Daniel Dennett Religion is like 'the common cold'

Dennett on how religion offers an excuse to stop thinking

Dan Dennett: The illusion of consciousness

Decades of research have shown that writing down your emotions has concrete health benefits. Some studies even found that expressive writing helps physical wounds heal

Decades of research have shown that writing down your emotions has concrete health benefits. Some studies even found that expressive writing helps physical wounds heal
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Why the Young and Healthy Should Embrace ObamaCare - Ezra Klein: They're not going to be young and healthy forever

http://www.newser.com/story/172711/why-the-young-and-healthy-should-embrace-obamacare.html

Obama’s radio address describes health insurance as a ‘right’

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/17/obama-uses-radio-address-describe-health-insurance/

'Enders Game' Writer's Ridiculous Racist Rant Against Obama

Why are atheists so angry?

The science of macaroni salad: What's in a molecule? - Josh Kurz

Klingenschmitt: Military Will Be Used Against Christians

Caller: Increasing Minimum Wage will Bring Inflation

Obama: GOP trying to 'gum up' ACA

“A lot of Republicans seem to believe that if they can gum up the works and make this law fail, they’ll somehow be sticking it to me. But they’d just be sticking it to you,” Obama said in his weekly address....

There are “a group of Republicans in Congress working hard to confuse people, and making empty promises that they’ll either shut down the health care law, or, if they don’t get their way, they’ll shut down the government,” Obama, said in his weekly address. “Think about that. They’re actually having a debate between hurting Americans who will no longer be denied affordable care just because they’ve been sick – and harming the economy and millions of Americans in the process.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/barack-obama-obamacare-republicans-95636.html?hp=l4

Conservatives Revolt As GOP Tries To Calm Obamacare Shutdown Mania

Conservatives Revolt As GOP Tries To Calm Obamacare Shutdown Mania
TPMDC | AUGUST 16, 2013
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Just when they seemed to have the situation under control, Republican leaders are facing the wrath of conservatives who are ... Read more

NSA Spying: The Three Pillars of Government Trust Have Fallen

NSA Spying: The Three Pillars of Government Trust Have Fallen
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Fox News: ‘There’s No Question That The Polar Bear Is Thriving’

Fox News: 'There's No Question That The Polar Bear Is Thriving'
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 16, 2013
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According to Fox, the biggest polar bear threat out there is the one its "threatened" status poses to jobs.The post Fox News: ... Read more

The Who’s Who Of The Looming Government Shutdown

The Who's Who Of The Looming Government Shutdown
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 16, 2013
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The high rollers, the rogue mavericks, and the people. Here's who's taking our government to the brink of a shutdown. The post ... Read more

GOP Congressman Gets Fact Checked By His Own Constituents On Obamacare: ‘Stop Lying!’

GOP Congressman Gets Fact Checked By His Own Constituents On Obamacare: 'Stop Lying!'
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 16, 2013
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Rep. Daniel Webster received heated pushback at a town hall in Florida this week. Turns out the people in his district aren't ... Read more

Washington Post Publishes Transphobic Op-Ed From Southern Baptist Convention

Washington Post Publishes Transphobic Op-Ed From Southern Baptist Convention
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 16, 2013
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The Washington Post offers an unnecessary pedestal for transphobia.The post Washington Post Publishes Transphobic Op-Ed From ... Read more

Top House Republican Undermines Peace Talks During Visit To Jerusalem

Top House Republican Undermines Peace Talks During Visit To Jerusalem
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 16, 2013
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Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) said the Palestinians must undergo a "cultural mind-shift" for peace. The post Top House Republican ... Read more

10 Ways Republicans Have Blown Their Own Minority Outreach Strategy

10 Ways Republicans Have Blown Their Own Minority Outreach Strategy
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 16, 2013
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All the ways Republicans have shot themselves in the foot, in impressive fashion. The post 10 Ways Republicans Have Blown Their ... Read more

Week In The News: Bloody Cairo, Stop And Frisk, Airline Merger Grounded

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/08/16/week-in-the-news-cairo-frisk-merger


Bloody Egypt, overshadowing everything this week.  A huge death toll, shot down in the streets, and now big questions about American foreign policy and the unraveling of the Arab Spring.

