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Immigration Bill Provisions Gain Wide Support in Poll
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Immigration Bill Provisions Gain Wide Support in Poll

News – As opponents from the right and left challenge an immigration bill before Congress, there is broad support among Americans -- Democrats, Republicans and independents alike -- for the major provisions in the legislation, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

View Story Discuss (383) (nytimes.com) 406 days ago by Karina

Voted for on May 25, 2007 03:28pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 38 votes / 1 sink

Resume GEORGE W. BUSH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Politics – COLLEGE: I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader. MILITARY: I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam. LAW ENFORCEMENT: I was arres

View Story Discuss (1) (lovenstein.org) 479 days ago by gatitabonitasen

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:36pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 31 votes / 2 sinks

Pentagon Plan To Reinstate Military Draft

Politics – The Selective Service System wants to hear from men and women in the community who might be willing to serve as members of a local draft board. Prospective Board Members must be citizens of the United States , at least 18 years old, and registered with the Selective Service (if male). Prospective Board Members may not be an employee of any law

View Story Discuss (12) (lovenstein.org) 479 days ago by gatitabonitasen

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:32pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 30 votes / 3 sinks

A Picture Worth 1000 lies

Politics – Photographs of flag-draped coffins bearing American casualties from Iraq should not have been made public under a Pentagon policy prohibiting media coverage of human remains, officials said. "Quite frankly, we don't want the remains of our service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice to be the subject of any kind of attention that is u

View Story Discuss (12) (lovenstein.org) 479 days ago by gatitabonitasen

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:32pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 43 votes / 1 sink

Whose Oil Is It, Anyway?

Politics – TODAY more than three-quarters of the world's oil is owned and controlled by governments. It wasn't always this way. Until about 35 years ago, the world's oil was largely in the hands of seven corporations based in the United States and Europe. Those seven have since merged into four: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP. They are among the world's

View Story Discuss (5) (commondreams.org) 478 days ago by gatitabonitasen

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:32pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / No sinks

Casualties of War -- Who Weeps for Abeer?

Politics – As the anniversary of the Iraq invasion approaches, another milestone has quietly passed, leaving a window into the protracted and unimaginable human costs of this war in Iraq and here at home. A year ago, 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Al-Janabi was stalked, gang-raped, shot in the head and her corpse burned in her own home in Mahmoudiya, Iraq. Four U.S

View Story Discuss (0) (commondreams.org) 478 days ago by gatitabonitasen

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:32pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / 1 sink

The Presidential IQ Report Compare it with other Presidents

Politics – 147 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) 132 Harry Truman (D) 122 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) 174 John F. Kennedy (D) 126 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) 155 Richard M. Nixon (R) 121 Gerald R. Ford (R) 176 James E. Carter (D) 105 Ronald W. Reagan (R) 98 George H. W. Bush (R) 182 William J. Clinton (D) 91 George W. Bush (R) The six Republica

View Story Discuss (6) (lovenstein.org) 479 days ago by gatitabonitasen

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:31pm

French High Court Rejects Gay Marriage
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French High Court Rejects Gay Marriage

Gay & Lesbian – France's highest court Tuesday rejected as unlawful the first marriage by a gay couple in France, annulling the union of the two men.

View Story Discuss (364) (news.aol.com) 479 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:30pm

World stocks tumble on US fears
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World stocks tumble on US fears

Money – From the article: "European stocks have joined a global sell-off, after concerns about the US economy and mortgage industry hurt markets in Asia and dented Wall Street. The UK's FTSE tumbled 103.4 points, or 1.7%, to 6,057.8. Earlier, Japan's Nikkei index closed 2.9% lower and New York's Dow Jones index ended down 2%."

View Story Discuss (73) (news.bbc.co.uk) 478 days ago by Fabienne

Voted for on March 14, 2007 03:30pm

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

Tourist vows to film Tasmanian Tiger.

Science – A German tourist who claims to have photographed a Tasmanian tiger, solving one of Australia's enduring wildlife myths, said on Friday he had returned to the country to video the animal and end doubts over his find.

View Story Discuss (2) (news.aol.com) 491 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 04, 2007 04:47am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / 1 sink

Plug Pulled on Ground Zero Webcam

News – The agency that oversaw the redesign of the World Trade Center site on Thursday stopped posting on its Web site hourly images from a camera pointed at ground zero.

View Story Discuss (2) (news.aol.com) 491 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 04, 2007 04:47am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 34 votes / 1 sink

Cheney Warns Against Hasty Iraq Pullout

Politics – A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney says.

View Story Discuss (10) (news.aol.com) 491 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 04, 2007 04:47am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / 1 sink

Envoy: Moscow, U.S. Discuss START Treaty

News – The United States and Russia are working together effectively against nuclear proliferation threats posed by Iran and North Korea , while also exploring follow-ups to two arms treaties that expire within five years, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow said Thursday.

View Story Discuss (2) (news.aol.com) 491 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 04, 2007 04:47am

Analysts predict lower gas prices this summer
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Analysts predict lower gas prices this summer

News – US motorists may get a break this year after two painful summers at the pump as easing supply bottlenecks and fewer refinery problems keep a lid on prices.

View Story Discuss (5) (boston.com) 490 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 04, 2007 04:46am

3 Acquitted in Chicago Club Stampede
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3 Acquitted in Chicago Club Stampede

News – A nightclub owner, manager and party promoter were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter Friday in the 2003 stampede that killed 21 people at Chicago's E2 club.

View Story Discuss (6) (news.aol.com) 490 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 04, 2007 04:46am