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McCain just can't shake that lobbyist link

Politics – John McCain's ties with Washington lobbyists are not among serious challenges for his campaign- not with the shape of the U.S. economy and public opinion still shifting away from his steadfast support for indefinite military commitments in Iraq. But influence peddling will be difficult for McCain to explain to voters as well.

View Story Discuss (28) (eastvalleytribune.com) 49 days ago by Radiofreeeuropa

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:35pm

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10 Amazing URLs with Sites that Suck

Gadgets & Tech – Then there are the ones that suck -- those complete wastes of excellent domain names that take you to a blank page (or even worse, a dreaded advertising page). Here are some URLs that SHOULD be something. They just aren't.

View Story Discuss (1) (nowpublic.com) 49 days ago by DiffeeOnline

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:35pm

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Moneybookers Enables Social Fundraising on Facebook

Money – Application Provides Low Cost Fundraising And Money Transfer Service

View Story Discuss (0) (marketdigest.biz) 49 days ago by Varadinum

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:35pm

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DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told

Gay & Lesbian – Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action - she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.

View Story Discuss (0) (apnews.myway.com) 49 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:35pm

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Police: 9 killed in Philippine bank robbery

News – MANILA, Philippines - At least eight bank employees and a security guard were lined up and shot dead in the head Friday in a bloody Philippine bank robbery, police said. Another employee was in critical condition at a hospital.

View Story Discuss (0) (news.yahoo.com) 49 days ago by jasonlowjy

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Bush, Saudis to discuss soaring gas prices

News – President Bush put the finishing touch on his celebrate-and-be-celebrated Israel stay, leaving the Holy Land Friday with no movement on Mideast peace but hoping to fare better in Saudi Arabia at obtaining help for soaring gas prices at home.

View Story Discuss (0) (apnews.myway.com) 49 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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'$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft

Gadgets & Tech – The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft, a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.

View Story Discuss (0) (apnews.myway.com) 49 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Oil prices rise after volatile session

Money – Oil rose Friday in Asia following a whipsaw overnight session during which the expiration of options and a mix of news played havoc with prices trading in a range almost $6 wide.

View Story Discuss (0) (finance.myway.com) 49 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Florida, Michigan delegates cannot save Clinton

Politics – Sorry, Sen. Clinton. Michigan and Florida can't save your campaign. And even if they were, Hillary Rodham Clinton still couldn't catch up with Barack Obama's growing lead in delegates.

View Story Discuss (1) (news.yahoo.com) 49 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Data Portability: It's The New Walled Garden

Gadgets & Tech – The scuffle today between Facebook and Google has very little to do with user privacy and everything to do with user control. A huge battle is underway between Google, MySpace and Facebook around control of user profiles and, therefore, users themselves. And their three new products, Data Availability, Facebook Connect, and Friend Connect, are all

View Story Discuss (0) (techcrunch.com) 49 days ago by JessicaLaurie

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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The Science Of Bodybuilding Supplements

Health & Fitness – Bodybuilding supplements can be a minefield. With so many outrageous claims about sub par products that fail to even remotely deliver as promised or worse yet, companies unconscionably selling an absolutely useless product using the institutionalized fraud that is inherent in most of the muscle media it is no wonder.

View Story Discuss (0) (fitness-blog.personal-trainers.com) 49 days ago by dimplesing

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Clinton defends Obama from Bush

Politics – Hillary, today in Rapid City, South Dakota, defended Obama from President Bush's apparent comparison of him to Neville Chamberlain.

View Story Discuss (0) (politico.com) 49 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Bin Laden vows to fight Israel on 60th anniversary

News – Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape marking Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations to continue the fight against the Jewish state and its allies and not give up an inch of Palestinian land.

View Story Discuss (7) (reuters.com) 49 days ago by DiffeeOnline

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Bush family's Nazi ties and 'appeasement'

Politics – Dear Mr. Bush, Your speech on the Knesset floor today was not only a disgrace; it was nothing short of treachery. Worse still, your exploitation of the Holocaust in a country carved out of the wounds of that very crime, in order to strike a low blow at American citizens whose politics differs from your own is unforgivable and unpardonable.

View Story Discuss (3) (atlargely.com) 49 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm

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Documents link wind farm foes to energy firm

Do No Evil – A new lobbying firm for the group opposing a wind farm off Cape Cod filed a federal document last month reporting that its work for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound is partially funded and shaped by an international energy conglomerate.

View Story Discuss (1) (boston.com) 49 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on May 18, 2008 05:34pm