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How to Talk to Your Conservative Relatives - Thanksgiving - Gawker
How to Talk to Your Conservative Relatives - Thanksgiving - Gawker: "Just as you would not try to convince a Viking that the sun will not be eaten by a wolf during Ragnarökr"
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Industry Influence on Comparative-Effectiveness Research Funded through Health Care Reform | Health Care Reform 2009
Industry Influence on Comparative-Effectiveness Research Funded through Health Care Reform | Health Care Reform 2009: "Although most observers agree on the value of funding [comparative effectiveness research], many are unaware that embedded in the [current proposed] legislation are provisions ceding substantial influence to the medical products industries that have a major interest in the outcomes of such research."
Statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Jerusalem | The White House
Statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Jerusalem | The White House Can someone please forward this to Secretary of State Clinton?
Tuesday
Guest blogger - Saul Griffith's "Energy Literacy Series" - Boing Boing
Guest blogger - Saul Griffith's "Energy Literacy Series" - Boing Boing: "will help you call bull$#!+ on people at dinner parties who espouse some fantastic new perpetual motion machine."
How the Credit Rating Agencies Engineered the Goldman Sachs Bailout - Aig - Gawker
How the Credit Rating Agencies Engineered the Goldman Sachs Bailout - Aig - Gawker: "in 2008, if you wanted to sell an insane securitized mortgage concoction premised on prospective cash flow from monthly receipt of soiled envelopes full of change mailed in by hobos, Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch would have rated it as investment grade."
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Armey of ignorance - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
Armey of ignorance - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com: "There’s a persistent delusion, on the part of many pundits, to the effect that we’re actually having a rational political discussion in this country. But we aren’t."
Numbness pervades a post accustomed to war, deaths - washingtonpost.com
Numbness pervades a post accustomed to war, deaths - washingtonpost.com: "At the center of the monument a bronze soldier, cast from a melted-down sculpture of Saddam Hussein, kneels in grief."
So besides orchestrating the statue(s) being torn down, the US military took the Iraqis' metal.
So besides orchestrating the statue(s) being torn down, the US military took the Iraqis' metal.
Monday
Daily Kos: What's Really Pissing Me Off
Daily Kos: What's Really Pissing Me Off: "For those who might suggest this is one of those damned 'social issues' that gets the Democrats in trouble on election day, let's not forget that it's at its core a class war, as Stupak-Pitts makes quite clear. Affluent women will always find a way to find a safe and legal abortion. Insurance or no insurance.
Stupak-Pitts may only be another nibble, but it is the cumulative effect that matters. Eventually, lots of little nibbles equal the entire pie. Those who say our vigorous, uncompromising opposition to it is an irrational overreaction ought to be ashamed of themselves."
Stupak-Pitts may only be another nibble, but it is the cumulative effect that matters. Eventually, lots of little nibbles equal the entire pie. Those who say our vigorous, uncompromising opposition to it is an irrational overreaction ought to be ashamed of themselves."
Op-Ed Columnist - Paranoia Strikes Deep - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Paranoia Strikes Deep - NYTimes.com: "the takeover of the Republican Party by the irrational right is no laughing matter"
Sunday
Healthcare reform bill wouldn't end higher premiums based on age -- latimes.com
Healthcare reform bill wouldn't end higher premiums based on age -- latimes.com: "Under the provisions of the bill passed by the House on Saturday, as well as in the probable Senate version, insurers will be able to charge middle-aged consumers at least twice as much as they do younger customers.
And depending on the ultimate language of the Senate bill, insurers could be allowed to demand four or five times as much."
And depending on the ultimate language of the Senate bill, insurers could be allowed to demand four or five times as much."
TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect
TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect: "It's pretty cramped underneath this bus, what with 50 percent of Americans down here."
Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling - NYTimes.com
Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling - NYTimes.comWhat part of "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" don't they understand?
Friday
You thought the US pledged 10% of its H1N1 vaccine to the WHO for developing countries? Bwa-ha-ha. You obviously mistook us for a country who was planning to donate something other than 10% of what we were going to throw away anyway.
Meanwhile, Australia is behaving "egregious[ly]" by not giving us all the vaccine we want, before they have enough. Shame on them.
