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Marines ignore Afghan opium so as not to upset locals

News – The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave.

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Mr President, here is a bill for you to sign!

Politics – Bush says he will veto the foreclosure relief legislation, despite criticizing congress for not passing him bills.

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Credit Card Industry Protests Against Proposed Regulation.

Money – Federal Reserve officials expect final credit card regulations aimed at protecting consumers to be rolled out by year's end. Sandra Braunstein, the Fed's director of consumers and community affairs, said that the Fed would combine new regulations under the Truth in Lending Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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Chords of Fame

Music – This new video features Melanie Safka singing "Chords of Fame" written by Phil Ochs (1971). Salvador Dali and Vincent Van Gogh's works are represented along with Spadecaller's art and graphics. A Spadecaller Video.

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Acceptable Things Candidates Can Say Now Down To Four

Humor – NEW YORK - After Sen. Barack Obama's comments last week about what he usually eats for dinner were criticized by Sen. Hillary Clinton as being offensive to both herself and the American voters, the number of acceptable phrases presidential candidates can now say are officially down to four.

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Cartoon Dance Party

Popular Videos – This is one party that is not to be missed! Join General Fuzzy and his army of Little Things in this animated romp of surreal wonder.

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Cindy McCain says she'll never release her tax returns

Politics – "You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed separate tax returns for 28 years. This is a privacy issue. My husband is the candidate,"

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Conservatives Happier Than Liberals

Science – Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-being than left-wingers, the new study found. Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities.

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Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings

News – Serious mental illness costs Americans at least $193 billion a year in lost earnings alone, a new report shows. The study broadly defines mood and anxiety disorders that greatly limit a person's ability to function for at least 30 days a year, including instances of any condition linked to suicidal behaviors or frequent violent acts, as serious mental illness (SMI).

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Flowers Worth Buttloads of Points in Scrabble

Do-It-Yourself – Tired of dropping wimpy 2-pointers like "ON" and "IT", while your obnoxious friends own the board with heavy hitters like "QUIXOTRY" and "ZOMBIFY"? Well stop smelling the flowers and learn how to spell them.

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