In New York, a judge says “stop and frisk” police tactics have gone too far, too racial.  Mayor Bloomberg says he needs them.  In Washington, the Justice Department looks to pull back on mandatory minimum drug sentences and overcrowded prisons.

And in the Smoky Mountains, a judge says no to a mother naming her baby Messiah.

This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

- Tom Ashbrook

Friday News Roundup - Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-08-16/friday-news-roundup-domestic

A leaked internal audit showed the NSA repeatedly violated privacy rules. The NAACP and ACLU filed federal lawsuits in North Carolina alleging the state's new voter ID law violates the Voting Rights Act. Attorney General Eric Holder called for major changes to mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders. The Justice Department blocked a merger of American and US Airways. A federal judge declared significant portions of New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy unconstitutional. And Newark Mayor Cory Booker won the Democratic primary in the New Jersey. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top domestic headlines.

Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-08-16/friday-news-roundup-international

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood began fresh protests after a crackdown killed hundreds. The Obama administration came under fire by some U.S. lawmakers for not taking a harder line against Egypt's military rule. In Beirut a car bomb in a Hezbollah stronghold killed two dozen people. After a new wave of bombings in Iraq, the government warned it would not allow the country to become another Syria. In Jerusalem, Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resumed. The U.S. re-opened most of the diplomatic posts it had closed over terrorism threats. And Secretary of State Kerry visited Colombia and Brazil. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Should you trust your first impression? - Peter Mende-Siedlecki

Former Archbishop of Canterbury: Christians in Britain and the US who claim that they are persecuted should "grow up" and not exaggerate what amounts to feeling "mildly uncomfortable"

Former Archbishop of Canterbury: Christians in Britain and the US who claim that they are persecuted should "grow up" and not exaggerate what amounts to feeling "mildly uncomfortable"
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ELI5: How did single cell organisms evolve into having things like eyes which seems like one of the senses that would evolve out of nowhere?

ELI5 (Explain it Like I'm 5): How did single cell organisms evolve into having things like eyes which seems like one of the senses that would evolve out of nowhere?
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Also see the book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins -- Available at fine bookstores and libraries everywhere, including BookRenter and Amazon.

Study: Terrorists could easily target nuclear plants

Study: Terrorists could easily target nuclear plants
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A dozen years post-9/11, one study reveals just how vulnerable the nation's nuclear reactors are to terrorists' acts. NBC's Tom Costello reports. ... Read more

Big baby boom: Supersize deliveries have doctors worried

Big baby boom: Supersize deliveries have doctors worried
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A month after delivering a 13-pound, 12-ounce baby girl, Pennsylvania mom Michelle Cessna is reveling in the healthy arrival of her "little blessing" ... Read more

Is the Next Sam Walton Running Kroger?

Employees get union contracts and stock purchases in the 15 different Kroger owned types of stores.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12010104/1/is-the-next-sam-walton-running-kroger.html

The Psychology of Belief - Bias and the Brain

Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make—and break—online video | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/why-youtube-buffers-the-secret-deals-that-make-and-break-online-video/

Using Facebook can reduce young adults' sense of well-being and satisfaction with life, a study has found.

Using Facebook can reduce young adults' sense of well-being and satisfaction with life, a study has found.
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'WE'VE LOST THE WAR'

'WE'VE LOST THE WAR'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) warned his colleagues Wednesday that shutting down the government over Obamacare might cost ... Read more

'BREAKING A PROMISE': McConnell Blasted On Social Security

'BREAKING A PROMISE': McConnell Blasted On Social Security
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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The Progressive Change Campaign Committee began running a new television ad Thursday attacking Senate Minority Leader Mitch ... Read more

'Million Muslim March' Planned For 9/11 Prompts Conservative Freakout

'Million Muslim March' Planned For 9/11 Prompts Conservative Freakout
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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Conservative media outlets were buzzing Thursday over a Muslim political advocacy group's plans to hold a "Million ... Read more

Judges Warn Congress About 'Devastating' Impact

Judges Warn Congress About 'Devastating' Impact
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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WASHINGTON -- Top federal judges in 49 states are urging lawmakers to avoid another round of automatic spending cuts that would ... Read more

No, Lending To Poor People Did Not Cause The Financial Crisis

No, Lending To Poor People Did Not Cause The Financial Crisis
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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Despite the right-wing narrative, the CRA and expanded access to credit were not behind the crash.The post No, Lending To Poor ... Read more

