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Lowry: McCain Goes Maverick

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:45:00 -0400

McCain brings his politics of honor down to earth with a populist message of change.

No Fire in the Hole!: Firefighters Use Flame-Retardant Grenades

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:00:00 -0400

A new grenadelike gadget--designed to quickly extinguish flames in small quarters, thereby limiting injury to victims as well as firefighters--is becoming an important part of firemen's arsenals. [More]

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Forecasting the Future May Be a Matter of Fun and Games

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:45:00 -0400

A new online game uses crowdsourcing to find out how to save humans from extinction.

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The MoJo Interview: Sophie Uliano

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:30:00 -0400

The author of Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life talks about the Prius vs. Smart Car debate, ecofriendly yoga poses, and her one green sin.

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York: John McCain, Reverse RINO

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:30:00 -0400

In St. Paul, McCain stays away from the Republican name but embraces party principles.

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FREEDOM: AN EDITOR'S OPNION

wadmin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:10:00 -0400

CHARLES MOORE | September 5th 2008 Nic's event's/flickr A former editor of the Daily Telegraph praises the overthrow of trade unions, the greatest emancipation of his working life...

From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Autumn 2008

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Timeline: A History of Privacy in America

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0400

Americans paradoxically combine an unquenchable curiosity with an insistance on being left aloneClick the image below to read the timeline [More]

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Today in The Nation: Oil Turmoil

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:00 -0400

Naomi Klein Hurricane Gustav should have been political rat poison for the GOP. Instead, it became another argument for drilling in the Gulf.

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Campaign 08: Mocking Service

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:00 -0400

Peter Dreier & John Atlas When Republicans mock community organizers, they denigrate a tradition of collective self-help that has made America a more humane country.

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Hurricane Hanna eyes U.S. east coast as Ike gathers steam

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:00 -0400

Tropical storm Hanna is fixing to drench the eastern U.S. this weekend, and with an even bigger tempest, Ike, in her wake, this month is shaping up as the stormy September predicted by atmospheric scientists. [More]

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