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The U.S. is a Christian country
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British Petroleum's profits for the first quarter of 2010 were $6.1 billion, more than double their first quarter profits from 2009 ($2.6 billion)
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The cause of the US civil war was southern opposition to economic protectionism
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The cause of the US civil war was states' rights
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The US invasion of Iraq exposed Iraqis to harmful radiation that is causing cancer
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The 2011 rise in gas prices stems largely from conflict in the middle east
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Demand for cheap electronics fuels warfare and massacres in Congo
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Masturbation is uniquely human
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US intelligence is highly redundant
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Greenpeace did not admit that it had exaggerated claims about the toxicity of components of the iPhone to gain publicity
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The U.S. government had a budget surplus during the last years of Clinton's presidency
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Vegetarianism is worse for the environment than omnivorism
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Some humans are so wealthy that they could give away 99% of their wealth and still want for nothing, let alone need anything
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s real name was Michael King
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The median U.S. household income decreased by over $2,000 between 1999 and 2008 (2008 dollars)
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U.S. congresspersons engage in insider trading
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was obsessed with white prostitutes and used church money to throw sex parties where he sometimes abused the women
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The outcome of the U.S. financial crisis of 2008 is that the largest six banks hold assets equaling 63% of GDP in 2010 as opposed to 17% in 1995
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Marijuana is a gateway drug
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Wikipedia censors legitimate information
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The universe is not a cellular automaton
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Using less than the fully prescribed amount of antibiotics increases the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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Activity of the financial system of food futures and derivatives signiicantly affects the price of food
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Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2009 despite an ongoing recession
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Penn Jillette is illogical
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Obama's tax cuts will decrease taxes for 95% of US citizens
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Waterboarding is not torture because it was used in training US soldiers (SERE)
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No peer-reviewed scientific paper on climate change from 1994--2004 dissented with anthropogenic climate change.
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Levi Johnston, the boyfriend of Sarah Palin's daughter for 2.5 years, only saw Sarah Palin reading a book once
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E-mails from a major global warming research center (East Anglia University's Climate Research Unit) show that climate scientists are conspiring to fake global warming results
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The human "body" contains ten times more non-human microbes than human cells
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New Zealand scientists faked climate data to show a heating trend over the past 150 years, and in fact there is no trend in the data
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The Federal Reserve caused the 2008 financial crisis
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Short-time working programs result in greater consumer spending relative to unemployment programs
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The world is overpopulated
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Obama is outpacing Bush II in signing statements
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1 in 10 native Americans will be a victim of violence
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News networks demand that Fox News be included in White House Press Conference for Pay Czar Ken Feinberg
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Tap water is better than bottled water
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Over 30,000 scientists oppose anthropogenic global warming
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While commanding in Iraq, General McChrystal joined combat soldiers in action
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Greenpeace exaggerated claims of the toxicity of chemicals in the iPhone in order to gain publicity
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Fetuses cannot feel pain before 24 weeks of development
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The US did not experience a terrorist attack while Bush II was president
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The occupation of Afghanistan is not a multilateral operation; the United States is the only country interested in remaining there.
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British Petroleum's 2010 profits were on track to be double their 2009 profits, or $28 billion
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The Soviet declaration of war on Japan caused Japan to surrender during World War II
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Afghani's attitude towards U.S. troops range from intensely wary to openly hostile
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The Venezualan government has let thosands of tons of food rot and go to waste
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In June 2010 the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan surpassed the Vietnam war as the longest war in U.S. history
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U.S. lightbulb efficiency standards requiring consumers to purchase high-efficiency flourescent bulbs originated with republican lawmakers
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There is no wall between church and state
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Over one-third of US citizens pay no income taxes
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Greenpeace admitted that it had exaggerated claims about the toxicity of components of the iPhone to gain publicity
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Sarah Palin doesn't swear much
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a religious organization
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Mormons perform post-mortem baptisms indiscriminately for all deceased persons
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Nazareth was not a settlement at the time of Jesus Christ
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A 10% increase in imprisonment causes a 2% reduction in crime
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David Koch is not involved with the Tea Party movement
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A relationship in which the woman is more attractive than the man is more likely to be successful than otherwise
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Only the Board of Directors of a U.S. corporation can make a statement for that corporation
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Nazareth was a settlement at the time of Jesus Christ
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Dennis Kucinich offered to aid Moamar Gaddafi while he, the US, and the international community opposed Gaddafi's regime
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Sandra Bullock turned down the role of 'Trinity' in The Matrix because she did not want to work with Will Smith
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The US Civil War was a mistake because other countries did not have civil wars to end slavery
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Some government in the world is engaging in geoterrorism by remote earthquake creation
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There's nothing wrong with the way internet carriers currently manage internet traffic
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Iowa and New Hampshire should not get to vote first in every Presidential Nomination cycle.
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President Obama has kept his campaign promises
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The Senate Healthcare Bill is projected to be budget neutral
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Companies (including Wal-Mart) mark up shipping to APO addresses to create profit
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Passing the health care reform bill is not in the public interest
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The features of the U.S. 2010 health care reform bill that were good for the public have been removed
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Polysorbate 80 is not linked to infertility in humans
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Waterboarding is torture
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The NCIS official report on the three Guantanamo deaths is riddled with contradictions
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Steve Jobs is not a philanthropist
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Steve Buyer, U.S. Rep. from Indiana (Republican), created a charitable organization in 2003, the Frontier Foundation, to award scholarships. Since that time it has raised $880K, but given no scholarships and donated only $10K (to his lobbyist buddies). Instead it has funded golfing trips for Buyer and his lobbyists.
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The US Civil War was not fought to end slavery
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The job crisis is hitting young people especially hard
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Global warming is a fraud
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Ron Paul wants to end public education
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Executives of US corporations are legally required to maximize their corporation's profits
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The House of Representatives should be expanded to provide equal representation
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Atheism is as unjustified as theism
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