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Open The Government’s 2010 Secrecy Report Card is out. According to the site, the report is focused “on making the federal government a more open place to make us safer, strengthen public trust in government, and support our democratic principles.” The Report Card is described as,

People's Blog for the Constitution :: 2010 Secrecy Report Card

http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=1055
As Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin continue to polish their stars on the boulevard of national conservative politics, the question arises: Where are the liberal counterpoints to their red meat, right-wing struts? Skip to next paragraph Recent posts

As Palin and Beck rise on the right, where is the left's answer?

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Vox-News/2010/0914/As-Palin-and-Beck-rise-on-the-right-where-is-the-left-s-answer
The Obama White House is dabbling in small ideas when what the country needs is a big reset of this presidency. My suggestion: dump the measured moderation. It’s not working as economic strategy or as politics. Take a deep breath and admit the Democratic Party failed to grasp the enormity of the economic upheaval facing the country—people will be grateful for some honest talk. Start over with a more aggressive and realistic economic agenda that measures success in the tangible results people can see, not rosy forecasts of macroeconomic models.

What Obama's Presidency Needs: A Big Reset

http://www.thenation.com/article/154668/what-obamas-presidency-needs-big-reset

3rd World America, Here We Come?

September 15, 2010 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. http://www.alternet.org/story/148192/third_world_america%2C_here_we_come
By David Swanson When U.S. media pundits claim that every other nation on earth honestly believed the absurd lies George W. Bush told about Iraqi weapons and ties to terrorism, the grain of truth is that one leader of one foreign nation went along with the lies: British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Only in America Can Blair Go Out in Public | War Is A Crime .org

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/content/only-america-can-blair-go-out-public

Will John Boehner's lobbyist ties hurt the GOP

Nancy Pelosi has criticised John Boehner for helping lobbyists advance their political agendas. Getty http://theweek.com/article/index/207017/will-john-boehners-lobbyist-ties-hurt-the-gop

Historians Urge Court to Unseal Nixon’s 1975 Grand Jury Testimony | CommonDreams.org

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/09/14-21 WASHINGTON - September 14 - A key piece of Watergate history that remains shrouded in secrecy – former President Richard Nixon’s grand jury testimony of 1975 – should be made public, historical experts have told a court. In documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, history professor Stanley Kutler, the American Historical Association, the American Society for Legal History, the Organization of American Historians and the Society of American Archivists explained the importance of the grand jury testimony to the historical record.
We already knew that Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell has strong feelings against masturbation and in favor of absolute chastity.

O'Donnell warned of "orgy rooms" in college dorms - War Room

O'Donnell's Victory Renews Her Fight Against the Scourge of Sex in America

* To my fans, this isn't typically the kind of article I publish.
September 2010, Vol. 9, No. 9

Newsletter: September 2010