The State of the Union speech Obama would give in a more honest world

The State of the Union speech Obama would give in a more honest world: "Washington Post - By Steven Pearlstein - Jan. 26 (Opinion) - Our union has been torn asunder by a clash of ideologies and special interests and brigades of power-hungry partisans that has resulted in a paralyzing political stalemate. In response, our citizens have become angry, cynical, distrustful and dispirited.

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(Via NewsTrust - Politics - Most Recent Stories.)

GRITtv: The State of the Corporate Union

GRITtv: The State of the Corporate Union: "

The State of the Union will be a little different this year. Thanks to a last-minute switch the annual address will be presented by Lloyd Blankfein, CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs, known henceforth as CEO of America.

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(Via Truthout - Opinion.)

[video] In The Know: Are Politicians Failing Our Lobbyists?

[video] In The Know: Are Politicians Failing Our Lobbyists?: "Panelists discuss the alarming trend of politicians who break their promises to the lobbyists who helped elect them.

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(Via The Onion.)

Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be

Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be: "ESCONDIDO, CA—Provoked by a presidential administration he believes is guilty of numerous transgressions, self-described American patriot Kyle Mortensen, 46, has become a vehement defender of ideas he seems to think are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and principles that brave men have fought and died for solely in his head."

(Via The Onion.)

Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response

Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response: "WASHINGTON—Claiming that the president was preying on the publics fear of contracting a fatal disease last week when he declared the H1N1..."

Is using a minotaur torture?

"IS using a minotaur torture?": Well played, Onion, well played.

San Francisco Historians Condemn 1906 Earthquake Deniers

San Francisco Historians Condemn 1906 Earthquake Deniers: "SAN FRANCISCO—Avowed earthquake denier William Pletcher believes the so-called 'violent shift in the earth's tectonic plates' is nothing more than a thinly veiled lie."

(Via Clippings.)

CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years

CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years: "LANGLEY, VA—The most crucial passages of U.S. intelligence have been emphasized with indelible black highlighters."

(Via Clippings.)