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Conservatives Blame Obama for Sending Allegedly Gay Ambassador to Libya

Sep 18, 2012
Conservative blogs are saying U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens was gay and shouldn't have been sent to the Middle East; Google's censorship of the controversial anti-Muslim video proves Web companies have more power than governments; meanwhile, a Stanford University study claiming organic foods are useless is being called fraudulent. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Libya: The Questions We Should Be Asking

Sep 15, 2012
Apart from Mitt Romney’s ridiculous slur against President Obama after the slaying of US Ambassador Chris Stevens, Americans should focus on the state of affairs suggested by the following questions: When was the last time a Chinese diplomat was killed or even roughed up by an angry mob? When did you last hear about a Chinese embassy being burned down or pillaged?After the slaying of U Ambassador Chris Stevens, Americans should ask the following questions: When was the last time a Chinese diplomat was killed or even roughed up by an angry mob? When did you last hear about a Chinese embassy being burned down or pillaged?.