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News Romney Expanding the Battleground
- russ_watters
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Leaving civilization to raise kids in nature
- Kholdstare
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Difference between growth rate and net growth rate
- marellasunny
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News PBS Frontline documentary on Romney and Obama
- edward
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News Clench your teeth against Sandy , USAns
- arildno
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News Should smoking in all the public places (indoors and outdoors) be banned?
- Cinitiator
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Hog Crossing sign needed on new Texas highway
- jtbell
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News The ESA supports enviro doomsaying
- aquitaine
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News What's the difference between many human rights violation accusations and
- Cinitiator
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News Can Texas Legally Prohibit International Election Observers?
- SixNein
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News A123 Systems files for bankruptcy
- chemisttree
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ForaTV dedicated to posting conferences and talks?
- Mentalist
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News Welfare now 21% of Federal Budget
- Oltz
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Will the Tsunami Impact All Hawaiian Islands?
- Andre
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News Jail time for incompetent Italian scientists
- OmCheeto
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News U.S. sues Bank of America over alleged mortgage fraud
- Pythagorean
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Social Darwinism: Validity of Herbert Spencer's Theory
- Kutt
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Systems science/theory and downward causation
- ihavenoname
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News Is Aung San Suu Kyi facing backlash for her silence on the Rakhine conflict?
- rootX
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Can Humanity Reach Absolute Knowledge?
- hadeka
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Meaning of life (when you're 24 and fresh out of university)
- Khantazm
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News Debate between Third Party candidates
- Pythagorean
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News USA Final 2012 Presidential Debate (#3) Observations
- collinsmark
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News Why Has Greece's Oil and Gas Exploration Taken So Long to Attract Attention?
- Andre
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News Police shooting someone 46 times: justified or excessive?
- Maui
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Why do humans search for religion and higher truth?
- Crazymechanic
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Microeconomics: What is the socially optimum price?
- lugita15
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle: Philosophical Implications
- 106267
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Argo is a great movie with an amazing story
- Greg Bernhardt
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News Assad's inner circle trying to covertly defect to rebels
- zoobyshoe
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News Public opinion regarding US Gun laws.
- BenG549
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The line between insane conspiracy theories and credible human rights violatio
- Cinitiator
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News USA Presidential Debate #2 Observations
- collinsmark
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Was the man killed by a moose or a car?
- arildno
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Is Anything in the Universe Truly Random?
- Avichal
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News Should assault weapons be banned to reduce gang violence?
- Mentalist
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Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 — poor art but enjoyable film
- Jimmy Snyder
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News Stupidest Statement by a Presidential Candidate - Ever
- chemisttree
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Felix Baumgartner Jumped From.the Moon?
- EBENEZR
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Is race a biological category or a social construct?
- catdogking
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News Are Tax Cuts More Effective Than Government Stimulus for Economic Growth?
- Vorde
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News A website to which the Romney campaign probably wish they had bought rights
- D H
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Your view on rat race and sustained progress
- Kholdstare
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Why don't Americans use Celsius for weather and cooking?
- SW VandeCarr
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Ultimate question: Why anything at all?
- bohm2
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Optimal betting strategy for longest coin flip run pool
- techmologist
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News Joe Biden vs. Paul Ryan in the 2012 vice presidential debate
- BobG
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News Hugo Chavez Wins 4th Term in Contested Venezuelan Election
- rootX
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Effects of social status on correlation between intelligence and life sucesss
- TylerH
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News Is overpopulation an important issue and can it be addressed locally?
- edpell
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Do Physics majors watch reality tv?
- Yayfordoritos
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News Should you be jailed for making a joke on facebook?
- BenG549
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Russia Sitting on Massive Diamond Find Since the 1970's
- zoobyshoe
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Who is the artist who drew pictures on the backs of the checks he wrote?
- bluemoonKY
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News Huawei: Chinese espionage or US corporate socialism?
- Jim Kata
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When did the concept of a theoretical construct first appear?
- Free-Radical
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Original 1963 The Haunting on TCM tonight
- Evo
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Has anyone auditioned for Jeopardy or other game shows?
- Gale
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Economics question: indifference curve?
- 939
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Does quantum indeterminacy resolve the free will problem?
- Functor97
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News Is communism still a big taboo in america? if so why?
- icma
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News Extradition of Abu Hamza - is it even a news story in the USA
- Ken Natton
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News [Economy] Federal Reserve announces new round of quantitative easing
- DrClapeyron
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News Maine has the oddest senate race in the country.
- turbo
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News Presidential Debate #1 Observations
- Greg Bernhardt
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News Why not allow female soldiers to have combat roles?
- bluemoonKY
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Is confidence actually a good thing?
- Jamin2112
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Favorite Quotes from Theodore Roosevelt
- MacLaddy
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News Justin Trudeau coming to politics
- rootX
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The logical fallacy of turning fact into opinion
- dydxforsn
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Why Do We Memorize Poems?
- marcus
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Is it possible for all truths to be known?
- lugita15
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Nonsense math problem from Facebook
- soroban
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Can money exist without debt?
- Jim Kata
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News Rhode Island's pension crisis and class divisions
- rhody
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Football referees and Confirmation bias
- Galteeth
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News Would young people today care about exposing government lies like Ellsberg did?
- mathwonk
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Nevada Recluse Dies Leaving Gold Hoard
- zoobyshoe
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NOAA weather station open house in South Jersey
- Jimmy Snyder
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Is There a Fine Line Between Being Smart and Being a Dork in High School?
- ShiningLegend
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News What's wrong with the green party?
- Pythagorean
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News How Does Election Season Impact Online Forum Behavior?
- lisab
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What is the Thread of Arts in Everyday Life?
- rewebster
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Can You Solve the Train Riddle About the Engineer's Identity?
- Sartradjm
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News Presidential campaign finance sources in 2012
- Pythagorean
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News Why is European Union so irrational in regards to trade with China?
- Tosh5457
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Was the 2012 ig-Nobel Prize Ceremony Yesterday?
- f95toli
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Bill proposed to block public access to publicly funded research
- Pythagorean
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Could google scholar replace other search engines?
- inempty
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News Wisconsin labor protests it's like Cairo has moved to Madison these days
- Greg Bernhardt
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There are worse things in life than never being someone's sweetie
- dipole
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I'm changing all of my pin #'s to 8068
- BobG
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Universality of Mathematics among Sentient Races
- Krunchyman
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News Grover Norquist's Taxpayer Protection Pledge and its political effects
- dydxforsn
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News I side with Gary Johnson 91% but plan to vote Romney
- Jimmy Snyder
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