Why do you care, you don't watch CNN anyway. And agreed, fact-checking a comedy skit is just as stupid as getting all your news from the talking heads, almost as stupid as letting some talking head or blog form your views for you. 
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In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. -Ike
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