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• Oil, Oil Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Pump

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  If you had something you needed in your home, would you go to the store to buy it anyway? Of course not! Strangely, however, some members of Congress seem determined to push the country toward making this counterproductive choice.   The Congressional Research Service released a report at the end of October, “U.S. ...
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• Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and killed by Seattle police early Tuesday, a sheriffs spokesman said. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• Every Generation Needs A Revolution

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Pennsylvania’s government is a prime exhibition of Lord Acton’s well-known admonition that “power corrupts.” The ongoing “Bonusgate” investigation, which so far has resulted in the indictment of legislators and staff for using tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to win elections, is but the latest ...
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• Why Wont We Face Irans Evil?

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  When tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets last spring and braved the most brutal repression the regime could inflict, Michael Ledeen was the least surprised man in Washington. In season and out, Ledeen has chronicled the profound weakness of the mullahocracy and its deep unpopularity with the Iranian ...
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• A Liberal Pleads With Obama to End the Afghanistan War: ‘We F*#&in Hate These Generals’

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Even before he outlines his strategy on Afghanistan Tuesday night, President Barack Obama is taking flak from his fellow liberals on his reported decision to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. On Monday, in an open letter to President Obama, liberal film-maker Michael Moore asks Obama if he really wants to become ...
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• Obama, a Science Buff, Is Washingtons Mr. Spock

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- He shows a fascination with science, an all-too deliberate decision-making demeanor, an adherence to logic and some pretty, ahem, prominent ears. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• Christmas Music Banned In Jersey School District

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The purpose of the Christmas holiday is to celebrate the birth of Christ. Yet, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Maple-South Orange school district’s ban on all religious Christmas music including instrumentals, which had been part of the school district Christmas program for years — until one ...
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• Five More Amateur Mistakes By the Obama Administration

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  "My fellow citizens, the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery." -- Sarah Palin Since he has been elected, Barack Obama has been like a four year old wearing water wings and desperately trying to reach the edge of the pool. In other words, he has been completely out of his depth. ...
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• Polls Find Palin Gaining On Obama

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  (Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts to cheering fans as she arrives at a bookstore in The Villages, Fla., on Tuesday. (AP) With the approval numbers for President Barack Obama continuing to drop and the numbers for former Republican Vice Presidential candidate experiencing an upward trend, both political players ...
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• Glenn Beck: How Many Obama Cabinet Appointments Have Private Sector Experience? (video)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Received the embed code for this video this morning by email! Shocking! Video Link Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• Why scientists lie — and what to do about it

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The recent revelations of misrepresentation by CRU scientists about research on climate change should come as no surprise. Scientists, like all human beings, are sometimes tempted to lie or cheat and occasionally they succumb to those temptations. Actually, scientists dont do too badly. According to a recent analysis ...
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• Plea deal likely for former Duke employee

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  DURHAM -- Frank Lombard, the former Duke University administrator charged with a series of sex crimes involving his adopted 5-year-old son, is scheduled to be arraigned in court today -- the next step in a likely plea agreement for him. The U.S. Attorneys Office will file an "information" today in Washington, D.C., ...
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• Markets wont like bad jobs numbers on Friday

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  THE experts are very confident that Fridays report on the employment market for November will show the least number of job losses in quite a while, perhaps as few as 114,000. I hope thats true. But I dont think it will be. As you know, these monthly job figures are very important to traders on Wall Street who can make ...
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• EU Joins PA’s Diplomatic War on Jerusalem

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The Foreign Ministry warned Tuesday morning that a Swedish-led attempt to have the European Union recognize eastern Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian Authority will backfire. The draft proposal, expected to be placed on the EU table next week, would damage efforts to reach peace with the PA and damage the ...
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• US Calls Honduras Election Significant but Insufficient Step to End Political Crisis

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The U.S. State Department says Sundays presidential election in Honduras was a significant, but insufficient step, to end to political crisis that began there in June with the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. U.S. officials are stopping short of recognizing opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo as the countrys next ...
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• Meet Al Gore at Copenhagen, for $1,209

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Meet Al Gore at Copenhagen, for $1,209 Jennifer Harper A fleeting few moments with a former vice president now goes for $1,209. "Meet Al Gore in Copenhagen." An official announcement from this fair Danish city says all: the former vice president is getting star treatment when he arrives with an entire swarm of ...
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• Senate begins debate on health care bill

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats face deep divisions within their ranks as they begin debate Monday on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, with the recent all-hands-on-deck coalition frayed over abortion and the option of government-run insurance. While majority Democrats will need 60 votes to finish, some ...
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• Another spying scandal at Gitmo

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  A number of Arabic and Pashtu interpreters at the terror-war detention center at Guantanamo Bay are under active investigation for omitting valuable intelligence from their translations of detainee interrogations, among other security breaches. This could taint some of the evidence at the "9/11 trial" in New York and ...
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• Os Window Dressing: Astan speech to be all show

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  In the art-auction world, the trick to selling a bad painting is to put it in a terrific frame. Thats the logic behind President Obamas West Point speech tonight. Condemned by his own vacillation to sketching a picture repulsive to multiple constituencies, Obama will use the impressive frame of West Point to lend his ...
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• Money and Kyoto Protocol are the real Enron story (Archive)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Enron executives worked closely with the Clinton administration to secure support for the Kyoto Protocol because the company believed the treaty could provide it with a financial windfall. An internal Enron memo circulated immediately after the 1997 Kyoto meeting - and first reported by The Washington Post - shows the ...
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