http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:55:51 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:55:51 As I entered the Borders Books & Music in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham today, I was greeted with a massive pyramid display of the Wasilla Wolf Killa's literary meisterwerk :puke:.
But a curious phenomenon developed - not one person who entered the store, and it was quite busy, even glanced at ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14592 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:14:31 [b]Boeing picks South Carolina for 2nd 787 line[/b]
By DANIEL LOVERING and GEORGE TIBBITS, Associated Press Writers


SEATTLE – Boeing Co. will open a second assembly line for its long-delayed 787 jetliner in South Carolina, expanding beyond its longtime manufacturing base in Washington state to... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14591 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:07:19 via AlterNet's PEEK:



Tea-Parties so Diverse, They Had to Use the Same Black Guy in 5 Different Scenes of Tea-Bagger Movie

Posted by Oliver Willis, [b]Oliver Willis.com[/b] at 5:26 PM on November 20, 2009.

[b]Really, you know a black tea-bagger named Nate?[/b]



So there’s this [lin... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14590 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:50:33 The War on Soy: Why the 'Miracle Food' May Be a Health Risk and Environmental Nightmare

By Tara Lohan, [b]AlterNet[/b]. Posted November 21, 2009.

[b]Vegetarians aren't the only ones who should be concerned; there's soy in just about everything you eat these days -- including hamburgers, mac 'n... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14589 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:47:07 via AlterNet:



Naomi Klein: 'No Logo' Revisited

By Naomi Klein, [b]Picador Press[/b]. Posted November 21, 2009.

[b]In the new introduction to the re-release of her classic book, 'No Logo,' Klein explores how ad culture has thrived and adapted in the past decade.[/b]




[i]The follo... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14588 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:39:03 [i]Just one now, but lately the lists have grown late into the evening.[/i]


Bank Closing Information - November 20, 2009
These links contain useful information for the customers and vendors of these closed banks.

[link:www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/commercesw-fl.html|Commerce Bank of ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14587 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:15 :cry:



from HuffPost:



[b]Bill Moyers Retiring From Weekly Television[/b]
First Posted: 11-20-09 06:28 PM | Updated: 11-20-09 06:35 PM



Bill Moyers is leaving weekly television.

The New York Times' Elizabeth Jensen reports that the PBS newscaster is retiring from his Fr... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14586 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:11 from thinkprogress:



[b]New Birther Billboard In Colorado Features Picture Of Obama And Asks ‘President Or Jihad?’[/b]

Today, a new birther billboard went up above Wolf Automotive off I-70 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The sign has a picture of President Obama wearing a turban, asking, “Presid... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14585 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:28 [b]Asian carp may have breached barrier for lake[/b]

BY TINA LAM
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER


Great Lakes advocates said today they’ve been told that DNA evidence of one species of Asian carp has been detected above the electric barrier intended to keep the fish out of Lake Michigan.

The DNA ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14584 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:43 [b]Christian leaders issue 'call of conscience'[/b]
By The Associated Press (AP) – 8 hours ago

WASHINGTON — More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and g... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14583 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:31 from ThinkProgress:



[b]Rep. King Reminisces About The Days When Football Players Could ‘Get A Job Because They Knew Someone’[/b]

Yesterday, Republican members of the House Immigration Reform Caucus (HIRC) dedicated a three and a half hour long pseudo-hearing in a nearly empty room in the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14582 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:11:31 from the New Yorker:



[b]The Debt Economy[/b]
by James Surowiecki

November 23, 2009


John Kenneth Galbraith wrote that all financial crises are the result of “debt that, in one fashion or another, has become dangerously out of scale.” The recent financial crisis was no exception, with... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14581 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:42 [b]Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby[/b]
Thu Nov 19, 9:27 pm ET


INDIANAPOLIS – An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14580 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:04
[b]The 2010 elections will hit moderate, conservative House Democrats hardest[/b]
by: Chris Bowers

Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 16:33


Which House Democrats are in danger in 2010? According to the Cook Political Report, mainly it appears to be Blue Dogs and New Dems, and unaffiliated Democrats... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14579 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:48 Published on Friday, November 20, 2009 by CommonDreams.org

[b]Health Care, Essential to Democracy[/b]
by Katie Robbins & Andy Coates


Two weekends ago, after the bait and switch of a vote on single-payer for a vote on an anti-abortion amendment, we felt wizened to the possibility of unknown... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14578 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:32 [b]"A Truly Extraordinary Slump": Reports of Robust Recovery Premature, James Galbraith Says[/b]
Posted Nov 19, 2009


Disappointing reports this week on housing starts and foreclosures, as well as the index of leading economic indicators, have cast a bit of a pall on the "robust recovery" stor... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14577 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:36:38 [b]U.S. Housing Recovery Delayed to 2010 as Market Wanes[/b] (Update1)
By Kathleen M. Howley and John Gittelsohn


Nov. 20 ([b]Bloomberg[/b]) -- A recovery in U.S. housing will have to wait at least until next year.

The outlook for the home market dimmed this week as residential construction... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14576 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:29:21 [b]More people fall behind in state taxes[/b]
Kathleen Pender

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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At the same time California is trying to speed up income tax revenue, people who owe the state taxes are paying more sl... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14575 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:54 Wall Street's 2012 meltdown sweepstakes
[b]Don't say we didn't warn you this time -- a new crash is dead ahead[/b]

By Paul B. Farrell, [b]MarketWatch[/b]


LOS ANGELES ([b]MarketWatch[/b]) -- It's coming in 2012: Another, bigger meltdown of Wall Street's "too-greedy-to-fail" banks. No, this ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14574 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:44:41 [i].....Nobody likes you. F**k off.[/i]



[b]Giuliani Said to Consider Run for Gillibrand’s U.S. Senate Seat[/b]
By Jonathan D. Salant and Henry Goldman


Nov. 20 ([b]Bloomberg[/b]) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who lost his bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nominatio... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14573 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:13:28 Geoff Mulgan: [b]Only with an act of political courage can we re-civilise our economy[/b]
Friday, 20 November 2009


Over a year after the darkest days of the financial crisis, many now hope for a return to business as usual. Others argue we'll only avoid future crises if for-profit financial se... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14572 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:09
[b]Bay Area not maverick enough to read Palin book[/b]
Steve Rubenstein, Special to The Chronicle

Thursday, November 19, 2009


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It might as well have cooties. Hardly anyone wants to touch the thing, or even ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14571 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:43 from the San Francisco Chronicle:




[b]San Francisco facing $500 million deficit[/b]
Rachel Gordon, Chronicle Staff Writer

Thursday, November 19, 2009


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The mayor's budget chief is expected to announce ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14570 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:35:02 via AlterNet's PEEK:



Economy Is Going to Get Much Worse

Posted by Steven D., [b]Booman Tribune[/b] at 2:02 PM on November 19, 2009.

[b]The so-called recovery is mostly smoke and mirrors.[/b]




I think the economy is pretty darn awful, but with record profits on Wall Street and al... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14569 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:26 Many libraries go quiet as local budget cuts deepen
[b]Branches in Ventura, Colton and elsewhere face closure, reduced hours and layoffs even as public demand for their free Internet access and resume assistance swells.[/b]

By David Kelly and Steve Chawkins
November 19, 2009


Reporting from... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/marmar/14568 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:53