LittleSis: Two big players, in both the Democratic party and the business community, teamed with the Chamber of Commerce to fight financial reform

Pruning Shears: What happened to WaMu? The FDIC won't say

FDL News Desk: Dorgan exploring the mystery of who killed his drug reimportation legislation

Crooked Timber: The failure of trickle down...

Mock, Paper, Scissors: I needed a laugh. Thanks Tengrain

HOLY CRAP: Satan attacks Rod Parsley...Christian Radio...Indoctrination is all the “Hip”...Suck on this, infidel...Christmas quagmire...Oral Roberts passes on...This guy has absorbed too many kicks to the head...Ted Haggard still begging forgiveness...Oh, the humanity!...Christmas billboard...Christian radio, part ll...The courthouse is not a church...Criminal resigns from pedophile cult...Principles...

The Big Picture: Many experts point to the Financial Modernization Act as one of the causes of our current financial crisis. Byron Dorgan was one of the few senators to speak out strongly against the legislation then. Looking back, his predictions in 1999 seem prophetic and, looking forward, his views raise more questions about the $700 billion bailout plan.

The Brad Blog: New study details massive voter roll purge underway in at least 19 states.

Media Nation: Gwen Ifill? What about NBC's "McCain liason," Tom Brokaw?

TheZoo: Psychogeezer says he gets foreign policy advice from Palin -OMG

Rolling Stone: Make Believe Maverick: A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty.

Spiegel Online: The end of arrogance

Pensito Review: Still not a recession.

Crooked Timber: The Republican War on Science: Explained

Slog: YouTube must be racist...

Muckraker: A US Attorney and Bush buddy admits those controversial firings were "political"

The Aristocrats: G-Dub greets 107-year-old veteran

ANNALS OF JOURNALISM: Is critical journalism incomprehensible to NPR?...What's the difference between our MSM and TMZ?..Journalistic malpractice is deadly...Is there an editor in the house? Somebody at the Wapo needs to be fired..."The world's most powerful journalist"...The typists don't know anything about reporting...Get Published!...Sen. Dorgan takes aim at the FCC, let congress know where you stand...BUSHCO is prolonging the hunting season on journalists...Journalism and the Death of a Thousand (Staff) Cuts

Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) took to the floor today to deliver a scathing indictment of the Bush administration. From the August 6th PDB to the bogus intelligence given to us by Curveball -- an alcoholic whose assertions turned out to be 100% false and whom we based our entire case for war on -- Dorgan let's it fly.

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