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Friday, June 14, 2013

Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Americans have no right to freedom from religion

Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Americans have no right to freedom from religion
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Do Men Need More Rights on 'Forced Fatherhood'? - Two bloggers disagree on consequences of unplanned pregnancies

http://www.newser.com/story/169488/do-men-need-more-rights-on-forced-fatherhood.html

Richard Dawkins vs Wendy Wright (FULL LENGTH VIDEO)

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Sir David Attenborough greets a group of cannibals in the most British way possible.

Sir David Attenborough greets a group of cannibals in the most British way possible.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 13, 2013
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This is where all your ink is going.

Interview an Atheist in Church Day (Jackson, MS)

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Democrat Dares Issa To Allow Release Of Documents That Contradict IRS Conspiracy

Democrat Dares Issa To Allow Release Of Documents That Contradict IRS Conspiracy
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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On Tuesday, House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) backtracked from his commitment to release transcripts of interviews ... Read more

Trayvon's Killer Has A Sly Ally

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

Bill O'Reilly Shows Massive Hypocrisy On NSA Surveillance

Rep Blames American Muslim Leaders For Terrorism

Shia LaBeouf Exposed Government Spying In 2008

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

The Reagonomics Doctrine of Privatized Government

NASA Finds ‘Amazing’ Levels Of Arctic Methane And CO2, Asks ‘Is a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic?’

NASA Finds 'Amazing' Levels Of Arctic Methane And CO2, Asks 'Is a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic?'
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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A NASA science team has observed "amazing and potentially troubling" levels of methane and CO2 from the rapidly ... Read more

Exxon sued over Arkansas pipeline spill

Exxon sued over Arkansas pipeline spill
CNN MONEY | JUNE 13, 2013
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Bachmann: "We Will Never Again Have A Republican President" If Immigration Reform Passes

Can democracy survive Republican lies?

Social Security is Not Going Broke

Richard Dawkins - We Are Atheism

Is America a Christian Nation?

Pat Robertson on "Nutty" Prophecies

In New Jersey, the statute of limitations for sexual abuse victims to come forward is only 2 years. A bill would increase it to 30 years, but the NJ Catholic Conference has hired high-priced lobbyists to fight it.

In New Jersey, the statute of limitations for sexual abuse victims to come forward is only 2 years. A bill would increase it to 30 years, but the NJ Catholic Conference has hired high-priced lobbyists to fight it.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Senator Elizabeth Warren Presses White House to Release Pacific Trade Text: “If transparency would lead to widespread public opposition to a trade agreement, then that trade agreement should not be the policy of the United States.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren Presses White House to Release Pacific Trade Text: "If transparency would lead to widespread public opposition to a trade agreement, then that trade agreement should not be the policy of the United States."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Big Tobacco Goes High-Tech To Convince You That Smoking Is Cool Again

Big Tobacco Goes High-Tech To Convince You That Smoking Is Cool Again
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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As a growing number of Americans are turning away from smoking, the nation's largest tobacco companies are ramping up ... Read more

A Blue Georgia Might Happen Much Sooner Than You Think

A Blue Georgia Might Happen Much Sooner Than You Think
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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In terms of red states going blue, Texas gets most of the ink (I myself wrote a recent piece on possibilities for a blue ... Read more

New ‘Progressive’ Super PAC Actually Backing Conservatives, Run By Former Consultants For Rove And Bachmann

New 'Progressive' Super PAC Actually Backing Conservatives, Run By Former Consultants For Rove And Bachmann
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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A secretive new super PAC with the misleading name "Americans for Progressive Action" has made a $700,000 ad buy on ... Read more

Ohio Republicans Introduce One Of The Nation’s All-Time Worst Abortion Bills

Ohio Republicans Introduce One Of The Nation's All-Time Worst Abortion Bills
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Ohio Republicans are already attempting to hijack the state's budget process to push for abortion restrictions, advancing ... Read more

Focus On The Family: Children Deserve ‘Biological Families’ From ‘Natural Marriage’

Focus On The Family: Children Deserve 'Biological Families' From 'Natural Marriage'
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Focus on the Family must be running out of original content, because they've taken to posting "guest" ... Read more

What Will It Take To Achieve A Truly Fair Economy?

