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Is it because he's black?
By Uzair - 4 hrs ago - 216 replies

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OH NOES1!! SATIN!
By TalkingDog - 12 hrs ago - 172 replies

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Glenn Greenwald: As Obama Makes "False" Surveillance Claims, Snowden Risks Life to Spark NSA Debate
By Catherina - 6 hrs ago - 145 replies

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Germany -- aghast at our surveillance state. The irony is frightening.
By JDPriestly - 9 hrs ago - 122 replies

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Democrats Risk Losing a Generation to Cynical Libertarianism
By kpete - 12 hrs ago - 118 replies

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No, one is not a racist merely for opposing this administration on surveillance policy
By cali - 3 hrs ago - 109 replies

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I want to welcome all of the new posters who have shown up recently
By snooper2 - 11 hrs ago - 103 replies

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Are we being spied on right here on DU, by Google?
By Whisp - 23 hrs ago - 92 replies

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I still love my President
By fadedrose - 13 hrs ago - 91 replies

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Alan Grayson On Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obama Secrecy Hides 'Assault On Democratic Government'
By marmar - 8 hrs ago - 73 replies

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Do you believe the FBI and NSA when they say more than 50 plots were foiled by NSA surveillance? (Poll)
By Cali_Democrat - 8 hrs ago - 72 replies

Latest Breaking News
Police: Infant died after mother invited pedophile boyfriend to rape child
By Galraedia - 10 hrs ago - 71 replies

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Everyone in US under surveillance incl Congress - NSA whistleblower
By Catherina - 10 hrs ago - 69 replies

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The difference between NSA spying on you and some large company doing it
By 1-Old-Man - 13 hrs ago - 69 replies

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Edward Snowden is an opportunist
By gholtron - 3 hrs ago - 67 replies

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People believe their phone calls are being listened to...
By nadinbrzezinski - 2 hrs ago - 63 replies

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Obama's Soft Totalitarianism: Europe Must Protect Itself from America
By xchrom - 14 hrs ago - 63 replies

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Why do we have 5 branches of the military?
By Yavin4 - 5 hrs ago - 60 replies

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Edward Snowden a hero to many young Americans - poll finds
By quinnox - 6 hrs ago - 58 replies

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Take Privacy & Security in Communications into Your Own Hands
By MineralMan - 12 hrs ago - 57 replies

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WOW. Archaeologists have discovered oldest cave art hidden for more than 6,000 years in Tennessee.
By snagglepuss - 10 hrs ago - 56 replies

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Imagine a world without red states. Without the southern states, the rest of us would enjoy:
By Playinghardball - 3 hrs ago - 55 replies

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:( :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 'Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash' - RawStory
By WillyT - 2 hrs ago - 54 replies

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I love it when I get new evidence to advance my political theories
By snooper2 - 8 hrs ago - 54 replies

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GOP plan to appeal to millennials: “Make abortion funny”
By Are_grits_groceries - 17 hrs ago - 53 replies

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So, apparently there is a drug for Alzheimer's that works but has not been on the market for 30 years.
By Maraya1969 - 15 hrs ago - 52 replies

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should living together be equal to a marraige?
By srican69 - 11 hrs ago - 48 replies

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Have We Reached Acceptance Yet?
By Junkdrawer - 7 hrs ago - 47 replies

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What does your cat do when you’re not around?
By DainBramaged - 11 hrs ago - 47 replies

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How to make it all go away.....
By NRaleighLiberal - 5 hrs ago - 46 replies

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Greenwald is accusing President Obama of making "false" claims, but hasn't backed up his claims
By ProSense - 5 hrs ago - 45 replies

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How The American University was Killed, in Five Easy Steps
By HiPointDem - 20 hrs ago - 45 replies

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do you believe in terrorists?
By Monkie - 8 hrs ago - 44 replies

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Excerpt: Obama talks NSA in Charlie Rose interview.
By ProSense - 12 hrs ago - 44 replies

Latest Breaking News
TSA agent accused of harassing 15-year-old girl over shirt
By reflection - 9 hrs ago - 43 replies

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What if Snowden didn't have authorized access?
By ProSense - 3 hrs ago - 41 replies

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Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Snowball Effect & a new Kitteh gif
By ralps - 1 hr ago - 37 replies

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Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?
By BridgeTheGap - 12 hrs ago - 37 replies

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Under what circumstances is spying acceptable or essential and why?
By Skidmore - 15 hrs ago - 37 replies

Latest Breaking News
Assange will not leave Ecuador embassy even if Sweden drops extradition bid
By struggle4progress - 5 hrs ago - 35 replies

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Journalistic impartiality tested in NSA leak story
By mimi85 - 9 hrs ago - 33 replies

