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As my head spins...

I guess I am supposed to believe global warming is hard fact, embryonic stem cell research is sound science although it has produced zero results, and the assessment of Terri's plight was effected on solid scientific grounds. Karl Marks would be so tickled. As I reread it, I begin to think that to libs, science is a religion in itself, a faith that can consider black to be white, good to be bad, hate to be love.

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Whether the issue is global warming, embryonic stem-cell research, ballistic missile defense or the future of the world's oceans, the same bass line thumps in the background: Sound political decision-making relies, more than ever, on accurate scientific information.

As advances in science and technology continually transform our world, policy-making will inevitably depend more and more on accurate scientific and technical information. Which means that to be a successful world leader today, a politician must have an effective means of accessing and applying the latest science.

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Our next president needn't be a memorizer of facts, but he or she most definitely should understand how to critically analyze data and should embrace a broad empiricism in national and world affairs.

We've seen science form the basis of some of the thorniest public policy issues in recent history, from Terri Schiavo to teaching evolution in schools to the fate of the Earth. A presidential debate on science would help voters determine who among the candidates is up to dealing with whatever comes next.

Next U.S. President should be science-friendly

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Wagglebee has a thread on a powerful story of a woman with huge courage, to persevere no matter what. It is also a good example of why some of us couples are armed and carry in these days of a new lawlessness.

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Dawn Weiss counts off, each numeral propelling her closer to launch. She rocks her torso, places her hands, aims for the target – a bed or a chair or a seat in a car.

“I never realized how heavy my legs are until I tried to pick them up,” she said.

Her husband, Mike, is there every time she begins that count, waiting on one knee in front of her, a man in perpetual proposal. He grabs her hips, bracing her weight against his own, helping her make the transition. “I get scared when he’s not with me, if he’s not next to me,” Dawn said.

In May, robbers shot Dawn five times on Redmon Road in Norfolk. The bullets fractured two vertebrae and burned her spinal cord, paralyzing her from the chest down. Other bullets shattered the bones in her arms, leaving her with limited motion.

Bullets ripped apart their lives, recovery brought them closer (Woman paralyzed in home invasion)

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Joe Lieberman was FOR TERRI. John McCain is consistently opposed to what were Terri's rights. I have misplaced Lieberman's phone number since the 2000 election when I faxed him daily until Gore gave up.

Joe should talk to McCain about Terri but I still have a major problem with McCain re: illegal immigration. McCain is soft on terrorists and on illegal aliens. That's bad.