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Native American DNA found in UK

Science – DNA testing has uncovered British descendents of Native Americans brought to the UK centuries ago as slaves, translators or tribal representatives.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 05, 2007 12:01pm

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A Split Emerges as Conservatives Discuss Darwin

Politics – Evolution has long generated bitter fights between the left and right about whether God or science better explains life's origins. But now a dispute has cropped up within conservative circles over political ideology: Does Darwinian theory undermine conservative notions of religion & morality or does it actually support conservative philosophy?

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Voted for on May 05, 2007 11:53am

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Phone companies levy new fee for not making calls

Money – Some phone companies are adding a new line item to monthly bills: a charge for not making long-distance calls.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 05, 2007 11:20am

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House OKs ban on genetic discrimination

Politics – Genetic information no longer could be used to deny someone health insurance or job opportunities under legislation passed by the House on Wednesday. "If your grandmother had breast cancer, you shouldn't be denied a job or a promotion," said Rep. Robert Andrews, D-NJ, before the 420-3 vote on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

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Voted for on May 05, 2007 10:19am

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President Signs Animal Fighting Bill Into Law

Do No Evil – Today Bush signed the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act into law which takes effect immediately. It provides felony penalties for interstate commerce, import and export related to animal fighting activities, including cockfighting. Each violation of the law may bring up to 3 years in jail and up to a $250,000 fine for perpetrators.

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Voted for on May 05, 2007 09:42am

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Harvey Mansfield, the Rule of Law and President Bush

Politics – Should George Bush be a tyrant? Harvey Mansfield published an article arguing that one man rule was the best thing inside a liberal republic based upon a history of western political theory. Henry Midgley proves that Professor Mansfield's political recommendations are misguided and the historical assumptions upon which he bases them are false.

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Voted for on May 05, 2007 09:25am Commented on 1 time: 1

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OpEd: The Age of Consent for Acting in Porn Ought to be Raised to 21

Women – Mr. Francis's cameras have constructed a huge business out of recording the semi-nudity of "girls" who are not in "the business" at all: naive girls, canny girls, drunken girls, pretty girls and not-so-pretty girls--regular girls, if one may put it that way. Above all, young girls.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 05, 2007 09:19am

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Hormone shows signs of easing effects of autism

Health & Fitness – A hormone that helps women give birth and breast-feed has shown promise in relieving some symptoms of autism, scientists reported Thursday at an international conference convened this week in Seattle.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 05, 2007 09:15am

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First Annual "Smart Cookie" Awards

Women – Workerette.com would like to congratulate the winners of the First Annual Smart Cookie Awards, as featured in the May/June 2007 edition of Cookie magazine.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 05, 2007 09:14am

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Turkish Women Keep Close Eye on Secular Tensions

Women – Some women feel they have the most to lose if Islamist politicians get too much power in government. But other, more pious Turkish women say the secular state discriminates against them.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 05, 2007 09:09am

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Ban on Night Shifts for Women: Bill Passed by Karnataka Assembly

News – The Karnataka Assembly has passed a new Bill that seeks to ban night shifts for women in firms that come under the Karnataka Shops and Establishments Act. The IT industry and hospitals, however, will be exempted.

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Voted for on May 05, 2007 08:57am

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Six Questions for Laura Rozen on Iran

News – Laura Rozen is better informed and sourced than just about anyone writing on Iran, and consistently breaks news and offers smart analysis. I recently asked her six questions about the Bush Administration's Iran policy.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 04, 2007 04:05pm

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The High Cost of Ignoring Poverty

News – The poor are still with us and their ranks are growing. One in eight Americans lives in poverty, which seems obscene given that the really rich are enjoying a level of privilege that may make the Vanderbilts in the Gilded Age look like abstemious Puritans.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 04, 2007 04:03pm

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Cats, not windmills, bigger threat to birds - Bats more at risk

News – A long-awaited federal report on the environmental impact of wind power suggests birds have far more to fear from high buildings, power lines and cats than they do from the swirling blades of wind generators at Altamont Pass and elsewhere.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 04, 2007 03:36pm

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Holbrooke Slams Bush Refugee Policy

News – In an assessment sure to make Bush Administration officials squirm, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke compares the treatment of Iraqi refugees in recent years to the despicable era of humanitarian insensitivities during the rise of Hitler, when many governments blocked Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution.

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