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Al Gore defends Al Jazeera
Washington Times, by Jennifer Harper
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Posted By:Scottyboy, 1/29/2013 1:51:54 PM
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| He´s got a new 600-page book out Tuesday. He´s embarking on a 20-city national tour to promote it. But Al Gore cannot escape questions about the recent sale of Current TV, the news channel he founded seven years ago, to Al Jazeera, the Arabic language channel based in Qatar. Critics question the reported $100 million profit Mr. Gore made on the sale and they fret the transaction gives the network a leap of influence in broadcast markets around the world. "I´m very pleased Al Jazeera has established itself as a really respected news gathering network," Mr. Gore said
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Comments: Al Gore´s failure to steal the 2000 election has made him a sick and dangerous person. May the fleas of one thousand camels infest his armpits.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Jonr, 1/29/2013 1:56:01 PM (No. 9146715)
What a sick, corrupt and hypocritical man! Anybody that supports him is likewise!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
nimby, 1/29/2013 1:59:47 PM (No. 9146726)
What a sore loser!! And he lectures us on patriotism??
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silencedogood, 1/29/2013 2:05:25 PM (No. 9146746)
During America´s early days, merchant seaman were captured by the Barbary pirates of North Africa. And some of those captured willingly gave up their Christianity in order to live. They were derisively said to have - "Gone Turk"
Big Al has "Gone Turk."
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ronnietheK, 1/29/2013 2:11:58 PM (No. 9146761)
He was within a heartbeat of the presidency for 8 yrs and 2 electoral votes for another 4yrs. That is the scariest thought I can conjure.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Blackeagle, 1/29/2013 2:21:53 PM (No. 9146784)
In the end, bought out by all that oil money.
Some epitaph.
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ColonialAmerican1623, 1/29/2013 2:27:14 PM (No. 9146796)
We already knew what Fat Albert was; he just proved us right.
$100 million ´profit´ plus a new book. Maybe part of the deal was citizenship so he can avoid taxes.
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Teleologicus, 1/29/2013 2:41:15 PM (No. 9146822)
Bingo. Now at last we know why Barack Obama was elected and then re-elected. Now we know how Obamacare got passed. Our democracy has been hacked by big money, corporations, capitalist exploiters and, of course, racists and reactionaries who oppose all change and want to turn back the clock a century or more. Now it all makes sense.
Al just might be right, even though he would seem to be looking through the wrong end of the telescope.
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jinx, 1/29/2013 2:59:02 PM (No. 9146872)
FatAlbert Gore just can´t stay out of the limelight. He is going to fly around the country, using jet fuel by the gallons, to talk about a book no one is going to buy much less read. He really thinks we care what he has to say. I only read books and articles by those whom I respect. I certainly don´t respect Fat Albert.
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Dignitary Protection, 1/29/2013 3:32:05 PM (No. 9146925)
I don´t see him selling more than a dozen books.
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ocho reales, 1/29/2013 4:09:31 PM (No. 9146986)
I agree. Who would buy an Al Gore book? I don´t know a single soul.
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mickturn, 1/29/2013 4:18:11 PM (No. 9147015)
Well they paid him well, he has to lick their boots.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
vesicant, 1/29/2013 5:03:13 PM (No. 9147077)
Twenty city tour, huh? Gore is the only person I know who can power his own hot air balloon.
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Videodrone, 1/29/2013 11:22:24 PM (No. 9147566)
May a thousand syphilitic camels spit in his coos-coos
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Attorney General Eric Holder not chosen for jury duty
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 3/19/2013 7:30:44 PM
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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation´s chief law enforcement officer, returned to the courthouse where he once served as a judge, this time in the role of prospective juror performing his civic duty. The Justice Department said Holder wasn´t chosen and that he won´t be called back. Had he been selected for the jury Tuesday, the attorney general would have been on a panel hearing an armed robbery case. Holder sat in the last row of Judge Stuart Nash´s courtroom along with other prospective jurors as the judge gave details of the case.
