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Ai Weiwei Made a Metal Video
Ai Weiwei will do whatever it takes to get the message out, which includes making a heavy metal video Dumbass, about his three month-long detention. Heres something interesting: he draws a...
First Thoughts: Putting things into perspective
Oklahoma disaster puts current Washington politics into perspective Obama delivers statement on tragedy at 10:00 am ET That said, there will be an inevitable fight over disaster relief Three polls...
Will IMF repeat anti-austerity call? | Larry Elliott
George Osborne has been doing his utmost to get the IMF mission to change its view during talks over the past fortnight
Court Throws Out Genocide Ruling Against Former Guatemala Dictator
Former dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt (Credit: AP/Moises Castillo) What was hailed as a landmark ruling in Guatemala has been thrown out , as the countrys high court ordered a former dictators...
NHS chief to step down next year after criticism over Mid Staffs scandal
Sir David Nicholson, who came under intense pressure after Francis report, tells 'surprised' Jeremy Hunt he plans to retire
Long Before The Tea Party, The IRS Targeted Gay Groups
For stupidity in the face of common sense, the IRS decision to focus on Tea Party group applications for non-profit status is hard to beat. But the same folks crying foul now were conspicuously...
Blaming “el sionismo” and “el mossad israelí”
Mario Silva is a Venezuelan TV broadcaster and a leading supporter of the Bolivarian Republic as led by Hugo Chavez and now Nicolas Maduro.
How to spot a swivel-eyed loon
Many species native to Britain are in sharp decline, but the swivel-eyed loon ( Gavia articulata oculos ) has recently seen a marked increase in numbers, although the rise in sightings could simply...
On Harvey Milk Day, Activists Remind Us That His Words are More Powerful Than Ever: VIDEO
Videographer and activist Sean Chapin, along with Andrea Shorter, Randall Mann, Sister Roma, Courtney Walsh, and Aaron Wimmer, produced a powerful reading of Harvey Milk's famous "Hope" speech at...
GOP Senator’s Hypocrisy on Tornado Aid, Jon Stewart Hates Washington, and More
Twister Logic: After the deadly and destructive tornado that struck his state Monday, Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe attempted to make the argument that aid for his constituents and a massive Hurricane...
GOP Hyperventilating Over "Scandal"s Backfires - Obama’s Approval Ratings Go Up
As note a number of times over the last week or so, the only real motivation behind the constant shrieks of Congressional Republicans over Benghazi and the IRS scrutiny of conservative Tea Party...
Senate Immigration Bill Unlikely To Include Protection For Binational Same-Sex Couples
A significant point of contention in the immigration reform legislation currently undergoing mark-up in the Senate Judiciary Committee is whether individuals in binational same-sex couples should...
Senators demand answers from IRS officials but gets few new answers
U.S. senators of both parties directed outrage at top IRS officials over not being informed earlier as to the tax agencys work to target conservatives and demanded answers Tuesday as to why action...
Gays Won't Be In Immigration Reform Bill
An amendment to add LGBT couples to the Senate immigration reform bill was withdrawn tonight in order to improve the bill's chance of passage. Chris Geidner has the news at Buzzfeed :
HBO, FX Lead Critics’ Choice TV Awards — But Where Are ‘Mad Men’, ‘Modern Family’?
Last year, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association might have helped fuel Homeland s surprise Emmy win by awarding its top drama prize to the then-rookie Showtime series. But with todays...
Nick Clegg to tell off Tory backbenchers for 'game-playing'
Lib Dem leader is likely to infuriate Conservative rebels with speech insisting coalition will last until 2015
‘We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you…”
Daily Mail: What man holding bloody cleaver said after hacking soldier in Help For Heroes T-shirt to death just yards from Woolwich barracks Man tells camera: I apologise that women had to witness...
Arlene Kushner on Russia Heating Up The Situation In Syria -- And Israel's Response
There are multiple ways in which enormous strength is required of the Israeli government now. In no situation is this more the case than with regard to Syria and armaments shipped there, either for...
Another Gay Bashing In New York, Sixth This Month
Even as hundreds of New Yorkers marched in a second consecutive peace rally over the past two days, another gay man has become the sixth victim in a series of homophobic attacks that has plagued...
