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Sunny side up

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Michael Franti releases happiest collection of songs imaginable




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Tea party tidbit

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I’m thankful that I live in a country where people are free to express their views and question authority. When I see a gaggle of 50-somethings on CNN toting silly hats and large, colorful posters, I chuckle and then appreciate that such a thing is allowed in the United States.


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Champion mindset

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One of the most baffling and odd examples in the movement to wuss-ify our nation has started with, of course, our children. A proposition to ban dodgeball at recess in public schools has come up in many school districts across the country in the past few years.



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What else was repealed in the DADT repeal bill?

Here are some of the best programs that were also blocked. Last week, the Senate Republicans successfully filibustered a Defense Appropriations authorization that, among other things, would have given the Department of Defense the authority to choose whether or not to repeal the controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which bars gay individuals from serving openly in the armed services. The DADT component of the bill received, by far, the most coverage. But within the Defense authorization bill were dozens of other programs that were killed alongside the DADY repeal.


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Just a speck in the cosmic soup

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Start drawing some “Welcome” signs because 2035 might just be the year aliens visit planet Earth. Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI), said he believes humans will discover aliens within 25 years. He cites the Drake Equation, a formula that tries to determine the number of alien societies capable of contacting Earth, as evidence.









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Tips for visual journalists

Improve your skills as a visual journalists with some tips about the basics.