Newsvine Article and Seed Listing for 5/18/2012

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More women in the U.S paying their former husbands alimony and child suppor

This is an article on the growing number of women being treated like men in the obligation to pay child support and alimony.
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GOP State Rep in Mississippi Condemns Gays To Death, Claims They Harm Children, Spread Disease

Mississippi state Rep. Andy Gipson (R) has attacked gays on his Facebook wall, calling homosexuality a sin and citing Leviticus 20:13, which calls for people who are gay to be put to death. In a follow-up post, he defended his remarks, adding claims th
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Former Navy Chaplain Insists Gay Demons Can Infect Animals.

Former Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt, who founded lobbying group The Pray In Jesus Name Project, appeared on a progressive talk show this week to criticize President Barack Obama’s endorsement of same sex marriage … B
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Facebook's IPO fails to live up to all the hype

In the end, Facebook’s IPO fell flat. After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of the social network pulled back in their debut on the Nasdaq stock market Friday to gain a mere 23 cents a share, suggesting a cooler-tha
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30-second therapist: Why won't he return my calls?

Dr. Gilda Carle gives some quick relationship advice to two TODAY.com readers
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Help, my dog is afraid of her own food dish!

Natalie’s dog trainer also offers advice on aggressive behavior and barking at neighbors’ dogs
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Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders

The United States isn't unique when it comes to political and social crises related to immigration. Migrants in other parts of the world face similar, sometimes much harsher struggles. Even those who are "legal" are often extremely vulnerable to e
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Did Elizabeth Warren Plagiarize Her 'Pow Wow Chow' Recipes?

The credibility of Massachusetts Democratic  Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren took another hit today as Boston radio talk show host Howie Carr released evidence that appears to confirm Ms. Warren may have plagiarized at least t
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Republicans Will Find Themselves in Tough Spot if Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare

As The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur pointed out in the segment above, if the Supreme Court ends up ruling that the Affordable Care Act, otherwise commonly referred to as "Obamacare" is not Constitutional or against the individual mandate, Republicans may
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How the Obamas and Bidens Can Manage Their Own Money Better

When President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden released their 2011 tax returns just before Tax Day, most comments focused on their income and tax rates. There’s more to say, according to CPA Steven Bankler in San Antonio, who is cer
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Stay-at-home moms more depressed than working moms, study finds

By Lisa FlamThere’s meal prep, laundry, cleaning, and  trying to put all of those toys and games away faster than they're being taken out.Bad weather can keep you in PJs an entire day, and there’s always the question of when e
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VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Life in 3-D

NATO wraps up, Obama to Colorado and Iowa, Romney raises money and targets Latinos. Video edited by Andrew Gross and Domenico Montanaro.
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Print Story

"On May 7,Naperville Animal Control received  a call abouta Canada goose having been shot with an arrow. The arrow penetrated the wing and body of the goose. the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors were called for assistance and located th
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Wildfires in Colorado and Arizona growing; firefighters struggle

The Hewlett fire in Colorado has grown to 7,673 acres, prompting officials Friday to declare an emergency.  In an executive order, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper declared the emergency because of the fire in Larimer County. The move m
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200-year-old shipwreck discovered in Gulf of Mexico

A newly discovered 200-year-old shipwreck was found 200 miles off the Gulf Coast in more than 4,000 feet of water by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The wooden hull of the ship has nearly disintegrated, but a greenish copper s
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Exclusive: Did White House spin tip a covert op? | Reuters

White House efforts to soft-pedal the danger from a new "underwear bomb" plot emanating from Yemen may have inadvertently broken the news they needed most to contain. At about 5:45 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 7, just before the evening newscasts, John Bren
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Book Review: "Who Is That Man? In Search of the Real Bob Dylan" «

Millions of words have been written about Bob Dylan since his first appearance in New York City in 1961. Some of those words were damning as befits any person of unique and singular talent. After all, by breaking new ground and setting new standards,
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UN food envoy decries 'shocking' conditions in Canada

The United Nations is showing concern about what they consider to be Canada's food insecurities for their populace. Canadians have taken in millions and billions of refugees who have come to Canada through illegal channels and they have been forced to pr
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Pat Robertson: Destroy Buddha Statue, Episcopal Church Is 'Apostate' (VIDEO)

Pat Robertson appeared yet again on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club," and yet again his remarks were unabashedly forthcoming. When a viewer asked if it was OK that her Christian friend had a Buddha statue, Robertson advised her to "break
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Bono: Facebook isn't making me world's richest musician

Despite numerous reports that the Facebook IPO would make him the world's richest musician, U2 lead singer Bono said on Friday that wasn't true. "Contrary to reports, I am not at this point a billionaire, or going to be richer t
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India's proposal for government control of Internet to be discussed in Geneva

The raging controversy over possible excessive state regulation of the internet based on the IT Rules 2011 is now likely to be dwarfed by discussions in Geneva later this week over India's proposal to the United Nations General Assembly, for government
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Fiery folklore: 5 myths that try to explain mystery of the sun

It's been chased by wolves, shot at, netted and beaten, according to legends
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Tribunal finds Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and their lawyers guilty of war crimes

…the ultimate step in avoiding periodic wars, which are inevitable in a system of international lawlessness, is to make statesmen responsible to law. And let me make clear that while this law is first applied against German aggressors, the law
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Jury: Ex-deputy Sane When He Tortured And Assaulted Wife and Lover

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy convicted of torturing and sexually assaulting his wife and her lover -- leaving both badly mutilated -- was found legally sane by jurors in the case. Prosecutors say Robert Avery McClain, 38, of I
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iowahawk: Julia's Circle of Life

The continuing adventures of Barack Obama's favorite eyeless, mouthless government dependent
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Jennifer Lopez: 'No truth' to reports she's definitely leaving 'American Idol'

Jennifer Lopez is playing nice with "American Idol."  The superstar has finally spoken out on my exclusive report earlier this week that she has decided not to return to A.I. for a third season.  READ: Jennifer Lopez's
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Spy drone could have almost brought down a plane in Colorado

A tape recording made available this week confirms that the pilot of a Cessna Citation 525 CJ1 radioed air traffic controllers outside of Denver on Monday after nearly colliding with an unidentified flying object. Several factors have suggested that th
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Jackie Chan giving up action films, wants to be 'an Asian Robert De Niro'

One of the world's most beloved action stars is calling it quits. At a Cannes press conference Friday for his latest film, "Chinese Zodiac" -- his 100th movie -- Jackie Chan told reporters he's giving up action films for good. "This will be my last actio
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It's all about the metrics

Back in 2004, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), then chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, was a little worried about President George W. Bush's re-election. The number of jobs created over Bush's first three years -- after two massive
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Weekend wines: Viognier is superb sips on the beach

It was late on a Sunday afternoon and a bunch of us were sitting around on the beach, soaking up some sun, talking about nothing in particular and enjoying some easy-to-drink wines. We all brought our own bottles. Nothing expensive or profound &ndash
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Michael Hodin: Adults On Social Media: Facebook's Untapped Value

Social media, as we conceive it today, must be leveraged through a more coordinated effort among technologists, gerontologists, businesses, and policy makers to meet the social and cognitive needs of the rapidly aging global population. Recent research co
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Romney Ropes Off Media to Avoid Making Unscripted Gaffes - Businessweek

Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is clamping down on unrehearsed comments by the presumed Republican nominee, tightening control of his message to limit gaffes as he courts a broader swath of the electorate that will decide the November elect
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Hondurans Attack Government Buildings, Demand US Leave

The dead included two pregnant women and two children. The Drug Enforcement Administration agents, with their Honduran counterparts, fired from U.S. helicopter gunships at a boat carrying the civilians, mistaking it for their intended target –
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Chicago in a jam: Security services to block cell phone towers ahead of NATO summit? — RT

Reports suggest local law enforcement agencies are considering shutting down cell phone services in the city over the weekend and while it will most likely be very effective, many are questioning if the move is legitimate.
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The truth about 'refugees' - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews

The real truth about the so called "refugees". A mixture of economic migrants and draft dodgers.
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Wounded warriors welcomed in Houston | abc13.com

"There was an emotional scene at Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday morning as U.S. troops arrived in Texas for the 2012 Warrior's Weekend."
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Dangerous Legislation

Once again we see on the "suspension" calendar, which is customarily reserved for non-controversial legislation, a resolution designed to move the US toward a military conflict with Iran. Sadly, it has become non-controversial for Congress to call for
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400 anti-capitalist protesters arrested in Frankfurt

Police in Frankfurt, Germany, arrested about 400 "Blockupy" protesters Friday for defying a ban on anti-austerity demonstrations. Several hundred people took to the streets to protest the European Union's austerity measures and the power of banks, as part
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VW Passat 78.5 MPG in the Uk

Video of a guy who found out about better fuel efficiency in cars in the UK.
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"Government Motors" Gave Seven Figures to Democrat Lobbyists After Bailout

General Motors has funneled more than $1 million to two powerhouse Democratic lobbyists since the taxpayers rescued the automaker in 2009. GM teamed with Navigators Global and the Podesta Group beginning in 2010 and soon arranged six-figure contracts w
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Bono on Facebook IPO: 'This boy is not a billionaire, or richer than any Beatle'

During an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell, U2 frontman Bono denied reports of becoming the world's richest musician. The singer's private equity firm bought $90 million worth of shares in Facebook in 2009. With the social network going public Friday
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Gay Prosecutor in Virginia Denied Judgeship

Tracy Thorne-Begland former fighter pilot and Navy officer was denied a spot as a judge in Virginia. He failed to gain a majority of votes necessary to approve his appointment. The Courts of Justice Committee in Virginia first appointed Mr. Thorne. With m
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Before You Download That App, What You Need to Know About Security and Privacy

Here are five tips for stopping cybercrooks and snoops from making off with your mobile data.
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Stock market falls as Facebook makes shaky debut

Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET: Stocks fell on Friday as Facebook made a shaky debut and finished its first day of trading little changed from its IPO price. Broad market indexes were sharply lower as turned cautious before leaders of the Group of Eight nations
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Fatty Liver-Teens - ABC News

"Nearly 10 percent of U.S. teens have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,a largely silent accumulation of fat ain their liver cells tha puts the m at risk for developingng later a cardiovascular disease and additional liver problems."
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Who Said It: Mitt or Groucho? Take the Quiz

Originally published at Fair and Unbalanced Mitt Romney is sounding more and more like Groucho Marx all the time -- except he's not trying to be funny.  Take the quiz below, and identify the quote as coming from Mitt or Groucho.  (An
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BREAKING: Fracking Fluids Could Contaminate Freshwater Aquifers, Says Study

The chemical-laced water used in hydraulic fracturing can migrate through fractures and faults up to overlying aquifers in as little as tens of years.
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Capital One flagged 'Friends of Scott Walker' for credit card fraud

When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries on April 14, her credit card was declined. Later, she said, she found out why: Her credit card company, Capital One, had flagged an earlier purchase as potentially fraudulent. The problem? A $5 donation to&
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Record-breaking $90 million penthouse sale in New York

What real estate downturn? A two-level penthouse with sweeping views of Central Park just sold for more than $90 million — a record price for New York, according to the New York Times. At nearly 11,000 square feet, the apartment takes up the to
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Anonymous attacks Indian government over file-sharing ban

Hacking group cites retaliation for blocking of video-sharing sites
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Virginia Lawmaker And Senate Candidate: 'Sodomy Not a Civil Right'

During an interview on CNN with Republican Virginia state delegate Robert Marshall, host Brooke Baldwin compared the struggle for LGBT rights to discrimination against African Americans and asked the lawmaker why he voted to block Richmond prosecutor Tr
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Twitter to adopt Do-Not-Track option

Twitter said it will officially support “Do Not Track,” a standardized privacy initiative that has been heavily promoted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, online privacy advocates and Mozilla, the non-profit developer of the Firefo
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They didn't mess with ancient turtle the size of a car

Colossal bad boy had powerful jaws and used them often in South America 60 million years ago
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Texas Families File Suit Against Suicide Cleanup Firm - ABC News

"Five people in Texas said a bio hazard removal company;y wildly  over billed hem for cleaning up after their loved one's deaths, charging ten of thousands of dollars for jobs that were quoted at a fraction of the price."
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U2's Bono talks curbing hunger with NBC's Andrea Mitchell

At the Global Food Summit in D.C. today, NBC's Andrea Mitchell interview U2 frontman Bono about efforts to curb hunger in Africa. An excerpt:
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Social media and privacy: Watch the discussion, ask your questions

Welcome to the hangout on social media and privacy, powered by Google+.  Our panelists are: Bob Sullivan, author of msnbc.com's Red Tape Chronicles, Jeff Fox of Consumers Union and Steve Rubel of the public relations firm Edelman. You c
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Facebook IPO volume = headaches for Nasdaq

