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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Naked-Image Scanners to Be Removed From U.S. Airports http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-18/naked-image-scanners-to-be-removed-from-u-s-airports.html
• 1:55 – Attorney: Girl, 5, in trouble for chatting about shooting bubble gun http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/01/girl_5_in_trouble_over_bubble.html
  • Philadelphia girl scolded, searched for pulling out paper gun at school, mom says http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/23/philadelphia-girl-scolded-searched-after-pulling-out-paper-gun-at-school/
  • Fifth-grader searched, berated for paper gun in South Philly http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/24/fifth-grader-searched-berated-paper-gun/
• 5:50 – Manning denied a whistleblower defense http://www.salon.com/2013/01/18/manning_denied_a_whistleblower_defense/
• 9:35 – Marijuana Legalization Struggles: The Ridiculous Rule That’s Preventing It From Happening http://www.policymic.com/articles/24146/marijuana-legalization-struggles-the-ridiculous-rule-that-s-preventing-it-from-happening
  • The Ruling http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/12CBD2B55C34FBF585257AFB00554299/$file/11-1265-1416392.pdf
  • Quality and value: The true purpose of peer review http://www.nature.com/nature/peerreview/debate/nature05032.html
  • Meta-analysis of cannabis based treatments for neuropathic and multiple sclerosis-related pain http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1185/030079906×158066
  • Therapeutic use of Cannabis sativa on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among cancer patients: systematic review and meta-analysis http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00917.x/abstract

14:45 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Alex Seitz-Wald et al http://www.salon.com/2013/01/11/stop_talking_about_hitler/

21:40 – Silver Cluon Award: Laci Green http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6xuW_xhPn4

24:45 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Stefan Molyneux https://www.facebook.com/stefan.molyneux/posts/10151611301626679

• Screenshot of quoted posts http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanedk/8417342985/

This Week’s Quote: “I can assure you that vows of abstinence will break more easily than condoms.” —Joycelyn Elders