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House Repubs suddenly don't care about the Constitution, and give Obama the power of a line-item veto. Ten states get education waiver. Dems try to be "bipartisan" by proposing six weeks' worth of jobless benefit cuts. Suge Knight's at it again. NASA gives up on Mars. That's a big comfort, Cameron...Socialism + Paris Hilton more popular 'n' Congress. Canada supreme court rules ISPs are pipes. BBC Mark Thompson admits the Beeb got it wrong on older women. Rupert authorized a hacking containment strategy. South Redondo Beach residents cite voltage as reason for unexplained illnesses. The record industry's new copyright war. Artists daring to take back their music, after the rights have expired 35 years later. GOP report trying to make Obama look bad on detainee releases. Non-Solyndra energy loans could cost $3 billion. UK tells Argentina to Falk off. Israel on general strike for another day. Yeah, why would day-traders need someone with a 3.93 GPA?! Idiot! Big drop in American trans fat levels. Moscow thinks Israel's stance on Iran could be catastrophic. Manning to be arraigned on 2/23. Greek deal is only the beginning of the clamps being tightened. Biggest drug bust in Colorado. Morgan accused of listening to hacked McCartney message. CNN wastes our time with more Kardashian crap. New York Giants Brandon Jacobs should practice what he preaches. Politics makes strange bedfellows. Ellen thanks Bill O'Reilly. Man pleads guilty to threatening South Park creators. BofA declared live customer dead for 3 years. Greece on strike. No shit, Ben! Santorum not recognizing the irony of his rant. Pat Robertson trashes Twilight to stay relevant. Israeli fashon magazine mocks oudated gender roles of Orthodoxy. Obama budget predicts $1.3 trillion deficit for '012. But he just has to lower corporate tax rates! Meanwhile, his campaign fundraising tanked in '011. DOJ calls Swiss bank a fugitive. Anonymous knocked out CIA's site. U.S. bishops don't care about women. MA subpoenaed BofA docs. U.S. oks trade probe on Chinese and S. Korean imports. TX woman induced labor so dying husband could hold their baby. Spencer Bachus confirmed he's being investigated for trading fraud. Via @raypride:

THE ISLAND PRESIDENT DEPOSED... RT @VMMoncrieff: Maldives rioters want Mohamed Nasheed reinstated http://is.gd/0JrPWC Via @mmflint:

Now Obama has to prosecute those on Wall St. who caused this. We want a perp walk! Jailtime! Also, bring back all regulations on banks. #ows Making banks pay $25B for their abuses is, according to the President, "just the first step" of going after these thieves. #OWS, take a bow. Maddow 2 NYAtt'yGen.: Over 3 yrs since banks crashed the economy. Why didn't this action happen sooner? Att'yGen: Credit the Occupy movement

Via @yahoonews:

NASA is about to propose major cuts in exploration of other planets, especially Mars, scientists say: http://yhoo.it/xnZALj U.S. extends travel warning to Mexico after increase in drug violence, kidnappings and carjackings: http://yhoo.it/xgUs9K Student accused of "glitter bombing" Romney after Colorado caucuses fired from internship with state Senate Democrats: http://yhoo.it/zoV29F VIDEO: 7-year-old girl fights off abductor in Walmart: http://bit.ly/yIAfMg Giant African snails invade Florida threatening agriculture, posing health risk: http://yhoo.it/wTXZbj Los Angeles county approves $1,000 fine for throwing footballs or Frisbees on the beach: http://yhoo.it/wzdCmq After protests, controversy this week, JC Penney CEO talks about choosing Ellen DeGeneres as company's spokesperson: http://yhoo.it/zErCIL Police say a Facebook "defriend" led to a double murder: http://yhoo.it/xGdmEI

Via @billmaher:

#RickSantorum said one true thing this week: "Obama thinks he's smarter than u". He does. And he's right. GOP candidates really arguing agst birth control?I didn't get laid in high sch either, but I didnt spend rest of life taking it out on women Dju know #Santorum is pro steroids in wrestling cuz not an"actual sport". Rick, ur gonna lose ur core voters if u say wrasslin's not real!

