Are Atheists Meaner than Religious People?

Many Americans doubt the morality of atheists.

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Palin Fears the Media is Threatening her First Ammendment Rights

"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations," Palin told host Chris Plante, "then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask quest …

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Palin Is Ready? Please.

Obviously these are very serious challenges and constraints. In these times, for John McCain to have chosen this person to be his running mate is fundamentally irresponsible. McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, it is simply not true.

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87 Million Year-Old Praying Mantis Found

Is the 87-million-year-old praying mantis recently found encased in amber in Japan a "missing link" between mantises from the Cretaceous period and modern-day insects?

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Obama to Palin: Don't Mock the Constitution

It was in St. Paul last week that Palin drew raucous cheers when she delivered this put-down of Obama: "Al-Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America and he's worried that someone won't read them their rights." Obama had a few problems with that.

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Palin Links Iraq to 9/11, Even Bush Disagrees

Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans."

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15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense

1. Evolution is only a theory. It is not a fact or a scientific law.

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Humans Have Viruses in Our Genes

The thousands of human endogenous retroviruses, or HERVs, sketch a history of rough times during the 550 million years of vertebrate evolution.

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Palin's Wikipedia Page Edited VERY Favorably

Someone — and apparently it was just one person — felt like the existing biography wasn't appropriate for a vice-presidential candidate.

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McCain Owes the U.S. an Alzheimer's Test

And there were no results of an Alzheimer's test, because McCain has never had one - even though he has 6 of the 10 warning signs, including his inability to remember facts like the number of homes he owns or the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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John McCain on Islam, Mormonism, America as a Christian nation, his move from an Episcopal to Baptist church -- Beliefnet.com

A recent poll found that 55 percent of Americans believe the U.S. Constitution establishes a Christian nation. What do you think? I would probably have to say yes, that the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation.

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Denmark 100% Energy Independent

The U.S. probably couldn't be 100% independent, but we could certainly get a lot closer than we are.

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Why Bush NEEDS McCain to Win

FINEMAN: If you're in this White House, you want another Republican administration to follow. You don't want a Democratic administration coming in there while the evidence is still fresh, so to speak. To look at it the way… MATTHEWS: With the subpoena power…

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Bush has Been Perparing to Strike Iran, Congress is Involved

Admiral Fallon acknowledged, when I spoke to him in June, that he had heard that there were people in the White House who were upset by his public statements. "Too many people believe you have to be either for or against the Iranians," he told me. "Let's get serious.

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Smart People Less Likely to Believe in God

Professor Lynn, who has provoked controversy in the past with research linking intelligence to race and sex, said university academics were less likely to believe in God than almost anyone else.

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Barack Obama's Record on Women's Issues

A comprehensive listing of Obama's record on women's rights.

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How to push your launch date back 3 months

Freedom! There's nothing like a new project. Finally - you get to do things the RIGHT way. To use your favorite language and the best framework. To write an app that's a beauty to behold, both inside and out. And that, my friend, is where it all goes wrong.

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Obama used party rules to foil Clinton

Clinton hinged her whole campaign on an early knockout blow on Super Tuesday, while Obama's staff researched congressional districts in states with primaries that were months away. What they found were opportunities to win delegates, even in states they would eventually lose.

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Edwards Endorsing Obama

NPR is reporting that Sen. John Edwards will endorse his former rival, Sen. Barack Obama, at a rally tonight in Michigan.

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Options dwindling for Clinton

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Hillary Clinton's Campaign Lowering Expecations

Every campaign tries to set favorable expectations, particularly in the days and hours before a big contest, but the Clinton camp's efforts to pre-spin a closer-than-expected finish in North Carolina in particularly striking when contrasted with her advisers arguments before Penn …

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Pentagon Illegally Propagandizes Americans (with major network's help)

On Sunday, The New York Times published an explosive report exposing the Pentagon's secret campaign to use analysts in order to "generate favorable news coverage of the administration's wartime performance." Since that time, TV news organizations have largely been silent  …

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Why Flying Without ID is Faster

In the world of orange alerts and terrorism, how do you fly without ID? Is it even possible? I learned last week that—not only is it possible—it's faster.

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After 8 straight losses, Clinton wants Florida and Michigan Counted

Obama's camp said her demand was a blatant attempt to ignore the ground rules set when the national party stripped both states of their delegates for breaking early-primary rules. Last summer, all of the major candidates agreed to boycott the two renegade states.

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The Origin of Oil

All the available evidence points to a recent catastrophic origin for the world's vast oil deposits, from plant and other organic debris, consistent with the biblical account of earth history.

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