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Obama lands in Afghanistan to tour war zone
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Obama lands in Afghanistan to tour war zone

News – Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones, a spokesman said.

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Alaskans suffer nation's highest gasoline prices

Money – Think you're feeling pain at the gas pump? Consider the residents of Lime Village, Alaska, an isolated Denaina Athabascan Indian community where gasoline prices have hit $8.55 a gallon.

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Treating and Preventing Kidney Stones Naturally
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Treating and Preventing Kidney Stones Naturally

Health & Fitness – Studies have shown that consumption of just 100g of Aloe gel daily is enough to reduce the build up of crystals in both adults and children.

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Little Girl Missing 5 Weeks Never Reported Lost
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Little Girl Missing 5 Weeks Never Reported Lost

News – A woman accused of not reporting her daughter missing for five weeks refused to answer a judge's question of where her daughter was in a bizarre missing person case that continues to frustrate investigators. The Mother claims she was doing her own search.

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Chertoff: European terrorists trying to enter US
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Chertoff: European terrorists trying to enter US

Politics – European terrorists are trying to enter the United States with European Union passports, and there is no guarantee officials will catch them every time, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday.

Voted for on July 18, 2008 08:48am Commented on 1 time: 1

John McCain, POW: A First-Person Account
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John McCain, POW: A First-Person Account

Politics – Here, in his own words, based on almost total recall, is Commander McCain's narrative of 5 1/2 years in the hands of the North Vietnamese.

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World's 1st Eyeball Tattoo
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World's 1st Eyeball Tattoo

Art & Design – Pauly Unstoppable from Canada has got the world's 1st eye tattoo. The process involves forty insertions of a needle to turn a body-art fan's eye blue.

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Why the Race is Tied
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Why the Race is Tied

Politics – After almost six weeks of a constant Obama lead, generally in the five- to seven-point range, Scott Rasmussen's daily tracking poll records two consecutive days of a tie race (July 12-13) and a one-point Obama lead on July 14. What happened to the Democrat's lead?

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Bush Claims Executive Privilege on CIA Leak Testimony
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Bush Claims Executive Privilege on CIA Leak Testimony

Politics – President Bush has asserted executive privilege to prevent Attorney General Michael Mukasey from having to comply with a House panel subpoena for material on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

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McCain shows ignorance regarding birth control
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McCain shows ignorance regarding birth control

Religion – This video of John McCain is truly incredible. The simple answer should have been that insurance companies should, indeed, cover birth control pills. But McCain was incoherent. This is not the first time McCain has shown profound ignorance on birth control and sexuality. Here's the Straight-Talk Express at work:

Voted for on July 17, 2008 08:24am

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Manson Murderer Denied Parole

Do No Evil – Susan Atkins, one of Charles Manson's most ardent followers and the killer of Sharon Tate, was denied "compassionate release". One has to wonder if Ms. Atkins showed Sharon Tate and her unborn baby any level of compassion when she scrawled "Die Pigs, Die" on the walls in Tate's blood.

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11 Year Old Brits Can Now Buy Cigarettes, Alcohol, Porn and Drugs Online
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11 Year Old Brits Can Now Buy Cigarettes, Alcohol, Porn and Drugs Online

Do No Evil – While most of society are struggling to meet ends meet, one group are learning how to splash the cash like never before. These are the underagers, those under 19 who, thanks to Lloyds TSB, now have the freedom to spend their 'hard earned cash' (or should that be their parents?) wherever and whenever they please.

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Bush Says Drill, Drill, Drill - and Oil Drops $9!
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Bush Says Drill, Drill, Drill - and Oil Drops $9!

Money – Crude-oil futures for August delivery plunged $9.26, or 6.3 percent, almost immediately as Bush was speaking, bringing the barrel price down to $136. Now isn't this interesting?

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Even the Queen's feeling the financial pinch
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Even the Queen's feeling the financial pinch

Money – Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly short on cash to redecorate the Palace's State Rooms, which haven't been spruced up since the Queen took the throne in 1952. Plus, there isn't even enough money (about $65 million) to carry out less glamorous projects, like asbestos removal, rewiring and roof repair.

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Study: Fewer than one-third of teens exercise enough
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Study: Fewer than one-third of teens exercise enough

Health & Fitness – One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90% of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3% of 15-year-olds do.

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