The weight of Facebook's (FB) popularity seemed to bog down the Nasdaq in the initial minutes of the social network's debut trading. CNBC reported that the exchange was investigating reports of a lag in trade execution notifications shortly after the sto
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Romneys contribute $150k to campaign, other committees

  First Read confirms with the campaign that Mitt and Ann Romney contributed $75,000 each to the Romney Victory Fund – money going to the campaign, the RNC, and various other state committees. That $75,000 is the maximum an individual
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Born with a birthmark and nowhere to hide

One woman's journey to accepting the purplish stain on her face
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Where in the World Is Same-Sex Marriage Legal? - By Uri Friedman | Foreign Policy

The debate over gay marriage has shot up to the top of the U.S. political agenda in recent days, with Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressing support for same-sex marriage, North Caroli
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Study: Increased Equality For Women And African-Americans Has Boosted U.S. Productivity

One study by four economists even found that expanding opportunities for women and African Americans over the last 50 years has offered a serious boost to U.S. productivity growth: Fairness, they contend, has made the economy more productive. Chang-Tai
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ABBA-Super Trouper (1980) - YouTube

Super trooper...lights are gonna blind me!.shining like the sun..feeling like the number one!..somewhere in the crowd there is you...! .Your smiling face on Facebook...makes my day, Sunshine!So I began....when you  take me in your arms..! &nb
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This is what a Romney administration would look like on 'Day One'

Mitt Romney today released his first general-election TV commercial, promising to approve the Keystone Pipeline, repeal the Affordable Care Act (which was based on Governor Romney's health care law in Massachusetts) and introduce tax cu
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Carnap, Rudolf, Born May 18, 1891

  Logic is the last scientific ingredient of Philosophy; its extraction leaves behind only a confusion of non-scientific, pseudo problems. — Rudolf Carnap The Unity of Science, trans. Max Black (1934), 22.
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The Week that Was: Obama vs. Romney

Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss four stories from this week that could impact the 2012 campaign. New Obama ads attack Romney’s work at Bain Capital while a GOP super PAC considers rehashing the Rev. Wright attack on Obama from 2008. R
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Old America....Innocent Until Proven Guilty, New America....Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Remember the old saying "innocent until proven guilty?"  It was and in my mind is still is one of the foundations that make this country great.  Presumption of Innocence:  That we waited to proclaim guilt until it was proven in
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GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl, report says

Facebook is not the only place GM is unfriending. In the latest in a series of surprise moves, General Motors has decided to boycott next January’s Super Bowl advertising extravaganza in protest over a huge increase in advertiser rates. The dec
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Romney laments stimulus with 'bridge to nowhere' in backdrop

  HILLSBORO, NH -- Wrapping up a weeklong effort to paint President Obama as a heavy-spending "old-school liberal," Mitt Romney stood here Friday before a half-built bridge, an example of what he claimed was the failure of the president's stimul
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Wendell Potter: Sarah Palin's rhetoric torpedoed Medicare savings

By Wendell Potter - The Affordable Care Act might havebeen able to curtail spending further if it hadn’t been for Sarah Palin’s reckless rhetoric. It was Palin who charged that a provision of the law allowing Medicare to pay doctors
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'Teen Mom' Amber 'hustling' after getting out of jail

Amber Portwood's out of the slammer. The "Teen Mom" star told E! News Thursday she'd been released from jail. (She was placed back behind bars last week after violating the terms of her probation by failing to appear in an Indiana court.) So how's the 22
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Buddhist monks lead followers through rebirth ceremony in Thailand

A Thai woman lays inside a coffin at Wat Prommanee during a rebirth ceremony on May 18 in Nakhon Nayok,Thailand. The resurrection service follows an hour of prayer lead by Thai monks and then a person stepping into a coffin for a few minutes to arise reb
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Lockup Israel: The BuzzFeed review

MSNBC's "Lockup" franchise will debut "Lockup World Tour: Israel" this Saturday night at 10 pm ET. This is the first Middle Eastern prison that "Lockup" has filmed in, and producers on the ground found that conditions in Israeli prisons were relatively c
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BREAKING...er... FLAMING: Rocks Found on Beach Mysteriously Catch Fire in Woman's Pocket - Yahoo! News

A California mother is recovering from second- and third-degree burns after colored rocks her family collected from a southern California beach unexpectedly caught fire while in her shorts pocket. Scientists investigating the mysterious explosion say t
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Hotel websites: Is this place for real?

Have you ever eagerly anticipated the rooftop pool at your vacation hotel, only to discover it's more the size of a bathtub? It's possible that you might not be getting the whole picture when you book your vacation stay online. Elie Seidman, CEO of Oyster
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Teen Finds Fingertip In Arby's Sandwich - ABC News

"A  Michigan teen found a finger tip in an Arby's roast beef sandwich after he spit out a bite that he said was rubbery and hard to chew."
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GOP debate spotlights commercial spaceflight

Romney wants study of NASA's vision; Gingrich favors private-sector prizes
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Article From African Newspaper, January 19, 2004, Says Obama a Kenyan in its Headline, but Says He's an American in the Story Below

Kenyan in US Senate Race Nairobi, Jan 19, 2004 (The East African Standard/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- An American of Kenyan descent is topping the opinion polls in the race for Senator in the state of Illinois. The result of the latest polls sh
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Japan mayor: I wouldn't hire tattooed stars Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga

"Before I became governor, I had my hair dyed brown," he said. "I don't mean to be self-righteous … However, when you become governor or mayor you have to change it back to black. You're a public servant."    
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Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XVIII

Back in February, Paul Krugman argued that Mitt Romney is "running a campaign of almost pathological dishonesty." Was this an intemperate analysis? Perhaps. Three months later, does it seem fair? Put it this way: take a look at the 18th installment of my
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House OKs $642B Defense Bill that Obama Threatened To Veto

The House on Friday ignored a presidential veto threat and passed a $642 billion defense bill that abandons the deficit-cutting agreement that President Obama and congressional Republicans backed last summer. On a 299-120 vote, lawmakers backed the spe
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Media Works To Suppress Obama 'Born in Kenya' Bio

We presented a document. The Times calls that “the darker side of politics.” Absurd. And that was the Times’ only coverage of the story – dismissing Obama’s pattern of biographical manipulation without c
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House Republican Plan to Overhaul Medicare Opposed by Original Advocate

One of the original advocates of overhauling Medicare by providing direct but limited government support to individual patients says the current House Republican plan that includes this provision should be rejected by Congress. In a hearing before the
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Report: Steve Jobs 'worked closely' on new iPhone design

We've heard that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs may have been working until the day before his death, but now a report tell us just what he was focused on: A new iPhone design. According to the folks at Bloomberg, an individua
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Ruso Files - Что это?

Alright, now that you know how to read, let's get started! (If you don't know how to read, you an find out here) We'll begin by learning to answer a simple question - Что это? (what's this/that?) and in the process we'l
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Celebrity Real Estate: Seacrest and Ellen deal, Aniston rents

The big real estate news in celebrity circles? Ellen DeGeneres finally sold her home, selling it to fellow star Ryan Seacrest, and Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are renting in Beverly Hills while their modern home is renovated. Ryan Seacrest buys E
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Whiggin'

  Whiggin' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_Part… — Luke Dorny (@luxuryluke) May 18, 2012
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Chicago Occupy Wall Street Protesters Rush Limbaugh in Wrong City | Video | TheBlaze.com

A crowd of Occupy protesters in Chicago descended on Rush Limbaugh’s “office” Thursday to air their grievances about the conservative radio host. The problem? Despite their references to”Rush’s office
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15 Facts That Even Obama's Biggest Supporters Should Be Able To Admit Are True

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts." -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan Conservatives and liberals may disagree on reasons, motivations, and excuses for Barack Obama's performance, but the facts are still f
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A random act of kindness lifts spirits in London

LONDON -- An apparently homeless man looks through a trashcan for food. Many people in big cities like London would simply walk on by. But not Lewis Dediara. The 47-year-old was cycling to Parliament Hill park to fly a kite, when he noticed the &ldqu
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Rush Limbaugh inducted into Hall of Famous Missourians

Rush Limbaugh was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians in a secret ceremony last Monday. House Speaker Steven Tilley (R) apprently kept the time of the ceremony a secret until 20 minutes before it began in hopes of avoiding negative media attenti
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TODAY's Life Illustrated: Experiencing the thrill of competition

By Victoria Moll-Ramirez, Weekend TODAY Whether we’re competing for a championship title or just tossing a ball around for fun, sports can create some of our most indelible memories. The adrenaline rush that spurs you at the starting block, the
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Stay-At-Home Mom Fights New Credit Card Rule - DailyFinance

"She makes the majority of family purchases , has an excellent credit score and has been aproved for several cards in teh past. But when McCall applied for a arget 9TGT) card last fall, she was denied."
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Federal Indictment Charges Defendant with Sex Trafficking of a Child

PORTLAND, OR—Dwayne Jamal Hubbard, 23, of Clackamas County, made his initial appearance on May 15, 2012 in federal court on an indictment charging him with one count of sex trafficking of a child and one count of coercion and enticement of a
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What Just Happened?!

No one, single ingredient wins a Presidential election for a candidate, it takes a well-measured cocktail. This week we looked at who's getting to closer to the right recipe, as we asked What Just Happened?!  
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Chippendales won't face 'pelvic thrust' charges

Police had raided Lubbock bar, angering hundreds of female fans
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May 18: 'Poison'

When a prominent Nevada attorney is murdered, investigators find two suspects. The real mystery: what is the nature of their relationship? Keith Morrison reports Poison on Friday, May 18th, at 10pm/9c.
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Dreamboard Member Found Guilty in Louisiana for Participating in International Criminal Network Organized to Sexually Exploit Children

Total of 42 Individuals Convicted as a Result of Operation Delego WASHINGTON – A Wisconsin man was found guilty yesterday in the Western District of Louisiana for his participation in an international criminal network, known as Dreamboard, de
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Drudge Report's recent 'Kenyan-born Obama' fail just the latest in the Right's renewal of race-baiting efforts in presidential election

By Tommy Christopher - On the heels of Breitbart.com’s flaming, totally not-Birther failure to convict Barack Obama of claiming to be born in Kenya, The Drudge Report featured another item that threatened to revive the double-tapped controversy
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Zeek Rewards Due Diligence Checklist

Hey guys this post; Zeek Rewards Due Diligence Checklist is a very interesting post from 00001BrettJackson...
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Protesters invoke Trayvon Martin after all-white jury acquits cop in beating of black teen

Rodney King, Trayvon Martin ... Chad Holley? An all-white Houston jury on Thursday acquitted a former police officer who was videotaped, along with fellow officers, beating a 15-year old African-American burglary suspect. And Friday, a crowd of hundreds
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Media Teams With Obama Campaign to Intimidate Super PAC

Regardless, the fear here from both the Obama people and their media allies is palpable.  Barack Obama is a sitting President of the United States who was not vetted in 2008. Moreover, any attempt at looking into Obama's past (and even his fai
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ESPN.com - All the world is staged

ON THE MORNING of Feb. 20, 2011, a man from Singapore walked into the central police station of Rovaniemi, Finland, a town that sits along the Arctic Circle. The man told officers that another Singaporean, Wilson Raj Perumal, was in Rovaniemi on a false
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Use The Voice That Your Momma Gave Ya!

Use The Voice That Your Momma Gave Ya!
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Father of 30 kids by 11 women can't pay child support | Fox News

"Desmond Hatchett ,33, of Knoxville, is pleading with the state to help him pay for child support, citing the fact that he earns minimum sage. Hatchet made national news in 2009, when his tally stood at 21 children."
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Things Get Better...ALL the Time.

