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By Ruth Marcus The election is less than a week away. Democratic control of the House is in jeopardy. So it’s not too soon to start worrying about Darrell Issa. Related Entries October 26, 2010 Annoyer in Chief October 26, 2010 The Shifting Balance of Power

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By William Pfaff An epoch of Western world political domination is coming to an end. This is not simply an end to imperialism (new or old), but quite possibly the beginning of a probably long decline in the West’s primacy in industry, technology and scientific innovation. Related Entries October 26, 2010 Annoyer in Chief October 26, 2010 The Shifting Balance of Power

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Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video)

It’s been a few years since we checked in with Actroid , a bot we first saw way back in 2005 . What you’re looking at above is Actroid-F, Kokoro Co. Ltd. and ATR ‘s latest iteration of the creepy humanoid robot that can mime the operator’s facial expressions and head movements with unbelievable (but not quite human) accuracy. Her current job is to act as “as an observer in hospitals to gauge patient reactions.” We guess that’s one way to get around euthanasia laws. See what we mean in the video after the break. Continue reading Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video) Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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LeBron: Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day

LeBron James and the Miami Heat will not go undefeated. They fell in the season opener to the Boston Celtics. Final score was 88 to 80. James did lead all scorers with 31 points. (Oct. 27)

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Indonesia hit by deadly tsunami, volcanic eruption

A volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of kilometres apart in Indonesia – spasms from the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth. The eruption of Mount Merapi on Tuesday killed at least 25 people, forced thousands to flee down its…

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Watch Glee Season 2 Episode 5 – The Rocky Horror Glee Show

Watch Glee S2E5: The Rocky Horror Glee Show When Will discovers that Emma is fond of the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show, he decided to have the members of the glee club perform songs from it at the yearly school musical. Even with Sue’s disruptive plans, the glee members still get to give their own style on the timeless tracks of the show. The latest installment of our favorite high school club of Glee, which is entitled “The Rocky Horror Glee Show” is the hit teen musical comedy TV series’ 5th episode of the 2nd season that aired last 10/26/2010 Tuesday at 9:00 PM on FOX. Watch Glee 2×5(0205) Online Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:

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Calif. Gubernatorial Candidates Trade Jabs

Put on the spot at the 2010 Women’s Conference, neither candidate for California governor would promise to take down negative campaign ads. The AP’s John Mone on what women voters at the event wanted to see from the gubernatorial hopefuls. (Oct. 26)

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Officials: NJ-NYC Tunnel Project Likely Doomed

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is standing firm on calling off a multibillion-dollar rail tunnel under the Hudson River linking his state with New York City, officials said Tuesday. (Oct. 26)

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UN urges WikiLeaks torture probe

Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on the US and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse revealed by WikiLeaks. The

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Bozell Column: NPR’s Religion Double Standard

National Public Radio’s firing of Juan Williams tells you all you need to know about the radical, and thoroughly intolerant, Left. Juan Williams is a liberal, but still, he isn’t liberal enough. The idea that he would acknowledge a mere thought of discomfort at the idea of people in “Muslim garb” on airplanes in a post-9/11 world became a firing offense. It didn’t matter that he prefaced it with all the perfunctory and politically correct disclaimers about not being a bigot and we shouldn’t blame all Muslims for terrorism. Fired. Today’s Left is void of any principles whatsoever. They can be as astonishingly offensive and insulting as they want toward Christians, and no one gets punished. The indefatigable Catholic League provides the documentation. On April 30 on NPR’s “Fresh Air,” substitute host David Bianculli raved over the leftist musical satirist and Harvard math professor Tom Lehrer for his Catholic-mocking 1965 song “The Vatican Rag.” It has lyrics like this: “Get in line in that processional, step into that small confessional, there a guy who’s got religion’ll tell you if your sin’s original.” Lehrer also sang “So you get down on your knees! Fiddle with your rosaries! Bow your head with great respect, and — Genuflect! Genuflect! Genuflect!” read more

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