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Comedians Doomed by Obama Election

November 7, 2008
Dozens of comedians from Berkeley Breathed to Chris Rock have taken a devastating blow from the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. In anticipation of the outcome, Breathed gave up his popular Opus Sunday comic strip,... continued

Why are Blacks Less Healthy Than Whites?

November 7, 2008
With Obama's win, race is on all of our minds. It's a fact that African-Americans have more health problems than whites. Is this due to genes, or environment pressures?or both? It could also be at least partly due to the... continued

Fake Aspirin from China

November 6, 2008
Is it dangerous? - We are all afraid of products from China (and rightfully so!), but is the FDA doing anything about this problem? It turns out that some popular drug and food items, such as generic aspirin, are not... continued

Bastions of Liberalism?

November 6, 2008
Conservative critics of American universities?especially the East Coast Ivy League schools?have always claimed that liberal left-wing professors politically indoctrinate their students. However, three different studies show this is one of those ideas that is talked about a lot but actually... continued

Acid Rain Can be Good

November 5, 2008
...for trees, but not for people - Is acid rain, which is caused by pollution, good or bad?) It may not be good for buildings or for US, but it IS good for trees. After more than 20 years of... continued

Is Change Really on the Way?

November 5, 2008
In a story we posted on September 25th, we wrote: "The 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team will be deployed to the US mainland beginning on October 1 for 12 months." As if that wasn't bad enough, a New... continued

WHY You Picked the Candidate You Voted For

November 5, 2008
Does your personality influence who you voted for? The short answer is yes, no matter whether you vote Democratic or Republican. And how did the astronauts on board the ISS cast their votes? By email from space! According to psychologist... continued

Where the Church REALLY Stands

November 4, 2008
...on controversial issues - In a political season, we hear statements about the Catholic church that don't reflect what has been historically true: it has in the past sanctioned both gay marriage and abortion. Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden... continued

Do You Know What Sex You Are?

November 4, 2008
One of life's tragedies is to be born a woman in a man's body. Now researchers have found a genetic cause for this. DNA analysis of over 100 transsexuals showed that all of them had a longer version of the... continued

New Diary: Is Anne Strieber a Pagan?

November 3, 2008
A post-Halloween reflection - In her newdiary, AnneStrieber writes: "Shortly after I did the subscriberinterview withDawnBrunke, a listener wrote and asked, 'Is Anne Strieber apagan?' I was scratching my head over that one, but then Ifinally figured it out." If... continued