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Florida Lowers Passing Test Grade After students' Scores Drop (?!)

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Yet another sign that our education system is failing: Florida is lowering the passing grade on the writing portion of a standardized test. Students' 2012 scores plunged on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing exam.

The Daily Banter » The Truth About the President and the Deficit

Arguably the biggest lie coming from the Republicans and the Romney campaign is that President Obama is a tax and spend liberal who’s responsible for record deficits and a crushing national debt. Not only is Mitt Romney telling his supporters that President Obama contin …

NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Lawsuit Ruled a Class Action Suit

A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit that alleges the New York police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy is unconstitutional and amounts to systemic racial discrimination. Barring an effective appeal on behalf of the city, the deci …

Americans Elect's expensive search for independent candidate fails - latimes.com

Americans Elect succeeded in getting on the ballot in 29 states, but none of its prospective candidates received the minimum support needed to participate in a Web-based series of primaries that were to be held this month. After its board met Wednesday to discuss its options,  …

REVEALED: The Racist GOP Campaign To Smear The President | ThinkProgress

A front-page New York Times story today exposed a shocking $10 MILLION racist campaign to smear the president that was prepared by GOP operatives and was merely awaiting final sign-off from a politically active right-wing billionaire. The campaign was to focus on t …

Cops, Witnesses "Back Up George Zimmerman's Version" of Self Defense

Two police reports written the night that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin said that Zimmerman had a bloody face and nose, according to police reports made public today. The reports also note that two witness accounts appear to back up Zimmerman's version of what happened  …

Trayvon Martin Case: Evidence Of Marijuana Found In Martin's Blood

Medical examiners found evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin's system after he was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer, an autopsy report released Thursday shows. Photo indicates media bias in reporting story --->[Photo: spurstalk.com] 

Ron Paul pushes measure to guarantee due process to detainees — U.S. citizen or not

Now that Ron Paul is scaling back his campaign, it’s back to business. The Texas congressman dropped in on a House press conference to support a bipartisan amendment to the defense authorization bill, the National Journal reported. The amendment, proposed by members of th …

BAILOUTS FOR THE PEOPLE INSTEAD - WHY NOT?

Would it not have been cheaper to give $2 million dollars to every citizen over 30 - whether in the US or in Europe - instead of re-financing the banks?   What would have been the result?   - All banks would be refinanced overnight with new accounts - Unemployment  …

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The most terrible, vile, disgusting president of all time! Colon-zero face!

I have to warn you, we're going to talk about a US president in this article that was as dispicable as a president can be.  A president who, in January of 2013, will NOT be president any longer.  Put down that sandwich, as I don't want you to get sick to your stomach.&n …

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