The snow is about done up here. Time for some links. Science:
MRSA Hospital Infections Can Cost $61,000 Each to Treat
MRSA Infections Nearly Doubled Over Last 10 Years: Study
Why Progressives Would Be "Batshit Crazy" To Listen to Nate Silver On Health Reform
Health Care on the Road to Neo-Feudalism
This isn't what we were promised
The GOP had at most 55 Senators during Bush's presidency
Greenwashing, Jared, and Stocks: Diamond Looks at Corporations and Sees Green
Defending Christmas from Christians "defending" Christmas
Journalists Cheerfully Urinating On Senate Bill's "Ideological" Critics
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