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Teen Pregnancies And Abortions Down Sharply
Five startling facts about pregnancy and abortion in AmericaPosted by Sarah Kliff on December 5, 2013 Fewer women are getting pregnant.Abortion Rates Are Lowest Where Abortion Is Legal And...
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Conservatives And The Increasing Incidence Of Brown Back Teeth
Hmm.Brown back teeth...What could well up from the digestive track that would cause brown back teeth?The GOP says Obamacare will cancel 80-100 million insurance plans. Nope.Posted by Ezra Klein on...
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How Many Young People Will Sign Up For Obamacare?
Alan: The author of the following article, Aaron Blake, should be ashamed of himself. Nowhere does he mention the absolute number of American young people, an "oversight" that makes his other...
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Nelson Mandela, A PBS Documentary
Nelson Mandelahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_mandela***The Long Walk of Nelson...
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Reagan, Cheney & Religious Right Opposed Nelson Mandela, Supported Apartheid
Ronald Reagan: Friend of Theocrats Saddam Hussein's Ally Supported ApartheidWaged Illegal War Against Nicaragua's Democratically Elected GovernmentArms Dealer To Iran***By Michael Allen, Thu, December...
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Tom Toles Cartoon: GOP Suffers From "Low S"
When Apocalypse is your trump card, you needn't do anything.Why bother "making it good" when God will make it perfect?Who would know that hope was once the signal Christian virtue?Contemporary...
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"While The U.S. Muddles Along, Other Nations Rocket Forward," Fareed Zakaria
The confusion of learning with lucre.***By Fareed Zakaria, Published: December 5, 2013The latest international student evaluations, the PISA test results, are out, and one thing is clear: The United...
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The Communion Of Saints - A Young Catholic's Reflection
4) Find a friendAnother genius of the Catholic faith, and there are many, is the adamant belief that we are not alone. While of course there is no substitute for Christ or the power of God the Father...
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"After My Cancer Diagnosis, Seeing Mortality In The Near Distance," Michael...
Monty Python: The Salmon Mousse(Currently, this entire scene is not available online. Here are 2...
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American Views Of Economic Inequality: Pew Poll Findings
"99 Must Reads On Income Inequality"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/08/99-must-reads-on-income-inequality.html***"More than half (61%) of Americans said the U.S. economic system favors the...
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David Brooks: Suicide And The Irony Of Despair
California's Suicide Prevention Websitehttp://www.asianweek.com/2013/01/04/california-launches-suicide-prevention-website/***"According to the World Health Organization, global suicide rates have...
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We Know HealthCare.Gov Works Because Republicans No Longer Attack It
Three ways you can tell HealthCare.Gov is working. "Republicans have mostly stopped attacking the website. Two sets of House Republican talking points shared with National Journal bare this out....
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Using Corporate Personhood As Legal Challenge To Multi-Person Carpool Lane...
Jonathan Frieman of San Rafael uses his case to highlight rulings that corporations can be considered people. SAN FRANCISCO -- Some people will do anything to get out of a traffic ticket.It is the rare...
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A Carbon Tax Is Coming. Accept It. Exxon Has.
Large companies prepared to pay a price on carbon. "More than two dozen of the nation's biggest corporations, including the five major oil companies, are planning their future growth on the expectation...
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Obama Orders Three-Fold Increase In Federal Gov's Renewable Energy Use By 2020
Obama gives federal government renewable mandate. "Saying the government should lead by example, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable...
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Climate Change Causing Infectious Diseases To Spread Across United States
Mosquitoes are known as "promiscuous feeders."If undisturbed, they will suck blood till it exits their rear end.***Dengue Fever -- Also Called "Bone-Break Fever" -- Is Spreading In The United...
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"Shrouds Go Better With Bacon" Part II
"Shrouds Go Better With Bacon"Part II***"Nope. Don't Need No Nanny State Here"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/nope-dont-need-no-nanny-state-here.html
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The Truth About Pork and How America Feeds Itself
The Hormel Foods (HRL) plant in Fremont, Neb., is a sprawling complex, just across the Union Pacific tracks on the southern edge of town. Every day of the week, some 1,400 workers arrive before dawn...
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America's Twisted View Of Poverty
The GoFundMe page of Linda Tirado, author of the widely shared "Poverty Thoughts" essay. ***Alan: It is also true that "A full belly does not believe in hunger." (Italian proverb)***"Pope Francis...
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Royal Marine Convicted Of Killing Taliban In Cold Blood
Sgt Alexander Blackman pictured in 2001, when he was a Lance Corporal Photo: PABy Ben FarmerDefence Correspondent06 Dec 2013Killer Marine told he 'increased risk of revenge attacks' and sentenced to...
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