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  The Real Cost of Our 'Disease Care' System

  Health care reform is needed, but the question is whether it will come and whether it will do the job.

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  Complex Climate Bill May Freeze Your Web Browser

  The House might vote Friday on a climate bill that has generated arguments from more sides than there are political parties.

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  10 Historically Significant Political Protests

  Political protests have a rich past, with varied degrees of success. Here are some of the most memorable.

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  Survey: Far More Conservatives Than Liberals

  Forty percent of Americans call themselves conservative. But only 23 percent of Americans are Republican.

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  Change in the Wind - Power From Thin Air?

  How planet Earth makes wind; how modern wind farms harvest energy from those blowing breezes; and how good or bad they are at doing it. The science, technology and policy questions surrounding wind energy.

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  Conservatives Are More Easily Disgusted

  The squeamish are more likely to be conservative in attitudes about gays and lesbians.

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  Should Supreme Court Justices Be Compassionate?

  President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court is a compassionate choice.

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  White House to Name Cyber Czar

  The new czar will be charged with protecting the country's computer networks.

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  Men with More Daughters Become More Liberal

  And women who have more sons are more likely to take on a conservative view.

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  Cheney vs. Obama: Dueling Unprovable Claims

  Both argue about the nation's safety. Their claims aren't provable, however.

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  Centrism Now Dominates American Politics

  The percentage of people in the middle is growing.

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  Obama Announces New Fuel Efficiency Standards

  Plan would cut pollution and raise mileage standards.

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  Obama to Announce New Fuel Standards

  New standard said to be about 35.5 miles a gallon for 2016 models.

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  Barack Obama Drafted to Fight Aliens

  It's not enough that he has to rescue the free world from the usual ills.

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  What's the Evidence for Climate Change, Anyway?

  What have researchers learned with the hundreds of millions already spent?

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  Federal Soda Tax Weighed

  Lawmakers to ponder federal excise tax on soda and other sugar-laden drinks to pay for health care.

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  Global Warming's Big Image Problem

  Global warming prompts some people think of gay rights and long-haired liberals.

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  Newfound Lichen Species Named for Obama

  Newly discovered lichen species named for Obama to honor support of science.

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  White House Sees 'Radical' Climate Ideas as Last Resort

  White House would look at shooting particles into the atmosphere to cool the climate.

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  Space Smells Funny, Astronauts Say

  Smell of space will linger with space shuttle astronauts upon their return.

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  Geithner Not the Only Treasury Secretary to Face Calamity

  Stepping in as President Obama's new Secretary of the Treasury this past January was a bit like taking over as captain of the sinking Titanic.