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The Holocene Extinction Event Are Humans Destroying the Planets Web of Life?
Aug 31 2008, Heidi

“Humanity doesn’t need a moon-base or a manned trip to Mars. We need an expedition to planet Earth, where probably fewer than 10 per cent of species are known to science, and fewer than 1 per cent of those have been studied beyond a simple anatomical.

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Review of Palestine48
Marco Villa, Connecticut
First, the charming American Zionists: And this is how the “liberal” Zionists in America behave: We’ve been following J Street’s attempts to...
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End of The Oprah
Marco Villa, Connecticut
The Oprah is coming to an end. For more than 20 years, the Chicago star has captivated audiences with her weight problems, Tom Cruise coach jumping, Gale shop talk;...
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Shocker!: Israel Ranked Highest In American Poll
Marco Villa, Connecticut
As is well known the American people are well informed and versed in international affairs and when evaluating nations they draw on their deep understanding to form...
Americans, Foreign Matters, US foreign policy
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The Threat Of Radical Religious Extremism To A Free Society
Eric Young, San Francisco Bay Area
This week marked the anniversary of two important historical events. Each took place in different time periods and in different parts of the world, but they remain...
radicalism, fundamentalism, theology
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Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Forbes Magazine’s "World's Most Powerful People" list
Global Report, Shimla
Forbes Magazine named drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — a fugitive reputed to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico — to its list of the 67...
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Obamas Afghan Dilemma: The Only Real Exit Strategy Is Political Suicide
Yoann, Minneapolis
President Obama said yesterday he is still several weeks away from adopting a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. What’s taking so long? Obama wants his...
Afghanistan war, Obama, Troop surge
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White House at odds with bishops over abortion
CJ, San Francisco
The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind...
White House, Bhishops, Abortion
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Chicago Suspects In Danish Cartoon Terror Plot Eyed In India Attacks
Souransu, Calicut
Two Chicago men accused of developing what federal prosecutors call a blueprint for a terrorist assault on a Danish newspaper also are being investigated for possible...
India, Danish Cartoon, Terror Plot
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America's New "Huge Bomb" for Iran
Marco Villa, Connecticut
President Obama’s diplomatic outreach to Iran deserves some award for its schizophrenic nature. Obama claims he wants to reach out his hand to an uncleanched...
US double standard, US Mideast policy, Iran nukes
made popular Nov 20 2009
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Obama's Ambassadors
Marco Villa, Connecticut
President Obama campaigned on “Change” in Washington that would reject the cynicism, partisanship and the political gamesmanship that have long dominated...
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made popular Nov 20 2009
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New tale of Detroit’s woe: Pontiac Silverdome sold for $583,000
Yoann, Minneapolis
The question was a plausible one Monday when it was announced that the Pontiac Silverdome — once home to the NFL’s Detroit Lions — was sold for $583,000, or about...
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made popular Nov 19 2009
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Born in the US, a radical cleric inspires terror
Prince, Columbus
In nearly a dozen recent terrorism cases in the United States, Britain and Canada, investigators discovered the suspects had something in common: a devotion to the...
Ft Hood Shooting, Terror in US, Radical
made popular Nov 19 2009
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Mexican Drug Cartels Recruiting Students From Texas Schools
Oscar, Oaxaca
The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning parents across the state to be aware of efforts by Mexican cartels and transnational gangs to recruit Texas youth in...
Mexico, drug cartels, Texas
made popular Nov 19 2009
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Behind Missed Gitmo Deadline: Detainees Unwanted
Jack, Los Angeles
President Obama has admitted for the first time that the deadline he set two days into his Administration for closing the Guantanamo Bay detainee camp in Cuba will be...
Obama, Guantanamo, closing Guantanamo
made popular Nov 19 2009
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American Family Association's War On Christmas Gap Boycott Is A Fatwa Fail
Yoann, Minneapolis
Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year, and with it comes the idiotic fringe-media meme that’s come to be known as the “War On...
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made popular Nov 19 2009
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State Department "Dismayed" at Israeli Crimes
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Israel: Busy Ethnic Cleansing Muslims and Christians from Holy Jerusalem Here’s the list that Obama administration calls a success in the Middle East - Israel...
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made popular Nov 19 2009
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Does Maj. Hasan's Name Say It All?
