Threat Assessment
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College students studying less
The amount of time they spend studying — reading, writing etc. — has dropped from 24 hours a week to about 15 over past half century. [Washington Post]
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NAACP Comes Out for Marriage Equality
The group says marriage is a civil right, so the right might want to rethink using the issue as a wedge between gays and black voters. [NAACP]
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Members of Congress have slipped a grade level
On average Congress now speaks at a 10.6 grade level, compared with 11.5 in 2005. [Sunlight Foundation]
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Four Tons of Pot Mysteriously Found Off CA Coast
Over $3 million worth of weed was found floating off of the California coast, with no boat in sight. [ABC News]
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SCOTUS Upholds $675k Fine for 30 Song Downloads
Without commenting on the case, the Supreme Court ruled that a 25-year old student will have to pay for downloading music almost ten years ago. [NPR]
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Hawaii stiffs AZ Secretary Of State over birther investigation
Hawaii officials just don't believe Ken Bennett is eligible to investigate President Obama's eligibility. [TPM]
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Even Allen West is Willing to Talk About Raising Taxes to Tackle Deficit
The reliably right-wing Rep. says that he'd be willing to (eventually, someday) put tax increases on the table to address the debt and deficit. [ThinkProgress]
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Climate Change Denier: "The People That Warm Spells Kill Are Already Moribund"
Heartland Institute's annual climate conference was light on attendance, but heavy on references to "envirofascist madness." [Guardian]
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Los Angeles Votes to Ban Plastic Bags
After a celebrity-fueled campaign by environmentalists, the city becomes the biggest in America to banish plastic from supermarkets. [Guardian]
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GOP Likely to Let Birther Trump Speak at RNC
Thanks to his fundraising and robocalling for Romney, Trump might get an even bigger platform to spout his conspiracy theories.[Salon]
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Poll: Most Black Voters in Maryland Now Support Gay Marriage
After Obama and the NAACP expressed support for it, a new poll shows that black voters in Maryland are also coming around to marriage equality.[Huffington Post]
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Study: 10 Percent of Veterans Lack Health Insurance
Around 1.3 million vets under 65 are uninsured, and are not getting much help from the Department of Veterans Affairs either.[National Journal]