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In case you didn't realize it, Sharyl Attkisson is the investigative reporter behind the groundbreaking CBS News study that found H1N1 flu cases are NOT as prevalent as feared. In fact, they're barely on the radar screen. How did this startling information come about, and why is the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) painting a different picture entirely? I spoke directly with Sharyl Attkisson to find out.

Sometimes, there are people in our lives with whom we have painful connections

IF a bad decision is made, we have to show that the public will not stand for increased corporate influence in politics. Corporations don't vote, and they shouldn't be permitted to spend limitless amounts of money to influence election outcomes. Don't let our elections and progress get rolled by corporate power!

the Supreme Court is considering a critically important case this fall: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The case started out as a pretty technical dispute about the application of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law to the right-wing group Citizens United's plan to broadcast a movie smearing Hillary Clinton during last year's presidential elections. After hearing arguments in the case this spring, the Supreme Court upped the ante by asking the parties of the case to come back in September and argue a much broader issue: Whether the court should overrule key precedents and hold that business corporations have unlimited rights to spend as much money as they want on political campaigns.

From the page: "We can only hope that world leaders will do nothing more than enjoy a pleasant bicycle ride around the charming streets of Copenhagen come December. For if they actually manage to wring out an agreement based on the current draft text of the Copenhagen climate-change treaty, the world is in for some nasty surprises. "

Are you or someone you know going through a challenging time?

Sticky situations get you every time

Some thoughts about marijuana that should be considered.