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I think I've cut my typo rate down a full .08 percent. Woo-hoo! (I maintain the typographical errors as some sort of charming artfulness.)

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From The New Republic, March 4th edition:
Paul Starr:Â Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers; Hello to the Age of Corruption
Gish Jen:Â Falun Gong Show:Â The Weird Cult that Hijacked my Chinese New Year

From The Nation, March 9th edition:
Robert Dreyfuss (yes, you read that right): “Iraq’s Resurgent Nationalism”
John Palattella:Â “Bad Paper:Â Does the author of They Knew They Were Right really think he has done nothing wrong?“

From American Prospect, March:
Joshua Kurlantzick: “Twilight of the Autocrats”
Eli Sanders:Â “Anatomy of a Netroots Failure”

From Mother Jones, March:
Bernice Yeung:Â “Taser’s Delirium Defense”
Eugene Richards “Out of Mind, Out of Sight:Â Inside the Psychiatric Hospitals the World Forgot”Â Not available online

Weekly Standard:
Sahil Mahtani:Â Â “Don’t Copy the Tories:Â They’re Hardly the Model for Republicans”Â
Andrew Stuttaford:Â “Another Spectre Is Haunting Europe:Â Â The street may replace the voting booth as the way to force change”

Other:
a Fact CheckÂ Abraham Lincoln has nothing to do with Israel
Rick Santelli’s Rant pre-planned to big “Tea Party Push”
Ken Jennings:Â Polled by dailykos, Unequivocally Is Not Running.

the attempted Fourth Reich in Germany

a song from The Refreshments, footage is a little weird

Look.Â He’s a “Mississippi Democratic” and he didn’t endorse Obama.Â It’s fair to say he is in the core of “Blue Dog”s.

Dear Anarchists:Â The history of Anarchy in the 19th Century is why people equate Anarchy with Violence.Â That is all.

Michael Steele:Â Good God Almighty.

the controversy in conservative circles as a conservative criticizes conservative radio … includes a defense of Glen Beck.

A Fact Check of Obama’s Speech:Â America did not Invent Everything.

A question for Bobby Jindal’s response:Â What’s so wrong with Volcano Monitoring?

Drudge versus Obama:Â Comedy Gold.Â

“Wife Beaters” for “Wife Beaters” promotion nixed

Who is Wayne Madsen?Â Oddly enoughÂ a better answer lies in the wikipedia talk function than in the wikipedia article itself.

While I’ve always had a nuanced view of assuming that the devilÂ would beÂ in the details with this and an acceptableÂ policy (from what I understand of what’s at stake) would inÂ broad strokesÂ be one that would disappointÂ many a liberal and civil libertarian: I sayÂ Â Obama Disappoints

Illinois state legislature legislates against Science.Â By which I mean the status of Pluto.

Google Earth uncovers weapons in Pakistan

… and the search for Usama leads here.Â If you say so.

Obama should follow Gorbachev’s lead

Sign of “the Conservative Crack-up”Â for theseÂ hard times

“A Nation of Santellis”.Â Not so much.Â Conservative Crack-up #2.

Alexandra Pelosi in the Reddest of Red StateÂ picking up view onÂ Obama

Ways to read Watchmen

al Qaeda founder launches viscious attack on Usama Bin Laden

Hitler and Bush:Â Both are now Dead!

Al Hartley and his Archie Bible-Thumpers:Â the son of the Union Smashing Fred HartleyÂ oh, what the Hartleys wrought us!

Jefferson’s Moose and the riddle of the Internet

Circa 1964 Newscast

Children’s Books published before 1985 ordered by the State to be thrown into the Dumpster.

Analyzing an anti-Obama editorial cartoon and coming up blank.Â Defending the current anti-Obama editorial cartoon and again coming up blank.

When we Resurrect Neanderthrals from extinction, what Human Rights should be granted?

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ANTI-ADAMS ACTIVISTS (and for that matter irreverant Adams supporters):Â QUIT MAKING THAT “don’t have to beÂ of age toÂ Enjoy a Sam Adams” joke.Â PLEASE!!!Â (That means you, Victoria Taft). Â And, The Nightmare Continues.

Diagramming an Obama Sentence

In the long line of works such as “The Bush Deception”, “The Clinton Deception”, and “The Bush Deception 2”, it’s “The Obama Deception”.

Top Ten Disasterous Letterman InterviewsÂ Take a Wild Guess at what is in the final slot… you won’t guess it.

Satellite tv provider sentenced forÂ providing Hezbollah TV

FBI Report on White Supremist Recruitment from MilitaryÂ Ranks

“Books Not Bombs“Â

“Octa-Mom” publicists quits due to Death Threats.Â

WE WANT THE NIXON TAPES AND WE WANT THEM NOW!!!

What do we do about stupid kids and their stupid “sexting”?

Judge Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Jail Youth for Profit

Like it or not, TARP Saved the World.

Liberal says Get Rid of Commerce.Â Conservative says Get Rid of Commerce.Â As did Gregg at one time.