It's the "Oh @!$%#!" Moment on Iran

Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:00 PM EDT (The Intelligence Daily)

Well, we just got our "Oh @!$%#!" moment with the just-announced resignation of Admiral William J. Fallon, the military commander of US Middle East operations.

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Explicit worker safety ads attract praise, criticism

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:08 AM EST (Canada.com)

When I first saw this workplace safety awareness advertisement during prime-time television, I will admit it completely shocked me to the point I could feel my heart beating rapidly in my chest.

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Politics and Cults: Ron Paul

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:37 PM EST (TCS Daily)

For now, let's say that you are in a cult if you have a set of beliefs where your emotional defense mechanisms have shut down any receptivity to what others would consider reasonable doubt. Many well-meaning libertarians signed on to the "Ron Paul revolution." At first, this onl …

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Black-focused school debate set

Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 7:07 PM EST (Toronto Star)

By 16, more than half of all young black males in Toronto public schools have fallen behind. They don't have the required credits – 16 by age 16 – which means they're more likely to drop out.

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Christian Fundamentalism In The Military Is As Much A Threat As Al Qaeda

Seeded on Thu Aug 9, 2007 3:30 PM EDT (Salon.com)

"Mikey Weinstein…a former Air Force lawyer and Air Force Academy grad… is the founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

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Public sector pays better than private: report

Seeded on Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:48 AM EDT (CTV News)

In 2002-2003, the average salary of workers in the core public service was $53,000, increasing to $73,400 when factoring in benefits. "For me to make that amount of money, I would have to work twice as much time," tradesman Tim Cogswell told CTV News.

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Tortue Porn At The Movies

Seeded on Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:44 AM EDT (Sympatico)

Stephen King once wrote, in his seminal book on horror, "Danse Macabre": "I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out.

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Video gamers virtually violent but socially active, studies say

Seeded on Thu Jul 5, 2007 12:22 AM EDT (CBC)

"We hope that this study is a first step toward reframing the debate from 'violent games are terrible and destroying society' to 'what types of game content might be harmful to what types of kids, in what situations.' We need to take a fresh look at what types of rules or policie …

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Canada Needs to Recommit to Kyoto - Layton

Seeded on Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:10 AM EST (CTV News)

As Canada's Environment Minister Rona Ambrose returned Sunday from a UN climate change conference in Kenya where Canada's commitment to the Kyoto Protocol came under question, NDP leader Jack Layton had a prescription for change.

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Seize the moment: Could it be time for a Third Party to emerge?

Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:49 PM EST

The Republicans face a dilemma: is upholding the far-right (the "Religious Right") favour worth the loss of their chunk of the pro-business, centrist vote? Losing these key voters would, in itself, destroy the party's last grip on power, and on the support of its policies.

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Republicans in dilemma over "Religious Right"

Seeded on Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:14 PM EST (Reuters)

DALLAS (Reuters) - Thumped in Tuesday's elections, the Republican Party faces a dilemma as it prepares for 2008: trying to claw back support in the center while keeping loyal conservative Christians happy.

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