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George Will: On Freedom Of Speech
By Rachel ManteuffelBill O'Leary/The Washington PostGeorge Will's column on the weenie rules instituted by several colleges attempting to police offensive thought and behavior has lit up the comments...
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"No Swimming Allowed"
Dear Fred,I've been "under the weather" lately and am only getting a couple hours work done each day.I think your view of literalism is important.You remind me of an epiphany I had when hiking the...
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Obama To Fill Key Posts. Hagel to Pentagon. Romney to Commerce? Lugar to...
Alan: In the name of bipartisanship, Obama would do well to make Dick Lugar his Secretary of Defense and to offer Commerce to Romney. Romney would likely decline but might also realize that his...
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"Life of Pi"
Dear Chuck,I thought Life of Pi even better than Roger Ebert's glowing review: "a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery. Inspired by a worldwide best-seller that many...
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The Trivial Causes Of World War I ...And By Extension, World War II
More than a third of the soldiers killed in World War 1 were listed as missing in action. Their corpses rotted where they lay and "the earth swallowed them" - greatly assisted by the constant upheaval...
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Grover Norquist Approves Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts
Grover Norquist stands ‘corrected’ againPosted by Jonathan Capehart on December 4, 2012 Earlier today, Grover Norquist was on MSNBC’s “Now with Alex Wagner” talking about the “fiscal cliff” and taxes....
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Conservative Columnist Kathleen Parker's Penetration Of GOP Bafflegab Re...
***Kathleen ParkerOpinion WriterSusan Rice and the Senate’s blame gameBy Kathleen Parker, Published: December 4, 2012A variety of insults have been deployed in opposition to Susan Rice’s likely...
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Republicans losing fiscal cliff blame game 2:1
4832 CommentsPosted by Chris Cillizza, Aaron Blake and Sean Sullivan on December 4, 2012 A majority of Americans say that if the country goes over the fiscal cliff on Dec. 31, congressional Republicans...
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Senate rejects treaty to protect disabled around the world
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), center, gestures during a news conference in Washington By Rosalind S. Helderman, Published: December 4, 2012The Senate has failed to ratify an international treaty intended...
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"Why Liberals Think What They Do"
Sirenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SirenDear David, Thanks for sending "Why Liberals Think What They Do" by Victor Davis Hanson.It is admirable rhetoric... and mostly mistaken.To begin, life is...
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Poll: Hillary in 2016 a Popular Idea
Enlarge PhotoABC OTUS News - Hillary in 2016? Popular Idea (ABC News)By Greg Holyk | ABC OTUS News – 12 hrs agoCarried by a new high in personal popularity and broad approval of her work as secretary...
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Easter Island Statues. Over 80% of their body length is buried underground.
You get a good idea of the size of these guys when you look at the last photo and see grown men standing around the base. 32 feet high?***Easter Island Statues...
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Google-Funded Drones To Hunt Rhino Poachers
—By Dana Liebelson| Dec. 5, 2012First things first: No, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is not using drones to vaporize poachers. But thanks to a five million dollar grant awarded by Google on Tuesday,...
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New Satellite Images Reveal What Earth Looks Like At Night
“There is less difference than people think between research and adoration.” Pere Teilhard de Chardin, S.J....
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Remembering Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck
by JACK ZAHORADecember 05, 2012http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/12/05/166571712/remembering-the-vital-force-of-jazz-pianist-dave-brubeckEnlarge imageDave Brubeck performing on the pilot episode...
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Diane Rehm: The Challenge Of Feeding America’s Hungry
Panelist Stephen Moore was delightful!His caricaturish portrayal of a whiney, aggrieved conservative, deserves recognition by The Academy.His voice on the verge of panic, Mr. Moore expresses righteous...
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The GOP's Fondest Wish
(I just received the following email from my most dependable conservative correspondent.)Message to you from a young Democrat "My Momma said...
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Socialism
The GOPParty of The Firm Grip***(Pending Report: Mother Theresa and The College of Cardinals' Holiday Orgies) ***Pssst.Obama is a Rockefeller Republican.
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John Ford, John Wayne, Aquinas and Theosis (Christian Divinization)
***Dear Fred,There is truth in what you say.But it is proportionately more significant that "the fundies" spurn science -- whether "hard" or "soft" -- whenever it contradicts their religious beliefs....
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