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Bill O'Reilly's Woman Problem

Adele Stan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jennifer Moore, Alexa Branchini, Amanda Terkel, Bill O'Reilly, Rape, Stalking, Alexa Foundation, Washington/United States, Virginia, Politics News

There's nothing moral in the physical stalking of a young woman blogger who simply noted on her blog something O'Reilly said about a rape and murder victim. In fact, it's downright sinister.

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Obama Plans Meeting With Liberal Bloggers

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Media, Obama Liberal Bloggers, Obama Meeting Bloggers, 100 Days, President Obama, Obama Meeting Liberal Bloggers, Washington/United States, Politics News

At a time when his Washington honeymoon is turning into a hazing, President Barack Obama and his team are launched on a strategy to sail above the tra...

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Obama Calls Space Shuttle, Flanked By Schoolkids (SLIDESHOW)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Obama, President Obama, Obama Space Station, Obama Astronauts, International Space Station, Space Station, Astronauts, Slideshow, Washington/United States, Politics News

***Scroll Down For Slideshow*** President Barack Obama says he is extraordinarily proud of the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-space station com...

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Michele Bachmann: I Want People "Armed And Dangerous" Over Obama Tax Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bachmann Armed and Dangerous, Michele Bachmann, Barack Obama, President Obama, Washington/United States, Michelle Bachmann, Bachmann, Video, Politics News

Controversial Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said this weekend that she wants residents of her state "armed and dangerous" over President Barack Obam...

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Daryl Hannah Behind the Scenes at the Coal Plant Protest

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: powershift09, Harry Reid, Plant Protest, Activism, Fossil Fuels, Speaker Pelosi, Renewable Energy, Pelosi, Oil, Clean Energy, Student Activisim, Daryl Hannah, Coal, Coal Power, Natural Gas, Washington/United States, Green News

Here is Daryl Hannah, actor and activist, prepping for the coal power plant protest in Washington, DC. This plant provides power to the Capitol and other key government buildings.

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Jindal Versus The Volcano

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Money for Volcanos, Bobby Jindall, Volcano Alaska, Volcano Monitoring, Palin Jindal, Sarah Palin, Washington/United States, Politics News

With Monday's massive volcano eruption in Alaska likely to leave Anchorage and Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown covered in ash, a Democratic strategist sen...

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If We 'Kill the Rich', Don't We Kill the Dream?

Vicky Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Class Warfare, Aig Bonuses, Economic Crisis, Economy, Aig, Bank Bonuses, New York, New York City, Recession, Federal Bailouts, Bailout Bandits, Financial Crisis, Aig Federal Bailouts, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, AIG Scandal, New York/New York, Washington/United States, Business News

New York is the national epicenter of ostentation and consumerism. Now those qualities are considered tasteless. Wealth has become a dirty word.

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Madoff Bilked Right-Wing Think Tank Where Scooter Libby Works

Aram Roston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernard Madoff, Hudson, Bernie Madoff, Scooter Libby Valerie Plame, Scooter Libby, Washington/United States, Business News

Convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff had a surprising victim in right wing circles in Washington, DC: the Hudson Institute, a think-tank closely allied with the neoconservative cause.

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Busting the Clean Coal Bulls**t

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean Coal, Energy, Washington/United States, Green News

"Clean coal" is not an actual invention, a physical thing - it is an advertising slogan. Like "fat-free donuts" or "interest-free loans."

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A Disturbing D.C. Whodunit [Update II]

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House Bonuses, Aig Bonuses, White House Bailout, Bonus Tax, Wyden Amendment, Dodd Conference Committee, Max Baucus, Chris Dodd, Bailout Bonuses, Snowe Amendment, Bailout Bonus Tax, Washington/United States, Politics News

The mystery over who killed a provision in the stimulus package that would have curtailed bonuses at bailed out companies is a disturbing D.C. whodunit. But even more disturbing is what it reveals about how our government is run.

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The Death of a Brand

James Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Bailouts, Bailout Bandits, Economy, Aig Bonuses, Financial Crisis, Branding, Aig, Aig Federal Bailouts, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, Bank Bonuses, Recession, AIG Scandal, Bailout Outrage, Washington/United States, United States, Business News

AIG's predicament will be studied for years to come in marketing and communications classes. When the president of the United States starts bad mouthing your brand, it's not going to survive.

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