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Vanguard’s Adrian Baschuk interviewed…by you!

In “Cuba: Waiting for a Revolution” Adrian Baschuk travels to Cuba to examine the potential of a counter-revolution against a leadership that has been in power for 50 years. He's agreed to be interviewed in the same fashion as Mariana, which means we need questions from you! Do you have questions about Cuba, Castro's 50 year reign, or any of Adrian's other work with Vanguard? Head over to the Current.com blog to find out how to submit your questions: http://blogs.current.com/currentdotcom/2009/10/21/vanguards-adrian-baschuk-inter…

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‘Obama’s Coup’ video game plays on the paranoia of the right wingnuts

It's January 2011.

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Mall attack plot foiled

A 27-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with conspiring with others to carry out terror attacks against shoppers in U.S. malls and against U.S

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Atheist ads to adorn New York subway stations

Some New Yorkers may want to reconsider exclaiming “Thank God” when arriving at their destination subway station beginning next Monday.

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First HIV vaccine trial success confirmed

The first HIV vaccine to be called a success has stood up to scrutiny after further analysis of the data was presented today in Paris, France. However, the new analysis also confirms that the optimistic claims, first made in September and viewed sceptically at the time, are indeed very modest.

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One in six Americans in poverty, new study finds

The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed. A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government's official figure. added by: bansheewail 6 comments

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Children denounced as witches are tortured, killed

Here we are in 2009 and there are still people, worldwide, who actually think the Bible offers advice for modern life.

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Twitter Hits 5 Billion Tweets

Looks like Twitter may not be just a passing fad?

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Twitter Hits 5 Billion Tweets

Nobel winner slams Bible as ‘handbook of bad morals’

Nobel winner slams Bible as ‘handbook of bad morals’ By Agence France-Presse Monday, October 19th, 2009 — 3:00 pm Share on Facebook Stumble This! Email This Post Email This Post Nobel winner slams Bible as handbook of bad moralsLISBON — A row broke out in Portugal on Monday after a Nobel Prize-winning author denounced the Bible as a “handbook of bad morals”. Speaking at the launch of his new book “Cain”, Jose Saramago, who won the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature, said society would probably be better off without the Bible. Roman Catholic Church leaders accused the 86-year-old of a publicity stunt

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"Embedded", Featuring The Silversun Pickups, Premieres October 21st

This week on Embedded, The Silversun Pickups, K'Naan and Arcade Fire. Embedded.

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