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Look At These Lame Ducks
The New York Times is reporting today just how productive our legislative body in Washington really is. The House is set to vote this week on a repeal of Obamacare....
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Ovulating Women And Political Parties
A new study examines the effects of women’s ovulation cycles on their likelihood of voting for a particular political party. The researchers find that not only do ovulation cycles impact...
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Uncle Sam Runs A VC Firm
That’s right! According to the latest issue of Fortune, the CIA has a secret investment arm called In-Q-Tel created to sniff out new technology startups. And you thought only the...
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Monsanto And The Anti-GMO Movement
Later this month widespread protests are being planned and thus far include 36 countries and 6 continents (I believe the jury is still out in Antarctica) to shine light on...
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The Enormous Education Gap Of US Immigrants
In a recent memo to Paul Ryan, the CBO released some very interesting updated immigration figures for 2012. The most striking statistic in the release is the varying educational attainment...
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The Highest-Paid Public Employee In Your State Is Probably A Football Or Basketball Coach
Researching public employee salaries in the U.S., Deadspin concludes that the highest-paid public employee in most states is a football or a basketball coach. Only 10 states’ highest-paid employee is...
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Congressional Ineptitude Hinders Boston Bombing Investigation
A story out of Bloomberg today is shining light on the difficulty faced by investigators in the Boston Marathon bombings. You see, many have been in favor of certain chemical tracers...
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The Winners And Losers Of The Online Sales Tax
The Senate has passed the Marketplace Fairness Act by a vote of 69 to 27, sending the online sales tax bill to the House, where its probability of survival isn’t...
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42% Of Americans Still Have No Idea What’s Going On With Obamacare
Making the rounds today has been the below chart from a poll done this month by the Kaiser Family Foundation. They surveyed Americans on their knowledge of the Affordable Care...