Via @21stprincipal:

Family Research Council Prays Against Girl Scout Cookies | Right Wing Watch http://bit.ly/z9v1gU NC Father Shoots Daughter's Laptop After Disrespectful Facebook Post http://bit.ly/wDD4qt

Via @sirkowski:

Video: Howard Stern defends Ellen Degeneres/Rosie O’Donnell and Gay rights (by ebenesfan2011) http://tmblr.co/Z6MuqxGACDx- How can contraception be controversial in 2012???On the contraception debate, the GOP might be shooting itself in the foot. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line... If the Catholic Bishops had their way, ALL contraception would be banned. http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/100577/birt... yet 90% of Catholic women use contraceptives. 10 Conservatives Cruising for Gay Sex at CPAC http://shar.es/f9G7J

Via @fschodt and @robotopia: Ridiculous: Huffington launches Quebec edition by defending policy of not paying writers http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Bloggers+...

Via @amandapalmer:

inspiring. and true. watch. "Republican Chokes Up At Gay Marriage Debate In Washington": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbmbdWK6338&fe... Via @rolandkelts:

Only 4 showed up @ Grand Central store to protest Apple's well-documented worker abuse at Foxconn in China: http://bit.ly/wdoH33 Whew, that's a relief: "We are all amateurs. Nobody really knows how to cleanup radiation." @hirokotabuchi #nyt: http://nyti.ms/xqOXEu

Via @latimescitybeat:

It took 5 hours and beanbag rounds to get a suspected car thief to come down off Westwood rooftops: http://lat.ms/A8PnkU Who remembers the 6.6 Sylmar quake, 41 years ago today? http://lat.ms/xvZdlr

Via @snopes:

Does a 1981 Columbia student ID card identify Barack Obama as a foreign student named Barry Soetoro? http://bit.ly/zV2R5V The naked man on the downtown LA tower wanted McDonald's burgers & agreed to come down after eating: http://lat.ms/A6VePw It's the first day of school all over again today at Miramonte Elementary. All the teachers are new: http://lat.ms/wynr8J Rose Parade connections in the case of the 71-year-old arrested yesterday in a 2004 killing: http://lat.ms/xP7Mzx

Via @infauxwars and @theonion:

Iran Worried U.S. Might Be Building 8,500th Nuclear Weapon http://onion.com/wfkvuG

Via @ebertchicago:

Those bastards spent millions to make cigarettes *more* addictive. My review of "Addiction Incorporated." http://bit.ly/AxXlvq Was Obama's "compromise" on birth control a masterful move in the chess game of politics? Slate sez GOP loses big. http://slate.me/A2sSI1

Via @zerudah:

Blame Canada? http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/content-group...

Via @leseanthomas:

"Because my ancestors came here before anyone had dreamed of a United States, I consider myself a true-blooded American." - Jack Johnson RT@crunchisms “@BBCNews: False rumour that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un was assassinated spread on social media http://bbc.in/xAUfjh #NK #NorthKorea”

Via @hirokotabuchi:

Slideshow: Japan Begins Nuclear Cleanup http://nyti.ms/xjMkEN Photos by Ko Sasaki After Fukushima Disaster, a Confused Effort at Cleanup http://nyti.ms/yQZnLi

Via @davidbhayter:

The GOP striving for President are like children trying to steal booze... Even if they got it, they'd just throw up all over you.

Via @michaeltoole and @theavclub:

Marvel forces Ghost Rider creator to stop saying he's Ghost Rider creator. http://avc.lu/zatOlt

Thom Hartmann: Crazy Alert! Sacred Sperm?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS9SDZMY_go

Constance Johnson: The Guardian OpEd
About my 'spilled semen' amendment to Oklahoma's Personhood bill

I took this stand because I'm sick of the hypocrisy of Republican lawmakers who want to police women's reproductive health

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifam...

Countdown:
Oklahoma 'outrage': State Sen. Constance Johnson fights personhood bill with satiric amendment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwxTc8OlFqM

Monty Python - Every Sperm is Sacred
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kJHQpvgB8

Several hundred firefighters have broken through police lines and hosed down the prime minister's office in Brussels to protest the government's tougher retirement plans. Firefighters demand to keep their early retirement age at 58, arguing their arduous job does not allow them to work into their sixties.

Firefighters vs Cops: Striking fire officers soak PM office in Brussels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26dtpOZw0do

Just what we need at an Occupy Rally - some pissed off firemen!

boo hoo... false flag terrorism is the only topic worth discussing... look into it.

Reminds me more of the GOPers in Congress and our somewhat feckless President.