(Some Guy)		Barack Obama will sit with presidents of Iran, Venezuela and Cuba but not FOX News	(44)
		If you believe the CIA's latest intelligence report on Iran, you're as naive as someone who believes Tom Cruise is heterosexual, says British intelligence	(91)
		Tom Brokaw says blogs and video games are a "corrosive influence" and "cancerous." Apparently he's never visited Fark on Caturday	(28)
(Some Guy)		Huckabee continues his Iowa lead, Clinton regains hers. In short, nation suffers	(44)
(Some Guy)		Libertarian party passes a Pro Ron Paul resolution, encouraging his run for president	(108)
		Colorado Councilwoman posts joke online and manages to offend blacks, hispanics, jews, gays, the disabled, Democrats, orphans, and HIV patients. Taa daa	(67)
		'We are not so concerned with the film, per se, but it poses a bigger problem. Because parents and kids will see this movie and then want the books . . . and the books aren't watered down"	(123)
(TPM)		Mike Huckabee lies about the state of awareness of AIDS in 1992, trying to deflect criticism about his call to segregate AIDS patients. But he does it in a very folksy way	(51)
(kos)		LA Times reveals that after inauguration, Bush immediately gutted Iranian intelligence efforts to focus on Iraq. Valerie Plame unavalable for comment	(32)
		One of the most bizarre applications of journalism ever recorded... a newspaper follows up on a politician's promises	(9)
(TPM)		Who knew what about waterboarding and when?	(63)
(Some Canuck)		Welcome to Canadaville, a strict, privately-funded haven for Katrina evacuees that somehow manages to make FEMA look a whole other level of incompetent	(43)
		Just weeks after the Mid East peace talks, Palestinians are furious as Israel continues to expand on occupied land. US, UN have already mobilized against Israel with a salvo of soft blows to the wrist and sternly worded documents	(47)
		Former Canadian PM assaulted in Montreal by a "white Anglo-Saxon." Pretty much all of Canada named potential suspects	(33)
(Some Guy)		♫ Taliban on the run/Talibaaaaaaaaaaan on the runnnnnnn ♫	(54)
		Oprah Winfrey to 80,000-seat Iowa football stadium filled with programmable housewives - "America needs Barack Obama as president." Hillary to John Edwards - "Game over, man"	(106)
		Andrew Young says Bill Clinton is "every bit as black as Barack"	(57)
		Incredible story of events from 9/11, pieced together through stories of people who left before the planes hit, phone calls from trapped employees and the staff of Windows on the World	(123)
		1980's: Right-wing college kid steals Nelson Mandela plaque from student lounge. 2007: Student gets elected to high Scottish political office, has to fess up to dumbass prank to entire country	(20)

(crooksandliars)		Tancredo a Univision: ¡No	(90)
		Secretary of Defense Robert Gates tells Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway to STFU and GBTW in Iraq and stop talking about Afghanistan. Under Gates' plan the Dutch will win Afghanistan	(32)
		Atheists attack religion with posters showing Twin Towers. This ought to end well	(257)
		Russia successfully test-fires new ballistic missile capable of penetrating U.S. missile defense shield. Putin remarks: "I would like to have blown up Montana."	(84)
(The Politico)		Mike Huckabee believes that homosexuality is "aberrant" and "sinful," and that all HIV positive citizens should be isolated from the general population. GOP primary win secured	(685)
(Some Guy)		CNN postpones wildly speculative documentary "We Were Warned -- Iran Goes Nuclear," due to real facts from the NIE on Iran. Darn that Liberal media	(49)
		Dems to trade Constitution for $11B. You're doing a great job there Harry, Nancy	(73)
(Some MAN)		Ann Coulter turns 46, her vagina turns 0	(117)
(crooksandliars)		Another congressional aide arrested for boy-diddling	(56)
		Town wants to ban smoking anywhere in public, even on the street	(47)
		Defense Sec. Gates: "There can be little doubt that [Iran's]destabilizing foreign policies are a threat to the interests of the United States." Right. Because we've been so good at creating stability	(45)
		Hugo Chavez's ex-wife speaks out against him, flirts with assassination	(26)
(Star Press)		Republicans are accused of harassing black voters in Indiana. Democrats to retaliate by harassing everyone	(69)
		Ron Paul tells John Stossel all about hookers and blow	(233)
(Some Guy)		China, the words 2nd leading country in greenhouse gas emissions, says that global warming is everyone else's problem and of no concern of theirs	(196)

(RealClearPolitics)		John McCain might as well start packing his bags. Ron Paul overtakes him in latest Newsweek poll, one point behind Giuliani	(88)
