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"Pax On Both Houses" suspends blogging until June 28th
Alan: I am leading educational tour groups in the Yucatan and Oaxaca from May 15 through June 27. I will resume blogging on June 28th. ¡Primero Dios!Yucatan...
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Libertarian Philosophy Can Be Attractive But Individual Libertarians Have A...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hunter_(radio_host)Rand Paul staffer expressed support for Lincoln assassinJames R. Carroll and Joseph Gerth, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-JournalJuly 9, 2013Paul's...
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T.S. Eliot: Physics and Poetry - Can You Handle The Truth?
Physics And Poetry: Can You Handle The Truth?by Adam FrankIf you are going to shell out cash sending a kid to college, you might as well get in on their fun too. That's how my daughter's post-modern...
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Diane Rehm: "Gasland Part II"
Josh Fox was arrested in February 2012 while attempting to film a congressional hearing on natural gas fracking.(Photo Credit: Courtesy HBO)Alan: An incomparable study of Big Money ability to prolong...
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In 29 States, It Is Legal To Fire Someone For Sexual Orientation
She's outta here!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Maddow***The day is coming -- and sooner than most church-going "Christians" think -- when such gender abuse will be viewed with the same...
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Foiled in the United States, Anti-Gay Evangelicals Spread Hate in Africa
A street preacher in Kampala, Uganda Derek WiesehahnOscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams on his new documentary, "God Loves Uganda."—By Jeremy Lybarger| Tue Jul. 9, 2013 55The Supreme Court's...
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Meet Greg Abbott, the Man Who May Make You Miss Rick Perry
Song Qiong/Xinhua/ZumaPress.com—By Tim Murphy| Tue Jul. 9, 2013 97During his tenure as Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott has developed a bit of a routine: "I go into the office," he told a GOP...
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The 20 Weirdest Fish In The Ocean
http://www.csmonitor.com/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/The-20-weirdest-fish-in-the-ocean?nav=698325-csm_article-leftColRelated#254053http://deepseacreatures.org/anglerfish
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"The Case Against Empathy" by Paul Blum
On 9/11, 2700 Americans died.In The Whimsy War that followed, between 100,000 and a million Iraqis died. Adjusting for the tenfold population difference between the United States and Iraq, a million to...
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Heaven and Earth. East and West. Islam and Christianity.
Announcing The Marriage Of Heaven And Earth(Notice that "earth" is a bit higher than "heaven," and that heaven's representative bends his knee.)Fra Angelico, c. 1440***Dear Fred,Thanks for your keen...
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"GOP Poisons Obamacare, Then Claims It's Sick," USA Today Editorial Board
Ezra Klein: The Cost of Healthcare Is Already Coming Down: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/31/the-cost-curve-is-bending-does-obamacare-deserve-the-credit/***GOP poisons...
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“Since 2009, U.S. healthcare spending exhibited lowest growth rate since 1960."
If it bends the cost curve, it won’t just be tea party members passing out Obamacare bumper stickers. (REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi)The healthcare cost curve is bending. Does Obamacare deserve the credit?By...
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Paul Krugman: How To Tell Liberals From Conservatives
Rushbo replies...America weighs in...http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2011/11/you-might-be-redneck-if.html
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"The Decline of North Carolina," New York Times Editorial Board
If the truth pisses you off, you might just be a realNorth Carolinian.***Stephen Colbert examines North Carolina's leave-taking from...
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PBS: Portraits of Compassion: Photographer Reveals American Nurses
SUMMARYPhotographer Carolyn Jones spent two years profiling changes in the health care system. Her new book, "The American Nurse," highlights how the profession of nursing is evolving. Jones and Rhonda...
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"Bring Pedro Home" - A tale of twisted immigration law and prison profiteering
\Pedro's Return To GeorgiaNovember 27, 2011As Pedro, Logan and I drove closer and closer to Georgia, we were excited but also nervous. This would be the first time that we would return since Pedro’s...
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"U.S. Lagging Other Countries on Many Health Measures" - U.S. News & World...
Americans are living longer but spending more of their lives in ill health. The culprit is lousy lifestyle - particularly poor diet.***Report finds some gains, but also many areas where Americans'...
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Evangelical Scientists Urge Action On Climate Change
JULY 10, 2013From Sojourners: When you think of an evangelical Christian, do you think of a scientist who is passionately concerned about the impact of climate change? After this week, you should.I...
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GOP Not Listening to Its Own Scientists on Climate Change
Winking...and hoodwinking.Aggressive Ignorance: The American Way.***More from InsideClimate NewsWealthy Donors in His Corner as Obama Comes Out Swinging on Climate Change10 Jul 2013Q&A: Eugenie...
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