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Posted by Chris in Economics, Government, Politics on August 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

And showing off the friendship star quilt that Karen made for Luke, too!

Posted by Deana in Art, Crafts, Fun, Government, Making Stuff, Personality, Shameless Promotion, Space, Technology, That which is awesome on August 1st, 2008 | 1 Comment »

You never expected to see that headline here, right? Well, I mean it literally, with no riders or secret motives. Putting aside the people who give the orders, the arguments for or against wars, and the numbers, let’s think about the actual men and women who asked what they could do for their country, then [...]

Posted by Chris in Government, Iraq, News on May 6th, 2008 | No Comments »

Here’s a website round-up to keep you up-to-date during this politicized season:
To which candidate are you closest on the issues?
Track the political giving of your friends and enemies.
Enjoy some political lampooning.
Political TV - a clip for every person.

Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Culture, Government, News Roundup, Politics on March 14th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

My Liberal Identity:
You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains.
 
Take the quiz at www.FightConservatives.com

Posted by Deana in Community & Activism, Fun, Government, Plain foolishness, Politics on February 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

When Michael Moore made his recent documentary “Sicko”, he left out a segment because he thought no one would believe it. Now, through the power of the Internets, you can watch for yourself and discover the amazing infrastructure and services in Norway.

Posted by Chris in Government, Travel, World on November 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

You’ve probably seen this already. (I hope you have, because I’d personally make it front-page news all over the country.) The New York Times ran a story yesterday that exposes a secret Justice Department brief endorsing torture, written after the same department publicly denounced the same tactics.
When the Justice Department publicly declared torture “abhorrent” in [...]

Posted by Chris in Crime, Government on October 4th, 2007 | No Comments »

My aunt and uncle have recently had several opportunities to go to DC to speak with Senators and Congresspeople about the issue of asbestos. As a result, they’ve gotten a chance to meet many of the personalities we see in the news, including Barack Obama. Thus, I’ll let my uncle describe this video [...]

Posted by Deb in Government, Holiday! Celebrate!, Politics on July 20th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

How well would you do on a citizenship test? No cheating, now! Google is not allowed.
When immigrants want to become Americans, they must take a civics test as part of their naturalization interview before a Citizenship and Immigration Services (INS) officer. The questions are usually selected from a list of 100 sample questions that prospective [...]

Posted by Chris in Fun, Government on July 3rd, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Argh. It’s official: The Bush administration has given up on even pretending they’re subject to the rule of law.

Posted by Chris in Crime, Government, Law, Politics on July 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »