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Edition #503

The pivot point

Act 1: Some or all of 6.6 billion dollars lost or stolen in Iraq - Citizen Radio - Original Air Date: 06-14-11

Song 1: Crumbling down - Yaves (The Street Pastor)

Act 2: Mad In The Middle East - Mumia Abu-Jamal

Song 2: About today - The National

Act 3: Cock-Blocked Roundup - Yemen - Daily Show

Song 3: Smile Like You Mean It - The killers

Act 4: Good Old Days of Dictatorships- CounterSpin - 06-16-11

Song 4: Sweet little lies - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Act 5: Iraq claims 18.7 billion lost money - Re-enactment - Citizen Radio - 06-20-11

Song 5: Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead

Act 6: Cock-Blocked Roundup - Syria - Daily Show

Song 6: Rainbow Veins - Owl City

Act 7: Welcoming NATO's Irrelevance - The Progressive

Song 7: These quiet times - Shady Bard

Act 8: Journalism Covering War in Libya - Counterspin - 06-16-11

Song 8: Perth - Bon Iver

Act 9: MI6 replaces bomb instructions with cupcake recipe - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 9: Fighting song - Outernational

Act 10: Obama Blows by Stop Signs in War Powers Act - The Progressive

Song 10: Oblio - Me and My Arrow

Act 11: War powers act violated in Libya - Rachel Maddow

Song 11: Girl in the war - Chris Priest

Act 12: The Word - Defining Moment - Colbert Report - 06-22-11

Song 12: Peace train - Cat Stevens

Act 13: Obama Flops On Troops In Afghanistan - Young Turks - 06-22-11

Song 13: You Got to Get Out of There - Dave Cross

Act 14: Obama's Afghanistan War Address commentary - Rachel Maddow - 06-17-11

Song 14: Carefree - Samantha Stollenwerck

Act 15: Special Comment: Leaving Afghanistan - Countdown

Song 15: Don't press your luck - The Shags

Act 16: Nation Building in America - Colbert Report - 06-23-11

Final comments on the virtuous cycle

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Has Obama Failed To Reduce Hostility Toward Obnoxious Americans Abroad? - The Onion

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Edition #502

Making the connection

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Act 1: Coal Lobby Warns Wind Farms May Blow Earth Off Orbit - The Onion

Song 1: Actual coal propaganda song - Crazy, right?

Act 2: A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes. Never. - Bill McKibben OpEd

Song 2: Arclight - VNV Nation

Act 3: Great Lakes May Beat Atlantic To Offshore Wind - NPR

Song 3: Winter winds - Mumford & Sons

Act 4: Gore Slams Obama On Climate Change - Young Turks

Song 4: A few honest words - Ben Sollee

Act 5: Canadian Oilverlords  - Daily Show

Song 5: I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff

Act 6: Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant on Verge of Shutdown, Media Ignores- David Pakman- Air Date: 06-21-11

Song 6: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 7: Memo to Conservatives: Solar Physicists are NOT Climate Scientists - Media Matters

Song 7: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 8: Yacht Maker Now Navigating Wind Power Industry - NPR

Song 8: Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan

Act 9: Oil Anthem - Mark Fiore

Song 9: American music - Violent Femmes

Act 10: RFK Jr - The Last Mountain - Thom Hartmann Air Date: 06-03-11

Song 10: For Greener Pastures - Glen Simpson

Act 11: Now We Have To Wage War On Grolar Bears - Lee Camp

Song 11: Polar bear - The Quiet Two

Act 12: A turning point we can't afford to ignore - Johann Hari

Voicemails:

Critique of media bias discussion - TC from State College, PA

Reaction to Lee Camp vs Limbaugh - Patrick from Dallas

Completely wrong interpretation of the Limbaugh Vs Lee Camp comparison - Cliff from the University of Maine

Voicemail Music: 

Ghostwriter - RjD2

Final comments correcting Cliff from U of M and pre-announcing an announcement about the website

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

President Bachmann Will Allow You to Buy Any Light Bulb You Want - Daily Show

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Edition #501 

Will the real moderates please stand up

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Act 1: Harold Camping's Rapture Failure - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 1: King of wishful thinking - Go West

Act 2: How Priests Accused Of Abuse Can Go Undetected - NPR

Song 2: Mary Mary - Chumbawamba

Act 3: The sixties made me do it - Jim Hightower

Song 3: Love sick - Anya Marina

Act 4: Johann vs homophobic violence - Johann Hari

Song 4: Hello bonjour - Michael Franti And Spearhead

Act 5: God Quietly Phasing Holy Ghost Out Of Trinity - The Onion

Song 5: Heaven - Los Lonely Boys

Act 6: Texas GOP Governor Rick Perry Says He's A Prophet - Young Turks

Song 6: Natural blues - Moby

Act 7: Jen Lee: Saving Souls - The Moth

Song 7: Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

Act 8: Johann vs multiculturalism - Johann Hari

Song 8: Swing low sweet chariot - The Persuasions

Act 9: Pope Wins Host-Eating Contest - The Onion

Song 9: Like a prayer - Madonna

Act 10: Atheists are the downfall of society but Christians are under attack - Citizen Radio

Song 10: Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum

Act 11: Moderate Christians need to speak up - Dan Savage

Voicemails:

Thanks for the Amazon link - Amy from the Bronx

Wont really talk to you soon - Amy from the Bronx

We need to maintain net neutrality - Chris from Middletown, NY

Update on privacy rights case - Sam from Maryland

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on the funniest Supreme Court decision, Malenda doesn't think I'm rude and The Progressive Playbook blog launch

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Conservapedia The Right Hates Science - Young Turks

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Edition #500!

Election-Related 500TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR

Act 1: Kindergarten GOP -Youth Vote - Colbert Report

Song 1: Desperately Wanting - Better than Ezra

Act 2: Gingrich is Uncle Fester - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 2: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion

Act 3: Newt threatens American with "The Texas Miracle" - Jim Hightower

Song 3: Kyoko's House  ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass

Act 4: Newt Gingrich Advisers Resign En Masse - David Pakman Show

Song 4: One day - Matisyahu

Act 5: Palin supporters change history - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 5: Hey ya - Obadiah Parker

Act 6: Candidates flip flop on support of cap and trade - Green News Report

Song 6: Keepsake - State Radio

Act 7: Can Any Candidate Keep the GOP Together? - The Breakdown

Song 7: What I'm looking for - Brendan Benson

Act 8: Indecision 2012 - Tim Pawlenty & Herman Cain - Daily Show

Song 8: Take my hand - Dido

Act 9: Mitt Romney Mormon Gay Rights Switched Position - Young Turks

Song 9: All These Things That I've Done - The Killers

Act 10: Huntsman enters the race but is too reasonable to win - Green News Report

Song 10: One million miles away - J. Ralph

Act 11: Obama Turns to Corporate Insider Campaign Manager Jim Messina - Democracy NOW!

Song 11: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons

Act 12: GOP debate full of ridiculous - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 12: Close your eyes - Young Love

Act 13: Turns out Bachman might be crazy - Counterspin

Song 13: Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine

Act 14: Religious tests and pro-constitution - Jimmy Dore Show

Final comments on Netroots Nation 2011, how many episodes I've produced because of the member's support and urging everyone to become a donor to causes they believe in

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

West Wing Story - Latino Vote- Puerto Rico Visit - Daily Show

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Edition #499

Deregulating and misusing the media

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Act 1: A bit of explaining about net neutrality - Jimmy Dore Show

Song 1: The Edge Of The Ocean - Ivy

Act 2: Rush Limbaugh Lies On Net Neutrality - Young Turks

Song 2: Julie-O -Kevin "KO" Olusola

Act 3: Fox's Eric Bolling Auditions for Glenn Beck's Spot - Media Matters

Act 4: The effects of net neutrality legislation Part 1 - On the Media

Song 4: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) - Florence + The Machine

Act 5: Sleazy Website Will Link To Anything - The Onion

Song 5: Finding Something To Do - Hellogoodbye

Act 6: The effects of net neutrality legislation Part 2 - On the Media

Song 6: Catch My Disease - Ben Lee

Act 7: Obama Admin Wiretaps the Internet - Young Turks

Song 7: Play the Game - Shout Out Louds

Act 8: The right's reaction to net neutrality - Counterspin

Song 8: RazorWire (Instrumental) - Chris Priest

Act 9: This is what counts as an "apology" over at Fox Business News - Media Matters

Act 10: Obama Caves On Net Neutrality, GOP Claims Government Takeover - Young Turks

Song 10: Fool - Shakira

Act 11: Elderly Woman Destroys Internet - The Onion

Song 11: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen

Act 12: Rush to Race-Bait - Media Matters

Act 13: Keith Olbermann on CurrentTV - Colbert Report

Song 13: Welcome Back, Kotter (Main Theme) - Knightsbridge

Act 14: The media's know-nothing, scolding, sex-negative bullshit - Dan Savage

Voicemails:

