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Big Brown Wins 134th Kentucky Derby
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Big Brown Wins 134th Kentucky Derby

Sports – Big Brown won the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, overcoming and a field of 19 other horses to etch his name in the history books with a five-length victory.

Voted for on May 04, 2008 09:26am Commented on 2 times: 1 2

Obama Defeats Clinton In Guam By 7 Votes
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Obama Defeats Clinton In Guam By 7 Votes

News – With all 21 precincts reporting, Obama finished with 2,264 votes, or 50.1 percent. Sen. Hillary Clinton got 2,257 votes, or 49.9 percent.

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Police: Captive woman had at least 6 children by father
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Police: Captive woman had at least 6 children by father

News – Austrian police believe a 73-year-old man held his daughter captive in his cellar for the past two decades and fathered at least six children with her, according to police and state-run news reports Sunday.

Voted for on April 28, 2008 05:55am Commented on 1 time: 1

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What are officials doing about the new Jenkins evidence?

News – Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte have presented their evidence on the Jenkins case to Hennepin County prosecutors and Minneapolis Police. So what are those public officials doing?

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The Devil's Swimming Pool: Swim On The Edge Of The Victoria Falls
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The Devil's Swimming Pool: Swim On The Edge Of The Victoria Falls

Family – Not the big glossy one they have now either the black and white pocket encyclopedia for geeks. As part of my everlasting nerdishness I was obliged to know the biggest and longest and oldest of as many things as I could.

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San Diego beaches remain closed after fatal shark attack
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San Diego beaches remain closed after fatal shark attack

News – Swimmers, surfers and casual beachgoers know now a great white shark might be lurking below the glassy blue surface of the ocean here.

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Overlooked:
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Overlooked: "Let Them Return"

News – Starting in 1968, the United States and Britain began forcibly removing 2,000 Chagossian people from an island in the Indian Ocean so the U.S. could build a military base.

Voted for on April 18, 2008 11:32am Commented on 1 time: 1

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A German Creatively Pans Bush's Climate Speech

Politics – So much for President Bush's effort to repair his legacy on global warming - at least when it comes to one German official with a flair for sloganeering.

Voted for on April 18, 2008 06:48am

Crazed Sports Parents (Like CNN's Larry King?). Not So Crazy After All?
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Crazed Sports Parents (Like CNN's Larry King?). Not So Crazy After All?

Family – Interesting, amusing take on "crazed" over-involved sports parents. Author, former CNN producer/writer, notes Larry King's recent unwanted attention as an over-zealous coach. Author always assumed these kinds of parents were pathetic, bad news. But recent experience has her re-assessing. A simple, honest, entertaining meditation.

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Village Rejects Supermarkets and Grows its Own Food

Food – In a bid to become less dependent on supermarkets, the residents of Martin are working together to become as self-sufficient as possible.

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The Top 10 Banned Films of the 20th Century
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The Top 10 Banned Films of the 20th Century

Movies – Unbelievable, absurd, and downright unnecessary, or simply masterpieces ahead of their time? You decide as you enjoy this look at the top 10 banned films of the 20th century.

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NPR: Universal Health Care: Japanese Pay Less for More Health Care
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NPR: Universal Health Care: Japanese Pay Less for More Health Care

Politics – NPR is covering Universal Health care in various countries this week. Japan produces cars, color TVs and computers, but it also produces the world's healthiest people. It has the longest healthy life expectancy on Earth and spends half as much on health care as the United States.

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Forecast for big sea level rise

Science – Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres (approximately four-and-a-half feet) by the end of this century, according to a new scientific analysis.

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Pope begins visit to the U.S.; discusses sex abuse scandals
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Pope begins visit to the U.S.; discusses sex abuse scandals

Religion – Pope Benedict XVI landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon, beginning a six-day visit to the United States after having told reporters aboard his aircraft that he was "deeply ashamed" of the Roman Catholic Church's child sexual-abuse scandal in the United States.

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70% Americans Disapprove Of Bush's Handling Of Economy.

Money – Why is it that Americans have rejected the Bush Administration's approach to domestic economic matters? McClatchy Newspapers analysis of 2005 census figures found that 16 million Americans are living in severe poverty....

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