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Woo Hoo! Prop 8 Case Going Federal !!

Proposition 8 is being challenged in federal court.In a bold move that takes a new approach to achieving marriage equality, two attorneys who argued opposing sides of the 2000 Bush v. Gore lawsuit...

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Forty-Six Years Ago

On June 11, 1963, an African American woman was escorted by the Attorney General of the United States to register at the all-white University of Alabama.  The U.S. Attorney General was Nicholas...

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Are the Antelope Playing with NOAA Climate Data?

You know the tune - -"Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play."Photo - JohnnygunnWell, this week the antelope were gallivanting across the Laramie Plains and Shirley Basin in...

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Midsummer Meadows

Lupine and Balsamroot

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What Chance Does ACES Have in the Senate?

Simply put - - very little.On June 26, the American Clean Energy and Security Act passed the House 219 to 212 in a partisan vote that saw 44 Democratic representatives vote against the bill.  8...

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There Are No Whole Foods Stores

There are no Whole Foods stores on the Navajo Reservation.   There are no Whole Foods stores in Buffalo, Wyoming. In fact, there are no Whole Foods stores in the entire state of Wyoming. Nor are there...

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When Is It O.K. to Call a Woman a B----?

In January of 2007, Nancy Pelosi said that impeachment was "Off the Table" before the Democrats even took control of Congress.  Like many others here at Daily Kos, I was seething.  I said in a comment,...

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Somebody Has to Live in Wyoming

Well, we just got a big, early snowstorm. Almost a foot in town - - two feet in the mountains.Yeah, I know. It's rough.

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I Was Raped

The recent recommended diaries about rape have brought up a huge upwelling of emotion and memory for me.  I believe that the diaries and comments are well-meaning, but some display a level of ignorance...

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Question 1 Is Likely to Pass - UPDATED

It's 10:10 p.m. EST in Maine.Face it. Question 1 is going to pass.Current numbers: FINAL UPDATE - 11:57 - 71% reporting Yes  216231   51.83% No   200961   48.17%   Final result likely to be 52% to...

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"Obama Has Failed the World"

In today's Der Spiegel, one of the leading German news resources, Christian Schwägerl writes - in bold type, no less:US President Barack Obama came to office promising hope and change. But on climate...

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Some Views from Around the World

Just some editorials and op-eds from centrist and progressive media outlets around the world with links to the full articles. Not exhaustive, but representative of center-left opinion the day after...

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Why Am I a Democrat?

You know the old canard from Will Rogers - -I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. Well it’s worse than that. The Democratic Party of old would look like synchronized...

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Revises Brown Decision

In a startling alteration of a historic decision, the United States Supreme Court offered a revision of the 1954 ruling Brown v Topeka Board of Education.Clause (g) is henceforth appended to the...

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‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

A short journey on snowshoes.One of the most wonderful things about snowshoes is that almost anyone can use them. There’s no need for ski lessons. Within minutes you can be out in the wilderness. Okay,...

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Snow & Cold for 2010 ???

Here’s the December 31, 2009 snow depth image from NOAA’s National Snow Analysis website:http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/...It is sobering – regardless of your plans for New Year’s Eve.

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A Young Person Dies from Alcohol

I am angry. Today I woke up to discover that a young man only 22 years old took his life.He had just graduated from college in December. He was intelligent, good-looking, and always had the most...

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Ice

For Brian - -

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Why Should the Goppers Compromise?

When they know that the Dems will give it away for free?Today, President Obama said -"The Senate certainly shouldn't try to jam anything through until Scott Brown is...

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The President’s New Positions

At this very moment there lives a President who is so exceedingly fond of fine new positions that he spends vast sums of political capital on appearances. To him appearances mean more than anything...

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