STUDY: States Aren’t Struggling To Expand Insurance Benefits Under Obamacare

STUDY: States Aren't Struggling To Expand Insurance Benefits Under Obamacare
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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Insurance companies are easily adding Obamacare-mandated benefits to the policies they will sell on statewide marketplaces, ... Read more

Exactly Zero Of The 17 Suspected Voter Fraud Cases In Boulder, CO Exist

Exactly Zero Of The 17 Suspected Voter Fraud Cases In Boulder, CO Exist
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler (R) announced month year that he had found 155 possible illegal voters. But a review ... Read more

34 States Are Directly Funneling Money To Right-Wing ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ That Lie To Women

34 States Are Directly Funneling Money To Right-Wing 'Crisis Pregnancy Centers' That Lie To Women
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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Over half of the states in the country have laws that financially benefit front groups for the anti-abortion agenda. Is yours ... Read more

The Psychology of Belief - Are the Religious Less Intelligent?

Missouri Lawmaker Wants To Be Personally Exempted From Obamacare’s Birth Control Benefit

Missouri Lawmaker Wants To Be Personally Exempted From Obamacare's Birth Control Benefit
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 15, 2013
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Rep. Paul Wieland may be the first individual in the country to seek a personal exemption to Obamacare's birth control ... Read more

From the article:

The state lawmaker and his wife, who have three daughters, say that Obamacare’s birth control provision violates their religious liberty as Catholics. “I see abortion-inducing drugs as intrinsically evil, and I cannot in good conscience preach one thing to my kids and then just go with the flow on our insurance,” Wieland explained. “This is a moral conundrum for me. Do I just cancel the coverage and put my family at risk? I don’t believe in what the government is doing.”

In fact, Wieland doesn’t quite have his facts straight. Nothing in Obamacare requires insurers to cover abortion services — in fact, many state legislatures are exploiting the health reform law to explicitly ban insurance coverage for abortion. The Missouri lawmaker is likely referring to emergency contraception, which many conservatives incorrectly construe as an abortion-inducing drug. The so-called “morning after pill” is not medically defined as an abortion because it does not actually end a pregnancy; rather, it prevents fertilization from occurring in the first place. But that logic hasn’t stopped a rush of religious conservatives — at both for-profit companies and religiously-affiliated institutions — from continuing to fight against Obamacare.

And this is what really grinds me, because Wieland's misinformation is coming from the Catholic Church.  They seem to think if they keep saying it over and over that makes it true.  Are we to conclude they are deliberately deceptive?  Or incompetent?

Bill O'Reilly's Stop And Frisk Claims Are Clueless And Wrong

Bradley Manning's Heartbreaking Apology

GOP Candidate Slams McConnell, Aligns Himself With Senate Hostage Takers

GOP Candidate Slams McConnell, Aligns Himself With Senate Hostage Takers
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In recent days, when life whipped the Senate minority leader with its cat-of-nine-tails, somewhere between three and four of ... Read more

West: Muslim Brotherhood 'Infiltrated' Obama Administration

West: Muslim Brotherhood 'Infiltrated' Obama Administration
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Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) claimed individuals tied to the Muslim Brotherhood have "infiltrated" President ... Read more

Assange Responds To Manning's Apology

Assange Responds To Manning's Apology
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 14, 2013
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WASHINGTON -- The United States government should be apologizing to Pfc. Bradley Manning, rather than the other way around, ... Read more

Rep. Darrell Issa Responds to 'Climate Change Denier' Award - Government - Encinitas, CA Patch

http://encinitas.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/congressman-darrell-issa-given-climate-change-denier-award?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

From Bad to Worse

From Bad to Worse
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 14, 2013
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From birther eruptions to lonely diatribes against immigration reform to doubling down on their anti-science climate denialism, ... Read more

Boys also harmed by teen 'hookup' culture, experts say - NBC News.com

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/boys-also-harmed-teen-hookup-culture-experts-say-6C10919522?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Fact or fiction: Nine iPhone and iPad battery-saving techniques tested

Fact or fiction: Nine iPhone and iPad battery-saving techniques tested
MACWORLD | AUGUST 14, 2013
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iPads and iPhones make great travel companions. These devices offer quick access to step-by-step directions, public transit ... Read more

