Raw Story · 1 day old · If you don't get punished, you didn't go anything wrong, right?

Raw Story · 1 day old · As Israel's IDF wages it's own "media war" via Twitter and YouTube, uncensored footage from Palestine has been completely blacked out in the US. Until now.

Alternet · 1 day old · A new book shows that it is not just the cost of nuke plants and their deadly waste that is the energy source's only problems.

Raw Story · 2 days old · tic of Gov. Sarah Palin claimed the Alaska politician may have once again abused her power to obtain an apprenticeship for her soon-to-be son-in-law Levi Johnston.

Firedoglake · 2 days old · Gaza Ground Invasion Beginning

Crooks and Liars · 5 days old · "Bush's violations of the Constitution as well as domestic and international law have besmirched the reputation of the United States," Haas writes. "In so doing, they have accomplished a goal of which the Al Qaeda terrorists only dreamed-to transform the United States into a rogue nation feared by the rest of the world and loved by almost none."

Huffington Post · 5 days old · What an awful way to ring in 2009. It turns out that Viacom claims it has been trying to negotiate a "fair" renewal of its prized cable channels for months and months, but reputedly Time Warner Cable has been unresponsive and "unreasonable". The nation's 2nd largest cable system operator, in turn, claims Viacom is asking for "exorbitant" increases

Firedoglake · 6 days old · Eyewitness: "They rammed the vessel without warning but after the ramming there was a radio message saying the Israeli patrol boat was accusing the Dignity of being involved in terrorist activities." No wonder Israel is continuing their refusal to allow foreign journalists into Gaza.

DailyKOS · 6 days old · Former Merrill Lynch executive Peter Kraus received a $25 million dollar payout from TARP funds after working at the firm for only 3 months. He also bought an apartment on New York's Park Avenue for $37 million. This is how taxpayer money is being spent--a bailout for the super rich.

Think Progress · 8 days old · In addition to his well-documented abuse of power and disregard for the rule of law, Cheney’s public disapproval ratings might be explained in part by his own personal disregard for the public. When told that two-thirds of Americans disapproved of the Iraq war, Cheney responded “so?,” adding that he didn’t care what the American people thought.

Huffington Post · 8 days old · Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door.They watched through their window as the child rinsed plates under the open faucet. She wasn't much taller than the counter and to put the dishes away, she climbed on a chair. But she was not the daughter of the couple. She was their maid.

Raw Story · 13 days old · New Yorker pardoned by Bush pled guilty in 'largest ever' New York real-estate minority discrimination lawsuit; Father gave $28,500 to RNC this year; escaped restitution after records were destroyed in WTC.

Crooks and Liars · 13 days old · We all know that Cheney was a part of the Plame CIA leak. How do we know for sure? He admitted it. Here.

Raw Story · 13 days old · A CBS News investigation has obtained evidence that a subsidiary of Halliburton, the giant energy company formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney, knowingly exposed United States soldiers to toxic materials in Iraq. Wow, actual investigative journalism from the MSM!

Raw Story · 13 days old · The story of whistleblower, key witness about to testify that 04 election was stolen, GOP IT guru, threatened by Rove, warned of his safety thru sabotage & feared for his life Connell who died in a fiery plane crash has finally been picked up by TV's MSM.

Raw Story · 14 days old · The Republican consultant accused of involvement in a vote-rigging scandal was warned that his plane might be sabotaged before his death in a crash Friday night, according to a Cleveland CBS affiliate. The network also reported that the operative -- Michael Connell -- canceled two previous flights because of suspicious problems with his plane.

Think Progress · 15 days old · Though Cheney thinks the administration’s actions have been “totally consistent with what the Constitution provides for,” numerous courts have ruled that the Bush administration has overstepped the bounds of the Constitution.

DailyKOS · 15 days old · "Draft resolution XX... approved on 24 November by a recorded vote of 180 in favour to 1 against (United States), with no abstentions, would have the Assembly reaffirm that hunger constitutes an outrage and a violation of human dignity, requiring the adoption of urgent measures at the national, regional and international level, for its elimination"

Raw Story · 16 days old · A top level Republican IT consultant who was set to testify in a case alleging GOP election tampering in Ohio died in a plane crash late Friday night.

DailyKOS · 17 days old · Part one of a series providing basic information regarding how the health care system works, basic health care economics, and other general background to health care reform, with a single payer focus. The goal is provide a broad background that is NOT driven by specific events, news, or headlines.