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The New Food Safety Bill Might Be Revoked
The Senate ignored a key constitutional rule in passing the bill, and it may end up totally negated.
Read & DiscussHappy Hanukkah. How Will the White House Respond?
How many people will get invited to the White House Hanukkah party this year. Does it matter?
Read & DiscussHealth-Care Mandate Is Constitutional, Says Another Judge
And makes a very good and simple argument for it in the process.
Read & DiscussWorking Late in Washington
Some newly elected Republican lawmakers think that sleeping in their office will be a sign that they haven't come to live permanently in...
Read & DiscussVideo: Designers on the Rise of Infographics
Thinkers discuss the importance of design and of graphic displays of information in today's world.
Read & DiscussPresident Bloomberg?
A new poll has Bloomberg getting only 11 percent of the vote in a three-way race with Romney and Obama. He does pick up 22 percent of independents.
Read & DiscussWhat's Next for Wikileaks?
In a massive interview with Forbes, Julian Assange says that Wikileaks is sitting on documents from the private sector: "It could take down a...
Read & DiscussVideo: Biking the Length of Manhattan in Fast Forward
Broadway Bombing is a race all the way down Broadway. One biker recorded his fast, dangerous ride.
Read & DiscussHow Will the Arab Press Report the Wikileaks Release?
The Wikileaks documents show Arab leaders' true feelings about Iran. How will the Arab press cover it, and how will the Arab street react?
Read & DiscussHelp Support Green Roofs in New York, One Square Foot at a Time
Help support artist Eve Mosher (of the High Water Line project) in her latest venture: Green roofs in New York.
Read & DiscussThe Best Bike Lock Puts Your Bike Out of Reach
These German hackers seem to have developed a prototype of a bike lock that not only secures your bike, but also raises it above the street.
Read & DiscussWikileaks Keeps Leaking
The latest Wikileaks document dump is here: thousands of diplomatic cables between U.S. State Department officials, often speaking of foreign...
Read & DiscussLandline-Only Polls Do, in Fact, Have a Republican Bias
Adding cell phones to a poll gives you a five point swing toward the Democratic candidate.
Read & DiscussThe Growing List of Corporate "It Gets Better Videos": Pixar, Gap, Facebook, and More
Pixar is the latest company to release an It Gets Better video. Is this becoming a barometer for a company's commitment to gay rights?
Read & DiscussGhostly Photos of Occupied Amsterdam Mashed Up with Modern Amsterdam
Jo Teeuwisse takes photos of 1940s Amsterdam and then superimposes them on modern photos, creating amazing, ghostly collisions of past and present.
Read & DiscussThe History of American Political Opinion, in Video
This fascinating video shows the entire country's voting patterns from 1920 to the present slowly fading from one election to the next.
Read & DiscussRepresentative Doesn't Care About Climate Change Because It's Not in the Bible
Representative John Shimkus (R-IL) believes that our climate is changing, but that God told him it will all be ok. Watch him explain.
Read & DiscussMarxgiving
Was Thanksgiving a celebration of the end of the Pilgrims's experiment with socialism, like Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh claim? Nope.
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