Autumn Chaos: Five Reasons To Fear Shutdown, Default

Autumn Chaos: Five Reasons To Fear Shutdown, Default
TPMDC | AUGUST 14, 2013
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Washington has dodged the bullet before. But a confluence of factors makes it a much more daunting task this time. Here are ... Read more

House GOP's New Gambit: Tie Obamacare To The Debt Limit

House GOP's New Gambit: Tie Obamacare To The Debt Limit
TPMDC | AUGUST 14, 2013
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House Republican leaders are taking so much fire from conservative advocates that they're weighing a more dangerous gambit: ... Read more

Jobs For The Autistic (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:  http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/08/13/jobs-for-the-autistic-rebroadcast


More and more Americans are being diagnosed with autism. One in 88 American children is the latest figure.  It’s been called a tsunami.

They will grow up and they will have lives to lead. But what kind of lives? And what about work?

A new push is on to recognize and apply the special talents, special character, of people with autism in the workplace. To structure jobs that autistic minds and temperaments may be especially good at. To find the workplace upside in autism.

This hour, On Point: the autism advantage, at work.

-Tom Ashbrook

Catherine Steiner-Adair: "The Big Disconnect" (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:  http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-08-14/catherine-steiner-adair-big-disconnect

New technology has radically changed the way we communicate with each other. Young people especially are relying on texting and social media for advice and friendship. A recent study found that children between the ages 8 and 18 are spending more than seven hours with electronic devices every day. Parents working from home are also spending more time on smartphones and tablets. In a new book, clinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair argues that widespread use of electronic devices exposes kids to unhealthy values and puts children at risk at every developmental stage. She says technology has negative effects on empathy, attention and family relationships. Diane and her guest discuss the effects of technology on children and their families and what parents can do about it.
 

 

The Future Of Television (Diane Rehm Show)

Your Internet provider may be purposely causing problems for your watching YouTube and Netflix.  Internet service in the U.S. costs $70 a month for 50 MBPS service, and the average speed in the U.S. is a paltry 3 MBPS, but in Korea and other places around the world, you can buy much faster 100 MBPS for around $13.  Why does it cost so much more in the U.S. for such slow transmission rates?  And why can't millions of Americans get broadband service at all?

Interview:  http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-08-13/future-television

A fight over fees paid to transmit CBS content to Time Warner Cable customers has left millions of viewers without access to the channel. It has also drawn attention to long-standing tensions over how television is produced, packaged and priced. A small but growing number of Americans have cut their cable cords and cancelled satellite transmissions. Instead, they are taking advantage of new technology to customize their viewing experience at a lower cost. Non-traditional companies are entering the TV production business and competing with traditional broadcasters. For example, Netflix recently garnered 14 Emmy nominations for its original programming. Diane and her guests discuss the future of television.

The God Virus -- Dr. Darrel Ray

"Dr. Darrel Ray joins us on Living After Faith to help us better understand how we are infected with the "God Virus." Like any virus, it's important to remember that there is no guilt for catching it. The focus is to recover from it."  (http://livingafterfaith.blogspot.com/2010/12/god-virus-episode-10-with-dr-darrel-ray.html)

Interview:  http://www.livingafterfaith.com/LAF00011DarrelRay.mp3

The God Virus Web site:  http://thegodvirus.net/

De-Converted: A Journey from Religion to Reason, by Seth Andrews (Living After Faith podcast)

"We speak with Seth Andrews, Host of The Thinking Atheist. His new book is out, and you can hear about it here." (http://livingafterfaith.blogspot.com/)

Interview:  http://www.livingafterfaith.com/LAF00066SethAndrews.mp3

The book:  Deconverted: A Journey From Religion to Reason

Skepticism

"...We focused on how religion can often keep us from examining claims critically, and how freeing (and fun!) it is to learn and hone those skills after leaving thought-stifling religions behind."

Interview: http://livingafterfaith.com/LAF00064SchellWatson.mp3

Intuition Pumps and other tools for thinking -- Daniel Dennett

One of the Four Horsemen of the anti-apocalypse, Daniel Dennett is the author of many books, including Breaking The Spell, which is a must-read for anyone leaving religion.

His latest book, Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking is available now.

