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Creationists Fail Again: Taken For Granite

Science – Geologists scoping out a glacier in Antarctica found a piece of granite there. This granite's structure matched that of granite found in only one other place: North America. Radioactive dating tests using several methods all match the age of the same granites in North America. So how did that rock get to Antarctica?

View Story Discuss (1) (blogs.discovermagazine.com) 3 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on July 21, 2008 11:52pm

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Domino's Scientists Test Limits Of What Humans Will Eat

Popular Videos – Despite ethical concerns about testing on humans, researchers say their work is necessary to determine the boundary between garbage and food.

View Story Discuss (6) (theonion.com) 3 days ago by ind06

Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:36pm

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McCain Makes Historic First Visit To Internet

Humor – Sen. McCain logged onto the Internet 9:00 AM Sunday, "I can't get this [expletive] thing to work," McCain said as he struggled with his computer's mouse, causing wife Cindy to prompt him to add he was "just kidding."

View Story Discuss (10) (huffingtonpost.com) 3 days ago by ind06

Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:18pm

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Neil Armstrong's Beautiful Mistake

Science – On this very day 39 years ago, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon.

View Story Discuss (0) (blog.wired.com) 3 days ago by ameliog

Voted for on July 21, 2008 09:43pm

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One Soldier's Suicide: James Jenkins

Do No Evil – Suicides among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are reaching epidemic proportions. More than 6,000 veterans took their lives in 2005 alone, according to a study by CBS News. By some estimates, veterans are attempting suicide 1,000 times a month.

View Story Discuss (27) (newsproject.org) 3 days ago by jovial

Voted for on July 21, 2008 09:30pm

Comics-Based Movies Keep on Comin'
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Comics-Based Movies Keep on Comin'

Movies – Emboldened by the success of The Dark Knight, Iron Man, The incredible Hulk, Wanted and Hellboy II, filmmakers are stampeding toward comic books and graphic novels to find bigger-than-life stories for the silver screen. Here's a look ahead at some of the comic book movies heading for the big screen.

View Story Discuss (3) (blog.wired.com) 3 days ago by cactushair

Voted for on July 21, 2008 09:24pm

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State Sen. Kevin Bryant Posts Osama-Obama Photo

Politics – South Carolina State Senator Kevin Bryant has removed a classy photo from his website showing Osama Bin Laden next to Barack Obama with text claiming the difference between them is "just a little B.S." Update: The post appears to be available again.

View Story Discuss (2) (huffingtonpost.com) 3 days ago by smithichie

Voted for on July 21, 2008 05:23pm

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McCain shows he doesn't understand geography(again)

Politics – Asked whether the "the situation in Afghanistan in precarious and urgent," McCain responded: "I think it's serious. . . . It's a serious situation, but there's a lot of things we need to do. We have a lot of work to do and I'm afraid it's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border."

View Story Discuss (10) (huffingtonpost.com) 3 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on July 21, 2008 04:55pm

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Does McCain Think Pakistan Borders Iraq?

Politics – While Obama is in the Middle East, McCain supporters are watching closely for any gaffes they may be able to exploit. At the same time no close watching is needed to catch McCain gaffes, you simply have to put the man before a camara.

View Story Discuss (1) (youtube.com) 3 days ago by smithichie

Voted for on July 21, 2008 04:25pm

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Can't We All Agree On This? Toys Should Not Kill Children.

Do No Evil – The nation is facing some tough questions -- how to go about withdrawing troops from Iraq, how to handle an Iran with nuclear ambitions. It is also facing some easy ones -- like whether to get tough about protecting children from deadly toys. Sadly, Washington seems to have as much trouble with the easy questions as the hard ones.

View Story Discuss (1) (theboard.blogs.nytimes.com) 3 days ago by Beau7890

Voted for on July 21, 2008 04:03pm

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NASA's Use of Cadavers to Test the Orion Capsule

Science – To help them determine the potential for human injuries with each possible landing scenario, NASA has used human cadavers during their tests.

View Story Discuss (8) (universetoday.com) 3 days ago by MurphyStout

Voted for on July 21, 2008 03:40pm

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Iraqi Leader Stirs up US Campaign

Politics – Obama is pleased, but McCain certainly is not. In an interview with SPIEGEL, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki expressed support for Obama's troop withdrawal plans. Despite a half-hearted retraction, the comments have stirred up the US presidential campaign. SPIEGEL stands by its version of the conversation.

View Story Discuss (13) (spiegel.de) 3 days ago by jovial

Voted for on July 21, 2008 02:57pm

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Bus blasts kill two in China

News – BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Explosions on two public buses killed two people and wounded 14 Monday in Kunming, a city in southwest Yunnan province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

View Story Discuss (0) (edition.cnn.com) 3 days ago by balterdarrelle

Voted for on July 21, 2008 03:22am

NY Times confirms Maliki's comments were accurate
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NY Times confirms Maliki's comments were accurate

News – In an audio recording of Mr. Maliki's interview that Der Spiegel provided to The New York Times, Mr. Maliki stated a clear affinity for Mr. Obama's position, bringing it up on his own in an answer to a general question on troop presence.

View Story Discuss (239) (dailykos.com) 4 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on July 21, 2008 12:43am

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Joined at the Hip: These Siamese Twins are BIRDS! [pic and story]

Science – Conjoined twin Barn swallows, Hirundo rustica, were found July 17, 2008 in Searcy, Arkansas after they fell from their nest. This is the first time I've ever heard of conjoined twins in birds -- how about you?

View Story Discuss (1) (scienceblogs.com) 4 days ago by grrlscientist

Voted for on July 20, 2008 10:25pm

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