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10.10.11 | 9:16 am
FrankenFish?

This is sure to set off a raging debate: it looks like the FDA is moving towards a positive decision regarding the commercialization of genetically-engineered salmon.

Plenty of passion on both sides over this issue. Fascinating article here.

10.10.11 | 8:30 am
Joementum!

He’s baaaack: Joe the Plumber is running for Congress.

10.10.11 | 8:12 am
Take 2 on Romney 2.0

In Mitt Romney’s first and now his second presidential run he’s been surprisingly successful finessing the fact that he used to call himself pro-choice as recently as the middle of the last decade. But his rivals — in both parties — are seeing if they can use it again to pin him with the lethal flip-flopper label.

10.10.11 | 7:28 am
Picture of the Day

Who says Creationists don’t have a sense of humor?

10.10.11 | 7:24 am
The Wright Stuff

The anti-Mormon and pro-Perry Pastor Robert Jeffress is doing a great job of calling attention to himself by telling people not to pay attention to him. His latest line: he’s “not the Jeremiah Wright of the right.”

TPM’s Ryan Reilly points out that Jeffress took some time off bashing Mormons last year to go after Muslims instead, in a rather colorful way.

10.10.11 | 6:39 am
All The Fun Of The Fair

Were you unable to attend the socially conservative Value Voters Summit this weekend? Don’t worry: this slideshow transports you right there.

10.10.11 | 6:09 am
Netflix Rolls Up Qwikster Plans

Looks like Twitter-user “@Qwikster” can breathe a marijuana-scented sigh of relief: Netflix is dumping its controversial plans to spin off its DVD delivery into a separate “Qwikster” service.

10.10.11 | 5:56 am
Can’t Wait For This Movie

Rick Perry’s new attack ad against “Romneycare” bears a striking resemblance to the horror film trailers you start seeing around this time of year. This one’s a real “monster rally“: Jimmy Carter! Chris Hayes! Obama! How will our hero survive?

10.10.11 | 4:18 am
Grab Your Bag! It’s On!

That’s the slogan of Southwest Airlines… But it seems it’s very much not on if you’re a Muslim woman saying “I’ve got to go” into the phone and an air hostess mishears you as saying, “It’s a go.”

10.10.11 | 3:31 am
Worse Than Shaggy?

A new Wikileaks cable suggests we should be paying more attention to Jamaica as a potential source of terrorism. But can the small island nation really unleash worse horrors on the world than Shaggy and Sean Paul?