The high today is supposed to be 12 degrees. Warm up with some hot links. Science:
For Many Species, No Escape as Temperature Rises
Explain yourself: Master Science Blogger Bora Zivkovic
Ayaan Hirsi Ali should not testify before Rep. Peter King
Misunderstandings Regarding State Debt, Pensions, and Retiree Health Costs Create Unnecessary Alarm
One in Three College Students Is Coasting. This Is News?
Homicide Rates Linked to Trust in Government, Sense of Belonging, Study Suggests
Memo to Scott McClellan: Here's what happened
Hensarling: Keep your government paws off of my mother's Medicare
Community gun ownership and Tulsa
What's PIMCO's Real Angle?
They Get Death Threats
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