May 2012
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US citizen (Ann Dunham) gives birth to child... →
End of story. 50 years ago End of Story.
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We interrupt reality to bring you Arizona →
NYT Timothy Egan has written an opinion page that needs repeating:
” Even a spate of recent temperatures in the 105-degree range cannot explain the latest doings of government by crackpots…Let’s start with the secretary of state, a wide-eyed fellow named Ken Bennett. He is Arizona’s chief elections officer. He is a Republican. He is also co-chairman of Mitt Romney’s campaign in...
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Dark Money
The term Bill Moyers uses for the mess of politics and money - especially with Citizens United mucking thing up worse than ever.
One item from the Mother Jones/Bill Moyers look at the dark(dirty) money flowing into politics:
Super PACs keep the money flowing to state races: The Sunlight Foundation’s Anupama Narayanswamy reports that super PACs spent nearly $1 million ahead of Tuesday’s primaries...
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We pay for the political conventions? This sucks →
Fourteen trillion dollars in debt, the U.S. Treasury next week will cut $18 million checks to help pay for the stages, confetti, balloons, food, and booze at the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
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Go on a Space Station ride →
Wish you were on the international space station? Follow this link and see a time-lapse video that takes you around the world is the night.
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