Abu Ghraib and its follow-on effects, including the continued drum-beat of torture. [Donald Rumsfeld: Known and Unknown] dld.bz/K9cd

Susan Jacoby: ".. as opposed to the myth of generational closeness." [Never Say Die] Ageism Important Books dld.bz/PNvv

Rob Bell: "..would a warm, tender God send people to eternal torment forever?" [Love Wins] Heaven Religion Books dld.bz/QTgA

Maryn McKenna: MRSA can cause infestations of the valves of the heart. [#Superbug] NYT Time BarackObama Facebook dld.bz/JgwB

Jonathan Alter: ".. what Obama called his "philosophy of persistence" paid off .." [The Promise] Politics Books dld.bz/P6DR

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Brian Greene: ".. the word relegates our universe to membership in a large, perhaps.." [The Hidden Reality] Books dld.bz/RVp4

Eric Foner says Abraham Lincoln didn't see slavery as a fundamental problem confronting... [Stephen Colbert Report Books] dld.bz/NJXt

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