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Yesterday, The Washington Post heralded the decline in teeth birth rates, stating: As the nation continued to struggle in the recession in 2009, the rate at which U.S. women are having babies continued to fall, pushing the teen birth rate to a record low, federal officials reported Tuesday. While a decrease in the teen birth [...]

49ers vs. Chargers: Is Ted Ginn Jr The Most Important Single Player Tonight?Niners NationYes, there is a scenario in which 49ers returner Ted Ginn Jr. could prove to be the difference-maker in tonight's matchup with the Chargers. Earlier this week in the first injury report for …and more » Sports - Google News

“Last week, the U.S. Senate failed for the first time in 48 years to pass an annual bill authorizing money for national defense,” reports Philip Rucker and David Fahrenthold. But that’s not all: Judicial nominations are stopped up. Congress hasn’t passed an actual budget for next year. The filibuster is ubiquitous in a way that’s [...]

This week, the White House has been aggressively selling its tax deal with congressional Republicans, lobbying lawmakers, and blasting out press releases touting endorsements of the plan, even those from obscure mayors. Progressive activist and lawmakers have been upset by the deal to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy for two years in [...]

A Washington Post story I was just reading had an ad for Johnnie Walker Blue Label, the venerable distillery’s finest blend. I’ve never had it, largely owing to the fact that it goes for $ 225 for a 750ML bottle and $ 550 for 1.75 liters. But I can’t understand why anyone would drink a blended [...]

Unless Congress acts by the end of next month, the Bush tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 are set to expire, with the tax code essentially reverting to where it was under President Bill Clinton. While Democrats and President Obama have said that they want to preserve the tax cuts for the middle-class — [...]

A special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (Biological Science) — “Biological diversity in a changing world” — paints a bleak picture of what Homo ’sapiens’ sapiens is doing to the other species on the planet. Prior to this year, I wrote about extinction only occasionally — since the direct impact [...]