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I would urge anyone that lives in Maryland's 10th district to vote out state… 2

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I would urge anyone that lives in Maryland's 10th district to vote out state delegate Emmett C Burns Jr at the next available opportunity. While I fundamentally disagree with Mr Burns strident opposition to marriage equality I totally defend his right to be an ignorant bigot. 

I oppose Mr Burns or anyone else regardless of their political affiliation trying to restrict free speech rights of any person in this country. I was against it when conservatives tried prevent Americans from speaking out against George W Bush last decade and I oppose it when a homophobic politician and baptist minister that happens to be a Democrat tries to get the owner of a football team to silence one of his players. #freespeech  

Politician Demands Ravens To Silence Player Over Gay Marriage Support
If all that Emmert C. Burns Jr. wanted was more attention then he has succeeded. If the Baltimore politician was trying to forward his political beliefs, silence All-Pro NFL linebacker Brendon Ayanbad…

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In addition to today's Star Trek themed Google doodle, Trek fans should check… 2

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In addition to today's Star Trek themed Google doodle, Trek fans should check out the new Mission Log podcast. Each week, they examine a different episode of the show going through them in the order they aired. Once they finish the original series they will be going through each of the spin-off series as well

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Episode 005 The Naked Time: Breaking a sweat leads to multiple breakdowns on the Enterprise. Singing! Swordplay! Kirk is torn between two lovers! This week, we’re putting

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How much worse could a single payer system possibly be? 2

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How much worse could a single payer system possibly be?

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$750 Billion Wasted Annually

New report rips inefficient healthcare system. If the financial system worked like the healthcare system an ATM transaction would take days. 

WonkBlog: "America spent $2.6 trillion on health care last year; about one in every six dollars went into the health-care system. A third of that spending — a full $750 billion — did nothing to make anyone healthier."

Report: 
http://iom.edu/Reports/2012/Best-Care-at-Lower-Cost-The-Path-to-Continuously-Learning-Health-Care-in-America.aspx

WonkBlog summary:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/07/we-spend-750-billion-on-unnecessary-health-care-two-charts-explain-why/ 


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+NASCAR drivers +Trevor Bayne, +Matt Kenseth, +Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle took…

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+NASCAR drivers +Trevor Bayne, +Matt Kenseth, +Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle took a fuel efficiency challenge at the +Ford Motor Company test track recently with the #2013fordfusion  

Roush Racing Drives Take the Ford Fusion Fuel Efficiency Challenge « 2013 Ford Fusion Story
Recently NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Trevor Bayne, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, and Greg Biffle stopped the Ford Dearborn Development Center to spend some quality time with the all-new 2013 Fusion. The e…

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Some things are just built to last and that includes the Voyager space probes that…

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Some things are just built to last and that includes the Voyager space probes that have been going strong for 35 years. They are about to leave the solar system but along the way, we've recieved some amazing images from the probes and learned a lot about our own solar system. 

Voyager’s Long Journey: 35 Years of Incredible Solar System Images | Wired Science | Wired.com
Our view of the solar system was forever changed 35 years ago. Here we take a look at some of the best images and discoveries that the Voyager 1 and 2 probes produced during their flight through our s…

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The choices are clear, one side says "be afraid, be very afraid" while…

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The choices are clear, one side says "be afraid, be very afraid" while the other side is all about "together we can make it better"

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Another one where my wife says smart things well.

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Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart makes an excellent case for a 100% inheritance… 4

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Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart makes an excellent case for a 100% inheritance tax 

World’s richest woman lauds $2-a-day wages
An Australian mining heiress who courted controversy last month for suggesting her countrymen were just too lazy to be rich is at it again. Gina Rinehart, thought to be the world’s richest woman, chas…

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Unsurprisingly, it looks like Cadillac has stuck pretty close to the concept design… 4

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Unsurprisingly, it looks like Cadillac has stuck pretty close to the concept design with the production ELR.  Given that the luxury extended range EV is pretty small, it clearly hasn't moved to another platform and it's unlikely to have a significantly different powertrain. 

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+Cadillac's ELR is out and about, getting ready for its debut. Think +Chevrolet Volt with more chrome, or a CTS coupe with better fuel economy.

Spied: Cadillac’s Volt-Based ELR Spotted Hot-Weather Testing – Rumor Central
We Spy The Cadillac ELR Extended-Range Electric Car Testing With The Vehicle On Which It’s Based — The Chevrolet Volt.

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