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Military Personnel Giving More To Obama

Aidenag — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:39:08 EDT

Among people who have donated at least $200 to a presidential campaign this election cycle, Obama has collected more than $327,000 from those identifying themselves as military personnel, while McCain has collected $224,000, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission data by The Associated Press.

Channel: Politics Tags: Military Troops Barack Obama John McCain 2008 election Politics

Is Ice a Catalyst for Life Throughout the Universe?

cactushair — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:03:26 EDT

The unusual properties of frozen water may have been the ticket that made life possible. If correct, this would not only answer how life arose on our planet, but would dramatically change how we search for life in the Solar System and beyond.

Channel: Science Tags: rna catalyst solar system

Why The Gods Are Not Winning

Neophile — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:45:09 EDT

Disbelief now rivals the great faiths in numbers and influence. Never before has religion faced such enormous levels of disbelief, or faced a hazard as powerful as that posed by modernity. The religious industry simply lacks a reliable stratagem for defeating disbelief in the 21st century.

Channel: Religion Tags: faith disbelief decline secularism atheism economics reproduction fear

A Landmark Day in California as Same-Sex Marriages Begin to Take Hold

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:47:16 EDT

With a series of simple "I dos," gay couples across California inaugurated the state's court-approved and potentially short-lived legalization of same-sex marriage on Monday, the first of what is expected to be a crush of such unions in coming weeks.

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: California Same Sex Marriage Gay Marriage

I'm Voting Republican

Neophile — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:30:26 EDT

All the reasons to vote republican... and more!

Channel: Politics Tags: issues gop election 2008 republican

House waves off impeachment measure against Bush

libsRfunny — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:31:37 EDT

The House has voted to send articles of impeachment against President Bush to a committee that is not likely to hold hearings before the end of his term. By 251-166, House members dispatched the measure to a committee on Wednesday--a procedure often used to kill legislation.

Channel: Politics Tags: House of Representatives impeachment Kucinich Bush Pelosi