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Public's Views on Human Evolution — According to a new Pew Research Center analysis, six-in-ten Americans (60%) say that “humans and other living things have evolved over time,” while a third (33%) reject the idea of evolution, saying that “humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.”
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republicans growing more skeptical about evolution
Republicans growing more skeptical about evolution
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Raw Story
Chris Francescani / Reuters:
One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows
One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows
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Pew Research Center's … and Liberaland
Caleb Howe / The Right Scoop:
Melissa Harris-Perry Panel Mocks Black Romney Grandchild As Token — On MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry on Sunday, the panel was discussing several topics of the “of the year” variety. In the below clip, panelists are shown photos 'of the year" and asked to offer humorous captions.
Gracie Blackburn / ESPN MediaZone:
SEC Network Hires Tim Tebow for Pregame Show SEC Nation, Additional ESPN Duties — Will Make Analyst Debut During ESPN's VIZIO BCS National Championship Coverage January 6 from Pasadena — Former Florida quarterback and Heisman winner, Tim Tebow, has been hired as a college football analyst …
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Mashable, Mediaite, Independent Journal Review, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit and The Right Scoop
Andrew Rosenthal / Taking Note:
Republicans React to Benghazi News — The article The Times published on Benghazi this weekend infuriated many Republicans, who ran screaming to television studios. — Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who has made a special crusade out of the attack on the American diplomatic …
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
NYT doing Clinton's bidding with Benghazi story, says GOP lawmaker
NYT doing Clinton's bidding with Benghazi story, says GOP lawmaker
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Hot Air, National Review, neo-neocon, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, Consortiumnews.com and The Daily Beast
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
The Great 2013 Sunday Show Race — The general impression is rooted in fact: the Sunday shows love Republicans. “Meet the Press,” “Face the Nation,” “This Week,” “State of the Union,” and “Fox News Sunday,” hoping to reflect and help shape the conventional wisdom for the political world …
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Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, FishbowlDC, Liberaland, Gawker, PoliticusUSA and Politico
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The NY Times Looks In the Wrong Place for Corrupt Academics — Academic research of all kinds receives funding from a variety of sources. Does the money taint the research? That is a complicated question that sometimes deserves to be asked. But this hit piece by David Kocieniewski …
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Streetwise Professor, National Review and Felix Salmon
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
7M ObamaCare enrollment target a tall order despite recent surge — Experts say the Obama administration faces a tall order in hitting the 7 million enrollees the Congressional Budget Office projected would sign up for ObamaCare in 2014. — After a surge of enrollees in December …
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Weasel Zippers
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FAA Selects Six Sites for Unmanned Aircraft Research … After a rigorous 10-month selection process involving 25 proposals from 24 states, the Federal Aviation Administration has chosen six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test site operators across the country.
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Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
F.A.A. Picks Diverse Sites to Carry Out Drone Tests
F.A.A. Picks Diverse Sites to Carry Out Drone Tests
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ABC News:
Beyoncé Slammed for Sampling Shuttle Tragedy on New Album — Beyoncé has been labeled “insensitive” by some current and former NASA astronauts and their families for sampling audio from the space shuttle Challenger disaster for a love song off her newly released album.
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AL.com, CBS DC, WJLA-TV, The Hinterland Gazette and Mediaite
livingstondaily.com:
Home Depot shopper hurt by own gun — Man's concealed pistol misfires — A Green Oak Township man was injured Thursday evening when he accidentally shot himself in the buttocks at a Home Depot store in Brighton. — Brighton Police Chief Tom Wightman said the 32-year-old man …
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Talking Points Memo and Balloon Juice
Eugene Kontorovich / Commentary Magazine:
Murders or Houses: Kerry's V.A.T. on Peace — The release of unrepentant Jew-killers from Israeli prisons to keep the engine of the peace process running has left many, even those sympathetic with the Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria, angrily wondering why Prime Minister Netanyahu did not accept a settlement freeze instead.
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Israel Matzav and Power Line
David Frum / CNN:
Out of jobs, out of benefits, out of luck — Job seekers attend a job fair in Chicago in 2012. When the doors opened at 9 a.m., the line was half a mile long. … (CNN) — The old deal made rough sense. — The United States would provide only a very thin social-insurance cushion …
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Alasdair Glennie / Daily Mail:
You can't parody Islam, says Palin: Monty Python star believes religious sensitivities have increased so much it would be impossible to make Life of Brian today — During his Monty Python days he poked fun at everyone from the Establishment to Christianity.
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Jihad Watch, Weasel Zippers and TheBlaze.com
Jose DelReal / Politico:
Nikki Haley, Scott Walker bet beers, BBQ on Capital One Bowl — ‘Let the smack talk begin! Go Gamecocks!’ Haley posted on her Facebook page. Reuters — Close — Call it a trial run in sportsmanship before the 2016 election. — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Wisconsin …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Second Official to Leave After Health Site Trouble — WASHINGTON — The No. 2 official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who supervised the troubled rollout of President Obama's health care law, is retiring, administration officials said Monday.
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Mediaite and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Retiring: Top official who oversaw Obamacare website
Retiring: Top official who oversaw Obamacare website
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Politico, Pat Dollard and Hot Air
Lisa Myers / Investigations:
Workers at auto dealership come face to face with Obamacare trade-offs — Before the new health care law, a Michigan car dealership offered employees a company health insurance plan. Things are different now. Lisa Myers reports. — By Lisa Myers, Senior Investigative Correspondent, NBC News
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The Heritage Foundation, Clayton Cramer and Hot Air
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