How Would We Report on the Government Shutdown if It Were Happening in Another Country?

To see ourselves as others...

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2013/09/30/potential_government_shutdown_how_would_the_u_s_media_report_on_it_if_it.html

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Your False-Equivalence Guide to the Days Ahead

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http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/your-false-equivalence-guide-to-the-days-ahead/280062/

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48 Republicans Who Say Shutting Down The Government Over Obamacare Is A Big Mistake

See - there are smart Republicans, after all. Now if we can just stop the smart ones from being hung by the Tea Party, we will be OK.

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/09/30/2698471/republicans-against-the-shutdown/

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A CEO Tried To Give A Senator A Math Lesson. So She Had To Calmly Explain How Math Actually Works.

Not only that - he says that if his costs go up, he will increase his prices by even more than the cost increase!

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http://www.upworthy.com/a-ceo-tried-to-give-a-senator-a-math-lesson-so-she-had-to-calmly-explain-how-math-actually-works-am2-11b-2?g=2&c=ufb1

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Cities pulse via Foursquare check-ins

Great use a big data and visualization technique

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http://flowingdata.com/2013/09/30/cities-pulse-via-foursquare-check-ins/

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Where the G.O.P.'s Suicide Caucus Lives

Why Obama should not negotiate with the lunatic wing. They are not representative of the USA and have no understanding of democracy. Demagoguery is their game.

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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/09/meadows-boehner-defund-obamacare-suicide-caucus-geography.html

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Bruce Lindner

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Source:

https://www.facebook.com/macbruce/posts/10151913545726145

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Quote o' the day

I must be very honorable...

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Source:

http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/09/quote-o-the-day-6.html

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Here Are the GOP's Debt-Ceiling Demands, and They Are Insane

Where are the adults?

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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/09/here-are-the-gops-debt-ceiling-demands-and-they-are-insane/280012/

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The Science Behind What Naps Do For Your Brain--And Why You Should Have One Today

I wish I could do this now.

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http://www.fastcompany.com/3017356/work-smart/the-revealing-science-behind-what-naps-do-to-your-brain-and-why-you-should-have-o

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James Flynn: Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents' | Video on TED.com

Interesting

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TEDTalks_video/~3/OYL7xJsJPE0/james_flynn_why_our_iq_levels_are_higher_than_our_grandparents.html

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Sen. Kirk: Don't Defund Obamacare

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http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/sen-kirk-dont-defund.fb31?source=s.fb&r_by=6761923

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Dilbert comic strip for 09/26/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.

too true...

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Source:

http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-09-26/

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The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Absolutely Nothing

That was close.

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Source:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-man-who-saved-the-world-by-doing-absolutely-nothing/280050/

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Justin Timberlake Shows Us How Dumb We Sound When We Use Hashtags

#nohashtag

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http://gizmodo.com/justin-timberlake-show-us-how-dumb-we-sound-when-we-use-1382465357

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How to Get Flat Abs, Have Amazing Sex and Rule the World in 8 Easy Steps

Thanks Jeff. You are right. It is worth the click.

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Source:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-bartolotta/happiness-tips_b_3956114.html

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Cruz holds faux filibuster as Senate readies spending bill vote

Hey TeaParty - what did it cost for this bozo to blabber on?

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57604452/ted-cruz-faux-filibuster-goes-on-as-senate-readies-spending-bill-vote/

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The Online Photographer: Averaged Faces of Various Nationalities

Interesting.

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/ZSjz/~3/xKDyk0dTcbI/averaged-faces-of-various-nationalities.html

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Pakistan's Earthquake Was So Powerful It Created a New Island

Truly earth shattering!

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/09/pakistans-earthquake-was-so-powerful-it-created-new-island/69813/#.UkLYtr_2P3o.facebook

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http://www.science20.com/files/37-banner-btp729Ip6W---Cn63GC1--341ZJ97_-.jpeg

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Source:

http://www.science20.com/files/37-banner-btp729Ip6W---Cn63GC1--341ZJ97_-.jpeg

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