Why are believers ignorant about atheists?

Why are believers ignorant about atheists?
SALON.COM | JUNE 30, 2012
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_The director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, Monsignor Massimo Paolombella arrives for an interview with The Associated Press, in Rome. (APAndrew Medich... Read more

Five Health Care Mandates Republicans Support

Five Health Care Mandates Republicans Support
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 29, 2012
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Republicans are in complete upheaval over Obamacare, fired up by the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law ... Read more

So you are sick of the tyranny and want to move to Canada. A guide.

So you are sick of the tyranny and want to move to Canada. A guide.
DAILY KOS | JUNE 29, 2012
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My poor sad wingnut friends. I hear you. I understand. When you elected George W. Bush to a second term in office, I had ... Read more

Romney: Students Should Get ‘As Much Education As They Can Afford’

Romney: Students Should Get 'As Much Education As They Can Afford'
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 29, 2012
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On the campaign trail Wednesday night in Virginia, Mitt Romney took on the topic of education. While extolling the virtues of ... Read more

Tea Partier Asks God To Save Country From 'Criminal Invaders'

Tea Partier Asks God To Save Country From 'Criminal Invaders'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 29, 2012
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The leader of the Mississippi Tea Party is calling on God to save the country from "criminal invaders" following the ... Read more

Dems Told To Go On Offense

Dems Told To Go On Offense
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 29, 2012
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WASHINGTON -- The White House is telling Democrats to go on offense over health care and taxes. That's after the Supreme ... Read more

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 2): Sickeningly Sweet

The video segments are posted here somewhat out of order.  You can either play them here in the correct order by referring to the Ep number in the title, or use this link to go to the YouTube playlist, where they are already in proper order.
There are 7 in all.  To find Ep 1, scroll down a bit.

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 3): Hunger and Hormones- A Vicious Cycle

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 5): Generation XL

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 4): Sugar - A Sweet Addiction

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 6): A Fast-Paced Fast Food Life

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 7): Drugs Cigarettes Alcohol...and Sugar?

The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 1): An Epidemic for Every Body

Obamacare: Affordable Care Act: Closing the Medicare Doughnut Hole

video

Obamacare: Faces of Change: Free Screenings Saving Lives

video

Obamacare Holds Insurance Companies Accountable: Faces of Change: A Fair Price

video

Obamacare Extends Insurance to Americans Under Age 26:Faces of Change: Emily's Health Care Story

video

Obamacare: Faces of Change: A Skeptic's Story on Health Care Reform

video

Obamacare: Faces of Change: Eliminating Pre-existing Conditions

video

Obamacare: Faces of Change: Life Without Limits

video

Obamacare: The Story of the Affordable Care Act: From an Unmet Promise to the Law of the Land BarackObamadotcom

video

Obamacare: Delivering Affordable Health Care

video

Week In The News: Health Care, Immigration, Wildfires

Interview:

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/06/29/week-in-the-news-202

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-29/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Friday News Roundup - International

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-29/friday-news-roundup-international

SCOTUS reactions from the Right

SCOTUS reactions from the Right
DAILY KOS | JUNE 28, 2012
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I'm not sure there's much that can top this Fox Nation opinion: We are now living in the Occupied United States of America. ... ... Read more

Obamacare a big tax hike on middle class America? No.

Obamacare a big tax hike on middle class America? No.
DAILY KOS | JUNE 28, 2012
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that was quick! "@MichelleFields: Impeach John Roberts attire for sale: http://t.co/... — @RosieGray via TweetDeck Chief ... Read more

Catholic bishops very sad SCOTUS upholds health care for ladies

Catholic bishops very sad SCOTUS upholds health care for ladies
DAILY KOS | JUNE 28, 2012
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It's not just Republicans who are feeling really, really sad today that millions of Americans will continue to have health ... Read more

Obama camp: Romney missed opportunity to move country forward with his 'callous' statement

Obama camp: Romney missed opportunity to move country forward with his 'callous' statement
DAILY KOS | JUNE 28, 2012
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"Don't have health care? Not my problem." (Joshua Lott/Reuters) Obama campaign manager Jim Messina on Mitt Romney's ... Read more

