Peon Quotables
Wisdom never kicks at the iron walls it can't bring down. —Olive Schreiner Hazelden.org
Each man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. --Mark Twain source: Hazelden.org
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not the power to remember, but the power to forget is a necessary condition for our existence. --Sholem Asch
Each man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. --Mark Twain source: Hazelden.org
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not the power to remember, but the power to forget is a necessary condition for our existence. --Sholem Asch
Showing posts with label Chicago Iranian Community. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
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Bill Action: Passed Senate: S.Res. 252: A resolution authorizing the taking of a photograph in the Chamber in the United States Senate. - Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]1 week ago
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Observers note Kennedy absences, worry over health care vote - A while ago, I wrote both here and at Daily Kos that it was time to pull the plug on the Senate Finance Committee's consideration of the health care bill...1 day ago
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Dana Perino Compares Claims Obama/Rove Equivalency Regarding Emails - DOWNLOADS: (35) [image: Download WMV] [image: Download Quicktime] PLAYS: (143) [image: Play WMV] [image: Play Quicktime] (h/t Heather @ VideoCafe) ...1 hour ago
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Iran, 'Nuclear Breakout', and Hope for the Future: An Interview With Jacqueline Shire - [image: Jacqueline Shire] Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Jacqueline Shire, a Senior Analyst at the Institute for Science and International Sec...6 minutes ago
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Iran releases French researcher on bail - Source: [b]AFP[/b] 1 hr 43 mins ago PARIS (AFP) – Iranian authorities released a young French academic who was accused of spying on bail on Sunday, the Fr...19 minutes ago
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FactCheck.org Has a New Look! - You'll still find our content at the same place, but you'll need to change your RSS feed to http://factcheck.org/feed/rss/1 week ago
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Obama today in Montana - *From NBC's Mark Murray* *President Obama's* town hall today in Montana was essentially a replay of the one he held in New Hampshire earlier this week. He...2 days ago
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Hudson River Plane Crash Controller Bantered About Dead Cat Before Collision, Neglected Duties - WASHINGTON — The air traffic controller handling the small plane involved in a deadly crash with a helicopter over the Hudson River was chatting on the t...16 minutes ago
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Jude : Wow: White House To Drop 'Public Option' - A very big headline and a very big testament to the power of the people making themselves heard. Now we'll see what it really means. Obama and the Democrat...6 hours ago
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News of the Day for Sunday, August 16, 2009 - Firemen put out a fire in a burning vehicle after a bomb attack in Karrada District, central Baghdad August 16, 2009. A string of bombings is stirring gro...10 hours ago
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Afternoon Open Thread - U.S. President Barack Obama, and his family visit the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, August 15, 2009. —-REUTERS/Larry Downing...2 hours ago
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Tucker Carlson absurdly claims it's "absurd" to think insurance industry involved in protests - On Fox News' *Hannity*, contributor Tucker Carlson called the idea that "town hall meetings are somehow being infiltrated by industry, opponents to the p...1 hour ago
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Biking Out of Iraq - *This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website.* The Bush administration invaded Iraq in March 2003 with a force of approximately 130,000 troops. ...3 days ago
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Quote of the Day - QUOTE OF THE DAY.... We haven't heard quite as much lately from center-right Blue Dog Democrats, but Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas, the caucus leader on healt...2 hours ago
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How Cali's prisons became make-work projects for jailers - How Cali's prisons became make-work projects for jailers2 hours ago
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How Cali's prisons became make-work projects for jailers - How Cali's prisons became make-work projects for jailers2 hours ago
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HEALTH CARE REFORM TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF FAILURE - There is a growing realization that the public option in the Democrat’s reform package is about to be jettisoned, and that the entire reform effort may be ...4 hours ago
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John Brennan's dangerous national security advice - *Editor's note:* Glenn Greenwald is on vacation this week. Marcy Wheeler, who blogs at Firedoglake, is guest-blogging today. Last year, Glenn posted some...2 days ago
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New Jersey: Seven School Buses Burned To A Crisp - In May of 2009, nine school buses were burned in Georgia, but the incident was not deemed to be as a result of arson. The buses in this story were owned...1 month ago
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New plea to join Sept. 9 argument - The top-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, has asked the Supreme Court to allow his lawyer to ta...2 days ago
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Sebelius Says Public Option Not Essential - "A day after President Obama appeared to suggest that his administration might be open to health care reform legislation that does not include a public hea...6 hours ago
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Top Blue Dog Embraces the Crazy - Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR): "I will never vote for a bill to kill old people, period."...3 hours ago
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Obama to visit Elkhart - WASHINGTON – President Obama will visit the Elkhart area Wednesday, the White House said.The location and other details are being worked out.It is the third ...2 weeks ago
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Al Franken Announces Bid For Re-Election - Today, on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol, US Senator Al Franken held a press conference to declare his intention to seek a second term as Minnes...1 month ago
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Weekend Open Thread - *** MSNBC's Mark Murray greets John Boehner's pushback over his 2003 vote for end of life care funding with some healthy skepticism.2 days ago
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Ohio police dispatcher passes along racist image of Air Force One. - The OhioDaily blog reports on a “rogue” dispatcher from the North Canton Police who recently sent out a racist e-mail from her work account. Dispatcher Ani...3 hours ago
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Team Obama Ready to Surrender Public Option? - The President and his lieutenants are on a whistle stop tour of disappointment. It started Saturday, when Obama called the public insurance option “just on...1 hour ago
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Is Uptown being besieged by riots? - What a riot! from Joe Gray on Vimeo. From NBC5 Chicago: Uptown Up in Arms Over "Near Riot-Like" Activity Shots reportedly fired Thursday night By BJ LUT...1 day ago
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Naomi Campbell Plays Exotic African Queen - How do you make a Black woman appear attractive when the world privileges Eurocentric beauty? [image: image] [image: image] [image: image] [image:...6 hours ago






