Election Night Results Foreshadow Competitive 2012

Amy Walter, ABC
Organized labor in Ohio is taking a victory lap for its work in defeating a ballot initiative that would have limited collective bargaining rights for union workers.The “personhood” initiative goes down to defeat in Mississippi, even as the GOP candidate for governor who campaigned for it easily won his election.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/11/09/election_night_results_foreshadow_competitive_2012_267024.html

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Political Paralysis Worsens European Debt Crisis

It's not so much that the European debt relief turned out to be inadequate ? it was the politics that proved unrealistic. When leaders don't seem to know what to do, panic sets in. The same inability in Washington to tackle big, systemic problems may cause long-term harm to the American economy.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/11/142227475/political-paralysis-worsens-european-debt-crisis?ft=1&f=1014

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The Nation: Tunisia Is A Lodestar Worth Following

Is Tunisia still a guiding force in the Arab Spring? The Nation's Graham Usher explains why an emerging coalition between moderate Islamism and progressive social democracy may be the best bulwark against autocracy and extremism in the region.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/11/142238101/the-nation-tunisia-is-a-lodestar-worth-following?ft=1&f=1057

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Penn State Trustees: Paterno's Firing Is In School's 'Best Interest'

Penn State students flooded downtown State College, Pa., after the school's trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier amid a growing furor over their handling of sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach. Police in riot gear used pepper spray to try to break up the crowd.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/11/10/142200010/penn-states-trustees-paternos-firing-is-in-schools-best-interest?ft=1&f=1057

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Racism Still Matters Very Much in America

Toure, New York Times
Dear America,Please, I beg you, stop using the bankrupt and meaningless term “post-racial!” There’s no such thing as “post-racial.” There’s no place that fits the description “post-racial America.” There’s no “post-racial era.” It’s a term for a concept that does not exist. There’s no there there.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/11/09/racism_still_matters_very_much_in_america_267015.html

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Washington Tops List of Richest Areas in Nation

With anti-Wall Street protests spreading across the globe and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid claiming ?private sector jobs have been doing just fine,? recent Census data shows that federal wages have helped make Washington the nation?s wealthiest metropolitan region last year.


Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/xbNkLwGfgWU/

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Giving Mini Burgers To Mice Reveals The Good And Bad Of Cooking Meat

Cooked meat delivers more energy than raw meat, which may have given our human ancestors a big evolutionary advantage. It may also explain why today's humans have a hard time keeping off the pounds, according to researchers at Harvard University.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/11/08/142140379/cooked-meat-is-an-energy-powerhouse-for-better-and-worse?ft=1&f=1007

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