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Weiner Is Said to Be Planning to Seek Treatment
Representative Anthony D. Weiner planned to check himself into a treatment center on Saturday after House Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi, called on him to resign and suggested psychiatric counseling.Negotiating the succession. -
Sophisticated Cyberattack Is Reported by the I.M.F.
The International Monetary Fund retains sensitive data that is potentially market-moving.Clumsy in that they got caught. -
Why Women Don't Get Caught Up in Sex Scandals
Why don’t women politicians get caught cheating? The whole approach to seeking and wielding power is different.I think this needs better attention. -
Hashtags, a New Way for Tweets: Cultural Studies
Hashtags — a word or phrase preceded by the “#” symbol — have been popularized on Twitter as a way for users to organize and search tweets. I just don't want to play that game. I am not length limited here. -
When Food Kills
As we keep feeding our livestock antibiotics, we are creating a breeding ground for bacteria that can lead to untreatable ailments.Yes. Tell the farmer who sees it as the difference between keeping the place and not keeping it. -
Protests in Japan Challenge Nuclear Power
Tens of thousands gathered in Tokyo and other major cities against Japan’s reliance on nuclear power.It is a fact and will continue to be a fact. Maybe they can get the funds to do it right and fix the mistakes they will make in the attempt. Being cheap with a dangerous plant is just foolish. -
Hollywood Spurs Surge in Computer Science Majors
Educators and technologists say films like “The Social Network” and celebrity entrepreneurs are inspiring more students to earn computer science degrees. An accomplishment of fashion. I hold little hope for it. -
Blocking Elizabeth Warren
Republicans say they won’t confirm her to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but it’s a fight worth having.There is an ulterior motive here. -
Drug Bust
Friday marks the 40th anniversary of one of the biggest, most expensive, most destructive social policy experiments in American history: The war on drugs.We may see action in four to four and a half years. It would have to be the last thing that gets accomplished. There will be no peace when it is done.
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Imagining Ronald McDonald’s Exit Interview
Is it time to stop taking nutritional advice from a clown?What it says to me is that the clown has been very effective. It would be foolish of them to retire the image.
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Somalia Confirms Death of Key Qaeda Operative
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the mastermind of the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, was killed in a shoot-out Mogadishu.I hope it is worth the price. I have no idea what that is. -
New Challenge for Parents: Children’s Gender Roles
When a son wants a tutu or a daughter wants to wear a tie, some parents try to support that gender-bending decision while also protecting their children from taunts.I don't have an answer. Sexuality seems to be genetically determined separately from sex. Dealing with the result is a puzzle.
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Formaldehyde Is Added to List of Carcinogens
Government scientists listed formaldehyde as a carcinogen and said styrene may cause cancer, but the main threat is to workers in manufacturing.It belongs there. So do the other additions. -
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The Nook Enters Tablet Territory
The new system upgrade for the Nook Color e-reader from Barnes & Noble does more than improve its usefulness as an electronic book — it adds new features that you’d normally associate with a tablet. That includes the addition of apps, new e-ma... It did not do the G-3 trick I wanted. I am being stubborn.I really like a full keyboard.
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Paperless Business Cards: Noticed
Once ubiquitous, they are being transformed and even eliminated by QR codes and apps like the Hashable for iPhone that lets users exchange electronic “cards.”Less stuff to carry. -
Stir in Virginia Over Rainbow Flag at a Federal Reserve Bank
Conservative groups, gay rights groups and state lawmakers just cannot seem to stop talking about the rainbow flag at the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, Va.That is the idea. -
On the Street | Jet Set
Air conditioning. Indoors.
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Eating In and Around Seattle
Sampling the odd and delicious offerings of a city where locavore living has become a lifestyle.
absolutely. Best in August. I am told the San Juans are wonderful. I rode some ferries up there twenty years ago. Magical. A pod of Orkas. -
Gay Aspiring Politicians Train in Campaign Strategy
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is raising money, providing advice and endorsing candidates. good.Sooner is better - - - - - As soon as you can is best. -
Blunt Warning From Gates Reveals NATO Strains
The warning by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates came amid growing U.S. resentment against NATO over the air war in Libya.
"There is no free lunch." It is time to retire the cold war.
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