Interview: http://www.livingafterfaith.com/LAF00068Dennett.mp3

Living After Faith (LAF) Web site: http://livingafterfaith.blogspot.com/search/label/Daniel%20Dennett

Beck: US And Russia Are On The Verge Of World War III

Cruz: A Government Shut Down Is No Big Deal Because It Happens Every Weekend

Newt Conveniently Changes His Mind on War

The NSA Is Handing Your Data to the DEA and Covering It Up

Bradley Manning: Government's Cheating Heart

Can Eminent Domain Save Homeowners?

Strict Voter ID Bill Signed Into Law

Latino Immigrants Make America More Violent - Rep. Steve King

Klingenschmitt: A Demonic Spirit of Tyranny Is Using Obama To Oppress Us

Who won the space race? - Jeff Steers

Barton: We Haven't Had Global Warming In Sixteen Years

Confronting Founding Myths

What would make me believe in God?

GOP congressman invites controversial Obama-mask rodeo clown to perform in Texas

GOP congressman invites controversial Obama-mask rodeo clown to perform in Texas
FEEDS/TOPSTORIES | AUGUST 14, 2013
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The controversial rodeo clown who on Saturday fired up a crowd at the Missouri State Fair by wearing a mask of President Barack Obama — and encouragin... Read more

Fox News: Black People NEED Stop And Frisk

Full Federal Appeals Court Turns Away Religious Employer’s Attempt To Deny Their Workers Birth Control

Full Federal Appeals Court Turns Away Religious Employer's Attempt To Deny Their Workers Birth Control
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 14, 2013
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Voting almost entirely on party lines, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced today that it will ... Read more

As Republicans Complain About One Obamacare Provision’s Delay, Here Are Five They’d Repeal Entirely

As Republicans Complain About One Obamacare Provision's Delay, Here Are Five They'd Repeal Entirely
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 14, 2013
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Republicans are decrying the Obama administration for delaying one of the health law's consumer protections for some insurers. ... Read more

Almost Half Of All Americans With Individual Health Plans Will Get Subsidies Under Obamacare

Almost Half Of All Americans With Individual Health Plans Will Get Subsidies Under Obamacare
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 14, 2013
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Despite the fearmongering about sky-high premiums under Obamacare, many Americans who buy insurance will actually qualify for ... Read more

Rand Paul: ‘I Don’t Think There Is Any Particular Evidence’ Of Black Voters Being Prevented From Voting

Rand Paul: 'I Don't Think There Is Any Particular Evidence' Of Black Voters Being Prevented From Voting
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 14, 2013
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a tea party senator with a long history of opposition to civil rights laws, told an audience in ... Read more

Sequestration Brings Dark Age For Science In America

Sequestration Brings Dark Age For Science In America
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 14, 2013
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- On the first floor of Jordan Hall at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is a 12-by-8 room ... Read more

Obama Faces Fresh Koch Threat

Obama Faces Fresh Koch Threat
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 13, 2013
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By Michael Beckel August 13, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, ... Read more

Klingenschmitt: Jesus Will "Strike Down The Sodomites And Throw Them Into Hell"

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Are atheists liberal or conservative?

Beck: It's Been Like Watching Progressives Sneak Into Your Child's Bedroom And Smother Them

Your Mortgage Documents Might be Fake!

Cancelled PBS Doc 'Citizen Koch' Rescued by Kickstarter

How Congressmen Are Bought

NSA Spying - Hayden Smears Snowden

RNAi: Slicing, dicing and serving your cells - Alex Dainis

Miller: Obama Is Imposing A "Systematic Spiritual And Religious Apartheid"

Beck: Obama Is Not The Prophet Muhammad, "Stop Treating Him Like God"

Pratt: Blame Public Schools for Obama's 'Despotism'

What am I missing here?

What am I missing here?
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Mitch McConnell Talks Fiscal Conservatism But Brings Home The Bacon

Mitch McConnell Talks Fiscal Conservatism But Brings Home The Bacon
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 13, 2013
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Mitch McConnell uses an opaque process known as "lettermarking" to push grants for Kentucky, including spending he publicly ... Read more

Media Slammed For ‘Surprisingly Limited Analysis’ Of Major Report On Climate Change’s ‘New Normal’

Media Slammed For 'Surprisingly Limited Analysis' Of Major Report On Climate Change's 'New Normal'
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 13, 2013
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The Columbia Journalism Review has criticized the NY Times and other major media outlets for inadequate coverage of NOAA's ... Read more