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Weekly Science & Politics News Roundup

On Fridays here at Reality Base, we’ll bring you a summary of the latest in science and politics news and opinion from around the Web.

• The G8 summit started out strong, but the end results were tepid at best. Still, a little good may have come of it.

• Are ration books next? The British government urges Brits to cut back on food waste and eat more leftovers.

• The awesome (and frightening) power of Photoshop: With a single doctored photo, Iran alters missiles, fears, international perceptions.

• Wall-E‘s controversial—and arguably erroneous—take on obesity, society, and consumerism.

• The FDA says no-go on “black box” warnings for epilepsy drugs, despite the fact that they can dramatically increase suicidal tendencies.

• NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has stuck its probes into bona fide Martian dirt.

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