Black in Latin America ~ Full Episode: Cuba: The Next Revolution | Black in Latin America | PBS

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Black in Latin America ~ Full Episode: Cuba: The Next Revolution | Black in Latin America | PBS: "In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music of this island are inextricably linked to the huge amount of slave labor imported to produce its enormously profitable 19th century sugar industry, and how race and racism have fared since Fidel Castro’s Communist revolution in 1959."

"Photoshopped" Borders To Doctor's Wife, Bolling Conspiracy-Mongers Over Obama Birth Certificate - video

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ThinkProgress » Limbaugh Whips Boehner: ‘If I Were A Political Leader…I Would Defend Big Oil’

ThinkProgress » Limbaugh Whips Boehner: ‘If I Were A Political Leader…I Would Defend Big Oil’: "LIMBAUGH: [Boehner] is open to the idea of reducing the so-called oil subsidies. and he used a phrase popularized by the left: “It’s about time the oil companies pay their fair share.” He’s open to them paying their fair share and open to the idea of reducing their subsidies when we need them the most. I understand the Republicans don’t want to get caught in the trap — they think it’s a trap — of having to defend Big Oil.[...]"

Leon E. Panetta Bio | POLITICO.com

Leon E. Panetta Bio | POLITICO.com: "From 1964 to 1966, he served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and received the Army Commendation Medal. He worked as a U.S. Senate legislative assistant and then became Director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights for the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and later as Executive Assistant to the Mayor of New York City."

ThinkProgress » Halliburton Brings In Record $5.3 Billion In First Quarter, Credits Increased U.S. Oil Production Under Obama

ThinkProgress » Halliburton Brings In Record $5.3 Billion In First Quarter, Credits Increased U.S. Oil Production Under Obama: "“I am extremely pleased with our Q1 results, as overall revenue in the first quarter set a company record of $5.3 billion. North America delivered strong performance as margins progressed due to increased activity…” said Dave Lesar, chairman, president and chief executive officer."

He wasn’t qualified for Ivy League–video

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Yes, 47% of Households Owe No Taxes. Look Closer. - NYTimes.com

Yes, 47% of Households Owe No Taxes. Look Closer. - NYTimes.com: "So a much greater share of income is now concentrated at the top of distribution, while each dollar there is taxed less than it once was. It’s true that raising taxes on the rich alone can’t come close to solving the long-term budget problem. The deficit is simply too big. But if taxes are not increased for the wealthy, the country will be left with two options."

Wind farm in works for Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes - BusinessWeek

Wind farm in works for Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes - BusinessWeek: "The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are working with a Kansas company on a wind farm project, with the goal to have tribal operations completely powered by renewable energy, officials said Thursday."

The 46 Year-Long Republican War On Medicare

But if Americans want to know why Republicans are so eager to kill Medicare, they should look to the party’s history with the popular program. Leading Republicans actually denounced the program as it was being designed, warning that it would take us down the road to totalitarianism or worse, and other leading Republicans were caught on record plotting to eliminate it after it was created:

- Ronald Reagan:  [1961]

- Barry Goldwater: [1964]

- George H.W. Bush:  [1964]

- Bob Dole:  [1965]

- Sen. Carl Curtis (NE):  [1965]

- Dick Armey: [1995]

- Newt Gingrich:  [1996]

- Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX): [4/15/2011]

Robert Hurt - U.S. Congress Votes Database - The Washington Post

Robert Hurt - U.S. Congress Votes Database - The Washington Post