-This week's Economist/YouGov poll finds that 59% of Americans don't know how many votes it takes to end a filibuster in the Senate. A number of other interesting findings are discussed as well.
-The Tennessean examines whether adding ethanol to gasoline also has some negative effects. Evidence is mostly anecdotal right now, but a more definitive study should be out within the next year.
-Kentucky became the first state to adopt math and reading standards developed by a national group.
-A number of people assume (or want to assume) that the recent snowstorms disprove global warming. Climate scientists point out both that weather always varies and that their models predict wider variations in weather as a result of climate change -- including more snowstorms.
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