Republican Suggests 'Armed Rebellion' After Supreme Court Ruling

Republican Suggests 'Armed Rebellion' After Supreme Court Ruling
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 28, 2012
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Conservatives were united in their disappointment over the Supreme Court's upholding of President Barack Obama's ... Read more

After Health Care Ruling, Catholic Bishops Urge Flock To Rally

After Health Care Ruling, Catholic Bishops Urge Flock To Rally
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 28, 2012
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Catholic bishops have vowed to continue the fight against what they say is one of the most objectionable outcomes of the health ... Read more

Dirty Secret Behind Bain Capital Profits Under Mitt Romney

(R) Admits Voter ID Laws About Helping Romney Win Election

'Impeach Obama' - Crazy Republicans

Texas GOP Against Thinking & Voting Rights

Doctors: We could go out of business

Doctors: We could go out of business
CNN MONEY | JUNE 27, 2012
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Exclusive: In a survey of 673 doctors by MDLinx, 17% of physicians who own a private practice fear they could be closing it within a year... Read more

Immigrants file most patents at top schools

Immigrants file most patents at top schools
CNN MONEY | JUNE 26, 2012
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Immigrants file 76% of patents at the top 10 patent-producing colleges,... Read more

Ben Nelson: Activist Supreme Court Would 'Pave The Way To A Single-Payer System'

Ben Nelson: Activist Supreme Court Would 'Pave The Way To A Single-Payer System'
TPMDC | JUNE 27, 2012
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Retiring Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) -- the most conservative Democratic senator, and the member of the caucus who held out longest ... Read more

Republicans Drop Talk Of Health Care 'Replace' -- For Now

Republicans Drop Talk Of Health Care 'Replace' -- For Now
TPMDC | JUNE 27, 2012
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On the verge of an expected Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare, Republicans have removed "replace" ... Read more

Paul: No Flood Insurance Until Senate Votes On Life Beginning At Conception

Paul: No Flood Insurance Until Senate Votes On Life Beginning At Conception
TPMDC | JUNE 27, 2012
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The Senate may not be able to clear its entire near-term agenda before the Independence day recess because Sen. Rand Paul ... Read more

Right argues that disclosing campaign donations is undemocratic

Right argues that disclosing campaign donations is undemocratic
DAILY KOS | JUNE 26, 2012
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This is the definition of moving the goalposts. Republicans fought for years to make it easier for corporations to give ... Read more

'Sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor'

'Sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor'
DAILY KOS | JUNE 27, 2012
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Breathe deeply and try to summon your inner peace before reading this description, from economist Tyler Cowen, of what ... Read more

Republican Makes Jaw-Dropping Link Between Kindergarten, Crime

Republican Makes Jaw-Dropping Link Between Kindergarten, Crime
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 27, 2012
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A Republican New Hampshire state legislator told a county convention Monday evening that kindergarten leads to higher crime ... Read more

Citizens United Foe Warns Of 'Constitutional Crisis'

Citizens United Foe Warns Of 'Constitutional Crisis'
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 27, 2012
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WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Russ Feingold is taking the gloves off after the Supreme Court's summary reversal of a case that ... Read more

GOP Operative Says Romney’s ‘Instinct Is To Call To The Cheney-ites’ On Foreign Policy

GOP Operative Says Romney's 'Instinct Is To Call To The Cheney-ites' On Foreign Policy
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 27, 2012
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Reuters reports today that Mitt Romney's campaign foreign policy advisers are increasingly at odds, with the moderate ... Read more

Why Romney Couldn’t Convince The Washington Post To Retract Its Story About Bain Offshoring Jobs

Why Romney Couldn't Convince The Washington Post To Retract Its Story About Bain Offshoring Jobs
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 27, 2012
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The Mitt Romney campaign met with editors of the Washington Post today in an attempt to get the paper to retract a story about ... Read more

'Pistol Whip' Nuns - Conservative Host's Outrageous Comments

More Than 100 Million Americans Cannot Afford To See The Dentist

More Than 100 Million Americans Cannot Afford To See The Dentist
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 26, 2012
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One in three Americans can't afford to see the dentist. More than 100 million Americans do not go to the dentist for checkups and cleanings because o... Read more

Public Option Advocates To Push Medicare For All If Supreme Court Strikes 'Obamacare'

Public Option Advocates To Push Medicare For All If Supreme Court Strikes 'Obamacare'
TPMDC | JUNE 26, 2012
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The progressive activists who put the public option at the heart of the health care reform debate in 2009 and 2010 will return ... Read more

UCTV Prime: The Skinny on Obesity

Watch the entire series here -- http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39F782316B425249&feature=plcp

Part 1:

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Interesting?