Please, IF YOU...are one of the..."Obama's Ruining the Country" Crowd...BUT...you are HONEST, and WILLING to Examine the Facts....EXAMINE these CHARTS, and UNDERSTAND what you are SEEING with these Reports: S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y !!!  
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25 years after bullying, Facebook poem prompts Class of 1987 to make amends

A woman says a  Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.
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All-White Jury Acquits Houston PD Caught on Camera Beating Black Teen, Community Protests Ruling VIDEO

Police officers were caught by a security camera apparently beating a black teen as he lay prone with his hands behind his head. Chad Holley, then fifteen, was running from police after committing burglary . Despite the video
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Reader: Brandi Glanville should be mad at her ex for cheating, not Leann Rimes

Our readers continue to contribute some funny, smart and incisive comments to our Today Entertainment Facebook page. Every Friday, we'll highlight those that really stood out. If you see a great comment throughout the week, click the “Like&
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Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary Of State, Fans Birther Flames, Threatens To Keep Obama Off Ballot

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett made moves to appease birthers in his state this week, petitioning the state of Hawaii to confirm the existence of President Barack Obama's long-form birth certificate, which the White House released last year. In
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Vancouver Island Red Cedar: 800-Year-Old Tree Hacked Down, Says Environmental Group (PHOTOS)

A giant 800-year-old red cedar tree has been poached from a provincial park on southern Vancouver Island, but the culprits who repeatedly returned to the site to hack it down may never be brought to justice. Torrance Coste of the Wilderness Committee s
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Behind Locked Capitol Doors, Missouri Republicans Honor Limbaugh

The right wing caters and encourages Limbaugh in secret.
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Conservative disconnect and the W. gap

Why do conservatives tend to wholly ignore the George W. Bush presidency? It’s as if the man — despite eight years in the Oval Office — was never president. Consider a conservative tally of presidential accomplishments and yo
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Jury retires for weekend in John Edwards trial; quick verdict not expected

Updated at 3:49 p.m. ET: A jury of eight men and four women began deliberations Friday in the trial of former Sen. John Edwards and retired for the weekend after signaling that it could be some time before they reach a verdict.
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Donations to Scott Walker Flagged as Potential Fraud - ProPublica

The drama in Cheeseland continues unabated with new twists and turns daily. Now one major credit card company has Friends of Scott Walker campaign fund raising organization flagged for fraud alerts. It will be interesting to see how this turns out. Is it
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Top Right-Wing Group: Minority Births Are 'Not A Good Thing' Because They 'Don't Share American Values'

Yesterday, the New York Times reported on new census data which showed, for the first time, that non-white births made up over 50 percent of all births in the United States last year.... if you’re the conservative, Phyllis Schlafly-ba
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3-day-old girl dies after dog attack inside Ohio home | Fox News

"An Ohio coroner's investigator said a 3-day -old girl died hours after she was attacked by a family dog while sitting in an infant swing."
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7-Eleven serving up diet Slurpees for the first time

It probably says something more about America than it does about 7-Eleven, but starting this month the retailer is rolling out a product that seems right for its time: a sugar-free Slurpee. Fanta Sugar-Free Mango is this month’s diet flavor. 7-
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Wife Dumps Cheating Husband's Possessions In Yard With Sign That Read Free Stuff

One angry divorcee has taken a cathartic approach to the end of her marriage and removed every reminder of her ex-husband from her home. Unfortunately for him, she then simply dumped the possessions in the front yard of their split level house next to
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Copper River salmon arrives to lower 48 from Alaska

The first shipment of Alaska's prized Copper River salmon arrived early Friday morning at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aboard an Alaska Airlines cargo flight from Cordova, Alaska. Copper River salmon, known for its superiority in the cul
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The Republican Party believes that women are trying to defraud the government. - Slate Magazine

The author,Dahlia Lithwick, states that underlying all of the GOP legislation against women is the belief that women are trying to defraud the government and must be stopped. Women lie to get around rules and get what they want. 
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Man Avoids Jail After Sewing Buttocks Shut of Son With Crohn's Disease

WAUKEGAN, Illinois -- A man who took a needle and thread to his son’s buttocks accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of prison.
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Lesbian couple accused of faking hate crime at Colorado home | Fox News

"Two lesbians who claimed to be victims of a hate crime last year when hateful messages were scrawled on their Colorado home are not being accrued of perpetrating a hoax."
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Undermining the 'competence' theme

Mitt Romney's campaign, eager to attack the Recovery Act that pulled the economy back from the brink of collapse, thought it had come up with a brilliant idea. The former governor would go to New Hampshire and mock the 19th century Sawyer Bridge, which w
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Harper Nude Painting By Margaret Sutherland Makes A Splash (Photos)

How much would you pay to see Stephen Harper nude each and every day? One Kingston artist has put the price at $5,000 and she's getting plenty of attention in the process. Margaret Sutherland's provocative painting 'Emperor Haute Couture' is currently
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Karl Rove weighs in on Walker recall

Karl Rove and the rest of the Republican Party know how important the Wisconsin recall election is, and Rove has offered his support for Walker. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Walker’s democratic challenger for governor, talks with Ed Schultz.&am
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Federal Spending, Taxes, and Deficits Are Lower Today Than When Obama Took Office - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic

Michael Linden presents this clever, smart graph that shows spending, taxes, and the deficit all lower today, as a share of GDP, than in Obama's first year: This is an inconvenient truth. It is inconvenient for Mitt Romney that spending, taxes, and the d
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Teenage Girl Convinced The World Will End After Researching Doomsday Disasters Online, Hangs Herself

A teenager hanged herself after becoming convinced the world would end in 2012 after researching doomsday scenarios on the internet, an inquest heard. Schoolgirl Isabel Taylor, 16, turned to Buddhism after becoming fed up with the 'complications and in
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Chicago Man Sentenced For Unemployment Scam

CHICAGO (CN) - A Chicago man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding the Illinois Department of Employment Insurance of almost $500,000 in unemployment payments to 57 claimants not legally allowed to work in the U.S.
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Seattle couple pleads guilty to defrauding welfare programs while living in luxury | Fox News

"A well-off Seattle couple who lived in a $1.2 million waterfront home and purchased expensive items like jewelry while collecting tens of thousands of  dollars in welfare has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds."
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Daily Kos: Arizona's Secretary of State goes birther, says Obama might not be on ballot

Republicans say they have an emergency battle plan in place to make sure Arizona doesn't end up in President Obama's win column in November. Could it be this?
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From Service to Business – Essential Tools and Programs for Veteran Entrepreneurs

Are you a veteran or service-disabled veteran? Interested in launching your own business?
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Salvage plan for wrecked Costa Concordia unveiled in Rome

The plan to remove the massive wreck of Costa Concordia, which lies half submerged off the Italian island of Giglio after capsizing in January, was revealed today in Rome. At least 30 people died after the ship ran aground.
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Dinner Date from Hell Kept Woman Hostage, Tortured and Sexually Abused Her Until Her Escape.

A woman was subjected to a 48-hour ordeal in which she was kidnapped, tortured, beaten and sexually assaulted by a man she had agreed to go on a date with. Carey J. Clarke, 56, from Kansas City, asked the 48-year-old out to dinner after they met in a n
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'Haniyeh: No future for Israel in Palestine

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told an international pro-Palestinian delegation on Friday that there is no future for Israel "on the land of Palestine," Gaza news portal Al-Resalah reported.Haniyeh was speaking at a meeting in Gaza with delegates f
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911 recordings released in case of Florida mom who allegedly shot four children, herself

Recordings of 911 calls released Friday provide a window into the predawn chaos on Tuesday when Florida mother Tonya Thomas apparently shot and killed her four children and then killed herself, WESH Orlando reported. Neighbors — a husb
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House GOP Throws Out Entire Summer Of Debt Ceiling Negotiations In Less Than 10 Minutes | ThinkProgress

Last August, debt ceiling negotiations between House Republicans and Senate Democrats came to an end when President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act, a not-so-grand bargain that created a legislative super committee tasked wi
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Man who lost penis during surgery testifies in suit

A man suing after a major medical mistake left him disfigured gave testimony Thursday that revealed the intimate details of his misery. Late Thursday afternoon, Enrique Milla testified at the Miami-Dade County Courthouse from his new home in Lima, Peru
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Romney's 'Day One': What do we know about his plan?

  Forget a president's first 100 days. Mitt Romney's first television ad of the general election, "Day One," comes as close as anything in describing the most urgent priorities of a President Romney upon taking office. The ad is running in five
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NATO and nurses

The eyes in the square is reporting 'thousands' (plural) are rallying (battary is low communications are slow), many dressed like Robin Hood and touting a plan to tax Wallstreet specifically. Thousands of nurses have kicked off the message to our leaders.
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Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach Admits to Smoking Illegal Marijuana for Cancer

New York lawmakers who prefer more stringent medical marijuana laws now have a new unlikely adversary -- Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach.
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Sales of Ledger films spike following his death

People are buying '10 Things I Hate About You,' 'A Knight's Tale'
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Sumatra volcanoes may pack deadly punch

Region has a much more explosive history than previously believed: study
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ZTE confirms security hole in US phone

Researchers say vulnerability could allow others to control Android-based device
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86-Million-Year-Old Bacteria Found In Pacific Ocean Still Consuming Oxygen

At first glance, there doesn't appear to be much happening in the mud buried 30 meters below the Pacific Ocean sea floor. But this ancient muck, which hasn't had a fresh shot of food or sunlight since the days of the dinosaurs, still harbors life--if
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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Blocked From Testifying on Anti-Abortion Bill for Her District

A House Subcommittee staged a hearing on Thursday for a bill that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in the District of Colombia. Committee chair Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), author of the bill, did not allow Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (
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AZ Sect. Of State Threatens To Remove Obama From Ballot Without Birth Certificate Verification From Hawaii

Yesterday, there was a bit of hoopla over a 1991 bio of President Barack Obama, in which a literary agent incorrectly wrote he was born in Kenya — fuel to the birther fire, without a doubt. Now, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is taking
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Fugitive for three decades: Arrest made in 1981 LA shooting death

LOS ANGELES -- More than three decades after Charles McGhee was fatally shot in a vacant lot, an arrest has been made in the 36-year-old man’s 1981 New Year's Day death, police said. Abraham Tovar, now 73, of Alhambra, was arrested Wednesday
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Asthma, Baby, Asthma: House Energy Committee Eliminates Protection From Smog

Last year, the House Republican majority cast 191 votes to weaken safeguards for our air, land, water, and climate. Their efforts to shred these protections continued yesterday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed two bills that would bl
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Actually on the actual Internet

A week or so ago, Vanessa was cranking away on a segment when she looked up and said something like, "I just found the least readable website in the world." The screengrab she sent has been on my desktop ever since -- not as the wallpaper, just a .jpg. (
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Canada legalizes gay marriage nationwide

Becomes fourth nation to sanction equal legal rights for homosexual unions
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John Chevilott Gets Fired for Turning in a Gun He Found on Street

While mowing the lawn during the mid-morning hours of that fateful Thursday in Detroit's Brightmoor area, Wayne County employee Chevilott found a loaded, snubnosed revolver in the weeds.
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News Corpse » Breitbart Birther Exclusive: Obama Born In Kenya – Or Not:

The kids at Breitbart News, or as I call them, the Breitbrats, are giddily wallowing in their“exclusive” discovery of “evidence” that President Barack Obama is indeed a secret Kenyan usurp
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New Trayvon Martin evidence: Does it help Zimmerman?

Some analysts say it buttresses self-defense claim -- but there's one hitch
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Doubled Trouble More Midwestern Extreme Storms

The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and Natural Resources Defense Council have released a new report, Doubled Trouble: More Midwestern Extreme Storms, which starkly documents how much heavy precipitation has increased in the Midwest and sheds new
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Shaq O'Neal poses with tiny lemur

One of the world's most recognizable professional basketball players has used his stature to highlight one of the world's smallest primates: the mouse lemur from Madagascar. Shaquille O’Neal, a NBA legend who retired last year and earned a do
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Drop George Zimmerman's murder charge. by Alan Dershowitz. Friday, May 18, 2012, 3:55 AM

A medical report by George Zimmerman’s doctor has disclosed that Zimmerman had a fractured nose, two black eyes, two lacerations on the back of his head and a back injury on the day after the fatal shooting. If this evidence turns out
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Arctic Death Spiral: More Bad News about Sea Ice

The sea ice that blankets the Arctic Ocean each winter peaked in early March this year, as usual, and is now in retreat, en route to its annual minimum extent in September. How low it will go is something scientists worry: ice reflects lots of sunligh
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Winchester Businessman Donates $200K Worth Of Items To Clark County Charity

It's an unbelievable story of generosity out of Clark County. A business owner took his hard-earned money to buy an amazing amount of clothing and supplies to help the less fortunate there.
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Patient Died at New York VA Hospital After Alarm Was Ignored

Registered nurses at a Manhattan Veterans Affairs hospital failed to notice a patient had become disconnected from a cardiac monitor until after his heart had stopped and he could not be revived, according to a report Monday from the VA inspector genera
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AUDIO: Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett May Keep Pres. Obama Off Ballot Over Birth Certificate Nonsense

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett spoke to KFYI radio host Mike Broomhead on Thursday, and said he may keep President Obama’s name off the state’s ballot in November if he doesn’t get confirmation from Hawaii that Oba
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Citizen Video Evidence Helps Two Arrested Photographers Have Their Cases Dropped

Just as we've seen the DOJ come out and scold police for taking away people's rights by arresting people photographing or videotaping police, we have two separate stories (found via PetaPixel) of photographers who were arrested by police for taking phot
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Paul Krugman says spending is the way to recovery

Mitt Romney says the president is spending too much.  Paul Krugman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and Princeton University Economics Professor, Author (“End This Depression Now”), joins Ed Schultz to explain
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Midmarkets invest in Cloud based ERP services

Midmarket companies are increasingly investing in Cloud Computing and are offering Cloud based ERP services to their customers.
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Junk Science: Dr. Keith Ablow, Tony Perkins Spread Anti-Gay Hate On Fox | The New Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Keith Ablow and Tony Perkins discussed President Obama‘s support for same-sex marriage, the institution of marriage, and adoption of children by same-sex couples as they spread falsehoods, hate, fear, and
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Biden on WV's vote for felon: 'They're frustrated. They're angry.'

