13 hours ago by Daniel

1) Prospect of a default by the US or Britain is ‘absurb’ notion, Joe Stiglitz says “The prospect of either the US or the UK defaulting on their debts is an ‘absurd’ idea, Nobel-prize winning economist Joe Stiglitz said last night, arguing both deserve to keep their top credit rating. Speaking at an ...

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14 hours ago by Tommy Christopher

Someone on Twitter recently directed a question at Jake Tapper and me: Where did the President donate his Nobel Prize money? Included was a link to a Big Government post that alleged that he had already received the money. Of course, I knew the answer to that one, as Robert Gibbs addressed this ques ...

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16 hours ago by Mike Rodriguez

For years now the Internet has powered networks across the world. It connects this blog with visitors, houses the worlds largest sites such as Facebook, Google, Myspace and more. It connects people from around the world today in ways not imaginable 20 years ago. Knowing how far the internet has come ...

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17 hours ago by studio360writer

Last week, Studio 360 revisited a lively conversation with Marlon James – his novel The Book of Night Women is just out in paperback. All the main characters in the novel are women, and they’re rendered vibrantly. But it seems he didn’t always have that talent. In the interview, James tells Kurt tha ...

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17 hours ago by Nick Fitzgerald

Ronald Reagan once said that the problem with liberals isn’t “that they are ignorant — it’s that they just know so much that isn’t so.” And I can think of no more perfect example than Paul Krugman. Ok, I admit, by now it should be no secret that I’m not a huge fan of the New York [...]

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1 day ago by Reema Dada

The Internet has made the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, going up against a Chinese dissident and a Russian human rights activist, among others. The nomination was made after a petition by the Italian version of Wired Magazine, which cited the Internet’s contributions to “dial ...

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1 day ago by Craig Shields

We’ve all had that feeling of exultation as we realize we’re in the home stretch of something that’s been a true odyssey in our lives — perhaps the end of final exams or the last few points of a marathon sports content. That’s certainly the way I feel about this book I’m finishing up on renewables. ...

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1 day ago by admin

Social Media — The Internet has made the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, going up against a Chinese dissident and a Russian human rights activist, among others. The nomination was made after a petition by the Italian version of Wired Magazine, which cited the Internet’s contrib ...

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1 day ago by travismurk

I’ve suspected for a long time now that mankind is slowly being replaced by artificial lifeforms. Over the past few decades humanity has made tremendous progress in the fields of robotics and computer intelligence. Sure, we may laugh at the cumbersome first steps of the Asimo or cringe at the cold, ...

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1 day ago by Ed Anger

I’m madder than Helen Keller at a silent movie! Now everybody’s laughing at Sarah Palin because when she gave a speech, she wrote some words on her hand. That’s pretty rich, coming from people who worship the Teleprompter Kid! At least Sarah Palin wrote her words the old fashioned American way, with ...

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