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The Religious Left Rises Again
May 22, 2006 The Washington Post charts the resurgence of religious liberals, who emphasize issues like poverty, affordable healthcare and global warming. Some observers worry that this will create an even more polarized environment in 2006 than during the 2004 election.Christian Sex Author: Time to Retool Abstinence Pledges
May 22, 2006 An Op-Ed writer in The N Times says that it's no wonder chastity vows don't work: Christian communities don't meaningfully support those who make them .Inhalable Aphrodisiac for Women Shows Promise
May 22, 2006 A New Jersey drug company says Bremolanotide, which stimulates the brain, rather than the genitals, may be the long-sought female version of Viagra. The drug is still in preclinical tests.
SNL’s ‘TV Fun House’ Can’t Stomach Bush’s Lies
May 22, 2006 In this witty clip from "Saturday Night Live's" animated "TV Fun House," characters have a tough time with the president's falsehoods over the years.Poll: Bush Losing Support Among Hispanics, Conservatives
May 21, 2006 White conservatives form the base of the GOP, and Hispanics were supposed to be its future. But thanks to Bush's stance on immigration (and some other issues), both groups are running away from the party.Nedrenaline!
May 21, 2006 Ned Lamont's bid to capture Joe Lieberman's Connecticut Senate seat took a quantum leap this week when Lamont captured enough convention votes to force a primary against Lieberman. Jane at FDL has a great roundup of what the establishment is saying about Ned.The House Is in Play for Democrats
May 21, 2006 Throw conventional wisdom out the window, says the New York Times: Many seats in the House of Representatives that were once thought safe for Republicans have now become competitive races.Did Telcos Use Scapegoat-for-Hire in NSA Case?
May 21, 2006 Via Business Week, we learn that an entire niche industry has sprung up to provide the government with commercially purchased telecommunications records that the government isn't allowed to purchase itself. (TPM Muckraker has a good sum-up.)Climate Scientist to Think Tank: Stop Misrepresenting My Research
May 21, 2006 A global warming researcher is claiming that a Big Gas-funded think tank has been misrepresenting one of his studies in an effort to throw doubt on the reality of global warming. Earlier: The think tank goes after Al Gore.Keep in mind that, to date, there have been no peer-reviewed studies that cast real doubt on the fact of global warming.Fatal Shooting at U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing
May 21, 2006 Authorities killed the driver of a truck suspected of transporting illegal immigrants. A sign of things to come?Authorities Mining More Corporate Data for Personal Information
May 21, 2006 We learn from the Wall Street Journal that banks, Internet service providers and other companies are being besieged by law enforcement authorities who want to pore over their corporate data in hunting for clues in criminal cases. Just another example of how the government is going through personal records.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.