  Vice President Joe Biden stayed mostly on message during a two-day swing in eastern Ohio this week, but one comment made to a local TV news station may have earned him some rolls of the eye at Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago. In an inte
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Sudanese woman reportedly sentenced to death by stoning for adultery - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan

May 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – A court in the Sudanese capital Khartoum has sentenced an unidentified woman to be executed by stoning for committing the “crime of fornication” under Islamic Shariah laws, local newspapers reporte
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Private rocket poised to make history Saturday

Unmanned SpaceX craft will travel to International Space Station
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Bike-share program to bring New Yorkers 10,000 bikes this summer

This July New Yorkers will get a public bike rental program in the form of 10,000 bikes available for pick up in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In a scene already familiar to Europeans, as well as Washingtonians, the bikes will placed around the city at &ld
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Foto Friday Furry (or not) Friends

Last weekend we had a picnic in Parque Kabah with a few friends. Also present but not pictured were a bunch of ugly ducks, turtles, and birds.
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Boy Finds Part of Finger in Arby's Sandwich

Last week in Jackson, Michigan, 14-year-old Ryan Hart got an unexpected ingredient when he bit into an Arby’s junior roast beef sandwich: part of a human finger.
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You Will Agree with Me .. Or Else!

This is in response to the most obtuse article I have ever come across on the Vine. 
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3 Italy packages, from $889

DIY adventure, chic hotel stay, whirlwind tour — pick your passion
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Answered: Are Kathie Lee and Hoda really friends off-camera?

Everybody wants to know if Hoda and Kathie Lee secretly plot one another's demise like 1930s screen vixens. So during Sara's weekly Q&A, one fan asked outright. "Hoda and Kathie Lee, you look like you get along so good on set. Is this for real of
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Facebook stock up slightly in public debut - Yahoo! Finance

Facebook stock up slightly in public debut "Facebook stock up slightly in first day of trading after raking in $16 billion in IPO"  
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Audio: Washington Times Columnist Jeffrey Kuhner Calls LGBT People "worse than the radical Islamists"

Washington Times columnist Jeffrey Kuhner appeared on the 'Janet Mefferd Radio Show' yesterday and claimed that members of the LGBT community “are even worse than the radical Islamists."
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Live from New York: Should candidates get in on the joke?

Election year politics is fertile ground for comedic skits. But savvy politicos know that it is better to join in on the joke — and that there's a lot more than funny business at play. Just ask Sarah Palin, who gamely played along with
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Bush vs. Kerry at a glance

How Republican, Democrat stand on key issues
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The reality of Mobile Malware

Mobile Malware is no longer in theory but has become a real world security issue to be dealt with. 6 things have proved the impact of Mobile security breach.
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Depressed people spend more time chatting online

What if your smartphone were to tell you, “I think you need to see a mental health professional?” It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers now say that someday soon our laptops -- and our phones -- might be able
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How Facebook is friendly to its employees

If you just bought shares in Facebook or are considering doing so, you probably want to know what the company is doing to keep its employees happy. At its new headquarters in Silicon Valley, CNBC reports that the social media giant goes beyond just free
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Hand-feeding pelicans, as thousands wash up dead along Peru's shores

A group of local chefs and restaurant owners gathered on the pier to feed pelicans in their efforts to save them from starvation. Scientists studying a mass die-off of thousands of pelicans on northern Peru's beaches say they think hotter than usual ocean
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Nurses (yes, nurses) lead charge for Wall Street 'sin' tax

A coalition of nurses’ unions is calling for a “Robin Hood” tax on Wall Street, which they say could generate up to $350 billion a year, in the first major protest ahead of this weekend’s NATO summit in Chicago.
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New Trayvon Martin evidence: Does it help Zimmerman?

Some analysts say it buttresses self-defense claim -- but there's one hitch
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What's the matter with Arizona?

Just when it seemed Arizona Republicans couldn't go much further, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (R) is now questioning President Obama's citizenship and isn't sure whether to allow the president onto the 2012 ballot.
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Saturday's Show & Guests (May 19)

On Saturday's show, starting at 8AM ET on MSNBC, Chris and his guests will discuss a proposal created by Republican strategists, and commissioned by TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, which calls for revived attacks on President Obama's relationship with
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Obama Meets Elvis

Paul wrote here about Barack Obama's absurd insinuation of himself into the White House biographies of former presidents. These insertions were sometimes false–suggesting that his tax policies mirror Ronald Reagan's–but mostly
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What End of Bush Tax Cuts Means for You

What End of Bush Tax Cuts Means for You
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Shoe emergencies: Fact or fiction?

This came up as a topic on another article, and I thought it should be hashes out. Apparently, there are men out there that do not believe in shoe emergencies. Some think it is just an excuse to got shoe shopping in the middle of the day, or to use an " e
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Poll: 63 percent in US back military action to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons

Some 63 percent of Americans would be in favor of taking military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, according to a new survey. The Pew Research Center asked 26,210 people in 21 different countries to give their views on Iran&rsqu
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Sean Penn blasts 'whole #&*!ing world' for abandoning Haiti

Sean Penn isn't a fan of slacktivists. On Friday in Cannes, the actor-activist slammed the media for abandoning Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010. "It's not only celebrities who went for a day," Penn told reporters, as ex
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Ehrenreich: How Corporations and Local Governments Rob the Poor Blind | | AlterNet

The poster case for government persecution of the down-and-out would have to be Edwina Nowlin, a homeless Michigan woman who was jailed in 2009 for failing to pay $104 a month to cover the room-and-board charges for her 16-year-old so
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Psychiatrist's journey to apology on gay 'cure'

Spitzer now believes his study finding success in reparative therapy's was flawed
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Toppingo - the latest in App Stores -

Toppingo lets you explore internet stores through story, video and image reader. Keep a tab on what is new and what is hot in all Social Media channels through this new iTunes App.
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What we are talking about.....What we should be talking about

I never cease to be amazed. Over the past six months here is what the media and the general population have been a buzz over:Birth Control, Abortion, the birth place of the POTUS, Religion, Mrs. Romney's togs, same sex marriage etc.. Need I go on
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What did you think of this recipe?

How many stars would you give the dish? If you made changes, tell us how you customized it.
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Bobby Brown releases new song, 'Don't Let Me Die,' reportedly about Whitney Houston

Bobby Brown has released a new single, “Don’t Let Me Die,” which appears to honor his late ex-wife, Whitney Houston. The Grammy Award-winning musician performed the R&B song in a live set on “The Tonight Sho
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A Sad Tale of Two Families and a Little Girl

A 7-year-old girl is at the center of an international custody dispute. She is a child with two identities, in two countries, with two sets of parents who claim her as their own. Loyda Rodriguez says she can still remember the day her daughter was taken.
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Political Animal - The "Clinton Doctrine" Revisited

Romney invokes the "Clinton Doctrine" as his mantra regarding the deficit.  The problem is that he opposed Clinton then and he and the GOP oppose the same solutions now.  The media and press remain reluctant to tall him on this tranparen
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Super PAC Backpedals From Wright Attacks After Sending Mixed Signals | ThinkProgress

The group of GOP strategists who were exposed for their race-baiting plan to attack President Obama on his relationship with Rev. Wright are trying to distance themselves from a proposal which sought to portray “Barack Hussein Obama”&a
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The Creepy, Sexy Drifter Who Knows When and How You'll Die

In Chuck Wendig's new novel Blackbirds, protagonist Miriam Black is a young woman with a superpower. Only, it's a terrible superpower – when she touches someone, she can see the exact date, time and method of their death, in a vivid and morbid
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Two Weeks After Endorsing Romney, Gingrich Is No Longer 'Mad' That Bain Killed Jobs | ThinkProgress

During the GOP primary, Newt Gingrich made attacking Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital one of his primary focuses. 
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Trayvon Martin Seen in 7-11 Surveillance Video Prior to Shooting - Yahoo!

Trayvon Martin Seen in 7-11 Surveillance Video Prior to Shooting - Yahoo!    
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800-year-old tree at Vancouver Island park falls to illegal loggers

The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking more protection against illegal loggers. The 800-year-old tree was attacked by poachers with power saws over time at
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Every single new scifi and fantasy show announced for next season!

Now that the week of television upfronts are coming to a close, it's time to take a look back at all the new TV we've been promised (and what we missed out on). It's going to be a great Fall for sc-fi and fantasy TV fans! Here's just one of many:
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Facebook sued for $15 billion over alleged privacy infractions

As Facebook prepares to start trading on the Nasdaq, a class-action lawsuit has been brought against it.Law firm Stewarts Law US announced today that it has combined 21 privacy lawsuits against the social network into a single, class-action suit, chargi
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Romney: Aside from 'a few exceptions,' Bain succeeded by expanding the firms it acquired

Mitt Romney is rebutting the Obama campaign's attack on his record at Bain Capital by arguing that aside from "a few exceptions," the firm made money by expanding the companies it took over, rather than by laying off workers. But he's doing so b
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ONE MORE THING...

All too often, your TDR panelists have another thought that we don’t get to hear on the show. Here are a few from this week: NBC’s Mark Murray on North Carolina: To illustrate that North Carolina is definitely a battleground state &
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Friday's campaign round-up

Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * The Democratic National Committee shows no signs of letting up on Mitt Romney's controversial private-
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Who's that Bigot Behind the Curtain?

  Only a few days ago I noted here a sudden explosion in gay-baiting directed at President Obama. At the time I noted there was no way such a flood of identical messaging could happen without a coordinated smear campaign. Already the mist is star
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Have you pulled your money from TD Ameritrade? Send us your stories.

Progressive organizations are urging members with TD Ameritrade accounts to withdraw their investments from the online brokerage after The New York Times revealed on Thursday that the company's founder and former chairman, Joe Ricketts, considered spendin
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Unlimited data options grow limited- MSN Money

Unlimited data options grow limited- MSN Money
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Raul Grijalva (D) Blocks Party Opponents Seeking Party Voter Lists in Primary Campaign

Disgusting behavior. Aguirre said she has been a Democrat all her life, she spent eight years in the state Legislature representing the party, and now she feels cut off.
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What the Bible Says Versus What Republicans Wish it Said

I wrote yesterday about religion-based bigotry versus the world of facts and I’m going to touch on that subject again today. It is important that we question the GOP closely on this issue since it’s one so important t
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"No Gaiety for Obama"

Obama has been dubbed the “first gay president.” All the hype surrounding his position in favor of same-sex “marriage” may help guarantee he will be the last one for awhile.
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Arizona's Republican Secretary of State says he may keep President Obama off the November ballot because he's not convinced Obama is an American

The man in charge of running Arizona’s elections has gone to the birthers. Secretary of State Ken Bennett now says he’s not convinced Barack Obama was really born in the United States and so he is threatening to keep the president off
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Fox Pushes Phony Soros Vote-Rigging Conspiracy Theory

FoxNews.com recently promoted the internet-based conspiracy theory that financier and philanthropist George Soros will somehow corrupt vote counting in the United States through a Spanish company "that Soros owns a big share of." The conspiracy is false
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President more conservative than GOTP :the truth

It wasn't an accident that OUR President took positions that pushed the opposing party off a right wing cliff. The further right he moved the further right they moved. It isn't often that one can control their opponents the way OUR President has played t
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Louisiana Conservatives Advance Bevy Of Anti-Abortion Bills After Breakfast Hosted by ‘Pro-Life’ Groups | Addicting Info

Wednesday was an extraordinarily busy day for Republicans in the Louisiana legislature, especially on the issue of abortion rights. After having breakfast with anti-abortion groups on Wednesday morning, House and Senate Republicans went to their committee
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Pick the perfect wine for date night

Wining and dining that special someone? Ray Isle, executive wine editor of Food & Wine magazine, shares his tips and picks for the perfect date sips. First dateChoose something you know well, so you've got something to talk about.  For i
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The evidence is out. Here's the "smoking gun" in the Trayvon Martin shooting. Spoiler: It's not good for Zimmerman.

The media has gotten hold of (and previewed for our armchair quarterback analysis) the evidence in the Trayvon Martin case, and it's chock full of photographs of a wounded George Zimmerman, revives the "did Trayvon Martin experiment with pot like virtuall
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Thai police arrest man after babies' bodies found roasted, wrapped in gold leaf

Thai police arrested a British man Friday after discovering six human babies which had been roasted and wrapped in gold leaf in preparation for a type of black magic ritual, according to reports. Police said Friday that they found the corpses packed into
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From the bathtub to the beach, here are your wet pets!

We asked you to show us your wet pets, and your response has been overwhelming! From dogs to horses, you sent us photos of your pets taking baths, dipping in pools, and enjoying (or not) a variety of activities involving good old H2O. This will be the fi
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Mitt Romney's Neocon War Cabinet

Romney is loath to mention Bush on the campaign trail, for obvious reasons, but today they sound like ideological soul mates on foreign policy. Listening to Romney, you’d never know that Bush left office bogged down by two unpopular wars th
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Hey, big-breasted girls! Is your rack a huge pain?

