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Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. (Auden)
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)
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Watergate Redux: Break-ins Reported At Another Top Climate Research Center »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 2 days ago in Science & Technology
Beginning Thanksgiving week, conservative media and Republican politicians have compared the climate scientists whose private emails were hacked to Hitler, Stalin, and eugenicists, saying they ...
(read more)Read (77) | Share | Discuss (16) | Read Full Story at wonkroom.thinkprogress.org
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Study: Slowdown in warming last year not permanent »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 2 days ago in News
Cooler temperatures in North America last year do not mean global warming is easing, government and academic scientists said Friday.
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Their report comes just days ...Read (301) | Share | Discuss (17) | Read Full Story at news.yahoo.com
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On the hiring line: All those temps signal good things to come »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 2 days ago in Business & Finance
Ruggles' good fortune is part of a national turnaround in the temporary-help service sector, which has added 117,000 jobs since July, including 52,400 ...
(read more)Read (45) | Share | Discuss (3) | Read Full Story at mcclatchydc.com
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BPA found in 90% of newborns »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Health & Fitness
A study released Wednesday which found that nine of 10 babies tested were born with bisphenol A in their systems has renewed calls for the ...
(read more)Read (34) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at jsonline.com
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A "Deep Throat" Emerges in the Mike Connell Plane Crash »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 3 days ago in News
An anonymous informant has provided information indicating that an airplane piloted by Republican computer expert Mike Connell was sabotaged before it crashed on December 19 ...
(read more)Read (198) | Share | Discuss (3) | Read Full Story at legalschnauzer.blogspot.com
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Vitter, Coburn Public Option Bluff Called By Democrats »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political News
Democrats took on a pair of Republican senators Friday, signing on to an amendment that would make lawmakers join the public option.
(read more)Read (139) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at huffingtonpost.com
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Global Warming Seen as a Major Problem Around the World »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 3 days ago in News
When world leaders convene in Copenhagen, Denmark, next week to discuss climate change, they will be addressing a concern that, as the latest Pew Global ...
(read more)Read (99) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at pewresearch.org
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Arlington mayor fires at Obama online »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political News
In the opinion of Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman, President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday night on the war in Afghanistan was deliberately timed to ...
(read more)Read (384) | Share | Discuss (55) | Read Full Story at commercialappeal.com
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The science still points to Copenhagen »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Science & Technology
Yes, the UEA emails must be investigated, but the overwhelming scientific evidence makes a climate change deal vital.
(read more)Read (53) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at guardian.co.uk
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Drug-Makers Paying Off Competitors To Keep Cheap Generics Off Market »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Business & Finance
Republicans and their allies in the business community talk a good game about the virtues of free-market competition. But, as we've seen in the ...
(read more)Read (60) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com
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Our Defense Budget Pours Trillions - Yes, Trillions - Down A Hole »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Business & Finance
Maybe it's time to fix that.
(read more)Read (116) | Share | Discuss (9) | Read Full Story at crooksandliars.com
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Wal-Mart will pay $40m to workers »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Business & Finance
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, has agreed to pay $40 million to as many as 87,500 current and former employees in ...
(read more)Read (74) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at boston.com
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What Makes A Right-Winger Mad? »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political Opinion
Here is how you know if you are (far) Right Wing or not:
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Facts aren’t really special in universe of ‘truthiness’ »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Arts & Entertainment
There is a sense that we don’t need science or editing or fact-checking as long as we have crowd-sourcing. We don’t have to ...
(read more)Read (53) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at daytondailynews.com
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U.S. Judge Opposes Republicans on Elections »
Posted by: 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political News
The Republican National Committee will not be able to use election tactics that have been linked to suppression of voting by racial minorities without court ...
(read more)Read (35) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at www10.nytimes.com
