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Seven Truths About The Current US Health Care System

Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:59 PM EST

By Phyrefyter (Clipped by Robert.Merrill)

1.) The US ranks #37 in the world in overall health care despite spending more money on health care than any other nation in the world.

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health, health-care, death, life, insurance, the-public-option, unemployment, bankruptcy, national-health-care, america

Oh, V, I Misjudged You: Please Forgive Me: Thoughts On the Last Two Episodes Before The Series Takes A Long Break (Warning: spoilers)

Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:00 PM EST

By Scott (Scoop) Butki

Dear V writers, directors and actors - I am sorry I misjudged you.

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entertainment, sbutki-review

My Thoughts on House Episode "Ignorance Is Bliss" (With Spoilers)

Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:10 PM EST

By Scott (Scoop) Butki

A few preliminaries: First, this will not be a full recap or summary of the show. If you want that, read the official recap-summary from the Fox site. Second, if you are looking for Polite Dissent's review of the show's medical inaccuracies try here. and I seeded it here

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entertainment, house, sbutki-review

The Olympian And Chester Allen Sever Ties

Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:58 AM EST (theolympian.com)

Seeded by kenmorrow (Clipped by kenmorrow)

Long-time outdoor columnist for The Olympian, Chester Allen, writes in his November 23rd column that his job will be eliminated in January as part of a shake-up at the paper that he attributes the overall down-turn in the print media industry.

sports, fly-tying, newspapers, chester-allen

The lights went out, and then they went out again ...

Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:57 PM EST

By MinnieApolis

I had finished my breakfast of oatmeal and coffee and was checking out Newsvine online when the lights flickered and came back on again. That was about 8:15 am. Hmmm, interesting, I wonder what happened.

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home-garden, power-outage, electricity, no-light, power-lines-down, what-to-do, making-do, cold-shower, personal-narrative, minneapolis

New York Times Review Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem (What Questions Would You Like Me To Ask Him?)

Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:56 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki

excerpt:"By now, Jonathan Lethem is so identified with his native Brooklyn that when he chose Los Angeles as the setting for his last novel — the modest "You Don't Love Me Yet," in 2007 — it felt like a vacation or a willful act of misdirection.

entertainment

Part 2: An Interview With Frank Portman, Author of King Dork, About His New Book, Andromeda Klein

Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:26 PM EST

By Scott (Scoop) Butki

This is the second part of a two part interview. The first part is here. Portman, lead singer of the Mr. T Experience, has written another great book, Andromeda Klein.

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entertainment, sbutki-interview

Newsvine - On Wednesday the CIA launched a TV campaign to recruit Muslims in Michigan & Sarah Palin promptly announces we should "profile" Muslims...this woman is crazy!

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:40 PM EST (Newsvine)

Seeded by thoughtfulruminator

I do not think Sarah Palin is crazy but her lack of knowledge and information is astonishing. Being ignorant in these troubled times is not acceptable. Her constant shooting from the hip without facts is irresponsible on her part.

us-news

Ken Kupchik: How To Debate A Conservative - Really - Air America

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:24 PM EST (airamerica.com)

Seeded by thoughtfulruminator

I really am beginning to think any rational discourse with Republicans is a big waste of time in quite of few instances.

us-news

Former evangelist: Religious right is â��trawling for assassinsâ�� | Raw Story

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:44 PM EST (Raw Story)

Seeded by thoughtfulruminator

This irresponsible highly inflammatory rhetoric can only lead in one direction and that is for another monumental American tragedy. These uninformed, misinformed individuals are as dangerous as the Taliban or any radical faction of any group.

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