Organic Food is No Healthier, And Maybe Less Healthy, Than Normal (Cheap) Food

July 30, 2009

“Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007.” Upon further review, researchers “found there was no significant difference.” Surely there’s one if it’s locally grown though?

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Obama Declares "Beginning of the End" of Recession: So Let it be Written, So Let it be Done

July 30, 2009

What do you do when polls show “public approval rating slipping as more Americans blame him for the lingering recession” with registered voters showing the “narrowest gap between approval and disapproval since Obama’s Jan. 20 inauguration,” and numbers among likely voters considerably worse? Declare that everything’s working again, and hope to god it happens? Yes.

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Walter: A Regional Party No More? GOP Gains Coming Outside the South

July 29, 2009

Despite the ongoing hand-wringing among many Republican insiders and pundits about the fate of the party in the Obama age, a mini-resurgence of the moderate GOP brand is quietly taking place in the Northeast. In almost every state north of the Mason-Dixon Line, Democratic officeholders are struggling and a GOP candidate is polling well. In […]

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There Will Be No Brett Favre Era in Minnesota: Number 4 Stays Retired

July 29, 2009

“In the end, we were all Favred. Again.” Thanks to ESPN, we’ll remember this all season. “Though he had months to contemplate a move that seemed all the world like a fait accompli for some time now, Favre cited the daily grind, both mentally and physically, as the reason he opted to stay retired.”

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National Review Permanently Ends the "Birther" Craziness

July 29, 2009

“The fundamental fiction is that Obama has refused to release his “real” birth certificate. This is untrue. The document that Obama has made available is the document that Hawaiian authorities issue when they are asked for a birth certificate.” The manifestation of real paranoia about this should end here, in any corner of politics.

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Microsoft and Yahoo on the Cusp of Business Deal

July 29, 2009

Microsoft and Yahoo, together at last. “The deal had yet to be formally concluded late on Tuesday but the main terms had been agreed in principle and, according to one person close to the discussions, an agreement could be announced on Wednesday.” Post-Bing, the teamup makes more sense according to insiders. But is it wise?

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Democrat Hill Leadership Scramble for Pre-Recess Progress

July 29, 2009

Things fall apart, and things on the Hill pre-recess fall apart at amazing speed. “White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel met for 3½ hours earlier in the day in the speaker’s office with seven Blue Dog conservative Democrats and Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) — but the group emerged with no deal.”

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Megan McArdle Unpacks Her Opposition to Nationalized Government Health Care

July 29, 2009

“Once we’ve got a comprehensive national health care plan, what are the government’s incentives? I think they’re bad, for the same reason the TSA is bad… we’ll get Health Care Theater, where the government goes to elaborate lengths to convince us that we’re getting the best possible health care, without actually providing it.”

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Goodell, Vick, and the Unforgiveable Crimes of the NFL

July 28, 2009

Whether Michael Vick ever reaches the big stage again or not, he should have the chance to sink or swim on his own abilities — not simply because some view his crime, unlike those perpetrated by the rest of his fellow players, as unforgiveable.

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Obama Seeks Broader Ties With China on Climate Change, Economy

July 27, 2009

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama called Monday for deeper U.S. engagement with China, saying both countries can benefit by coordinating their responses to the economic crisis and working together to address climate change.

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