Meanwhile, Australia is behaving "egregious[ly]" by not giving us all the vaccine we want, before they have enough. Shame on them.
Fort Hood has felt the strain of repeated deployments - washingtonpost.com
Fort Hood has felt the strain of repeated deployments - washingtonpost.com: "The psychological toll on the all-volunteer force today is unprecedented, Army officials say, acknowledging that they do not know how much the Army can sustain before it breaks"
GRAIN | New from GRAIN | 10-2009 - Small farmers can cool the world
GRAIN | New from GRAIN | 10-2009 - Small farmers can cool the world: "Soils contain enormous amounts of carbon, mostly in the form of organic matter. Evidence provided in this issue of Seedling shows that industrial agriculture over the last half century has led to the leaching out into the atmosphere of large amounts of this carbon. A coordinated global programme, based on simple farming principles, could gradually put back into the soil the organic matter lost over past decades. Available data shows that within 50 years we could capture at least 450 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, more than two thirds of the current excess CO2 in the atmosphere."
Gunman Kills 12 At Fort Hood Army Base, Suspect Alive - NYTimes.com
Gunman Kills 12 At Fort Hood Army Base, Suspect Alive - NYTimes.com: "The incident raised new questions about the toll that six years of continuous fighting in Iraq and nearly eight years of fighting in Afghanistan have taken on the U.S. military and on individual soldiers, many of whom have been on several combat tours."
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Florida's $250M Investment Bust - News Story - WFTV Orlando
Florida's $250M Investment Bust - News Story - WFTV Orlando: "state leaders knew the risks, including the declining market, soil contamination, lawsuits, and cash flow problems"
Property Appraiser's Staffers In Hot Water - News Story - WFTV Orlando
Property Appraiser's Staffers In Hot Water - News Story - WFTV Orlando: "raising funds for Republicans and campaigning for him all on the taxpayer's dime"
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U.S. may end up discarding unused H1N1 vaccine - Yahoo! News: "'It's quite likely that too little vaccine is one of the things that's making people more interested in getting vaccinated, frankly,' [CDC Director Thomas] Frieden told reporters."
Scarcity creates demand, but winds up backfiring once people get tired of waiting and realize there's plenty to go around. What does this remind me of? Potato, potato, potato, swineflu.
Scarcity creates demand, but winds up backfiring once people get tired of waiting and realize there's plenty to go around. What does this remind me of? Potato, potato, potato, swineflu.
Sunday
Universal Coverage: A Revenue Windfall? - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com: With universal coverage, "by 2020, there [would] be an additional 8.5 million workers over 65. And by 2030, an additional 16.8 million. That’s the lowest of three projected participation rates. We’re being conservative. The increased tax revenues would add $312 billion to the U.S. Treasury in 2020 alone and $927 billion in 2030."
Friday
Thursday
California Investigating Voting Machine Audit Log Issue | Threat Level | Wired.com
California Investigating Voting Machine Audit Log Issue | Threat Level | Wired.com: "the tabulation system used with all of the company’s touch-screen and optical scan machines fails to record crucial events, including the act of someone deleting votes from the system on election day. The logs also failed to who performed an action on the system and listed some events with the wrong date and timestamps."
Monday
AlterNet Slideshows: The Hounduras Coup
AlterNet Slideshows: The Honduras Coup A graphic history in 8 panels.
Newspapers can't put this much background in their stories, because readers' attention spans are too short.
Newspapers can't put this much background in their stories, because readers' attention spans are too short.
Saturday
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POLITICS: U.S. Berated for Shielding Israel on Gaza Killings - IPS ipsnews.net
POLITICS: U.S. Berated for Shielding Israel on Gaza Killings - IPS ipsnews.net: "That President Obama is receiving the Noble Peace prize after his failure to speak out during the Gaza war, and after his administration's protection of a state that has committed war crimes, is an abomination"
Thursday
TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect
TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect: "The NFL is an organization made up of a lot of people who make a great deal of money"
Sunday
Africa Drought 'Worst in Decades' - Yahoo! News
Africa Drought 'Worst in Decades' - Yahoo! News: "Drought and hunger are not new to this region of Africa, where many live on less than $1 a day earned through subsistence farming or animal herding. But climate change has made the situation worse, says CARE, which has been working in the region for decades....
