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Could A Club Drug Offer 'Almost Immediate' Relief From Depression?
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:07 AM EST (NPR)
There's no quick fix for severe depression. Although antidepressants like Prozac have been around since the 1970s, they usually take weeks to make a difference.
Mill Creek Middle School Student Inspires Classmates Through Posts on Lockers
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:22 AM EST ()
Sayings such as "Have a nice day" or "Keep smiling" often go unnoticed or unappreciated in our busy lives.
Increasing number of ethics probes rattles House Republicans
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:43 AM EST (TheHill.com)
An increasing number of House Republicans are getting wrapped up in allegations of ethics violations ahead of the November elections, handing Democrats easy campaign fodder and putting the GOP in an unexpected bind.
Virginia lawmaker tries to attach rectal exam provision to anti-abortion bill
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:24 PM EST (Raw Story)
Virginia state Senator Janet Howell (D) thinks that if the government is going to force women to undergo medically unnecessary tests, then it is only fair to apply the same standards to men. Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would require pregnant women …
Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals
Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:15 PM EST
A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums, bobcats and other mammals in the Everglades, a study says.
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Freddie Mac makes big bets against the people it's supposed to help - CBS News
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:43 PM EST (CBS News)
Just one week after President Obama promised "no more red tape" for homeowners looking to refinance, there's news that mortgage insurance giant Freddie Mac could benefit if banks stonewall their customers. According to an investigation by NPR and ProPublica, the government-spons …
The Muppets Respond To Fox News Attacks
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:35 AM EST (addictinginfo.org)
We have officially reached a level six, full-blown idiocracy when oversized and anthropomorphized stuffed animals are forced to explain a supposed left-wing theme in a feel-good holiday movie.
Is America Really a Secular Country?
Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:33 PM EST
Supposedly it is. Yet every single day some new crap seeps into the news. Yesterday was the Indianapolis bill that allows creationism in the science classroom.
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Fox's Wallace says number of GOP debates 'insane,' they're 'all stupid' | The Raw Story
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:11 PM EST (Raw Story)
Apparently even the people facilitating and participating in the Republican debates are getting tired of them.
Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims Blast Rick Santorum On 'Equality' Comment
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:32 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
(RNS) Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are accusing Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum of bigotry and ignorance after he said that "equality" is solely a Judeo-Christian concept. "Where do you think the concept of equality comes from?" Santorum said on the campaign trail …
Four More Rupert Murdoch Reporters Arrested for 'Creative' Journalism
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:34 PM EST (Gawker)
The current and former reporters for The Sun are suspected of bribing the police — and yes, one of the officers in question is also in custody. These are only the latest arrests related to Murdoch's tabloids' corrupt journalistic practices.
EBay Official: Company Won't Move Jobs To Utah If It Doesn't Pass LGBT Employment Protections
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:38 AM EST (Think Progress)
eBay General Counsel Brandon Pace warned Utah lawmakers on Thursday that the company may reconsider relocating 3,000 workers to the state if it does not extend employment protections the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:22 AM EST ()
A resolution sponsored by Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington) to declare 2012 as the “Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania was unanimously adopted by the state House this week.
Video Proof that Jan Brewer Lied About Her Meeting with President Obama
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:55 AM EST (YouTube)
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Welfare Drug Testing Bill Withdrawn After Amended To Include Testing Lawmakers
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:51 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
A Republican member of the Indiana General Assembly withdrew his bill to create a pilot program for drug testing welfare applicants Friday after one of his Democratic colleagues amended the measure to require drug testing for lawmakers "There was an amendment offered today that …
2nd Mayor Says Obama 'Wasn't Tense At All' During Brewer Encounter
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:09 PM EST (Talking Points Memo)
Phoenix, AZ Mayor Says Obama ‘Wasn’t Tense At All’ During Brewer Encounter - In numerous TV and radio interviews since the meeting, [Arizona Governor Jan] Brewer has said the president was “tense to say the least” and took issue with a book she wro …
Climate change in 26 seconds - NASA
Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:59 AM EST
The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880 - and the warmest La Nina year on record. Last year's temperatures reinforce a trend that sees 9 of the 10 warmest years happening since 2000. The average temperature around the globe in 2011 wa …
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Copyright: Forever Less One Day
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:39 AM EST ()
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors… the exclusive right to their respective Writings". Basically, copyright is a contract between authors and society: if you promise to make more stuff, we promise not to copy it …
BREAKING! Two more ex-aides charged in Walkergate investigation
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:23 PM EST (Lacrosse Tribune)
MADISON — Two more former aides to Gov.
Georgia Teacher Resigns Over Slavery Math Lesson
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:12 AM EST (FOXNews.com)
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. – A spokeswoman says a suburban Atlanta teacher has resigned after an investigation about third-grade students being assigned math homework with word problems about slavery.
Mitch Daniels' GOP Response to SOTU: "The President Did Not Cause the Economic and Fiscal Crisis..."
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:29 AM EST (CBS News)
"The status of 'loyal opposition' imposes on those out of power some serious responsibilities: to show respect for the Presidency and its occupant, to express agreement where it exists.
Martin Bashir Tears Into Deadbeat GOPer Rep. Joe Walsh For Owing Back Child Support (VIDEO)
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:49 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Martin Bashir tore into Representative Joe Walsh on Tuesday, condemning the congressman for his failure to pay over $100,000 in back child support in a live interview. The MSNBC host was interviewing Walsh in the lead-up to President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesd …
CDC says postpone breastfeeding: Making up facts, anti-vax style!
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:40 PM EST (Untitled Document)
This past weekend, Natural News writer Ethan A. Huff decided to take a trip to the PubMed salvage yard, pick up a scrap study and re-purpose it into a giant display of fabricated outrage:
Rick Santorum calls Newt Gingrich a longtime supporter of insurance mandate
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:23 PM EST (Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National)
In the ongoing contest to determine which Republican presidential candidate is "sufficiently conservative," former Pennsylvania Sen.
Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Ban Food Containing Aborted Fetuses
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:42 PM EST (Little Green Footballs)
An Oklahoma lawmaker files a bill to ban the making and selling of food or products that use aborted human fetuses.State Senator Ralph Shortey says he’s done research and found reports that companies have used stem cells in the research and development of food.... The la …
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Could A Club Drug Offer 'Almost Immediate' Relief From Depression?There's no quick fix for severe depression. Although antidepressants like Prozac have been around since the 1970s, they usually take weeks to make a difference.
- Mill Creek Middle School Student Inspires Classmates Through Posts on Lockers
Sayings such as "Have a nice day" or "Keep smiling" often go unnoticed or unappreciated in our busy lives.
- Increasing number of ethics probes rattles House Republicans
An increasing number of House Republicans are getting wrapped up in allegations of ethics violations ahead of the November elections, handing Democrats easy campaign fodder and putting the GOP in an unexpected bind.
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- Virginia lawmaker tries to attach rectal exam provision to anti-abortion bill
Virginia state Senator Janet Howell (D) thinks that if the government is going to force women to undergo medically unnecessary tests, then it is only fair to apply the same standards to men. Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would require pregnant women …
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Could A Club Drug Offer 'Almost Immediate' Relief From Depression?
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PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible
PA House Unanimously Votes for Saccone Resolution Declaring 2012 as Year of the Bible