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What if Spain exits the euro? - elConfidencial.com

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

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This is Your Brain On Fox

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Beast - By David Frum - May. 22 (News Analysis) - when quizzed on current affairs, people who watched only Fox scored worse than people who watched no news at all.

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Today's GOP: Worst Political Party Since the Civil War

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Martin Longman - May. 22 (Opinion) - What about the Jim Crow laws, or the Palmer raids, or the Japanese internment camps, or McCarthyism, or the Vietnam and Iraq wars? But when I started to think about it, I realized that many of the big mistakes our country has made since the Civil War were not really the result of one political party's actions.

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Ecstasy Triumphs over Agony: MDMA Helps with Recovery from Trauma: Scientific American

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:08:51 -0700

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Ecstasy's Legacy: Scientific American

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:26:04 -0700

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SpaceX Launches Private Capsule on Historic Trip to Space Station

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - May. 22 - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private space capsule called Dragon soared into the predawn sky Tuesday, riding a pillar of flame like its beastly namesake on a history-making trip to the International Space Station.

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Will Greek default really mean leaving the EU?

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - May. 22 (Opinion) - German leaders have warned that if Greece cancels its austerity measures, Germany and others will stop funding the Greek budget deficit. That may not necessarily mean that Greece will be forced to exit the EU and reintroduce the drachma.

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Well: Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Anahad O'connor - May. 21 (Opinion) - Two new studies associate a common disorder of sleep that causes pauses in breathing with a higher risk of cancer.

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Money Unlimited

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

New Yorker - By Jeffrey Toobin - May. 21 (Special Report) - When Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was first argued before the Supreme Court, on March 24, 2009, it seemed like a case of modest importance. The issue before the Justices was a narrow one. The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law prohibi

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Under A Withering Industry Assault, Nuclear Safety Chief Resigns

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Ryan Grim - May. 21 (News Report) - Under a withering assault from the industry, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is stepping down, effective upon the confirmation of his successor, according to a statement from Jaczko. The resignation follows months of bureaucratic knife-wielding by the four industry-backed members of the five-person panel.

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With the Affordable Care Act Hanging by a Thread, It's Time for Single-Payer

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Pearl Korn - May. 21 (Opinion) - Co-written by Jonathan Stone While the Affordable Care Act is being deliberated in the Supreme Court -- with no decision expected until the end of June -- progressives and all other rational human beings should ramp up their efforts to build the movement

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Is the Internet hurting children? - CNN.com

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:51:12 -0700

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Tailoring Treatments for Alcoholics

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:44:01 -0700

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Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days for bullying gay roommate - CNN.com

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:18:15 -0700

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Tick season reveals debate over Lyme disease - San Jose Mercury News

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:19:40 -0700

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Santa Clara Valley Water District under investigation for violating water-pollution laws - San Jose Mercury News

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:38:40 -0700

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Advocates: '12 Budget Dance Has Heavier Beat

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

bkbureau.org - May. 21 (News) - After years of austerity, advocates say the annual ritual of protests against proposed cuts has taken on a more urgent tone.

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Improved but Not Always Safe: Despite Global Efforts, More Than 1 Billion People Likely at Risk for Lack of Clean Water

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:07:00 -0700

Scientific American - May. 21 - A clean drop to drink? Although hundreds of millions more people have access to "improved" water sources, not all of the water is free from contamination, according to new reports. Image: iStockphoto/vijaya_5712 The Best Science Writing Online 2012 Showc

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OpEdNews - Article: It's a Wrap, Obama on Track: Gallup Speaks, Experts Squeak

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Op Ed News - May. 21 (Opinion) - Survey says: Obama is ahead and should win. Too bad politics this time may not have high drama, more likely the outcome will be: same old, same old, and that means living somewhere between gridlock and suspended animation. Oh, goody.

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California Considers DNA Privacy Law

Mon, 21 May 2012 02:15:00 -0700

Scientific American - May. 21 - The Best Science Writing Online 2012 Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant online essays from 2011, The Best Science Writing Online 2012 will change the way... Read More » California lawmakers are weighing a bill a

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Obama’s remarks on worst job growth: Did he end it or should he own it?

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Josh Hicks - May. 21 - “The ideas that [Republicans are] putting forward have been tried. We tried them between 2000 and 2008, and it resulted in the most sluggish job growth that we’ve ever seen, resulted in all kinds of phony financial profits and debt, and resulted in the worst financial crisis and economic crisis we’ve seen since the 1930s.” Read full article ...

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Spain's banks do not need bailout, says minister

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:05:06 -0700

The Independent - May. 21 - Spain's banks do not need to be bolstered with European money as suggested by France, the country's economy minister said today.

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Bachmann’s Fundraising Whopper

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

FactCheck - By Robert Farley - May. 20 (Fact Check) - In several urgent fundraising appeals, Rep. Michele Bachmann falsely claims that biased “liberal judges” redrew her congressional district “in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama.” The truth is that only two of the five judges were Democratic appointees, and Bachmann’s Minnesota district has become even more Republican than … More >>

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G8 leaders end summit with pledge to keep Greece in eurozone

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Ewen MacAskill - May. 20 (News Report) - US and France succeed in putting promotion of growth at top of communique despite Germany's resistance to stimulus package Barack Obama and the other G8 leaders wrapped up their negotiations on the European crisis at Camp David on Saturday with a pledge to keep Greece in the eurozone and to promote growth. The communique, which had the growth promise at the top, represents a victory for Obama and the new French president, François Hollande, over German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who has resisted calls for a stimulus package. But it may be shortlived. The communique was short in detail and Merkel could re-establish her dominance next week at an informal European meeting. The eight leaders meeting at the US presidential retreat in Maryland issued a communique declaring in its opening paragraph: "Our imperative is to promote growth and jobs." It added: "The global economic recovery shows signs of promise, but significant headwinds persist. Against this background, we commit to take all ...

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How to peek through Dan Schultz’s Truth Goggles, the B.S. detection software

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Nieman Journalism Lab - By Andrew Phelps - May. 20 (Opinion) - Last November I wrote about Dan Schultz and his Truth Goggles, a piece of software he’s developing in partnership with PolitiFact that highlights suspicious claims in news articles. It’s as simple as spellcheck. Now, as Schultz finalizes his graduate thesis at the MIT Media Lab, he’s conducting a user study to understand how people (anonymously) respond to a prototype of the tool. It’s our first look at the software in action, and he wants you to give it a try.

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