Charles Pierce | The Incubator of Morons
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "In his desperate (and vain) attempt to reconcile with a demented political party energized solely through a conservative movement long removed to Bedlam, John McCain unleashed into the public discourse a remarkable collection of dimwits and mountebanks who plague us even unto this day."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "In his desperate (and vain) attempt to reconcile with a demented political party energized solely through a conservative movement long removed to Bedlam, John McCain unleashed into the public discourse a remarkable collection of dimwits and mountebanks who plague us even unto this day."
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Steps Down
Paul Farhi, The Washington Post
Farhi writes: "Presidential press secretaries get to consult regularly with the most powerful man on the planet, travel to exotic locales on Air Force One, and become the most visible representative of the White House after the president himself. But the job takes a toll."
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Paul Farhi, The Washington Post
Farhi writes: "Presidential press secretaries get to consult regularly with the most powerful man on the planet, travel to exotic locales on Air Force One, and become the most visible representative of the White House after the president himself. But the job takes a toll."
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Afghanistan 2016 Withdrawal Keeps Secret Bagram Detainees in Limbo
Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "President Barack Obama's decision to keep American troops in Afghanistan until 2016 is likely to mean two more years behind bars for America's most secret detainee population, according to Pentagon officials."
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Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "President Barack Obama's decision to keep American troops in Afghanistan until 2016 is likely to mean two more years behind bars for America's most secret detainee population, according to Pentagon officials."
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Elk Killing Trial Ignites Emotions in Hippie Town
Sadie Gurman, Associated Press
Gurman reports: "In a stately neighborhood of Boulder, a city known as the Berkeley of the Rocky Mountains, a bull elk named 'Big Boy' had become a treasured fixture. When Mapleton residents learned a police officer killed the regal animal last year as it grazed beneath a crabapple tree, they led marches, wrote songs, held prayer vigils and hatched plans for a permanent memorial."
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Sadie Gurman, Associated Press
Gurman reports: "In a stately neighborhood of Boulder, a city known as the Berkeley of the Rocky Mountains, a bull elk named 'Big Boy' had become a treasured fixture. When Mapleton residents learned a police officer killed the regal animal last year as it grazed beneath a crabapple tree, they led marches, wrote songs, held prayer vigils and hatched plans for a permanent memorial."
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A Price Tag on Carbon as a Climate Rescue Plan
Justin Gillis, The New York Times
Gillis writes: "Bryan T. Pagel, a dairy farmer, watched as a glistening slurry of cow manure disappeared down a culvert. If recycling the waste on his family's farm would help to save the world, he was happy to go along."
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Justin Gillis, The New York Times
Gillis writes: "Bryan T. Pagel, a dairy farmer, watched as a glistening slurry of cow manure disappeared down a culvert. If recycling the waste on his family's farm would help to save the world, he was happy to go along."
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John Boehner: 'I'm Not Qualified to Debate the Science Over Climate Change'
Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress
Valentine writes: "House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that though he doesn't feel qualified to 'debate the science' of climate change, he does know that the Obama administration's efforts to mitigate the problem are bad for the country."
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Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress
Valentine writes: "House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that though he doesn't feel qualified to 'debate the science' of climate change, he does know that the Obama administration's efforts to mitigate the problem are bad for the country."
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