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Does Freedom of Speech imply the responsibility to speak honestly – even when what is not what people want to hear?  John Ehrenfeld, on his blog, in discussing the US Presidential Campaign, noted (here), “[M]y concerns and consternation at the virtually complete absence of truth from [a GOP debate in New hampshire]. Not only was the [...]

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Tweet    Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. If, on August 2, 2011, the United States defaults on various debt obligations, then historians may well consider that date as the date on which the United States of America ceases to occupy the position it has held since the end of [...]

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Google announced that it believes that China is responsible for cyber attacks on Google China. Google is now unwilling to censor search results in China (The Guardian). just go with it full movie divx Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, about to begin a tour of Asia, said “We have been briefed by Google on these [...]

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I’m beginning to think that Copenhagen was what it had to be, what it could only be. It fulfilled its Buddha-nature. Thus, I don’t consider it a failure. Nor do I consider it a success. It was what it was, what it could have been, what it had to be: A gathering of emissaries from [...]

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In China, 407 Coal Miners Died THIS YEAR the eagle movie theater . 104 Died THIS WEEKEND in the Xinxing coal mine – described by Chinese authorities as a SAFE download movie #1 cheerleader camp online mine. 528 miners were underground at the time of the explosion – in which 19.7% of the miners were [...]

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Andrews S. Revkin reports on Dot Earth that Chinese energy use has declined more or less following economic activity. the how do you know Good news or bad? Depends on what’s happening with Chinese energy infrastructure while its economy contracts. Our guess – and it’s a guess – is that high energy prices provide an [...]

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