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It's All Politics
9:29 am
Wed January 18, 2012

McCain's 2008 Anti-Mitt Romney Oppo Research Raised 2012 Themes

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A document that purportedly represents opposition research targeting Mitt Romney from Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign was posted online by Buzzfeed reporter Andy Kaczynski.

Immediately noticeable is how many of criticisms of Romney by his rivals during the current race for the Republican presidential nomination could just have easily come from McCain's opposition research of four years ago.

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The Two-Way
9:06 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Reports: Obama Will Reject Keystone Pipeline Proposal

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Atkinson, Neb., rancher Bruce Boettcher, who opposes the Keystone XL pipeline, kicks up sand on his land, to demonstrate the fragility of the sandhills near the planned route of the pipeline.
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Originally published on Wed January 18, 2012 1:20 pm

Saying it did not have sufficient time to properly vet the proposal, the State Department said it would recommend rejecting a proposal by TransCanada to build a 1,700 mile pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada to refineries in Texas.

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Author Interviews
8:45 am
Wed January 18, 2012

The Man Who Studies The Fungus Among Us

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The Shroom With A View: Mushrooms are fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting bodies found all over the world. They can grow in practically any environment with moisture.
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The Phallus impudicus is also called the common stinkhorn. It smells like a dead animal, but is not poisonous.
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Originally published on Thu January 26, 2012 2:39 pm

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The Two-Way
8:35 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Homeless Teen Who's Up For Science Prize To Be At State Of The Union

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Movie Interviews
8:09 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Michael Fassbender: Portraying An Addict's 'Shame'

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In Shame, Brandon (Matthew Fassbender) pursues sex not for pleasure but to fulfill a driving compulsion.
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Michael Fassbender (left, with Mia Wasikowska) is Jane's employer and eventual lover, Rochester, in Jane Eyre.
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In the past year, actor Michael Fassbender has played a mutant villain in X-Men: First Class, psychoanalyst Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method, Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre and a sex addict in Shame.

It was his role in Shame that recently earned Fassbender a string of accolades, including Best Actor nominations at the Golden Globes and a variety of critics associations.

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