We need to hear more about the people's budget - Vikki from HI

Why it's never ethical to eat meat - Carl in NJ

Response to military comments on Bin Laden - Fred

Voicemail Music: 

Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote

Final comments on putting Citizen Radio discussion to bed and thanking volunteers

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Weinergate- Blogger that broke story - Colbert Report

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Edition #498

Big brother and getting bigger

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Act 1: TinyTriumps - Drug Shortage - Colbert Report

Song 1: How to save a life - The Fray

Act 2: Undercover gun purchase - Rachel Maddow

Song 2: Celebration Guns - Stars

Act 3: Homer at a gun shop - The Simpsons

Act 4: Son of TIPS: Suspicious Activity Reporting - The Progressive

Song 4: My private nation - Train

Act 5: Slate: Privacy Rights Inc. - Slate Magazine

Song 5: Take me out - Franz Ferdinand

Act 6: OBAMA'S KARMATIC PRETZEL - Jim Hightower

Song 6: Twisting - They Might Be Giants

Act 7: With Preventive Detention, Obama Seeks Kingly Powers - The Progressive

Song 7: Royal American Medley - United States Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Act 8: We Have More People In Jail Than Any Other Country - USA Is #1 - Lee Camp

Song 8: Behind bars - Felix "the Catt" and Baga Tricks

Act 9: Rand Paul: Arrest Deport People For Attending Radical Speeches - Young Turks

Song 9: Galapogos - Smashing Pumpkins

Act 10: AIRPORTS: SURRENDER ALL LIBERTY, YE WHO ENTER BY ME - Jim Hightower

Song 10: Fly me to the moon - Burning Spear

Act 11: Policing The Police: U.S. Steps Up Enforcement - NPR

Song 11: Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

Act 12: FBI: Six Dead Not Really 'Mass' Murder - The Onion

Song 12: Overkill (Acoustic Version) - Colin Hay

Act 13: Congress Reauthorization of Patriot Act - On the Media

Song 13: Your or your memory - The Mountain Goats

Act 14: Harry Reid, Stop Your Fearmongering About Rand Paul - The Progressive

Song 14: Creature fear - Bon Iver

Act 15: Obama, Dems Cave On Patriot Act - Young Turks

Voicemails:

Thanks for the YouTube links - Jeff in New York

New member, thanks for the show - Mark From Salisbury, MD

Reaction to misogynistic use of terms - Wendy from Olympia, WA

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Turtle (Bonobo remix) - Pilote

Final comments on Limbaugh Vs Camp on distrusting the media

Bonus voicemails:

Citizen Radio expects more from their listeners and calls them out - Fred

Calling back to clarify points on Citizen Radio - Eric from York, PA

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Obama Order On Indefinite Detentions - Young Turks

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Edition #497

It gets worse

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Act 1: Republican Candidates- It Gets Worse - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 1: Dancing queen - Abba

Act 2: Michele Bachmann Compares Herself to Obama - David Pakman

Song 2: New slang - The Shins

Act 3: Anti-Muslim GOP candidate Herman Cain - Jimmy Dore Show

Song 3: Your racist friend - They might be giants

Act 4: Fox News Decides GOP Primary - Young Turks

Song 4: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 5: Fox News REALLY Wants Chris Christie to Run - Media Matters

Song 5: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 6: Herman Cain Wants Small Bills - Colbert Report

Song 6: Girlfriend in a coma - The Smiths

Act 7: Fighting back against the war on Labor - Thom Hartmann

Song 7: Breakneck Speed - Tokyo Police Club

Act 8: Republicans Running and Not Running for President - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 8: New shoes - Paolo Nutini

Act 9: Bill O'Reilly, PR Consultant Extraordinaire - Media Matters

Song 9: New shoes - Paolo Nutini

Act 10: Newt Gingrich's criticism of Paul Ryan - Le Show

Song 10: All apologies - Nirvana

Act 11: Don't Celebrate Obama's 2012 Victory Yet - The Progressive

Song 11: Submarine Symphonika - The Submarines

Act 12: The Word - The Business End - Colbert Report

Song 12: I want it all - Queen

Act 13: Jon Stewart Disappointed In Obama - Young Turks

Voicemails:

Supporting labor strikes to fight back for the middle class - Max from Berkley, CA

