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David Horton: Dream of money-bags tonight
All of us who concerned about the future of the planet have misunderestimated the opposition from those who are not. We thought that the flooding of web sites, talk back radio, television chat shows, letters columns in newspapers, blogs, with tens of thousands of mindless repetitions of a few talkin …
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Michael Plank Strapped 15 Live Lizards To His Chest, Arrested At Airport: Authorities Say
LOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U …
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New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package As Worthy Step: NYT
Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent, some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Obama signed into law last February was way too small. The economy needs a second big infusion, they say. More on Financial …
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Army Now Allowing Media To Cover Palin Event At Fort Bragg
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. The attempt to ban medi …
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Chris Matthews Criticizes Obama Using Cheney's "Dithering" Remark (VIDEO)
On Friday night's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, MSNBC host Matthews took a page out of Dick Cheney's book and accused the president of "dithering" over Afghanistan. "President Obama has his chin out on just about every hot issue out there. Health care. Terror trials. Job losses." Matthews b …
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Ramon Resa, MD: Flee the Toxic Parents, the Toxic Environment (Why shouldn't children divorce their …
Danny, a sixteen-year old, came into my office exhibiting signs of depression. No wonder, his mother had just fled the household to escape her abusive husband. In this situation, it seemed Danny ought to make an escape as well. He, unfortunately, felt trapped in a "toxic" environment, tied to his fa …
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Kim Morgan: A Good Cop Is Hard To Find: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Werner Herzog's approach to "the truth" has always been fascinating, fearless, at times ferocious and to continue in this alliterative vain, faithful. Faithful to life -- to its wonderful or horrifying craziness, to its lyrical splendor, and to its appalling ugliness that in turn, can often re …
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Scott Mendelson, M.D.: What Is PTSD?: A Post-Hasan Primer
After the American Civil War, they called it Soldier's Heart. Veterans of World War I suffered shell shock. In World War II it was battle fatigue. After the Vietnam war, which produced so many sufferers of the condition, it came to be known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. It has recently …
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Marshall Fine: Oren Moverman delivers with The Messenger
It's referred to as "development hell" - that period between when a script is optioned and when it gets a green light - an endless series of notes, meetings and rewrites when the original script falls prey to the whims of all the chefs involved with creating this particular soufflĂ©. Yet writer-di …
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Huff Radio: Left, Right & Center: Obama-Geithner Revolt, Sarah Palin, Health Care Update
There's a strong feeling that Congress is bucking Obama and isn't being called to task for it. For the first time, Obama's approval ratings are below 50 percent (Gallup poll says) and calls for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's resignation are growing louder. Sarah Palin's managed to suck up …
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Bill Clinton Blasts Olbermann For Politicizing Health Care Event, Refuses To Go
Former President Bill Clinton told FireDogLake today he would not attend a free clinic event in Arkansas tomorrow because MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann had "politicized" the event. More on Health Care
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Andy Plesser: Video: eBay is a Style Barometer: Plaids, Rocker-Chic and Leather Jackets are Hot, Sa …
NEW YORK, NY-- eBay has the pulse of the fashion market because, "It's probably the only place that a person could come to and really see the breadth and depth of style at their fingertips," says Constance White, Style Director for eBay. Yesterday, Andy met up with White, a former fashion writer …
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Bella DePaulo: Sarah Palin and Her Lies (And Her Fans Who Attack Her Critics)
I've been blogging since June of 2006 and have not avoided controversial issues or people. But something I recently posted at Psychology Today, "Sarah Palin's Lies" (now posted in full below), elicited more vitriolic comments and personal e-mails than anything else I've ever written. Here are a few …
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35 NYC School Children Rescued From Burning Bus On Verrazano Bridge
NEW YORK — A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children and their escorts have been rescued. The bus was transporting students from Brooklyn's P.S. 5 on Friday morning when it burst into flames near the Staten Island-b …
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Denver LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People
Follow the latest in Denver LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweeter who's perfect for one of these lists? Email us at twitterlists@huffingtonpost.com!
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Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [102] -- Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On
Our illustrious (cough, cough) White House press corps showed it could get to the bottom of a story with impressively journalistic and probative skills this week. The story that so obviously required multiple questions to President Obama on his trip to Asia? Whether he's eating enough, and whether …
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Dennis Danziger: Every Day My Heart Gets Broken
Every day my heart gets broken. The hurt starts before I step foot onto my campus. I live six blocks from my work site in a diverse, middle-class neighborhood called Mar Vista where two bedroom homes sell for $700,000 and the gentrified two-story jobs go for over a million. On my walk to wor …
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John Barron Named Sun-Times Media Group Publisher
CHICAGO — Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorial operations. The owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and dozens of sub …
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Wes Anderson: Behind The Filming Of One Of My Favorite Fantastic Mr. Fox Performances
When you're making an animated film, one of the big differences is that you can add scenes, change dialogue and re-write as you're going along because you only shoot a little bit of the movie each day. Mr. and Mrs. Fox "on set" shooting a scene in the supermarket. So, with Fantastic Mr. F …
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Notre Dame Plans Charlie Weis Decision Within Days Of Season's End
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of the season's end. Swarbrick said Thursday that how he made his decision last fall, when he met with Weis three days after the season ended and told him …
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