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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
Talking only about carbon dioxide doesn't really address the problem. Why does burning oil or wood create atmospheric carbon dioxide? Because of the carbon in the cellulose or the hydrocarbon chain. Why does planting trees remove carbon dioxide? Because they convert it into carbon-containing cellulose in order to grow. Why do we have a carbon dioxide problem now, when we didn't before? Because we've been burning carbon.
I hate buzzwords, too, but this is one instance where they're right.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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