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Westboro Baptist Church Protests Outside Obama Girls' School »
Posted by: TimALoftis 4 hours ago in Political Opinion
Westboro Baptist Church, the fringe-of-the-fringe anti-gay group famous for protesting at military funerals and claiming that God is punishing the country for its tolerance of ...
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SNL Mocks Fox's Election Coverage, Glenn Beck's Spelling Problems (VIDEO) »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 day, 2 hours ago in Humor
"Saturday Night Live" opened last night with a sketch lampooning Fox News's election coverage. Yes, the 2009 elections dominated cable news coverage consisted of ...
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Arabs in Military Try to Rise Above Massacre -- Sphere News »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 day, 7 hours ago in Religion
WASHINGTON (Nov. 6) -- The shooting rampage at Fort Hood could make life noticeably more difficult for Arabs and Muslims serving in the U.S. military ...
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House Passes Health Care Reform Bill »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 day, 18 hours ago in Political News
Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215.
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Earlier, the House passed an ...Read (476) | Share | Discuss (28) | Read Full Story at cnn.com
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Ocean Power wins grant for Australian wave project »
Posted by: STONERS 2 days, 5 hours ago in News
Renewable energy firm Ocean Power Technologies has won a A$66.5 million ($61 million) grant from the Australian government for a project set to ...
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U.S. Muslims Fear Backlash After Attack »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 days, 7 hours ago in Religion
As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S ...
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Watchdog: Taxpayers Likely to See Profit From Govt. Bank Help - ABC News »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 days, 8 hours ago in Business & Finance
Federal government guarantees to back up bank assets during the financial crisis posed a "considerable risk to taxpayers" last year, but the guarantees ultimately played ...
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Women Are Overtaking Men in the U.S. -- Sphere News »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 days, 9 hours ago in Business & Finance
The United States may have officially entered the age of woman.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this fall, for the first time in ...Read (38) | Share | Discuss (10) | Read Full Story at sphere.com
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President Obama's Weekly Address - Tragedy At Fort Hood (Video) »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 days, 9 hours ago in Political News
The President condemns the "despicable" attacks at Fort Hood, honoring those who were killed and injured. He also commends those who stood up to help ...
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John Reed, Former Citigroup CEO, APOLOGIZES For Creating Monster Of A Bank »
Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 2 days, 10 hours ago in Business & Finance
It may be the most direct apology of the financial crisis. Former Citigroup chairman and CEO, John Reed, has apologized to a Bloomberg reporter for ...
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Civil War In Corporate America: Banks Battling The Chamber On Accounting Rules »
Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 2 days, 11 hours ago in News
Amid the ongoing financial regulation overhaul, the banking industry is hoping to pull off a quiet power grab that has eluded its grasp since the ...
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Feds In Indianapolis Say Hate Crimes Are Top Priority »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 days, 17 hours ago in Political News
Federal authorities who gathered today in Indianapolis to highlight efforts to crack down on hate crimes pointed to a case out of Muncie as a ...
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Matthew Shepard Bill Reception Proves Emotional - Advocate.com »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 days, 18 hours ago in Political News
At a White House reception commemorating the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, President Barack Obama told about ...
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President Obama Awards Purple Hearts at Walter Reed - CBS News »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 days, 18 hours ago in Family
President Obama visited with 19 soldiers during a visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center this afternoon, the White House said. He also spent ...
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Unemployment Rate Rises To 10.2%, Economy Lost 190,000 Jobs In October »
Posted by: TimALoftis 3 days, 9 hours ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers cut a deeper-than-expected 190,000 jobs in October, government data showed on Friday, driving the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent ...
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