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Taylor Swift Fans Rally In The Great Backlash Debate

Fearless fans put the haters on the defensive. By Jem Aswad Taylor Swift Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images The Taylor Swift haters may have been out in force after MTV News published our “Why You Shouldn’t Hate On Taylor Swift” article in response to what appears to be a budding backlash against the singer, but her fans rallied to her side on Wednesday (February 3). That’s not to say there weren’t negative comments in our article on the original round of comments, but the haters were on the defensive.

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Taylor Swift Fans Rally In The Great Backlash Debate

Attention Political Journalists: It Is No Longer 2008

Odious hack Mark Halperin (and fine New York Magazine political reporter John Heilmann) wrote a book about the 2008 campaign! Did you read one of its many scoops, today?

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Attention Political Journalists: It Is No Longer 2008

Italian scientists’ achieve ‘wood to bone’ medical breakthrough

Scientists in Italy have discovered a way of making artificial replacement bones out of wood. Early trials on sheep have showed encouraging results.

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Italian scientists’ achieve ‘wood to bone’ medical breakthrough

House Democrats hope to divert bailout funds to ‘Jobs for Main Street Act’

When the Senate takes up a jobs bill later this month or early in February, the debate will center on whether it really will create jobs and be worth plunging the government tens of billions of dollars further into debt. Republicans scoff at the “Jobs for Main Street Act” title that House Democrats put on their $174 billion package last month.

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House Democrats hope to divert bailout funds to ‘Jobs for Main Street Act’

Senate Democrats win historic vote to begin debate on health bill

On a party line vote of 60-40, the Senate voted at 8:05 to begin debate on health care reform. “Tonight's vote is not the end of the debate

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Senate Democrats win historic vote to begin debate on health bill

Lou Dobbs Quits CNN

Longtime CNN anchor Lou Dobbs announces that he will be leaving the network. The only person with a brain on the Communist News Network.

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Lou Dobbs Quits CNN

Holy Halle Berry!

We apologize to Megan Fox , Marisa Miller and whatever other beauties people wish to bring up. But the debate about the sexiest woman alive is over

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Holy Halle Berry!

Baby Chicks Being Ground Up Alive

Behind the scenes footage of baby chicks being ground up en masse at the world's largest egg-laying breed hatchery is being circulated by an animal rights organization. Since there's no use for male chickens at an egg factory, they all die

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Baby Chicks Being Ground Up Alive

North Carolina Senate bans mountaintop wind turbines

When news first broke that North Carolina's ban wind turbines from being installed on mountains–on the grounds that they were too ugly–it generated some lively debate. But now, it appears the debate is over and the state senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of the ban (a stunning 42 to1).

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North Carolina Senate bans mountaintop wind turbines

Today Show Debates Legalization

After reviewing a new political advertisement calling for the full legalization of marijuana in America, NBC’s highly rated Today Show took on a debate of the issue. High honors go to Marijuana Policy Project’s Aaron Houston for presenting our side’s common sense arguments, including reminding the rest of the world that marijuana is far safer than alcohol. Make no mistake, we are winning this debate, and a new poll out today showing the highest support ever recorded for legalization proves the point!

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Today Show Debates Legalization