Word Info: homo-, hom-, hum- (Latin: human beings, mankind; literally, “man”) Special Dictionary: GENUS HOMO Human race (humankind) Related: Evil chimp plots attacks Times Online: ANALYSIS: Chimp with malice on mind Mark Henderson, Science Editor Chimpanzees are humanity’s closest living relatives. We shared a common ancestor perhaps as recently as five million years ago, and [...]
Radio Equalizer: THE NUMBERS GAME Olbermann & Friends Twist Limbaugh’s Ratings Data Can deranged MSNBC host Keith Olbermann really claim to have more viewers than talk titan Rush Limbaugh has radio listeners? Using twisted “logic” possibly derived from Million Man Math Made Easy, Olby decided on Friday’s show to take a low-ball audience figure of [...]
Previous: “An Anti-Christian Chapter In Western History Is About To Begin†FOX: Scientists Locate ‘God Spot’ in Human Brain Science can’t say whether God represents a loving, vengeful or nonexistent being. But researchers have revealed for the first time how such religious beliefs trigger different parts of the brain. Brain scans showed that participants fell [...]
Christian Science Monitor: An anti-Christian chapter in Western history is about to begin. But out of the ruins, a new vitality and integrity will rise. ONEIDA, KY. – We are on the verge – within 10 years – of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity. This breakdown will follow the deterioration of the mainline Protestant [...]
Fox News: WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged House Democrats to be patient with President Obama’s young administration on Monday as lawmakers conveyed the frustrations of their economically anxious constituents. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., said her colleague, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., implored Geithner: “Hurry, whatever you’re doing, please hurry.” Geithner addressed House Democratic members [...]
Politico: By MICHAEL CALDERONE NEW YORK — Bill Maher couldn’t have asked for a better act to follow. Maher took the stage at the Radio City Music Hall Monday after Ann Coulter – with whom he’d spend the rest of the night debating – had held forth for 15 minutes on the sins of liberals. [...]
NY Times: Detainees Say They Planned Sept. 11 By WILLIAM GLABERSON The five detainees at Guantánamo Bay charged with planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have filed a document with the military commission at the United States naval base there expressing pride at their accomplishment and accepting full responsibility for the killing of nearly [...]
Foreign Policy: [ ... ] With the nickname “Rahmbo” and a disposition likened to that of a mobster, Emanuel, though widely respected for his moxy and get-it-done record, isn’t exactly Mr. Nice Guy. A dynamic mix of talent and brawn — he was offered a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet company and volunteered for the [...]
New Scientist: A SKELETON exhumed from a grave in Venice is being claimed as the first known example of the “vampires” widely referred to in contemporary documents. Matteo Borrini of the University of Florence in Italy found the skeleton of a woman with a small brick in her mouth while excavating mass graves of plague [...]
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – Massive government spending and tighter regulation would prolong recession, Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Monday, as he urged U.S. President Barack Obama not to endanger the free market economy in his response to the financial crisis. In a speech at Columbia University in New York, Klaus, a former [...]
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NY Times: And Now, a Moment of Civil Discourse With Ann Coulter By Dave Itzkoff Ever wondered what would happen if a hapless reporter from The New York Times attempted to interview Ann Coulter, the writer, columnist and conservative firebrand? Here’s your answer. Last week, we sent a few questions via e-mail to Ms. Coulter, [...]