		Bush "cannot recall" existence of CIA interrogation videos, that Constitution thingy	(61)
(Some Guy)		If you were wondering if someone has collected every unflattering photo of Hillary Clinton that's ever been taken and put them all on one website, the answer is a yes	(92)
(kos)		NIE released to the public because CIA agents threatened to leak it otherwise	(40)
		This week's corrupt Bush Administration official resignation: State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard	(29)
		Destroyed CIA interrogation tapes might have connected Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to 9/11, increase in tinfoil hat sales	(51)
(Bloomberg)		Clearly the need to improve feul efficiency should come second to the need for Republicans in Congress to be perceived as being tough on liberals	(48)
(Sheboygan Press)		An intelligent editorial from a Christian concerned about the suppression of Christmas during the holiday season	(67)
		Associated Press asks 2008 presidential candidates to tell their favorite jokes as a light feature and to show their human sides. Hillary Clinton's response: "I'm not going to tell you"	(85)
(WISTV)		"Experts": Oprah's endorsement of Obama will mean very little in the end. "Reality": Oprah-Obama rally moved from 18,000 seat arena to 80,000 seat football stadium due to overwhelming interest	(82)
		Top environmental hypocrisy of 2007, including jet-setting Al Gore, Kennedys against wind power, and the famously idiotic Football Night in America studio darkness	(467)
		Michael Dukakis offers political advice to Barack Obama, who reacts like a hobo just handed him a vial of Ebola	(43)
(Some Guy)		John "Douchebag" Edwards says Bush's mortgage welfare plan doesn't go far enough, says he will give the 1.2 million people covered under the bailout a pony, a candy bar, the moon, and a hot plate	(62)
(TPM)		Highlights of GOP campaign ads, compressed into 3:34, so that you *might* be able to sit through them without stabbing your eyes out	(43)
		Televangelists tell Senate Finance Committee to go to hell	(64)
(Wash Times)		"Over the past half-century, the intelligence agencies missed the development of the Soviet bomb, the Chinese bomb, the nuclear standoff between Pakistan and India, and the sudden emergence of the North Korean nuclear threat"	(110)
		Schwarzenegger reveals list of donors. Carl Weathers to let him know who's really funding the mission	(15)
		The Amazing Kreskin says he knows who will be the next U.S. president. In a related news story, the Amazing Kreskin is still alive	(136)
(Some Guy)		The Millenium Challenge Agency was set up to reinvent foreign aid, has done its job--completely in reverse. Foreign aid now taking longer than ever to get where it's going	(13)
(Some Guy)		The latest poll shows Mike Huckabee in second place in the GOP presidential race. Where's your God now?	(163)
(kos)		Hillary is so inevitable, she's doesn't even need the Iowa campaign co-chair who just defected to Obama	(62)
		Following in Gore's footsteps, Clinton, Obama and Carter get Grammy nominations. The Grammys are now to politicians what MTV is to Reality TV shows	(33)
(Some Guy)		Watch out, Hillary and Mitt... Cynthia McKinney is back into the Presidential race	(55)
		Pentagon unable to account for $5.2 billion in weapons and equipment given to Iraqi forces. Suprisingly, the post-it note and crayon ledger system was not up to the task	(97)
		Bush Administration loses credibility over intelligence reports that contradict statements about Iranian nuclear programs. In other news, the Bush Administration had credibility left to lose	(142)
		Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez informs the planet that he will step down in 2013. Because Venezuela is a democracy and you'll like it or else for the next six years	(165)
(kos)		Bush has done what Democrats could never do: Drive a wedge between the military and the GOP	(125)
		Forget the mortgage crisis or $100 barrels of oil, Senator Kerry is worried about the big issues: Getting the NFL Network on all cable systems	(62)
		Popular liberal radio talk show host gets busted for child porn. Conservative cops don't understand that sometimes you do need to download this stuff to get educated on the subject	(127)

		Al Franken Senate campaign being taken very seriously	(34)
		Mitt Romney once knowingly took a 12 hour road trip with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car. Clark Griswold is not impressed	(34)
(Some Guy)		"At some point, so many Americans will join the unprecedented 50% of voters who will never vote for Mr. Clinton’s wife that Hillary will find her incorrigible and insatiable dream dried up like a raisin in the blistering sun"	(84)
		Senate excludes gays from hate-crime bill. Subby unsure why the Republicans would cut their ranks before such a crucial vote	(347)
