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• More on Climategate

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  Number of comments: 1
  This paper from the Pew Research Center provides some context on the hacked emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Center: In an email dated Nov. 12, 1999, Prof. Phil Jones stated that he had used a “trick” to “hide the decline.” The email does not say what [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:15am EST
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• Ditto

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  This is too funny… [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 6:41am EST
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• Climategate

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  Number of comments: 10
  I actually hesitate to blog about this because I’ve learned that people can get so emotional about this subject it’s hard to stay objective (and I include myself in this). From what I understand there is an independent investigation into whether data was actually hidden or manipulated. So it’s probably [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 4:51am EST
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• In Defense of Gay Marriage

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  “We have nothing to fear from love and commitment.” [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 4:15am EST
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• Right vs. Left

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  I thought this post at LGF (Why I Parted Ways With The Right) was interesting. I think his reasons for no longer identifying himself with the Right are the same complaints that many on the Right have with people on the Left. Each side sees the worst in the other [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:50am EST
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• On the President’s Strategy in Afghanistan

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  In a speech to the Corps of Cadets at West Point last night, the President outlined the critical steps necessary to bringing security to Afghanistan and eliminating terrorist safe havens that threaten regional and global security. The NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) objective is equally clear: We will work toward [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:47am EST
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• Evolution in Two Minutes

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  Today is the sesquicentennial anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Science and biology have come a long way since Darwin. We have a better understanding of how all living things on earth share a common ancestry. But the theory of evolution by natural selection is [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:56pm EST
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• The Greatest Show on Earth

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  This week marks the 150-year anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Speaking of books on evolution, I just finished Richard Dawkins’ most recent book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. Here are a few choice quotes: …a good theory, a scientific theory, is [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:56pm EST
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• More Celebrity Advice on Medicine

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  Bill Maher is at it again. He recently responded to his critics who have criticized him for speaking out against the H1N1 vaccine and “western medicine” in general. Here’s Maher’s explanation for why he keeps speaking out against vaccines: I’m just trying to represent an under-reported medical point of view in this [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Ask Y

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  “I gotta tell you man. I love South Park. Sometimes it just nails it…” – Glenn Beck I agree but I wonder what he thought of this episode: [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:48pm EST
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• Sarah Palin: Change She Can’t Understand

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  Number of comments: 10
  How can anyone take this woman seriously? [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:47am EST
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• Happy Carl Sagan Day!

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  Today is Carl Sagan Day. I have loved Carl Sagan ever since I watched his television series Cosmos. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:17pm EST
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• The 11/3 Project

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  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:13pm EST
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• Shooting at Fort Hood

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  Fort Hood holds a special place for Greta and me. That’s where we met. Our kids played together in the neighborhood we lived in off post. I have very good memories of our time at Fort Hood. That’s why it’s so hard to believe that this could happen at the hands [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:28pm EST
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• More H1N1 Paranoia

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  Oh great! Another celebrity who doesn’t know what he’s talking about gives medical advice. Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan is speaking out against H1N1 vaccine. “I do not trust those who make the vaccines, or the apparatus behind it all to push it on us thru fear,” Corgan explained in [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• H1N1Vaccine

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  My children and I just received the H1N1 vaccine this morning and I’m glad we did. According to the CDC flu activity is now widespread in 48 states and flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to go up nation-wide and are above what is expected for this time of year. Vaccination is [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 9:14am EST
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• The Daily Show on H1N1 Vaccines

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  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Doubt Break ‘09 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview [...]
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  Posted: October 17, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
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• The Nobel Peace (Keepers) Prize

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  I like Thomas Friedman’s idea for the speech he thinks the President should give when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on December 10: “Let me begin by thanking the Nobel committee for awarding me this prize, the highest award to which any statesman can aspire. As I said [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 6:52am EDT
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• Bill Maher Gets Schooled on Vaccines by Bill Frist

