The nitrate from any one source probably wouldn't make that much difference, but when all of the inputs from all of the different sources over the years are all added together, we end up with more nitrate in some wells than is considered safe to drink.

The main requirement is one minute of boiling at a full rolling boil. Start timing when the water reaches a full rolling boil.

Very few women manage to have it all; certainly not all at once.

To be honest, I haven't seen much serious budget planning since the Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections and grabbed onto the Senate filibuster. It's not the White House's fault that John Boehner couldn't deliver on a bigger deal.

During the Obama years, the Republicans have done an unprecedented amount of stonewalling on cabinet-and-below appointees. I would also argue that their war on judicial nominees has been way beyond what went before. Really, if the president nominated God to serve on the D.C. Court of Appeals, Mitch McConnell would threaten a filibuster.

My own dream is that we discover that the NSA has been secretly keeping files on members of the National Rifle Association.