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Republican Abuse of Filibuster
During Franklin Roosevelt's 12 year tenure, the Senate used the filibuster a total of six times, including twice in the 1930s to block anti-lynching legislation. In the past six years, the Republican...
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In Praise of Surveillance Cameras
Boston police have relatively few security cameras. Luckily, Lord & Taylor's were on.Comments (96)By L. GORDON CROVITZCONNECTFew technologies make people as uneasy as surveillance cameras installed...
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Bigfoot decomposed foot found? Two boys make grisly discovery
Bigfoot's decomposed foot found in Massachusetts?Credits: Lakeville Police Dept.BIGFOOT FOOT FOUNDAPRIL 22, 2013BY: HEATHER TOOLEYA Bigfoot decomposed foot may have been found by two young in the...
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320,000 Icelanders Use Phone App To Prevent Incest
Iceland’s Incest-Prevention App Gets People to Bump Their Phones Before Bumping in Bedby Tom Sykes Apr 23, 2013 Iceland has a tiny population and confusing surnames make knowing who you’re related to...
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Former Klansman who apologized for racist past dies
2009: Former Klansman: 'I'm sorry'By Dana Ford, CNNApril 1, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSElwin Wilson apologized for beating Rep. John Lewis at a bus station some 50 years agoHe died Thursday at a hospital in...
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The Gold Standard: Intuitively Attractive. Factually Idiotic /// Glass...
The U.S. economy was in recession 52% of the time from 1874 to 1933, when the U.S. abandoned the gold standard. Since then, the economy has been in recession just 16% of the time. The Atlantic***In the...
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A New Stroke Symptom
Garbled text message may be stroke's only symptomThe Body OddFacebookTwitterLinkedInGooglePlusEmailMarch 20, 2013 at 6:34 PM ETA strange text message from a loved one usually means one of three things:...
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Gallup Poll: What Kind Of Energy Development Do Americans Want?
76% of Americans want more emphasis on the development of solar power and 71% on wind power. 46% want more emphasis on the production of oil and 31% on the production of coal.Fracking "retention" pool
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National Review's Mona Charen: "Why We’re Losing the Gay-Marriage Debate"
Demonstrators at the Supreme Court, March 26, 2013MARCH 29, 2013 Why We’re Losing the Gay-Marriage Debate Supporters of same-sex marriage have successfully framed their opponents as bigots. By Mona...
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7 of 10 largest U.S. occupations learn less than $30,000.00 a year
http://misterass.com/2012/09/06/comedy-cashier/***Workers in seven of the 10 larest U.S. occupations typically earn less than $320,000.00 a year, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor...
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Obama Vacation Time and George W. Bush Vacation Time
President Obama took 131 vacation days in his first term. In this two terms, President George W. Bush took 1,060 vacation days. Salon.comhttp://www.factcheck.org/2010/01/president-obamas-vacation-days/
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Massacres, Guns and White Men
White men have much to discuss about mass shootingsBy Charlotte Childress and Harriet Childress,March 29, 2013Charlotte and Harriet Childress are researchers and consultants on social and political...
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Firearm Violence and The Plodding Tedium of Cultural Change
The gunman in the Newtown massacre fired 154 bullets from his Bushmaster military-style rifle in less than five minutes, killing 20 first-graders and six adults. He brought with him 10 large-capacity...
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Using the word "vagina" in high school biology class prompts Idaho investigation
An Idaho high school science teacher is being investigated by the state's professional standards commission for using the word "vagina" in a 10th grade biology...
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"Baseball As A Road To God" by John Sexton
Dr. John Sexton, President NYUAuthor, "Baseball As A Road To God"Sexton's Riveting 75 Minute Villanova Speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4vPRIH3DOwSexton's Interview With Stephen Colbert:...
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Automation, Robotization, Computerization and The Permanent Destruction Of Jobs
The End Of Work As We Know Ithttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/02/automation-robotization-and-job-loss.html***By Robert J. Samuelson, Published: July 17Just what explains today’s continuing high...
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Ezra Klein's Wonkbook: 10 things I've learned reporting on Obamacare
***Obamacare Will Work. And Work Wellhttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-obamacare-is-going-to-work-and-work.htmlGOP Poisons Obamacare, Then Claims It's Sick (US Today Editorial...
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New surgical knife can instantly detect cancer
New surgical knife can instantly detect cancerBy MARIA CHENG / AP Medical Writer / July 17, 2013LONDON (AP) — Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer.An experimental surgical knife can help...
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"There's More Carbon Dioxide in the Air Now Than Any Time in 3 Million Years"
Comments (7)PHILIP BUMP1,222 ViewsMAY 10, 2013See full coverageIt has happened. For the first time, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii passed a daily average of 400...
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