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Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. (St. Francis of Assisi)
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four; calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. (Lincoln)
The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is. (Churchill)
The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping. (Walton)
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. (Emerson)
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. (Einstein)
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Congress Can Kill Outlandish Bonuses for Wall Streeters: Why Won't They? »
Posted by: 4 days, 5 hours ago in Business & Finance
We need more protection from corporate greed than the current mainstream antidotes provide. Americans get this. Too bad moderate reformers don't.
(read more)Read (26) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at alternet.org
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Palin event requests English-only reporters »
Posted by: 4 days, 5 hours ago in Political News
You might be able to see Russia from Sarah Palin's home state, but that isn't an excuse to speak Russian.
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Authorities turned away ...Read (103) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at rawstory.com
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Senator Moves to Hold Up Bernanke Confirmation »
Posted by: 4 days, 18 hours ago in Political News
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont said on Wednesday that he would try to block the Senate from confirming Ben S. Bernanke to a second term ...
(read more)Read (81) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at www10.nytimes.com
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Blue Whale Song Mystery Baffles Scientists »
Posted by: 4 days, 23 hours ago in Science & Technology
All around the world, blue whales aren’t singing like they used to, and scientists have no idea why.
(read more)Read (74) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at wired.com
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Don't browbeat store clerks with your Christmas anger »
Posted by: 5 days, 1 hour ago in Religion
It's December, which means it's time to fire up Christian consumers to wage another battle in the mythical war on Christmas.
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Just in ...Read (85) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at cleveland.com
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Believers' inferences about God's beliefs are uniquely egocentric »
Posted by: 5 days, 1 hour ago in Religion
Religious people tend to use their own beliefs as a guide in thinking about what God believes, but are less constrained when reasoning about other ...
(read more)Read (23) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at sciencedaily.com
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Climate change denial is the new article of faith for the far right »
Posted by: 5 days, 1 hour ago in Science & Technology
Despite nearly two weeks of frantic brandishing of the "smoking gun", there is still no evidence of the alleged bullets that would constitute an overturning ...
(read more)Read (21) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at guardian.co.uk
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Some Revolutions are Revolting »
Posted by: 5 days, 13 hours ago in Political Opinion
And so it came to pass that the far-right wing of the Republican Party (AKA, the Republican Party) came forth unto the land with teabags ...
(read more)Read (60) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at huffingtonpost.com
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How Quickly They Forget »
Posted by: 5 days, 15 hours ago in Political Opinion
Republican leaders in the Senate on Monday asked the top actuary at the Health and Human Services Department for a cost analysis of the Democrats ...
(read more)Read (43) | Share | Discuss (3) | Read Full Story at washingtonindependent.com
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A Crushing Legacy of Bush »
Posted by: 5 days, 15 hours ago in Political Opinion
From now on, the headlines about Afghanistan will be slugged “Obama’s War,” and perhaps that is fair enough given the president’s many endorsements ...
(read more)Read (18) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at observer.com
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Bitter And Afraid »
Posted by: 5 days, 15 hours ago in Political Opinion
The former vice president, the man who imported torture into the American constitutional system, failed to capture bin Laden, invaded a country under false pretenses ...
(read more)Read (63) | Share | Discuss (10) | Read Full Story at andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
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UK Economist: Climate Skeptics are Confused »
Posted by: 5 days, 23 hours ago in Science & Technology
A leading British climate change economist warned Tuesday that those who doubt the science of global warming are confused - and said their skepticism should not ...
(read more)Read (42) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at usnews.com
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Coburn: Democrats' Health Care Plan Will Make Seniors 'Die Sooner' »
Posted by: 5 days, 23 hours ago in Political Opinion
Remember how there was that big row when Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) said the Republican health care plan amounted to 'don't get sick, and ...
(read more)Read (35) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com
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Viva Mexico! Why Americans are heading south for work »
Posted by: 6 days, 1 hour ago in Business & Finance
Americans are moving to Mexico for work? This seems quite anomalous to many, considering that historically and currently millions of Mexicans continue to immigrate, legally ...
(read more)Read (55) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at forbes.com
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Right-Wing Blogger Breaks With Conservatives »
Posted by: 6 days, 2 hours ago in Political Opinion
Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs, a conservative-leaning political blog, officially announced his break with the right in a post on Monday evening. Johnson is ...
(read more)Read (138) | Share | Discuss (10) | Read Full Story at huffingtonpost.com
