Daniel Swartz

BBC NEWS | Europe | Vatican says aliens could exist

Seeded on Wed May 14, 2008 2:20 AM EDT (BBC News)

Who says science and religion can't mix?

vatican, life, mars, religion, astronomy, extraterrestrial, galile

The Upside of Being Knocked Around - Barack Obama - New York Times

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 11:43 AM EDT (The New York Times)

"But there is a competing view that says that Mrs. Clinton, rather than being a spoiler, has in fact been an unwitting mentor to Mr. Obama, a teaching adversary who made him better. Could competing against Mrs. Clinton have improved Mr.

election, 2008, clinton, politics, obama

Time to Tie a String Around That Stradivarius - Why Do Musicians Lose Their Instruments? - New York Times

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 11:41 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Being a forgetful musician can be very, very expensive...

entertainment, strad-violin-taxi-cab-forget-yo-yo-ma, gidon-kremer

Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship - New York Times

Seeded on Mon May 12, 2008 4:01 AM EDT (The New York Times)

How can the GOP be so obsessed with voting procedures, blowing the issue way out of proportion? The more people they disenfranchise, the more votes they have for the GOP come election time.

court, politics, identification, voter, missouri, citizenship, supreme

The Pundit Analyzing Obama? Some TV Upstart Named Rove

Seeded on Mon May 12, 2008 12:15 AM EDT (The New York Times)

If only we could return to the good ol' days of Walter Cronkite-esque objectivity...

wall, rove, street, politics, journal, news, fox, karl, journalists, newsweek

Religious right leaning toward Democrats?

Seeded on Sun May 11, 2008 12:21 PM EDT (CNN)

"Our proposal in [our] manifesto is to join forces with all those who support a civil public square. ... a vision of public life in which people of all faiths -- which, of course, means no faith -- are free to enter and engage public life on the basis of their faith..."

politics, right, democratic, party, religious, republican, os, conservative, guinness

Bottled water costs more than gas

Seeded on Sun May 11, 2008 4:00 AM EDT (post-gazette.com)

A gallon of gas may be inching closer to $4 per gallon, but a gallon of Evian water costs in the area of $21 per gallon. How can that possibly make any sense?

gas, water, gallon, evian

Latest Superdelegate Count: Obama 275, Clinton 271

Seeded on Sun May 11, 2008 3:43 AM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

The latest tally of super-delegates for both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton according to The Atlantic magazine. According to Mr. Ambinder's count, Obama is now ahead of Hillary Clinton by 4 points.

election, the, 2008, clinton, politics, democratic, obama, hillary, primary, marc