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Chilling Out Globally

Craig K. Comstock | Posted 06.02.2013 | Green

Read More: Kintisch, Progress, Hansen, Hamilton, Geo-Engineering, Mckibben, Fukushima, Global Warming, Civic Religion, Green News

Fossil fuel firms warn that reducing emissions might wreck the economy, depressing the standard of living. So the carbon builds up, and geo-engineering waits as the potential savior. Why not just do it? Let's run through several difficulties.

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Checks and Balances

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.20.2012 | Politics

Today's political commenters often misuse the concept of "checks and balances" to refer directly to politics. This is just flat-out wrong.

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The 10 Best Value Private Colleges

The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 02.16.2012 | College

Read More: Rice University, Pomona, Princeton, College News, Swarthmore, Harvard, Williams, Washington University, Cal Tech, Hamilton, Princeton Review, 2012, Yale, College News

These ten public schools will give you the best bang for your buck, and these six schools are actually cutting tuition costs -- but which private scho...

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Ohio Mom Won't Give Up On Missing Son

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 01.20.2012 | Crime

Read More: Katelyn Markham, Video, William Disilvestro, Texas Equusearch, Billy Disilvestro, Ohio, Debbie Estes, William Disilvestro Missing, Missing Persons, Hamilton, Crime News

It has been nearly a year since William "Billy" Disilvestro disappeared without a trace in southwestern Ohio. While the 28-year-old's whereabouts stil...

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America's First Political Sex Scandal: The Reynolds/Hamilton Affair

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics

Read More: Americas First Sex Scandal, Sally Hemings, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Sex Scandal, Chris Weigant, Hamilton, Sex, Affair, Hamilton Reynolds Affair, Political Sex Scandal, Blackmail, Thomas Jefferson, Jacobins, Maria Reynolds, Reynolds, Politics News

In the summer of 1791, Alexander Hamilton was the target of what a modern-day espionage novel would call a "honey trap," set by a blonde 23-year-old named Maria Reynolds.

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Battleground North Carolina: Democratic Women Fired Up!

Michael Carmichael | Posted 12.23.2011 | Politics

Recognizing that women's rights will take a devastating hit if Republicans return to power in 2012, Democratic women are rising to face the challenge.

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Firefighter Accused Of Taking Drunken Joyride In Fire Truck

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Virginia, Drunk Firefighters, Hamilton Firefighters, Sean Richard Swanson, Hamilton, Drunk Fire Truck, Hamilton Fire Truck, US News, Home News

HAMILTON, Va. — Authorities in Virginia say a volunteer firefighter is accused of taking a fire truck on a drunken joyride and nearly smashing i...

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The STRICTEST Colleges (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Jett Wells | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Read More: West Point, Pensacola Christian College, Colleges Most Rules, Brigham Young, Washington and Lee, Boston University, Hyles-Anderson, Asbury, Oral Roberts, Wake Forest, Slidepollajax, Bob Jones, Strictest Colleges, Pepperdine, Strict Colleges, Hamilton, College News

Tuck in your shirt, shave your beard and hide the keg -- these are some of America's strictest colleges. Check them out and vote for which one you thi...

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The Only Surprises Are the History We Do Not Know

Gary Hart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Jefferson, Public Policy, Banks, Lobbyists, Federalism, Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Anti-Federalism, Politics News

America is currently locked in one of its recurring half-century battles over the size of banks. Once more, we see Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton going head-to-head; once more, Hamilton is winning.

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