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John McCain May Not Be Senator For Long - Former GOP Nominee Faces Dead-Heat Primary Challenge in 2010
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:41 PM EST (Talking Points Memo)
A new Rasmussen poll finds that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) could potentially be in trouble with Republican voters back home in Arizona, where he's often faced criticism from the right for his views on immigration.
Obama faces congressional anger about economy
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:52 AM EST (The Washington Post)
Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.
Nigeria signs $1 bln EU pact to fight corruption
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:49 AM EST (thestar.com.my)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nigeria signed a 677 million euro ($1 billion) pact with the European Union on Thursday aimed at combating corruption and promoting peace in its troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta region.
The Hindu : International : Mottaki dismisses sanctions threat
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:45 AM EST (hindu.com)
DUBAI: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said he does not expect fresh sanctions against Iran as imposition of internationally approved economic curbs has become outdated.
Political Accusations and Naivety Behind the Mammogram Debate
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:22 AM EST (The New York Times)
The federal Preventive Services Task Force, the group that created a political firestorm this week with its recommendation that women get less-frequent mammograms, was created to be insulated from politics.
Medical Science and Medical Practice in Conflict : When to get a pap smear?; when to get a mammogram?
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:11 AM EST (The New York Times)
This week, the science of medicine bumped up against the foundations of American medical consumerism: that more is better, that saving a life is worth any sacrifice, that health care is a birthright.
Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:47 AM EST (Yahoo! News)
"Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a …
How Humanlike Was "Ardi"?
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:44 PM EST (Scientific American)
For such a petite creature, the 1.2-meter-tall "Ardi" (Ardipithecus ramidus) has made big waves in the paleoanthropology world.
Dembski Stoops Even Lower: Legal Threats to Silence a Critic
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:28 PM EST (ScienceBlogs)
For those who have slightly better memory of recent events than an average gerbil, you'll surely remember that not too long ago, the Intelligent Design folks, with the help of Ben Stein, put together a whole movie about how evilutionists are all a bunch of evil fascists, out to s …
Freshwater Update: Freshwater's Self-Contradicting Testimony
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:35 AM EST (pandasthumb.org)
One of the low points for the defense in Kitzmiller was the testimony of Alan Bonsell, who was President of the Dover Area District Board of Education at the time of the adoption of the policy that provoked the lawsuit.
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