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In less than four minutes on "Meet the Press," former Secretary of State Colin Powell poured out a cri de coeur, a passionate cry from his heart.   Full Story

Guns are all over the news in the wake of the horrific events in Connecticut. This is a gun story from long ago, a time when doors went unlocked; kids roamed free to ride bikes and play with   Full Story

One of the scariest sociological concepts you'll ever want to not run across is the "Big Lie." The phrase itself is evocative of both something of significant proportions and something deceitful.   Full Story

Say the term "UFO" to yourself. Now self-assess the first reaction you have as positive, negative or neutral.   Full Story

On Tuesday morning, the Associated Press provided about 40 inches of news copy on very early voting in the New Hampshire primary election.   Full Story

Any tool that exists and can be used by a human being can be used for good or for evil. The determination of good or evil, in addition to the societal norms (which can be misplaced, depending on   Full Story

The disconnection between the Internet world and the outside world has never been so plainly demonstrated than in the political candidacy of Rep.   Full Story

One of the things that we take for granted in the Internet age is being able to share immediately when we have made a genealogical find.   Full Story

The U.S. government once confiscated and planned to run a legal Nevada brothel to recover delinquent taxes.   Full Story

Interesting news this week out of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. (There's a sentence I would never have predicted writing; not least because I never heard of the place until about   Full Story