If you wonder why something like the Fort Hood shooting could happen, and why no one noticed the warning signs, look no further. Psychologists treating veterans with mental problems are strongly discouraged from noticing signs of danger, or warning about them.
"Our very way of life is under siege," said Mortensen, whose understanding of the Constitution derives not from a close reading of the document but from talk-show pundits, books by television personalities, and the limitless expanse of his own colorful imagination.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee.
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Although we were separated by more than a decade, we lived a few steps apart in Hyde Park and were both professors at the University of Chicago.
So I seeded several stories about V - links below - but held out hope it was better than the reviewers said it was. Today I sat down and watched it while also reading Television Without Pity'ssnarky but spot on criticisms of it, listing here my favorite comments from it.
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This must sting a bit. Sarah Palin's newest conspiracy theory on the "disturbing" redesign of U.S. coins was too much, even for Fox News -- on Tuesday night, Fox fact-checked Palin.
I can think of no more contemptible person in politics in America today than Joseph Lieberman.
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It supports Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems, will retail for $74.99, and is not a joke.
This story is a couple of years old, but in light of the tragic events at Fort Hood, perhaps it bears another look, and some careful consideration.
The far right's star House member just hit the headlines with a rowdy health-care rally on Capitol Hill. Benjamin Sarlin reports on the Democrats lining up in Minnesota to send Michele Bachmann into early retirement.
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