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Penelope Cruz signs letter in Spain denouncing Israeli campaign as 'genocidal'
posted by Mark at 2:35 PM

 
11 cubesats to fly to deep space on the first launch of the Space Launch System
posted by Mark at 1:05 PM

 
'Vikings' to return in 2015 with more adventure and mayhem
posted by Mark at 4:56 AM

 
Russia is violating the INF arms control treaty in return to Cold War behavior
posted by Mark at 3:57 AM

 
Sarah Palin debuts 'The Sarah Palin Channel'
posted by Mark at 2:04 PM

 
Scottish independence could prove a complication for Obama administration
posted by Mark at 4:44 AM

 
As fighting rages in Gaza, Kerry seeks a 'common place' between Israel and Hamas
posted by Mark at 3:51 AM

 
SyFy Channel TV series 'Ascension' to be set in a 1960s starship
posted by Mark at 10:10 AM

 
SpaceX executive calls for $22-25 billion NASA budget
posted by Mark at 9:34 AM

 
Impeachment talk by Obama camp motivated by psychology as much as politics
posted by Mark at 8:51 AM

 

Looks like Gwynne Shotwell, the COO of SpaceX, is committing a little NewSpace heresy at the recent Space Frontier Society Conference.

,@SpaceX's Shotwell wants $22-25 B for NASA. #newspacecon

— Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) July 26, 2014

Much more anon.

posted by Mark at 9:50 PM

 
Obama calls for 'economic patriotism' in weekly address
posted by Mark at 11:04 AM

 
Ted Cruz depicted as a vampire slayer by guerilla street artist
posted by Mark at 5:59 AM

 
Evidence framers of Obamacare intended to deny subsidies to federal exchanges
posted by Mark at 4:50 AM

 
Sam Raimi announces 'The Evil Dead' the series -- with Bruce Campbell
posted by Mark at 3:41 PM

 
State senator wants Dinesh D'Souza's 'America' to show in Florida public schools
posted by Mark at 1:52 PM

 
Ted Cruz demands answers concerning day long FAA ban on travel to Israel
posted by Mark at 1:09 PM

 
Paul Ryan proposes sweeping reforms of federal anti-poverty programs
posted by Mark at 5:08 AM

 
Meriam Ibrahim arrives in Italy, is greeted by Pope Francis
posted by Mark at 4:02 AM

 
Christopher Nolan, Matthew McConaughey show 'Interstellar' footage at ComicCom
posted by Mark at 8:16 PM

 

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ISIS terrorists order women and girls to undergo female genital mutilation
posted by Mark at 1:28 PM

 
Amazon Studios greenlights pilot for Philip K Dick 'The Man in the High Castle'
posted by Mark at 12:39 PM

 
GAO finds that NASA's heavy lift Space Launch System is $400 million short
posted by Mark at 4:22 AM

 
Sen John Walsh, Democrat from Montana, plagiarized Army War College paper
posted by Mark at 3:50 AM

 
Obama to send military advisors to the Ukraine
posted by Mark at 1:35 PM

 
Angus MacFadyen to star in 'The Pinkertons' about the 19th Century detectives
posted by Mark at 1:01 PM

 
Bob Dole cuts political ad for Kansas Rep, Lynn Jenkins
posted by Mark at 4:18 AM

 

Media miffed at being barred from White House meeting with Apollo astronauts

posted by Mark at 3:45 AM

 
Ted Cruz bemoans losing the undead vote on 'True Blood'
posted by Mark at 2:49 PM

 
Sarah Palin reveals she was offered a cameo on 'True Blood' but turned it down
posted by Mark at 2:15 PM

 
Lucy Lawless to join 'Marvel: Agents of S.H.E.I.LD.' as a reoccurring character
posted by Mark at 1:21 PM

 
Bill Clinton has a new girl friend code named 'Energizer'
posted by Mark at 12:52 PM

 
'True Blood' depicts blood soaked massacre at Ted Cruz gala
posted by Mark at 5:07 AM

 
Texas Gov. Rick Perry deploys National Guard to the border amidst criticism
posted by Mark at 3:44 AM

 

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Ron Paul defends Putin in the wake of the Malaysian airliner shoot down
posted by Mark at 1:37 PM

 
Alan Turing biop 'The Imitation Game' to bow at the London Film Festival
posted by Mark at 12:59 PM

 
Israel, United States Navy developing laser weapons
posted by Mark at 4:46 AM

 

Bill has a great argument in favor of the Apollo model. It represents a challenge that the younger generation sorely needs right now.

posted by Mark at 4:20 AM

 
Elizabeth Warren a hit at Netroots Nation
posted by Mark at 4:00 AM

 
How to take the next giant leap, some suggestions for the next president
posted by Mark at 10:02 AM

 
Bob Zubrin weighs in on what ails NASA in a far more intelligent way than some people have.
posted by Mark at 8:40 AM

 
Actor James Garner, of 'Maverick' and 'Rockford Files' fame, has passed on
posted by Mark at 6:59 AM

 
Sarah Palin doubles down on impeaching Obama at the Western Conservative Summit
posted by Mark at 6:13 AM

 
Tea party viewpoint discrimination suits against IRS to move forward
posted by Mark at 5:22 AM