(Radar Online)		Time Magazine writer is not having an easy time coming to grips with the way the Internet allows people to check the facts in his columns	(36)
		Ron Paul may be a sensible man with sensible ideas. His supporters, on the other hand...	(156)
		Gennifer Flowers says she'd vote for Hillary Clinton, saying in her experience, Clintons generally poll really well	(59)
		Democrats say the reason they can't get anything done is because obstructionist Republicans are trying to make them look bad. Republicans: "ORLY?"	(98)
		While most kids are writing a letter to Santa begging him for toys, Bush is writing one to Kim Jong Il begging him to keep promises about his nuclear program. Both letters expected to be equally effective	(28)
		Presidential candidates offer their least favorite foods. Obama: "Beets." Romney: "Eggplant." Giuliani: "9/11"	(96)
		Congressional panel finds that, shockingly, almost all the "independent consultants" that corporate boards hire to set CEO salaries have serious conflicts of interest	(124)
		In his widely anticipated speech on his religion, Romney argues for a law that already exists and then talks about the War on Christmas	(362)
		Graph showing number of TV ads by presidential candidates. Bonus if you can guess who has nine and who has over 13,000	(57)
		Ron Paul spam traced back to botnet run by criminals in former Communist bloc. Hmmmm	(165)
		Cocoa workers go on strike. Chocolate shortages possible. Chocoholics panic	(20)
(Some Guy)		Turns out the vast majority of Latin Americans also distrust Sean Penn... er, sorry, Hugo Chavez	(83)
		Canadian Member of Parliament looks at picture of his girlfriend on laptop, gets accused of dehumanizing women by other MPs	(43)
		Italian politician urges Nazi policies for immigrants. Do you know who else used Nazi policies?	(42)

(Times Herald Record)		Today's "entire school election tossed out because voting machines only go up to 999" story brought to you by Goshen, New York...population ~18000	(15)
(Good Will Hinton)		Who is the biggest enmy of libertarianism running for President in 2008? A. Hillary Clinton, B. Rudy Gulliani, C. Mitt Romney, D. John Edwards, E. Ron Paul, F. Ron Paul, or G. Ron Paul?	(117)
		Wife of cop Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering publishes book giving her side of the story and her argument why Abu-Jamal is not the victim of injustice, as his supporters argue. Calm, reasonable, rational discussion sure to follow	(64)
		Presidential candidates list their worst jobs: Romney's was laying pipe, Clinton's was sliming fish. Someone's lying	(43)
(Motor Trend)		Bush threatens veto on Energy Bill which cuts $21 billion tax breaks from Big Oil, mandates 35 mpg vehicles	(88)
(Whodda Thunkit)		Leading Republican and "Father of Reaganomics" says any attack on US with be followed by Bush martial law dictatorship. Blue light special on tin foil begins today	(80)
(www.politico.com)		Reporter: "Have you seen the NIE report that came out yesterday?" Huckabee: "The what?" Reporter: "Do you know what I am talking about?" Huckabee: "No"	(37)
		Evangelical Christians: Get a brain, Mormans	(66)
(Some Goy)		News release by Canada's head of Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity marking start of Hannukah states festival "marks the triumph of the Jewish people against tyranny more than two million years ago."	(27)
(rferl.org)		The Ukraine is expecting higher natur... HOLY CRAP the Ukrainian Prime Minister is a hottie (w/pic)	(53)
		Washington Post ponders how Dennis Kucinich scored such a hottie	(44)
(mediamatters)		Bill O'Reilly: Thanks to me, we've won "The War on Christmas" and defeated the dark secular atheist forces. Where's my Medal of Freedom?	(120)
(Some Disenfranchised Guy)		San Francisco Republican straw poll canceled after too many people show up to vote for Ron Paul	(212)
		The guy who hangs out with the musicians in The Police forced to apologize for saying Chilean president looks like a ditch pig, even though she does kinda resemble one, especially when standing next to Argentine's hottie (pic)	(17)
		Chavez: "Maybe Venezuelans are still not politically mature enough to openly and wholeheartedly embrace a socialist project." Translation: It's going to take a little while to rig the election in my favor	(39)
(Politico)		Remember that pledge where Congress would work five days a week to straighten things out? Well that was bullsh*t too	(51)
		Bush demands Iran "come clean" and reveal the details of the nuclear weapons program his own intelligence agencies say they don't have	(110)
		First daughter calls president during "Ellen." Shockingly, he wasn't busy (video included)	(96)
