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Will a One World Government ever come to be?
Thu May 17, 2012 11:05 PM EDT
The staggering acheivements mankind had made over the last couple of centuries is nothing short of miraculous. This is in large part due to the develpoment of transportation and communication technologies. This has brought us globalization, which some view with optimism, others w …
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Paralyzed, Moving a Robot With Their Minds
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 8:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Two people who are virtually paralyzed from the neck down have learned to manipulate a robotic arm with just their thoughts, using it to reach out and grab objects. One of them, a woman, was able to retrieve a bottle containing coffee and drink it from a straw — the first t …
Study: Healthcare law would save consumers nearly $300 per year
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 8:22 PM EDT (TheHill.com)
If the Affordable Care Act had been in place between 2001 and 2008, people in the individual insurance market would have saved about $280 per year on out-of-pocket costs, the study says.The research, published in the journal Health Affairs, says the savings would be even greater …
A Bogus Tax Attack Against Obama
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 8:01 PM EDT (FactCheck.org)
The latest multimillion-dollar attack ad from Crossroads GPS claims President Obama broke a promise to not increase taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year. That’s almost entirely false. The truth is that Obama repeatedly cut taxes for such families, firs …
Romney Flips Back To Claim That Bain Capital Created 100,000 Jobs
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 5:53 PM EDT (Think Progress)
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is back to claiming that his former private equity firm, Bain Capital, helped create at least 100,000 jobs, telling conservative radio host Ed Morrisey that “we were able to help create over 100,000 jobs.” The Ro …
New home construction in U.S. increased in April
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 5:40 PM EDT (Raw Story)
New construction of homes in the United States jumped in April, official data showed Wednesday in a fresh sign of improvement in the distressed housing market. Housing starts increased 2.6 percent from March, to 717,000 units, the Commerce Department said. That was well above t …
Top Army general objects to GOP plan to slow troop reductions
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 5:03 PM EDT (TheHill.com)
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said Wednesday he’s opposed to a plan from House Republicans to slow the reduction of U.S. forces over the next five years. The House Armed Services Committee included language in the Defense authorization bill to limit troop reductions …
Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 4:21 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Scientists who have studied a degenerative brain disease in athletes have found the same condition in combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, concluding that such explosions injure the brain in ways strikingly similar to punishing tackles and knockout p …
Afghanistan Top Agenda Item at NATO Chicago Summit
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 4:14 PM EDT (VOA News)
Afghanistan will be at the top of the agenda when heads of state and government from the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meet in Chicago Sunday and Monday.NATO has been operating in Afghanistan since 2003, leading a 130,000 member United Nations-mandated conti …
Opinion: Facts show Democrats are job creators
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 3:45 PM EDT (Politico)
I delivered the faculty graduation address last weekend at the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. It’s one of the nation’s best and the reason is its emphasis on rigorous data analysis. Any public policy wonk worth her salt mus …
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