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Baltimore Opens Its Walls To Street Art

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Specter, Jaz, Brooklyn Street Art, Swoon, Baltimore, Doodles, Overunder, Josh Van Horn, Open Walls Baltimore, Gaia, Sten and Lex, Caitlin Cunningham, Jaime Rojo, Jessie Unterhalter, Nanook, And Vhils, Momo, Katey Truhn, Gary Kachadourian, Jetsonorama, Steven P. Harrington, Freddy Sam, Chris Stain, Billy Mode, Maya Hayuk, Interesni Kazki, Mata Ruda, Dennis Livingston, John Ahearn, Maryland, Chris Stein, Arts News

Abstract geometrist and Street Artist MOMO is still sweeping across a massive brick wall in his cherry picker as he leads Open Walls Baltimore across ...

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Specter: 'Romney Has Changed Positions More Often Than A Pornographic Movie Queen'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 03.28.2012

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Arlen Specter, the former moderate Republican Pennsylvania senator who switched to the Democratic party in 2009 and now performs standup comedy, told ...

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Valentines from the Street : BSA With Love

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Cern, Aiko, Queen Andrea, Specter, Adam Dare, Labrona, ND'A, Valentines, Brooklyn Street Art, Valentines Day, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Bishop 203, Boxi, Jaime Rojo, Chris Uphues, Paradox, Matha Cooper, Faile, Bast, Steven P. Harrington, Roa, Interesni Kazki, Love Me, Cernesto, Slidefreestyle, Arts News

New Images of Street Art for Valentines Day If Street Art reflects society back to itself, and we contend that it does, then we must be in love. Amon...

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Former Senator Performs At Open-Mic Night

AP | Posted 12.28.2011

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PHILADELPHIA -- Knock, knock. Who's there? It's former Sen. Arlen Specter and he's continuing his second career as a comedian. The longtime Pennsylva...

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Brooklyn Street Art Presents: Best Images Of 2011

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Various & Gould, Aiko, Wynwood Walls, Roa, Boom, Ufo, Monster Island, Blek Le Rat, Rambo, Nohjcoley, John Baldessari, Chris, Insa, Swampy, Elbow Toe, Nick Walker, Qrst, Retna, Steven P. Harrington, Primary Flight, 5 Pointz, Jr, Gaia Clown Soldier, Ema, Ecb, Creepy, Goya, Billy Mode, Miami, Sweet Toof, El Sol 25, Skewville, The London Police, Vhils, Gifted, La Freewalls, Broken Crow, Booker, Xam, Radical!, JA JA, Los Angeles, Jaime Rojo, Banksy, Faile, AD HOC Arts, Lisa Enxing, L.E.T., Albany Living Walls, Read More Books, LA MoCA, Droid, Demon Slayers, Welling Court, ND'A, How & Nosm, Joe Iurato, Invader, Brooklyn Street Art, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Overunder, Occupy Wall Street, Kenny Scharf, Barry Mcgee, Dain, Read, Chris Uphues, D*Face, Bast, Faith 47, LMA Cru, Enzo & Nio, Martha Cooper, Ludo, Nomade, Will Barras, Baltimore, Cern, Hellbent, Specter, Kid Acne, Toofly, Veng, Kim West, No Touching Ground, Shin Shin, General Howe, Os Gemeos, Chris Stain, Swoon, Pantheon Projects, Knitta Please!, Shepard Fairey, Aakash Nihalini, Herakut, Anthony Lister, Dabs & Myla, Yok, Kopye, Purth, Sadue, 907crew, Wing, Mosstika, Labrona, Jaz, Rwk, oze108, Gen2, Irgh, Video, Arts News

It's been an excellent year for street art all over the world and we've had the pleasure of seeing a lot of great stuff from both big names and anonym...

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Street Art Stories: A MOCA Symposium From Brooklyn Street Art And HuffPost Arts

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: LA MoCA, El Sol 25, Tats Cru, Specter, Becki Fuller, Kimberly Brooks, Los Angeles, Elbow Toe, General Howe, Jaime Rojo, Ethel Seno, WK Interact, Steven P. Harrington, Ahmanson Auditorium, c215, Ken Harman, Chris Stain, Keith Haring, Street Art Stories, Martha Cooper, Cake, Slidepollajax, Swoon, Museum of Contemporary Art, Marsea Goldberg, Shepard Fairey, Qrst, Bast, Neckface, Ed Templeton, Fauxreel, New Image Gallery, Spoke Art, Nohjcoley, Hi-Fructose, Carlos Gonzalez, Art of Obama, The Date Farmers, Judith Supine, Faile, Arts News

HuffPost Arts and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) hosted a presentation and panel discussion given by Brooklyn Street Art founders ...