(CANOW)		California branch of the National Organization for Women launches sex positive "I Love Consensual Sex." Because we all know that, when you think of hot sex, you think of militant feminists	(106)
(Migra Matters)		Team Tancrazy releases new campaign ad with claim that illegal immigrants are "pushing drugs, raping kids, and destroying lives" (with video craziness)	(58)
		Environmentalists sue to stop wind farm. OK, it's official: Tree-huggers don't love the environment, they just hate people	(99)
(MichNews)		"It’s sad that only 38 percent of Democrats are sane. But what about the other 62 percent? The figure embraces the whole spectrum, from the harmlessly balmy to full-blown, cuckoo-for-Cocoa-Puffs liberalism"	(100)
		Presidential Candidate who repeatedly assures crowds of his absolute belief in the Bible annoyed that reporters keep asking him questions on creationism	(351)
(BBSNews)		In a fine example of what's wrong with our country, secular lefties trap Jerry Falwell with some sort of obscure IRS law just because he endorsed Huckabee on official Liberty University letterhead	(98)
(Some Independent)		"Independents" can vote for Democrats but not Republicans in California Primary. No Ron, not yours	(93)
(NY Daily News)		Rudy and Hillary being compared to some baseball team that was 7 up with 17 to go	(20)
		Edwards attacks Hillary for thinking about her Iran policy instead of automatically doing the opposite of whatever Bush and Cheney want	(44)
		Romney fires his landscaper after he finds out about illegal work. Again	(42)
		"If that's true ... he's one of the most incompetent presidents in modern American history"	(275)
		Israel rejects U.S. findings on Iranian nuclear program. Who would've seen that coming?	(68)
		The advertising firm that Mitt Romney is demanding be investigated over calls it made on behalf of Mike Huckabee was previously used by the campaign of... Mitt Romney	(10)

(Right Wing News)		The second annual worst quotes from the Daily Kos (2007 edition)	(126)
		"Some important part of every society consists of people who actively want tyranny: Either to exercise it themselves or -- much more mysteriously -- to submit to it. Democracy will therefore always remain at risk"	(83)
(Daily Yomiuri)		Son of Japanese pilot who led attack on Pearl Harbor to publish his dad's secret autobiography. Manuscript describes his personal audience with Emperor and his secret desire to annihilate Ben Affleck	(22)
(ProJo)		Valerie Plame will be speaking at Brown University tonight. You didn't hear it from us	(111)
		Latest from New Hampshire horse race: Multiple Choice breaking away for a large lead, 9/11 keeping four paces ahead of Straight Talk Express with Champion of the Constitution bringing up the rear	(215)
(Think Progress)		The Bush Administration claims it has new, secret information about Iran's weapons program that differs from the public NIE report that was just released. Why does this sound familiar?	(165)
		Mike Huckabee supports the Fair Tax, a 23 percent national sales tax. Tax would not apply in event of the Rapture	(232)
(Some Guy)		Top Giuliani advisor: Leaked Iran nuke estimate is part of CIA plot to undermine Bush	(48)
(Opinion Journal)		Hillary is melting down faster than the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth quarter	(55)
(Some Guy)		Faced with the sobering reality that his doomsday predictions about a nuclear Iran were largely products of his imagination, Bush shrugs. "They're still dangerous"	(148)
		Borrowers who didn't overextend themselves and first time home buyers waiting for an over-inlfated housing market to correct itself, less than thrilled with the government's plan to bailout those responsible for their own actions	(107)
		When can Muslims use the name Mohammed -- and why don’t English speakers name their children Jesus?	(58)
		Supreme Court finds Iowa State prison's evangelical ministry program unconstitutional because of a pesky thing called "the separation of church and state"	(37)
(NY Daily News)		Contrary to popular belief, 5'7" NYC Mayor Bloomberg was not singing "Ding, dong the witch is dead," under his breath after Diane Sawyer called him a munchkin on live TV	(9)
		German official wants a Scientology ban. You know who else... aw, heck, who wouldn't want to ban Scientology?	(94)
(Some Guy)		British national anthem "God Save the Queen" called "not inclusive" as it ignores people from other countries. U.K. officials scramble to find phrase that rhymes with "begin at Calais"	(38)
(kos)		The Lewinski affair again comes back to bite the GOP: Waxman cites Janet Reno's precedent in asking for the DOJ to release FBI files on the Plame Affair	(45)
