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Part 2 of the BMJ vaccine series: "Secrets of the MMR scare: How the vaccine crisis was meant to make money" http://j.mp/fa9qnh
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Resistance to corrections alert – Jonah Lehrer on cognitive dissonance and Jenny McCarthy’s response to BMJ vaccine story http://j.mp/fg7df7
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| Cognitive Dissonance | Wired Science | Wired.com Last week, the BMJ reported that the first paper to claim a link between autism and childhood vaccines – a 1998 study of 12 children by Dr. Andrew Wakefield – |
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Time for the legislative version of Godwin’s law — on day 2 of HCR debate, Dem rep. compares GOP spin to Nazi propaganda http://j.mp/gxegoM
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 Dem likens GOP reform rhetoric to Nazi propaganda – On Congress – POLITICO.comRep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) took the debate over health care reform to a new level late Tuesday night, suggesting to a deserted House floor that Republican rhetoric around health care is akin to the… |
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Hertzberg correctly blames "veto points" (poli sci!) for legislative inaction rather than failure of Obama/Dem leadership http://j.mp/eOmOiZ
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| Sorting out the Senate : The New Yorker Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925 |
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RT @jamisonfoser U think u know how offensive "Limbaugh Mocks Chinese Prez’s Untranslated Speech" will be, but u don’t: http://bit.ly/gE8wnK
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Limbaugh Mocks Chinese President’s Untranslated Speech | Media Matters for America |
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An Obama bump? Yes, but @mysterypollster finds that "most of the bump took place before the Tucson shootings" http://j.mp/eScKFH
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| Obama’s Rising Approval: Is Tucson Responsible? WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has received consistently-good news from recent polls showing modest but consistent improvement in his job-approval ratings since November. How much is attri… |
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WP story leads with reference to "death panels," doesn’t mention they’re a myth http://j.mp/grsQzz Part of a long pattern http://j.mp/hni35B
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| House begins debate on health-care repeal with a collegial tone This time around, there were no frightening warnings about |
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Even worse than Kos’s "Mission accomplished, Sarah Palin"? Lakoff called AZ shooting "tea party murder" http://j.mp/dQ5YSg
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| George Lakoff’s response to ‘Politicizing the tragedy in Arizona?’ – The Arena | POLITICO.COM George Lakoff’s response to ‘Politicizing the tragedy in Arizona?’ |
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Sad realities of US health care — econ analysis of how bankruptcy can serve as high-deductible health insurance for poor http://j.mp/i7AigO
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| Job Market Ideas Explained in Words: Neale Mahoney « Cheap Talk A blog about economics, politics and the random interests of forty-something professors |
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The Onion: Political Pundits Surprisingly Good At Getting Inside Mentally Unbalanced Shooter’s Head http://j.mp/hb4uQm (via Chait)
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| Political Pundits Surprisingly Good At Getting Inside Mentally Unbalanced Shooter’s Head | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source NEW YORK—According to media analysts, the nation’s TV commentators and political pundits have proved uncannily accurate when describing the deeply disturbed inner thoughts of accused Arizo… |
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No effect of Obama’s election on traffic stops, crime rates, organ donations, etc. Not sure why this is surprising. http://j.mp/fDSZi9
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Momentary taboo on using the word "killing" reminiscent of "freedom fries" moment. The bill’s name is dumb, but it’s a f—ing metaphor.
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CJR’s @CraigSilverman on the problems with inaccurate media tweets and a proposed standard for Twitter retractions http://j.mp/fO3B9x
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My advice to new House members: Spend time on policy since u can’t control the politics http://j.mp/fv3FD4 Other answers http://j.mp/fPxhJP
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| POLITICO’s daily debate with policymakers and opinion shapers – The Arena | POLITICO.COM POLITICO’s Arena is a super blog where more than 400 pundits from across the political spectrum debate the hottest controversies of the day. |
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Evidence from the CA assembly (long-term pairings) RT @smotus: Yes, where senators sit actually affects how they vote. http://j.mp/hTaFt9
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A journalistic experiment intended to explain "beauty contest" dynamics in the stock market — kind of a cool concept http://j.mp/hsH83J
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George Allen’s Senate run will prompt a re-run of the "macaca" debate, but important to remember it’s just one example http://j.mp/hHtDBj
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| George Allen’s “macaca” gaffe – Brendan Nyhan According to the Washington Post, Senator George Allen, the 2008 presidential contender with an ugly history of exploiting racial issues, has described his senatorial opponent’s non-white staffe… |
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