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This is an opinion piece about Bill Maher and his penchant for a different kind of woo. Sent to me by Jay on Facebook, thanks Jay. Past recipients have included James Randi, Ann Druyan, Penn and Teller, Julia Sweeney, Daniel Dennett, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, all worthy recipients. So the other day I was rather shocked to see who the 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award will be. If you read P…