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Heat Advisory

David L. Applegate
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May 10, 2013
A viewer is suing Dr. Oz for causing the viewer to burn his feet. Popular TV host Dr.

Human Face of Obamacare’s Broken Promises Becoming Visible

Dean Clancy
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May 09, 2013
Virtually all the costs of the so-called Affordable Care Act—Obamacare—have been invisible thus far. But that is beginning to change.

Online 'Marketplace Fairness Act' Could Tax Your 401(k)



John Berlau
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May 09, 2013
The U.S. Senate recently passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would force online retailers to collect sales taxes for states in which purchasers reside.

States Reaffirm Cursive Instruction

Ashley Bateman
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May 09, 2013
Several states have passed legislation requiring public schools to teach cursive to fill in after adopting Common Core national standards, which do not require cursive.

Effects of Temperature on Mortality in Nairobi, Kenya

Craig Idso
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May 09, 2013
Even in places that are appreciated for their relative warmth, a change in the weather or shifting of the seasons to cooler conditions, rather than an equivalent increase in warmth, is typically th

Extreme Weather Events Are Becoming Less Extreme

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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May 08, 2013
Just about every type of extreme weather event is becoming less frequent and less severe in recent years as our planet continues its modest warming in the wake of the Little Ice Age.

Pension Guarantee Would Be a Hammock Not a Safety Net

Scott Reeder
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May 08, 2013
A few years ago, I was talking to a new college graduate who was moving to an expensive, distant city where she didn’t have a job. I asked, “How will you support yourself?”

Ohio House Passes Budget Without Kasich’s Medicaid Expansion

Jason Hart
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May 08, 2013
The Ohio House of Representatives rejected Gov.

Jindal to Revive Struck Voucher Program

Joy Pullmann
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May 08, 2013
Nearly 8,000 kids are suddenly uncertain about where they will attend school this fall now that the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled 6-1 the state's voucher program is unconstitutional. 

Lack of Major Hurricanes Keeps Setting Records

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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May 07, 2013
The United States is undergoing its longest stretch in recorded history without a major hurricane strike, with each passing day extending the unprecedented lack of severe hurricanes, according to N
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