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• Is climate change all just a recovery from the Little Ice Age? | Carbon Brief

  Source: Carbon Brief

  The Little Ice Age, a cooler period of the Earth's recent history, may have been a global event rather than confined to the northern hemisphere, according to a paper published last week. Some climate skeptic blogs are excited about this finding, and have taken it as a start …

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• Social Security Is Not Going Broke - Newsroom: Bernie Sanders - U.S. Senator for Vermont

  Source: Bernie Buzz

  Never been quite sure why Republicans want to kill Social Security, this just shows that Social Security is in fine shape and only a few minor tweeks will take it well into the future! Medicare is a different issue and the solution doesn't need to

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• Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix

  Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.

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• Arctic Death Spiral: More Bad News about Sea Ice

  Source: ClimateCentral.Org - By Michael D. Lemonick

  The sea ice that blankets the Arctic Ocean each winter peaked in early March this year, as usual, and is now in retreat, en route to its annual minimum extent in September. How low it will go is something scientists worry: ice reflects lots of sunlight back into space, and w …

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• Paul Ryan Deficit Flimflammery Exposed on Morning Joe

  Source: Crooks and Liars

  It can't be repeated enough: Republicans really don't care about debt or deficits. Case in point, Mittens gave a big speech on Tuesday in Iowa attacking the President over the national debt -- and yet, he wants to make it $2.6T larger in 10 years. And on Wednesda …

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