It's the severity and unpredictability of weather in recent years that has turned the situation from difficult to disastrous."
It's the severity and unpredictability of weather in recent years that has turned the situation from difficult to disastrous."
Thursday
Comparing Bush’s surge in Iraq to Obama’s deliberation over sending more troops to Afghanistan - By Tom Ricks | The Best Defense
Comparing Bush’s surge in Iraq to Obama’s deliberation over sending more troops to Afghanistan - By Tom Ricks | The Best Defense: "when Bush endorsed the surge, he was rejecting the advice of almost all his military advisors. By contrast, if Obama goes for a troop escalation, he will be embracing the recommendations of his generals."
Law.com - Court Finds Offenders Can Be Subject to Voice Analysis to Detect Lies
Law.com - Court Finds Offenders Can Be Subject to Voice Analysis to Detect Lies: "National Institute of Truth Verification"
Rockledge requires banks to register foreclosures | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
Rockledge requires banks to register foreclosures | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY: "Backed by the teeth of a municipal ordinance, which makes mortgage holders subject to code enforcement citations and fines if they don't comply, the company makes contact with lenders.
Federal Property Registration Corp., a Melbourne-based company started in March by ex-bankers, charges lenders $150 to register the foreclosure in its database, which can be accessed by clients only and whose information won't be sold to third parties.
According to the Rockledge ordinance, the city gets half of the fee and the company takes half."
Federal Property Registration Corp., a Melbourne-based company started in March by ex-bankers, charges lenders $150 to register the foreclosure in its database, which can be accessed by clients only and whose information won't be sold to third parties.
According to the Rockledge ordinance, the city gets half of the fee and the company takes half."
U.S. Department of Transportation Solicits Proposals From Small RFID Companies
U.S. Department of Transportation Solicits Proposals From Small RFID Companies: "includes a project for the development of a radio frequency-enabled license-plate system that would assist government agencies"
Informed Comment: ECC Will Count Fraudulent Ballots Against Candidates;
Obama won't Slash Troop Numbers
Informed Comment: ECC Will Count Fraudulent Ballots Against Candidates; Obama won't Slash Troop Numbers: "Meanwhile, NATO is pressuring Russia to supply more equipment and training to Afghanistan army troops. That is one of those ironic, science-fictional sentences that non-fiction authors seldom get to pen."
Richard Dreyfuss | Film | A.V. Club
Richard Dreyfuss | Film | A.V. Club: "[Bush] had crossed the line. He’d gotten so blatantly and brazenly disgusting that it was okay to vote for this black guy."
NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: "the asteroid is expected to make a record-setting -- but harmless -- close approach to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, when it comes no closer than 29,450 kilometers (18,300 miles) above Earth's surface." Harmless? Consider approximately 200 TV & telephone satellites orbit at 22,000 miles.
Tuesday
Somali president to appeal to local community | The Columbus Dispatch
Somali president to appeal to local community | The Columbus Dispatch: "The U.S. government supports Ahmed's efforts, having recently shipped 40 tons of weapons to Somalia."
Untitled Document
Untitled Document: "This small, sixteen-page pamphlet is produced to put inside the postage-paid, business-reply envelopes that come with junk mail offers. Every envelope collected is stuffed with the pamphlet and mailed back to its original company."
ArmsControlWonk: Qom Enrichment Facility Roundup
ArmsControlWonk: Qom Enrichment Facility Roundup: "Welcome to enrichment whack-a-mole where, if you miss, Iran gets the bomb."
Monday
Afghan police: More foreign troops not the answer | ajc.com
Afghan police: More foreign troops not the answer | ajc.com: "Afghan police: More foreign troops not the answer"
Sunday
By Degrees - A Plugged-In World, With a Hunger for Electricity - Series - NYTimes.com: "the nation’s gaming consoles, like the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the Sony PlayStation 3, now use about the same amount of electricity each year as San Diego, the ninth-largest city in country."
She posts from the laptop that she only sometimes remembers to switch off the power strip at night.
She posts from the laptop that she only sometimes remembers to switch off the power strip at night.
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