Murdoch was asked if News Corp. had managed to shape the agenda on the war in Iraq. His answer? “No, I don’t think so. We tried.†Asked by Rose for further comment, he said: “We basically supported the Bush policy in the Middle East…but we have been very critical of his execution.†Read the...
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Today in Moronia
- California school food standards change teens eating habits for the better
- New male birth control procedure said to be 100% effective, completely reversible
- Video of police fatally beating homeless man causes spectators to leave courtroom
- Gene Weingarten is alarmed at how cheap he’d sell his moral integrity
- Plants use perfume to attract beneficial bacteria to their roots
- Privatized prison labor competes with regular business at 93 cents a day
- There is no invisible hand
- Does Mitt Romney support paid sick days for working mothers?
- No such thing as ‘women and children first’ without threats of physical force
- When ‘stand your ground’ is black vs. white, the sentence is life in prison
Today’s News
Current events.
Murdoch admits Fox pushed Bush’s Iraq war plan
The Future of Geothermal Energy
Idaho National Laboratory “Geothermal Energy — Impact of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) on the United States in the 21st Century,” a report prepared by an MIT-led interdisciplinary panel, was released to the public January 22, 2007. The report suggests that 100,000 MWe of electrical generation capacity can be met through EGS within 50 years...
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San Francisco joins the green trend
San Francisco is aiming to become one of the nation’s first large cities to require that new, privately developed buildings meet rigorous standards of environmental friendliness.
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Ambitious L.A. River plan contains a raft of new ideas
Proposed $2-billion makeover of the ugly concrete waterway calls for a string of parks, housing and offices. After decades of enduring jokes about the city’s concrete-lined waterway, officials today will release an ambitious master plan for restoring the Los Angeles River, a project that reflects lofty dreams and carries a big price tag.
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