After nearly eight years when intellectual curiosity and an appreciation for nuance were viewed as suspect, does the Obama election herald a restoration for the...
Posted by: seamusm | (2) Comments Last comment: 11/8/2008 9:05:23 PM by glendam
Efforts to restore its recitation have resulted in a dispute.
Posted by: barb | (4) Comments Last comment: 11/15/2008 7:30:45 PM by glendam
New polling and a trickle of stories from the battleground states suggest that Sen. Barack Obama's coalition includes one unlikely group: white voters with negative...
Posted by: seamusm | (3) Comments Last comment: 10/20/2008 2:47:56 PM by ademers1980
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PETA officials say human breast milk would make life easier for cows and could benefit human health.
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It has been a golden rule of advertising from its inception - thin models sell more products to women. The only trouble is, it is not true, claims new research.
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Museum May Have Authentic Copy Of President's Eloquent Correspondence To Grieving Mother
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A 12-year-old boy was shot to death through a front door while trick-or-treating with his family, shocking residents of a South Carolina neighborhood where most people know each other well.
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US News & World Report will be strictly a web-based magazine from now on
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a school district in Dallas provides non-citizens with phony Soc. Sec. numbers to get them on the payroll
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Racial incidents, ranging from cross burnings to school children chanting "assassinate Obama" have reportedly been in the increase since last week's presidential election.
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With consumers pulling back on spending and difficulty competing with Best Buy, Circuit City seeks protection from creditors. Will stay open through 2008 Holiday Season.
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At least part of the answer to what is expected to be a long and protracted crisis might turn out to be a Roosevelt era type public works project, which could create jobs, and pump cash over a long period of time into our moribund economy.
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The U.S. Army has just awarded a $4 million contract to begin developing "thought helmets" that would harness silent brain waves for secure communication among troops.
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A lot of their ill gotten gains have been pumped into developing their local villages.
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Archaeologists say this is a 2,000-year-old golden earring discovered beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem's old city.
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In a video released Wednesday, Al-Qaida's number 2 insulted Obama by calling him a "house negro". He continued to proclaim all the other usual insults against America.
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The last time it was below 8,000 was March 2003. The sad thing is the 5.07% is the lowest percentage change of the 3 markets: Nasdaq is down 6.53% at 1386 and S&P is down 6.12% at 806.58.
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Just days after Somali pirates pulled off the biggest seaborne hijacking in history, an Indian warship destroyed a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden.
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The once proud titans of the American auto industry faced a withering reception on Capitol Hill today as they went begging for $25 billion to keep the sinking ships of commerce afloat.
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The Labor Department says wholesale prices dropped by 2.8 percent in October, the biggest one-month decline in the sixty years since they started keeping such records.
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It impacted at about 3,100 mph, and was destroyed in the planned crash. It successfully sent photos and other data that can be used in the next mission.
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New coal burning power plant construction is on hold until the EPA decides whether or not to force new CO2 emission capturing technology.
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Thinking of stretching what's left of your retirement money? Here's 10 countries you may (or may not) want to consider retiring to.
By: glendam | Updated: 2 days ago by ademers1980 | (1)