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The Cursing Litany

Science – Mayest thou never exist, may thy body never exist.

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Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:58am

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Food Prices See Greatest Monthly Increase

Money – Food prices have risen 6.1 percent in the past three months on a seasonally adjusted annual basis. The one-month rise between March and April of 0.9 percent was the biggest since January 1990, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:57am

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

Politics – The GOP claims that this is John McCain's America.

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Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:57am

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HIV Phobia Still on the Books

Health & Fitness – It seems unthinkable that the country that has been the most generous in helping people with HIV should legally ban all non-Americans who are HIV-positive.

View Story Discuss (0) (washingtonpost.com) 66 days ago by dexlovex2

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Area Drivers Are Among Rudest

Autos – Survey shows Washington behind Miami, Boston, NYC and Baltimore on list of least courteous cities.

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Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:57am

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D.C. Concert Venue Closed

Health & Fitness – The park, at Chesapeake Street and Nebraska Avenue NW in the Tenleytown neighborhood, near Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, is a popular site for soccer and other sports as well as concerts. It was shut down about 6 a.m. today.

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Study: Area Homeless Population Holds Steady

News – "The overall numbers are about the same. We are at least staying flat," said William Macmillan, a Fairfax County systems management official, who presented the report to the board of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

View Story Discuss (0) (washingtonpost.com) 66 days ago by dexlovex2

Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:57am

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Teen Charged in Taylor Case

Sports – Timothy Brown, 16, of Fort Myers, Fla., has been charged with first-degree felony murder and armed burglary of an occupied dwelling, according the spokesman, Ed Griffith. Brown was arrested Tuesday and booked into a Lee County jail. It is unclear when he will arrive in Miami.

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Health-food obsessed may suffer disorder, risk 'moral superiority'

Health & Fitness – Colorado alternative physician Steven Bratman coined the word "orthorexia" in his 2001 book, "Health Food Junkies," saying that an obsession with eating healthfully is a disease disguised as a virtue.

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Sallie Mae snafu dings borrowers' credit

Money – Thousands of people with student loans from Sallie Mae had their credit scores decimated because of a computer error at the Reston lender.

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Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:57am

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Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand

News – Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.

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Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:56am

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Edwards backs Obama's White House bid

News – Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator's efforts to unify the party behind his bid for the White House.

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Voted for on May 20, 2008 01:56am

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U.N. says up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone

News – The United Nations said on Wednesday up to 2.5 million people might have been affected by the Myanmar cyclone and proposed a high-level donors conference as the Myanmar junta again limited foreign aid.

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AP video shows China earthquake's first moments

News – The moment that a devastating earthquake struck central China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust enveloped a mountain reserve.

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FACTBOX: Profiles of U.S. presidential hopefuls

News – HILLARY CLINTON, 60, has nationwide name recognition as the wife of former President Bill Clinton. A senator from New York who would be the first woman president, Clinton revived her campaign by sweeping critical vote showdowns in Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania after losing a string of contests to rival Barack Obama.

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