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The Bashing of a President Before He Even Takes Office
- Pythagorean
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News Oil Prices in 2009: Will They Rise or Fall?
- Wellesley
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News Bush's failed economic policies ?
- Al68
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News Will Obama's Job Creation Plan Reduce Government Dependency?
- LowlyPion
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Are there any must-see movies at the theaters coming up?
- falloutcast
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Is the Stamp Swapping Club a Fun Way to Collect Stamps from Around the World?
- wolram
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Is the Federal Reserve System Benefiting or Burdening Taxpayers?
- jreelawg
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If you buy individual stocks - why?
- BWV
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Can a Mathematician Really Rap? 273.15 Finds Out!
- Ivan Seeking
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Supervenience Thesis, Valid or Not?
- Q_Goest
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Natural thinking, common sense, and science?
- Hexnergy
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News The political future of Chelsea Clinton
- Ivan Seeking
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Academic's presentation on university indoctrination
- Economist
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How evolution and economics both work as complex adaptive systems
- BWV
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Why some people don't go home for the holidays
- BobG
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Is Peace on Earth Possible During the Holiday Season?
- wolram
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Water Bandit is a terrible movie
- Cyrus
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$20 million worth of fireworks in five minutes
- Ivan Seeking
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News Bush set to relax rules protecting species
- Evo
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I'll play nice, stop the censorship
- tribdog
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Pick A Better National Tree Than US Oak
- Jimmy Snyder
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Did a passenger give birth on a Finnair flight above Kazakhstan?
- misgfool
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Is Consciousness Found in Everything in the Universe?
- Holocene
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The End of an Era: The Yugo Production Ends
- Ivan Seeking
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Should news censorship be based on protecting children from violent content?
- leopard
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What Is the Meaning of Life?
- runner
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Why can't we remember the future?
- leopard
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Mathematics compared to scientology in The Mathematical Experience
- rsq_a
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Bush treason trial on NY Times front page
- OmCheeto
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Why is censoring nudity more important than censoring violence on American TV?
- leopard
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Why you should never talk to the police
- SticksandStones
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Tipping has gotten out of hand in the US
- gravenewworld
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Can Drawings or Favors Ever Count as Real Payment?
- joeyar
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Preparing for a severe recession
- wolram
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News Is Nebraska's child abandonment law promoting good public policy?
- LowlyPion
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News Why was William Ayers such a political issue?
- LowlyPion
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Is There Water Ice on Mars?
- jim mcnamara
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LA Times photos of California fires and evacuation zones
- LowlyPion
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News What was McCain's comment on JFK and the intervention .. tragedy?
- nuby
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What role does a Bank play in the economy.
- _Mayday_
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Godiva dark chocolate is the best
- Cyrus
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Gallery of high-magnification images, including Nanobama
- CaptainQuasar
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News Can Obama inspire change in Washington?
- LowlyPion
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What is the Purpose of an IQ Test?
- ƒ(x)
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Are semantic representations innate?
- Q_Goest
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What are the key decisions that shape our lives and how can we analyze them?
- kronon
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What is the nature of imagination and its relationship to physics?
- WaveJumper
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One of the more disturbing crimes
- russ_watters
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Universe vs Quantum Universe: Which Would You Rather See?
- crazylum
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How would you rate yourself on a scale of morality?
- wolram
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How does the Universe create knowledge?
- wawenspop
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How Does Scoring 90 on a Brain-Wiring Test Compare to Average?
- wolram
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Are these the best homemade chips ever?
- wolram
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Fallout 3: PC Game Review - Is it Insanely Fun?
- Hippo
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News Better fill 'er up while the getting is good
- jtbell
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Why do vegan restaurants imitate meat dishes?
- G01
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News Climate Change and Policy Making: Separating Fear from Reason
- Andre
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What is a coddled egg and how is it different from a poached egg?
- Math Is Hard
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Does confidence matter more than actual success for respect?
- Holocene
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Why can't I perceive time like others do?
- agaiziunas
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Is there anyway to get my attachments approved. They are problems and
- the whizz
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Why do we need subjective thinking if objective thinking is more logical?
- runner
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Incredibots fantastic contraption
- NeoDevin
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When Interspecies Relationships Go Wrong
- GCT
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Is Disposing of a Flawed Theory the Solution to Criticism?
- Xelthen
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News What are some Secret Service codenames for prominent figures?
- noumed
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News Is America Stocking Up on Guns Due to Fear of Obama?
- LowlyPion
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The ultimate bubble: Treasuries (T) bubble coming?
- zankaon
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What are the philosophical implications of quantum superposition?
- lennybogzy
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Boy, 8, shoots himself to death at Mass. gun show
- LowlyPion
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Inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame
- edward
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Who is the smartest person alive today?
- timejim
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News Hope for Change: Reversing the Bush Legacy
- Evo
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Why Are Traffic Cones Often Seen on Empty Motorways?
- wolram
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News What steps are needed for global economic recovery?
- Astronuc
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How Does Confidence Impact Perceptions of Intelligence and Trust?
- avant-garde
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News Is Global Warming a Swindle?
- Andre
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Get Smart: The Complete Series on Sale Now at Best Buy
- jtbell
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News Two world maps: The mission and the popular vote.
- Hans de Vries
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How to apply for a patent in India and how long does it take
- chhitiz
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Are there online IQ tests used by Mensa?
- kasse
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Why Do Air Crash Investigations Bring Out Such Strong Emotions?
- wolram
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News How Will Science Evolve After the Bush Administration?
- LightbulbSun
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Barney snaps under pressure of Obama victory
- Ivan Seeking
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News Canadians more interested in the American election than their own
- fileen
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Buying stocks during a market drop as a beginner
- Ghost803
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News Lawyers for the Republican National Committee are heading to Alaska
- Count Iblis
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Does a Faraway Soldier Act Wild When Reuniting with His Wife?
- Marie Cury
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News Who will win the popular vote and by what margin?
- Gokul43201
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Did Sarah Palin Realize She Was Pranked by a Fake French President?
- Ivan Seeking
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First the Statue of Liberty, then this guy. I like France.
- tribdog
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News Why not free universal healthcare if
- Benzoate
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News What legacy did Michael Crichton leave behind?
- Astronuc
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News Polls are open in the eastern USA
- jtbell
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Stock market - no connection company/share - money isn't lost?
- Gerenuk
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News Is Bush Trying to Pardon Himself of War Crimes?
- OmCheeto
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News What can we learn from past economic collapses to prepare for the future?
- cronxeh
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News Economic/Market Reform: What Should the Rules Be?
- Astronuc
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News Was Obama's Grandmother's Death Tragic?
- lisab
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