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But 290,000 jobs were added during the month of April, more than expected. What's the dealio? How can the US be adding a lot of jobs, but the unemployment rate rise? It's an increase in labor force participation. Discouraged workers (that is, unemployed people who have given up on looking for a...

C-Span will have a live simulcast of the BBC beginning at around 5PM ET today. You can watch that online below if you're into it. C-SPAN3 Live Stream - C-SPAN What are your predictions? Who do you hope to win? And why?

One would think that after the health care bill became law, the controversy would die down a little. But sadly, critics are still crying about it like babies who just got a booster shot. In the link below, FactCheck.org says the new law is the bill/law they have had to defend the most in their...

A somewhat serious breaking news story. UPDATE 2-New York's Times Sq. evacuated for suspicious vehicle | Reuters

It's going on right now. You can watch by opening up a video marked "C-SPAN" below. C-SPAN Live Stream - C-SPAN It's a great little tradition, with comedians roasting the President. This year's comedian is Jay Leno. Watch if you'd like.

What exactly does the thumbs up with green or red arrows by a screen name mean? Is there a way to vote approval or disapproval?

That is, the US delegation to the 2007 G8 summit. Seriously. Read the link. In memoir, Laura Bush says she, husband may have been poisoned - CNN.com

Hank Stuever reviews Comedy Central's new animated series 'Ugly Americans' - washingtonpost.com It's the best new show on TV. It's made by the same artists that did "Superjail", and it's sort of like that show meets Futurama and Drawn Together. Anybody seen it? If so, what did you think of it...

Smokebombs. And open umbrellas for protection. They know how to debate serious issues. Source: Fists fly in Ukraine parliament punch up - CNN.com

It's time for the awarding of my favorite Pulitzer category, Letters which is the awards for literature. So, put on your sophisticated top hat and monocle and check them out. Fiction-"Tinkers" by Paul Harding Drama-"Next to Normal", music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey...

Goldman, one of the most infamous companies in the US. These charges link the investment bank directly to the subprime market crash and the recession. Good news. It's good to see the SEC doing their job: policing. Source: The Press Association: Goldman Sachs accused of fraud

Every ten years, the American Library Association releases a list of 100 books/book series that are the most frequently challenged. That is, when someone tries to get a book taken out of a school or library. The reasons are numerous. They can be everything from profanity and sexual content to...

The Times couldn't help but notice the pessimistic attitude shared by President Obama, Republicans, the Federal Reserve, and Americans in general about the US economy. And then they proceed to paint a (mostly accurate) opimistic picture of the US economy. Source: High and Low Finance - Why So...

And I pretended to be asleep. Does that make me a bad person? I mean, it's kind of a discussion of ethics, right? It's like utilitarianism and stuff. The greatest good for the greatest number of people would be for me to pretend like I'm not home and not interact socially with any...

Including saying that the US would never use nukes against non-nuclear states. Really, this is what passes for a "controversial" policy shift in the US. My question: Why would using nukes against non-nuclear states even be considered in the first place? It's just common sense that one wouldn't...

This would, of course, be the Congress that began Jan. 3, 2009, and is led by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader. Just to refresh all people's memories, of course. Norm Ornstein, a Congressional scholar at the DC-based think tank American Enterprise...