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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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Global Crisis Makes US More Dependent on China than Ever
John, New York
When US President Barack Obama visits China this weekend, he will encounter a rival that sees the financial crisis as more of an opportunity than a threat. America, on...
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Catholic Church Threatens To Stop DC Services For Needy If Gay Marriage Passes
Chad, Tempe
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn’t...
Catholic Church, Gays, Gay Marriage
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Boxer Mike Tyson detained at LAX
CJ, San Francisco
Police say Mike Tyson has been detained on suspicion of battery after an alleged altercation with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. Tyson’s...
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Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Burial Rights For Gay Couples
Erick, Los Angeles
It seems like such a simple act of compassion - allowing the partners of committed same-sex couples to make funeral arrangements for their significant others. But...
Gays, Gays rights, Donald L. Carcieri
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Obama Refuses To Commit To Afghan Plans without Exit Strategy, Handover Details
Craig, Miami
President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how...
Obama, Afghanistan war, troop withdrawal
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Microsoft Bans 1 Million X-Box Live Players
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Microsoft has suspended the subscriptions of 1 million X-Box Live users after it was discovered that they modified their consoles in order to illegally download games...
Microsoft, X-Box, video games
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Fox News' Lies
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Fox News has the temerity to feign offense when the Obama administration accurately describes the channel as a biased, and politically-motivated network instead of a...
US media, Fox News, New York Post
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Kosovo: Stonned Ruler
Anna T, NYC
A few hours ago, three Decani locals taken afterwards in custody had stoned Kosovo PM Hashim Tachi’s car cortege after his appearance before electorate. As...
jihad, islam, terrorism, elections
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N.Y. elections reflect citys shifting racial landscape
Alex, Portland
When the newly elected New York City Council convenes in January, for the first time in its history white council members will be in the minority, as whites are in the...
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Anwar al Awlaki, Radical Imam, Becomes New Focus In Fort Hood Killings Investigation
Craig, Miami
According to ABC News, the investigation of last week’s Fort Hood shootings has also begun to focus on Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical imam currently living in Yemen...
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made popular Nov 11 2009
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2,266 Veterans Died In 2008 Because They Were Uninsured
John, New York
According to a study released by the Harvard Medical School, 2,266 veterans under the age of 65 died last year as a result of not having health insurance. Researchers...
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made popular Nov 11 2009
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Will Taxes & Handouts Bring an End To a Nation?
Rudolf, New York
“Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. And what one person receives without working for, another person must...
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made popular Nov 11 2009
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Pat Robertson Says Treat Muslims Like Fascists
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Prominent far-right Televangelist Pat Robertson has stated that Islam is not a real religion but a “violent political system” dedicated to the overthrow of...
Pat Robertson, Islam, Islamophobia
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That Poor Deer
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Zoos meant to humanize animals by caging them and then having little point and say “Ooooo”. But animals are animals, and with the exception of a house dog...
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made popular Nov 11 2009
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Animals At War: Remembering Sgt. Stubby, Cher Ami, and G.I. Joe
Eric Young, San Francisco Bay Area
Throughout history, animals have been used in combat. The use of horses to pull war chariots existed even before their widespread use by Egyptian Pharaohs. In...
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made popular Nov 11 2009
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Is Government Required Health Care Constitutional?
Andrea Van, New Providence
While the government’s health care initiative moves from the House to the Senate, the heated debate about this legislation continues across the country both at...
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Iran To Charge Americans with Spying
Marco Villa, Connecticut
If the Iranian regime is trying to send Obama hints that it is not interested in a compromise over its nuclear program, the regime has found a new way to do so: Three...
United States, Iran nuclear program, Iranian defiance
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Mass murderer, John A. Muhammad executed for killing 10
Incognito, Boca Raton
Some people are opposed to the death penalty, but in cases of mass murder, and when there is no doubt that someone committed the crime, there is no reason not to rid...
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Congressman Brian Baird - A Modern Day Mr. Smith
Marco Villa, Connecticut
It is official: Democrat Congressman Brain Baird [D - Washington] is my favorite Congressman and a modern day Mr. Smith. He has courageously spoken out on behalf of...
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Congressman Disinvited Due to Israel Lobby
Marco Villa, Connecticut
The Conscience of Congress Yes, Virginia, this is an Israel lobby. And here it is in action: Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio is one of the bravest members of the...
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made popular Nov 11 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
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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
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The Planets Most Massively Awesome Computer The Large Hadron
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Astronomers find 'super-Earths'
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Phoenix captures Mars: Do you believe there is life on other planets?
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Venus and Mars: Surprising Similarities Found
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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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