily Democracy Now!

Spinning: CBC calling out Fox's Darlings Bill & Ann (Quicktime needed)

Cartoon of the Week from "This Modern World": Turning the corner

Animation of the Week from Brian Frisk: Become Republican