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• Prairie Recommends: Elizabeth Warren

  —Prairie Sun Rising

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  One of the clearest voices on what's really at risk in this Great [shhh, don't call it Dep]Recession is Elizabeth Warren.
  
  You'd think the idiots with their screamfests and crossfirization of inane talking points and moguls pushing their in-house hatemongers would realize that survival of the middle [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 9:15am EST
  by Prairie Sunshine

• No time for tables: What Obama should have learned from Nixon

  —Common Sense Has A Voice

  The President of the United States has control over lots of things. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

• School of the Democrats

  —LEFT IN EAST DAKOTA

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  I only sort of hate to say we told you so. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:27pm EST
  by G

• Things that don't help: Divorce Bans

  —DakotaWomen

  Number of comments: 2
  I meet a lot of people. Specifically in my work, I meet a lot of pro-equality people who are understandably frustrated at the number of anti-marriage equality amendments and statutes around the country, including right here in South Dakota. They don't understand how people can profess to believe in "the'" [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  by Angie

• Tiffany Campbell: My Baby Would Have Died Under the Stupak Amendment

  —DakotaWomen

  Number of comments: 0
  I saw yesterday that Tiffany Campbell, who you'll remember shared her story during both the 2006 and 2008 abortion ban fights, had a great diary yesterday at RH Reality Check talking about how the Stupak Amendment would have caused her to bury two babies instead of one.[...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:42am EST
  by Angie

• Welcome to the future: "I should've used the backhand"

  —Common Sense Has A Voice

  The signs of the future are all around us. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:49am EST
  

• Hockey

  —Flat and Treeless

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  USA Today profiles Grand Forks' Lamoureux twins, hopefuls for the 2010 U.S. Olympic hockey team.' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:31pm EST
  by flatandtreeless

• Geography

  —Flat and Treeless

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  Byron Dorgan draws a map of North Dakota for National Geographic Magazine. It's kinda shaky looking. [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:53pm EST
  by flatandtreeless

• Coming to a Barnes and Noble near you

  —DakotaWomen

  Number of comments: 2
  I'm going to be out of town for Sarah Palin's pop in to Sioux Falls, which doesn't particularly break my heart. I think there'll be a lot of this:
  
  
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:07pm EST
  by Angie

• Everybody Loves a Robocall

  —DakotaWomen

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  Either these calls went to everyone, or I've been put on a list as some kind of practical joke.
  
  
  
  I don't know who the Traditional Values Coalition is (they appear to be totally DC-based), but I will agree with Andrea about a couple of things: you [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:55pm EST
  by Kelsey

• Thune's explanation of Franken Amendment vote: Not any better than the actual vote!

  —DakotaWomen

  Number of comments: 5
  Six-ish weeks ago, I posted that Sen. John Thune voted against the interests of rape victims.
  
  Before I ever posted, I contacted Thune's office to express my disappointment outrage and ask for an explanation. It took a while, and a little prodding, but I finally got an' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:47pm EST
  by Angie

• Same Title, Different Song

  —Flat and Treeless

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  Lyle Lovett: North Dakota
  
  Doesn't really have anything to do with North Dakota.' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:39pm EST
  by flatandtreeless

• Rogue, baby, rogue! Palin's tell-all makes much anticipated debut

  —Common Sense Has A Voice

  Rogue, baby, rogue! Finally, just in time for the Holidays, the much anticipated Sarah Palin tell all, "Going Rogue," has arrived. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:03pm EST
  

• A Song Called "North Dakota"

  —Flat and Treeless

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  By a band I've never heard of. Kinda angsty.
  
  The Wooden Sky: "North Dakota"' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:42pm EST
  by flatandtreeless

• Keeping an open mind, and applicant pool, in search for next NDSU president

  —Common Sense Has A Voice

  It was with great concern I read last Sunday's Forum story regarding the search to replace North Dakota State's outgoing president, Dr. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:49pm EST
  

• Prairie Recommends: Froomkin Interviews Dorgan

  —Prairie Sun Rising

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  Those of us who've been privileged to know Byron Dorgan since his days in the North Dakota state capitol in Bismarck know the strength of his expertise, his commitment to the country, and his cut-through-the-chaff wisdom.
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  Froomkin's interview with Dorgan on matters economic is must reading.
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:08pm EST
  by Prairie Sunshine

• Undermining....

  —Prairie Sun Rising

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  Joe Lie-berman and the friendly folk at Fox news have been quick to ramp up the Fort Hood shootings into national security. Hearings to come.
  
  Not to be outdone, Senator John McCain joins in the fray at an event for Mitch McConnell:
  "This may sound a little" [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:32am EST
  by Prairie Sunshine

• The Big Snip

  —DakotaWomen

  Number of comments: 2
  We've had some interesting discussions at DW on circumcision before, so when I saw this on MSNBC today, I thought it post-worthy. Enjoy.
  
  

  Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

  ' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:52am EST
  by Angie

• News roundup

  —DakotaWomen

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  There's a few things I think are mention-worthy, even as I sit here with what I'm fairly sure is H1N1. Luckily, you can't catch the flu through the interwebs.
  
  From Gay Land: 3 ballot measures were voted on around the country last week. The biggest win came from Kalamazoo,' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:00pm EST
  by Angie

• The Wall

  —Prairie Sun Rising

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  Mr. Geithner, tear down this Wall Street.
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  In this era of greed that puts the Golden Calf worshipers to shame, of bonuses that should be labeled booty stolen by pirates, of Goldman Sachs never met Rabbi Hillel, where is the one who will at long last drive [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:36pm EST
  by Prairie Sunshine

• Painting Below Zero

  —Flat and Treeless

  Number of comments: 1
  
  Turns out there is an influential New York artist who grew up in North Dakota, and he wrote a book.
  
  Review: Painting Below Zero [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:41pm EST
  by flatandtreeless

• Harbinger Of Things To Come: 5 Keys To Watch Headed Into 2010

  —Common Sense Has A Voice

  Since the polls closed on Tuesday, the trumpets have sounded and proclaimed that the 2009 off-year elections are a harbinger of things to come for next fall's 2010 midterm elections. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:06am EST
  

• Dear Chaz Bono: You're not helping.

  —DakotaWomen

  Number of comments: 1
  Despite disappointing results out of Maine, it looks like the other campaigns listed in the post below have been successful (One Kalamazoo was in fact EXTREMELY successful and the latest out of Washington continues to look positive). While not the resounding victory for LGBT rights we might have hoped for, [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:34am EST
  by Kelsey

• The Corporate Attack on Pension Plans

  —LEFT IN EAST DAKOTA

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  While George W. Bush’s attempt at privatizing Social Security famously failed, private industry has largely been successful at shifting their group pension plans into individual private accounts. In fact, for many people, traditional defined benefit employer-sponsored pensions are something they are not even familiar with. Most of us are used [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:15am EST
  by G

• The Dumbing Down Of Dialogue

  —Common Sense Has A Voice

  Technology has largely been wonderful for politics and the political process. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:23am EST