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What Does "Stable Condition" Mean? Absolutely Nothing.
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Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
- The House Vote: An Online Guide
Links to follow today's floor action on health care reform. - The Slatest: Weekend Edition
Medics with Iraq experience treated wounded at Fort Hood; Abortion foes get major concession on health care; Even Afghans aren't sure Afghanistan would benefit from more troops. - Too Much Beef
Why Arby's is so low on the restaurant food chain. - One Lost Job, Two Lost Jobs, Three Lost Jobs …
How does the government keep track of employment numbers? - Profit Not Satanic, Says Wealthy Banker
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Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
- Denialism
Let Truth and Falsehood grapple. - Fort Hood FAQ
Can you carry a concealed weapon on military bases? And other questions answered. - How Does Facebook Know I'm Gay?
Slate's tech-advice column answers your questions about marketing on social networks, Gmail's deletion policy, and more. - Scrooge 3.0
A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol. - What Does "Stable" Condition Mean?
How can someone be "critical but stable"? - Why Berlin Mattered
How could one city mean so much? - Girls in the Hood
If women can defend Fort Hood, they can defend America. - Reviews of: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Precious, and A Christmas Carol
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A journey through the Travel Channel. - This Week's Bidenisms
Collecting the vice president's gaffes and head-slappers. - Government's Heavy Hand
Socialized medicine intrudes on the march against Obamacare. - I Can Do Normal, Really
Richard Kelly tries to direct a mainstream movie in The Box. - It's So Hard To Say I'm Sorry
The financial and personal ramifications that come when a doctor apologizes to a patient. - Corrections
Slate's mistakes. - Wall Street Meets The Wire
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Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
- Bachmania
Michele Bachmann invites tea partiers to Washington for another swig. - Is There a Lot of Crime on Military Bases?
Not as much as you'd think. - Precious
Sorry, I didn't like this movie. - Do Wolves Kill for Sport?
No, but sometimes they hunt down more than they can eat. - President Obama on the Fort Hood Shootings
- Dirty Beef
… and other alimentary concerns. An Explainer roundup. - Forever Young
Death is different, but is it all that different from life without parole? - Denialism
We need to remember that denialism kills people. - Microsoft's Marketing Misfires
A daily video from Slate V. - Squawking Hawks
The current deficit debate is for the birds. - The Post Off-Year Election Gabfest
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The old-as-dirt New York Yankees take the 2009 World Series. - Schabowski Shrugged
The unanswered phone calls and misunderstood memos that helped bring down the Berlin Wall. - The Sex Toy Talk
Should a 16-year-old tell her mother she wants a vibrator?
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
- The Framers on the Framers
Does the Constitution protect prosecutors who fabricate evidence? - Don't Be Stupak
Abortion foes meddle with private health insurance. - Good Cop, Bad Cop?
How do we make sure Afghan police officers aren't Taliban? - The Culture Gabfest, Good Breeding Edition
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A podcast with author Gregory Zuckerman. - Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Didn't Learn Because You Grew Up in China)
Despite the one-child policy, millions of Chinese citizens don't know how to have sex without getting pregnant. - Don't Sweat the Invasion
Why foreign plants and animals may not be that bad. - "This Bitch Owns Her Own Harley"
A daily video from Slate V. - All Locked Up
Did Joe Sullivan, sentenced to life at 13, have a fair trial? - He Broke the Mold
You don't see great public sculptors like Augustus Saint-Gaudens anymore. - What a Difference a Year Makes
How last night's election results were bad for Obama.
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
- National Awareness Month Awareness Month
How does the president decide whether your cause deserves a proclamation? - Swine Flu
Here's what you need to know. - No Ligaments, No Problem
How can DeJuan Blair play without an anterior cruciate ligament in either knee? - What Does It Look Like To Win a War on Terror?
In Sri Lanka, it's fewer suicide bombers, a real estate boom, and hundreds of thousands of Tamils still packed into overcrowded camps. - Guess Who's Coming To Eat Us for Dinner
The classic '80s series V gets a post-9/11 update. - RPO Speedwagon
Robust, the unlikely new leader in health reform buzzwords. - Liebermania
Will Joe Lieberman filibuster health care reform, or won't he? - The Mystery of the Rising Stock Market
If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing. - My Taliban Captors Googled Me
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Week 12: Workhorses and show horses. - Conversation Piece
Why so much casual talk in Yeats' brilliant poem "Adam's Curse"? - What Ever Happened to the Amazon Rain Forest?
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