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The Force Is With The Nose

Fans are flocking to J.J. Abrams's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in droves. The film is set to break box office records. It drew $14.1 million in Europe when it opened this week, and is expected to post world record sales of $600 million this opening weekend.

Is there anyone out there who doesn't love "Star Wars"?You might be surprised

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina loves dogs more than cats. She may be playing to voters who seem to prefer dog-loving presidents or she may be using it as a way to hurt President Obama, who says in his autobiography Dreams from My Father, he tried dog meat as a child in Indonesia.

The truth is, we don't know much about Carly Fiorina beyond her tenure as head of Hewlett-Packard.

Last, did Yale students sign a petition to repeal the First Amendment?

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