BRAZENLY LIBERAL — a fact-based initiative

To truly be successful, this initiative must utilize the unique resources and identity of the faith community, while at the same time recognizing the indispensible role that government and public policy must play in tackling the root causes of poverty. truthout
But at bottom, the faith-based initiative, no matter the clunky name Obama affixes to it [...]

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What a mess the world has gotten into. We hesitate to agree with those of you kind enough to write to us and insist the baddies acted up because they knew we were away, but thanks for saying it. Our butts feel smooth as silk after that royal smooching!
On to the issues!

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AARGH! I hate oversleeping. I like to ease gently into the day. Jumping out of bed and rushing around leaves me foggy-brained and irritable for a good part of the morning.
Waiting for the coffee to kick in and jumpstart said brain, I am essentially on automatic pilot this morning. Normally, I [...]

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on a farm outside Sven’s Finger, Minnesota.
Podfisk
Gotta be something like lutefisk, no? Apparently not.
Living out in the wilds of Shit-To-Do, Illinois, ourselves, we are limited to dialup service and can’t verify for ourselves that it is

a podcast version of a fisking. A fisking – a term derived from the many times bloggers have dissected [...]

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