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  Number of comments: 8
  Whose advice would you take on the H1N1 vaccine, a doctor and heart surgeon with over 30 years of experience or an entertainer who doesn’t trust “western medicine”? [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 10:08pm EDT
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• Piano Stairs – The Fun Theory

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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 5:32pm EDT
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• Why Vaccines are Important

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  Modern vaccines have proved to be one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions. With the exception of clean, safe drinking water, no treatment rivals immunization in reducing mortality rates. Vaccine use has resulted in the global eradication of smallpox and regional elimination of polio and measles, and [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 3:52pm EDT
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• Real Stupid with Bill Maher

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  Number of comments: 10
  According to Bill Maher, “if you get a swine flu shot you’re an idiot.” Given his uninformed views about vaccines and alternative medicine, this is not surprising. Vaccines are the most powerful public health tool for control of preventable diseases. I recommend listening to what the vast majority of doctors and [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 1:45pm EDT
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• The Daily Show on ACORN

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  This one’s for you, Chris… The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Audacity of Hos www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 7:40am EDT
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• Darwin at the Movies (or not)

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  This is sad: A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer. Update: Commenter Trent brings up a good point: The producer shouldn’t blame creationists when early reviews indicate it’s very possible [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
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• The President on Health Care Reform

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  In a nutshell, here are the President’s goals for health care reform: [C]onsumer protections for those with insurance; an exchange that allows individuals and small businesses to purchase affordable coverage; and a requirement that people who can afford insurance get insurance. I support these goals and I think the President’s willingness to [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 9:19am EDT
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• Stephen Colbert “Defends” Glenn Beck

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  The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Glenn-Harried Glenn-Lost www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Protests [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 8:19pm EDT
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• More on Health Care Reform

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  I support health care reform because I think the current system is unsustainable. As this article in the Atlantic states: Accidentally, but relentlessly, America has built a health-care system with incentives that inexorably generate terrible and perverse results. Incentives that emphasize health care over any other aspect of health and [...]
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  Posted: August 16, 2009, 1:33pm EDT
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• The Word on Health Care Reform

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  The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 11:55pm EDT
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• The Confirmation Hearings

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  Well, no time like the present to jump back into blogging. No doubt this will be a politically partisan side show as all Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings are. My hope is that the questioning is tough, fair and respectful. I remember during the last hearings when Justice Alito’s wife [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 2:23pm EDT
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• It’s Time to Move…Again

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  Number of comments: 3
  We are a military family, so we move a lot. Things are going to get very busy for me in a few days so I won’t be blogging for a while. I hope this move goes better than the last one. We had to wait over a week for our [...]
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  Posted: June 22, 2009, 9:23am EDT
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• Healthcare Reform

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  There’s an interesting article in the New Yorker Magazine on healthcare reform. I understand the concerns with government controlled healthcare but I also believe the current system is unsustainable. This article makes some interesting points: Most Americans would be delighted to have the quality of care found in places like Rochester, [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2009, 5:52am EDT
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• Newsweek Slams Oprah

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  As Newsweek points out, Oprah Winfrey has a history of having guests on her show who believe and promote strange things - like you can wish away cancer, cure autism, or stop the aging process: [T]he truth is, some of what Oprah promotes isn’t good, and a lot of the advice [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 11:16am EDT
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• How We Located Saddam Hussein, KSM and Zarqawi

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  Number of comments: 10
  I’ll give you a hint. It wasn’t because we waterboarded someone. As this article points out, it was because of traditional interrogation methods: His larger argument is that methods like waterboarding are wholly unnecessary — traditional interrogation methods, a combination of guile and graft, are the best way to break down [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
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• Abortion Doctor Killed in Church

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  Number of comments: 10
  I support a woman’s right to choose but I also think that abortion is used far too often in this country as a means of birth control. People who think abortion is wrong have every right to express their opinion and they are not responsible for the criminal actions of [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
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• Conservative Radio Host Admits He Was Wrong About Waterboarding

