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Why even atheists should be praying for Pope Francis

November 15, 2013, 10:09 pm
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Francis could replace Obama as the pin-up on every liberal and leftist wall. He is now the world’s clearest voice for change That Obama poster on the wall, promising hope and change, is looking a little faded now. The disappointments, whether over drone warfare or a botched rollout of...
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The rise of far right parties across Europe is a chilling echo of the 1930s

November 15, 2013, 10:15 pm
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Having played down their fascist sympathies they’re re-emerging now after a PR facelift. Time is running out to counter them Since the global banking crisis in 2007, commentators across the political spectrum have confidently predicted not only the imminent collapse of the euro, but sooner or...
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Friday Music Thing

November 15, 2013, 10:47 pm
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The local Arclight Cinema had a showing of this Wednesday night which we attended and, factoring in the fact that the Roses are one of my all time faves, it was still everything anyone could ask for in a musical documentary. As good as The Last Waltz but without the Martin Scorsese/Robbie Robertson...
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French automaker Renault can cut off your car battery if you don’t make payments on time

November 16, 2013, 6:41 am
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Last year Tesla dealt with its first real scandal, the so-called “bricking” of batteries that are allowed to run entirely out of charge. But what about a car company that could brick a car’s battery on purpose? As…  
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Jimmy Carter in Nepal to observe polls in long-awaited election

November 16, 2013, 6:45 am
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Former US president Jimmy Carter said Saturday he was confident Nepal’s long-awaited elections next week would proceed peacefully, despite threats of violence from anti-poll protesters. Carter, 89, is in Kathmandu to lead a 50-person team from the Atlanta-based Carter Center, who will monitor...
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From replacement kidneys to guns, cars, prosthetics and works of art, 3D printing ‘will change the world’

November 16, 2013, 6:50 am
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From replacement kidneys to guns, cars, prosthetics and works of art, 3D printing is predicted to transform our lives in the coming decades as dramatically as the Internet did before it. “I have no doubt it is going to change the world,” researcher James Craddock told AFP at the two-day...
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China’s meager typhoon aid to Philippines is a diplomatic misstep: experts

November 16, 2013, 6:54 am
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China’s clumsy response to the typhoon in the neighbouring Philippines shows that the Asian giant is still struggling to find its role on the world stage, analysts say, burdened by history and its own self-image. Initially the Chinese government offered only $100,000, and while later...
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Elizabeth Warren: Unlikely radical giving hope to those disenchanted with mainstream Democrats

November 16, 2013, 7:10 am
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Senator’s tough stance against Wall Street is attracting voters on the left who are disenchanted with the party establishment Not many political “rock stars” inspire audience members to knit, but, even by Washington’s sedate standards, the darling of America’s new left...
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Can We PLEASE Knock Off the Speculation About 2016?

November 16, 2013, 7:22 am
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< One of the biggest political stories today centers on whether Elizabeth Warren — who has shown absolutely no interest in running for the Democratic nomination in 2016 — will challenge Hillary Clinton, who has made it clear that she has no interest…  
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Maher slams the ‘thunderously wrong’ Roberts-led Supreme Court: ‘You f*cked up!’

November 16, 2013, 8:01 am
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Friday night, during his weekly “New Rules” segment, Bill Maher slammed the U.S. Supreme Court — and in particular Chief Justice John Roberts — for pretending that decisions like the Citizens United ruling and gutting the Voting Rights Act (VRA) won’t have any...
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Bashir: Maybe someone should poop in ‘world class idiot’ Sarah Palin’s mouth

November 16, 2013, 9:14 am
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MSNBC’s Martin Bashir has kicked off a storm of controversy by saying people — like half-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) — who invoke slavery as a comparison to modern inconveniences like the glitchy Obamacare rollout should get a first-hand lesson in the actual horrors and...
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U.S. Treasury ex-secretary Geithner moves to private equity

November 16, 2013, 9:45 am
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Former US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, a key player in reviving the US economy after the worst recession in decades, is joining private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, according to a statement on Saturday. The move marks a departure for Geithner, who has spent most of his career in the public...
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Madonna calls for release of Russian-held Greenpeace activists

November 16, 2013, 10:48 am
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Moscow (AFP) – Pop legend Madonna has joined a chorus of international stars in urging the release of 30 Greenpeace crewmembers jailed after a protest against energy prospecting in the Arctic. “These 30 people are in prison in Russia for staging a peaceful protest in the Arctic! Let...
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Alec Baldwin: My show may not be back at all

November 16, 2013, 11:58 am
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Actor and MSNBC host Alec Baldwin said Saturday that the future of his weekly talk show is in doubt. He made the announcement in a blog entry published at Huffington Post on Saturday morning. After he allegedly used the expletive “c*ck-s*cking f*ggot” to refer to a paparazzo,...
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Meningitis outbreak at Princeton University

November 16, 2013, 12:50 pm
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Princeton University is trying to contain an outbreak of bacterial meningitis that has sickened several students, school and health officials said Saturday. The New Jersey Department of Health said it has confirmed seven cases of meningococcal disease at Princeton, with all but one of the cases...
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Police: Toronto crack mayor may have beaten wife

November 16, 2013, 2:16 pm
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The evolving madness of the Rob Ford drug scandal in Toronto appears to have pushed one local newspaper to publish the contents of police reports editors have been sitting on for months, ostensibly in the interest of protecting the Ford’s children from harm. The police reports, according to...
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‘Fragguccino’ blows up airport security theater

November 16, 2013, 2:49 pm
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In a bit less than eight minutes, a YouTube contributor demonstrated how futile the “no liquids” security policy in airports may be. In a video on YouTube, contributor Evan “treefort” Booth at Terminal Cornucopia takes common items found in most airport terminals at retail kiosks and...
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Harrisburg, Pa., newspaper retracts 1863 criticism of Gettysburg Address

November 16, 2013, 3:42 pm
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Martin Pengelly, theguardian.com As celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address begin around the US, a Pennsylvania newspaper has issued a retraction of its predecessor’s criticism of Abraham Lincoln’s speech. Lincoln delivered the short address (of either 268 or 270...
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Qatar stadium design critics: it ‘looks like a vagina’

November 16, 2013, 4:18 pm
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AECOM Technology Corporation posted a short video animation of the design for Qatar’s new Al Wakrah sports stadium Saturday, which under almost immediate criticism for its resemblance to female genitalia. Buzzfeed’s Matt Kiebus noted that the $120 billion project bears little...
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Delays at hospitals across the country undermine newborn screening programs, putting babies at risk

November 16, 2013, 5:17 pm
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The baby in Arkansas seems healthy at birth. Warm, fuzzy skin. A normal weight. But Aiden Cooper can’t keep down formula. Don’t worry, he’s fine, doctors assure his mother as they leave…  
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