Latest Breaking News
US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
By onehandle - 10 hrs ago - 32 replies

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''Baked Alaska'': 90-95° temps shatter all-time records
By malaise - 12 hrs ago - 32 replies

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My question is who owns the software?
By JDPriestly - 4 hrs ago - 31 replies

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Bill Ayers: Obama Presidency Gets ‘Failing Grade,’ He Should Be Tried For ‘War Crimes’
By Cali_Democrat - 8 hrs ago - 31 replies

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Would you let your co-workers read your e-mails? Record your phone activity?
By sibelian - 13 hrs ago - 31 replies

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What we have here ...
By nadinbrzezinski - 1 hr ago - 30 replies

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What is it you want to see happen with the NSA?
By Liberal Veteran - 3 hrs ago - 30 replies

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What this country needs is a good 25 cent rubber
By jmowreader - 7 hrs ago - 30 replies

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Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban
By boston bean - 13 hrs ago - 30 replies

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Attacking Greenwald over Brazil is ignorant and insensitive
By Prism - 6 hrs ago - 29 replies

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Zimmerman Trial: Potential Juror Excused After Revealing Donation To Zimmerman's Legal Defense Fund
By Cali_Democrat - 6 hrs ago - 29 replies

Good Reads
Still think NSA-leaker Edward Snowden is a hero?
By Galraedia - 8 hrs ago - 29 replies

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Obama in Copenhagen: Climategate. Obama in Sunnylands: NSA-gate. Obama in Belfast:
By ucrdem - 23 hrs ago - 29 replies

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Bobby Jindal Has Completely Lost Touch With Reality
By xchrom - 5 hrs ago - 28 replies

Israel/Palestine
Pet Shop Boys: Israel not apartheid state
By shira - 23 hrs ago - 28 replies

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Cummings RELEASES FULL TRANSCRIPT of IRS Screening Manager Interview
By Segami - 5 hrs ago - 27 replies

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Eugene Robinson: This Will Not End Well
By marmar - 15 hrs ago - 27 replies

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Greenwald: Fisa court oversight: a look inside a secret and empty process
By Luminous Animal - 1 hr ago - 26 replies

Latest Breaking News
Gallup POLL - Americans' Confidence in Newspapers Continues to Erode
By laserhaas - 7 hrs ago - 25 replies

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Bush and Cheney were liars, and there is an effort to create the impression Obama is no different
By ProSense - 2 hrs ago - 24 replies

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Snowden: being called a traitor by Cheney is "highest honor you can give an American"
By wtmusic - 11 hrs ago - 24 replies

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Florida man beaten, robbed, stripped naked on first date
By steve2470 - 14 hrs ago - 24 replies

Environment & Energy
Don't blame environmentalists for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station shutdown
By CreekDog - 21 hrs ago - 24 replies

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TX Rep Michael Burgess: Masturbating Fetuses Mean We Need Abortion Ban
By Bolo Boffin - 23 hrs ago - 24 replies

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The Terror Con: Booz Allen attempting to substitute terrorist for communist as the enemy of choice.
By kpete - 11 hrs ago - 23 replies

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As long as you're under my roof....
By Savannahmann - 16 hrs ago - 23 replies

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Serious reflection about the “need” for NSA surveillance
By Jessy169 - 6 hrs ago - 22 replies

Politics 2013
Obama's Approval Rating Slides
By BlueDemKev - 8 hrs ago - 22 replies

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Snowden, a fool not a spy according to Jonah Goldberg (ugh)
By mimi85 - 9 hrs ago - 22 replies

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Are people honestly surprised at the justifications made for this President on domestic spying?
By The Link - 10 hrs ago - 22 replies

Politics 2013
Elizabeth Warren is barking up the wrong tree - she needs to bark at the Senators she works with
By Tx4obama - 20 hrs ago - 22 replies

Barack Obama
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
By sheshe2 - 19 hrs ago - 21 replies

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PEER: If Snowden is a traitor for revealing classified info, what is leon Panetta?
By HiPointDem - 20 hrs ago - 21 replies

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Facebook is acting up - what do I do? My life is ruined
By TrogL - 1 hr ago - 20 replies

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NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
By Eugene - 9 hrs ago - 20 replies

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Ted looks in the mirror & ignores the evil looking back at him
By SoCalDem - 8 hrs ago - 19 replies

Latest Breaking News
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
By Omaha Steve - 8 hrs ago - 19 replies

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I never liked Ernest Hemingway, and now here's another reason.
By Archae - 20 hrs ago - 19 replies

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Poll: Support for Intervening in Syria Falls From Really Low to Mind-Bogglingly Low
By David__77 - 23 hrs ago - 18 replies