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Shiny Lazy People

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The King’s Speech: good movie, very bad history. – By Christopher Hitchens – Slate Magazine

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The Great Will : The Search for an Historical/Political Rationalization for The Tea Party Jacobins, found!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012104561.html A Robert Penn Warren quote, neatly manicured for political purposes, opens this essay.The Great Will (TGW) has found the intellectual rationalization that so many have been searching for and it lies in a obscure and long forgotten book, by … Continue reading

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Bush White House Broke Elections Law, Report Says

The report by the Office of Special Counsel finds that the Bush administration’s Office of Political Affairs — overseen by Karl Rove — served almost as an extension of the Republican National Committee, developing a “target list” of Congressional races, … Continue reading

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NBC: U.S. can’t link Army private to Assange – U.S. news – WikiLeaks in Security

U.S. military officials tell NBC News that investigators have been unable to make any direct connection between a jailed army private suspected with leaking secret documents and Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

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Financial Crisis Commission Finds Cause For Prosecution Of Wall Street

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A politically motivated attack on philosophers in Hungary? – New APPS: Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science

« Jason Read: Butler and Malabou on Hegel | Main | Most underrated philosopher of the week: Stuart Glennan » 23 January 2011 A politically motivated attack on philosophers in Hungary? Very disturbing reports are coming from Hungary. This post … Continue reading

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The Chamber of Commerce’s Health Reform Heretics | Mother Jones

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Edinburgh University marks 300th anniversary of birth of David Hume | Edinburgh and East | STV News

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Domestic violence: women’s charities face 100% funding cuts | Society | guardian.co.uk

In an era of senseless cuts to vital public services, here’s one that in its brutal scale and short-sightnedness almost beggars belief: Devon county council’s proposals to reduce funding for domestic violence support services by 100%.

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