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Lakota Tribe Officially Secedes From U.S.

Politics – The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. "We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us."

View Story Discuss (20) (afp.google.com) 148 days ago by Jordan

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FCC OKs controversial media-ownership rule
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FCC OKs controversial media-ownership rule

Politics – The Federal Communications Commission, overturning a 32-year-old ban, voted Tuesday to allow broadcasters in the nation's 20 largest media markets to also own a newspaper. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was joined by his two Republican colleagues in favor of the proposal, while the commission's two Democrats voted against it.

View Story Discuss (21) (msnbc.msn.com) 150 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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Santa's chopper shot up over Rio slum
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Santa's chopper shot up over Rio slum

News – Drug traffickers in a Rio slum opened fire on a helicopter carrying a Santa to a children's party, apparently mistaking it for a police helicopter, police said on Tuesday. "They thought it was a police operation and started shooting. Luckily, nobody was hurt," a police official said.

View Story Discuss (26) (msnbc.msn.com) 150 days ago by JamesMarcus

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Snow and Ice Hit Midwest; 2 Dead
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Snow and Ice Hit Midwest; 2 Dead

News – Snow and ice plastered a wide area of the Midwest on Saturday, interrupting campaigning by presidential hopefuls, disrupting airport and highway traffic and killing at least two people.

View Story Discuss (3) (breitbart.com) 166 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him
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Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him

Politics – Despite his denials, rumors and e-mails circulating on the Internet continue to allege that Obama is a Muslim, a "Muslim plant" in a conspiracy against America, and that, if elected president, he would take the oath of office using a Koran, rather than a Bible.

View Story Discuss (297) (washingtonpost.com) 169 days ago by Aidenag

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Oprah To Hit Campaign Trail For Obama
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Oprah To Hit Campaign Trail For Obama

Politics – Oprah Winfrey is poised to campaign for White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

View Story Discuss (63) (blogs.suntimes.com) 178 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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The Oink-lympic Games: Piggy athletes compete in farmyard competition
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The Oink-lympic Games: Piggy athletes compete in farmyard competition

Sports – With China hosting the Olympic Games next year the whole country seems to have the sporting bug - including these highly-trained piggy athletes.

View Story Discuss (3) (dailymail.co.uk) 180 days ago by Varadinum

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Chinese Chemicals Flow Unchecked to Market

Food – In January, Honor International Pharmtech was accused of shipping counterfeit drugs into the United States. Even so, the Chinese chemical company ââ;¬" whose motto is "Thinking Much of Honor" ââ;¬" was.......

View Story Discuss (1) (nytimes.com) 198 days ago by Nuncio

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Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin
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Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin

Music – As counterintuitive as it may seem in this age of iPods and digital downloads, vinyl -- the favorite physical format of indie music collectors and audiophiles -- is poised to re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary.

View Story Discuss (32) (wired.com) 200 days ago by Monte G

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Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again
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Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again

Humor – Modesto, CA residents turned out for the city's annual Ninja Parade, where no ninjas were seen for the 30th year in a row.

View Story Discuss (42) (theonion.com) 199 days ago by ind06

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2nd Annual Halloween Avatar Contest - The Results
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2nd Annual Halloween Avatar Contest - The Results

Art & Design – The votes are in! Check out the winning avatars in this year's contest.

View Story Discuss (145) (sirmozz.blogspot.com) 200 days ago by mozzer

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Bush: 'I Am Relevant'
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Bush: 'I Am Relevant'

Politics – A defensive President Bush insisted that he was still relevant this morning in a news conference dominated by his bitter complaints about the Democratic Congress. Asked how he found himself vetoing the SCHIP bill that had passed Congress with bipartisan support, Bush insisted that using a veto is "one way to ensure I am relevant."

View Story Discuss (286) (washingtonpost.com) 211 days ago by Beau7890

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Gonzales Hires A Top Gun Lawyer To Defend Him
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Gonzales Hires A Top Gun Lawyer To Defend Him

Politics – Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney who oversaw Bush's lawyers in the 2000 recount to help him beat the rap.

View Story Discuss (58) (msnbc.msn.com) 218 days ago by Aidenag

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Rumor : Sony to announce 40GB PS3
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Rumor : Sony to announce 40GB PS3

Video Games – Another rumor has hit the news..Sky news reports that a 40GB PS3 model will soon be launched by Sony.

View Story Discuss (4) (techtoll.com) 225 days ago by lolv2

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Soriano hits his 14th homer in September

Sports – Alfonso Soriano hit his 14th home run of the month on Sunday, leading off the game, setting a new record for the Cubs, beating out the former one by Ernie Banks.

View Story Discuss (1) (cbs.sportsline.com) 229 days ago by TomBiro

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