Time to cut off aid to Egypt?
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The Week - As tensions rise between Egyptian authorities and U.S. pro-democracy groups, Cairo risks losing the Western aid its military depends on
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:00 GMT
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Good day, bad day: January 31, 2012
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The Week - Israeli scientists learn to breed black tomatoes, while a top liberal arts college admits to cheating — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:10:00 GMT
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The X Factor bloodbath: 'An admission of failure'?
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The Week - After an underwhelming first season, Simon Cowell hands pink slips to host Steve Jones, as well as judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT
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Are teens ditching Facebook for Twitter?
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The Week - More and more young people are tweeting, especially as their parents ease into Mark Zuckerberg's social network
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:48:00 GMT
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Sniffing smelly T-shirts: The new way to find a soulmate?
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The Week - An Atlanta artist decides to try following her nose to love, creating a matchmaking party based on little-understood magnetic aromas
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:08:00 GMT
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The Catholic Church vs. 'ObamaCare'
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The Week - The feds will soon require religiously affiliated hospitals and colleges to offer insurance coverage for contraception. Does that violate the first amendment?
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:46:00 GMT
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Obama's 5 biggest mistakes
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The Week - The president's Republican opponents will surely spend 2012 hammering away at his failures. So what exactly are they?
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:30:00 GMT
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Washington's sea lion murder mystery
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The Week - Eight protected marine mammals with gunshot wounds are found dead in the Puget Sound area. Who would do such a thing?
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT
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Gingrich, Romney and Paul Are Good, Bad and Ugly at Debate
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The GOP debate Monday brought to a head some of the major issues and brought out strong reactions to the candidates. With the candidate pack reduced to five, each had more time to speak, self-promote and attack opponents. The debate also proved what a circus the political arena has become when the audience became such an active participant that it almost needed a podium of its own.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:43 GMT
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Phobos-Grunt Falls into the Pacific; Russians Blame America
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | ABC News reports the remnants of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe crashed somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, thus ending the latest attempt by Russia to revive its planetary probe program. The Russians said most of it burned in the atmosphere.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:39 GMT
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Rand Paul 'Detained' at Nashville Airport, Refuses Pat-Down
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Tea party favorite Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., made a political statement Monday morning when he refused a fully body pat-down after an abnormality was found in a full body scanner. According to a Facebook message posted on Paul's profile, which appeared around 10 a.m. Eastern time, he "is being detained at the Nashville Airport by the TSA [Transportation Security Administration]."
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:30 GMT
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Mitt Romney Savors His Victory in New Hampshire
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Savoring his victory in the New Hampshire primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was understandably ebullient. He had been denied the same victory in one of his home states in 2008 by the then future nominee Sen. John McCain.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:24 GMT
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to U.S. News, a poll was taken over the New Year's holiday that asked people what event they feared might happen in the upcoming year of 2012. By far more people at 33 percent feared the re-election of President Barack Obama than any other event.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:23 GMT
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Is Facebook really worth $100 billion?
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The Week - The social network is expected to file its IPO this week in what is seen as a "defining moment" for Silicon Valley. But are analysts overestimating its value?
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:31:00 GMT
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Good day, bad day: January 30, 2012
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The Week - Music fans celebrate Jack White's return, while football fans admit they'd miss their child's birth to watch the Super Bowl — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:28:00 GMT
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