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Putting Wurzelbacher in his place

How these gibbering numbskulls came to dominate Washington

In Europe, it's sometimes an easy cliché to dismiss fundamentalists in the US as dumb hicks, or wonder why they don't know better. George Monbiot's article casts a light on the murky origins of those failings - and why the people themselves aren't necessarily at fault.

I'm in a rage right now because I've stopped smoking. But some people are aching for a fight all the time | Comment is free | The Guardian

The headline says it all, and , oh, I know how he feels

Pentagon, Obama campaign duel over soldier's story

(Adds ABC story, paragraphs 7-10) WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday cast doubt on an account of military equipment shortages mentioned by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, whose campaign team stood by the story. In...

Never mind the sex, what about the torture?

Interesting that a whiff of sexual impropriety can push political/ethical impropriety out of view. Looks like McCain is quietly changing his tune on torture to satisfy the rabid right...

Smokestack Lightnin': Neil Young's Model Train Paradise

Model trains, the new rock'n'roll? In fact, a heartwarming story about a childhood love of model trains helping a father connect with his disabled son. Slightly soured by business wranglings

Alec Baldwin: The Underreported Story of Saudi Arms Deals - Politics on The Huffington Post

This is a good introduction to a VERY murky subject that makes me ashamed of our political class.

Larry Elliott: Complicit, but correct

A rare example of a calm & considered look at the Northern Rock problem. All we need now is somebody to tell the shareholders to shut up and stop whining - as the saying goes "..the value of investments may go down as well as up".

The World's Rubbish Dump: A Garbage Tip That Stretches From Hawaii to Japan

I t says it all - just how much plastic crap is going into the ceans?

Why Bush Must go. Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse.

The case for impeaching Bush-Cheney by George McGovern

'ZIP code snafu' affects caucusgoers

Just to make it all even weirder for outsiders!

Joe Simpson

Joe's film diary from the making of "The Beckoning Silence"

Second Avenue Deli - Jewish Delis - Abe Lebewohl - New York City - New York Times

Nothing like this in Bedfordshire, sadly. Made my mouth water, and brought a tear to my eye. Long may they prosper

Giant garbage patch floating in Pacific

Assuming this is true...scary stuff. Can anybody find it on Google earth?

Is GarageBand top of the pops?

Whither computer recording: GarageBand et.al. Enough reason to buy a Mac?

The Daily Dish - I am Persian

Persian (or Iranian) or Arab - a humorous dissertation (on video)by one of the former on the differences

A Defender of Bush's Power, Gonzales Resigns

The embattled attorney general offered no clear explanation of the reasons for his departure or its timing.

Laughing all the way to City Hall

Boris for London Mayor, or not...

Vote for holidays!

The case for more public holidays in Britain: we're short-changed compared to most of Europe

The numbers game

On the paranoid outpourings of Migrationwatch

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