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FAQ: farm bill

May 23, 2008 - First the House and Senate passed the Farm Bill, then President Bush vetoed it, then the House voted to override that veto, and now it seems like some mysterious "clerical error" might me...

Dude, all that's in my fridge is a Honduran melon

March 26, 2008 - Sometimes, CNN is like your totally stoned friend at three in the morning who's not ready to go to bed yet and just wants to chill for awhile and discuss the mysteries of the universe...

New study confirms anecdotal evidence: kids aren't worth it

March 26, 2008 - Ladies, it's time to re-cast your miscarriage from "tragedy" to "20-25 vacations in Europe." On Monday, a new government study found that middle-class families will spend an average of $204,060 to raise a child born in 2007 until his or her 18th birthday. The USDA...

From The Room: Pass the Sick Beef

February 18, 2008 - "The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse that is being investigated. The federal agency said the recall will affect beef pro...