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A schizophrenic Romanian nun has died during an exorcism gone horribly wrong. The Romanian Orthodox priest who conducted the excorcism wonders what the big deal is. An excerpt from the BBC story: A Romanian nun has died after being bound to a cross, gagged and left alone for three days in a cold room in a convent, [...]
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This NYT article explains why solar power is getting a second look. An excerpt: In the 70's it seemed that buyers of solar systems were mostly isolated tree huggers who somehow had a small fortune to spend on panels, but now urban and suburban homeowners are looking to the sun hitting their roofs for relief [...]
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Rabble.ca goes audio. To check out its podcast, click here. If you're a podcasting neophyte (hint: you don't need an iPod to listen to them! :) ), you can learn some more about them there. And if you share Rabble's leftie tastes, you can learn about some other podcasts you might like. Media junkies can [...]
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Robert Greenwald stirred the pot with his call to ordinary citizens to help him with his movie about Wal-Mart by not just contributing content but also by acting as mini-distributors. (here's my earlier posting.) In this AlterNet article, he explains his approach: I was pleased to read the vigorous exchange set off by AlterNet's recent story [...]
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A few selections from Salon (free with a day pass!) on the Downing Street Memos. Just hearsay, or the new Watergate tapes?At a crowded basement forum on the Downing Street memo, Democrats demanded an inquiry into what Bush knew about Iraq war planning and when he knew it, but stopped short of calling for impeachment. [...]
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