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The GOP: Seeing What It Wants To See; Disregarding The Rest
When Hispanics make Texas and Arizona "blue," it's all over.The Beatles "tell the tale."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqO4j-cmhdQ***BROAD SUPPORT FOR SENATE IMMIGRATION BILL: A new Quinnipiac...
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Camping may help reset your internal clock
MICHELLE CASTILLO - CBS NEWS/ August 2, 2013In need of a good night's rest but can't seem to reset your internal clock? You may want to go camping.A new study shows that people -- including night owls...
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Pope Francis To World's Youth: Treasure The Elderly
Pope Francis waves at the crowd from a balcony of the San Joaquin Episcopal Palace in Rio de Janeiro after delivering the Angelus prayer July 26, 2013. RIO DE JANEIROPope Francis praised the elderly...
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Americans Prefer Obamacare Over The Status Quo Ante: 43% to 33%
It is always difficult to get a handle on underlying sentiment since The Press has an economic interest in making issues appear like "a horse race."Concerning the nation's approval/disapproval of...
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"The House I Live In," A Documentary Film About The Failure Of Drug...
"The House I Live In"Reviewed by "This American Life"http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/501/the-view-from-in-here?act=1***Roger Ebert's Review Of "The House I Live...
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Desmond Tutu Would Prefer Hell Over A Homophobic Heaven
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine HafizPosted: 07/26/2013 Desmond Tutu denounced religions that discriminate against LGTB-identified people by making some very strong statements during the United...
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Can Whales Swallow People?
This is what it’s like to nearly get eaten by a whaleBy Brad Plumer, Published: August 2 at 1:00 pmE-mail the writerIn today’s Lunch Break, a couple of divers almost get swallowed by a pair of humpback...
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"The GOP’s Kamikaze Mission To Stop Obamacare" by Ezra Klein
By Ezra Klein, Published: August 2 E-mail the writerCommentsThe campaign against Obamacare began as a campaign for self-interest. Obamacare, conservatives promised, would raise your taxes, take away...
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Bar Mitzvah Lessons Go Online
Jordan Friedman, USA TODAYAugust 3, 2013Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_and_Bat_Mitzvah***One program even invites users to celebrate their big...
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Best Books On Writing: A Collaboration With The New York Public Library
Hey Alan Archibald! About once a year, I send out a very special newsletter in addition to the weekly editions, highlighting a particularly labor- and love-intensive side project of mine. This is one...
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How To Evaluate A Used Car: On Site Inspection And Over-The-Phone Inquiry
Dear Maria,I know you're in hurry to get this, so please forgive and rough spots.Print out a copy to have with you whenever you're "dealing" with a seller.Ask the owner why s/he is selling the car. If...
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Groups go door-to-door to encourage enrollment in Obamacare
MIAMI BEACH — Her clipboard said the man who lived in the pink stucco apartment building a few blocks from the hotel-lined beach might not have health insurance. So Laura Botero climbed the darkened...
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26 Million Americans Eligible For Obamacare Subsidies, But Most Don't Know It
How your health care will change in 2013NEW YORK (CNNMoney)By Tami Luhby @Luhby April 23, 2013That's because relatively few people are familiar with provisions in the Affordable Care Act, aka...
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Republicans' Fuzzy Math On Obamacare
John Boehner dislikes The Tea Party's paralytic influence on The House of Representatives, not to mention the Tea Bag threat to his own political survival.Tea Party Blasts Boehner:...
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Gay Teacher At Glendora Catholic School Fired After Marrying Partner
Ken Bencomo, 45, right, and his partner of 10 years, Christopher Persky, 32, are married at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records on July 1. Bencomo was later fired from his teaching position at...
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Haaretz: "Until proven otherwise, Iran's Hassan Rohani deserves the West's...
Hassan Rouhanihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_RouhaniThe surprise election of Hassan Rohani –a gray man who is not in the supreme leader's inner circle – indicates that rational political rules can...
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I'm Sure We Can Make An Exception For A Muslim...
"Fort Hood and the rarity of military executions".View gallery....Alan: To understand -- but not to justify - Hasan's rage, go to http://images.google.com/ and input the words, "U.S. torture in Iraq."...
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"What the Psychology of Suicide Prevention Teaches Us About The Control Of...
Two surprisingly simple yet effective techniques for ameliorating anxiety."We must gain victory, not by assaulting the walls, but by accepting them," wroteJames Gordon Gilkey in his 1934 guide to how...
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Bernie Sanders: Walmart family’s ‘obscene’ wealth subsidized by taxpayers
Even if "The 1%" deserves every penny it's pocketed, the wealth inequality in these "United" States is the surest way to collapse civilization. "Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You...
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"Rape! Murder!" Merry Clayton, "20 Feet From Stardom"
Dear Chuck,Here is Susan Wloszczna's review of "20 Feet From Stardom" posted on Ebert.com. It contains some interesting bits. http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/20-feet-from-stardom-2013Wikipedia's...
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