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China Going Rogue

Quick: Name one way that China is like Sarah Palin? Some people might say that Palin is a dragon in disguise, but with China launching cyber espionage against Western companies and governments, scuttling the Copenhagen summit and ignoring international norms of behavior, the oldest civilization still in existence appears to have decided it doesn’t need [...]

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• The first studies of genetically modified corn show scary effects on mice, according to this article. The human species is being experimented on, and if the experiment goes bad, we won't until until people start dying. Another reason to buy organic. #
• Scientists studying dolphins say they're smart animals, about the same intelligence level as a 3 year-old human, but any mammal looks smart when compared to the humans destroying their habitats. #
• For anyone who hoped Iran would reverse its downward spiral, the death of Montazeri probably spells war in the near future. No one can stop the extremists running the country. #
• After reading a story like this, one might wonder about the old ladies in their neighborhood who haven't been seen in a while. #
• What the Senate is doing is bad, leaving out a public option, but the alternative is worse. If insurance costs are allowed to continue growing at their current rate, in about 5 years the results will be ungodly. Senate Dems better get Joe the Putz to repay them for all the good times. His threat to run as a Republican shows he was never a Dem, just a Connecticut Republican. #