Does air conditioning make people vote Republican?
I blame A/C for the decline of the labor movement and for decimating the Midwest's population. Mostly, I blame it for the election of George W. Bush
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
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Unveiled woman = unwrapped candy bar?
An anonymous campaign warns Egyptian women to protect against sexual harassment by covering themselves
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Chasing the dragon
For young stars like Shawn Johnson and Lolo Jones with their whole lives ahead of them, the Olympics is a tough act to follow
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Hammering homeboy
Talk about rapid response: The Democratic Party and candidate already have materials and video out pummeling homeboy
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Has Palm gotten its groove back?
It's crunch time for the fledgling Treo maker
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Obama: The big-spending fiscal conservative
The New York Times tackles Obamanomics -- and does a darn good job
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The decay of serious journalism and Rachel Maddow's new show
The New Republic -- of all places -- laments the loss of "nuance or intellectual rigor" on TV as epitomized by MSNBC's troubling decision to give an actual liberal her own show
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Remembering Stephanie Tubbs Jones
She was a great advocate for her district and for all of us, and she'll be missed in Denver next week.
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Does air conditioning make people vote Republican?
I blame A/C for the decline of the labor movement and for decimating the Midwest's population. Mostly, I blame it for the election of George W. Bush
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Ask the pilot
Avoiding speculation, the pilot weighs in on the Madrid plane crash
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Pushing right-wing American politics -- in Israel
Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure?
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One devastating home movie
As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, "street hustler" Kim Roberts turned on her camera -- and captured a story more thrilling than any Hollywood blockbuster
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Since you asked ...
My husband's an alcoholic but doesn't think he has a problem
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Tom the Dancing Bug
The history of Doug, an unremarkable cartoon character
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Bateman: Slurpees and doughnuts for Biden
Actual audio of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden courting Indian-American voters
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
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Salon Radio: Charles Grassley on the anthrax investigation
The GOP senator describes his dissatisfaction with the FBI and reveals the hearings to be held by the Judiciary Committee
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American credibility on trial
Was one of the youngest prisoners at Guantánamo rushed to court by the Bush administration for political reasons?
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"The Rocker"
Is this comedy about a heavy-metal wannabe a Gen X rock 'n' roll fantasy?
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Since you asked ...
The slush pile gave me writer's block!
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Bush officials sneak-attack nation's wildlife
A new regulation could neuter the Endangered Species Act -- and the administration knows it
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Debunking anti-Obama e-mails
Error-filled chain e-mails designed to scare voters away from Barack Obama are circulating widely on the Internet. Salon deconstructs a pair, one smearing the candidate, the other his wife
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Meet me at the state fair
Llama judging, deep-fried pineapple on a stick, hot tubs, acres of machinery -- it's all here for the taking at the annual carnival of ideas
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The K Chronicles
The new "Star Wars" films are dead to me. Don't exist. Never happened
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008
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Did doctors remove babies' hearts too soon?
Colorado doctors are under fire for performing infant organ transplants prematurely. But they made the right call
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Dixie is gone with the wind
No economic-populism-inspired revivals are going to turn the region blue. Virginia's Jim Webb is a lonely exception
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How Democrats can take back the South
The author of "Blue Dixie" says don't give up on the region -- but don't pander to it with Clintonian centrism
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The fall of Bush's man in Pakistan
Despite Pervez Musharraf's despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, John McCain and the GOP embraced him to the bitter end
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Who will save public schools?
You! says Sandra Tsing Loh, whose hilarious "Mother on Fire" is a rallying cry for urban parents who can't afford a fancy private institution
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The strangest live album ever
The Fiery Furnaces know how to make perfect pop songs, and they know how to rock -- but on their first live album, they just want to tear things apart
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This Modern World
I just don't know about this Obama fellow ...
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Since you asked ...
I escaped death -- and now I want to live!
Monday, Aug. 18, 2008
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Did you hear that Alaska has more oil than the Middle East?
Busting the myths about cheap and unlimited oil being broadcast by Rush Limbaugh, Jerome Corsi and other dinosaurs
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Our cupboard was bare
I had a master's degree. I had a job. But to feed my three children, I had to swallow my pride and go to a soup kitchen
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The sacrifice-free election strategy
Neither candidate speaks with much candor about solving the energy crisis. But the GOP will use U.S. oil drilling as a weapon against Obama
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Since you asked ...
Doctors fighting about money: Now that's rich
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Sunday morning at Saddleback Church
Most of Rick Warren's churchgoers still back McCain, but praised Obama's "values." The weekend's big winner was Warren
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008
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Barack Obama's purpose-driven gamble
The Democrat wanted to show he could compete for evangelical votes, too. Will he succeed?
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Opus
Hiding from life's minor unpleasantries in the "happy place"
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Hammering homeboy: DNC and Team Obama pile on
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Obama: The big-spending fiscal conservative
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Win or lose, for young stars the Olympics are a tough act to follow
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