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Guatemalan Dictator, Efraín Ríos Montt, A "Devout" Evangelical Christian,...
Rios Montt's Wikipedia Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efra%C3%ADn_R%C3%ADos_Montt***Efraín Ríos Montt Found Guilty of Genocide!The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards Justice.SOA...
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Robert Gates: Some Benghazi critics have "cartoonish" view of military...
Hard-nosed Republican Bob Gates was first appointed Secretary of Defense by George W. Bush.Gates was appointed head of the CIA by George H.W. Bush.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gates***Posted: May...
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Benghazi And The Run-Up To 9/11
Dear A,Excellent observation! .... even if I did have spike and hammer in hand.Consider the context.In the weeks before 9/11, CIA Director, George Tenet was running around "with his hair on fire"...
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Workaholism vs. Purposeful Work
Entrepreneurship guru Seth Godin Godin stresses the difference between workaholism and all-consuming purposeful work, or what Lewis Hyde has termed work vs. creative labor, and examines the divergent...
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19 hurt at New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting
Handguns"Specifically designed to kill people"***Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliographyhttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons.html***On the surface, any single act of gun violence...
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Cosmic Apprentice: Dorion Sagan on Why Science and Philosophy Need Each Other
by Maria Popova“A good scientific theory shines its light, revealing the world’s fearful symmetry. And its failure is also a success, as it shows us where to look next.”As if to define what science is...
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Richard Feynman: It is the responsibility of scientists to be unsure
Wikipedia's entry for Richard Feynmanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_feynman***Richard Feynman on the Universal Responsibility of Scientistsby Maria PopovaOn harvesting the fruit of freedom of...
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China plans revolution to head off fiscal crisis
May 13, 2013Alan: My friend Carl made a quick fortune in China. A few years ago, he told me that Chinese accounting is completely bogus and the inexorable press of circumstance will soon force...
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4 dead bodies found shot in southern Indiana home
From left, Katherine Burton, Shawn Burton, Aaron Cross and Thomas Smith were found dead in a Waynesville, Indiana home.STORY HIGHLIGHTSAuthorities "working around the clock" to find those...
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New Generation Of Batteries Debuts.... Rapidly Expanding Storage Capacity
Wendy Koch, USA TODAYMay 12, 2013USA TODAY's Green Tech series explores how green-tech innovations are changing everything from vacations to war-making.(Photo: Courtesy of Argonne National...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Performs David Bowie's Space Oddity Aboard Space...
(A Real) Space OddityBy Phil Plait | Posted Sunday, May 12, 2013Chris Hadfield—astronaut, and commander of Expedition 35 on the International Space Station—is full of surprises. He's been tweeting...
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Should Firearms Manufacturers Be Allowed To Market Guns To Young Children
"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons.html***Today’s Opinions poll Washington Post, May 13, 2013Should firearms manufacturers be allowed...
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Computers Make Beautiful Music "In The Style Of"... Anyone! Bach. Bartok....
Alan: Although the following RadioLab always probes "deep waters," it can "get on one's nerves." However, the last "segment" (which begins at the 47:00 minute mark) is both "beautiful" and...
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The Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation Bill (analyzed by Robert Samuelson)
The jury’s out on whether Dodd-Frank will save CapitalismBy Robert J. Samuelson, Published: May 12It’s been five years since the onset of the financial crisis — the rescue of Bear Stearns in March 2008...
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Ron Paul rips both sides on Benghazi
The real lesson of Benghazi will not be learned,' Paul says. | AP PhotoBy KATIE GLUECK | 5/13/13 Ron Paul on Monday dismissed Republican and White House claims about Benghazi as a “sideshow” and said...
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NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope In Close Call With Soviet Satellite
by Barry Ritholtz - May 12th, 2013NASA scientists don’t often learn that their spacecraft is at risk of crashing into another satellite. But when Julie McEnery, the project scientist for NASA’s Fermi...
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The Borowitz Report: G.O.P. Split On How To Waste Time
Investigate Benghazi?Or, Repeal Obamacare?***WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—A deep divide has emerged within the Republican Party over whether to waste Congress’s time investigating Benghazi talking...
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"Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream," Joseph Stiglitz
By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZA CERTAIN drama has become familiar in the United States (and some other advanced industrialized countries): Bankers encourage people to borrow beyond their means, preying...
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The Borowitz Report: Kim Jong-Un Supports U.S. Invasion Of Privacy
PYONGYANG (The Borowitz Report)—As controversy swirled around the Department of Justice’s move to obtain journalists’ phone records, the White House picked up a vote of support today from an unexpected...
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Don't be fooled. New utility scam is popping up across the nation
Yahoo! Homes/Thinkstock - Scammers tell people that they're late on a utility bill and that their service will be cut off, then instruct people to purchase a prepaid debit card to pay their bill....
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