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Alan Grayson: Labor Is a Perishable Good

2012-02-11T04:15:10Z

A “perishable good” is something that declines in value when it is not consumed. Like cranberries. Or football tickets. Or labor.

An hour of labor, if not used, is gone. Gone forever.

Think about it. Today, February 10, 2012, there are millions of Americans who can work, who want to work, and who can’t find a job. There are millions more who want to work a full day today, and will work only for a few hours.

U.S. Officials: Al Qaeda Behind Syria Bombings

2012-02-11T03:52:00Z

WASHINGTON -- The Iraqi branch of al Qaida, seeking to exploit the bloody turmoil in Syria to reassert its potency, carried out two recent bombings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and likely was behind suicide bombings Friday that killed at least 28 people in the largest city, Aleppo, U.S. officials told McClatchy.

Mike Bender: Awkward Family Photos: Valentines 2012 Edition

2012-02-11T03:31:34Z

Make awkward, not love.
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Obama's Hollywood Fundraising Tanked In 2011

2012-02-11T03:21:48Z

According to an analysis of the latest contribution figures conducted by the Center for Responsive Politics at the request of The Hollywood Reporter, the president's re-election campaign collected just under $1.2 million from the entertainment industry last year, which is less than half as much as the $2.8 million he raised during the same period in 2008.

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: Religious But Not Spiritual

2012-02-11T03:07:18Z

Jefferson Bethke's video, "Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus," has been viewed by more than 18 million people. But when he seems to jump from this devastating critique to the dismissal of organized religion altogether he has gone too far.
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Wesley Shermantine, 'Speed Freak Killer,' Gives Tip That Leads To Remains Of Second Body

2012-02-11T02:32:16Z

SAN FRANCISCO -- Information provided by a California death row inmate who was one of the two notorious "Speed Freak Killers" led to the discovery Friday of a second set of human remains, this time believed to belong to a 16-year-old girl who went missing nearly three decades ago.

Specially trained dogs led authorities to a partial human skull and bones buried on a remote Calaveras County property, said Deputy Les Garcia, spokesman for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department, which is leading the search.

'Joe The Plumber': 'I Don't Have To Try' To Stand Out At CPAC (VIDEO)

2012-02-11T02:31:37Z

WASHINGTON -- HuffPost's Zach Carter and Howard Fineman on Friday spoke with Joseph Wurzelbacher at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference.

Wurzelbacher is also known as "Joe the Plumber," a name he was dubbed during the 2008 presidential campaign when he was portrayed as a symbol of middle-class America.

CPAC is a major annual event for the conservative movement, and on Friday GOP presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich all addressed large crowds.

Walt Hawkins: Why I Love Howard Stern and You Should, Too!

2012-02-11T02:26:00Z

I'm always surprised by the reaction I get when people find this out about me, especially from my fellow gays. While most of them have never even heard the show, they insist that Howard is anti-gay. I have found the exact opposite to be true.
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Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- White House Fumbles

2012-02-11T02:22:00Z

No matter what you think of the administration's decision on birth control, I think we can all agree that it was handled extremely badly from the get-go. This is not the way to roll out a contentious policy, guys and gals.
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Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Bank Settlement's Flawed -- But Fight Bank Crime, Not Each Other

2012-02-11T02:21:40Z

There are doors in this deal -- doors that lead to a better deal for homeowners and a chance at restoring justice. Progressives need to recognize that these doors exist, and then demand that our elected officials use them.
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'The Vow': Twitter Users Discuss Why They Want To See The Film

2012-02-11T02:18:29Z

"The Vow," a film about a man whose wife loses her memory after a car accident and forgets her husband, opened in theaters Friday. The movie follows Leo (Channing Tatum) as he attempts to make his wife, Paige (Rachel MacAdams), fall in love with him again.

The film has been a hot topic this week, with some critics predicting big opening weekend box office numbers and others trashing the film.

In spite of its mixed reviews, the film was trending on Twitter all day Friday, so we put the question to the Twitter-verse: why do you want to see the film? Click through the slideshow below to see what you told us.

Conchita Sarnoff: Regulating Modeling Agencies to Help Prevent Child Sex Trafficking

2012-02-11T01:49:21Z

Given the growing number of modeling agencies that transport underage teenagers from foreign countries into the United States and the growing sex trade of underage girls in the U.S. why does this industry remain deregulated?
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Scheming Parents Set Their Kids Up â And It Works : NPR

2012-02-11T01:47:44Z

When Steven Ketcham met Alexandra Budny's mother, she told him, "I'm going to be your future mother-in-law." There was just one catch: Steven had never met Alexandra. But their parents had already decided that their children were a good match.

Kaya Jones: My 'Boyfriend' Is in Love with Two Men Who Sit on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

2012-02-11T01:38:00Z

The new music video for the remix of my gay anthem, "Boyfriend," is dedicated to the two judges on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals who had the courage to rule in favor of equality and same-sex marriage earlier this week.
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Gregory Michie: If a Parent Who Reads to Her Child is "Good," is One Who Doesn't "Bad?"

2012-02-11T01:29:14Z

If you're a parent struggling to make ends meet, you're probably going to choose to spend $1.99 for a gallon at Aldi rather than $6.99 for organic at Whole Foods. Does that mean you don't care as much about the health of your child?
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