http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 18 May 2013 22:23:55 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:23:55 [div class = excerpt]I want to apologize to President Obama. But first, some background.

I found out three weeks ago I have cancer. I'm 49 years old, have been married for almost 20 years and have two kids.

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And now I have third-stage breast cancer and am facing months of expensive treat... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/308 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:38:08 [div class = "excerpt"]NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows heart attacks and strokes are more common in women infected with human papillomavirus, or HPV.

The research only included a small number of women with heart disease, and it doesn't prove that the sexually transmitted infection i... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/307 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:37:43 [div class = "excerpt"]All males starting at age 11 should receive the HPV vaccine Gardasil to protect themselves against sexually transmitted forms of human papillomavirus, the cause of most cervical and anal cancers as well as most mouth and throat cancers, a Centers for Disease Control and Preven... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/306 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:32:53 [div class = "excerpt"]Whooping Cough Vaccine May Not Give Long-Term Protection
Study Suggests Protection From the Vaccine May Lessen After 3 Years
[i]By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD[/i]

Sept. 20, 2011 (Chicago) -- The protection provided by the vaccine agains... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/305 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:39:42 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/cvplive/cvpstream1?hpt=hp_t1

http://www.wmctv.com/category/196691/action-news-5-live-video-coverage

http://www.wreg.com/news/livestreaming/

Press conference with the three (presumably released) about to take place.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/304 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:16:32 [div class = "excerpt"]By Joe Davidson, Thursday, August 11, 12:17 PM

In an attempt to stem its [i]financial hemorrhaging,[/i] the U.S. Postal Service is seeking to reduce its workforce by 20 percent, including through layoffs now prohibited by union contracts. USPS also wants to withdraw its emp... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/303 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:13:42 [font color = blue][i][link:http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/07/white-house-republicans-strike-tenative-deal-to-raise-debt-ceiling-.html|HERE,] according to Democratic and Republican sources, are the key elements:

A debt ceiling increase of up to $2.1 to $2.4 trillion (depending on the s... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/302 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:14:26 [i][b]The second-ranking House Democrat on Tuesday threw his weight behind the party's blanket opposition to entitlement benefit cuts in a debt-ceiling deal.[/b]

Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said it was the consensus of Democrats to oppose any benefit cuts under Social Security, Medicare and... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/301 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:26:30 [div class = "excerpt"]
[center]http://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/obama-86-million-300x193.jpg[/center]
[b]Remember those far left progressives who threatened to withhold donations to President Obama’s reelection campaign? After raising $86 million, the President and his supporters ha... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/300 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:59:33 [i][b]"Lawrence explains why the normally disciplined Congressional Republicans are now in all-out panic in the most difficult negotiation they have faced to date with President Obama."[/i][/b]

http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/

Brilliant analysis by Larry O'Donnell, once again.

Enjoy. :hi:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/299 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:08:31 [center]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/306403/thumbs/r-REPUBLICANS-DEBT-CEILING-NEGOTIATIONS-huge.jpg[/center]

(snip)

[i]On the surface, it would seem like an opportune time for Congress to include targeted tax hikes as part of a cost-cutting package to reduce the huge federal deficit.

Federal t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/298 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:22:35 [i][b]"Step-by-step, Lawrence explains President Obama's approach to the debt negotiations and why he's masterfully winning the fight."[/b][/i]

Even if you disagree with O'Donnell, this video is well worth the watch. :hi:

http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/

Hopefully the end result of the the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/297 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:50:01 I wish to clarify a few things because some are chanting "Obama stopped COLA payments," which is false.

In 2009/2010 SS recipients did not get a cost of living increase due to how the COLA has been calculated since the 1980's. [i] ... [b]After *1983, COLAs have been based on increases in the CPI... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/296 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:09:27 [i][b]The president knows that Republicans won't agree to the revenue increases necessary for a "grand bargain"[/b]

What could Obama possibly be thinking? The Washington Post and New York Times are both reporting that the president has decided to "go big" on the debt ceiling negotiations: Suddenl... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/295 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:44:33 The actual story is that the President will not slash SS benefits. Where are the appropriate headlines to this effect?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/07/social-security-cuts-debt_n_892070.html

[i]"There is no news here," Carney said. "The President has always said that while social secu... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/294 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:57:27 Please let the Pioneer Press, and the people of Minnesota know who you feel is responsible for the Minnesota state government shutdown.

http://www.twincities.com/index.html?_requestid=489769&_requestid=491660

Currently the poll reads
[b]The GOP 44%
Dayton/DFL 28%[/b]
All of the above 27%... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/293 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:29:33 [div class = "excerpt"][b]Formaldehyde Added to List of Cancer-Causing Chemicals[/b]
[i]Friday, June 17, 2011[/i]

http://www.allgov.com/Images/eouploader.dcc04418-70d9-469d-a598-29a699ebd608.1.data.jpg
[i]David Vitter, the formaldehyde senator[/i]

The Department of Health and Human Services ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/292 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:00:10 [i]Bob Fernandez - Inquirer Staff Writer[/i]

WILMINGTON - Police have closed an investigation into the online contact between Rep. Anthony Weiner and a 17-year-old Delaware girl who started following the New York Democrat online after a class trip to the nation's capital earlier in the spring.

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/290 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:25:57 [div class = "excerpt"]... Weiner, who has said he would welcome an ethics probe, publicly apologized Monday for sending flirtatious messages and images on Facebook and Twitter to six women over the past three years and then denying it for a week.

Over the past three days, he has been reaching ou... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/289 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:33:31 My two cents...

1. Seek professional help for the issues that led to such reckless behavior, immediately.
2. Stop all forms of social networking.
3. Get a bare bones phone that does not have a camera. And, lose the webcam too, if you have one.
4. Hire a PR team and schedule one last interview ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/288 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:19:18 [i]The FBI reportedly is hunting for a hacking ring suspected of targeting female celebrities and stealing photos and videos from their computers and smartphones.

Some 50 celebrities are said to have been victimized. Gossip website TMZ has listed Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Scarle... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/287 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:01:16 [center][link:http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/blog/dailydose/2011/06/mass_health_off.html|BOSTON.COM][/center]

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By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff

The number of measles cases in the state has remained steady at 17 since May 25, but that's no reason for residents to t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/286 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:56:05 [div class = "excerpt"][b][i]Bill Pulkrabek, Michele Bachmann's former campaign manager, faces domestic assault charge for Memorial Day strangulation.[/b][/i]

Bill Pulkrabek, a Washington County Commissioner who played a key role in launching Rep. Michele Bachmann's political career, has been jai... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/285 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:05:01 http://www.mediaite.com/online/alleged-recipient-of-alleged-rep-weiner-photo-gennette-nicole-issues-statement/

[div class = "excerpt"] "Friday evening I logged onto Twitter to find that I had about a dozen new mentions in less than an hour, which is a rare occurrence. When I checked one of the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/284 Mon, 30 May 2011 22:08:53 [div class = "excerpt"][b]"I have never met Congressman Weiner,[/b] though I am a fan," Gennette Cordova, 21, of Seattle, Wash., told The Daily News Sunday in an interview. "I've never been to New York or to DC."

She also issued a lengthy statement, complaining about how she's been characterized ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mzmolly/283 Mon, 30 May 2011 21:48:49