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Romney's Unlikely And Persuasive Defense Of The 'Individual Mandate'
Mitt Romney offered a vigorous defense Thursday night of Massachusetts' decision to mandate that nearly every resident either have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. In fact, some say it was the best defense of the individual mandate made by any candidate — including the president — so far this election cycle.
Multiple Views Add Perspective To Colten Moore's Extreme Crash At X Games
Coming so soon after the death of freestyle skier Sarah Burke following a training accident, 22-year-old snowmobile freestyler Colten Moore's crash may make you shudder. But rest assured, he wasn't seriously injured — and went on to win the event.
Scratching An Ankle Is Hard To Beat
Scratching an itchy ankle is more satisfying than relieving an itch on your back or arm. Even if you thought you knew that, scientists now have evidence to back up your hunch.
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Movie Titles That Might Have Been
Star Beast, The Scar, Tribal Rights of the New Saturday Night: If you saw them, you'd know them, but there's a reason you've never heard of these popular movies. Critic Bob Mondello takes a look at movie titles that fell by the wayside.
Farewell To An Unlikely Hero: Why 'Chuck' Packed Such A Potent Punch
Chuck has never been much more than a blip in terms of ratings. But in a few ways, the story of this little spy comedy that could has been the story of some big changes in television.
HBO's 'Luck': A Winning TV Show, Set At The Track
HBO's newest series Luck is set in and around the world of horse racing. TV critic David Bianculli says the series, which stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, is loaded with thoroughbred talent.
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Census Finds Claims Of Tribal Heritage Jump Dramatically
The number of people claiming tribal heritage increased dramatically in the Northwest over the past decade. That's according to new numbers extracted from the 2010 Census.
Immigration Laws In Wash. Draws Hundreds To Olympia
Immigrant rights advocates are making their voice heard in Olympia. Hundreds gathered to sway legislators on state immigration laws.
Airline's Workers To Share Big Performance Bonuses
Thousands of Horizon and Alaska Airlines workers will receive hefty bonuses in their paychecks next month. The Seattle-based airline group announced a second year in a row of record annual profits.
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Fire Scars: The Story of a Ponderosa Pine
Trees write their own histories year by year, recording the wet and the dry winters, the heat and the cold, and the fires, especially the fires, in their living bodies. The study of tree rings and fire scars in southern Oregon has revealed a wealth of information about our forests, and has confirmed that frequent fire was almost universal throughout the Klamath-Siskiyou until the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Bill Moyers Challenges Public Television to Fundamentally Change
Bill Moyers recently called for a “constitutional convention” to remake America’s public television system. Moyers is, of course, a longtime public television figure. He also was an aide to President Lyndon Johnson at the time the Public Broadcasting Act was passed in 1967 and a member of the 1977 Carnegie Commission on Public Broadcasting (which sought to redesign public broadcasting on its tenth anniversary).
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Port Ability: Climate, Wine and Family
In Oregon, Greg Jones is credited with helping to expand the $2.7-billion wine industry by showing grape growers that soils and climatic conditions here can produce a large variety of grapes. In countries that have been selling wine for centuries, producers turn to him to help plan for a more prosperous future.
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