A Thinking Person's Digest: 06/18/13

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A Thinking Person's Digest

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Dark Sheen on Lake Michigan a 'Strange Phenomenon,' Said Officials - Yahoo!

Hundreds Of Faith Leaders Arrested For Protesting Conservative Policies In North Carolina

Comments by Rep. Michael Burgess About Fetuses Masturbating Not Based in Science, Doctors Say

This One Paper Explains Why Republicans Are Losing On Economics

Medical Costs Register First Decline Since 1970s - Real Time Economics - WSJ

"Radioactive-Looking" Sinkholes | NBC 10 Philadelphia

Boy, 12, airlifted to hospital after being shot in head by brother

IRS Scandal: Transcripts Show Obama Had No Input - Business Insider

U.S. Airports Face Increasing Threat From Rising Seas

All-Time Heat Records Broken in . . . Alaska?! | Climate Central

NOAA, partners predict possible record-setting deadzone for Gulf of Mexico

Where To Hide When The Ecopocalypse Hits [Infographic] | Popular Science

Andrew Zimmern on AZ Canteen, Pharmashilling, and Why Pittsburgh Is Hot

'Every Plant And Tree Died': Huge Alberta Pipeline Spill Raises Safety Questions As Keystone Decision Looms | ThinkProgress

Laws fail to protect pregnant women who need special accommodations on the job

Insuring Immigration by Anu Bradford - Project Syndicate

Madeleine M. Kunin: National Security Depends on the Nation's Food Security

RTÉ News Special: Michelle Obama in Dublin - RTÉ Player

For Parents | Let's Move!

Nuclear Plants, Old and Uncompetitive, Are Closing Earlier Than Expected - NYTimes.com

Governments Urged to Limit Weed Killer Found In Humans | Common Dreams

Corporate tax rates and economic growth since 1947 | Economic Policy Institute

Call To Action Today To Oppose Right-Wing Food Aid Cuts

Video: Seven Layer Taco Dip - Allrecipes.com

Ancient Cambodian city discovered

Photos from the pitcher plant bog in Alabama

Unpaid No More: Interns Win Major Court Battle : NPR

Eyewitness video of apparent explosion in Washington Parish | wwltv.com New Orleans