A mobile message to Afghanistan
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Nancy Scola reports on an interesting international push, as the White House
puts the president's speech into a format better suited to a culture wh
The Politeness Reflex
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Noam Scheiber has an excellent post about how Ben Bernanke’s determination
to oppose change to the status quo is undermining any effort to actually
preserv...
World Cup 2010 Advancement Probabilities
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I'm just going to run the raw numbers for you here, as calculated based on
the Soccer Power Index. An article with additional explanation and analysis
will...
Midday Open Thread
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- Check out the Daily Kos mobile site from your phone at m.dailykos.com.
- The Texas Governor's race just got a lot more interesting:
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Blue America for Single Payer
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Blue America is going to be working to get single payer candidates on the
ballot in every Congressional district across the country. *And no, those
who cos...
Obama Approval Takes Sharp Drop
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According to a new CNN/Opinion Research survey, 48% of Americans approve of
the job President Obama is doing with 50% disapproving. The 48% approval is
a 7...
Sweden to cut aid to Uganda over gay genocide law
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The "land of the free, and home of the brave," Sweden, is going to cut aid
to Uganda to try to pressure them to get rid of their new law calling for
gays t...
More People = More Local Good Stuff
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The general bias against greater density of development exists even in urban
hellholes, and even in neighborhoods of urban hellholes with a bit of
obvious ...
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