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Called Anti-Science, Rightbloggers Reply That Science is a Liberal Plot

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:09:32 -0700

Village Voice - Sep. 04 - GOP candidates like Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum don't believe in evolution or global warming. Some people think that makes them anti-science. They have it backwards, say conservatives -- it's science that's anti-American!

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What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Village Voice - By Gustavo Arellano - Jul. 17 (Special Report) - It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

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H&M Apologizes for Destroying, Trashing Unsold Clothes, Sort Of

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Village Voice - By Mackenzie Schmidt - Jan. 07 (News Report) - Whatever happened to all those unsightly metallic brown, fur-trimmed puffer jackets on the clearance rack at H&M? In all likelihood, they're probably out back in a garbage bag, fiberfill busting out of box-cutter slashes. On Tuesday, the Times published a story on retail giant H&M's shady practice of purposely destroying and trashing brand new unsold clothes at their Herald Square location after a CUNY grad student, Cynthia Magnus, came forward with her discovery of bags upon bags of brand new, deliberately ruined clothing in the alley behind one of the store's 10 Manhattan outposts. Magnus had written to the Swedish company offering to help organize a charitable way for the store to donate the unsold items, but it was the Times that brought the situation at West 35th Street to the attention of pissed off shoppers, and supposedly, that of H&M spokeswoman Nicole Christie. Christie issued a shocked gasp of a statement denying any knowledge of the wasteful methods, and announcing an investigation of just the Herald Square location.

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Sarah Palin: Going Rote

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Village Voice - By Ward Sutton - Nov. 25 (Comedy News) - Ward Sutton gives us a quick slog through the ex-Governor's highly quotable exercise in ghost-writing, so that we don't have to read it ourselves.

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Afghaniscrewed: How I Spent My Fall Vacation

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Village Voice - By P.J. Tobia - Mar. 31 (Special Report) - Like many Americans, I never questioned the justness of our Afghan adventure. Basic logic: We invaded central Asia because of the horrors of 9/11. The Taliban sheltered bin Laden. They let Al Qaeda plot in safety. We had to kick their ass. But eight years later, we're still there, and I had no idea why. Conversations with smart people in the U.S. got me nowhere. They talked of "geopolitical ramifications" and "bookending Pakistan." What the hell does that mean?

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Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Village Voice - By David Mamet - Mar. 12 (Opinion) - I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my mind. As a child of the '60s, I accepted as an article of faith that government is corrupt, that business is exploitative, and that people are generally good at heart.

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The Clintons' Grim Fairy Tales

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Village Voice - By Tom Robbins - Jan. 28 (Editorial) - Here was Bill Clinton up in New Hampshire, his hair now silver-gray, leaning comfortably against the lectern, microphone in hand, surrounded by rows of rapt students and framed against a giant blue banner for his wife's campaign.

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Green Tide

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:06:00 -0800

Miami New Times - By Rob Jordan - Mar. 07 (Special Report) - Just as the sun was reaching its highest point in the sky, Lou Greenwell realized he could see again. During a morning spent paddling across Blackwater Sound just off Key Largo, Greenwell, 70 years old, had begun to wonder if there was any end to the shadowy mass that stretched in every direction across the once-transparent waters. Then, in the shallows on the sound's far west side, little sand sharks appeared below the suddenly clear surface. Not-so-little barracudas rushed around Greenwell's banana-yellow kayak. One shark rested under a mangrove root, heedless of its visitors. Greenwell was headed toward the Bogies, one of his favorite spots on earth. This narrow waterway has been a regular stop in the 40 years he's been swimming, fishing, diving, and kayaking the waters of Florida Bay. Forming a perfect canopy, massive, gnarled mangroves reached across the narrow passage as if longing for each other's embrace. Tiny warblers hopped from branch to branch, dancing between shadows and shafts of light. "You can get your prayer book out here," Greenwell said softly. "It's like a chapel." It was in this chapel not long ago that Greenwell had a transformative experience. Leading a group of fellow kayakers in silence, he came upon something massive and still. With a swirl of water and mud, it became two massive things: a manatee and her baby, shyly making a delayed getaway. "It was the cutest thing," he said.

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