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May 23, 2006 in Links

National Geographic has a feature on World Cup soccer! Yipee! I can’t wait!

Hero Jean Rohe appears on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

Public Citizen – Congress Watch put out a report (pdf) on lobbyists who contribute the most money to Congressmen, and the Congressmen who take their money. (Conrad Burns makes all the lists!)

Speaking about corrupt Congressmen, Dennis Hastert gets all worked up about the FBI’s raid on crooked Rep. William Jefferson’s office. Hey, when you roll over for the administration, you get to keep your perks, right? By the way, good Dems should demand Jefferson’s resignation. We don’t support crooks.

That NSA wiretapping? Apparently they’re tracking more than just your phone records…

The Bush administration has been using “state secrets privilege” to keep itself out of the courts. The administration is running amok, and here are the top ten signs of the impending police state. Heck, the administration is downright anti-American! I’m gonna say it…if you support Bush, you are not a patriot.

Never haven rejected an editorial idea because of its inanity, the Missoulian tries to scare us with the specter of an overcrowded and expensive America. Full of brown people. (Meanwhile conservative pundits are saying white people need to procreate faster.)

Carbon Dioxide is Good for You!

The NYTimes does a negative write up of the Clintons’ personal life. Digby is mad as h*ll, and has suggestions on what we can do about it.

Kennedy honored two Americans with the Profiles in Courage award yesterday. Hint: they went to people who stood up for American values. Follow the link for the full text of Kennedy’s speech. And people are worried that Congress will be “dominated” by this guy? Sheesh…

Matt Singer got his hands on Morrison’s “fact sheet.” Plus some other commentary. Speedkill weighs in.

The Iranian Badge Story: who started it and why?