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George Will: SOTU ‘Pep Rally’ No Place for Supreme Court Justices

Click here to view this media Oh my… George Will doesn’t think Supreme Court Justices should be attending the State of the Union address because it’s just going to be a “pep rally” where they might get their “erogenous zone” stroked. Somehow I doubt he has the same concerns about them attending Koch Brothers’ retreats . AMANPOUR: That was President Obama delivering last year’s State of the Union address. Welcome back. Joined again by our roundtable. George, I know that you have a great, great regard for watching the State of the Union on television. WILL: A, they’re overrated. The next morning, the country is still a complex continental country with muscular interests and politics is its own momentum. Between Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson, no one delivered this in person. They sent their report to Congress in writing. But now we’ve turned this into this panorama in which — in an interminable speech, every president, regardless of party, tries to stroke every erogenous zone in electorate. AMANPOUR: Oh, my goodness. WILL: And it becomes a political pep rally, to use the phrase of Chief Justice Roberts last year. If it’s going to be a pep rally, with the president’s supporters or whatever party standing up and braying approval, and histrionic pouting on the part of the other, then it’s no place for the judiciary, it’s no place for the uniformed military, and it’s no place for non-adolescent legislators.

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NYC Mayor Calls for Gun Reform

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is joining with Martin Luther King III and others affected by gun violence to advocate for reforms to the nation’s background check system. (Jan. 24)

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Vinod Khosla’s Biofuels 101 Refresher Course – Sort Out the Hype From the Hope in Liquid Renewable Fuels

After a good long while in the spotlight, and lots of panacea-like promises that turned out to be pandora’s boxes , biofuels have faded into the green scenery a bit. Which isn’t to say there isn’t a place for them in a future low- or no-carbon energy mix. If you want to catch up on the state of all the various methods of biofuel production, how far away from commercialization they are, what the potential yields are, wh… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Gas Line Fires Erupt in Ohio Town

Authorities in Ohio say a series of fires erupted in a community of 3200 people when pressure built up in natural gas lines. An evacuation was ordered early Monday in Fairport Harbor, northeast of Cleveland. (Jan. 24)

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Oprah Reveals Her Big Family Secret

Oprah Winfrey introduced the world to the half sister she never knew she had on her Monday talk show. (Jan. 24)

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The New York Times ’ long-expected paywall is due next month, and details are starting to leak out about the plan. Everyone will have limited free access to the site, sources tell the Wall Street Journal , but once users reach that limit, they’ll have to pony up. Users can buy…

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Greenland’s 2010 Ice Melt Season Up To 50 Days Longer Than Normal

It may be bitterly cold in the northeast US right now, unusually frigid along much of the East Coast, but Greenland and the Arctic are practically balmy–15-20°F above normal in December, as the New York Times points out. Going along with that is some new research showing that Greenland’s past ice melt season was exceptionally long, with some areas having an extra 50 days of melting in 2010. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Looks like Kitty Kelley’s prediction was right: Oprah Winfrey revealed her big family secret today, and it turned out to be news of a long-lost sister. Her mother gave a baby named Patricia up for adoption in 1963, when Winfrey was nine, she announced on today’s show. ( TMZ has…

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Frito-Lay: Those Aren’t OUR Gay Ads

Frito-Lay wants you to know that they have nothing to do with all those gay-themed Doritos ads pretending to be Super Bowl contenders. GLAAD reports: There has been tremendous confusion however, about what these ads actually are. Some say they could run during the Super Bowl – others say the ads were created by fans of Doritos, and will never air anywhere. So we reached out to Frito-Lay to find out… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Joe. My. God. Discovery Date : 24/01/2011 17:26 Number of articles : 4

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Shop for Good Ideas: The Unreasonable Institute Finalist Marketplace is Open

Image: The Unreasonable Institute The Unreasonable Institute needs your help: the Boulder-based program is down to 45 finalists, but relies on the public to choose the 25 fellows who actually make it into the fellowship. It’s TreeHugger news because so many of the finalists have some pretty impressive green ideas that you’ll hope will become a reality…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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