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Happy 200th Birthday, Charles DarwinNat Turner's Revenge | Ok, I'm just saying: If you're looking for something different and haven't gotten your fill of ancient birthday celebration news, check out Georgetown professor Chris Chambers' riff on the Daddy of Evolution, Chuck Darwin, found on Chris's blog, Nat Turner's Revenge.
After the Crash, Tower Warned Other Planes to Watch for IcingBuffalo News | A recording of conversations between air traffic controllers and other pilots in the sky last night suggested that ice might be a possible cause of the Buffalo plane crash, the deadliest in more than two years.
They're Just Not That Into YouHuman Events | Commentator Monica Crowley warns Republicans that the Dems "just aren't that into you," just like in the book and the movie.
On Judd Gregg's WithdawalHuffington Post | Simon Rosenberg argues that Judd Gregg's history of fighting Clinton administration efforts to employ the latest Census counting techniques should have permanently disqualified him from service in a Democratic administration.