Objecting to Mumia Abu-Jamal - Bob from New Hartford, NY

Comments on people complaining about sources - Matt in South Carolina

Voicemail Music: 

Ghostwriter - RjD2

Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote

Final comments on listener meet up at Netroots and progressive promoters campaign

Bonus Voicemails:

Long-time listener/supporting of Citizen Radio - Valentina from Miami

Citizen Radio takes too long to get to the interesting stuff - Don from Wisconsin

Why Chuck had to stop listening to Citizen Radio - Chuck in Salt Lake City

Citizen Radio expects more from their listeners and calls them out - Fred

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Mitt Romney Leads in Fox News Poll - Colbert Report

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Edition #496

Corrosive consolidated power

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Act 1: Republicans Ready to Expand Presidential Warmaking Powers - The Progressive

Song 1: Friends - Flight of the Conchords

Act 2: Middle East uprising update - The Bugle

Song 2: Go do - Jónsi

Act 3: Conservative views on War Powers Act- Obama's War in Libya - Counterspin

Song 3: Big Mistake - Tim Fite

Act 4: Obama's Disdain for the War Powers Act - The Progressive

Song 4: The cave - Mumford & Sons

Act 5: Middle East uprising update in Libya - The Bugle

Song 5: Father of mine - Everclear

Act 6: Report: U.S. Might Stay In Iraq - Young Turks

Song 6: Directions - Josh Rouse

Act 7: Iraq Troop Withdrawal Complications - Counterspin

Song 7: Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith

Act 8: Middle East uprising update in Syria - The Bugle

Song 8: Friend and the ink - Shout Out Louds

Act 9: Egypt rebuilding - This American Life

Song 9: Wash away - Joe Purdy

Act 10: Osama Bin Laden's Replacement - Colbert Report

Song 10: All the same - Sick Puppies

Act 11: Echoes Of Empire - Mumia Abu-Jamal

Song 11: Nantes - Beirut

Act 12: Pelosi Pathetic on War Powers Act - The Progressive

Song 12: Happy meal - The Cardigans

Act 13: Friendly Dragon Added To U.S. Arsenal - The Onion

Song 13: Demon host - Timber Timbre

Act 14: WikiLeaks Exposes Gitmo - Young Turks

Voicemails:

In defense of Citizen Radio and idealism - Bethany from Indianapolis

Supporting Dominick on energy policies - Lucius from Baton Rouge

In support of Citizen Radio - Lenny from Brooklyn, NY

Voicemail Music: 

Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote

Ghostwriter - RjD2

Final comments on Netroots Nation listener meet up and super secret, insiders progressive media promotion project

Bonus Voicemails:

In defense of Citizen Radio and veganism and criticism - Carlos in Chicagoland

Citizen Radio isn't right about everything - The Doctor from Charlotte, NC

Citzen Radio does sarcasm - Cody from Washington

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Face Off - Daily Show

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Edition #495

More than one way to not trust the media

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Act 1: Definitely, Maybe - Daily Show

Song 1: I am Superman - R.E.M.

Act 2: Brian Williams Soft Reporting on Presidents "Magic Pen" - Counterspin

Song 2: Magic - Pilot

Act 3: Fox News Whines about DROP FOX - Media Matters

Song 3: Who's crying now? - Journey

Act 4: The HuffPo buyout and the future of journalism - On the Media

Song 4: Spandex Man - Mr. Scruff

Act 5: Roger Ailes fears/hates Muslims and Gays - Counterspin

Song 5: Hey there, Delilah - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 6: Is Bill O'Reilly Turning Into Glenn Beck? - Media Matters

Act 7: Rolling Stone Roger Ailes Bio - Citizen Radio

Song 7: Sandstorm - Darude

Act 8: Tone Def Poetry Jam - Daily Show

Song 8: Cop Killer - Ice T & Body Count

Act 9: Limbaugh: Fox New Viewers NOT the "Most Misinformed" - Media Matters

Song 9: Baby, it's fact - Hellogoodbye

Act 10: Tone Def Poetry Jam - Lyrics Controversy - Daily Show

Song 10: Impossible - Shout Out Louds

Act 11: NPR Funding -Fears of Conflict of Interest - Counterspin

Song 11: The prettiest weed - Jim Guthrie

Act 12: Conservative Talk Radio Is Dead - Young Turks

Song 12: Morning sun - Shayna Zaid & The Catch

Act 13: Don't believe the liberal media - Rachel Maddow

Song 13: Generator (Second floor) - Freelance Whales

Act 14: You Are Not Alone OR Fighting Back Is Bad For Ratings - Lee Camp

Voicemails:

Combat helicopter pilot reaction to Bin Laden's death - Eric from Alabama

Follow up from combat helicopter pilot - Eric from Alabama

Voicemail Music: 

Ghostwriter - RjD2

Final comments asking for reaction to Maddow and Camp segments on distrust of the media

Bonus Voicemail:

Response to callers critical of Citizen Radio - Jamie Kilstein from NYC

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Investigations On WMD Lies That Led To Iraq War - Young Turks

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Edition #494

No war but class war

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Act 1: Is Wall Street Set Up To Reward Evil - Lee Camp

Song 1: Wonderful world - Sam Cooke

Act 2: William Cohan Extended Interview Pt. 1 - Daily Show

Song 2: Octopus's Garden - The Beatles

Act 3: Bush and Obama's Failure to Extract Mortgage Relief from Bankers Continues to Dampen Economy - The Progressive

Song 3: Suffer - The Echoing Green

Act 4: William Cohan Extended Interview Pt. 2 - Daily Show

Song 4: Protest Song - Southpaw Jones

Act 5: Record Profits - Where Are The Jobs - Young Turks

Song 5: Class Warfare - Chris Priest

Act 6: Governor Walker tries to create jobs Part 1 - This American Life

Song 6: Say Hey (I Love You) [feat. Cherine Anderson] - Michael Franti & Spearhead

Act 7: Rich First-Grader Buys Whole Sheet Of Gold Stars - The Onion

Song 7: Can't buy me love - The Beatles

Act 8: Governor Walker tries to create jobs Part 2 - This American Life

Song 8: Solitary - VNV Nation

Act 9: Boehner BS Debunked By Cenk - Young Turks

Song 9: Honesty - Billy Joel

Act 10: Three wrongs don't make big oil right - Jim Hightower

Song 10: Bulletproof - La Roux

Act 11: Hedge Funds Make More In An Hour Than You Make In A Half Century - Lee Camp

Song 11: Radioactive - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 12: Shocking Graph  U.S. Income Inequality - Young Turks

Voicemails:

Response to Dominick being right on climate urgency - Dave from Olympia, WA

Thank you for Johann Hari clip on world food supply - John from San Francisco

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments promoting the Johann Hari podcast

Bonus Voicemail:

Reaction to Citizen Radio - Daryl from CA

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Debt To America - Daily Show

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Edition #493

Fiscal and physical health

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Act 1: The GOP Budget Bill Will Kill 70,000 Children Around the World - Majority Report

Song 1: First day of my life - Bright Eyes

Act 2: Misleading story on cutting Social Security - Counterspin

Song 2: Great divide - Fair

Act 3: Interview with Austin Goolsbee - Colbert Report

Song 3: 14 years - Guns N' Roses

Act 4: The Artful Dodgers - Jim Hightower

Song 4: Basket case - Green Day

Act 5: Tax Policy for Wealthy - Counterspin

Song 5: Starring - Freelance Whales

Act 6: Tea Party Group Trying To Kill Medicare - Young Turks

Song 6: I Didn't Fuck It Up - Katie Goodman

Act 7: Bernie Sanders on a new idea for health care - Grit Radio

Song 7: Leader - Burning Spear

Act 8: Republicans Want to Literally Take Food out of the Mouths of Babes - The Progressive

Song 8: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend

Act 9: Sorkin airing comments from Wall Street CEO's - Counterspin

Song 9: Praise you - Fatboy Slim

Act 10: Single-Payer Plan - Senator Bernie Sanders

Song 10: The Right Place at the Night Time - Fluid Lines

Act 11: Tea Party Excuse For NY 26th District Special Election Results - Young Turks

Song 11: Sydney (I'll Come Running) - Brett Dennen

Act 12: Why we can't have an adult conversation on health expenses - Majority Report

Voicemails:

Reaction to the police state episode - Raven from Louisville, KY

Show suggestion: Skeptics guide to the universe - Daniel from Ohio

Look at church funds being used for politics, Obama's foreign policy powers are limited - Vikki from HI

Voicemail Music: 

Ghostwriter - RjD2

Final comments on a meetup at Netroots Nation

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Report: Economy Failing Because U.S. Built On Ancient Indian Burial Grounds - The Onion

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