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Russian Television (RT): Partial Release of Hacked Hillary Clinton Emails
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Forbes Magazine, by Paul Roderick Gregory
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 3/19/2013 7:20:21 PM
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Confidential emails purportedly from former political advisor Sydney Blumenthal to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been hacked and widely distributed to politicians and news sources. Included in the hacker “Gucifer’s” distribution list are Russian news services such as Pravda, Moscow Times, and RT. We have no information about the authenticity of the hacked e mails. They will be tested over the next few hours or days. RT has released excerpts from the purported Blumenthal-Clinton memos. RT, which is a propaganda arm of the Putin regime, will have its own agenda in selecting and
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MSNBC Has Become Almost Entirely Saturated With Opinion, And Fox News Is Doing Much More Factual Reporting
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Business Insider, by Brett LoGiurato
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 3/18/2013 11:11:35 AM
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MSNBC´s programming became almost entirely full of commentary and opinion in 2012, while "factual reporting" saw almost no airtime, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. The report, which is part of Pew´s annual comprehensive State of the News Media, found that opinion and commentary fill 85 percent of the airtime on MSNBC. The network only devotes 15 percent to "factual reporting," according to the Pew study. To conduct the study, Pew looked at a half-hour of daytime programming for the first five months of 2012
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HBO to air McGreevey documentary this month
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Star - Ledger (Newark, NJ), by Matt Friedman
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 3/8/2013 4:30:40 PM
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Former Gov. Jim McGreevey’s life is about to get the HBO treatment. The premium network later this month will air a documentary called "Fall to Grace" on McGreevey’s resignation as governor and his “redemption and transformation” while studying to become an Episcopal priest and working to help female inmates, according to a press release from HBO. It’s honest,” McGreevey said today in a phone interview. The film, which will first air on Thursday, March 28, is directed by Alexandra Pelosi – daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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US denied direct access to Benghazi suspect held in Egypt
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Fox News, by Catherine Herridge
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/21/2013 3:18:22 PM
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The U.S. has been denied direct access to the only publicly known suspect in custody in connection with the Benghazi terror attack, Fox News has learned, with U.S. interrogators still unable to sit in the same room as the Egypt-held prisoner to ask questions. Abu Ahmed, also known as Mohammed Jamal, is suspected of establishing Islamist training camps in Eastern Libya where militants who took part in the Sept. 11 Benghazi terrorist attack were able to train. Ahmed is not suspected of directly taking part in the attack which left four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, dead.
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Understanding the GOP’s Benghazi Obsession
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Time Magazine, by Michael Crowley
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/21/2013 2:08:19 PM
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For the past five months, the Republican message on foreign policy message has been defined by a single word: Benghazi. Ever since the deadly September 11 attack on the U.S. compound in that Libyan city, Republicans have obsessed over the episode. Mitt Romney made Benghazi a favorite talking point in the 2012 campaign home stretch. More recently, Republicans have invoked Benghazi to shoot down one would-be cabinet nominee, Susan Rice, and delay two others, Chuck Hagel and John Brennan. They have dragged a parade of administration officials, including Hillary Clinton
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Ohio Woman Patricia Kunkle Claims She Was Fired For Voting For Obama
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International Business Times (UK), by Staff
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/21/2013 1:38:20 PM
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An Ohio woman filed a $25,000 lawsuit against her employer, alleging she was fired for voting for President Obama. Patricia Kunkle of Kettering, Ohio, claimed that Dayton-based Q-Mark, Inc., threatened to fire employees of the defense contractor if Obama won re-election, with the president’s supporters to be the first to receive pink slips, the Dayton Daily News reported. Kunkle said she had a conversation the day after Election Day that indicated she voted for Obama. She was fired three days later.
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Al-Qaida tipsheet on avoiding drones found in Mali
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Associated Press, by Rukmini Callimachi
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/21/2013 1:19:01 PM
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TIMBUKTU, Mali - One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving this city was to drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand. The al-Qaida extremists bypassed the brightly-colored, high-end synthetic floor coverings and stopped their pickup truck in front of a man selling more modest mats woven from desert grass, priced at $1.40 apiece. There they bought two bales of 25 mats each, and asked him to bundle them on top of the car, along with a stack of sticks.