Secret Right Wing Money Spent On Deceptive Ads

What I want to know is why all these so-called Christian people and organizations and churches ally themselves with a party that spends 85% of its funds on deception.

Republicans rush to credit Obama for lower gasoline prices. Not

Republicans rush to credit Obama for lower gasoline prices. Not
DAILY KOS | JUNE 25, 2012
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A year's worth of average gasoline prices nationwide. (gasbuddy.com) If your memory is as short as Republicans would like it ... Read more

Pennsylvania Republican admits voter suppression is all about electing Mitt Romney

Pennsylvania Republican admits voter suppression is all about electing Mitt Romney
DAILY KOS | JUNE 25, 2012
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Viviette Applewhite's vote would be sacrificed to elect Mitt Romney. (ACLU video) Here's some refreshing honesty for ... Read more

Lawmakers reworked financial portfolios after talks with Fed, Treasury officials - The Washington Post

Lawmakers reworked financial portfolios after talks with Fed, Treasury officials - The Washington Post
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
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White House: Supreme Court 'Missed An Opportunity'

White House: Supreme Court 'Missed An Opportunity'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 25, 2012
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The Obama administration has released a statement on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the state of ... Read more

BofA Tried To Screw Over Homeowner, Is Terrible, Says NJ Court

 Tried To Screw Over Homeowner, Is Terrible, Says NJ Court
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 25, 2012
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In 2009, Bank of America threw a lifeline to Sylvia Ficco, a struggling New Jersey homeowner who'd recently defaulted on a $591,000 home loan. Come jo... Read more

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy"

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 25, 2012
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Read more... 823 score | 116 comments > submitted by mepper subreddit: politics ... Read more

Romney Campaign Can’t Explain How He Would Boost Military Spending To $945 Billion And Cut The Deficit

Romney Campaign Can't Explain How He Would Boost Military Spending To $945 Billion And Cut The Deficit
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 25, 2012
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According to experts at the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Mitt Romney's proposed defense ... Read more

What exactly does the Finder's green button do?

What exactly does the Finder's green button do?
MACWORLD | JUNE 25, 2012
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You've been staring at the green button that haunts your Mac's windows for years. But do you really know what it does? Expand ... Read more

2/3 Of Republicans Believe Obama Born Outside Of United States

Poll: Republicans Grossly Misinformed On Iraq, Iran

90% Of Terrorism Comes From Muslims - Rep. Peter King

Romney’s Bain Profited Even As The Companies It Invested In Went Bankrupt, Analysis Reveals

Romney's Bain Profited Even As The Companies It Invested In Went Bankrupt, Analysis Reveals
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 23, 2012
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Mitt Romney has argued that his business experience as head of Bain Capital from 1984 to 1999 will help him turnaround the ... Read more

5 Signs the United States Is Undergoing a Coup

5 Signs the United States Is Undergoing a Coup
THE ATLANTIC | JUNE 24, 2012
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This is distilled from a longer item earlier today, at the suggestion of my colleagues. It's a simple game you can try at home. Pick a country and de... Read more

Vatican Hires Fox News Journo for Media Gig - Greg Burke will try to stop the 'blunders'

http://www.newser.com/story/148792/vatican-hires-fox-news-journo-for-media-gig.html

Crusader Against Gay Marriage Swaps Sides - David Blankenhorn's op-ed sparks renewed debate

http://www.newser.com/story/148764/crusader-for-same-sex-marriage-swaps-sides.html

Is sugar toxic - 60 Minutes - Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Interview, video:

The Skinny on Obesity (Extra): Four Sweet Tips from Dr. Lustig

Interview. video: