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Americans Prefer Candidates Strong On Science
A new Poll conducted by Scientists and Engineers for America indicates an overwhelming majority of voters prefer candidates who support research into science and technology, with emphasis on the three E's: ... Full Article At Daily Kos
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Local Newspaper Gushes Over Obama With Gusto of National Press
When it comes to fawning over Barack Obama, it seems that no media outlet is too obscure for bias. The Old Bridge Observer, a small, weekly newspaper published in Northern Virginia, printed a gushing... Full Article At Newsbusters
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Bill Scher: To Win, Presidential Candidates Move ... Left
The punditocracy won't tell you , but Barack Obama and John McCain are moving to the Left. Take Iraq. Sensing that voters did not react kindly to McCain's December remarks expressing... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Poll: Environmental support dips vs. economy
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — With the U.S. Economy mired in a slump, Americans still believe saving the Environment is more important than fixing the ... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
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Linda Seger: The Religious Score Card
Dr. James Dobson from Focus on the Family, and others of the very Conservative Christian Right, are losing their power. Not every Evangelical, or every former Republican, or every Christian... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
Prince Charles' Aston Martin Hybrid Runs On Wine
The Chevy Volt , a new kind of hybrid released by General Motors, was recently called " the Barack Obama of automobiles ." Prince Charles is hoping he can do the same thing with his revamped Aston Martin. The prince, long environmentally conscious... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
White House Backs Lieberman's Terror Attack Prediction
Asked about Joe Lieberman's prediction this morning that "our enemies will test the new president early," White House Press Secretary Dana Perino backs the ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Michael T. Klare: The End of Oil
Reprinted from Foreign Policy In Focus At the hastily convened global oil summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 28, top officials of producing and consuming nations from around the world attempted to find a combination of solutions that would... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Nora Ephron: What About It, Al?
I know it's not a great job. And I know you didn't like it the first time. But that was because of Bill and Hill. They won't be there. I will. Here's the deal: we'll redefine the job. I know, I know -- everyone says this, but I mean it. I'll throw every power in my possession... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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WHAT ABOUT MCCAIN'S SOCIAL POLICIES?
Tim did a fine job yesterday of reporting from the Center for American Progress' "McCain University," where think tank types detailed John McCain's more-conservative... Full Article At The American Prospect - Tapped
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WaPo Reporter Apologizes For Calling Obama "Much More White Than Black"
In an online chat last week, Washington Post reporter Jonathan Weisman said of Obama : He really did not become immersed in black American culture until he left college and went to ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Poll: Gas prices change views on oil drilling, conservation
High gasoline prices have dramatically changed Americans' views on Energy and the Environment with more people now viewing oil drilling and new power plants as a greater priority than ... Full Article At Chicago Tribune - Nation/World
Free Gas , Vegan Food, Lettuce Bikinis: New PETA Campaign
PETA has issued a press release about an upcoming event: As motorists gear up for the holiday weekend, PETA's Lettuce Ladies--wearing nothing but strategically placed lettuce leaves--will hand out free Tofurky brand mock-turkey sandwiches and two free gallons of gas to the first 50 people at a Hess... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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McCain Agonistes
Patrick Ruffini picks up on and synthesizes the anxieties that you hear from a lot of Republicans these days: Throughout the last few months, I've had this nagging sense that McCain is running a conventional Republican campaign in the worst... Full Article At Time - Swampland
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Gas Poll Shocker: Oil Drilling Favored Over Conservation
Once again, it appears media and Democrats are on the wrong side of public opinion, as a new Poll released Tuesday shows Americans more interested in expanding oil drilling to solve the current Energy crisis... Full Article At Newsbusters
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Travel Slump Hits Car Rentals
Avis Budget sees a "significantly more challenging operating Environment than expected" for car rentals, amid rising fuel costs, fewer-than-expected airplane passengers, lower commercial travel volumes and lower time and mileage rates per day.... Full Article At Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy
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Joan Borysenko: The Art Of Patience And Inner Guidance
We are a stunningly impatient culturea fact that has been reflected in a lot of poor choices that have compromised the Environment, the Economy, the human potential of our country, and many of the... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Isabel Cowles: Local Food: Scandal and Slander
Let it be known that local food is poison for the Environment. Not only do small farmers pollute more in their pickups than the highly-efficient 18 wheelers hauling avocados from Mexico to Michigan, but ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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FREE RIDE.
To follow up on Dana's excellent analysis of Jim Wallis's latest bit of Abortion concern-trolling , I continue to be irritated by these kinds of assertions: Without calling for restrictions such as parental consent laws, Wallis believes that... Full Article At The American Prospect - Tapped
MSM Shuns Embarrassing 'The Population Bomb' Anniversary
Today is the official publication date of The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment by Paul and Anne Ehrlich. The release of this book was timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the publication of Paul Ehrlich's once exceedingly... Full Article At Newsbusters