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Posted Feb 26, 2013, 11:17 am Robert Farley /Factcheck.org

Factcheck: Paying people to play video games

House Speaker John Boehner tweets that the Obama administration is spending $1.2 million “paying people to play video games.” That’s misleading. The government did pay $1.2 million for university research that includes the study of how video games can stimulate the cognitive abilities of seniors.... Read more»

Posted May 24, 2012, 9:28 am Eric Alterman /Center for American Progress

Think again

The conservative war on knowledge

As evidenced by the global warming “debate,” Tea Party-style conservatives have a problem with reality.... Read more»

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