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Obama apologizes for calling CA Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris Beautiful
Fracking Coalition upsets Greens and Pro-Gas Lobby
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 7, 2013 at 2:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH (AP) — Like a marriage the in-laws don't approve of, a new plan to strengthen standards for fracking is creating unusual divisions among environmentalists and supporters of the oil and gas industry. At first glance, it's hard to fathom all [...]
How the I.R.S. Hurts Mothers – Lillian Faulhaber of the New York Times
For Op-Ed, follow@nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow@andyrNYT. LOST in the debate between Anne-Marie Slaughter’s chronicle of the obstacles confronting career-oriented mothers and Sheryl Sandberg’s call to “lean in” is a crucial reality: taxes. Women — no less than other humans, it turns out — [...]
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Guessing the sentences in Hillary Clinton's book
Dot Earth
CLIMATE CHANGE April 3, 2013, 10:43 am 43 Comments Survey Finds Most Republicans Seek Action on Climate Change By ANDREW C. REVKIN It’s time for that national “listening tour” on energy and climate, President Obama. Some evidence comes in a new survey from the Center for Climate Change Communication at George [...]
Warren Buffet’s Advice for Kids
By Motley Fool Staff | Everyone wants to know what's on Warren Buffett's mind. Tens of thousands of investors make the pilgrimage to Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting each spring. Many more read his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders. Lunches with Buffett auction for millions -- last year's went for $3.5 [...]
Tapping
Tap. The sound of water coming out of the tap? No. A type of dance? No. A newfangled tax credit that is an acronym like TIF? No. We're talking about tapping on your head. That's right. Not just your head but your collarbone and all sorts of energy centers in [...]
Civics for Kids
High school junior, Kyron Birdine of Arlington, Texas was suspended for tweeting a photo of his one sentence essay answer on the STAAR exam. As reported by WFAA News 8, Birdine used his iPad to snap a shot of his answer, "I have the TAKS test to study for, not [...]
Shrimp Tacos
Recipe courtesy: Fiona Haynes About.com Ready in minutes, these easy shrimp tacos make a healthy and delicious meal any night of the week. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 4 minutes Total Time: 14 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound large shrimp 1 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder 1/2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp canola oil 4 six-inch [...]
A mean stroganoff? Melinda Henneberger of the NYT
Gentle reader, do not take the above headline too literally, as its intent is not, in fact, to argue for a caning in the public square in the case of the Internet v. Douglas Martin, the New York Times writer who stands accused of you-gotta-be-kidding sexism. The way I [...]