Facing South:  Debtors' Prisons Rise Again in the South

Politics in Color: Republicans "Old Black Magic" and Hocus  Pocus

LeMonde Diplomatique:  Afghanistan 9 Years On. Afghanistan and Iraq Vets want an end to deployment of traumatized troops, and we're still outsourcing this dirty war.  There is, however, some potentially good news.

Open Congress:  Is the Senate Trying to Protect Banks That Commit Foreclosure Fraud?  Those lock changers in Florida best beware!

St. Petersburg Blog:  This cruise sounds like it would be as much fun as a sharp stick in the eye!

David Horsey:  John Boehner, Congressional Casanova

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