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Scientists Convicted of Manslaughter for Failing to Predict Italian Quake A court in L'Aquila found the scientists guilty of manslaughter, of providing "superficial and ineffective" assessments and of disclosing "inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory" information about earthquake danger...

They've probably made adjustments based upon statistical internals measuring turnout and undecided voters (the two most difficult parts of election polling to get right) and believe they're using it to their advantage. Their goal is to be right when others are wrong. Whether they're right or...

If you believe that Iran, North Korea or any other country of that ilk will negotiate in good faith... ... then there's a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.

I know someone who worked for Trump for 13 years. Trump was a great deal maker and manager. Unfortunately, over the last ten years Trump started thinking with his ego instead of his brain. My friend said he quit when Trump stopped being a business man and instead wanted only celebrity.

Trump used to be a savvy guy, but his huge ego has gotten the better of him. He appears to be delusional now.

No one old enough to vote cares what Lindsay Lohan says.

I once heard a lecture by Dr. Dean Ornish who advocates a strict vegan diet. After describing the diet he said, "Even if you don't live longer, it will definitely seem longer."

Obama Campaign Backers and Bundlers Rewarded With Green Grants and Loans http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/13/how-obama-s-alternative-energy-programs-became-green-graft.html In March 2011, for example, the GAO examined the first 18 loans that were approved and found that...

Has anyone challenged Obama in court? Until then, it's just an intellectual exercise.

Switzerland, London, Malta... When my wife and I were in Italy a few years ago we flew from Rome to Malta and it was only about a 90 minute flight. The ferry boat ride from Malta to Sicily was also about 90 minutes. I don't know if living in Malta would appeal to you, but the cost of living...

Tax on trading threatens new division in Europe http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121011/business-news/Tax-on-trading-threatens-new-division-in-Europe.440602 A plan by a group of eurozone countries to introduce a tax on financial transactions threatens to drive more trading to...

The downside of diversity -- What happens when a liberal scholar unearths an inconvenient truth? IT HAS BECOME increasingly popular to speak of racial and ethnic diversity as a civic strength. From multicultural festivals to pronouncements from political leaders, the message is the same: our...

Nobody cares about VP. The Ryan-Biden debate will be forgotten within 24 hours.

On that we agree. Republicans and democrats have worked together to bury this country.

There was overwhelming support from both political parties. Look at the congressional votes on issues regarding 9/11.

The author of the referenced article provides a comparative statistical analysis, but never bothers to statistically control for the effects of 9/11. This type of analysis, if submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, would be found so deficient that it would be tossed out during preliminary review.

It's not off subject. It provides temporal economic context for the analysis.

The author of the article compares Bush's first term with Obama's, but conveniently fails to mention an event now referred to as "9/11." Perhaps he was too young to remember the government's response.

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/10/05/mort-zuckerman-why-the-country-is-unhappy-under-obama?google_editors_picks=true ... If you are on disability, you are not considered to be in the labor force either. As of April, we have added 5.5 million people to the disability rolls since...

My wife and I were in Greece last summer. What's going on there is depressing. Very sad. The Greek economy is shrinking by more than 5% a year. Over 25% unemployment. Parents are telling their children to leave the country to find jobs. An economic death spiral. Eventually, Greece will...