		Evangelicals finally appreciating the concept of "separation of church and state" as they raise questions about the propriety of a Congressional committee investigating TV preachers	(62)
(JPost)		Environmentalists encourage Jews to light one less candle for Chanukah to help the environment. What could possibly go farkert?	(129)
		Obama calls for restrictions on "predatory" credit cards. Says the first step is finding a way to see through their unique cloaking ability. Would appoint former Gov. Jesse Ventura to lead effort	(62)
		Iran expels Canadian ambassador, apparently found out Canadians don't tip	(176)
		John McCain says he's the candidate most likely to drive into a farmer's market, chase you off his lawn	(14)
		Radio idiot Michael Savage sues Islamic group that quoted one of his anti-Muslim diatribes, arguing what he said was between him and his eight listeners	(107)
(USN&WR)		Karl Rove claims that Tom Daschle urged the Congress to convince Valarie Plame to blackmail Scooter Libby into convincing Dick Cheney to tell George Bush to go to war in Iraq. You can find the details in his upcoming book	(96)
		Not news: Mayor's race enters recount; News: After five-vote margin; Fark: If the recount ends in a tie, they draw straws. "That's the law," shrugs the City Attorney	(59)

(Some Guy)		Everyone on the planet including the NY Times: Surge is working. Harry Reid: Surge isn't working	(144)
		Since Barack Obama has the Hollywood vote sewn up, he's now targeting Bollywood (with trippy Bollywood style video)	(19)
		Male US Senate aide busted for trying to hook up with 13-year-old boy. The Smoking Gun is there	(91)
(Some Guy)		Columnist asks: "Why Is Hillary Stooping So Low?" Because the Clintons have been nothing but elegant and classy folks up till now	(37)
(Weekly Standard)		Hardest-working, most ethical Congress ever to go back to the traditional three-day workweek in 2008	(41)
		GOP presidential candidates offered $10,000 if they can back up claims on dangers of medical marijuana	(108)
(Wikipedia)		Not news: Old man opposes stem cell research, birth control, homosexuality. News: believes skyscrapers are evil, licking ice cream cones is "uncivilized" and "catlike." Fark: was a member of Bush's Council on Bioethics	(197)
		Legal immigrants who gain citizenship increasingly voting for GOP, against illegal immigration. Chupalo, liberales	(184)
(Donklephant)		It wasn't just a one-day "money bomb" -- Ron Paul on target to raise more than any other GOP contender in the fourth quarter. And they have a blimp	(166)
		Observers question Russian election results -- and by "question," they mean it's more rigged than a Chicago election with the name Daley on the ballot	(41)
		Huckabee chooses his running mate: Jesus Christ	(84)
		Mitt Romney to take a cue from John F. Kennedy and give a speech defending his faith. Cue the "Mitt, you are no Jack Kennedy" comments in three... two... one...	(56)
		Administration invoking secrecy defense to prevent records of Abramoff meetings being released. This headline is not a repeat from 2006	(18)
		U.S. Report says Iran halted nuclear weapons program in 2003. No you can't have another war Mr. Vice-President, not yours	(145)
		Hillary proves that Obama did in fact pre-claim a presidential run from an essay he wrote in kindergarten. The bastard also colored outside the lines (Scroll to 7:45 AM)	(55)
(WLFI)		Got a million dollars? Then you can curb the expansion of the national debt. For a minute, at least	(37)
		Protestors disrupt Giuliani event by chanting name of an opponent. Guess which opponent and win a prize: A big glass of crazy	(112)
(Newsweek)		Bush Administration to give Paul Wolfowitz, a guy who screwed up his last two jobs, another job	(62)
(www.ft.com)		The end times are indeed at hand: Rove advising Obama	(75)
		Hillary Clinton accuses Barack Obama of "skirting FEC rules." *RING RING* Hello, Mr. Pot? Message from Mrs. Kettle. She wants to tell you that you're black	(36)
		Hillary Clinton booed by fellow Democrats at campaign stop, plans to respond as soon as she can get the results of a few polls to tell her what this means	(27)
		I'm serious guys. I'm still not gay	(57)
		"Reclassifying marijuana would be resisted. But this is because opponents worry that marijuana promoters are cynically using the medicinal issue as a subterfuge for outright legalization. This is true, but so what?"	(49)
		The first presidential candidate to appear on Imus? Mike Huckabee	(15)
		Hugo Chavez loses vote on constitutional changes. Suck it, hippies	(473)
		It's a messed-up political system when the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, population 200,000, not including cows, could influence the election of a president	(33)
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