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AP on Care2.com- On This Day, 1861 – Confederacy Attacks Fort Sumter, Civil War BeginsOn this day, April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, the nearly completed federal garrison positione […]
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- On This Day, 1861 – Confederacy Attacks Fort Sumter, Civil War Begins
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- It’s Time To Occupy Mainstream Media February 9, 2012By Dustin M. Slaughter Photo by Coal Dubya “Between the public sector and the private sector, we have wreaked untold havoc on the media environment.” These aren’t the words of a progressive media advocate such as University of Illinois professor Robert McChesney or The Nation’s John Nichols, but of ex-FCC commissioner Michael Copps in January. […]
- Close To Perfection: Oscar Long Shot ‘Albert Nobbs’ is Powerful Must See February 8, 2012In almost any other year, Glenn Close would easily walk off with the Best Actress Oscar for her brilliant, fragile performance in the heartbreakingly beautiful “Albert Nobbs.” But with Meryl Streep and Viola Davis in the high profile mix, it’s doubtful Close’s sixth nomination will finally garner her the well-deserved statuette. Let’s hope the nomination [.. […]
- Will Occupy Choose Super-PAC Funding Over Radical Action? February 8, 2012In the past thirty six hours, several stories have emerged to highlight a growing problem that threatens the continued effectiveness, and perhaps the very existence, of the Occupy movement. Left-wing politicos have come out against radical tactics such as those of the Black Bloc. Establishment activists involved in Occupy seek to end the actual occupations […]
- It’s Time To Occupy Mainstream Media February 9, 2012
- This Day in Failure
- This Day in Failure: February 10 April 7, 20092009: American freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk, 24, dies of head injuries suffered three days earlier during a competition in Costa Rica when he failed to complete a full rotation while attempting a Hart Attack backflip and slammed headfirst into the dirt. 2009: Two satellites, an out-of-service Russian satellite and an American one owned by a consorti […]
- This Day in Failure: February 10 April 7, 2009
- AP’s Tweets ~ @pastINprint
- pastINprint: RT @NanAron: It took the Senate 275 days to confirm Cathy Ann Bencivengo for the Southern District of CA. Final vote was 90-6. http://t. ...pastINprint: RT @NanAron: It took the Senate 275 days to confirm Cathy Ann Bencivengo for the Southern District of CA. Final vote was 90-6. http://t. ... […]
- pastINprint: #SerenityNow RT @Care2: A One-Minute Meditation from @Care2 http://t.co/acXJKqc6pastINprint: #SerenityNow RT @Care2: A One-Minute Meditation from @Care2 http://t.co/acXJKqc6 […]
- pastINprint: The Greatest Hits in Contraceptive #History http://t.co/ZeIN7B1r via @motherjones #slideshowpastINprint: The Greatest Hits in Contraceptive #History http://t.co/ZeIN7B1r via @motherjones #slideshow […]
- pastINprint: "...Create your own greatness..." Coole High - Capital Greatness #OhSoFresh #HipHop ♫ http://t.co/rE3YOkAIpastINprint: "...Create your own greatness..." Coole High - Capital Greatness #OhSoFresh #HipHop ♫ http://t.co/rE3YOkAI […]
- pastINprint: If Newt's metaphorical baggage were to possess mass and actually occupy physical space, just how many valets would it require?pastINprint: If Newt's metaphorical baggage were to possess mass and actually occupy physical space, just how many valets would it require? […]
- pastINprint: RT @NanAron: It took the Senate 275 days to confirm Cathy Ann Bencivengo for the Southern District of CA. Final vote was 90-6. http://t. ...
History News Network ~ Breaking
- The Civil War: hogs uproot Vicksburg Battlefield February 9, 2012VIENNA, Va., January 18, 2012 — What Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s forces did not accomplish at Vicksburg, Mississippi in July 1863, "successors" to that hallowed ground are now trying to accomplish, slowly but surely. And they have four legs.A significant number of wild hogs that were driven further inland by the flooding of the Mississippi River are at […]
- State committee considers no-casino zone around Gettysburg February 9, 2012HARRISBURG -- The House Gaming Oversight Committee held a hearing today on a bill that would impose 10-mile no-casino "buffer zone" around the Gettysburg National Military Park and the Flight 93 Memorial Park.House Bill 2082 is needed, said Rep. Paul Clymer, R-Bucks, to protect the "sacred memory" of the soldiers who died in battle at Get […]
- W.Va. coal group wants Blair Mountain case tossed February 9, 2012MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Groups trying to protect Logan County's Blair Mountain from mining have no legal standing to sue because they don't own any of the property involved in the long-running dispute, the West Virginia Coal Association argues in a new court filing.The association's friend-of-the-court brief asks U.S. District Judge Reggie Wa […]
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Progressive Juice via The p2 Feed
- So how much money did Florida's drug testing of welfare recipients save taxpayers? (bloggingblue.com)
- Thermo Fisher cutting more jobs in Wisconsin (bloggingblue.com)
- Republican legislative aides working out of law offices of Michael Best & Friedrich (bloggingblue.com)
- Video Overnight Thread- People in a bathroom sing "I Wanna Be Like You" (thepoliticalcarnival.net)
- Quickie- Pete Hoekstra takes down Chinese-themed site attacking Stabenow (thepoliticalcarnival.net)
- Washington's inside game (aworldofprogress.com)
- VIDEO: Tear-inducing testimony from Washington state's marriage equality hearing (thepoliticalcarnival.net)
- Fox Pundit at CPAC: Rachel Maddow Is 'The Best Argument In Favor Of Her Parents Using Contraception' (freakoutnation.com)
- The New Nuts and Dolts (nutsandolts.com)
- While Hacking Alabama.gov's site, Anonymous ran into some Startling Information (yours) (freakoutnation.com)
- White Comedian in Blackface Proves that White Folks at BYU Don't Know or Care About Black History (rippdemup.com)
- It's Time To Occupy Mainstream Media (newsjunkiepost.com)
- Let's do it Again - Obama 2012 (freakoutnation.com)
- Progressive breakfast 2/9 (aworldofprogress.com)
- Clean start 2/9 (aworldofprogress.com)
- Out with the Good and In with the Bad: It's Just So Yesterday. (ramonasvoices.blogspot.com)
- The GOP Road to the White House Runs Through the Uterus, & Obama's "War On Religion" (rippdemup.com)
- Close To Perfection: Oscar Long Shot 'Albert Nobbs' is Powerful Must See (newsjunkiepost.com)
- Eric Bolling Compares President Obama to Drug Dealer Who Opens "Barry's Pot & Coke Emporium" (rippdemup.com)
- Will Occupy Choose Super-PAC Funding Over Radical Action? (newsjunkiepost.com)