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McCain: I'll Fight Pullout From Iraq
This story has mostly positive ratings. 257 votes / 2 sinks

McCain: I'll Fight Pullout From Iraq

Politics – John McCain cast his opposition to a troop withdrawal date in Iraq in historic terms Thursday during a FOX News interview, saying he would continue to fight anybody trying to end the war prematurely "every step of the way."

Voted for on March 14, 2008 03:59pm

Kids' Soccer Insanity. Lollipops The Cure?
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Kids' Soccer Insanity. Lollipops The Cure?

Family – Original, humorous (& serious) personal piece on the less-than-ideal dynamics of many kids sports programs -- written by novelist Nancy Star. Author relates her own experiences. Can't we find more balance...for parents & kids? Piece doesn't try to offer definitive answers but it does offer 1 soccer mom's entertaining & thoughtful POV.

Voted for on March 14, 2008 03:58pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / No sinks

Essential Numbers Every Person Needs in their Cell Phone

Do No Evil – We've all been there Ã;¢ââ;;¬" stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire, lost on the highway searching for directions to a 'local' restaurant to meet some sketchy acquaintances, or, if you're like me Ã;¢ââ;;¬&qu

Voted for on March 09, 2008 12:55pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks

HOW TO: Make your own homemade glow sticks

Do-It-Yourself – Really cool tutorials on putting together cheap LED-based glow sticks and also a glow lantern using household chemicals and materials.

Submitted and Voted for on March 04, 2008 03:53pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 30 votes / No sinks

China's Internet population soars to 210 million

Gadgets & Tech – The Chinese government said Friday its Internet population has soared to 210 million people, putting it on track to surpass the U.S. online community this year to become the world's largest.

Voted for on January 19, 2008 01:16pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 55 votes / 1 sink

MacBook Air Batteries Replaceable in Minutes: Apple Store Employee

Gadgets & Tech – I've been impressed with the MacBook Air, with a few exceptions. Lack of a wired Ethernet port, only one USB port, no optical drive - and an integrated battery that is not user-replaceable. However, at least for those in range of an Apple Store, it's not all that bad.

Voted for on January 19, 2008 01:16pm

CNN Rebuked for Hiring Ralph Reed, Proven Liar
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CNN Rebuked for Hiring Ralph Reed, Proven Liar

Do No Evil – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. CREW called on CNN to exclude Ralph Reed, former Christian Coalition head and proven liar.

Voted for on January 19, 2008 01:15pm

Canned beans recalled on botulism risk: FDA
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Canned beans recalled on botulism risk: FDA

Health & Fitness – New Era Canning Co is expanding a recall of canned green beans and garbanzo beans because of potential botulism contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.

Voted for on January 19, 2008 01:15pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

VIDEOS: Playing with the MacBook Air

Gadgets & Tech – We had some great footage that we cut together from Macworld! We get our hands on Apple's new MacBook Air and show you how sleek this machine really is. Check out the videos-

Submitted and Voted for on January 19, 2008 01:03pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Macworld Magazine's "Best in Show"

Gadgets & Tech – Here are the products that received the "Best in Show" title at Macworld 2008!

Voted for on January 17, 2008 01:47am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 3 votes / No sinks

Old fashion cures from the good 'ol days!

Health & Fitness – My personal fave: "For bruises, soak a cotton ball in vinegar and place on the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces swelling and blue color as well as speeds up the healing process." Second up is the splinter cure-

Submitted and Voted for on July 12, 2007 02:47pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 3 votes / No sinks

Polio Cases Quadruple in Afghanistan

News – "Dr. Wahidi blamed the spike in polio cases on the increasing violence, unregulated travel across the border with Pakistan where polio is also a problem, difficulty in establishing local health services and poor communication with community leaders."

Submitted and Voted for on August 13, 2006 11:10am

Newt Gingrich: 'Anti War Americans Are an Insurgency'
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Newt Gingrich: 'Anti War Americans Are an Insurgency'

Politics – On Fox News, Newt Gingrich claimed there is a “legitimate insurgency in Connecticut, which needs to be met head on,” made up of people who say Iraq “is so hard, it is so frightening, it’s so painful, can’t we come home and hide?”

Voted for on August 09, 2006 10:40am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks

Mother shocked to find dead unborn baby still alive

News – "A mother who was told her unborn baby was dead found she was still pregnant three weeks later."

Submitted and Voted for on August 09, 2006 10:18am

Storing Carbon Dioxide under the Ocean
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Storing Carbon Dioxide under the Ocean

Science – One way to combat global climate change is to directly capture carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, as it is being emitted, and store it safely.

Voted for on August 08, 2006 08:26pm