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A Sucker is Born Every Minute - Foreclosures

Real Estate – If you are heading to the next foreclosure auction you would do yourself a favor by taking what little money you have and burning it in your fireplace. The only people getting rich in foreclosure are these so-called foreclosure "experts" selling homes on television for $70,000.

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Voted for on July 20, 2008 10:50pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / 1 sink

3 Places to visit in Brazil others than Rio

Travel – Brazil the land of the carnival, the land of sexy girls and joy. When it comes about Brazil many are trying to reduce the diversity of the places to the most know town Rio de Janeiro. Despite the fact that Rio is a wonderful city representative for the Brazilian people and culture you should take in consideration also this 5 amazing places from the

View Story Discuss (5) (tripsdestination.com) 4 days ago by orfeus

Voted for on July 19, 2008 07:40pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 161 votes / 5 sinks

White House sends press corps al-Maliki's praise for Obama plan

Politics – An embarrassing slip up, when an aide mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan. Its timing is particularly embarrassing as Bush's "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops is being cited by some as resembling Obama's redeployment pro

View Story Discuss (217) (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com) 4 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on July 19, 2008 07:00pm Commented on 2 times: 1 2

This story has mostly positive ratings. 98 votes / 5 sinks

Ad Hawk: Bon Voyage, Barack! (McCain Airs First Negative Ad While Obama Is Away)

Popular Videos – McCain aired the first real negative ad of the 2008 general-election. McCain accuses Obama of 3 offenses: he "never held Senate a hearing on Afghanistan"; he "hasn't been to Iraq in years"; and he "vot[ed] against troop funding." While the complaints sound damning when simplified, they crumble upon closer examination.

View Story Discuss (56) (blog.newsweek.com) 4 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on July 19, 2008 06:51pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 149 votes / 12 sinks

Democrats try to spur oil exploration

News – Republicans blocked a Democratic bill to spur exploration in areas where drilling has already been sanctioned. A supermajority was needed. Democrats were calling the bluff of Republicans on their persistent demands for more domestic production. "Drill on the leases you have or let somebody else do it," said Steny H. Hoyer (D-MA).

View Story Discuss (329) (usatoday.com) 6 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on July 18, 2008 08:55am Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

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McCain: Mortgage giants can't be allowed to fail

Politics – Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday the government cannot let mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac go under.

View Story Discuss (4) (breitbart.com) 13 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on July 11, 2008 01:43am Commented on 1 time: 1

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Washington struggles to avoid a federal bailout of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

News – Top officials in Washington struggled Thursday to reassure the markets about the financial health of the nation's two largest mortgage finance companies as their stock prices plunged to their lowest levels in 17 years on fears that they could face the possibility of a government bailout.

View Story Discuss (11) (iht.com) 13 days ago by Alexia

Voted for on July 11, 2008 01:20am Commented on 1 time: 1

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Will Contraceptives Disappear From Pharmacies?

Do No Evil – All pharmacies should stock contraceptives. It's hard to believe, but some drugstores refuse to stock birth control pills, the morning-after pill and even condoms. Pharmacies in entire regions could follow suit, leaving patrons with no place to buy contraceptives for miles.

View Story Discuss (63) (drug-side-effects.org) 13 days ago by hurr1

Voted for on July 11, 2008 01:09am Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

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McCain faces backlash over top advisor Phil Gramm's comments

Money – "You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession," said Phil Gramm, one of McCain's top advisors. "We have become a nation of whiners," he said. "You hear constant whining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline." McCain once admitted he didn't know as much about economics as he should.

View Story Discuss (230) (guardian.co.uk) 13 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on July 10, 2008 11:54pm

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Turkey catches suspect in US consulate attack

News – A news agency says police have caught a fugitive gunman wanted in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. The private Dogan news agency says the man who fled the scene amid the chaos after Wednesday's attack was caught after his getaway car was found earlier on Thursday. There was no immediate confirmation of the report.

View Story Discuss (4) (ap.google.com) 13 days ago by Alexia

Voted for on July 10, 2008 11:25pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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The 550 Tons of Yellowcake

Do No Evil – For years, the media and Democrats have sold the public an understanding that Gerorge W. Bush fabricated a story that Saddam Hussein had a WMD program in order to justify invading Iraq, which invasion then becomes "based on a lie." About 550 metric tons of yellowcake concentrated uranium were recently shipped out of Iraq.

View Story Discuss (113) (americanthinker.com) 14 days ago by pc25

Voted for on July 10, 2008 02:39am Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

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UK Asks Stores to Stockpile Food for Infrastructure Breakdown

Food – Ministers are in talks with supermarkets about emergency food reserves in case fuel protests lead to shortages at shops.

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Voted for on July 09, 2008 01:20am Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

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Iraq Asks for Timetable for U.S. Withdrawal

News – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki raised the prospect on Monday of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops as part of negotiations over a new security agreement with Washington.

View Story Discuss (13) (uk.reuters.com) 16 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on July 07, 2008 11:21pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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How McCain Is Skirting His Own Spending Caps

Politics – Even though McCain has agreed to an $84.1 million spending cap by accepting public funds--a decision he likes to portray as a principled stand against the corrupting influence of money on politics--at least double that sum will be spent on his behalf thanks to loopholes in the law that allow largely unregulated "soft money" contributions.

View Story Discuss (244) (blog.newsweek.com) 16 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on July 07, 2008 10:08pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 104 votes / 2 sinks

McCain plan: Let taxpayers, not employers, subsidize health insurance premiums

Politics – There's a great unknown about Sen. John McCain's health plan: How many employers would drop insurance coverage for their workers because of his tax policies?

View Story Discuss (148) (rawstory.com) 17 days ago by DiffeeOnline

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