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A picture for the day

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December 17, 6:06 PM

by Jay McDonough, Progressive Politics Examiner

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Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: Children sit on a truck used for public transport (Photograph: Claudia Daut/Reuters)

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The Constitution and Dick Cheney

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December 17, 5:44 PM

Like oil and water. Following Vice President Dick Cheney's surprise admission he violated federal and international law, Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley commented on the potential legal ramifications. Dick Cheney is counting... Read More
Topics: Torture , Cheney , Turley

Chrysler halts production for a month

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December 17, 3:38 PM

Merry Christmas, huh? Chrysler announced today, effective at the end of Friday, it would shut down all 30 of it's U.S. manufacturing facilities for one month. Chrysler blamed the "continued lack of consumer credit for the American car... Read More
Topics: Chrysler , layoffs

The ultimate photsynthetic machine

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December 17, 2:59 PM

Energy Secretary nominee, Dr. Steven Chu, on the ultimate solution to fuel development. Finally, some smart guys will be in charge. (h/t Daily Dish)... Read More
Topics: Steven Chu , alternative fuels

Apophis: don't make any big plans for Easter Sunday, 2036

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December 17, 10:33 AM

Apophis is a 1,000 feet wide asteroid weighing at least 50 million tons. Discovered in 2004 about 17 million miles from Earth, the asteroid has a one in 44,000 chance of slamming into Earth on Easter Sunday, April 13, 2036. The damage, according... Read More
Topics: Apophis , asteroids

Piezoelectric energy generating surfaces

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December 17, 10:02 AM

Piezoelectric crystal material's energy producing characteristics have been known for about 150 years. Certain materials, notably crystalline substrates, will generate an electric potential when the material is stressed. These crystalline... Read More
Topics: Alternative energy , piezoelectric roadways

Obama is Time's Person of the Year

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December 17, 9:29 AM

Not a big surprise at all, but Time magazine today announced it had chosen Barack Obama as their Person of the Year.It's unlikely that you were surprised to see Obama's face on the cover. He has come to dominate the public sphere so completely that it... Read More
Topics: Obama , Time , Person of the Year

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December 16, 5:23 PM

London, UK: Dancers from the Royal Ballet rehearse The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House (Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters) ... Read More

Cheney admits authorizing torture

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December 16, 4:51 PM

From the LA Times: Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that he was directly involved in approving severe interrogation methods used by the CIA, and that the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should remain open indefinitely. Cheney's comments also mark... Read More
Topics: Torture , Cheney

The argument for raising the gas tax now

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December 16, 2:33 PM

Michael Kinsey has an interesting article in Time about oil prices and driving habits. Kinsey notes that oil prices have plummeted from the $140/barrel mark early this summer to well under $45/barrel today. He does the math and the resultant... Read More
Topics: Gas tax , Time , Kinsey