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• canadian gal explains how Plumpy'nut, a tasty mixture of peanut butter, powdered milk, sugar, vitamins and minerals, is reducing childhood malnutrition in Niger. (ybruti)
• After a hiatus, Johnny Venom returns with his regular series Manufacturing Monday: When the savior comes from overseas. (taylormattd)
• greggp continues his series on influential drummers with Happy Birthday Jim Gordon, and provides relevant information about the California prison system and mental health facilities. (ybruti)
• Having argued before Judge Sotomayor several times in the Second Circuit, litigatormom returns to Daily Kos after a long absence to post A "Wise Latina" (Maybe) Lawyer Comments on Sotomayor. (ybruti)
• Wattree takes a closer look at "American Exceptionalism" - the latest conservative talking point against Obama - in America: Are We Really that Exceptional? (dopper0189)
• In a classic take-down, A Siegel details why the soon-to-be-former-Governor of Alaska is Ready to lead America away from science and back into the past. (dadanation)
• David Swanson highlights the accomplishments of the Progressive Democrats of America in Happy Fifth Birthday to PDA! (ybruti)
• John Terzano The Justice Project explores the all too common problem of innocent men and women serving prison sentences for crimes not committed in False Confessions: What would it take to make you confess? (noddem)

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