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Health nuts

Good lord, what a bunch of idiots:

Although Japan is more than 9,000 miles away from Indiana, many Hoosiers concerned about the effects of radiation after the nuclear threat there are stocking up on iodide.

 

State health officials said there is no reason for Hoosiers to suddenly stock up on a supplement that can only protect against one type of radiation damage.

 

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Remind you of anything?

Society Executive Director Theresa Kulczak says the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on Indiana's manufacturing sector could prove to be "fairly large and significant."

Hint: Think pre-Onion.

A childish proposal

You could immediately grasp the flawed thinking behind President Bush's education policy just by its name: No Child Left Behind. That's an absurd, unachievable goal that can only be announced by a politician too long in the fantasy world in which government can do absoutely anything. Now comes President Obama to seek a change in the policy that would be even more delusional:

Long way, baby

Sometimes real life is far weirder than any parody The Onion can come up with. Al-Qaida has launcned a "Jihad Cosmo" magazine with beauty and fashion tips along with advice on suicide bombings.

Readers are told it is their duty to raise children to be mujahideen ready for jihad.

And the 'beauty column' instructs women to stay indoors with their faces covered to keep a 'clear complexion'.

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Time frame

Still drowsy after the loss of an hour's sleep on DST weekend? Still eye-popping mad about the whole concept? This rant from six years ago should wake you up or calm you down, as the case may be:

Cheri's call

Choice

A righteous rant from Rand Paul, speaking to Kathleen Hogan, DOE deputy assistant secretary of energy efficiency:

“Light bulbs, refrigerators, toilets, you name it. You can't go around your house without being told what to buy,” Paul said. “You restrict my purchases. You don't care about my choices. You don't care about the consumer.

Wailing

Is this naivete or wishful thinking?

Tim Pawlenty said the GOP field needs to avoid "wailing on each other" and that he doesn't plan to attack his Republican rivals in the leadup to the 2012 primaries.

Have sign, will travel

Wisconsin isn't the only state being descended upon by imported protesters:

Union leaders predicted up to 25,000 would protest at the Indiana Statehouse today.

A fair practice?

OK, we all know what the NPR guy said and why it embarrassed two people into quitting (or being forced out). But what about the video sting technique, that of people pretending to be what they're not? In one view:

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