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Best Brooklyn Street Art of 2010 (SLIDESHOW)

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, How Nosm Aryz, Dan Witz, Brooklyn Street Art, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, White Cocoa, Ron English, Chris From Robots Will Kill, Elbow Toe, Tip Toe, Nick Walker, Mr. Brainwash, WK Interact, Bast, Retna, Dolk, Steven P. Harrington, Remi Rough, How and Nosm, Ludo, El Mac, The Dude Company, Sweet Toof, Specter, Jef Aerosol, Tes One, Jeff Soto, Veng From Robots Will Kill, Futura 2000, Judith Supine, Trusto Corp, Jaime Rojo, General Howe, Os Gemeos, Banksy, Stormie Mills, Faile, Swoon, Chris Chillemi, Shepard Fairey, Futura, Gaia, Anthony Lister, Aakash Nihilani, Surge1, Roa, Elbowptoe, Lister, Boxi, Mcity, M-City, Beau, Tiptoe, Sever, Mbw, Bask, Trustocorp, Arts News

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My 2010 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Elizabeth Warren, Tea Party, Proposition 8, Mcconnell, Whitman, Reform, Mccain, Awards, China, Steele, Mitch McConnnell, Sarah Palin, Turncoat of the Year, Deficit, Warren, Enough Already, Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Halter, Chickens for Checkups, Turncoat, Health Care, Obamacare, Detroit, Christine Odonnell, Vat, Michael Steele, Bp, Miners, Condit, Democrat, Democrats, Election, Biden, Barack Obama, Assange, Erskine Bowles, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, Bowles, Health, Best Comeback, Best of 2010, Coakley, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Worst Politician, Healthcare, Auto Industry, President, President Obama, Prop 8, John Boehner, 2010 Year End, Chandra Levy, Deficit Reduction, Obama, Democratic, Halter, Charlie Rangel, Wikileaks, Most Original Thinker, Vitter, Lieberman, Republican, Blagojevich, Pelosi, Mclaughlin, Clinton, Oil Spill, Gary Condit, Bummest Rap, Julian Assange, Most Stagnant Thinker, Most Defining Political Moment, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Spillcam, Sue Lowden, Wall St, 2010 Roundup, Specter, Biggest Loser, Chile, Person of the Year, Most Boring, McLaughlin Group, Gay, Martha Coakley, Worst Lie, Capitalist of the Year, Beau Biden, Meg Whitman, Best Photo Op, Prop 19, Rangel, Biggest Winner, Wall Street, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Proposition 19, Palin, Best Politician, Gulf, Alan Simpson, Boehner, Fairest Rap, Meggles, 2010, Marijuana, Politics News

My apologies to anyone tuning in who was expecting to see the 150th "Friday Talking Points" column, since it will be pre-empted for two weeks here. B...

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Arlen Specter Pushes Bill To Legalize Federal Funding For Stem Cell Research

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specter on Monday initiated a drive to legalize federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, superseding conflicting...

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STREET ART: Specter Spot-Jocks Shepard Fairey in New York City

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Specter, Elbowtoe, Brooklyn Street Art, Swoon, Ice-T, Body Count, Brooklyn, Gaia, Richard Belzer, Che Guevara, Jaime Rojo, Elbow Toe, Nubian Signs, Law and Order: SVU, Bast, Skewville, Faile, Steven P. Harrington, NY Culture, John Munch, Soho, Deitch Projects, Shepard Fairey, Arts News

Ice-T is still stylin' like an American Che Guevara, but he's officially joined the force 19 years after "Cop Killer". (photos © Jaime Rojo) ...

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Arlen Specter Will Vote To Confirm Elena Kagan

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elena Kagan Nomination, Specter, Specter Kagan, Kagan Specter, Arlen Specter, Elena Kagan Vote Count, Arlen Specter Elena Kagan, Elena Kagan Arlen Specter, Kagan, Kagan Nomination, Kagan Vote Count, Elena Kagan, Politics News

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) has decided to support Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination, writing in a US Today editorial Thursday morning that she ...

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Calling Specter Out for Calling Sestak Out

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philadelphia Daily News, Joe the Nerd, Sestak, John Baer, Specter, Politics News

Specter, back in the day, if nothing else, was disciplined. This whole thing should backfire on Specter as a way to get sympathy. It just makes him look pathetic.

