Repugicans Use "Soylent Green" Scenario to Frighten Older People About Health Care Reform

Wing-nuts have used a number of misstatements (OK, OK, outright lies) to discourage interest (OK, All ready, scare people away from) health care reform.

The latest, however, is a doozy: Betsy McCaughey, chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and former lieutenant governor of New York, said the bill pushes senior citizens toward assisted suicide.

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Repugicans broke economy, won't fix it

With repugicans citing the continuing economic distress to bash the economic stimulus plan pushed through by President Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress, the Democratic National Committee is hitting back with a media campaign that tells the truth that the repugicans created the mess to begin with.

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Bizarre bald bird discovered

An odd songbird with a bald head living in a rugged region in Laos has been discovered by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Melbourne, as part of a project funded and managed by the mining company MMG that operates the Sepon copper and gold project in the region.

Dubbed the "Bare-faced Bulbul".

Bizarre bald bird discovered

Man accused of stealing from dead woman

A judge in San Antonio said a lawyer will be appointed for a man accused of stealing $60,000 from the account of a woman dead since 1994.

Man stealing from dead woman

Police arrest Ohio boy after he tries to hijack push scooters with toy gun

An 11-year-old boy has been accused of trying to hijack two boys' scooters with a toy gun in an Ohio park.

Ohio boy tries to hijack push scooters

34 hospitalized after co-worker sprays perfume

This is why perfumes are banned everywhere except France.

At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes had sickened almost 150 people at a Texas bank call center.

34 hospitalized

Worst foods to eat while driving

Juggling these items can be especially distracting and raise your risk of an accident.

Worst foods to eat while driving

Madoff surprised scheme lasted so long

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Bernard Madoff speaks candidly about his crime in a jailhouse interview with lawyers suing him on behalf of investors.

Madoff surprised scheme lasted so long

Also:

• Prisons ban pen-pal ads
• The job of a prison consultant

Riddle of arm-swinging finally solved

Researchers explain why humans swing their arms when they walk.

Riddle of arm-swinging finally solved

Also:

• Study: Taller athletes faster
• Toll of modern stresses

America's most bike-friendly cities

These towns are installing — or already have — more bike lanes, paths, and signals than any other place in the U.S.

Bike-friendly cities

Also:

• Find: Bike route maps
• Electric bikes all the rage in China

Record heat wave scorches Pacific Northwest

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"Brutal" record-setting temperatures are predicted for the normally temperate region.

Record heat wave scorches Pacific Northwest

Family forgets 5-year-old in cab

A family leaves behind their sleeping child — and the taxi driver almost takes the blame for it.

Family forgets 5-year-old in cab

Free airfare ... but there's a catch

Paris? Orlando? San Juan?

New York City is buying one-way plane tickets for homeless families to leave the city.

Homeless Offered Free Airfare To Leave NYC

Science News

From BBC-Science:

A fossil records the oldest known creature to live in the trees

One in six species of freshwater crab face extinction

THE BIG PICTURE

Sky High

Police make marijuana busts every day.
But a drug seizure in Westport has even the police scratching their heads.

Pot plants found 30 feet up holly tree

Phone number for 'Jenny' up for auction

It may be the most famous telephone number in popular culture, and it's for sale.

"Jenny's" phone number up for auction

Couple Claims They Found Mouse In Can Of Pepsi

A Volusia County woman's disgusting discovery in a can of soda has now led to an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration .

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Man Charged For Putting Children In Trash Can

The Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office has approved eleven felony charges against Tommie Lee Johnson Jr., 39, who police said confessed to putting two children in a trash can Sunday night.

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Swallow flies through two-inch gap at 35 miles per hour

A swallow with a 14-inch wingspan managed to turn sideways mid flight to squeeze through a two-inch-wide gap in a locked barn door.

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Caribbean's marine species survived extinction by having sex

Fossil records of organisms in the Caribbean Sea show that if a species could shift from clonal to sexual reproduction, it can survive extinction, which suggests that environmental change eventually drives evolutionary change.

Caribbean's marine species survived extinction by having sex

How to get songs out of your head

An expert who studies why catchy tunes stick in our brains offers sound advice.

How to get songs out of your head

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• 10 songs inspired by nursery rhymes
• Find: Most popular songs ever

Welcome New Readers

We here at Carolina Naturally would like to welcome our newest readers in our 172nd country: Laos

Laos

Bill Kristol Admits to Jon Stewart: The Government Already Runs First-Class Health Care

Oopsie ...

When will these wing-nuts learn not to appear on The Daily Show.

Jon Stewart managed to draw out Bill Kristol tonight on The Daily Show, and got him to admit the government can run a health care system that's better than private insurance.

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Unusual Holidays and Celebrations

Today is Lasagna Day as well as Rain Day.

Some 'stimulus jobs' last just 1 week

Bucking White House requirements, lawmakers are using fuzzy math to tout the success of stimulus job creation.

Some 'stimulus jobs' last just 1 week

Back in the USSR

Paul McCartney

Atlanta demolishes all of its housing projects

The town that built the nation's first housing project becomes the first to eliminate them — and other big cities are following suit.

Atlanta demolishes its housing projects

Also:

• Residents' reaction

Wing-Nut Extremists

After the arrests of seven NC men, officials are concerned about the danger from little-noticed Americans who become devoted to extreme causes.

Worries increase over U.S.-bred extremists

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• Israel stopped family in 2007
• Suspect claims Jakarta blasts

Daily Almanac

Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 210th day of 2009.

There are 155 days left in the year.

Today In History July 29

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Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

Have a little patience and hold back on any urge to push, and all the little details might just work themselves out.
It's a hard stance to take, especially for someone who's as driven and hard working as you are, but one of the tricks about life is knowing when to rest and take a step back, as well as when to push forward with all your effort.
Now is a moment in which you should rest.

Rest sounds good.