According to new (ahem) research, the average bra cup size has increased from a B to a C, possibly because of the popularity of faux breasts. Good news for bosom lovers, but not necessarily for busty girls. Or Kathie Lee. KLG and Hoda ran down some big-b
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Republicans infighting over Obamacare replacement

The fight over the "replace" part of "repeal and replace" in the Republican party is now very public. Yesterday's news put the conflict in spotlight. On the one hand, you had budget guru Paul Ryan proclaiming that Republicans wouldn't offer an actual pl
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Barack Obama: The Composite Kenyan

One last point — a friend raised this on email. Could this be why the campaign screams bloody murder about racists and birthers every time someone asks about Barack Obama’s college transcripts? This would explain why Obama is so squirr
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Manila fire victims cram into temporary shelter

Last week thousands of families were left homeless after a huge fire swept through a shantytown in Manila, Philippines. The next day residents returned to their devastated homes to try and salvage what they could. The thousands of victims are now living
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Thomas More Law Center fights the takeover of America

Is Islam a threat to the American way of life or just a benign, misunderstood religion?I got some information from the Thomas More Law Center, which has filed more cases to stop the spread of Sharia law than any other group, and the answer is that the Isl
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Buzz: Working women's woes: looks, child-care costs

We’re going to go out on a limb and guess that when Henry Kissinger served as secretary of state, press reports about his key trips to foreign countries did not usually dwell on how he looked. No such luck for Hillary Clinton. On a rece
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Meet the Obama Love Letter Truthers

David Maraniss's upcoming Obama: The Story will present some problems for the president's skeptics and conspiracy theorists. Maraniss, who started profiling Obama for the Washington Post five years ago, dug up reams of new information about his subject
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Boehner on health care: everything must go

For about three years now, congressional Republicans have sworn up and down that they're hard at work on a health care reform package of their own. It's going to be awesome, they said, and will meet Obamacare's goals without all that unpopular stuff. Sen
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Rush Limbaugh: Donna Summer was 'right-winger' and 'not a fan' of rap

Rush Limbaugh expressed grief on his radio show over the passing of Donna Summer Thursday, stating, among other things, that she was a “right-winger” and “one of us.” The conservative talk show host began his tribut
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Mitt Romney says he might move to Florida after the election

Notice that instead of saying he'd be moving from Massachusetts, he says he'd be moving from California... “You know my wife – I wish she were here today. ... She has said someday, who knows, we might move to Florida. You never know
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VIDEO: First Read Minute: Get ready to be flooded with TV ads

NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss the first general election ads from the Romney campaign that have hit the airwaves in Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia.
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Yes, you can get a good job without a college degree

Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum got a lot of heat earlier this year for suggesting not everyone needs a college degree, but he may have been on to something. There are lots of jobs out there that don’t require a four-year degree and
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Here's who is getting rich off Facebook's IPO

When Facebook (FB) priced its initial public offering Thursday, the event created hundreds of instant millionaires and a few billionaires. Topping the list, of course, is founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who sold $1.1 billion worth of shares and saw his r
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'Covert' US drone operation is mapped on Twitter

Though the hour was late, Yemen’s social media was still very much awake. A U.S. drone's missiles had just slammed into a convoy of vehicles in a remote part of Yemen, killing three alleged militants. The attack – like all other U.S.
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Thai police arrest Briton for possession of dead foetuses

Thai police have arrested a British citizen after the bodies of six babies thought to have been used in a black magic ritual were found stuffed into travel bags in a Bangkok hotel room. Chow Hok Kuen, 28, a British citizen born in Hong Kong of Taiwanes
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Donald Trump Says US 'Crazy' for Enforcing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The Donald has weighed in. And he says that the USA is “crazy” for enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). “If you want to operate in Mexico, you have to pay bribes,” Donald Trump said on CNBC&
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Happy birthday, Tina Fey! '30 Rock' star turns 42

Who doesn't love Tina Fey? No, seriously. The "Saturday Night Live" alum has provided us countless moments of laughter throughout the years, and we just wish we could give her something awesome for 42nd birthday today.
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Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs: Associated Press Business News - MSN Money

Speaking of living in a Vacuum. *This* is modern, US (and now global) Corporate business. Every large business like this, only thinks about it's individual circumstances rather than the whole. As such, they often turn to non-innovative cost cutting meas
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Four year old has over 70 driving offences...

A couple in the southern town of Cannes have been able to escape a string of parking fines by registering a car in the name of their four-year-old son. Local newspaper Nice Matin reported that a quirk in French law allows a minor to be named as the leg
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Report Says Trayvon Martin Killing Was 'Ultimately Avoidable'

The killing of Trayvon Martin was “ultimately avoidable” if George Zimmerman had just stayed in his vehicle instead of pursuing the unarmed teen, Florida police investigators concluded in one of a series of reports on the case releas
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Demand for High Speed Data Driving 'Dark Fiber' Spending

As the amount of data traffic has grown in recent years, the demand for broadband networks that support it has increased as well, driving industry revenue growth among dark-fiber providers. According to IBISWorld, by the end of 2012 dark fiber revenues wi
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File-Sharing Is Linked to Depression, Researchers Find

A new paper published by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology reveals that people with depressive symptoms are more avid file-sharers than those without them. The research in question was conducted among students whose connection
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Romney allies not helping jobs message

About three weeks ago, Mitt Romney appeared at a campaign event in Ohio, one of the nation's most important battlegrounds, alongside Gov. John Kasich (R). Some Otterbein University students, getting ready to graduate, reflected on the difficult job market
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ALEC Anti-Union Push Includes Key Players From Michigan, Arizona Think Tanks | NationofChange

The American Legislative Exchange Council, which backs free-market legislation in the states, has been controversial in part because its membership includes major corporations as well as state legislators. Largely unnoticed has been the influence wielde
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9/11 families upset over Ground Zero museum delays

Facility was scheduled to open on 11th anniversary of terror attacks
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Rep. Darrell Issa: Oversight Chairman? In name only. « American Rights at Work's Blog at Work

The U.S. House Oversight Committee plays an important role in holding our government accountable. Unfortunately, the current committee chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), has been overlooking real issues of concern to America’s taxpayers and wor
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A big question about Church-State separation. Are they equal? With a simple poll.

The continued talk, debate and discussion about church/state sepration has made me look at how the debate is going on about this whole separation thing. Since they are separate does that give them both equal power and status? Tell us what you thi
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Police: Trayvon Martin's death was avoidable'

Police judged that Trayvon Martin's death was "avoidable" if George Zimmerman had stayed in his car, according to documents released in connection with Zimmerman's trial. "The encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable
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Texan to Obama: Forget Thanksgiving turkey, pardon long-dead writer O. Henry!

A Texas activist wants big changes in the way the criminal justice system works, but he’s launching his campaign with a goal that he thinks should be easy for people to agree on — the presidential pardon of celebrated American writer
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Preying on the Poor

Individually the poor are not too tempting to thieves, for obvious reasons. Mug a banker and you might score a wallet containing a month’s rent. Mug a janitor and you will be lucky to get away with bus fare to flee the crime scene. But as&
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Managing in a Multipolar World

Emerging markets are shifting the balance of economic power, and for multinationals, a “business as usual” approach will no longer suffice.
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New York and Los Angeles City Councils Approve Responsible Banking Ordinances

City councils in the nation’s two largest cities have approved laws aimed at forcing banks to invest more in their local communities. The Los Angeles city council unanimously passed its “responsible banking&rdqu
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Ending Spending president: We didn't commission anything based on Rev. Wright

Thursday's New York Times story on the Ending Spending superPAC and a proposal the organization received from GOP media consultant Fred Davis continues to reverberate thru the political world. The Times reported that Davis pitched Joe Ricketts, the billi
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* * * Bar Room Debates - Call for Admins * * *

It looks like I'm the only member of Bar Room Debates with admin rights that's active on Newsvine right now and I want out. So I will grant a few people Admin status before leaving the group. I suggest someone contact Newsvine about taking ownership of th
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Limbaugh: Blame the Lions for Climate Change

In which Limbaugh argues that the problem with those concerned about the environment, is that they never, ever point out what lions are doing to create climate change. Or what parakeets are doing. They just blame it all on mankind.   
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2,843 mpg? High school team takes the prize

300 students competed to build, drive very high mileage vehicles
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Our Very Own Greece

The major difference is that California has an even bigger budget deficit than its Balkan cousin.
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'OMG'! Your Usher concert pics!

We asked and you delivered! Here are a few pictures that you tweeted, using our hashtag #UsherTODAY. Click on each photo to get a closer look.
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Inequality or Sustainability? Why Madison Needs Marx | NationofChange

Marx famously said that the bourgeoisie unwittingly produces its own gravediggers. Marx was convinced that capitalism inexorably gives rise to an elite social class whose members create an economy that contains the seeds of its own destruction. The prim
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Memristors in silicon promising for dense, fast memory

Researchers have revealed details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. The device is a "memristor", a long-hypothesised but only recently demonstrated electronic component. A memristor's electronic propertie
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Tubing In: Itzhak Perlman Plays Zigeunerweisen

According to Youtube, an hour of video is uploaded every second.  Most of it is total crap.  There are, however, some gems: here's one.
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Intelligence Report Article Provokes Fury Among Men's Rights Activists

The last issue of the SPLC’s Intelligence Report presented a scathing portrait of “a hard-line fringe” of the Men’s Rights Movement (MRM): “women haters whose fury goes well beyond crit
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US envoy to Israel: Plans in place to attack Iran if necessary

The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran.
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Text editor claims literary biography statement of Obama's birth in Kenya a simple mistake

More fallout from the unearthed Obama literary biography which claims Kenyan birth.  The editor claims it was a simple mistake.  One of the major questions here is why this is just now being discovered and vetted. 
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Anti-Gay Activists Adopt a Dubious Model — the Confederacy

Conservatives tend to object when the gay rights movement is compared to the civil rights movement, often claiming that LGBT activists are trying to “hijack” a unique moment in American history. It had been our impression here at Ha
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If Diablo 3 Were a Girl (video)

Are you playing Diablo 3?
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What did you think of this recipe?

How many stars would you give the dish? If you made changes, tell us how you customized it.
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Ready for Usher? R&B star to perform live on Friday

If you're going or watching, make sure to tweet with #UsherTODAY and Instagram your pics
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'If we don't pass this, women will die'

Let's take a stroll down memory lane. Just 10 years ago, the Bush/Cheney administration requested $34 million for the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), and for good reason. Since its inception in 1969, the Fund has won widespread rec
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Bobbie's Buzz: Spring's hottest beauty buys

By Bobbie Thomas From the hot new nail shade latest to a simple, spring hair solution, TODAY style editor and Bobbie.com's Bobbie Thomas shares what the beauty world is buzzing about. Rose gold feverFrom jewelry to fashion, and now your fingerti
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The End is Near, Obama is losing support...

 I believe the end is coming near for our President Potus in Chief.  With the elections coming and support falling, the Obaminator is in trouble.  I was surfing around this morning on the net and came across this opinion articl
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National Democrats increase investment in Wisconsin recall - The Washington Post

boy i missed this yesterday but now i'm feeling a lot better.
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Elizabeth Warren's goose is cooked - No morsel of truth in her Indian identity

By Michael Graham If I might make one suggestion before the updated version of the “Pow Wow Chow” cookbook is released: Next time, Liz, hold the mayo. Even if you were 1/1000th Native American — which you’re not &
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Race Issues Return With Rev. Jeremiah Wright

The renewed focus on President Barack Obama’s controversial pastor is reviving the issue that neither presidential campaign wants to discuss directly: race. But the differing reactions Thursday from Obama aides and Romney officials to
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Where'd the volcanic ash go? We're finding out

Scientists tracking Iceland eruption's particles hope to make people and air travel safer
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Healthwise and Essette Implement Single Care Management and Health Education Desktop

Seamless Integration Provides Complete Health Education Support to Care Managers and Members
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How Our Demented Capitalist System Made America Insane

The demented project of endless capitalist expansion, profligate consumption, senseless exploitation and industrial growth is now imploding. Corporate hustlers are as blind to the ramifications of their self-destructive fury as were Custer, the gold spe
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Illness, death of 'very private' Donna Summer 'shocked' friends

The loss of Donna Summer Thursday at age 63 following a 10-month battle with cancer, hit friends, fans and colleagues hard in different ways. Two people who had a close, decades-long relationship with the disco queen, her former manager Joyce Trabulus and
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5 Tips for Preserving Fresh Vegetables in the Freezer

Love to buy loads of fresh veggies at the farmers' market but can't always use them up in time? Look to your freezer for help! However, it's not as simple as throwing a few tomatoes in the freezer; there are techniques that vastly improve the thawed pro
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More evidence released in Trayvon Martin shooting

  What we're following:  - More evidence released in Trayvon Martin shooting - Facebook set for stock market debut - European leaders add to rising fears of Euro breakup And did you see... - Historic battleship USS Iowa to become museum
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The latest child-rearing fad? Detachment parenting

By Sarah Maizes “Attachment Parenting” is so last week. All that bonding, baby-wearing and breastfeeding? Done. Over. So passe. I am developing a new parenting style of my own – one I am confident will yie
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He lent a hand with runaway gator — and nearly lost an arm

When he got the call that an eight-foot alligator had been spotted in a nearby suburban area on Tuesday, North Carolina herpetologist Fred Boyce decided to lend a hand.
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Why does blindness heighten other senses?

