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News Did Obama's Budget Proposals Hide His True Economic Plan?
- russ_watters
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News How can we improve the efficiency of our penal system?
- KingNothing
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Is the con gone from Econometrics?
- BWV
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House for Sale: Skeleton Included?
- jtbell
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News Violent Flash Mobs organized through social media
- Evo
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Interested in Joining a PF Fantasy Football League?
- gravenewworld
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News How much does the national debt cost us?
- moejoe15
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News Was Defense a lie during the Cold War?
- WhoWee
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News Republicans no longer a viable party?
- Ivan Seeking
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Daniel Dennet lecture on Free Will
- jduster
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News What Defines the Ideological Divisions Within the Tea Party Movement?
- jduster
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8 Traits Successful People Have In Common" with Richard St John
- BWV
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News What does it mean when the DOW goes up by points?
- ForMyThunder
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Why do children always want to pee at the most inconvenient times?
- flyingpig
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Can we predict human decisions with absolute certainty?
- Jagella
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Can this press report be accurate? That a bear could be so human heroic too
- marcus
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Why do we crave attention, even in the most uncomfortable situations?
- Math Is Hard
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News S&P Downgrades US To AA+, Outlook Negative
- DevilsAvocado
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News Why Are Riots Escalating in London?
- cristo
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What Is the Vegetarian Dish with a Breaded Bowl and Colorful Toppings?
- Topher925
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Did Plato Invent Socrates?
- jduster
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What will happen to trade when atoms can be rearranged at will?
- numbersAy
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News How can we escape the liquidity trap in a weak economy?
- SixNein
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Law students file scathing lawsuit against their alma maters
- gravenewworld
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Allowances/Withholdings in regard to taxes
- KingNothing
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How Do Scientists Connect with Poetry Through Favorite Poets?
- SixNein
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The PFAEG: Eradicating Avocados from Earth
- Pengwuino
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What are typical private student loan rates?
- KingNothing
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Is the Patent Office Being Reformed for Easier Idea-to-Product Process?
- DoggerDan
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Why can't we totally ban smoking?
- I_am_learning
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Can Hypnosis Alter Our Perception of Reality?
- whatuser
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What if there was no stock market?
- ktoz
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What does a company do if taxes are raised?
- Tosh5457
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Let's write a collaborative poem about a little lizard
- rootX
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Is Adopting a Metallic Currency Better Than Fiat Money?
- Artus
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Can Humanitarian Aid Truly Alleviate Poverty in Somalia and Sudan?
- jduster
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Facebook Hate Groups Emerge as Casey Anthony Released from Jail
- Greg Bernhardt
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News US To Convene a Constitutional Convention
- daveb
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What do CRR and SRL mean in banking?
- vikz
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News Views of Congress, tea party reach new low in poll
- Evo
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News In favor of increasing taxes on the wealthy
- Ivan Seeking
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News My formula for who will win in 2012
- jduster
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How can you handle Thai basil's early flowering?
- Evo
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Patrick, half-eaten, gave the bear a punch on its nose
- arildno
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News Can we avoid a double dip recession?
- SixNein
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News Is North Dakota's Status as a State in Question?
- Ivan Seeking
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News Is Exile Still Used as a Political Tool Today?
- flyingpig
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What coffee do you buy and how much do you spend?
- Ivan Seeking
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Is believing in romantic love a sign of immaturity?
- Alex_Sanders
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News Breiviks masterplan VS his rampage
- pftest
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News Should the UK bring back capital punishment?
- flyingpig
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Surely Your Joking, MR.Feynman Being a Jerk
- glueball8
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News FAA shutdown costs and airline labor voting rules
- turbo
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Does Poverty Stem from Laziness or Systemic Issues?
- Tosh5457
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News Is a Federal Sales Tax the Solution for a Fair Tax System?
- Oltz
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News Icy, calculating ABB used expanding bullets forbidden in warfare
- arildno
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Should songs be under government consent?
- Nano-Passion
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News A reply to an argument against government aid to the poor
- ThomasT
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Scientist's use belief/faith too?
- xfinite
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Missouri's Facebook Law? Gets It All Wrong
- Greg Bernhardt
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News What Happens If the US Hits the Debt Ceiling?
- lugita15
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News Diplomatic resolution of U.S. - China proprietary debt
- Loren Booda
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Oh so Battleship, the game, is now a movie.
- Pengwuino
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News What Are the Consequences of the Debt Deal for the US Economy?
- russ_watters
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Are vegans against calling their spouse honey ?
- Dremmer
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Two of Breivik's victims: Can he be charged for pre-meditated homicide?
- arildno
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News Boston Tea Party Activists Were Terrorists
- klimatos
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News Job creation and economic growth to sustain entitlements
- WhoWee
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Lesbian couple saved 40 teens from Norway island (Helsinki newspaper reports)
- marcus
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News Should Obama invoke the 14th Amendment and bypass Congress?
- Ivan Seeking
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Should Laguna Woods shoot coyotes attacking small dogs?
- Math Is Hard
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The morality of Science (or lack of)
- pergradus
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News Should scientific research be solely funded by the private sector?
- SixNein
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Why aren't delinquent taxpayers arrested?
- Greg Bernhardt
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Why is a game of chess considered a draw?
- TylerH
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News (lack of) Hard Choices by President Obama
- mege
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Can hoaxes undermine scientific reasoning if they're sophisticated enough?
- prodiffenon
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How Does Daily Gaming Transform You Into an Animal Prodigy?
- Curl
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News Norway Massacre Tribute: Official List of 41 Victims' Names
- arildno
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News The Impact of a Potential Downgrade on the United States Credit Rating
- SixNein
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Is There Anything That Can't Kill You?
- russ_watters
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News Can Chanterelle Hunting Aid in Self-Healing?
- arildno
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4 Restaurants Where You'll Never, Ever, Get a Table
- Evo
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News Illegal immigration really bad in Europe
- gravenewworld
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When Is the Best Time to Book Flight Tickets?
- Pengwuino
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News Is Apple Really Richer Than the US Government?
- Ryan_m_b
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The return of Beavis and Butthead
- WiFO215
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News How to fix U.S's finnacial problem?
- Silver97
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News Why is the tax code giving special treatment to corporate jets?
- Jimmy Snyder
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Can households own capital goods?
- the4thamigo_uk
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The difference between wants, needs and desires?(Economics)
- pctopgs
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Pity the poor conductor of this train
- jtbell
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News Accused norway killer may land luxurious prison
- Evo
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Planking is finished The new thing is
- jtbell
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News Why is politics so dysfunctional?
- Evo
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News Independent, the more mature choice?
- Willowz
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Is reality just electrical signals interpreted by our brain?
- samsracecar
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News Crimes against humanity possible charge against Breivik
- arildno
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