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...Many journalists defend the exceptionalism of American citizenship or advocate for tighter borders. But Dobbs lost credibility when he began to provide a platform for hate groups and spread one-sided misinformation about immigrants. Many journalists advocate for the protection of a certain national culture. But Dobbs was often prone to mischaracterize and dismiss what many groups that make up America have to offer. It’s little wonder that a national grassroots movement played a significant role in forcing Dobbs...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: So Long, Lou | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...iPhones outnumber the number of those without. A busy and overscheduled lifestyle is par for the course in this country in general—and students here, whose mantra can be summed up “I’ll sleep when I die,” are particularly prone to the lifestyle that the smartphone represents...

Author: By Patrick Jean Baptiste | Title: A (Phone) Call for Sanity | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...you’re a “Mad Men” devotee prone to eating your feelings of sadness about this season’s end, look no further than Sweet Cupcake’s Season Finale promotion!  Throughout the day today, Sweet will be offering cupcakes with various Mad Men related images plastered on top of their otherwise normal cupcakes...

Author: By Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey | Title: Mad Good Cupcakes | 11/8/2009 | See Source »

Childhood cancer survivors may be more prone to suffer suicidal thoughts later in life than those who have remained healthy throughout childhood, according to a study released last week by a team of Harvard Medical School researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cancer Survivors See Higher Incidence of Suicidal Thoughts | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...with the turning of a page in the calendar comes a new challenge - Congress will be entering an election year, not normally a time when it likes to take big political risks. Nor are lawmakers generally prone to be quick off the starting blocks when they return to Washington from the holiday recess, which means that the health care debate could drag on through the winter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not So Fast: Reid Signals Delay in Health Reform | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

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