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On November 23, 2010 3:45 PM in Butterball, Hostess, Snyder's of Hanover Vow to Cut Salt, they said:

Sodium interacts with the body at the molecular level, so it isn't something that can be fixed with a complex chemical. Salt substitute already exists, using potassium chloride. It triggers saliva pro...

On November 23, 2010 2:38 PM in TSA Promises No Cavity Search, Poll Shows Scanner Support, they said:

The poll included background information in the question, but did not include anything about radiation concerns like aa1037's link. One wonders what the results might have been had the question includ...

On November 23, 2010 8:59 AM in Downtown Mosque Developer Applied For Federal 9/11 Grant, they said:

Religious groups get public funding for non-religious purposes all the time, with nary a peep. Google "ymca federal grant"....

On November 18, 2010 9:48 AM in Gitmo Detainee Acquitted Of 284 Terror Charges, Guilty Of One, they said:

It's a sad day when the administration of justice pursuant to the Constitution is considered a political "setback". As for whether civilian courts are appropriate, we know they are. The WTC bombers w...

On November 18, 2010 9:29 AM in Flashback: Thanksgiving Meals In NYC, 1899, they said:

There's not a damn thing on there that you couldn't get today, except for animals that we've driven to obscurity (e.g. terrapin). Crisco was still some 10 years off....

On November 17, 2010 9:05 AM in Video: Make Your Own Four Loko, Because FDA Is Banning It, they said:

Last week, Schumer was joined in his efforts to ban the drink by Jacqueline Celestino, grandmother of Nicole Lynn Celestino, an 18 year old from Long Island who passed away after drinking the caffeina...

On November 16, 2010 12:05 PM in UPDATE: Rangel Convicted Of Ethics Violations, they said:

Is anyone buying this martyr shtick? ...

On November 11, 2010 2:27 PM in The Hipster Must Die... Smoking These Williamsburg Cigs, they said:

I'm not saying that you're wrong, I'm saying it's not a defense or excuse for Gothamist's actions. No where is it indicated that the visual is modified from what Camel produced. In the text, it state...

On November 11, 2010 1:38 PM in The Hipster Must Die... Smoking These Williamsburg Cigs, they said:

Pretty weak defense, if it can be called that....

On November 11, 2010 12:42 PM in The Hipster Must Die... Smoking These Williamsburg Cigs, they said:

This is actual real-life ad copy for the Williamsburg brand cigarette the company has put out No, it's not. You added the Joe Camel biker, as evidenced by the pictures on Brooklyn Paper, Curbed, etc.,...

On November 10, 2010 3:03 PM in See the Gross/Cartoonish New Cigarette Warning Labels, they said:

This particular image seems like it might be counter-productive.. the takeaway message could be that it's OK to smoke around a kid, just don't blow the smoke in their face (duh, silly government). Th...

On November 10, 2010 9:41 AM in DOH: Your Can Of Soup Is Nothing But Salt, they said:

Salt is indeed a preservative. But canning is also a preservative technique, and you do not need salt to preserve food by canning. An obvious example is canned fruit....

On November 10, 2010 9:30 AM in Juror: CT Triple Murder Was "So Heinous, So Over The Top", they said:

In what world is that politically incorrect?...

On November 9, 2010 2:41 PM in Feds Would Like Their Tunnel Money Back, Please, they said:

NJ may yet get the RTTT money.. it looks like Maryland is balking at some of the requirements....

On November 9, 2010 2:40 PM in Want to See a Photo of an NYPD SUV Flipped on Its Side?, they said:

The accident wasn't on the Parkway....

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