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World's Oldest Animal: A 507 Year Old Clam
Shell valves from a specimen of Arctica islandica that was found to have lived for approximately 507 years are pictured here. The creature's death has generated some consternation about marine...
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Two Women - Bachelet and Matthei - In Chile's December Presidential Run-Off
A woman casts her vote at a polling station during general elections in Santiago on November 17, 2013. Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty ImagesBachelet to Face Matthei in Chile’s December...
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Cheney Family Airs Gay Marriage Feud on Facebook
Mary tells sister Liz, 'you're just wrong--and on the wrong side of history'By Courtney Subramanian @cmsubNov. 17, 201314 CommentsCasper, Wyoming, Wednesday, July 17, 2013.Republican U.S. Senate...
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Mike Tyson, Former Boxer And Convicted Rapist, Makes Charming Film With Spike...
—By Asawin Suebsaeng| Sat Nov. 16, 2013Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth affords Mike Tyson yet another big opportunity to open up.Spike Lee's new film (premiering Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HBO) documents...
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New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. My Submission, November 18, 2013
Honey, there's a guy in the mirror. He says I should listen to the better angels of my nature. I told him I'm out of shaving cream.
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America’s Angriest White Men: Racism, Rage And Southern Supremacy Up Close
Who are the white supremacists? There has been no formal survey, for obvious reasons, but there are several noticeable patterns. Geographically, they come from America’s heartland—small towns, rural...
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For States With Own Exchanges, Obamacare Works Just Fine
(BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS) - Liz Carlson, a self-employed student, attends a health care enrolment fair co-sponsored by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and the State Employees Association at...
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David Frum: Time To Start Talking About Reforming, Not Repealing, Obamacare
"There'll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet."***"Jon Stewart: Conservative Darling"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/10/jon-stewart-conservative-darling.html***"GOP...
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"Thanks A Lot Anti-Vaccine Parents"
Jenny McCarthyPlayboy centerfold and "conservative" anti-vaccine advocate***I've Got Whooping Cough. Thanks a Lot, Jenny McCarthy.Julie IoffeAt this writing, I have been coughing for 72 days. Not on...
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God And Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda
STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe day after the typhoon, Father Edwin Bacaltos' task was to bless the deadReligion is offering some solace for those who have suffered lossesThe missionary has provided food and...
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The Ordeal Of Change
Alan: Although I don't share Kinsley overall view, he does an excellent job summarizing the challenge of change and how human beings engage the whole waffly process."Hillarycare faltered and Obamacare...
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The Case For A Basic Guaranteed Income.
"Richard Nixon's Guaranteed Minimum Income Proposal"(It almost passed!)http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/nixons-guaranteed-minimum-income.html***"The clear [benefit] is that no American would...
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"The Insanity Of Our Food Policy," Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel Laureate, Joseph Stiglitzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stiglitz***"The nonsensical arrangement being proposed in the House Republicans' farm bill is an especially egregious version of this...
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Great Video Explanation Of How Vaccines Work And Why They're An Inimitable Boon
Great Video Explanation Of How Vaccines Work And Why They're An Inimitable Boonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJqderdey_I&wpisrc=nl_wonk***"Thanks A Lot Anti-Vaccine...
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Is D.C. The Gayest Place In America?
"Consider what surveys by Gallup and the Census Bureau have found about the gay population here. When the District of Columbia is compared with the 50 states, it has the highest percentage of adults...
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E.J. Dionne: "A Kinder Nation" (We Are, In Fact, Less Violent And More...
By E.J. Dionne Jr., Published: November 17, 2013Tired of gloom and ceaseless talk of American decline? Me too. So let’s celebrate an important way in which the United States has become stronger — and a...
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Excellent Video Explanation Of Obamacare
Until now, American healthcare has worked quite well for those who are wealthy, enjoy really good jobs and who have no pre-existing conditions - even conditions that are no longer a medical issue.About...
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The Bible Belt Benefits Most From Obamacare
Alan: When Obamacare proves successful, the huge numbers of people in red states who will benefit from it (once their obstructionist Republican state houses and legislators "get out of the way") will...
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Little Known White Supremacist Mass Murderer To Die Wednesday
Joseph Paul Franklin speaks to CNN's Kyung Lah from the prison where he's on death row. He's scheduled to die on Wednesday.STORY HIGHLIGHTSJoseph Paul Franklin schedule to be executed WednesdayAsked if...
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