On This Day In History May 11

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Cross posted from The Stars Hollow GazetteThis is your morning Open Thread. Pour your favorite beverage and review the past and comment on the future.Find the past "On This Day in History" here.Click on images to enlargeMay 11 is the 131st day of the[...]

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4 Inexpensive Growth Stocks That Cant be Ignored

post from Jutia Group on 11 May 2012 08:30:00 AM. © Jutia Group

A couple of weeks ago I talked about finding bargains among blue-chip stocks, pointing out how all of the stocks I mentioned had reached bargain-basement levels in terms of their price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. And while I'm sticking to my guns and affirming that — for those three stocks — a low valuation is just too attractive to pass up, it's not like a stock … [visit site to read . . . → Read More: 4 Inexpensive Growth Stocks That Can’t be Ignored

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Gay Marriage and the Democratic Base

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One clear rationale for President Obama's new position? It's very unusual for a president to oppose the majority of voters in his party on a major issue, and 60 percent of Democrats support gay marriage.

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Inside The Sausage Factory

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) describes to a billionaire contributor -- captured on video -- how dismantling collective bargaining for public employees is the first step in his strategy to "divide and conquer" labor unions and turn Wisconsin into a[...]

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Backstage

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President Obama preparing to slow jam the news.[...]

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Romney, who bullied a gay kid in prep school,
abolished anti-bullying commission as governor

post from US Politics | AMERICAblog News on 11 May 2012 08:01:56 AM. © US Politics | AMERICAblog News

This is timely news, as we discovered yesterday that Mitt Romney physically bullied a fellow prep school classmate because he thought the kid was gay.Via Alan Colmes' Liberaland:Mitt Romney clashed with a state commission tasked with helping LGBT youth at risk for bullying and suicide throughout his term as Massachusetts governor over funding and its participation in a pride parade. He...

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Denying global warming: How low can you go

post from Occasional Planet on 11 May 2012 08:00:18 AM. © Occasional Planet

When Unabomber Theodore J. Kaczynski becomes your poster child, you?ve reached a new low. And that?s exactly what happened recently in Chicago, when the Heartland Institute launched an anti-?global warming? ad campaign with a billboard on I-290 [Eisenhower Expressway]. The billboard featured a huge picture of the disheveled letter-bomber Kaczynski. The caption, in large maroon [...]Related posts:

Avaaz: Global, progressive activism in your inbox

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Introducing
our 2012 House race ratings

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Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here.Leading Off:

? House Race Ratings: In case you haven't seen them yet, Daily Kos Elections just published our inaugural House race ratings for the 2012 election cycle. Our complete chart is available at the link, where we've rated 107 races as potentially competitive (so far). While you're at it, you can also check out our Senate and gubernatorial race ratings as well. We'll be keeping all of these lists updated regularly throughout the election cycle, and every time we issue a change, we'll keep you posted in the Daily Digest, so stay tuned!

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Morning CheckUp: May 11, 2012

NARAL president to step down: “At the end of this year, Nancy Keenan will step down from her post as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, the country?s oldest abortion-rights advocacy group. The 60-year-old Keenan said she is leaving out of concern for the future of the pro-choice movement ? and thinks she could be holding it back.” [Washington Post]

House Republicans vote to slash Medicaid: “House Republicans voted Thursday to make major cuts in Medicaid spending and let across-the-board Medicare cuts take effect as scheduled. In a party-line vote, the House passed a budget reconciliation measure that would cut healthcare programs to pay for defense spending.” [The Hill]

FDA panel approves drug to prevent HIV infections: “An anti-HIV combination pill should be approved to prevent HIV infection in healthy people, an FDA advisory committee agreed overwhelmingly Thursday. The combination of emtricitabine and tenofovir is safe and well tolerated, the committee decided, and helps prevent HIV infection when used daily by people at high risk.” [MedPage Today]

Illinois House ends free health care for state retirees: “The Illinois House voted Wednesday to eliminate a premium-free insurance perk for retired state workers, including university employees, judges and lawmakers. Senate Bill 1313, which passed by a 74-43 vote, would require retirees to pay for their health insurance, regardless of how long they worked for the state.” [Illinois Statehouse News]

Washington State declares Whooping Cough epidemic: “Washington state’s worst outbreak of whooping cough in decades has prompted health officials to declare an epidemic, seek help from federal experts and urge residents to get vaccinated amid worry that cases of the highly contagious disease could spike much higher.” [AP]

CDC: Young adults ignoring skin-cancer warnings “Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the previous year ? about the same as a decade ago, according to a government survey released Thursday. In fact, the modest progress reported five years ago has been wiped out. Not only that, but women in their 20s are going to tanning salons almost twice a month on average.” [AP]

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Justiceline: May 11, 2012

Welcome to Justiceline, ThinkProgress Justice?s morning round-up of the latest legal news and developments. Remember to follow us on Twitter at @TPJustice

Justice Diane Hathaway, a member of the Michigan Supreme Court, allegedly engaged in a questionable scheme to shuffle ownership of some of her four homes among her family members in order to get out from under the debt she owed on one of the properties.
A federal appeals court upheld a New York law regulating kosher labeling of food.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will not defend the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act.
Liliana Segura tells the story of Trina, a mentally ill victim of horrific child abuse who committed a terrible crime when she was 14 and has now spent more than three decades in prison.
Former half-term governor and reality TV star Sarah Palin endorses Texas U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz — yes, the guy who thinks that George Soros is leading a massive United Nations plot to destroy the game of golf.

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