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Border Patrol Now Hiring!

Careers & Jobs – We are looking for candidates interested in preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States; detecting and preventing the smuggling and unlawful entry of undocumented aliens into the United States; and apprehending those people found to be in violation of the immigration laws.

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Former Astronaut Wally Schirra Dies
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Former Astronaut Wally Schirra Dies

News – Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr., one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the only man to fly on all three of NASA's early space missions, has died, a NASA official confirmed Thursday. He was 84.

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Should Prostitution be Legal? Take the Poll!
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Should Prostitution be Legal? Take the Poll!

Love & Personals – A major scandal rocked our nation when it was announced that Deborah Jeane Palfrey operated an escort / prostitution service in Washington D.C. She provided a service that people were seeking, employed women who were seeking employment, paid them well, and did her best to ensure safe working conditions. Hmmm...

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Corps asked to explain pump contract
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Corps asked to explain pump contract

News – When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications--typos and all--from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract. The pumps subsequently proved to be defective.

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MSNBC drops simulcast of Don Imus show permanently
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MSNBC drops simulcast of Don Imus show permanently

Television – Talk show host Don Imus' situation worsened Wednesday, when MSNBC announced that it would no longer simulcast the "Imus in the Morning" radio program.

Voted for on April 12, 2007 04:16am (retracted)

Starbucks bans trans fat-laden pastries at half its U.S. stores
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Starbucks bans trans fat-laden pastries at half its U.S. stores

Food – Ban here. Ban there. Next up, it's Starbucks. No, not a ban on the coffee (though that wouldn't be a horrible thing), but a ban on foods with trans-fats from Starbucks stores

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Women catch up with men on heart disease

Health & Fitness – LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Researchers in California have found that women in their 60s have just as much risk for heart disease as men, and many are worse off by their 70s.

Voted for on December 27, 2006 11:47am

For ACLU, A Victory In Standoff With U.S.
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For ACLU, A Victory In Standoff With U.S.

News – Federal prosecutors yesterday dropped their demand that the American Civil Liberties Union turn over all copies of a "secret" document the organization had obtained, after the government was roundly criticized for using a grand jury subpoena in an attempt to seize the material.

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Theater of the Absurd at the T.S.A.
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Theater of the Absurd at the T.S.A.

Travel – FOR theater on a grand scale, you can't do better than the audience-participation dramas performed at airports, under the direction of the Transportation Security Administration.

Voted for on December 17, 2006 12:31pm Commented on 1 time: 1

Taco Bell Seeks to Reassure Customers
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Taco Bell Seeks to Reassure Customers

Food – Taco Bell Corp. launched a newspaper ad blitz and sent its president on a string of media interviews Tuesday to persuade customers that its food is safe - even as the cause of the E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food chain remained a mystery.

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