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The Week to Week News Quiz for Friday, May 25, 2012

John Zipperer | Posted 05.25.2012

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John Zipperer

What's your NQ -- news quotient? Take this test and find out. Here are some random hints: Richard Branson already has a spaceship; Hawaii's getting tired of birther questions; and gay marriage is getting more popular everywhere.

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The Week to Week News Quiz for May 18, 2012

John Zipperer | Posted 05.18.2012

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John Zipperer

Take our news quiz and see how much you are on top of current events. Then pour yourself a glass of something good, because you need a rest from this week.

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The Week to Week News Quiz for Friday, May 11, 2012

John Zipperer | Posted 05.11.2012

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John Zipperer

Oh, must this week end? Pranks, gaffes, candidates run amok -- why can't every week be like this?

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The Week to Week News Quiz for Friday, May 4, 2012

John Zipperer | Posted 05.04.2012

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John Zipperer

Take this quiz. Well, first, back away from the screen and blink a bit. Shake your arms to get some life back into them. Then take this quiz and see how well-informed you are.

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Yes, Titanic Was Real, and It Was Really Bad

John Zipperer | Posted 04.10.2012

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John Zipperer

On May 11, 1912, The Commonwealth Club of California heard a first-person account of the sinking of the Titanic just a few weeks earlier, on April 15, 1912. It gives a good sense of what it was like to be stuck on the stricken vessel.

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Tom Brokaw: Climate Change Is Real

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 01.28.2012

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Alison van Diggelen

Days before the Global Climate Talks in Durban, South Africa, NBC's Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw delivered a strong message in Silicon Valley for climate skeptics.

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Aaron Sankin

PHOTOS: Fringe Candidates Make A Splash At Biggest Mayor Debate Yet

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.07.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO - The most important thing to note about Thursday evening's mayoral debate at the Commonwealth Club of California (other than the fact t...

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VOTE: What Should We Ask The San Francisco Mayoral Candidates?

Carly Schwartz | Posted 12.03.2011

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We've received some great questions from passionate residents throughout the city who all hope to see their next mayor address the issues important to...

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Logic, Guns and Mental Illness

Gloria Duffy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gloria Duffy

The logic is absolutely clear -- the more guns in private hands, the more people will be shot and killed each year in the US. The more guns in private hands, the greater the number will be of mentally unstable individuals with guns.

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It Is Social Entrepreneurs Who Carry the Kennedy Mantle Today

Paul Orzulak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Orzulak

It may be hard to see the words of John Kennedy reflected in our current political debate today. But it's nice to see that the principles they espoused are hard at work across the globe.

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Boies Predicts Supremes Will Take Up Prop 8

J.D. Lasica | Posted 05.25.2011

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J.D. Lasica

David Boies said last night that it's a "dead certainty" that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of same-sex marriage if a federal appeals court sustains the trial court's landmark decision overturning California's Proposition 8.

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California's Marijuana Economics

Blaise Zerega | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blaise Zerega

When emotion is stripped from the debate over the legalization of marijuana, it becomes a simple economic issue. Watch as marijuana advocates and law enforcement spar over the "costs and revs" of legalization.

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40 Years After Stonewall: No Progress on Gay Rights

Blaise Zerega | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blaise Zerega

Steve Hildebrand, former deputy national campaign adviser for President Obama, contends that "Congress has done almost nothing to further equality."

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Is Cap and Trade Already Corrupt?

Blaise Zerega | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blaise Zerega

2009-07-01-PLAYVIDEO.jpg Negative reactions to the proposed cap and trade system were voiced by Chevron CEO David O'Reilly and by former Secretary of State George Schultz.

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