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Russian Cosmonaut Feoktistov Dies At 83 »
Posted by: WikiMap 17 hours, 21 minutes ago in Science & Technology
Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feoktistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83.
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Researcher's labour of love leads to MS breakthrough »
Posted by: Zurbin 8 hours, 7 minutes ago in Health & Fitness
New way of thinking about debilitating disease has yielded stunning new treatments – but MS societies urge sufferers to be cautious before experimenting.
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32 arrested in hate crime roundup »
Posted by: jmopinion 18 hours, 7 minutes ago in News
The suspects are wanted for violent crimes, such as robbery and assault, committed during the past four months in lower downtown.
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I'll have my lobster electrocuted, please »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 day ago in Family
The heart-rending sound that a lobster makes as it is boiled alive puts off many a home chef from preparing the dish for a dinner ...
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Shareholders demand Goldman bonuses »
Posted by: onlyonesecret 21 hours, 23 minutes ago in News
Goldman Sachs has had to defend itself from angry taxpayers, regulators, the government – and now its own shareholders. Some of the US investment bank's ...
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By 2018, 43% of Americans are expected to be obese »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 19 hours, 20 minutes ago in News
New data shows that if current trends continue, 43 percent of U.S. adults will be obese and obesity spending will quadruple to $344 billion ...
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Smiling on Facebook costs woman her insurance »
Posted by: BronxBomber 13 hours, 13 minutes ago in News
MONTREAL, Canada - A Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in ...
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Betty Bowers bad mouths the Mormons »
Posted by: klynchsf 9 hours, 57 minutes ago in Humor
America's Best Christian, Mrs. Betty Bowers , is spreading the good word again with a new video release called "Less Is Mormon!"
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Right Wing Activist Launches College Social Networking Site To‘Smash Left-Wing Scum’On Campus »
Posted by: mesodude 6 hours, 1 minute ago in Political News
Campus Progress reports that Morton Blackwell, founder of the right-wing young adult organization, the Leadership Institute (LI), has launched a new social-networking site for young ...
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How health care reform could fall apart - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: Sludge-Guzzler 9 hours, 57 minutes ago in News
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes on a procedural motion to start the health care debate Saturday night – but there’s no ...
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Man Marries Virtual Girlfriend With Public Reception »
Posted by: BronxBomber 13 hours, 26 minutes ago in Family
Japan - A man who calls himself SAL9000 has married his virtual girlfriend with a public reception. The man reportedly fell in love with a virtual ...
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Leaked documents reveal No 10 cover-up over Iraq invasion »
Posted by: ameliog 10 hours, 56 minutes ago in News
Military commanders are expected to tell the inquiry into the Iraq war, which opens on Tuesday, that the invasion was ill-conceived and that preparations were ...
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Egypt-Algeria World Cup anger turns violent in Cairo »
Posted by: altnrg 18 hours, 56 minutes ago in Sports
Riot police in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, pushed back a violent demonstration near the Algerian embassy in the early hours of Friday. Egypt lost to ...
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Child offered for adoption on Craigslist »
Posted by: hensil 14 hours, 50 minutes ago in News
Police in Federal Way, Wash., said they are investigating whether a Craigslist posting for an unborn child up for adoption involves a real child. Federal ...
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Credit demand picking up slowly : Rupee Times »
Posted by: monicachenoa 3 hours, 59 minutes ago in Business & Finance
Demand for loans has been picking up since August 2009. Loan disbursements have risen in the last three months.
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“Note to wing-nuts: St. George wanted detainees to be tried in US courts. I don't remember any self-righteous presidential bashing then. I wonder why the double standard?”
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Flashback: George W. Bush In 2006: Close Gitmo And Hold Trials In US Courts
“Watch the Keynesian "economists" screw things up worse with every move, buying bankrupt automakers, increasing the debt to stimulate, putting us in debt for bailouts, now we're on the brink of the biggest screwing ever, and we should have "patience"? Watch your Government of Force budgeting big deficits every ...”
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“The system is corrupt. It seems no one really wants to fix it. Money and power is the name of the game.When money can bribe our leaders in the form of campaign contributions ,you will have no favorable results.Treason is not a law that America enforces.”
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As Wall Street Posts Record Profits and US Hunger Rate Grows, Robert Scheer Asks:"Where Is the Community Organizer We Elected?"
“And the rich get richer.....”
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Goldman Sachs’s Tax Rate Drops to 1%
“Unfortunately the politicians aren't taking action”
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Is America Finally Starting to Stand Up To Wall Street?