CIA tape destruction controversy
The big story the past couple of days has been the news of the CIA’s admission that they destroyed at least two interrogation tapes back in 2005 (h/t: Captain Ed):
Teen birth rates rise 3% overall, adult liberal reading comprehension rates continue to decline
As you can expect, the news the CDC reported Wednesday about the teen birth rate rising 3% in 2006, the first time the number has risen since 1991, the usual suspects were all aflutter about how this new information is just “more proof” that “abstinence-only” programs don’t work, while comprehensive sex edcuation programs “do.”
Thurs/Fri open thread
I’m working on a post regarding new figures released about teen birth rates, and it’s taking me some time to sift through all the data and compose. Hope to have it up tonight or tomorrow a.m.
Claim: IPCC lied about sea level data
The UK Telegraph reports on an accusation from Dr. Nils-Axel Morner regarding sea level claims made by the Nobel-winning IPCC (h/t: McQ):
The Romney “Faith in America” speech (MORE: VIDEO LINK TO SPEECH ADDED)
The much-anticipated, much-discussed speech will be given today at 10:30 a.m. ET at the George Bush Presidential library in Texas. The official Romney site has excerpts, which you can read here.
Shocker: Wearing a low cut dress or top causes men to stare at ‘certain things’
A reader with a wicked sense of humor emailed me this link to an article written by a British woman who was fitted with fake (prosthetic) breasts for a few days, and then went about her usual routine in Oxford just to see what kinds of reactions she’d elicit.