• Christiane Northrup, MD: Top 10 Women's Health Stories Of The Decade: Nothing Replaces A Woman's Wisdom Now more than ever, it's critical that all women tune into their inner guidance and the fact that their bodies were designed to stay healthy for life.

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• City's 'All Green' Stormwater Plan Raises Eyebrows at EPA - NYTimes.com the city is proposing an alternate solution: Invest $1.6 billion to turn a third of the city green in the next 20 years. The plan involves replacing streets, parking lots and sidewalks with water-absorbing porous pavement, street-edge gardens and trees.

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• Fewer high school students taking computer science classes - washingtonpost.com Nationally, the portion of schools that offer an introductory computer science course has dropped from 78 percent in 2005 to 65 percent this year, and the corresponding decline in AP courses went from 40 to 27 percent, according to a survey by the Computer Science Teachers Association.

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• BBC News - Copenhagen deal reaction in quotes US President Barack Obama has reached what he called a "meaningful" deal with China, India, Brazil and South Africa on climate change. But the agreement struck on the last day of the Copenhagen conference does not set specific emission reductions and is not legally binding. Below are reactions from key figures at the conference and non-governmental organisations.

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• Taking Ideological Differences Seriously | The New Republic The latest intra-progressive dustup over health care reform displays a couple of pretty important potential fault lines within the American center-left. One has to do with political strategy, and the role of the Democratic Party and the presidency in promoting progressive policy goals and social movements. Like others engaging in the traditional year-end essays, I'll be writing about that subject extensively in the coming days.
• And They'll Call This Health-Care Reform: How Three Senators Are Extorting You For Their Big-Time Buddies | Reproductive Justice and Gender | AlterNet Harry Reid will do anything to get sixty votes -- which means Lieberman, Nelson, and Snowe can use extortion on behalf of Big Insurance, Big Pharma, the AMA, and abortion foes.
• What the US Media Shield Bill Means for Bloggers and Citizen Journalists What is the Media Shield Bill? It offers a “shield” to protect those who provide news from potential legal action, like subpoenas requesting access to protected sources or documents. More importantly, perhaps, the bill seeks to define the very act of journalism itself, and who can be called a journalist. This could have profound implications for bloggers and citizen journalists.
• Bill Moyers Journal . Robert Kuttner and Matt Taibbi | PBS Amidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist Robert Kuttner and journalist Matt Taibbi join Bill Moyers to discuss Wall Street's power over the federal government.

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• Pelosi says rallying votes for troop surge in Afghanistan will be Obama's job - washingtonpost.com President Obama will have to argue his own case to House Democrats as he seeks support for a planned surge of 30,000 troops into Afghanistan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday, adding that she is finished asking her colleagues to back wars that they do not support.

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Thanks Marcia for the bringing Kimberly Hefling's article to my attention. You are correct that Military Sexual Trauma is a major issue. Sadly, it is also still a gravely under-reported issue. As the response by HuffPo member Kidorf indicates, many people are still unaware of the scope of this problem. Kidorf asked, "Are you suggesting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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As Ben Feller reported for Associated Press, "President Barack Obama evoked the cause of a just war on Thursday, accepting his Nobel Peace Prize just nine days after sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to war in Afghanistan but promising to use the prestigious prize to 'reach for the world that ought to be.'" In response to President Barack Obama's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Nicholas Kristof: How to Save the World | Outside Online What would happen if aid organizations and other philanthropists embraced the dark arts of marketing spin and psychological persuasion used on Madison Avenue? We'd save millions more lives.

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As one commenter posted, "This is a surprise because?" Sadly, it is no surprise to most Americans that the financial sector has undue influence on Capital Hill. That is why it is so very important that citizens contact their Congressperson and ask that they support H.R.4173 - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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