" Last month, Dr. Phil Wilby’s crew drew a picture of a belemnite — a Jurassic squid — with its own ink.70 “We felt … it would be the ultimate self-portrait,” Wilby said. From Dr. Wilby, and other scientists, we can tell a story of how his crew may have gotten the...
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"(Analysis.) Since the Democratic leadership has ignored the “Medicare for All” bill and has instead opted to keep for-profit companies in the basic medical insurance business, though in competition with a non-profit public option, those companies have focused on...
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" In September last year, the Bush regime left behind its old refrain that “the fundamentals of the economy are strong,” and went to Congress for a quick $700B to bail out collapsing banks stuck with toxic...
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" In his inauguration speech, President Obama made this appeal:x50 "[T]he time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history …” "...
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"After his stint on Wall Street, Michael Lewis wrote Liar’s Poker, a famous book that gave an inside story of the high-rolling Wall Street of the 80’s, with its exorbitant salaries and careless handling of...
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"On the cold, rainy inauguration day of 2001, angry crowds lined the parade route to jeer the new president, who had gained the office by the Supreme Court quashing a vote count. “Hail to the thief!” yelled...
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" In Cleveland yesterday, 80,000 persons packed in and around Mall C for a rally for Barack Obama where Bruce Springsteen played and sang some songs. After the sing-along “This Land is Your Land”, Springsteen...
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" The investigator into the firing of Alaska’s Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan by Governor (and Republican vice presidential candidate) Sarah Palin issued his report Friday last week.x1 The firing came...
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2008-09-30:"Some Ohio citizens may find it easier to vote this election thanks to recent rulings that blocked two Republican tries at vote suppression. In one case, Republicans challenged same day registration...
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"Lately, John McCain has been serving up some real howlers—claims ridiculously out of kilter with his record—all delivered with a straight face. Here is one of the howlers from his acceptance speech at the...
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" Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) gave a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening. He voiced a call for America on election day to vote her own best interests. Though a stalwart of...
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" Earlier this year, John McCain tried to defend the fact that his presidential campaign was jam-packed with lobbyists: " [T]hey’re honorable people, and I’m proud to have them as part of my team. " "...
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"This summer, Lorain County (Ohio) Metro Parks will add a 27-mile (43 km) -long water trail for canoes, kayaks and other paddle boats.x1 The trail starts at the park system’s Vermilion River Reservation, goes...
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" Two weeks ago Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) brought an impeachment resolution against President George W. Bush to the House floor.x30x31 It took him nearly five hours to read the resolution’s 35 articles.x32 ...
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"Global warming climate change is happening.x20 A major cause of it is the burning of fossil fuels. The effects of it will be severe and damaging. We are already seeing some effects in extreme weather events,...
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Truemors
Republicans Cling to Childish Ways