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The Big Lie
nytimes.com - So this is how the Big Lie works. You begin with a hypothesis that has a certain surface plausibility. You find an ally whose background suggests that he’s an “expert”; out of thin air,...
Bloomberg: 'Plain and simple,' Congress caused the mortgage crisis, not the banks
capitalnewyork.com - Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this morning that if there is anyone to blame for the mortgage crisis that led the collapse of the financial industry, it's not the "big banks," but Congress.Speaking a...
Demetrio Perez Jr. Leading Miami-Dade School Board Race, Despite Not Running
btownerrant.com - photo by sylvar “An educated people will always be strong and free. The alternative is ignorance. Ignorance will ultimately destroy us.” Jose Marti. The 2012 Miami-Dade School Board race promise...
1968 Olympian Lee Evans has a brain tumor and no health insurance
thenation.com - Lee Evans needs our help. The Olympic Gold Medalist and political activist, who exploded all records in the 400 meters at the 1968 Olympics, has been hospitalized with an aggressive brain tumor. Th...
For Christmas, Your Government Will Explain Why It's Legal to Kill You
loweringthebar.net - Ha! Just kidding! It won't tell you that. That's classified! Plaintiffs The New York Times Company, Charlie Savage, and Scott Shane (jointly, "NYT"), by their undersigned attorney, allege for their...
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Occupy Giving: Why Do the 1% Give Less Than the Rest of Us?
commondreams.org - This is the giving season and we Americans are prodigious givers. Nearly two thirds of us donate to charities each year. This year we will send more than $225 billion to charities. More than a quar...
Petition: Chicago Board of Education, the Chicago City Council: Place a Moratorium on School Turnarounds, Consolidations and closings.
change.org - Since 2004, the Chicago Board of Education has closed over 60 neighborhood schools, expanded politically connected charters, well-funded mediocre turnarounds and imposed immense disruption on the l...
A Nation of Little Lebowski Urban Achievers
jacobinmag.com - Art by Loki Muthu T he year Reagan was elected to his first term, the GOP’s educational agenda consisted of two main objectives: “bring God back into the classroom” and abolish the Department of Ed...
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The truth about school prayer - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Charles Haynes, director of the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum. He writes and speaks extensively on religious liberty and religion in American public life. T...
More Voter Fraud from another Republican, the defenders voter integrity.
democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Here's a story I didn't have to rewrite, except to say it's just another example of conservative projection:PoliticusUSA: We all know that the voter ID laws Republicans are pushing in the name of v...
Project Censored Recommends: Video “On the Dark Side in Al Doura, A Soldier in the Shadows” Addresses Soldier’s War Crimes Allegations & Iraq Atrocity Photos
dailycensored.com - A newly released film, “On the Dark Side in Al Doura” focuses on U.S. Army Ranger John Needham’s experience in Iraq where he witnessed grim atrocities. It includes shocking uncirculated photographi...
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Pentagon Finds No Fault in Ties to TV Analysts
nytimes.com - A Pentagon public relations program that sought to transform high-profile military analysts into “surrogates” and “message force multipliers” for the Bush administration complied with Defense Depar...
Tens of Thousands Gather in Moscow to Protest
nytimes.com - MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of citizens converged in Moscow on Saturday for the second huge antigovernment demonstration in a month, an early victory for activists struggling to forge a burst of ene...
Don't believe your lying eyes, believe Scott Walker.
democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - I just loved the way this opening line was written on Channel3000's news site:Gov. Scott Walker said on Friday that despite state budget cuts and recent dismal job growth numbers, he believes the s...
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Some people just don't get it
dailykos.com - As I wrote in What if you feel betrayed by your union's leadership?, the President of the National Education Association, Dennis Van Roekel, by doing this USA op ed with Wendy Kopp of Teach for Ame...
Fear and loathing… and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - I’ve always had what seemed to me to be a healthy mistrust of the outside world. I grew up in New York City in the 1970’s, an era often thought of as “Woody Allen’s New York”, where neurosis reigne...
Daily Kos: thoughts of no particularly significance
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: thoughts of no particularly significance:thoughts of no particularly significanceby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)Today is the 3rd of my 12 days of winter break. This afternoon I will fi...
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - A violinist on a street in Prague, where thousands of Czechs gathered on Friday for the funeral for former President Vaclav Havel. We’re having coffee at home this morning. The house is quiet and t...
NORAD Santa #parents
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NORAD Santa:Welcome to NORAD Tracks Santa01days14hrs59mins52secsAll the preparations for this year are in place! Come back each day to discover new surprises in the Kids' Countdown Village, where w...
Saturday coffee. + Old school « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky:Saturday coffee.by Fred KlonskyA violinist on a street in Prague, where thousands of Czechs gathered on Friday for the funeral for former President Vaclav Havel.We’r...
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Matt Damon: Hollywood’s Sexiest Mr. Nice Guy
elle.com - July 2011, Save Our Schools rally, Washington, DC. In the 100-degree heat, it’s almost like a fever dream: Matt Damon, the minimalist movie star, the most unplasticine of screen heros—head shaved, ...
Singer Etta James hospitalized but 'still fighting,' son says
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Etta James, the legendary rhythm and blues singer suffering from end-stage leukemia and dementia, is under sedation while being treated at a Riverside hospital, her son said Saturday. The 73-year-o...
Video: Rosemont HS Teacher Learns to 'Cat Daddy' - Rosemont, CA Patch
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Video: Rosemont HS Teacher Learns to 'Cat Daddy' - Rosemont, CA Patch:Video: Rosemont HS Teacher Learns to 'Cat Daddy'D&D performed at the school Thursday.By Cody KitauraEmail the author6:00 am Ema...
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Occupy San Diego Rallies in Support of the American Flag and in Solidarity With Egypt
obrag.org - By Nadin Abbott / December 23, 2011 Marine Corp veteran of the Gulf War, John CanterDuring the early morning hours of December 23rd the Occupy San Diego encampment was raided by San Diego Police, a...
We Don't Talk About Occupy Wall Street In The Valley Because We Don't Have Those Problems
sfgate.com - Google chairman Eric Schmidt says that people in Silicon Valley don't talk about the concerns of the 99% because a lot of them are immune to those concerns. He told Brad Stone at BusinessWeek, "Occ...
Wishing YOU A Damn Good Christmas! #edreform #sosmarch #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Damn Good Education Daily: THANK YOU ALL FOR A Damn Good Education Daily THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU My Gift to you during this holiday season and nearly everyday is the voice...
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Wishing YOU A Damn Good Christmas! #edreform #sosmarch #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Damn Good Education Daily: THANK YOU ALL FOR A Damn Good Education Daily THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU My Gift to you during this holiday season and nearly everyday is the voice...
Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank #ows #EDreform #sosmarch #p2 #1u
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank Hide7.7 2011′s TOP TEN MEDIA FALLACIES ABOUT TEACHERS « Teachers Fight Back 2011-Dec-23 2011′s TOP...
Big Education Ape: 12-24-11 AM Happy Xmas (War Is Over) EDition #OWS #EDreform
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