What Will It Take To Achieve A Truly Fair Economy?
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Ed. note: This is the first post in a TP Ideas symposium on Gar Alperovitz's What Then Must We Do: Straight Talk About ... Read more

26 Lawmakers Live Off Food Stamps To Protest Republican Cuts

26 Lawmakers Live Off Food Stamps To Protest Republican Cuts
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Twenty-six members of Congress will live off of a food stamp budget this week to draw attention to House Republicans cuts to ... Read more

GOP Senators Aim To Prevent Legalized Immigrants From Accessing Health Care Benefits

GOP Senators Aim To Prevent Legalized Immigrants From Accessing Health Care Benefits
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 13, 2013
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Two Republican lawmakers have offered an amendment to the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill that would ... Read more

Convos With My 2 Year Old - EPISODE 3 'The Cookie'

Xbox One Kinect Is A Surveillance Device, Says Australia's Civil Liberty Director

Xbox One Kinect Is A Surveillance Device, Says Australia's Civil Liberty Director
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 11, 2013
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Human Genome Project spurred $966 billion sciences boom, a return more than 60 times the initial investment.

Human Genome Project spurred $966 billion sciences boom, a return more than 60 times the initial investment.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 12, 2013
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

The U.S. Needs $354 Billion To Repair Decrepit Pipes And Keep Drinking Water Clean

The U.S. Needs $354 Billion To Repair Decrepit Pipes And Keep Drinking Water Clean
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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The nation's crumbling infrastructure was made strikingly obvious by a recent string of collapsing bridges and train ... Read more

Meet The Foreclosed Grandmas Facing Federal Charges For Protesting ‘Too Big To Jail’

Meet The Foreclosed Grandmas Facing Federal Charges For Protesting 'Too Big To Jail'
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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Seven women were arraigned Tuesday in Washington, D.C., on federal charges of "unlawful entry" stemming from last month's ... Read more

The Obamacare Experiment That’s Already Improving Seniors’ Care And Saving Hospitals Millions

The Obamacare Experiment That's Already Improving Seniors' Care And Saving Hospitals Millions
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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Hospitals and physicians across the country are teaming up to more effectively coordinate all aspects of Americans' care, ... Read more

Maine GOP Leader Boasts That His ‘Man’s Brain’ Makes Him Think More Rationally About Costs

Maine GOP Leader Boasts That His 'Man's Brain' Makes Him Think More Rationally About Costs
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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A top Maine Republican took to the House floor Wednesday to explain how his "man's brain" can't get ... Read more

Senator Laments 60-Vote Threshold On Immigration Amendments, Forgets His Party Requires It On Everything Else

Senator Laments 60-Vote Threshold On Immigration Amendments, Forgets His Party Requires It On Everything Else
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) went on a hypocritical tirade on the Senate floor on Wednesday over Majority Leader Harry ... Read more

60% chance of global recession: Pimco

60% chance of global recession: Pimco
CNN MONEY | JUNE 12, 2013
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New Kinect can track you so well ... you may not want it in your house

New Kinect can track you so well ... you may not want it in your house
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | JUNE 12, 2013
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> Having spent time with Microsoft's new Kinect sensor on the Xbox One, I am massively impressed — and thoroughly creeped out. The device is ... Read more

Mike Huckabee says churches should give up tax exempt status

Mike Huckabee says churches should give up tax exempt status
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 11, 2013
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TIL Winston Churchill once defined tact as "the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such as way that they look forward to the trip."

TIL Winston Churchill once defined tact as "the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such as way that they look forward to the trip."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 12, 2013
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Rick Perry Revives The Fight Over Anti-Abortion Bills Even Though Texas’ Legislative Session Is Over

Rick Perry Revives The Fight Over Anti-Abortion Bills Even Though Texas' Legislative Session Is Over
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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This year, Texas ended its legislative session without advancing a single one of the two dozen anti-abortion bills introduced ... Read more

TransCanada Gets Aggressive On Keystone, Targets Critics

TransCanada Gets Aggressive On Keystone, Targets Critics
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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TransCanada is going on the offensive now by attacking those pointing out the consequences of burning tons of fossil fuels ... Read more

A Political Brawl Over Medicaid Could Leave Mississippi’s Poor Without Any Health Coverage At All

A Political Brawl Over Medicaid Could Leave Mississippi's Poor Without Any Health Coverage At All
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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Mississippi lawmakers are at such a political impasse over Obamacare's Medicaid expansion that they may fail to ... Read more

Connecticut Passes Landmark ‘Homeless Person’s Bill Of Rights’ Law

Connecticut Passes Landmark 'Homeless Person's Bill Of Rights' Law
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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Connecticut is on the cusp of enacting a major new law to protect people who are homeless from discrimination. Last week, ... Read more

Marriage Equality Opponents Claim Banning Same-Sex Marriage ‘Bans Nothing’

Marriage Equality Opponents Claim Banning Same-Sex Marriage 'Bans Nothing'
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2013
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National Organization for Marriage co-founder Robert P. George and his two disciples, Sherif Girgis and the Heritage ... Read more

Tips on investing and saving from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

http://investor.gov/

Apple WWDC Keynote: News about iOS 7, OS X, iWork in iCloud, and the new Mac lineup

http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2013/

AppleTV owners: Look for the new icon on your AppleTV home screen.

