Lunchtime Links (17 Articles, February 19, 2010)
Senator Frank Lautenberg Has Stomach Cancer
http://washingtonindependent.com/77092/lautenberg-has-stomach-cancer
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There's No Such Thing as a Free Market -- Just a Matter of Who Pays for It
Raj Patel argues that the corporate capture of government and our current financial crisis are the result of our bankrupt political system.
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Red Tape Delayed Stimulus Projects
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703983004575073863977092290.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_us
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Fighting the War -- and Irrelevance
With the war in Afghanistan now in its eighth year, the movement for peace looks to revamp itself.
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=fighting_the_war_and_irrelevance
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Franni Franken vs. Michele Bachmann On Social Security
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/franni-franken-vs-michele_n_467263.html
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Right-Wing Activists Make Case
Grass-Roots Conservatives Push Back Against Establishment Figures at Conference
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704269004575073810414616330.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_us
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Bulgarian women's ice hockey loses 82-0; gives up more goals in four tournament games than Red Wings did last regular season.
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Slide Show: Obama's Challenges in 2010
http://www.thenation.com/slideshow/20100111/slideshow_obamain2010/1
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James O'Keefe's race problem
A photo of the righty stuntman at a white-nationalist confab illustrates a career marked by racial resentment.
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Brad Ellsworth Running For Bayh's Senate Seat In Indiana
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/ellsworth-to-run-for-indiana-s.html
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Poll: Potential Dem Candidates Trail GOPers In Indiana Senate Race
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Signs of Rebound in Antiques Market
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/your-money/18ANTIQUES.html?em
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Time to Party Like It’s 1854
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/opinion/18collins.html?em
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U.S. Cracks Down on ‘Independent Contractors’ as a Tax Dodge
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/business/18workers.html?em
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State Pension Plans Face $1 TRILLION Shortfall: Pew Center
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/19/state-pensions-plans-face_n_468638.html
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