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Is It Time to Stop Picking on Glenn Beck?

It's easy to make fun of Glenn Beck. They have done it on AOL News (the source of this article) as well as here on Newsvine, and Beck even does it himself (as on the November cover of Fusion magazine).

The Critical Unraveling of U.S. Society

The economic elite have launched an attack on the U.S. public and society is unraveling at an increased rate.

Most states see higher jobless rates

"Unemployment rose in 29 states in the U.S. during October, hinting the threat posed by weak labor markets to the economic recovery might be growing.

NORAD may ground costly 9/11 air defense system

The government is to review an air defense system established after the September 11, 2001 attacks to determine whether the costly program is still necessary, the New York Times reported Friday.

Army Limits Media Access at Palin Event at NC Base

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday.

Some Lawmakers Send Few Minorities to Military Academies

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

Greg Craig debacle will cost Obama support -- among Democrats

NOTE: This classic "inside the Beltway", "DC-insider" piece/seed dedicated to JFX Gillis.

Aspirin Kills 400% More People Than H1N1 Swine Flu

The July 1998 issue of The American Journal of Medicine explains it as follows:

Darwin Killed Off The Werewolf

From the late 19th century onwards, stories of werewolf encounters tailed away significantly, says Regal. "The spread of the idea of evolution helped kill off the werewolf because a canid-human hybrid makes no sense from an evolutionary point of view," he says.

Texas Governor Refuses Clemency for Condemned Man

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Gov. Rick Perry refused to spare a man facing execution Thursday evening for his role in a fatal robbery, rejecting a parole board recommendation that the death sentence of 34-year-old Robert Lee Thompson be commuted to life in prison.

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