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Why the White House Is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News

The Obama White House has taken on Fox News channel in an effort to point out they are not a legitimate news network. This is very important because out of all the outlets mentioned above, they are the only ones being dishonest about what category they are in.

Svatos, Hejduk give Avs shootout win over Wings

Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored shootout goals to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

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Wolksi's 2 goals lift Avs to 5-2 win in opener

Wojtek Wolski scored two goals and Craig Anderson stopped 38 shots, lifting Colorado to a season-opening 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night after the Avalanche retired Joe Sakic's No. 19.

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Avs name Foote team's second captain in history

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that defenseman Adam Foote has been named team captain for the 2009-10 season.

Apple to Ship Mac OS X Snow Leopard on August 28

Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X v10.6 Snow Leopard™ will go on sale Friday, August 28 at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple's online store is now accepting pre-orders.

State law changes way police draws blood from suspected drunk drivers

A little known Texas law which goes into effect September 1, 2009 will dramatically change the way Texas law enforcement officers draw blood from suspected drunk drivers. ... Currently police officers in Texas have to get a search warrant to draw a person's blood.

Aesop's fable is true, shows crow study

Researchers found that rooks, members of the crow family, can use stones to raise the level of water in a container - just like the bird in the tale The Crow And The Pitcher.

The Deepest Links

A curious phenomenon has nagged at biologists for the past few decades, as they have acquired better tools for probing deeper into the molecular biology of diverse organisms.

Minorities, Women Highly Satisfied by Military Work

Any list of the best places to work is sure to include cool favorites like Google. The U.S. military? The sacrifices and risks required of its members seem to make it an unlikely pick.

A Farewell to Harms - Palin was bad for the Republicans—and the republic.

Sarah Palin's resignation gives Republicans a new opportunity to see her plain—to review the bidding, see her strengths, acknowledge her limits, and let go of her drama. It is an opportunity they should take. They mean to rebuild a great party.

Unscientific America and those awful atheists

There is nothing condescending about appreciating that almost every human being, even the most god-soaked, has a functional mind and that maybe they can actually learn about science and a scientific way of thinking that makes their myths untenable.

Sakic steps away after 20-year career - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

Longtime Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic is officially retiring after 20 seasons and two Stanley Cup titles.

Old fossil "disproves" Darwin!

The old fossil is Pat Buchanan, who has published a freakishly antiquated diatribe against Darwin. It's extremely old school — he uses arguments straight out of 1960s era "scientific creationism", trying to tar Darwin with guilt by association with Karl Marx and Adolf Hitler.

Abstract Sculptures of Evolution

The idea is biological parsimony at its best. And it's beautiful: An elaborate phenotypic architecture can be produced by the interplay of a relatively small number of components.

CIA Crucified captive in Abu Ghraib Prison

The Central Intelligence Agency crucified a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, according to a report published in The New Yorker magazine.

A Broken Trust: Lessons from the Vaccine-Autism Wars

Until the summer of 2005, Sharon Kaufman had never paid much attention to the shifting theories blaming vaccines for a surge in reported cases of autism.

Christian faith is at odds with science

I have now discovered that I was trying to make the same points Lawrence Krauss is doing in the Wall Street Journal: religion is wrong. It's a set of answers, and worse, a set of procedures, that don't work.

Avs hire Konowalchuk, Deadmarsh as coaches

The Colorado Avalanche have hired former players Steve Konowalchuk and Adam Deadmarsh as coaches.

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A&M president quits, regents pick temp replacement

Texas A&M University named an interim president Monday, a day after the school's first female and first Hispanic president stepped down following a scathing performance review of her first year on the job.

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Crosby dismisses Red Wings handshake flap

Sidney Crosby isn't apologizing for unintentionally failing to shake hands with some Detroit players after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, saying he didn't realize the Red Wings were leaving the ice before he joined the handshake line.

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Avalanche hire Joe Sacco as coach

The Colorado Avalanche hired Joe Sacco of the AHL as their coach on Thursday, a day after firing Tony Granato and shaking up their front office.

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Sherman hired as Avs GM; Granato fired as coach

The Colorado Avalanche promoted Greg Sherman to general manager and fired coach Tony Granato and five others in a sweeping shakeup Wednesday.

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Colorado Avalanche fire head coach Tony Granato

The Colorado Avalanche have fired coach Tony Granato in a sweeping move that also resulted in the firings of five others in the organization.

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Avs in running for prized Swedish goalie Gustavsson - The Denver Post

Jonas Gustavsson, a Swedish goalie considered one of the best in the world not currently playing in the NHL, has narrowed the list of NHL teams he'll consider playing for next season.

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