Pinky is Pet of the Week
Would you like to adopt this cat? Pinky was being featured as "Pet of the Week."
Alternative medical “cures” flunk out en masse
According to the Associated Press, numerous alternative medical cures have now been tested by the U.S. government, at great cost, and almost none of them show any promise at all in controlled studies sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do.
Colbert vs. Colbert re gays in the military
Stephen Colbert argues about Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell in front of a large crowd of troops.
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Bill Maher: Sex always trumps religion
Bill Maher presents a basic advice aimed at those people who follow the lead of desert Gods:
The crack in the wall of AIPAC
Just maybe, attitudes of Americans are changing regarding Israeli policy regarding the Palestinian people. A debate has begun to surface in Congress, small but significant. Consider this excerpt from this Truthout article byIra Chernus:
"The fact that there is any debate at all on this issue in Congress marks a sea change in Washington." . . .
"What the hell do they want from me?" Netanyahu reportedly complained after his talk with Obama. In the weeks and months ahead, we can expect a growing chorus in the US Congress to echo the changing views of American Jews and answer: We want you to heed the president's call to stop settlement construction completely, comply with international law, and open the door to serious negotiations with the Palestinians toward a two-state solution. Every time that answer is heard publicly, it widens the crack in AIPAC's wall and brings us closer to the day when that wall, inevitably, crumbles.