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        Monogamy isn't easy, naturally</title>
       

    
    
 
     
    
    
        	 
        	       


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    <description>Swapping partners in the animal world is more common than once thought. Even birds do it. But while polygamy may be in our genes, fidelity has its benefits.
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                        Biology conspires against all animals, including humans
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        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
    
    

    



 
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        Debating healthcare reform the old-fashioned way</title>
       

    
    
 
     
    
    
        	 
        	       


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    <description>It's a battle of special interests and parochialism
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                        It's a battle of special interests and parochialism.
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        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
    
    

    



 
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        Editorial: One environmental activist's wild legal ride</title>
       

    
    
 
     
    
    
        	 
        	       


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    <description>After disrupting an oil and gas auction, an activist sought to put global warming on trial. The judge said no.
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                        Tim DeChristopher disrupted an oil and gas auction, then sought to put global warming on trial. The judge said no.
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        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
    
    

    



 
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        Op-Ed: Permanent water wisdom</title>
       

    
    
 
     
    
    
        	 
        	       


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    <description>Water conservation must be more than a temporary response to drought
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                        Southern California has embraced water conservation, but it must be more than a temporary response to drought.
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