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Arlen Specter Remains A Political Survivor A Year After Becoming A Democrat

Politics Daily | Jill Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Specter, Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Primary, Pennsylvania Democrats, Sen. Arlen Specter, Politics News

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Sen. Arlen Specter, who left the Republican Party exactly a year ago to become a Democrat, recently signaled another shift, this on...

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Arlen Specter: 'I Might Have Helped The Country More If I'd Stayed A Republican'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Specter, Arlen Specter, Arlen Specter Democrat, Arlen Specter GOP, Arlen Specter Switching Aprties, Arlen Specter Party Switch, Politics News

A year ago this Wednesday, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania made a Senate-shaking decision to abandon the GOP and become a Democrat, giving them -- ...

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Friday Talking Points [124] -- How's That Libertarian Thingie Workin' Out For Ya?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Incumbent, White House, Tea Party, Chris Van Hollen, Maria Cantwell, Connecticut, Family Values, 50 Cent, Reagan, Dccc, Primaries, Mark Souder, Wall Street Reform, Richard Blumenthal, John Kerry, Midotw, Bill Halter, Dick Blumenthal, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Joe Sestak, Blumenthal, Draft Dodger, Reid, Lincoln, Sestak, Conference Committee, Rand Paul, Pa-12, Democrat, Lindsey Graham, Paul, Democrats, Barack Obama, Election, Drunk Driving, John Murtha, Mddotw, Arkansas, Van Hollen, Harkin, Harry Reid, Bill, Senate, Amendment, Russ Feingold, Volcker Rule, Military Service, President Obama, Mark Critz, Sex Scandal, Ronald Reagan, Glass Steagall, 2010 Election, Civil Rights, Tom Harkin, Bristol Palin, Apartheid, Democratic, Obama, Reserve, Democratic Party, Friday Talking Points, Vito Fossella, Republican, ATM Fees, 2010, Vietnam, Amy Carter, Hopey-Changey, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Primary, House, Specter, Abstinence, Souder, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Libertarian, Matt Osborne, Blanche Lincoln, Anti-Apartheid, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Palin, Sarah Palin, Atm, George W Bush, Netroots Nation, Politics News

We certainly have a lot of ground to cover this week, so let's dig right in. I'd like to start with a declaration, though: Bristol Palin is now fair g...

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Primary Victory Over Conventional Wisdom

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Party, Mcconnell, Connecticut, Mccain, Conventional Wisdom, Murtha, Union, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Halter, Joe Sestak, Lincoln, Sestak, Lefty, Rand Paul, Labor, Democrat, Congress, Primary Elections, Big Labor, Democrats, Paul, Barack Obama, Election, John Murtha, Party, Arkansas, Utah, Senate, Partisan, Hawaii, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, Democratic, Obama, Democratic Party, Halter, Endorsement, Republican, Pelosi, 2010, Clinton, Centrism, Vietnam, Midterms, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Florida, Specter, Primary, House, Centrist, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Libertarian, Bipartisan, Progressive, Blanche Lincoln, Corporatist, Inside the Beltway, Chris Weigant, Midterm, Fox News, Pa-12, Politics News

Democrats had better relish their victory in PA 12 while they can, because this weekend a special election in Hawaii is likely to elect a Republican in a very Democratic district.

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Chris Matthews' Prediction: Sestak Isn't 'Tough Enough' To Beat Specter (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Specter, Primary Sestak, Chris Matthews, Sestak, Matthews Specter, Chris Matthews Specter, Sestak Specter, Politics News

MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews is a longtime follower of Pennsylvania politics, as any casual viewer of "Hardball" knows, and the PA native even flirted ...

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Primary Follies

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Party, Mitch McConnell, Specter, Nancy Pelosi, Kentucky, Bankers, Obama, Insurance Companies, Paul, Big Oil, Pennsylavnia, 2010 Primary, 2010 Primaries, Politics News

This is not the year of the establishment it seems. The sad irony is that it's the real establishment that stands to maintain its absolute power as all us dupes fight among ourselves.

