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Government study: homophobia is making America less safe

February 24, 2005 By David

The facts (from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office) are in, and they're unambiguous (update: you can read the full report here).  The military's policy of discharging gay service members is harming America's national … [Read more...]

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A ridiculous pundit

February 22, 2005 By David

CBS's Bob Schieffer (host of Face the Nation, and the interim anchor of CBS Evening News after Dan Rather leaves) has posted this commentary on the Novak-Plame debacle entitled "A Ridiculous Spectacle."  What Schieffer … [Read more...]

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Judging the Ten Commandments at Harvard

February 17, 2005 By David

On March 2 the Supreme Court will hear two cases in which the constitutionality of public displays of the Ten Commandments is at issue.  The lawyers challenging the displays' constitutionality will be at Harvard Law School this Friday … [Read more...]

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MSM under siege

February 16, 2005 By David

Liberal Oasis has this interesting post on the ass-backwards coverage of Novak-Plame-gate by the mainstream media (MSM): they continue to ignore the real story -- the probably-illegal leaking of a CIA agent's identity for political purposes … [Read more...]

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Novak-Plame-gate reporters face jail time

February 15, 2005 By David

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today upheld a lower court order holding two reporters, Matthew Cooper for Time and Judith Miller for the NY Times, in contempt of court for refusing to testify about their … [Read more...]

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Lies, damned lies, and intentionally misleading columns by right-wing pundits

February 14, 2005 By David

Jeff Jacoby's wretched column in Sunday's Boston Globe is an excellent example of the depths to which those who seek to destroy social security will sink in their effort to mislead the public into thinking (a) that social security is in … [Read more...]

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Romney manages to piss everyone off in stem cell debate

February 11, 2005 By David

His Excellency Governor Romney's effort to split the baby (so to speak) when it comes to stem cell research -- by allowing research on unused frozen embryos at fertility clinics but not on embryos created for the purpose of harvesting stem … [Read more...]

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American fascism on the rise

February 11, 2005 By David

This is not a joke.  The left sees it coming.  So does the right.  When liberal bloggers and the American Conservative are in agreement, they're most likely onto something.  And today's news that North Korea has publicly … [Read more...]

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… and doggone it, people will vote for me!

February 10, 2005 By David

Al Franken is reportedly on the verge of announcing that he's running for Senate in Minnesota in 2006.  Those debates ought to be world-beaters.  Can't wait.  (Hat tip: Kos.)UPDATE: Right.  Not running.  Never mind. … [Read more...]

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Romney seeks to criminalize stem cell research at Harvard, elsewhere

February 10, 2005 By David

In a startling turn of events, His Excellency the Governor has told the New York Times that he plans to file a bill that would make it a crime to engage in stem cell research that involves the creation of human embryos for … [Read more...]

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