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Abortion provider to close 2 clinics in Iowa
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Des Moines Register (IA), by Tony Leys
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/21/2013 1:09:04 PM
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Anti-abortion activists are cheering Planned Parenthood of the Heartland’s decision to close clinics in Spencer and Fort Madison. The news comes after the private agency closed clinics in Storm Lake, Knoxville and Newton last year. A Planned Parenthood spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday that the agency plans to close two more of its 21 Iowa clinics. (snip)Jenifer Bowen, executive director of Iowa Right to Life, said it was ironic to hear Planned Parenthood cite the health care law as a reason for cuts. “They supported it so strongly, and they’re feeling the crunch of it,” she said.
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Kerry To Meet Russian Foreign Minister In Berlin Next Week
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RTT News (NY), by Staff
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/21/2013 12:52:46 PM
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A meeting between the new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart will take place next week in German capital Berlin. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed to meet in Berlin on February 26, US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said in a statement on Thursday. "Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Lavrov will discuss a wide range of bilateral and international issues," she added. The statement did not specify the agenda of talks. It will be Kerry´s first meeting with Lavrov in his new capacity as US Secretary of State.
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Michelle Obama releases new White House portrait
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Star - Ledger (Newark, NJ), by Tom Wright-Piersanti
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/20/2013 5:02:37 PM
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Michelle Obama released her official White House portrait today, and it´s hard to miss the photo´s most prominent feature: her bangs. The 49-year-old fashion-forward first lady debuted the bangs in January, sending the Internet into a frenzy. She recently told TV host Rachael Ray that the bangs were her version of a "mid-life crisis." The new portrait, taken in the Green Room of the White House on Feb. 12, shows
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Members of Congress Demand Obama Administration Classify Ft. Hood Attack as an ´Act of Terrorism´
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ABC News, by Ned Berkowitz
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 2/13/2013 11:02:44 PM
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In the wake of an ABC News story detailing claims by victims of the Fort Hood shooting that they have been neglected by the military and ´betrayed´ by President Obama, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee has sent a letter to his fellow members of Congress demanding that the Obama administration classify the attack as a terrorist act and provide full benefits to the victims and their families. "It is time for the administration to recognize the Fort Hood shooting for what it is—an act of terrorism,"
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´My bangs are getting a little irritating´: Michelle Obama admits she already regrets her high-maintenance hairdo
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Daily Mail (UK), by Margot Peppers
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Posted By: pineledger- 4/7/2013 7:43:42 AM
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Michelle Obama has admitted that she is already tired of the bangs she first sported in January. The First Lady said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight: ´Bangs are a day-by-day proposition. They´re starting to grow out, get a little irritating.´ Still, she hasn´t let her hairdo woes get her down. ´It´s okay,´ she said after her initial complaint. ´We´ll be good.´ The first indication that her hairstyle was becoming a burden came about last weekend, when Malia, 14, was spotted adjusting her mother´s hair during the White House Easter Egg Roll.
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McCain: ´I don´t understand´ GOP filibuster on guns
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Politico, by Jennifer Epstein
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/7/2013 12:18:14 PM
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Sen. John McCain says he doesn´t understand the threats from some of his Republican colleagues to filibuster a bill on background checks to buy guns. "I don´t understand it," the Arizona Republican said on Sunday of the threat coming from Sen. Rand Paul,Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Mike Lee and nine other Republicans. "The purpose of the United States Senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand.” "What are we afraid of? ... If this issue is as important as we all think it is, why not take ... it up and debate?"
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Christians, here´s why we´re losing our religion
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Fox News, by Craig Groeschel
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Posted By: STLstudent- 4/7/2013 5:13:55 PM
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Recent research indicates that the number of people who do not consider themselves a part of an organized religion is steadily on the rise. Interestingly enough, though the number of those religiously unaffiliated is increasing, there is little to no trend in the number of those who express atheist or agnostic beliefs. People aren’t saying they don’t believe in God. They’re saying they don’t believe in religion. They are not rejecting Christ. They are rejecting the church. This begs the question, “Why are we losing our religion?”
