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Offensive Image on Search For Michelle Obama Pictures Prompts Explanation From Google

Whatever your political leanings, Michelle Obama pictures are normally things of classic beauty and grace.

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Offensive Image on Search For Michelle Obama Pictures Prompts Explanation From Google

The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity

At 2009’s National Book Awards we honored Sarah Palin ‘s Going Rogue as 2010’s frontrunner for the NBA Fiction Prize by getting it signed by the gathered literary luminaries.

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The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity

The critical unraveling of US society

You may have missed it in the mainstream news media, but statistical societal indicators are reading red across the board.

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The critical unraveling of US society

Debate on procedural motion on health bill begins

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote ''yes,'' and two moderates remained uncommitted ahead of the roll call, which is expected around 8 p.m. The vote will determine whether debate can go forward on Majority Leader Harry Reid's 2,074-page bill to dramatically remake the U.S

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Initial Senate Vote Looms on Health Legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote ''yes,'' and two moderates remained uncommitted ahead of the roll call, which is expected around 8 p.m.

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Only in LA: An opera about a freeway

Los Angeles Opera said today that it will present two workshop performances of a new commission called “The 110 Project,” an opera that tells the stories of the communities along L.A.'s 110 Freeway, which runs from the Pasadena area, past downtown and all the way to San Pedro.

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Only in LA: An opera about a freeway

President Obama’s approval rating drops below 50%

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. Gallup said 49 percent of Americans approved of Obama's job performance

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Senate Democrats move ahead on crucial health bill vote

WASHINGTON – With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill Friday, and wavering moderates appeared to be falling in line on President Barack Obama's signature issue.

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CafePress Is Officially Cool with Selling T-Shirts Urging People to Pray for Obama’s Death

Yesterday, we reported that CafePress had halted sales of T-shirts bearing the slogan, “Pray For Obama: Psalm 109:8,” which in Bible-talk means pray that “his days be few; let another take his office.” After some thought, they’re selling them again. Go here for the full panoply of CafePress bumper stickers, mugs, and shirts containing prayers for the president to die and for his daughters— per Psalm 109 —to “continually be vagabonds, and to beg.” The Psalm 109 items were indeed briefly taken off the market yesterday, a CafePress spokesman tells Gawker, after some controversy developed about the appropriateness of veiled death threats as bumper sticker material.

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CafePress Is Officially Cool with Selling T-Shirts Urging People to Pray for Obama’s Death

A Gentlemen’s Quarrel

It' refreshing to see an Internet flame war end so amicably. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment