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(via Climate Central .) I’m not sure yet what I think of Mark Kleiman’s post about how people always accept their side’s arguments on a position and assume a contrary argument means the arguer is on the other team. Â I’m no fan of centrism-worship, or of contrarianism-for-its-own-sake.
Exhibit 3B : Bernanke Says ‘We’re Not Out of the Woods’ Despite ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Although the "fiscal cliff" deal made "some progress" in resolving the nation’s debt problem, "we’re not out of the woods yet," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.
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Via Google translate from El Pais, please consider Catalonia proclaimed "sovereign subject" The Catalan Parliament proclaimed that Catalonia is "legal and sovereign political subject" in the vote will mark the formal start of the independence process and solemnly opened by the President of the Generalitat, Artur Mas . The Catalan House will vote on the first floor of the legislature, scheduled for the 23th, the statement called sovereignty of Catalonia, first step to call the query for self-determination in 2014.
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