We’ve all heard about the amazing ability of some blind people to hear, smell, or touch with such a high degree of acuity that they become almost savant-like. Daniel Kish, for example, has become famous for his ability to use echolocation, like
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Prince William jail officer arrested and accused of role in scheme

A Prince William County man’s alleged scheme to pay someone $2,000 to kill his stepson took an additional twist Thursday when police announced that a county jail officer was arrested for trying to help put the stepson in a compromising situation
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Cell phone of slain bride's husband tracked to Texas

The FBI has tracked the cell phone of a Burbank, Ill., man suspected of killing his new bride to the Texas-Mexico border. A federal warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of 30-year-old Arnoldo Jimenez. Jimenez was born in Texas and owns prop
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Facebook founder Zuckerberg opens trading at Nasdaq stock market

Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock market Friday, signaling the start of share dealing in the U.S. Facebook’s first trade was registered as $43, up about 13 percent from an IPO price o
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Queen Elizabeth II's lunch for world monarchs sparks controversy

LONDON -- A lunch of monarchs, hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, has attracted protests from campaigners angry at the attendance of the king of Bahrain and the king of Swaziland. The ki
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'Planning Underway For Other 'Options On Iran'

US envoy: There is "total cooperation" between the US, Israel on issue; Peres notes Israel has right, capacity to defend itself.
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100-Year Starship: Mae Jemison reaches for the stars

Within 100 years, the goal is to develop interstellar travel.
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If the Court Repeals Obamacare, Republicans Don't Need to Worry Too Much About Replacing It

A rash of news stories have been published this week examining how the GOP will handle things if the Supreme Court votes next month to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Amazingly, all leave out the single most important and obvious impact a court rebuke
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Avapro Hct Ingredients

Aldactone or Aldactone? Dyazide) valsartan (Diovan) * Losartan and valsartan to the calcium channel blockers “block” the effects is a com...
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Teeing off into Afghanistan's open fields

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/1 AD Task Force Bulldog prepares to hit a golf ball from the rooftop of a building at Combat Outpost Boston in Kherwar district in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan on May 18. See more photos from Afghanistan in our slideshow: A
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For guys, meat is macho, veggies wimpy

The spectrum of cultural dude-ness begins somewhere around Ted Nugent then arcs through fast cars and rough sports before coming to rest at a massive, manly dinner. (Hold the salad.)
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Traces of Marijuana Found in Trayvon Martins Body: Does It Matter?

Among the voluminous evidence released Thursday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Florida high school student Trayvon Martin is a toxicology report showing that the teen had trace levels of THC, the active ingredie
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'Battleship' hits more than it misses, if you're willing to play along

REVIEW: The audience at my screening of "Battleship" cracked up whenever an allusion was made to the board game that loosely inspired the movie. They laughed when the Hasbro logo came on up screen, when aliens
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What Will Facebook Do with All Its Cash?

What's Facebook going to do with all that money? Depending on the price it sets for its shares, the company is on track to raise $6.1 billion to $6.8 billion in its initial public offering. Facebook's new wealth will be added to the $3.9 billion that's
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'She was in a lot of agony for a lot of her life'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recalls his wife, Mary, who committed suicide after years of depression
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Romney's plan for 'Day One'

Mitt Romney's campaign unveiled this morning its first television ad of the general election, a generally positive spot describing what the Republican would do on "day one" if elected.
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Tweet us your TODAY summer concert photos!

Planning to check out a few or all of the concerts on the Toyota Concert Series on TODAY? Want to join in on the fun? It's easy! Whether you're watching from the sea of fans, or from your comfy couch, we'd love to see your photos! You can submit
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Boehner Did Not Ask Permission, Right infighting over health care - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com

That’s roughly the time it took for conservatives to jump all over Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his leadership team after the GOP’s game plan for dealing with President Barack Obama’s health care law leaked to the medi
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Obama Will Meet with NATO to Ponder Afghanistan Future

 President Barack Obama will host the NATO alliance Sunday in Chicago to talk of long-term commitments to Afghanistan, tempered by the fact that the countries are tired of the war, their budgets are strained and they see a need to resist what one
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Leon Panetta seeks another $70M for Israel's 'Iron Dome' rocket shield

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield, known as the "Iron Dome," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said after a meeting with his Israeli counterp
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Driverless Google Car Rides Around DC

Kind of cool to have a driverless car, but I really don't see the point.  I guess it would make a good taxi because you wouldn't have to deal with the driver!
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First Thoughts: Four lessons we learned this week

The lessons we learned this week on four stories -- Bain Capital, Romney’s $40 million, Jeremiah Wright, and the debt ceiling… Romney goes up with his first general-election ad… And it has a (small) Spanish-language compon
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Mysterious object nearly downed plane over Denver

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mysterious flying object that nearly caused a mid-air collision Monday evening over Denver, according to NBC affiliate KUSA.com.
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Empty plinth and blank piece of paper to feature in exhibition of invisible art

A leading gallery is to push the boundaries of visual art with an exhibition of works which cannot be seen.
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Canadian Politician Claims That Ripping A CD To Your iPod Is Like Buying Socks & Stealing Shoes To Go With Them

Via Michael Geist, we learn that Canadian Member of Parliament Dean Del Mastro, as part of the debate over copyright reform in Canada, is arguing fervently (and mockingly) against the right to format shift legally purchased music, say, from a CD to your
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Silicon Valley wealth is hidden, except when it's not

Even at Facebook peer pressure dictates that consumption be kept inconspicuous
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Programming notes

*** Friday’s “Daily Rundown” line-up: Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN) on the economy, 2012 and more… NBC’s David Gregory on the latest in Obama vs. Romney… Former five-time Jeopardy champion Rep. Rus
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2012: Romney's up 3 in another poll

Romney’s up three points in a Mason-Dixon poll, 47%-44%. Obama has a six-point lead with women and a seven-point lead with those younger than 50. Romney leads big with men and those 50 and older, and has a six-point lead with independents. (The
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Murder in Print

If the pen is indeed mightier than the sword, should supporters of the Second Amendment be concerned?  Should authors be wary of how many characters they kill off?
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Obama: Just the facts, ma'am

The Boston Globe: “Barack Obama campaign rebuts $25 million attack ad but avoids facts.” The Youngstown Vindy isn’t pleased that neither Obama nor Biden have sat down with their paper’s ed board, despite Biden being
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Stars of 'Madagascar 3' are 'Europe's Most Wanted'

Putting David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, Jessica Chastain, Martin Short, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Ben Stiller together is a recipe for chaos. But Friday morning, TODAY's Ann Curry braved the fray and quizzed the collective about their upcoming animated film "Ma
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Romney: Turning on the charm

Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive,” the AP’s Elliott writes. “He took reporters' questions after Thursday's campaign rally instead of keeping them at bay. He brought them warm chocolate chip cookies for the flight from Jack
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Beauty who beat hundreds of women to final of modelling competition revealed to be a man

Pretty Angkookrat Warangnam beat hundreds of women to make it into the final of a modelling competition - and then shocked organisers by revealing she was a man.
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That story about TED censoring a speech? Basically lies

The National Journal alleged we had censored a talk because we considered the issue of inequality "too hot to handle." The story ignited a firestorm of outrage on Reddit, Huffington Post and elsewhere. We
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Facebook co-founder: I pay plenty of U.S. taxes

Facebook shares begin trading on Nasdaq today, Friday May 18, but it's the social network's lesser known co-founder Eduardo Saverin who has captured attention in political circles. When it became known after a Bloomberg report that Saverin had renounced
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If moccasin were on the other foot...

You can almost feel sorry for the moonbat community of Massachusetts as they contemplate the rubble of the Elizabeth Warren campaign. They thought they were putting up a modern-day Joan of Arc. Instead, it turns out they’ve found the Rosie R
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Veepstakes: Let the vetting begin

“Mitt Romney’s campaign has begun vetting running mates, a process that will narrow his list of possible veep picks,” The Hill writes. “The team for Beth Myers, the Romney adviser leading the search for the GOP&
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Rocks Found on Beach Mysteriously Catch Fire in Woman's Pocket - ABC News

A California mother is recovering from second- and third-degree burns after colored rocks her family collected from a southern California beach unexpectedly caught fire while in her shorts pocket.
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Congress: Jobs, jobs, jobs? Not exactly

House Republicans are holding a hearing, led by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), pushing a bill that would limit abortion rights in DC. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton was denied her request to testify. It is a generally accepted courtesy that if a member of Cong
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Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party - The Daily Beast

 “What else has she done? Female, wounded veteran ... ehhh.”-Walsh Walsh is famous for screaming at constituents for their criticism of big banks. He also preached personal responsibility while being sued by his ex-wife for
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Newsvine Presidential Voting Poll For May 2012

In March we published the first Newsvine Presidential Voting Poll to see what the most important reasons were to us for selecting a president in 2012. In the last two months several things have changed. The Republican Party now pretty much has a
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The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes - YouTube

A friend posted this on Facebook today and I took the time to watch it as I'd never seen it before.   It seems not much has changed since 1992 but there is yet hope.  I am glad to see Severn is still v
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A New Politics That Rejects Austerity and Wars of Whim

There's something sick about a politics that tells children to give up their lunch money so that billionaire speculators can avoid paying taxes. And that sickness will only be cured by a new politics. That new politics begins this week in Chicago. Whe
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We Win! Federal Court Says Town Board's Prayers Endorsed Christianity

Americans United for Separation of Church and State just scored a big victory. The town of Greece, New York has been opening board meetings with prayers since 1999 thanks to Town Supervisor John Auberger. Sure, they’ve allowed different member
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Israeli NGO: Police beat handcuffed detainees in Palestinian solidarity protest

Complaints filed over alleged use by police of Taser electroshock weapons, beating and kicking bound detainees, racist verbal abuse and sexual harassment of female detainees.
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Leader of Barack Obamas former church defends president on gay marriage

CHICAGO — The leader of President Barack Obama’s former church in Chicago has come out against statements by other African-American clergy who condemned the president’s endorsement last week of same-sex marriage. The Rev.
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Finger Arbys sandwich Popular Pages -

Probably the most meat ever in an Arby`s sandwich.
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Mitt Romney's Got 99 Problems, And Equality Is Number 1!

It seems for the moment that the arc of the moral universe is bending toward equality. On the heels of the president's historic announcement supporting marriage equality last week, several officials and even rap mogul
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Mitt Romney's 1981 arrest and 4 other times he lost his cool

2. Tangling with a traffic cop at the Olympics During the 2002 Winter Olympics, says Alec MacGillis at The New Republic, Romney, who was the Games' chief organizer, pushed local sheriff's deputies out of the way to personally
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Summoned Before Senate Committee

The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday summoned JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to testify under oath about the huge losses his company suffered on an investment strategy that sank JPMorgan’s share price, heightened concerns about the efficacy
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My foto-friday ends with a sunset

Not sure what to say today, except happy foto-friday everyone!   This plump goldfinch was so full he had to pause for a bit right at my front window. Or maybe he was taking a break from gallivanting around, because these birds don't bree
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11 surprisingly lovable airlines

When it comes to choosing what airline to fly, the bottom line is often, well, the bottom line: how much it costs to get where you need to go. But with all that laser-sharp focus on saving money, it's easy to lose sight of the little things that can make
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See the solar eclipse at a national park

Visitors to America’s national parks are used to seeing impressive displays of nature, but this weekend, some may be in for a special treat. On Sunday, weather permitting, visitors to select parks from Northern California to central New Mexico
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Eduardo Saverin's ideological allies

I suspect most have heard about Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his American citizenship, a move that will save Saverin from having to pay federal capital gains taxes just as Facebook's IPO reaps a windfall. Though he denies th
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Video.AP.org "Best Video of Trayvon Martin case release"

This video offers some clear footage of Trayvon at the store, then some graphic footage of Trayvon on the ground when paramedics arrive.  Also some better close up's of George Zimmermans head injury's.  
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Does organic food turn people into jerks?

