(2012/01/01) Sorry about that (Foreign Policy)

Edition #561

Sorry about that

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Act 1: Victoryish - Mark Fiore Air Date 12-26-11

Act 2: Sorry - Al Franken Show

Act 3: General Pushes For U.S. War With Iran - Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11

Song 3: Auld Lang Syne - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 4: Shitzkrieg - European Wars - Daily Show Air Date: 8-9-11

Song 4: I Saved the World Today - The Eurythmics

Act 5: ACLU on Redacted Documents - On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11

Song 5: Secrets - OneRepublic

Act 6: US Spends 59% of Budget on Defense - Young Turks Air Date: 12-4-11

Song 6: Cuts like a knife - Soft

Act 7: New Fox Reality Show To Determine Ruler Of Iraq - The Onion

Song 7: Mickey - Toni Basil

Act 8: 9 Children killed in US Afghan Air Strike - Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11

Song 8: Cry - James Blunt

Act 9: Game Of Drones - Daily Show Air Date: 12-7-11

Song 9: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel

Act 10: For Afghan Women, Rape Law Offers Little Protection - NPR Air Date: 12-3-11

Song 10: Marry You - Bruno Mars

Act 11: Virginity Tests Banned - Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11

Song 11: Put it to the test - They Might be Giants

Act 12: Time Magazine Columnist - Tensions toward Pakistan - Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11

Song 12: Ruby - Kaiser Cheifs

Act 13: Lowe's Balls of the Week - Daily Show Air Date: 12-14-11

Song 13: Big Balls - AC/DC

Act 14: Syrian Government Attacking Citizens - Young Turks Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 14: Call for help - Clay Schneider

Act 15: Iraqi war invasion historiography, a rewriting - Counterspin Air Date: 12-8-11

Song 15: Turn it over - Bluegrazer

Act 16: U.S. Plans To Give Every Iraqi $3,544.91 And Let Free Market Do Rest - The Onion

Song 16: From the ashes - Gamma Ray

Act 17: Iran Sanctions, War, Israel, Gas Prices - Young Turks Air Date: 12-28-11

Final comments on a profoundly good idea to get people to call their reps in congress

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Year In Review: Revolution In Egypt Either Courageous Or Stupid Depending On Outcome - The Onion

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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