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Friday Talking Points [123] -- A Working Senate

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Tort Reform, Ron Paul, Regulatory, Reform, Boycott Arizona, Alan Grayson, Wall Street Reform, Midotw, Audit, Bank, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Joe Sestak, Dow, Fed, Sestak, Boycott, Bp, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Paul, Barack Obama, Sanders, Senate, Hottie, Mddotw, Financial, President Obama, Economy, Smokin Little Body, Federal Reserve, Jobs, Obama, Bernie Sanders, Democratic, Drugs, Media, Arizona, Democratic Party, Friday Talking Points, Grayson, Republican, Liability, Unanimous, Oil Spill, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Arlen Specter, House, Specter, Primary, Drug War, Msm, Pennsylvania, Bipartisan, Audit the Fed, Mainstream Media, Louann Haley, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Check Card, Banking, Deregulation, Oil, Djia, Party of No, War on Drugs, Politics News

The Senate has actually been dealing with many financial issues that will directly effect American consumers, and they've been doing so in an orderly way. You'd think this would be news.

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Democratic Primary Overview

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Anti-Incumbent, White House, Blue Dog, Neil Abercrombie, Tea Party, Midterm Election, President Obama, November, 2010 Election, Obama, Colorado, Democratic, Democratic Party, Republican, Base, Primary Challenger, Charlie Crist, Andrew Romanoff, 2010, Union, Romanoff, Bill Halter, Midterms, Joe Sestak, Bennet, Scott Brown, Arlen Specter, Lincoln, Sestak, Florida, Primary, House, Specter, Jane Norton, Labor, Democrat, Pennsylvania, Democrats, Election, Barack Obama, Blanche Lincoln, Charles Djou, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Arkansas, Michael Bennet, Throw the Bums Out, Pat Toomey, Senate, Halter, Politics News

Some of the Democratic primaries being held next week may have just as interesting an impact on the Democrats as the Tea Party challenges are having on the GOP.

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Arlen Specter Poll: Senator Leads Joe Sestak And Pat Toomey

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Specter, Pennsylvania Senate, Pennsylvania 2010, Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Primary, Pennsylvania Senate Race, Pay Toomey, Joe Sestake, 2010-Elections, Politics News

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) now leads both his Democratic primary challenger, Rep. Joe Sestak, and Republican Pat Toomey, in a general election match-u...

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A Coda to Melanie's March

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rob Andrews, Specter, Joe the Nerd, Bob Casey, Melanie Shouse, Sherrod Brown, Health Insurance, Obama, Dodd, Melanie's March, Reid, Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Politics News

Melanie's March concluded last Thursday. What long term effect on the Healthcare Debate remains to be seen. You can see the web site that is an int...

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GOP Pushes Back On Specter-Bachmann Exchange

Posted 05.25.2011

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The GOP is pushing back at Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) following the heated exchange between the senator and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) that took place...

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This is a Matter of Self Respect

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Specter, Anita Hill, Gore v Bush, Alito, Roberts, Citizens United, Democrats, Clarence Thomas, Politics News

Elections Matter. Votes Matter. What officials do with those votes once they are in office matters. I am a Democrat. I drink the kool-aid flavored with the words "all of us are created equal."

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My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Tea Party, Lobbyists, Progressives, Al Franken, Secession, Reform, Mccain, Alan Grayson, Awards, Farrah Fawcett, Steele, Arianna Huffington, Death Panel, Sarah Palin, Turncoat of the Year, Enough Already, Emanuel, Surge, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Argentina, Single Payer, Sotomayor, Rick Perry, Turncoat, Teabagger, Statue of Liberty, Health Care, Michael Steele, Public Option, Democrat, Sanford, Democrats, Biden, 2009, Barack Obama, Progressive, Rahm Emanuel, Health, Sonia Sotomayor, Best Comeback, Appalachian Trail, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Farrah, Worst Politician, Healthcare, Under the Bus, Nude Hiking Day, Mark Sanford, President, President Obama, Bill Owens, Cheney, Kate Jackson, Filibuster, Secede, Democratic, Obama, Iraq, Vitter, Most Original Thinker, Fair, Grayson, Republican, Lieberman, New Yorker, Atul Gawande, Mclaughlin, Clinton, Bummest Rap, Inauguration, Farrah Fawcett Majors, Most Stagnant Thinker, Most Defining Political Moment, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Teleprompter, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Wall St, Specter, Biggest Loser, Franken, Person of the Year, Most Boring, McLaughlin Group, Texas, Worst Lie, Capitalist of the Year, Lobbyist, Poster, Swimsuit, Best Photo Op, Arianna, Wall Street, Biggest Winner, Chris Weigant, Gawande, Palin, Best Politician, Charlie's Angels, Under a Bus, Medicare, Afghanistan, Fairest Rap, Pu-Litzer, Politics News

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

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