Jan

30

Ralph Nader Flirts with ‘08 Bid

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[From ABC News]
With Harsh Words for Current Field, Nader Says Candidacy as Urgent as Ever
Rick Klein
01.30.2008

Former independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader said in an interview Wednesday that he will launch another presidential bid if he’s convinced he can raise enough money to appear on the vast majority of state ballots this fall. (Carolyn Kaster/AP [...]

Jan

25

Global Warming and the Permian Extinction

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[From The Straight Dope]
…consider the Permian extinction of 251 million years ago. You remember — the cataclysmic event where maybe 95 percent of all species on earth died off? … One of the various theories about its origin is that a huge upsurge of hydrogen sulfide, produced by anaerobic microbes in the ocean, had a [...]

Jan

24

Democrat Kucinich quits White House race

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By JOE MILICIA, Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND - Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job — U.S. congressman.
In an interview with Cleveland’s Plain Dealer, the six-term House member said he was quitting the race and would make a [...]

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