Jon Stewart’s Advocacy Role in 9/11 Bill Passage
Jon Stewart’s role in pushing for a bill to provide health care for 9/11 responders has drawn comparisons to Edward R. Murrow.This time it worked. This is an example of the careful use of political capital.-
rictandag
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In Kenya, Huts Far Off the Grid Harness the Sun
“In Kenya, Huts Far Off the Grid Harness the Sun - http://nyti.ms/ijhlcZ”The article keeps calling for government action. Rural stand alonepower is not the business of a utility. It calls for the most basic of merchant enterprise. Montgumery Ward or Sears or F. W. Woolworth.There are people eager to buy. Go and sell.
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lanehartwell
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Miracle on 22nd Street
“A beautiful real life Christmas Story: Miracle on 22nd Street - http://nyti.ms/fxgLxn”The couple is wonderful. The person or persons who put the address about are not.
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The Big (Military) Taboo
When the U.S. spends almost as much on arms as every other country in the world combined, we’re overinvesting in our military.You will get no argument from me. The republican party will spend no other money. Military spending is the only stimulus available. -
a_traveler
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Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours
“Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours - http://nyti.ms/hlxfaF - wow! #macondo #gulf”This story is just a distraction. The spill was caused by the BP board of directors.
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You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends
Facebook has provided a way to maintain real-life relationships in a fractured, dynamic world. You are about the only other I want to talk to. -
rlytle
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Hollywood Moves Away From Middlebrow Movies
“Great article about the movie industry being affected by social media! http://nyti.ms/fhFJAY”The studios still don't get it. A great movie is a great story. The rest is eye candy. Start with a storyteller Let the director present the story powerfully. A movie is first a story.
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DanStlMo
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South Korea Trade Setback Hurts Obama - News Analysis
“South Korea Trade Setback Hurts Obama - News Analysis - http://nyti.ms/aPH7qL”Not so you would notice.
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Bundle Up, It’s Global Warming
Why is it so cold and snowy in Europe and the Eastern United States? Global warming is affecting the snow cover in Siberia.I have no reason to doubt this. I Think this is a normal circulation pattern with less heat in the system in winter. The higher equatorial temperatureslead to more vigorous storms. In summer equatorial heat circulates into the Arctic and more than makes up for winter losses. We will see weather this story is confirmed. -
Kvetsh
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A Scientist, His Work and a Climate Reckoning
“A Scientist, His Work and a Climate Reckoning - http://nyti.ms/dF3KVk”Here we see a powerful presentation on heat gain. It is not contradicted by the violence of winter.
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Who Killed the Disneyland Dream?
For all the inequities of America in 1956, economic equality seemed within reach, at least for the vast middle class.The story does not quite have the nerve to blame anti new deal forces on the right. -
Cut Here. Invest There.
In the 21st century, America cannot afford the politics of irresponsible profligacy or mindless austerity. Atlanta’s mayor, Kasim Reed, is one example of the new breed of leader.Kasim Reed has the nerve to collect the necessary taxes. He is not so brave as to prove the right liars by failing to implement their window dressing. Bipartisanship has nothing to do with this success. -
Holiday Travel in Disarray as Blizzard Heads Up East Coast
As a blizzard barreled up the East Coast on Sunday, promising to dump more than a foot of snow in the New York area, the city’s airports had canceled more than 1,000 flights by noon.The storm dried out about 3:00 AM. The roads are clear here. -
wayneford
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide - The New York Times
“2010 Holiday Gift Guide - The New York Times - http://nyti.ms/beuHBN”I really have to put more thought into gifts than this.
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rosalbaruiz
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Requiem for a Dream
“Requiem for a Dream - http://nyti.ms/grYYp4”
All very true. Their pay checks say that the illegals pay taxes. They will not collect benefits. Thusthe make liars of the anti-immigration party three ways. The employer pockets the taxes, the immigrant supports the the benefit program so it does not go broke and the cost to the community is negative. The rentals where they live pay school taxes.
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Jennifer Preston
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New York Times Sues N.Y.P.D. on Access to Information
“New York Times Sues N.Y.P.D. on Access to Information. - http://nyti.ms/fzGmyt”Public records are in fact public. The NYPD looses this one.
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jenny8lee
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Attention Disorders Can Take a Toll on Marriage
Does your husband or wife constantly forget chores and lose track of the calendar? Do you sometimes feel that instead of living with a spouse, you’re raising another child?Depression has much the same effect.For the A-Cup Crowd, Minimal Assets Are a Plus 
I LOVE YOUWith all that entails.
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hjortur
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How Old Can a ‘Young Writer’ Be?
“How Old Can a ‘Young Writer’ Be? http://nyti.ms/aw0T8f Over the hill at 40, eh? Gotta run, have an oven I need to shove my head into...”We should call them new writers. Each work must be judged as itself.Some of the best tales I read are by people past sixty.
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teresajenkins
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Who Killed the Disneyland Dream?
“Who Killed the Disneyland Dream? - http://nyti.ms/dHa86e”That dream died when the baby boom went to work, along about 1968. It was born of the wave of new college graduates who went to work about 1950 and found themselves making a middle class income with a young family and a new television set. It died when the children of the boom tried to follow their parents golden path and found it a blind ally.
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Leo Laporte Builds Empire With ‘This Week in Tech’
Leo Laporte’s technology-focused podcasts are downloaded five million times a month.Prefer slash dot, here is a link: http://slashdot.org/They do a very good job. Other tech news can be found at The Register:http://www.theregister.co.uk/Ande boing boing: http://boingboing.net/
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