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US: Web: The War on Weed

AlterNet, 23 Nov 2009 - Marijuana Is Basically Harmless -- The Monumentally Stupid Drug War Is Not The War on Marijuana Is Insane; Our Officials Keep Sacrificing Tax Dollars, Lives, Civil Liberties, and Their Own Credibility in...

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Kate lies, cries to bitter end in 'Jon and Kate' finale

Kate lies, cries to bitter end of 'Jon & Kate' finale Could TLC have been more heavyhanded in the "Jon & Kate Plus 8" finale in hitting its one theme again and again? Forget the lemonade sale with Jon and the trip to the...

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Harper's Bazaar 's Valerie Salembier Gets a Bargain at UN Plaza

As the magazine industry dies a very slow death, its leaders continue to buy up lovely little Manhattan homes. Condé Nast heir Samuel I. Newhouse IV just bought a $2.5 million Tribeca loft (with "a sensual zen-like" master...

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Katie Couric: Dancing, Grinding, Boosting Ratings

Well, this is one way to help CBS News climb out of the ratings basement. Who knew Katie Couric looked so good - and could get low on the dance floor? Pictures posted on her 18-year-old daughter's Facebook page (she is soo...

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DVD Review: It Was Funny!

Still not quite sure why so many branded Funny People an unmitigated disaster. Sure, it wasn't as big of a box-office performer as your standard Apatow or Sandler joint, but it was hardly a huge bomb ( $51M ). Plus, the reviews...

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NAB To Honour Michael J. Fox

A five-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner is to be honoured at the 2010 NAB Show. Michael J. Fox, actor, author and devoted advocate for increased funding for Parkinson's disease research, will receive the NAB distinguished...

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Nelson defends health care debate vote during appearance Monday at UNL

Nelson defends health care debate vote during appearance Monday at UNL News Net Nebraska Two days after the Senate voted to debate a historic health care bill, Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson defended his vote Monday to University of...

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Senate health care bill: the five paragraphs you must read

Buried in the Senate's 2,074-page health reform bill are provisions that undermine your health freedom and privacy. (h) Compliance. – (1) Health Plan Certification. – (A) Eligibility for a Health Plan, Health Claim Status,...

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The War on Weed: Marijuana Is Basically Harmless -- The Monumentally Stupid Drug War Is Not

By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. Share and save this post: Upcoming AlterNet stories on Digg You might remember Robert McNamara's stunning mea culpa, delivered a quarter century after his Vietnam War policies sent some...

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Ellen Gray: 'Chuck' gets a reprieve & a return date

SO MUCH television, so little time: * There was joy last week in "Chuck"-land - and particularly in its capital of Twitterville - as NBC announced that the spy spoof starring Zachary Levi would be returning Jan. 10.

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