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Congress could take steps to ease gas prices

News – Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance industry.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:19pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / No sinks

Prostitution measure makes in onto S.F. ballot

Do No Evil – A measure that would make it more difficult to investigate and punish prostitution crimes in San Francisco qualified for the November ballot on Friday, opening another passage in the city's long fight over decriminalizing the sex-trade industry.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:12pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 24 votes / No sinks

McCain revs up auto workers

Politics – WARREN, Mich. | Sen. John McCain on Friday told auto workers to have faith that alternative technology vehicles will re-energize their sagging industry and help reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:04pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 20 votes / No sinks

American Airlines To Lay Off 1,300 Mechanics

News – American Airlines executives said 1,300 aircraft mechanics and 200 managers and support workers will be laid off from the company's maintenance organization.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:11pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / 1 sink

A Rebellion Brewing in Oklahoma

Do No Evil – James Madison, explaining the constitution, in Federalist Paper 45, said, "The powers delegated...to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite."

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:00am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 31 votes / No sinks

How China is taking over Africa...

Politics – ...and why the West should be VERY afraid. It's not just oil, it's diamonds and logging and population. China now has 750,000 nationals living in Africa, and the number is increasing.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:56am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 29 votes / 2 sinks

U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow

Health & Fitness – Despite wide-ranging efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new report found.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:46am

Ohioans Struggle to Buy Food in Uncertain Economy
This story has mostly positive ratings. 70 votes / No sinks

Ohioans Struggle to Buy Food in Uncertain Economy

Politics – Two women interviewed by NPR say they are struggling to get a job, or get enough groceries to eat.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:42am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 63 votes / 1 sink

Dubai Authorities Arrest Alleged Cross-Dressing Tourists

Travel – Police in the Gulf tourist hub of Dubai say they've detained 17 foreign men for allegedly being gay and wearing women's clothing in malls and other public places. Police spokesman Zuhair Horoun says the men were either visiting or working in Dubai. He says they were detained Wednesday but would not elaborate.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:39am

Susan Estrich:  It Should Be a Democratic Year
This story has mostly positive ratings. 110 votes / 9 sinks

Susan Estrich: It Should Be a Democratic Year

Politics – July polls don't tell you who's going to win in November. Just ask President Dukakis or President Gore, both of whom were well ahead in July and went on to lose in the fall (although Mr. Gore still doesn't quite see it that way).

Voted for on July 19, 2008 09:37am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 31 votes / 1 sink

McCain Gets Social Security But Calls System a Disgrace

Politics – Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retirement check every month.

Voted for on July 18, 2008 08:05pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / No sinks

Recent Study Shows Men Prefer Sex

Humor – Finally a honest study on men

Voted for on July 18, 2008 12:18pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 23 votes / No sinks

Mob Beats Up Two Robbers

Do No Evil – Two young men returning to the scene of a previous robbery (less than 2 hours later) are greeted by the victim and her four large male friends. OUCH!

Voted for on July 18, 2008 12:17pm

Dr. Susan Rice Bashes McCain on Afghanistan Policy
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Dr. Susan Rice Bashes McCain on Afghanistan Policy

Politics – After years of denying it was a problem, McCain woke up and discovered Afghanistan, but has no credible plan. He wants to surge in Afghanistan without reducing troops in Iraq, which the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says is impossible. He wants to balance our budget through troop withdrawals which he opposes. The whole thing is illogical.

Voted for on July 18, 2008 12:12pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 38 votes / No sinks

Why You Can't Get Married, Pt. 1

Love & Personals – I was inspired to write this piece by a female friend. This friend, who is in her mid-30s, recently asked me "I don't get it. I have a graduate degree, I make great money, I own property, I've got a great car, I'm independent and I'm ambitious. Why can't I get a good man to marry?"

Voted for on July 18, 2008 12:05pm

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