At Least 1 In 8 Youth Inmates In Illinois Are Sexually Assaulted

At Least 1 In 8 Youth Inmates In Illinois Are Sexually Assaulted
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2013
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A review from the Department of Justice has uncovered rampant sexual abuse in Illinois' youth penal system. According to ... Read more

How Big Pharma Drives Up Medicare Spending Without Improving Seniors’ Health

How Big Pharma Drives Up Medicare Spending Without Improving Seniors' Health
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2013
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The Medicare Part D prescription drug program for seniors wasted $1.4 billion paying for brand name drugs that were no more ... Read more

The Bureau of Land Management Is Ripping Us Off On Federal Coal Sales

The Bureau of Land Management Is Ripping Us Off On Federal Coal Sales
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2013
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The federal Bureau of Land Management is costing taxpayers a bundle by undervaluing the public coal it sells to industry, an ... Read more

Six Years After Being Denied Labor Protections, Home Care Workers Are Waiting For Minimum Wage And Overtime

Six Years After Being Denied Labor Protections, Home Care Workers Are Waiting For Minimum Wage And Overtime
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2013
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Tuesday marks six years since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Long Island Home Care v. Evelyn Coke in which the Court ruled ... Read more

The GOP Talking Point On Obamacare’s Medicare ‘Cuts’ Bites The Dust

The GOP Talking Point On Obamacare's Medicare 'Cuts' Bites The Dust
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2013
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Conservatives regularly claim that Obamacare "cuts" Medicare, and will cause less seniors to enroll in private ... Read more

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Court Grants Corporations Impunity to Mug Retirees

Court Grants Corporations Impunity to Mug Retirees
BUSINESS NEWS ON HUFFINGTON POST | JUNE 10, 2013
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When a kid snatches an old lady's purse, it's punished as a crime. But when a corporation manipulates bankruptcy law to deny thousands of retired coal... Read more

No time to daydream? Why imagination is still key for kids

No time to daydream? Why imagination is still key for kids
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | JUNE 11, 2013
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If you think kids are busier than ever, you're not imagining things. But are they too busy to learn how to imagine? It could be a costly mistake. Jen... Read more

IRS Agent Who Eyed Tea Party Is Republican: Top Dem - Elijah Cummings says partisan politics wasn't involved; Issa begs to differ

http://www.newser.com/story/169265/irs-agent-who-eyed-tea-party-is-republican-top-dem.html

In 2008, NSA Employees Were Caught Listening In on the "Private Phone Calls" of Hundreds of Americans - Including Phone Sex

In 2008, NSA Employees Were Caught Listening In on the "Private Phone Calls" of Hundreds of Americans - Including Phone Sex
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 11, 2013
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Senator Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Who Was Briefed On PRISM

Senator Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Who Was Briefed On PRISM
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 10, 2013
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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told reporters in the Capitol Monday that as the top-ranking Republican on last ... Read more

Faith Schools Menace?

Bill O'Reilly Wants You Damn Kid Voters Off The Lawn!

Monday, June 10, 2013

If We Do Not Fix Immigration, Canada May Solve the Problem for Us

If We Do Not Fix Immigration, Canada May Solve the Problem for Us
BUSINESS NEWS ON HUFFINGTON POST | JUNE 10, 2013
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The debate over immigration reform in the United States continues to rage, with groups on both the left and right attempting to derail the compromise ... Read more

NSA: Always a relevant xkcd

NSA: Always a relevant xkcd
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 10, 2013
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List of every Congress member who voted to renew the Patriot Act

List of every Congress member who voted to renew the Patriot Act
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 10, 2013
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Why blame only Obama? Shouldn't the Senate, Congress, and Supreme Court be held accountable for their disregard of the 4th amendment?

Why blame only Obama? Shouldn't the Senate, Congress, and Supreme Court be held accountable for their disregard of the 4th amendment?
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 10, 2013
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Jihadists in Aleppo execute 15-yr-old in front of parents for saying: "Even if the Prophet Muhammad comes down [from heaven], I will not become a believer."

Jihadists in Aleppo execute 15-yr-old in front of parents for saying: "Even if the Prophet Muhammad comes down [from heaven], I will not become a believer."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 10, 2013
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Jessie Thorton, a 61-year-old retiree, was arrested and charged with DUI in Arizona despite having a blood alcohol level of 0.00. The reason the arresting officer gave to Thorton: “I can tell you're driving drunk by the look in your eyes.”

