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News Cooling Down: On The Korean Front
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News An unlikely Nobel Peace Prize nominee
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News Whose fault is this? (sham university)
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News Government Spending: $14 Trillion Debt Looms
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News Is Wikileaks Justified in Exposing Tax Evaders?
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News Is the Ballooning US Debt a Threat to Our Future Economic Situation?
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News South Sudan votes for independence
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News Funding for Science from the 112th Congress
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News Will a failure to raise the US debt ceiling force a default?
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News Nationalization of Energy Production
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News Land Tenure Issues: Find Sources & Info Here
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News Sheriff Clarence Dupnik: A Hero for Our Times
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News Lebanese 'Unity Government' Falls Apart.
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News RIP Jack Lalanne: Fitness Pioneer & TV Icon
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News Olbermann is no longer the worst person in the world.
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News Moscow bombing: Carnage at Russia's Domodedovo airport
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News What will happen between now and 2020?
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News Can Santorum Recover from His Latest Gaffe?
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News Baby Doc is back - what is going on in Haiti?
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News Your professor was right, Klaatu says. At the precipice, we change.
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News Is Nuclear Power the Solution to Our Growing Energy Demands?
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News Vatican warned Irish bishops not to report abuse
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News Is China's GDP Really As Large As Claimed?
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News Can Mixed Seating in Congress Foster Bipartisanship?
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News What are the legal limits and interpretations of the 2nd Amendment?
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News Tom Delay sentenced to 3 years in prison
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News Is the Right to Shoot Firearms Protected by the 2nd Amendment?
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News Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D/NY) To Introduce Extended Magazine Ban.
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News Deceptive Japanese Whaling Season Begins
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News Is inequality bad for society as a whole?
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News Are Human Rights Truly Compatible or Just a Matter of Semantics?
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News Airport Searches: Too Far or Necessary?
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News UK's Tuition Fee Protest (Images)
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News Federal Judge Strikes Down Part of Obamacare Law
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News Peter King (R-NY) to introduce gun control law
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News Should Classic Literature Be Altered for Modern Sensibilities?
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News Is the Pope Embracing the Big Bang Theory?
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News Why did trickle up economics work in Brazil?
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News Statistical Crime: Impact of Wakefield's Fraud on UK Vaccination Rates
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News What is the Status of Oil Cleanup in Louisiana?
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News Congratulations to our new Speaker of the House, John Boehner
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News European Court Ruling on UK Taxation Laws
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News Juan Williams fired by NPR - was it fair?
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News Can Internet Blacklists Be Stopped?
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News Political orientation correlates with brain differences
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News Controversy over Prince William and Kate's Depictions on Royal Mint Coins
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News Political campaign finance reform Please
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News How Are American Evangelists Influencing Anti-Homosexuality Laws in Uganda?
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News The Passenger Bill of Rights for the airline industry
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News The evolution of your political beliefs
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News North Korea threatens holy war using nuclear deterrent
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News WikiLeaks & Anonymous: "Hacktivism" & Freedom of the Internet
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News 111th Congress the most productive in decades
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News Eye on Americans - the FBI's Database on YOU
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News Is filing for an ex parte order a common practice in divorce cases?
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News Misinformation in the News (Science Says Fox News is Making You Dumb)
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News Is a Double Dip Recession Looming Due to Failing TARP Banks?
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News Arms Treaty Debate - What's a Good Target Number
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News 6% of AAAS scientists are republican - is this survey credible?
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News WikiLeaks reveals sites critical to US security
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News Iraqi dad says killed daughter linked to al-Qaida
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News Obama Signs DADT Repeal: A Tribute to GOP Senators & Reps
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News Is Net Neutrality Really Necessary?
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News Did Le Monde Show Bias in Naming Assange Man of the Year?
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News Monitoring America (Washington Post)
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News GOP blocking 911 first responder health bill pass
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News Assange's lawyer outraged about leaked rape information
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News Michael Moore's Sicko Banned in Cuba, Too Rosy
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News NK Attack on SK: International Community Response Needed
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News Why is Atom Bomb limited to certain countries?
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News Is Fox News Fair and Balanced ? (different than last poll)
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News Your view on indian and pakistani politics?
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News Did Captain Beefheart's Genius Go Unappreciated by the Masses?
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News Eric Cantor's YouCut now poised to cut down questionable NSF grants
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News Should the Bush tax cuts be extended?
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News Weeper of the House - John Boehner
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News Arrest warrant issued for Wikileaks founder, for sex crimes
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News Part of the Health Care Bill Almost Certain to be Repealed
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News What Does Julian Assange's Release on Bail Mean for the Future of Wikileaks?
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News What you don't like about your government?
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News Did Gaddafi's Threats Lead to Lockerbie Bomber's Release?
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News How Can We Address Oil Route Security and Costs in the Gulf?
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News RIP Elizabeth Edwards: News of Her Passing
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News Is Entertainment the New Motivation for Watching the News?
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News Germany's Economic Recovery Despite Lack of Stimulus
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News Ban Political Labels: A Modest Proposal from the Bush Tax Cuts Thread
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News Navy serviceman accused of trying to sell classified military documents
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News Wikileaks: Royal Dutch Shell Infiltrates Nigerian Government (guardian.co.uk)
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News Fox News Pundits Call for Julian Assange's Assassination
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News Obama compromises with the GOP for extending the tax cuts
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News Sarah Palin: Will She Run for President in 2012?
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News Negotiating with Hostage Takers: Myth or Reality?
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News Who should be president? Palin or Fey?
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News FBI thwarts terrorist bombing attempt, in Portland, Oregon
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News Arrest warrant issued for Tom Delay
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News Will Charlie Rangel's Guilty Verdict Affect His Re-Election Chances?
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News Should the Obama tax cut be extended?
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News Remembering Leslie Nielsen: A Comedy Legend Gone Too Soon?
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News Is Free Speech Being Confused with Hate Speech in Schools?
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News Is the War on Terrorism Worth It?
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