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Rice, death and the dollar
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Rice, death and the dollar

Money – The global food crisis is a monetary phenomenon, an unintended consequence of America's attempt to inflate its way out of a market failure.

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Gallup Daily: Clinton 46%, Obama 45%
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Gallup Daily: Clinton 46%, Obama 45%

Politics – Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows that Hillary Clinton now receives 46% of the support of Democrats nationally, compared to 45% for Barack Obama, marking the first time Obama has not led in Gallup's daily tracking since March 18-20.

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Dean: McCain has no effective plan to turn economy around
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Dean: McCain has no effective plan to turn economy around

Politics – John McCain doesn't have an effective plan to turn around the faltering U.S. economy, Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday.

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Former Clinton labor secretary Reich backs Obama
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Former Clinton labor secretary Reich backs Obama

Politics – WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Reich, a former labor secretary during President Bill Clinton's administration, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday. "My conscience won't let me be silent any longer," Reich wrote on his blog.

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McCains $3.3 Trillion Dollar Tax Cut at Doesn't Make Sense

Money – John McCain's plan to cut taxes and balance the budget wins praise from fellow Republicans. Economists and nonpartisan analysts say his numbers don't add up.

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NY Times - How Obama Fell to Earth

Politics – When Obama began this ride, he seemed like a transcendent figure who could understand a wide variety of life experiences. But over the past months, things have happened that make him seem more like my old neighbors in Hyde Park in Chicago.

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Young Voters Say McCain's Age is No Big Deal
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Young Voters Say McCain's Age is No Big Deal

Politics – Running for president is "no old man's job" says Jack Murtha (D). Well, tell that to young voters who, believe it or not, disagree with 75 year old congressman Murtha.

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Annual Radio/TV Correspondents Dinner:  Cheney Goes After Olbermann
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Annual Radio/TV Correspondents Dinner: Cheney Goes After Olbermann

Television – Cheney speaks at C-SPAN Radio/Television Correspondents Dinner . . . hysterical!

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Flowers Are Losing Their Smell
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Flowers Are Losing Their Smell

Science – Air pollution is killing the smell of flowers, possibly eliminating the "scent trail" that helps guide those terribly important pollinators, like bees, to the plants that depend upon them for survival, scientists believe.

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Bruce Springsteen endorses Obama for president
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Bruce Springsteen endorses Obama for president

Celebrities – Rock star Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president Wednesday, saying "he speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years."

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Obama and McCain, the Bitter and the Sweet
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Obama and McCain, the Bitter and the Sweet

Politics – John McCain and Barack Obama both appeared before the nation's newspaper editors yesterday. The putative Republican presidential nominee was given a box of doughnuts and a standing ovation. Obama was likened to a terrorist.

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God: The Failed Hypothesis
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God: The Failed Hypothesis

Religion – "How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist", by Victor J. Stenger. Well folks, I guess this settles it...

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 McCain Proposes Summer Gas Tax Holiday
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McCain Proposes Summer Gas Tax Holiday

Politics – John McCain wants the federal government to free people from paying gasoline taxes this summer and ensure that college students can secure loans this fall, a pair of proposals aimed at stemming pain from the country's troubled economy

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Raw Video:  Hillary Clinton does whiskey shot!
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Raw Video: Hillary Clinton does whiskey shot!

Politics – While campaigning in Indiana, Hillary Clinton stopped by a bar where she downed a shot of whiskey and drank beer.

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Obama Small Town Comments Draw Fire, Support
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Obama Small Town Comments Draw Fire, Support

Politics – Sen. Hillary Clinton drew sharp disagreements with Sen. Barack Obama late Friday for comments he made suggesting that job loss and economic woes had compelled people in Pennsylvania to bitterness, "guns or religion or antipathy, or anti-immigrant sentiment."

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