Renate Raymond has encountered her fair share of organic food snobs, but a recent trip to a Seattle market left her feeling like she'd stumbled onto the set of "Portlandia." "I stopped at a market to get a fruit platter for a movie night with friends but
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Once-routine tariff bills now bipartisan trouble for Congress

WASHINGTON — For decades, lawmakers helped home-state manufacturers lower the cost of imported materials by crafting tiny bills that reduced or eliminated tariffs on products that range from massive factory equipment to vats of industrial-strengt
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Have Christians Gotten Heaven All Wrong?

"Our picture, which we get from Dante and Michelangelo, particularly of a heaven and a hell, and perhaps of a purgatory as well, simply isn't consonant with what we find in the New Testament," Wright said. "A lot of these images of hellfire and damnatio
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Stocks edge lower; all eyes on Facebook

Stocks edged lower Friday, with major indexes were setting up to close their worst week of the year. The S&P has fallen 6.7 percent so far in May, and while volatility is expected to continue, some analysts were forecasting a near-term rebound. A
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'Grey's Anatomy' finale: Fan favorite dies, another departs

ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" bid farewell to two talents from the long-running medical drama in its eighth season finale Thursday when one perished and another accepted a position outside of Seattle Grace. [WARNING: This story contains spoilers from Thursday's
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Veterans military museum opens in N.C.

The Welcome Home Veterans Living Military Museum celebrated the grand opening of its permanent home in North Carolina
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Plaintiff in NDAA case: U.S. has "gone insane" in its war on terror

Journalist Tangerine Bolen, who along with other activists and writers filed suit over an indefinite detention law, said Thursday that the citizens United States had become indifferent about their rights. “This panoply of laws and circumstanc
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» AP declared Obama "Kenyan-Born" Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

This report explains the context of the oft cited debate, between Obama and Keyes in the following Fall, in which Keyes faulted Obama for not being a “natural born citizen”, and in which Obama, by his quick retort, “So what
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Broward Sheriff's Deputy Criminally Charged After Deleting Video

Here is something you don’t see often; a law enforcement officer arrested for deleting video footage. His own, in fact, when he realized it would be used against him by investigators.
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Lindsay's Journey to Life: Day 34: Families Failing at Life, Part 1 – First 7 Years

Equal Money, to support our children absolutely. Time to stop a debt based system that is serving (self) interest for the few and not supportive of life within the principle that was stated by Jesus, to give as you would like to receive, the words of equ
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Racing down Main Street ~ foto-friday and sort of challenging

I finally got someone to agree to take me on a Main Street cruise to try to get pictures for the NVP photo-challenge. I had tried on my own shooting from behind the wheel; but they just weren't satisfactory pictures at all. This cruise was a little too f
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Residents & Wildlife are Required to Co-Exist

ANCHORAGE - It's no mystery that Alaska's wildlife and the people of Anchorage need to co-exist.
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Wall Street Editorial Page: If the Government Claims You Are a Terrorist, Then You ARE a Terrorist

The "War on Terror" has become a sickness. Abroad, the U.S. Armed Forces either commit acts of war in small, defenseless countries or they are engaged in dirty wars of occupation, as we have seen in Iraq and Afghanistan. Drone strikes kill innocents an
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TRENDING: Obama campaign attacks Rove's 'B.S.'

President Barack Obama's deputy campaign manager used a three-minute web video Thursday to take on the latest ad from the independent group Crossroads GPS, point by point. "Karl Rove's group Crossroads is spending $25 million from secret donors to tear
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Ukraine, Romania flooding kills 18; 2 missing

Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko declares a national disaster area
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DCCC Posts Big April Fundraising Haul

The DCCC has posted boffo fundraising figures in recent months, often outraising their partisan counterpart, the National Republican Congressional Committee. A DCCC spokesman said this was their “best April in history.” By comparis
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Facebook shares start trading with modest gains

Updated at 4:00 p.m. ET: After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of Facebook pulled back in their market debut Friday, suggesting a cooler-than-expected reception for one of the most watched initial public offerings of stock of
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Exclusive: Gypsy woman reveals her abuse on 'American Gypsy Wedding'

Huge parties, lavish dresses and tight-knit families have all been featured on TLC's "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding," but in addition to the fun, the show also takes a look at more serious topics this week -- gender roles, respect and domestic violen
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Man buys out a Kmart, gives entire inventory to charity

Kentucky businessman Rankin Paynter went into a soon-to-be-closed Kmart store to see if he could help himself to a few bargains. By the time he walked out, he'd helped an entire community. Paynter asked what would happen to the goods that remained on th
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House showdown looms over indefinite detention

A showdown looms in the House over whether to end the indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even U.S. citizens seized within the nation's borders. Democrats and tea party Republicans lobbied their colleagues furiously ahead of Friday's
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Central American migrants protest targeting by Mexico gangs

A group of migrants from Central America took part in a protest Thursday to demand that the Mexican government stop kidnappings, robberies and crimes committed by organised criminal groups against migrants. Child actors shame Mexico's politicians with mo
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U.S. slaps tariffs on Chinese panels. Is this the end of cheap solar?

On Thursday, the Commerce Department ruled that China’s solar manufacturers are engaged in “dumping” — that is, they’re selling their panels for below-market rates in order to drive their competitors out
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Mom Gets 9 Years in Prison for Starving 14 Year-Old Disabled Daughter to Death

DAYTON — A judge sentenced Angela Norman to nine years in prison Thursday for starving to death her 14-year-old disabled daughter, who looked more like a skeleton than a girl at her death.
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Morons Disappointed to Learn Most Babies Born in America Are Not White

When the US Census bureau announced this morning that for the first time in US history, the majority of babies born in 2011 were not white, naturally my first thought was to see what paranoids and dum dums on the internet were saying about it, because I
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Daily Kos: We are all Republicans now Part III

Early this week I posted a diary describing Idaho Democrat's quandary- I had to declare as a Republican to do my part in voting against the Republican extremists who have taken over Bonneville County's Republican Central Committee, and were attempting t
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Let Me Start...

Dirty Angry Money, Condemned... But Can It Be Stopped? Conservative billionaire Joe Ricketts' notion to revive Jeremiah Wright as an issue against Pres. Obama drew widespread condemnation, even from Mitt Romney himself. The White House wanted to hear a st
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Rationalizing bigotry is tougher than expected

We've been keeping an eye on the controversy surrounding Tracy Thorne-Begland's judicial nomination in Virginia, and it took an interesting turn yesterday. To briefly recap, Thorne-Begland, who enjoyed bipartisan backing, is a state prosecutor, a father,
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Couple Get 3 Years in Prison for Keeping Grandchild Locked in Bathroom for 4 Years

DAYTON — Brian and Rivae Hart, who admitted keeping Mrs. Hart's granddaughter locked in an apartment bathroom for more than four years, were both sentenced to 36 months in prison Thursday.
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Review: Four-cylinder Ford Escape strikes the right tone

We’ve seen this movie before: Stagnant economy. Soaring gas prices. Government-mandated increases in fuel economy that doom the big vehicles Americans prefer. In the 1970s, automakers responded to those conditions with that they called
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Ratko Mladic war crimes trial plunged into confusion | World news | guardian.co.uk

The Hague war crimes tribunal, already under fire for its slow pace in dealing with Balkan war crimes cases, was thrown into confusion on Thursday by the revelation that lawyers prosecuting the Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic had failed to turn over
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America's changing demographics should mean changes in policies

America’s burgeoning minority population is largely the byproduct of a surge of immigrants in the last 30 years, without whom this country would be rapidly aging and economically stagnant — think of a Western version of Japan. A hear
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Jackie Chan to retire from action movies

At Cannes, Jackie Chan has announced his retirement as an action star, saying he is too old for stunts and the world is “too violent”.
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North Carolina Pastor Accused of Sex with Minors in Haiti

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A former Gastonia pastor has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of having sex with two minors in Haiti.
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The Main Reason Some People Lose Their Confidence

Confidence is lost through a natural need to belong, but feeling unwanted, excluded and undervalued. A sense of belonging dictates our level of confidence. Try as we might, we cannot function without others as we are social beings. From the moment we are
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Morning Maddow: May 18

Today's fight in the House: defense spending and indefinite detention. It looks like the Keystone XL pipeline authorization will be dropped from the Highway bill. Hey, Florida, why the rush to purge your voter rolls? Alabama's Governor calls a special leg
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The American Middle Class, Income Inequality, and the Strength of Our Economy

The research for this project began with a series of interviews and a national conference with leading U.S. economists to learn their views about the mechanisms through which income inequality and the strength of the middle class affect economic growth
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Neil Gaiman Shares His Reading Habits

2 pieces for other fans of Neil Gaiman fans - read this last night (i'm catching up on my reading, ok?)
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From the Library of Your Soul-Mate: The Unique Social Bond of Literature

Reasons why literature is so important in life.
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Securities and Exchange Commission faces heat from Democrats over settlements

At a House hearing, Republican lawmakers defended the agency against complaints that it lets wrongdoers off the hook too easily when it routinely allows them to settle charges without admitting wrongdoing. Democrats said they were worried that
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Facebook vs. Twitter as a tool of protest (but what a great way to use Google Hangout!!)

Twitter and Facebook have proven invaluable to protest movements around the world. In this episode of Fast Forward, social media experts gather in a Google Hangout session to weigh in on the strengths and weaknesses of Twitter and Facebook as a tool for
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Cities where jobs in manufacturing pay the most

Not all manufacturing jobs are created equal -- and certainly not manufacturing pay. According to a new study released by Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy Program, manufacturing wages differ widely between large cities. Workers in McAllen, Texas,
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FLASHBACK: Bobby Jindal's Exorcism Problem

Maybe she sensed our weariness; whether by plan or coincidence, Susan chose the perfect opportunity to attempt an escape. She suddenly leapt up and ran for the door, despite the many hands holding her down. This burst of action served to revive the tire
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Stop the Killing and Raping of Our Young Men

I believe that had Trayvon Martin been teenage girl then this situation would be looked upon very differently.  Had he been a woman then this situation would be looked upon very differently. If he had been an elderly man it woul
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Dog walking like a human will make you smile

iNot content to scramble around on all fours like other less sophisticated canines, this little pooch takes the human approach and strolls along on its hind legs. The precious pup has surely made its little human master the coolest kid on her block and
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Mitt Romney’s claim that 100,000 auto jobs have been lost under Obama - The Washington Post

 In the Hot Air interview, Romney even made this claim while at the same time arguing that a recent Obama campaign commercial slamming the job losses at a particular Bain investment was unfair because “the steel factory closed down tw
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Minority Births the Majority? On how the whole idea of White People is Made Up

The news is going around breathlessly that 50.4% of births in the US in the past 12 months were to families categorized as ethnic minorities, presaging the time when ‘whites will be a minority’ in the US. The unselfconscious deploym
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Facebook split: Indian woman divorcing husband who failed to change his relationship status to married

An Indian woman is filing for divorce after her husband failed to change his relationship status to married on social network site Facebook. The 28-year-old has already approached the family court seeking divorce saying that she can not trust him after
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Florida Keys Mayor Wants Crocodiles Removed

The mayor of Islamorada is calling for the state to remove crocodiles from areas populated with people.
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NOW Today: Day 2 of the big story nobody saw coming

The Day 2 story is out - again, written by the New York Times, on that explosive allegation that a GOP super PAC was planning to invoke controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright in an attack ad campaign against President Obama. This morning the people implicat
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10 Cool Discoveries You Should Know About

On Science Friday last week, Ira Flatow reported on a grassroots group of scientists and science advocates calling for a presidential science debate. After all, what do politicians actually know about scientific issues they want to be
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Library opened by Mark Twain falls victim to austerity cuts

LONDON -- A British library opened more than a century ago by one of America’s greatest writers is being closed because of austerity budget cuts. Kensal Rise public library, in north-west London, was unveiled in 1900 by Mark Twain while he was
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More Americans clocking in during their golden years

The tough job market has been so hard on some Americans that they have dropped out of the running altogether. But here’s a surprising twist: Generally, that’s not been true of older Americans. The labor force participation rate, or th
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Briton arrested with roasted human foetuses for use in black magic ritual

Six human foetuses which had been roasted and covered in gold leaf as part of a black magic ritual have been seized from a British citizen in Bangkok, Thai police said Friday.
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'We lost HALF our weight': So how did these women do it? And how are they going to avoid putting it all back on?

