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President Obama Announces A Climate Change Action Plan
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The White House’s Latest Drug Policy Plan Is Actually Based On Science
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How Iran Censors The Internet [Infographic]
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The State of The Guardian’s SOTU Infographic Is…Dumber
Even Hobby Drones Could Be Made Illegal In Texas
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The Haunting Math Of America’s War On Drugs [Infographic]
The White House Gloriously Shoots Down Petition To Build A Death Star
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Concept Of “Purity” Makes Conservatives Care About Environmental Issues
Dear President Obama: Congratulations! But We Need To Talk.
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NASA Astronauts Cast Their Votes From Space
Why Can’t We Vote By Email Or Text?
How I Hacked An Electronic Voting Machine
Which Is Worse: The Study About Women Voting With Their Hormones, Or The Trolly Story About It On CNN?
Science Confirms The Obvious: Strict Parents Raise Conservative Kids
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NASA Has Spent $20 Billion On Canceled Projects [Infographic]
Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths
How Engineers Can Help Prevent Water Wars
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Rape Results In More Pregnancies Than Consensual Sex, Not Fewer
Obama Ordered Stuxnet Virus, Part of Organized Cyberattacks Against Iran
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Video: President Obama Test-Fires a Marshmallow Cannon at the White House Science Fair
Mitt Romney: The Uncanny Candidate?
The Moon Should Be the 51st State, and Other Space Dreams From Newt Gingrich
Ten Astounding Cases of Modern Evolution and Adaptation
Point/Counterpoint: Internet IDs Are a Terrible Idea
Point/Counterpoint: We Need a System of Internet IDs
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