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adjective- stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
- easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"
- unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"
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A Bogus Tax Attack Against Obama
The latest multimillion-dollar attack ad from Crossroads GPS claims President Obama broke a promise to not increase taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year. That’s almost entirely false.
What The Founding Fathers Thought About Corporations
Corporations can now literally and legally buy elections and shape the government like never before in our nation’s history.
The Real Death Panel: For-Profit Healthcare
Pro-privatized healthcare advocates continue to claim that the ‘business as usual’ approach to American healthcare is still best. Unfortunately for them, the facts and figures of the situation suggest otherwise.
4,700 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Are Lurking Out There
The new estimate of 4,700 (plus or minus 1,500) comes courtesy of observations by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) -- specifically, its near-Earth object-hunting mission: NEOWISE.
Sugar May Make You Stupid -- Talk About Adding Insult To Injury
A new UCLA study finds that a diet high in fructose slows the brain, disrupting its ability to learn. Omega-3 fatty acids, according to the study, can counteract the disruption.
Voters Divided On Impact Of Mitt Romney's Business Record
Independents lean toward President Obama in overall view of the private sector, a new survey finds.
Senate Rejects Obama Budget In 99-0 Vote
Democrats argued the budget resolution wasn't really Obama's budget because it did not include policy language.
Unneeded Erection Pills Can Mess With Users' Heads
Young men who take erectile dysfunction drugs for fun may damage their sex lives, a new study suggests. (This was written by Lauren Cox which, ironically, is what the article is about. –B)
20% 'Fat Tax' Needed To Fight Obesity
Such a tax — spread across the food chain from manufacturer to consumer, coupled with changes in food policy to spur production of healthier food — is needed to reverse the pandemic of obesity and chronic diseases, researchers say.
