The Plot Against the First Amendment
by Scott Horton, Harper’s “In June, a case is slated to go to trial in Northern Virginia that will mark …
New documents show human subjects used in secret 1960’s radioactive tests
Tests exposing humans to radioactive caesium, iodine, strontium and uranium were conducted despite doubts about their legal and ethical implications. …
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Vanishing honeybees mystify scientists
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Go to work, come home. Go to work, come home. Go to …
‘How we made the Chernobyl rain’
Russian military pilots have described how they created rain clouds to protect Moscow from radioactive fallout after the Chernobyl nuclear …
How fortunate, how fragile, and how insignificant we are
STEPHEN MCGINTY, writing for The Scotsman IT IS called the “Blue Marble”. The image of Earth, reduced to a child’s …
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50% Good News Is the Bad News in Russian Radio
By ANDREW E. KRAMER Published: April 22, 2007 MOSCOW, April 21 — At their first meeting with journalists since taking …
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Lighter Footstep – Ten First Steps
Ten first steps towards a lighter, more sustainable lifestyle. read more | digg story
Virginia Tech – Profiles of Every Victim of The Shooting
“Profiles of every person killed in the Virginia Tech shooting. Don’t spend your time reading about Cho Seung-Hui, and how …
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‘Devastating’ Moyers Probe of Press and Iraq Coming
By Greg Mitchell NEW YORK The most powerful indictment of the news media for falling down in its duties in …
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Federal Database Exposes Social Security Numbers
by Ron Nixon, NYT Published: April 20, 2007 WASHINGTON, April 20 — The Social Security numbers of tens of thousands …
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The gender genie
Here’s an interesting tool that attempts to determine the gender of a writer based on keywords and style. I tried …
’08 Candidate Ron Paul: A Study in Contrasts
By: Josh Kraushaar April 18, 2007 04:29 PM EST Listening to presidential candidate Ron Paul, it’s sometimes hard to tell …
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