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Documentary filmmaker with a background in theatre and writing. Avid non-fiction reader.
Member Since: May 4, 2006
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 49 votes / 1 sink
Tehran leaves no room for doubt
News – Just in case there was any ambiguity about Iran's missile test today in the Hormuz Straits, the air force chief, General Hossein Salami, put any lingering uncertainty to rest. Salami said the tests of long- and medium- range missiles were intended to demonstrate Iranian resolve "against enemies who in recent weeks have threatened Iran with a harsh language".
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(guardian.co.uk)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 07:19pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 127 votes / 6 sinks
Newest Scandal: Obama Says "A" Instead of "An"
Humor – Intoned a man in a suit on television. "The question is whether we can trust a man who says "an" one day, and then suddenly says "a"? Does this show a lack of experience? Do we really know who Obama is, rhetoric-wise?"
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(thespoof.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 06:54pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 176 votes / 2 sinks
U.S.: Oppose arbitrary withdrawal date for Iraq troops
News – The United States remains opposed to setting an arbitrary withdrawal date for its troops from Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday.
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(news.yahoo.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 06:54pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 50 votes / No sinks
6 die in attack on U.S. Consulate in Istanbul
News – A group of unidentified gunmen opened fire Wednesday on Turkish security guards outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, the Turkish authorities said, and at least three police officers and three assailants were killed.
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(iht.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 06:53pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 166 votes / 4 sinks
Hot Mic Catches Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama; Jackson Apologizes
Politics – Apparently unaware of a hot microphone, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, made a crude and disparaging remark along the lines of wanting to rip Obama's genitals off in reference to how Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., might be alienating African-Americans with various moral instructions.
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(blogs.abcnews.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 06:53pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 133 votes / 2 sinks
Senate Backs Wiretap Bill to Shield Phone Companies
News – More than two and a half years after the disclosure of President's Bush's domestic eavesdropping program set off a furious national debate, the Senate gave final approval on Wednesday afternoon to broadening the government's spy powers and providing legal immunity for the phone companies that took part in the wiretapping program.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 06:35pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 118 votes / No sinks
New DNA clears Ramsey family
News – Newly discovered DNA evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case does not match any Ramsey family members or anyone in law enforcement DNA databases.
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(9news.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 05:58pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 75 votes / 1 sink
Kennedy back on the Hill
Politics – Senator Ted Kennedy has returned to the Senate floor for the first time since his May brain surgery.
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(cnn.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 04:28pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 86 votes / 3 sinks
Fight Fire, Save Homes, Go To Jail
Do No Evil – A family courageously and successfully protects its 55 acres of private property from a huge fire and a swarm of incompetent and expensive government fire parasites. The penalty: jail.
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(latimes.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 08:07am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 65 votes / No sinks
Proposal to euthanize wild horses spurs debate
Pets – Animal rights activists and ranchers are clashing over a federal proposal to euthanize wild horses as a way to deal with their surplus numbers.
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(news.yahoo.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 08:07am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 89 votes / 1 sink
iPhone Goes on Sale Friday
Gadgets & Tech – Today, the iPhone is in the hands of six million people. Clumsy touch-screen lookalikes from rival phone makers line the shelves. And Friday is the iPhone's second coming.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 08:07am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 81 votes / 1 sink
Africa dominates first day of Group of Eight summit
News – Africa dominates the agenda at the annual summit of the Group of Eight, as the leading industrialized nations discuss a range of issues, including whether enough aid has been forthcoming to help alleviate poverty.
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(marketwatch.com)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 08:07am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 106 votes / No sinks
Colombia's continuing hostage pain
News – For many Colombians, no other recent event comes close. The rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 fellow hostages not only ended a tragic ordeal - it also bloodlessly humiliated the Farc guerrillas with an unprecedented show of military cunning.
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(news.bbc.co.uk)
Voted for on July 09, 2008 08:01am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / No sinks
With Pride, Californians Step Up to Fight Fires
News – While the few cities in this county have paid firefighters, in the small communities that dot this region, fires are fought mostly by trained volunteers.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on July 08, 2008 06:24pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 80 votes / No sinks
Deadliest Blast in Afghan Capital This Year Kills 40
News – A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in the deadliest attack in Afghanistan's capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said.
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(foxnews.com)
Voted for on July 08, 2008 06:09pm
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