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Another hateful asshole at Fox Here’s a recent exchange between Fox News host Shepard Smith and Texas Republican Senator (and Gubernatorial candidate) Kay Bailey...
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5 year-old Shaniya Davis whose mother sold her into prostitution found dead
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The horrific things some people do to their children is beyond belief. Parents who offer their kids up as suicide bombers, a spouse who kills their own child, or the...
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Sarah Palin to Jews: Move to Israel
Marco Villa, Connecticut
The Alaska hockey-mom and conservative starlet Sarah Palin is making a comeback. Previously resigned to publishing her political opinions via the reputable Washington...
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Researchers at University of Washington, Seattle develop a male contraceptive pill
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Since time immemorial birth control has been a preserve for women, and for decades birth control pills have been a women only affair but as it seems even men could also...
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made popular Nov 19 2009
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See Trio of Planets at Sunset
Lily, Baton Rouge
The planet Venus passed conjunction with the sun on June 9 and is now emerging into view in the western evening sky. But it will be a long and tedious process. Even by...
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made popular Aug 23 2008
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ARE THERE POETS IN OUTER SPACE?
Vincent Van Ross, New Delhi
By Vincent Van Ross We talk of the Sun; we talk of the Moon; we talk of our solar system; we talk of outer space; we talk of Unidentified Flying Objects. But, is there...
Moon, Outer Space, Planets, Poetry
made popular Aug 20 2008
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Experts Say the Planets Biodiversity Crisis is Accelerating
Ranulfo, Brooklyn
Should we be alarmed at the current massive die-offs being noted in the animal and plant kingdoms? After all, new species arise and old species die off all the time.
Experts, Planets, Biodiversity, Environment
made popular Aug 17 2008
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Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Reina, New York
A television company has joined forces with a social networking site to send a message to the nearest theoretically inhabitable planet. But can our television and radio...
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made popular Aug 8 2008
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Earth like planets should be quite common in the universe
Kevin, Columbia
The common mantra that there is nothing special about our place in the universe is questioned today by a simulation of the birth of our Solar System.
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made popular Aug 8 2008
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Dwarf Planets Now Called Plutoids
Tim, Bangkok
Pluto is finally getting its day in the sun, after being stripped of planetary status by astronomers two years ago.
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made popular Jul 12 2008
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BioEarth: Are Planets Living SuperOrganisms?
Justin, Rochester
Japan’s Maruyama Shigenori, one of the world’s leading geophysicists, is working on a global formula for a vast new field of study that would include dozens...
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Scientists Discover Planets Natural Radio Emissions a Signal to ExoWorlds
Danielle, Richmond
Chirps and whistles of our planet\’s auroral kilometric radiation (AKR) might be the first thing an extraterrestrial civilization is likely to hear from Earth. In...
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The Planets Most Massively Awesome Computer The Large Hadron
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There\’s a global computing effort dedicated to moving vast volumes of data around the world. You already knew that, but this one isn\’t being used to...
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Astronomers find 'super-Earths'
Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
Researchers said they discovered a batch of three “super-Earths” orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well. They said...
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made popular Jun 18 2008
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Phoenix captures Mars: Do you believe there is life on other planets?
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NASA’s Mars Phoenix lander touched down in the far north of the Red Planet yesterday and has started sending first pictures of the unexplored region. This flight...
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Venus and Mars: Surprising Similarities Found
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Mars and Venus, those seemingly contrasting planets of self-help book fame, have more in common than you might think. Two nearly identical spacecraft around Mars and...
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Stephen Hawking: Humans must leave Earth and colonize other planets if race is to survive
Vikas Shekhawat, Churu, Rajasthan
Stephen Hawking’s latest remark that it’s time for humans to colonize other planets that exist in far away solar systems if the race is to survive, pulls...
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A rare positioning of planets Venus (top left) and Jupiter (top right) and the crescent moon of the Earth provides a “smiley” effect that captivated Asia Monday night Dec. 1, 2008.

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