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Broadcasters worry about ´Zero TV´ homes
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Associated Press, by Ryan Nakashima
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Posted By: Ribicon- 4/7/2013 2:43:40 PM
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Los Angeles — Some people have had it with TV. They´ve had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don´t like timing their lives around network show schedules. They´re tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don´t even use an antenna to get free signals over the air. (Snip) Last month, the Nielsen Co. started labeling people in this group "Zero TV" households, because they fall outside the traditional definition of a TV home. There are 5 million of these residences in the U.S., up from
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Mother Of Slain Benghazi Officer To Sean Hannity: ‘They Want Me To Shut Up’
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Mediaite, by A.J. Delgado
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/7/2013 5:00:16 AM
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On Friday, Sean Hannity brought Pat Smith, mother of the late Sean Smith, on his radio program. The 34-year-old information management officer was one of four Americans murdered in the Benghazi embassy attack on September 11, 2012. In the chilling interview, a distraught Ms. Smith, in tears, pleaded for answers and spoke of the efforts to silence her. Ms. Smith first relayed how her son, prior to the attack, requested additional security in advance and warned the State Department: He did tell them, ahead of time, he typed it into his little typewriter over there,
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Vanishing workforce weighs on growth
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Washington Post, by Jim Tankersley
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 4/6/2013 11:28:59 PM
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Put out an all-points bulletin: Millions of Americans have gone missing from the workforce. Every month that those would-be workers are gone raises the odds that they might never come back, dimming the prospects for future economic growth. The vanishing trend is more than a decade old, but it accelerated during the Great Recession. Throughout 2012, economists held out hope that it had stopped. But then came Friday’s jobs report, and hopes were dashed. The Labor Department reported that the U.S. labor force — everyone who has a job or is looking for one — shrank
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Obama critic apologizes for his ´poorly chosen words´ on gay marriage
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The Hill [Washington DC], by Alexandra Jaffe
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/6/2013 12:18:19 PM
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Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, considered by some to be a potential Republican contender for president, apologized to Johns Hopkins University for the "poorly chosen words" he used in expressing his opposition to gay marriage last month.“I am sorry for any embarrassment this has caused,” Carson said in the letter, reported in New York Magazine.(Snip) "Although I do believe marriage is between a man and a woman, there are much less offensive ways to make that point. I hope all will look at a lifetime of service over some poorly chosen words.” Carson will remain as commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins,
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The Secrets of Princeton
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New York Times, by Ross Douthat
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Posted By: Oblio- 4/7/2013 8:08:09 AM
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Susan Patton, the Princeton alumna who became famous for her letter urging Ivy League women to use their college years to find a mate, has been denounced as a traitor to feminism, to coeducation, to the university ideal. But really she’s something much more interesting: a traitor to her class. Her betrayal consists of being gauche enough to acknowledge publicly a truth that everyone who’s come up through Ivy League culture knows intuitively —
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Is going gluten-free healthier for everybody?
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The Week, by Staff
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/7/2013 11:28:27 AM
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Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but they can be dangerous if not done right. What is gluten? It´s the spongy complex of proteins, found naturally in wheat, rye, and barley, that gives elasticity to dough and allows it to rise. When flour is moistened and either kneaded or mixed into dough, gluten molecules form an elastic, microscopic latticework that traps the carbon dioxide produced when yeast ferments, causing dough to inflate like a hot air balloon. Baking hardens the gluten, which helps the finished product keep its shape. Wheat — and gluten — is ubiquitous in the American diet.
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Adam Lanza´s murder spree at Sandy Hook may have been´act of revenge´
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New York Daily News, by Matthew Lysiak and Rich Schapiro
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Posted By: noproblems- 4/7/2013 9:52:58 AM
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Newtown killer Adam Lanza may have launched his murder spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School as an “act of revenge,” the Daily News has learned. A close friend of Lanza’s mother told The News that the troubled boy was a target of relentless bullying when he attended the Connecticut school years ago. “I think Adam felt betrayed by the school and this was his act of revenge,” said Marvin LaFontaine, a friend of Nancy Lanza’s. “Nancy told me he was being picked on at school. That they were just torturing him.” Source and text corrected by Staff.
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Parents outraged that Mass. kids were denied lunch
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Associated Press, by Staff
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Posted By: beancounter- 4/6/2013 5:21:39 PM
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. — As many as 25 students at a Massachusetts school were denied lunch this week — with at least some forced to dump their food in the garbage — because they couldn´t pay, school officials and parents said. Outraged parents said some students at Coelho Middle School in Attleboro cried when they were told by a worker for the district´s food service provider they could not eat on Tuesday because they couldn´t pay or their pre-paid accounts were short on funds. The on-site director for the company, Whitsons Culinary Group of Islandia, N.Y., was placed on administrative leave by
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