Jessie Thorton, a 61-year-old retiree, was arrested and charged with DUI in Arizona despite having a blood alcohol level of 0.00. The reason the arresting officer gave to Thorton: "I can tell you're driving drunk by the look in your eyes."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 10, 2013
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Doctors’ Group Slams Anti-Abortion Laws For ‘Imposing A Political Agenda On Medical Practice’

Doctors' Group Slams Anti-Abortion Laws For 'Imposing A Political Agenda On Medical Practice'
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 10, 2013
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a national organization representing thousands of women's health ... Read more

Embattled Federal Judge Called For Texas To Execute 8 To 12 Times As Many Inmates Per Year

Embattled Federal Judge Called For Texas To Execute 8 To 12 Times As Many Inmates Per Year
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 10, 2013
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According to a complaint filed last week against federal appellate Judge Edith Jones, Jones suggested that African-Americans ... Read more

Fox News Speculates Trayvon Martin Could Have Killed Someone With Skittles And Iced Tea

Fox News Speculates Trayvon Martin Could Have Killed Someone With Skittles And Iced Tea
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 10, 2013
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On the first day of George Zimmmerman's murder trial, a Fox News guest suggested that the defense may be able to ... Read more

How Private Contractors Like Booz Allen Cost Taxpayers More

How Private Contractors Like Booz Allen Cost Taxpayers More
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 10, 2013
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When the National Security Administration (NSA) leaker outed himself over the weekend, Edward Snowden revealed that he was most ... Read more

Felon In Maximum Security Prison Thanks The NRA For Making It Easy For Him To Get A Gun

Felon In Maximum Security Prison Thanks The NRA For Making It Easy For Him To Get A Gun
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 10, 2013
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Gary W. Bornman, a felon being held in a federal "Supermax" prison in Colorado, penned an op-ed on Thursday ... Read more

Lawmakers Who Pushed For Mental Health Focus After Newtown Are Blocking Millions From Getting Help

Lawmakers Who Pushed For Mental Health Focus After Newtown Are Blocking Millions From Getting Help
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 10, 2013
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In the wake of last December's shooting massacre in Newtown, CT, many conservative lawmakers and state leaders called for ... Read more

Bill Nye Speaks out about Creationism Video on ABC

Neil deGrasse Tyson Schooling a Girl About Human History - Part 1 of 2

A look into Japan's underground bicycle parking system

A look into Japan's underground bicycle parking system
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 9, 2013
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The Man Who Could Be Virginia’s Next Lt. Governor Thinks Evolution is a Lie and Sin Leads to Birth Defects

The Man Who Could Be Virginia's Next Lt. Governor Thinks Evolution is a Lie and Sin Leads to Birth Defects
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 9, 2013
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Tea Partier: Republicans Don't Want Black People to Vote

Think Gay People Are Wealthier Than Straight People? Think Again.

FAIL - Congressman 'Proves' the U.S. is a Christian Nation

Christopher Hitchens & Bill Donohue on FOX.

Scientists Explain Why Chairman of House Committee On Science Is Wrong

"Michael Oppenheimer and Kevin Trenberth take apart Rep. Lamar Smith's (R-Tex.) Washington Post op/ed on climate science saying: 'Contrary to Smith's assertions, there is conclusive evidence that climate change worsened the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Sea levels in New York City harbors have risen by more than a foot since the beginning of the 20th century. Had the storm surge not been riding on higher seas, there would have been less flooding and less damage. Warmer air also allows storms such as Sandy to hold more moisture and dump more rainfall, exacerbating flooding.'"

http://m.slashdot.org/story/187247

One of the Darkest Periods in the History of American Prisons

One of the Darkest Periods in the History of American Prisons
THE ATLANTIC | JUNE 9, 2013
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(Reuters) It has been an extraordinary three weeks in the history of the American penal system, perhaps one of the darkest on record. In four states,... Read more

Don't confuse dying for oil with fighting for freedom

Don't confuse dying for oil with fighting for freedom
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 9, 2013
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David Simon | We are shocked, shocked…

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You would think that the government was listening in to the secrets of 200 million Americans from the reaction and the hyperbole being tossed about. And you would think that rather than a legal court order which is an inevitable consequence of legislation that we drafted and passed, something illegal had been discovered to the government’s shame.

Nope. Nothing of the kind....

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fdavidsimon.com%2Fwe-are-shocked-shocked%2F

91% Of Business Owners Think U.S. Should Close Offshore Tax Loopholes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Is Trying To Block Reform

91% Of Business Owners Think U.S. Should Close Offshore Tax Loopholes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Is Trying To Block Reform
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 7, 2013
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Addiction to unhealthy foods, particularly with high-fructose corn syrup, could be fueling the obesity epidemic worldwide. Groundbreaking study finds that under laboratory conditions animals respond to high fructose corn syrup the same way they do to cocaine.

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http://dnspeak.blogspot.com/search/label/sugar

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