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Larry Summers' Speaking Fees Targeted By Watchdogs

Good government groups took swings this weekend at Larry Summers, along with the White House in general, after it was revealed that the economic adviser accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees from banks dependent on taxpayer funds. Calling the revelations yet …

Right-Wing Media Respond To Fort Hood Shooting By Attacking Muslims

Right-wing media figures have used the shooting at Fort Hood as an excuse to attack Islam and American Muslims in particular, with Debbie Schlussel, for example, urging readers to think of the alleged shooter "whenever you hear about how Muslims serve their country in the U.S.

The LAPD fights crime, not illegal immigration

Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that 11 more locations across the United States have agreed to participate in a controversial law enforcement program known as 287(g).

Unemployment officially tops 10% at 10.2% 26 Year High!

The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to a 26-1/2-year high of 10.2 percent last month, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.

Right-Wingers: "Political Correctness" to Blame for Ft. Hood Shootings

It's worth revisiting what the right-wing was saying after a Christianist terrorist assassinated Dr. George Tiller in Kansas.

Credit-card rates up before new law

Have you checked the interest rates on your credit cards lately? Odds are they're going way up.

Texas Pulls Voting Reg System From IBM After Multimillion System Can't Recover Lost Data- from the that's-not-good dept

EFF points us to yet another massively expensive computer system that can't do some rather basic things.

Flashback: Bernanke on Unemployment: 'we don't think it will get to 10 percent'

The unemployment report may come as a surprise to those who have been following the Obama administration and mainstream economists like Paul Krugman. Here are some choice quotes from those we've entrusted with our economy:

Thousands of Right-Wingers Rally at Capitol to Hear Lies About Health-Care Reform, Courtesy of Bachmann and GOP Leaders

"Days before a health bill is expected to pass the House, Republicans rallied their flock with the help of FOX News, Michele Bachmann and leading conservative groups."

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