From counting calories to meal replacement shakes or gastric band operations, many women will stop at nothing to lose weight. As the pounds drop off, they feel sensational. But all too often the weight creeps slowly back on. Here, three women who each l
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Trending NOW

Wouldn't be surprised if Facebook trends a lot more as the day progresses. Magid CPI: Trayvon Martin: Evidence mixed for Zimmerman's self-defense claim; 'Queen of Disco' Donna Summer dies, aged 63; Facebook IPO set to raise up to $18B  Google: do
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"Christian Missionary" Accused of Sex Trafficking Young Girls

ORLANDO, Fla. — Detectives said missionary trips abroad were really sex-trafficking visits that victimized children, but the wife of an Orlando man accused in the case defended her husband to WFTV.
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Four-year-olds to start learning two foreign languages

Children as young as four are to start learning two foreign languages under a radical plan unveiled by Scottish ministers to make them more employable when they enter the job market. Alasdair Allan, the SNP Learning Minister, said that within a decade
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Cops suspect U.S. duo in Europe graffiti spree

Couple, eyed in incidents in at least 4 countries, faces separate N.Y. charges
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'I have paid my dues and I'm done with the U.S': Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin speaks out as he comes under fire for tax avoidance

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, under fire over the tax consequences of renouncing his U.S. citizenship, said on Thursday he is obligated to and will pay 'hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States government.' The social media
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Highway murders: Suspect held in Mississippi 'fake cop' case

JACKSON, Miss. -- Authorities in Mississippi said early Friday they have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings that happened late at night along desolate stretches. James D. Willie, 28, of Sardis, Miss., was being held on charges of kidnappin
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Former Cop's Rape Trial: "Zoloft" Defense Can be Used

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (KABC) -- A former Westminster police officer will be allowed to use a so-called "Zoloft defense" at his kidnapping and rape trial.
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10 Frightening Things That Happen at Conservative Christian Schools That May Be Funded With Your Tax Dollars

School vouchers have long been a pet cause of Christian school advocates who want to shore up profits and increase their ranks. In 2002, the United States Supreme Court ruled that public funds designated for private school tuition were
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Heard it on TODAY 5/18: TODAY and DailyCandy NYC Getaway sweeps, more

Find more information about the following stories featured on TODAY: 
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Best Political Cartoons of the Week

Every Friday, we collect the best political cartoons of the week and stuff them into one big, glorious slideshow. So just relax and catch up on a week’s worth of news with our Best Cartoons of the Week slideshow.
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UN: N. Korea evades luxury ban to smoke, drink, drive

Tobacco, computers, Mercedes cars and cosmetics on list of goods shipped to reclusive state through China
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'I told you I was ill...' Spike Milligan's ghoulish gravestone quip is nation's favourite epitaph

With the immortal words, ‘I told you I was ill’, carved onto his tombstone, he undoubtedly got the very last laugh. And now comedian Spike Milligan’s famous epitaph has been named the nation’s favourite. Milliga
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Psychiatrist Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Patient

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) - A Monroe County psychiatrist is facing multiple felony charges, accused of sexually assaulting one of his patients.
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A small-scale protest in China

A police officer stands in front of three men holding letters, one of which (right) was addressed to the "Leaders of China", outside a building housing the United Nations World Food Programme office in central Beijing on May 18, 2012. The men were ushered
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No 10 guide to changing nappies and baby talk

David Cameron said it was “ludicrous” that parents received more training in how to drive a car than in how to raise children. A £3.4million digital information service, which begins today, will provide free email alerts an
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Police Officer "Retired" for Running a Legal Porn Website

PHOENIX - A Phoenix police officer decided to retire instead of being fired for running a porn website.
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General Assembly passes $35.5 billion budget, income tax hike

This story was updated at 7:15 a.m. May 17. The House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a budget plan that would raise income tax rates for high-income Marylanders and undo the so-called “doomsday” cuts that were set to
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open the eyes of my heart lord - YouTube

I want to see you.high and lifted up..!shining in the light of your Glory!Pour out your Power and Love as we sing Holy !Holy!Holy!
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Women who want to succeed at work should shut up - while men who want the same should keep talking

It is a conclusion likely to upset most feminists - and perhaps even most women. Female employees who want to succeed in the workplace should keep their mouths shut. Research suggests that women who talk too much in the office are seen as less compete
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Romney Excuses JPMorgan's $3 Billion Gambling Loss As 'How America Works' (VIDEO)

When the financial industry melted down in 2008, it nearly dragged the world economy to its knees. Americans across the nation lost their jobs, their homes, and their money. All because the nation’s biggest banks gambled on derivatives and los
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Vietnam passenger bus crash kills 34, dozens injured

Reuters reports — A passenger bus plunged into a river in Vietnam's Central Highlands at night killing 34 people and injuring at least 25 others, state-run newspapers reported on Friday. The bus slammed into Serepok River on Thursday night while
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Japan mayor: I wouldn't hire tattooed stars Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga

TOKYO -- Even Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga would not be welcome to work for the Japanese city of Osaka because of their tattoos, its mayor said amid a backlash over his stance against body art. Mayor Toru Hashimoto this week said that public
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Canada man 'swallowed $20,000 diamond'

A man suspected of swallowing a $20,000 (£12,600) diamond is being held in custody in Windsor, Canada, until it passes through his system, police say. Richard Matthews allegedly swapped the gem for a fake and ate the real one. The incident o
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Glenn Beck Offers $150k To Rev. Jeremiah Wright For Obama Dirt

Hey, remember Rev. Jeremiah Wright? He’s back! In Pog form! Also in Attack Obama form! In addition to the Super PAC discussing his connection to “black, metrosexual Abe Lincoln&am
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Some sex abusers 'should work in church'

Some sex abusers should continue to work for the Catholic church, a bishop said on Thursday, while a cardinal argued for some homosexual relationships to be treated like heterosexual ones.
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The TED Talk That Exposes the Lies of Politicians and the Filthy Rich

I’m a big fan of TED talks, making it even more disappointing to hear about them refusing to publish a talk given by multimillionaire Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer about income inequality. I mean, with the recent OWS marches, you&r
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Providence College

My College where I was taught ..In Thy Light We See Light! I am deeply indebted to Catholic institutions!I did  most of my schooling[14 years] in Catholic institutions under Sisters of APostolic Carmel!They trained me well to face life..taught m
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School officials' Facebook rummaging prompts mom's privacy crusade

A mother who says her middle-school daughter was forced to let school officials browse the 13-year-old girl’s private Facebook page is speaking out against the practice because, she says, "other parents are scared to talk about it." Pam Broviak
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'Eating for two' when pregnant a myth, new study shows via @independent_ie

THE common belief that pregnant women can eat for two has been scotched by research suggesting dieting during pregnancy can be beneficial.  Experts found that weight management was not only safe, but could also reduce complications for pregnant w
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Morning Headlines: Friday, May 18

Here's a look at the stories we're following right now. What are you reading this morning? Newly released evidence in Martin shooting raises new questions Pacers burn Heat, take 2-1 series lead With Wright comes talk of race At times, allies of Romney mor
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Romney: 'I stand by what I said, whatever it was'

On Thursday at a campaign event in Jacksonville, Florida, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he stood by his comments regarding President Barack Obama, even though he couldn’t remember what they were. &ldq
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Sean Duffy Tells Fox Talkers Obama Elected Because He Can Dance and Sing

Sean Duffy, teabagger and idiot. This is the same guy who whined that he would have trouble supporting his family on a Congressman's $174,000/year salary, is still looking for the Republican replacement for the Afford
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Reports: FBI probes death threats against 'Dog the Bounty Hunter'

Death threats against TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family are being probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to reports. The threats were emailed to the Chapmans over a four-day period, sources close to the family
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Whoops! There Is Way More Plastic In The Ocean Than We Thought | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

The trash--most of it plastic--may not be easy to see. But it is there, suspended in tiny pieces, on the surface, and below the waves. And new research indicates that the problem may even be worse than previously understood.
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Breitbart.com Publishes Ludicrous 'Not-Birther' Article (Wink)

In a way, it’s kind of sad to see what the right wing blogosphere has turned into. But also kind of hilarious. Remember when Andrew Breitbart used to beg conservatives not to indulge the Birther conspiracy theory? (While, at the same time, ap
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Raging torrent of mud follows deadly China rain storms

A villager carrying his child on his back watches the mudflow in the aftermath of a violent hailstorm and torrential rain that swept through Minxian, in northwestern China's Gansu province, on May 17, 2012.
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Mexican police seek DNA of missing to identify decapitated bodies

Monterrey, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities are asking for DNA samples from families of missing persons nationwide in their efforts to identify 49 decapitated bodies, an official said Wednesday. That will be the only way to identify the victims -- w
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Chinese 'princelings' use family ties to state to gain riches

"Whenever they want to implement reform, their children might say, 'Dad, what about my business?'" professor says
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BREAKING: Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Frigging Fecking Fracking Gag Rule on Toxic Chemicals Used in Fracking

Fracking exposes citizens to a wild mix of highly toxic chemicals and carcinogens. So when patients show up at their doctors' offices, the doctors need to figure out which chemicals are the likely culprits. The doctors of sick patients can, with great ef
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Hannity: Birtherism Has "Never Been My Issue," But "I Don't Know, I Can't Tell" If Obama's Birth Certificate Is Real

Wow. A Fox News talking head named Sean Hannity has dabble back into the Birther crap. I have been telling people that Fox News talking heads are  helping to leadthis racist crap called BIRTHERISM. Fox News has acted like they don't have a hand i
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The moment an angry, 250lb alligator attacks a scientist by a North Carolina highway and nearly RIPS his arm off

An off-duty scientist thought he'd lend a helping hand when an alligator was spotted along Highway 70 in North Carolina. But Fred Boyce bit off more than he could chew; as he approached the beast, the alligator viciously attacked him, nearly ripping of
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Historic battleship USS Iowa to become museum in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - The USS Iowa, which ferried the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the perilous Atlantic waters to a historic meeting with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin in the dark days of World War Two, is to become a floating museum. The ba
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Pakistan 2011: the Movie…at a TV set near you! | Pak Tea House

2011 began tragically with murder most foul — the death of the Punjab Governor, Salmaan Taseer, heroically championing the cause of a poor Christian woman, sentenced for blasphemy. If that wasn’t maudlin enough, what followed was a w
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Camp Ashraf Residents Invite U.S. To Inspect The Camp Without Delay

At the oral hearing of in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considering the petition by the MEK for a writ of mandamus regarding the State Department’s failure to decide on the FTO designation of the group, the gov
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Donna Summer obituary: Diva of disco was 63 - latimes.com

Donna Summer dies at 63; diva of disco An icon of dance music, Donna Summer left an enduring legacy that helped open the way to techno and house music.
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John Hagee Ministries - Daily Scripture Reading and Pastoral Blessing - Friday, May 18, 2012

John 10:1-21   "I Am the Good Shepherd"   10 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who ente
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Protest erupts after all-white jury acquits ex-Houston cop over teen's beating

HOUSTON -- The day after an all-white jury acquitted a former Houston police officer for his role in the beating of a 15-year-old African American burglary suspect, community activists rallied a crowd of at least 200 people on the courthouse steps to pro
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Five myths about independent voters and the corresponding "facts"- The Washington Post

Myth: 1. Independent voters aren’t really independent. Fact: About half are, swinging from party to party. Myth: 2. Independent voters are less engaged.
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Tasing a Pregnant Woman in Front of Her Kid? The Outrageous -- And Dangerous -- Abuse of Tasers by Police | Civil Liberties | AlterNet

In 2004, Malaika Brooks, seven months pregnant and accompanied by her 11-year-old son, was pulled over by two Seattle cops for driving 32 mph in a 20 mph zone. She was willing to accept a speeding ticket, but incorrectly thought signing it was an admiss
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Robin Williams backs offensive Catholic joke

The comedian refused to apologize for comparing priests to pedophiles
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Defendant Who Distributed Child Pornography Pleads Guilty

Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Approximately 100 Images of Child Pornography ALBANY—United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Clifford C.
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Does Death Exist?

Death does not exist in a timeless, spaceless world. In the end, even Einstein admitted, “Now Besso” (an old friend) “has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us…
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San Onofre: We Can't Ignore the Warning Signs [Op-Ed]

Growing up, I used to race my station wagon down country roads, pushing the limits of the engine, my safety and bystanders' safety on the road beyond reason. It was stupid. Fortunately, I learned several lessons about a car's engine. -Erich Pica
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Vermont Fracking Ban: Green Mountain State Is First In U.S. To Restrict Gas Drilling Technique

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique that involves blasting chemical-laced water deep into the ground.
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Romney fundraising keeping pace with Obama

Mitt Romney almost matched President Obama in fund-raising during April after securing his party's presidential nomination and joining forces with the Republican National Committee, the campaign will announce on Thursday. Mr. Romney and the R.N.C. rais
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Probe into retailing on the net

THE competition watchdog will launch an investigation into clothing importers who are reaching agreements with overseas suppliers to stop selling their products to Australians on websites or instructing them to lift their web prices. Australian Competi
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Kodak kept weapons-grade uranium and nuclear reactor in upstate New York

Kodak has confirmed it used weapons-grade uranium and housed a fully functioning nuclear reactor in an underground lab near Greece, New York for 30 years, according to news reports. And according to the Democrat and Chronicle, almost nobody in
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Foto-Friday - Wildpark Potzberg, Germany

  The 62 acre Potzberg animal park is home to about 70 raptors, some of which provide an incredible daily show.  There are also two and a half miles of walking trails, meandering through what amounts to a petting zoo and game preserve.&