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In case the news passed you by, Katie Couric (who is, supposedly, a journalist. Could-a fooled me) has thrown in with the anti-Vaccine crowd.  This was the lede for her Wednesday show The HPV vaccine is considered a life-saving cancer preventer, but is it a potentially deadly dose for girls? (The answer, by the way, is NO , in case you were wondering) Lo and behold, it turned out to be a very Fair and Balanced take on this issue.   Amanda Marcotte has a complete take-down at Slate , and I won't get into that, but over at Lawyer's, Guns and Money, Dave Noon has the perfect riposte For at least the ten thousandth time, it’s worth pointing out that “debating” the science on vaccine safety and efficacy is about as fruitful or necessary as debating the veracity of the moon landing. Perhaps next week, Couric will host a thoughtful discussion on children’s dental care. Yes, she encouraged her own children to brush their teeth several times a day, but  some people have ...

 From the NY Times , we have this gem " Man Denies Cooking His Wife " The story, of course, is appropriately gruesome A 68-year-old man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murdering his wife after the police found her severed head in a freezer and her body parts cooking on the stove at their Oceanside home. The man, Frederick Hengl, looked frail as he entered his plea, and his lawyer has requested he receive medical attention, according to U-T San Diego. The police said they responded to neighbors’ complaints about a foul odor coming from the couple’s two-bedroom, bungalow-style house Friday morning. The first officer entered the home and saw three pans on the stove that turned out to contain parts of the victim, Anna Faris, 73. The authorities have not yet determined how she died. The district attorney, Katherine Flaherty, said there was no evidence of cannibalism. Mr. Hengl remained jailed in $5 million bail. Still...

From Dealbreaker .  Not The Onion.  Who knew they had it in them? Speaking of news, have you seen the latest from Pew Research ?  It turns out that Americans really, really don't care about the shit-fest going down in Europe. Check it out, pretty much everything polls higher than "European economies", including Yet Another Plan Bomb Plot (who cares?  really?). I mean, its not like the world is going to go into a depression or anything, right? Sigh.  We are so turning into a nation of navel-gazers