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Credit Cards and "Taxi TV"

Dan Collins | Posted November 12, 2009 | New York

Read More: Commissioner Matthew Daus, Hybrid Cabs, New York Cabbies, New York Cabs, New York Taxis, New York Taxis Credit Cards, Taxi And Limousine Commission

Having lived in cities almost all my life, I get nervous about celebrating positive change. Cities are by nature ironic, and if your city hears you extolling the increased cleanliness of the streets, it will send a garbage truck to turn over on your corner. Bask in the glory of...

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In Memory of David Lloyd

Ken Levine | Posted November 12, 2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cheers, David Lloyd, David Lloyd Death, David Lloyd Dies, The Mary Tyler Moore Show

In the famous "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou and Murray and Sue Ann just can't stop laughing at the absurd circumstances that led to their clown colleague's death. At one point Murray asks why they laugh and Lou elegantly responds:

It's a release,...

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Veterans Get Lip Service, Bankers Get Billions

Dylan Ratigan | Posted November 12, 2009 | Business

Read More: Bailout, Financial Crisis, Home Foreclosures, Home Prices, Tarp, Veterans, Wall Street

One thing about doing a two hour show that heavily covers both the financial crisis and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is that you notice on a daily basis the shocking juxtaposition between the lucky Wall Streeters and the unlucky soldiers.

We all know at this point...

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Mothers and Sons: How Close Is Too Close?

Peggy Drexler | Posted November 12, 2009 | Living

Is your son in danger of becoming a mama's boy? That's the stereotype so many people associate with sons raised by women alone. Like most stereotypes, it simply doesn't hold up to reality. In fact, fostering a close connection with your son actually strengthens and confirms his identity and helps...

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Paying Peter to Kill Paul

Jon Soltz | Posted November 12, 2009 | World

When we began our careers in military service, conflicts were often presented to us in black and white terms. There were good guys and bad guys, clear battle lines and we always knew which side we were on, as well as the side of the enemy. However, our experiences on...

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Stupak's Flaccid Amendment Needs No Viagra

Shannyn Moore | Posted November 12, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Blue Dog Democrats, Cstreet Family Fraternity, Health Care Reform, Obama, Oklahoma, Stupak, Stupak Amendment, Todd Lamb, Viagra

Americans Against Chafing (A.A.C.) Unite!

Oh, yes, it's time. With the House passing a health care bill with the Stupak Amendment, we really need to start talking about this. The political cross-dressers, also known as "Blue Dogs" not only authored, but voted for the Uterus Police.

The Stupak Amendment insures...

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HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses The Sarah Palin Coin Controversy On The Joy Behar Show

Huff TV | Posted November 12, 2009 | Media

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Joy Behar Show Wednesday night to talk about religion in politics and the controversy surrounding Sarah Palin's "In God We Trust" coin conspiracy. Joining Roy, was Libertarian and magician Penn Jillette.

Behar started off the discussion by playing a clip from Fox News,...

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Lou Dobbs Returns to His Planet; 'My Work Here is Done'

Andy Borowitz | Posted November 11, 2009 | Comedy

Read More: Aliens, Andy Borowitz, Borowitz Report, Cnn, Lou Dobbs

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - Controversial CNN host Lou Dobbs bade the people of Earth farewell today as he embarked on a long voyage back to his planet of origin.

Standing on a launching pad with his rocket ship at the ready, Mr. Dobbs addressed a crowd of dozens...

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"Tell Yoani to Shut Up"

Yoani Sanchez | Posted November 11, 2009 | World

Read More: Cuba, Cuban State Security, Human Rights, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

Orlando Luis Pardo and Yoani Sanchez in Havana, 4 days after they were kidnapped and beaten by plain clothes security agents.

Yoani's shirt says, "Don't hit me, I'm just a blogger"
Photo: Fotos Desde Cuba

Note:...

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Hold the Hofstadter: Why the GOP Is Winning 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted November 12, 2009 | Politics

Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. 1964's The Paranoid Style in American Politics and his 1954 essay, "The Pseudo-Conservative Revolt," among others, tell us why so many...