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  Last month Sean Hannity agreed to guest Charles Grodin’s challenge to subject himself to waterboarding for charity “for the troops’ families.” The next day, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann took him up on his offer and pledged $1,000 to charity for every second Hannity withstood waterboarding. Hannity never took him up on [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 5:22pm EDT
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• Fossil of Land-Dwelling Seal Found

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  A fossilized skeleton of what researchers are calling a walking seal has been uncovered in the Canadian Arctic. Scientists have found the first skeleton of a land-dwelling relative of seals, sea lions, and walruses. The 20-million- to 24-million-year-old Arctic fossil sports webbed feet instead of flippers, providing a long-sought glimpse of [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 9:41am EDT
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• I like Shepherd Smith

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  Here’s what he said yesterday on FOX’s Freedom Watch: “We are America! I don’t give a rat’s ass if it helps! We are America! We do not %#$@ torture!” [...]
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  Posted: April 23, 2009, 7:15am EDT
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• Cap-and-Trade is a Tax

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  Thomas Friedman argues that a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions is essentially a tax so we might as well go directly for a simple, transparent, carbon tax that sets goals for emission reductions and uses the proceeds to reduce people’s payroll taxes. In addition, this will also stimulate massive [...]
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  Posted: April 22, 2009, 6:03am EDT
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• Fun Ad

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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 5:16pm EDT
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• My Tea Party Experience

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  I came across a tea party by accident yesterday. I was planning to go to our local library. Unfortunately it was closed because the hours had recently been changed (due to budget cuts) and it wouldn’t open until noon. Next to the library is city hall and this is where [...]
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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 6:39am EDT
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• Time Lapse Imagery from the International Space Station

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  This is what astronauts get to see… Very cool! [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2009, 3:52pm EDT
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• “Burn the books!”

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  From Little Green Footballs… At a “Project 912 Glenn Beck Tea Party,” an unnamed speaker rants about “infiltration by the Communist Party” (a John Birch Society talking point), says that digital cable boxes are “brainwashing machines” planted in our homes by the government, and swears to stop paying taxes. The rant [...]
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  Posted: April 10, 2009, 4:42pm EDT
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• Military Children

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  Last month, Michelle Obama visited the Prager Child Development center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as part of her first major advocacy mission as first lady. I appreciate her efforts to focus on military families and welcome the attention she will bring to this very important issue. Speaking of military families, [...]
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  Posted: April 09, 2009, 2:07pm EDT
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• The 10-31 Project

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  The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The 10.31 Project comedycentral.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor NASA Name Contest In the spirit of bringing everyone back to the place they were on October 31st, Stephen Colbert wants you to ring doorbells and demand that your neighbors make a tangible commitment to America in the [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2009, 6:16am EDT
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• IndigNation

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  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c IndigNation! Populist Uprising ‘09 - The Enragening comedycentral.com Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things w/ Demetri Martin Political Humor [...]
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  Posted: March 21, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
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• The President on Stem Cell Research

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  At this moment, the full promise of stem cell research remains unknown, and it should not be overstated. But scientists believe these tiny cells may have the potential to help us understand, and possibly cure, some of our most devastating diseases and conditions: … But that potential will not reveal itself on [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2009, 6:00am EDT
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• Coolest Ad Ever

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  Number of comments: 3
  This looks like fun… [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2009, 11:10pm EST
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• The President’s Address

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  In watching President Obama speak to a joint session of Congress last night I found a number of things to be optimistic about: History reminds us that, at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas. In the midst of civil war, [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• Happy 200th Birthday

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  Today is the 200-year anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. Both men had a profound impact in their own times and even continue to do so today. Last night, PBS aired Looking for Lincoln, a 2-hour feature examining the man behind the legend. Perhaps a man’s character was [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2009, 12:49pm EST
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• President Obama Takes Responsibility

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  I find this very encouraging: [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2009, 7:32am EST
  by Silke