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Investors: Beware the Quackery of Economic Goats, Whitewashers and Charlatans

Ann Pettifor | Posted November 12, 2009 | Business

Read More: Abby Joseph Cohen, Bubbles, Carry-Trade, Finance, Frederick Mishkin, Global Trade, Goldman Sachs, Iceland Financial Crisis, Jim O'Neill, Short Selling, Stock Market, Unemployment, Wages

In William Hogarth's famous engraving of 1721, the world of finance, corrupted by the phantom of the South Sea Bubble, is cruelly satirised. To represent market cheerleaders, a goat sits astride a spinning carousel and asks: 'who will ride?" Lured by this charlatan, investors crowd on to the shaky, but...

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Another Letter About Afghanistan the President May Not Be Reading

Harry Shearer | Posted November 11, 2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan War, Matthew Hoh, Obama Afghanistan, President Obama, William Polk

Following up Matthew Hoh's resignation letter of a couple weeks ago comes this missive from William Polk who, like Hoh, finds the only prudent course of action regarding Afghanistan to be a timely removal of foreign (i.e., US and NATO) troops. If you don't know why the "tribal...

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Obama's Visit to Section 60 Reminds America of War Dead -- Again

Tom Matzzie | Posted November 11, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Arlington National Cemetery, Barack Obama, Dover Air Force Base, Section 60, Veterans, Veterans Day

Two weeks ago on October 29 President Obama made a middle-of-the-night visit to Dover Air Force base to greet the caskets of America’s most recent war dead returning from Afghanistan. The president’s visit, recorded on news video and by press photographers, thrust the sadness of the war onto the...

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Veterans: Casualties of the Drug War

Daniel Robelo | Posted November 11, 2009 | Politics

Today is Veterans' Day. Another year to remember the men and women who serve in our Armed Forces -and to do a better job of taking care of them when they come home.

With hundreds of thousands of servicemen and women currently deployed (often for second, third, or...

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What America Can Learn from a Black Girl Named "Precious"

Cindy Rodriguez | Posted November 11, 2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Precious, Precious Film, Precious Movie Review

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is one of the best films I've seen in a long time, and one of the few in mainstream theaters that dares deal with the legacy that slavery created.

Obviously, that connection isn't made in the film. But if you know your...

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Afghanistan: Buckle Your Seat Belts

Michael Brenner | Posted November 11, 2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama Afghanistan, Lloyd Blankfein, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban

Obama's decision to go along with the Petraeus/McChrystal campaign for a massive escalation in Afghanistan and the Pakistani borderlands contradicts every precept of sound strategy and statesmanship. Rarely, if ever, has a great power so willfully set itself down the path of self-destruction with so little reason. This is pathological...

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Marriage Equality and the Myth of "Gay Apartheid"

David Kaufman | Posted November 11, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Apartheid, David Mixner, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Lgbt, Marriage Equality, South Africa

Last week's successful repeal of Maine's same-sex marriage laws was a painful reminder that the United States remains far from a "perfect union". Yet as disappointing as the Maine defeat was, the real disappointment actually resulted from the reactionary tactics employed by many in the Marriage Equality movement. Tinged with racial overtones and...

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Our Lost Children

Diane Dimond | Posted November 11, 2009 | Living

Read More: Child Criminals, Children, Children Crime, Criminals, Juvenile Prisoners, Kids, Prison

What the hell is going on with our children?

In one high school in Palo Alto, California four teenagers, acting separately, killed themselves recently by stepping in front of a train.

And who wasn't stunned by the recent reports, also from California, about a group of 20 high school...

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Announcing HuffPost Sports: Let the Games Begin

Arianna Huffington | Posted November 11, 2009 | Sports

Read More: Huffington Post Sports, Huffington Post Sports Page, Huffpost Sports, Huffpost Sports Page, Sports

Last month, HuffPost launched two new sections that I felt a very deep and personal connection to. Books have been a lifelong passion of mine, and our Impact section, dedicated to service, causes, and giving back, is an idea I've been pursuing in one form or another for over 15...

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It's Time for a Sports Fans Coalition

Dave Zirin | Posted November 11, 2009 | Sports

Read More: Cable Companies, Satellite TV, Sports Fans Coalition, Stadium Financing

I have made the decision to help launch a new organization called the Sports Fans Coalition. And I was inspired to do it by none other than Mike Lupica.

With all due respect to Mr. Lupica, the New York Daily News sportswriter motivated me by writing the most wrongheaded statement...

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