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Judge Allegedly napped, made Bailiff Rub Her Feet

News – Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.

View Story Discuss (2) (edition.cnn.com) 6 days ago by digitalfever

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Myanmar death toll now at 4,000
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Myanmar death toll now at 4,000

News – Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing in Myanmar as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone, state media reported Monday. The soaring death toll was announced as the reclusive southeast Asian country's ruling military junta issued a rare appeal for international assistance.

View Story Discuss (27) (cnn.com) 11 days ago by Aidenag

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Legend or Loser: Does 'Seinfeld' Still Hold Up After 10 Years?
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Legend or Loser: Does 'Seinfeld' Still Hold Up After 10 Years?

Television – When 'Seinfeld' signed off, it was hailed as a classic-the original must-see TV. Looking back now, you can't help wondering, what were we thinking?

View Story Discuss (29) (newsweek.com) 12 days ago by MyWayOnNow

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USA 2008: The Great Depression

News – We knew things were bad on Wall Street, but on Main Street it may be worse. Startling official statistics show that as a new economic recession stalks the United States, a record number of Americans will shortly be depending on food stamps just to feed themselves and their families.

View Story Discuss (2) (independent.co.uk) 45 days ago by GregD

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Starbucks Slashes Outlook, Blames Housing Meltdown
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Starbucks Slashes Outlook, Blames Housing Meltdown

Money – Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday it was the latest victim of the U.S. mortgage meltdown.

View Story Discuss (54) (reuters.com) 22 days ago by newsarefree

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Nasty Lesbian Custody Case Rambles On

Gay & Lesbian – A nasty custody case that has raged on for two years and involved courts in two states may be nearing an end. The Virginia Supreme Court is expected to rule in June on whether a parent can take a child from one state to another and use differing laws in the new state to override a ruling by the first.

View Story Discuss (2) (365gay.com) 26 days ago by david_nwpa

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Clinton Wins In Pennsylvania
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Clinton Wins In Pennsylvania

News – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has won Pennsylvania's presidential primary, a victory that analysts said she had to have if she were to remain a credible candidate for the Democratic nomination.

View Story Discuss (440) (msnbc.msn.com) 23 days ago by TimALoftis

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Science 2.0 -- Is Open Access Science the Future?

Science – More recent attributes such as blogging, tagging and social networking, dubbed Web 2.0, have just as quickly expanded people's ability not just to consume online information but to publish it, edit it and collaborate about it--forcing such old-line institutions as journalism..to adopt whole new ways of thinking and operating. Science could be next

View Story Discuss (1) (sciam.com) 24 days ago by GregD

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Propeller Week In Review: April 18, 2008
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Propeller Week In Review: April 18, 2008

News – Barack Obama was back in the spotlight this week at Propeller, along with some lively conversations about God, censorship, Bear Stearns, and Hillary Clinton's rendezvous with a shot of Crown Royal.

View Story Discuss (57) (newsquake.netscape.com) 28 days ago by JamesMarcus

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Propeller and Porn: One Man's Rant.

Gay & Lesbian – One man's objection to porn on Propeller. An open comment.

View Story Discuss (7) (nothingpetty.multiply.com) 35 days ago by nothingpetty

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Gay Couples Face Higher Tax Bills
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Gay Couples Face Higher Tax Bills

Gay & Lesbian – For gay couples, the April 15 tax filing deadline can be a reminder of the disparities they face, even in a nation that is becoming more accepting of same-sex couples.

View Story Discuss (63) (cnn.com) 32 days ago by TimALoftis

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Charlton Heston Dead at 84
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Charlton Heston Dead at 84

News – Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.

View Story Discuss (123) (ap.google.com) 40 days ago by GregD

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Buyers' Revenge: Trash the House After Foreclosure
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Buyers' Revenge: Trash the House After Foreclosure

Real Estate – Bankers and mortgage companies often find that by the time they get the keys back, embittered homeowners have stripped out appliances, punched holes in walls, dumped paint on carpets and, as a parting gift, locked their pets inside to wreak further havoc.

View Story Discuss (146) (online.wsj.com) 47 days ago by Neophile

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Ancient gold necklace discovered in Peru.

Science – The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been discovered in southern Peru. The gold necklace, made nearly 4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

View Story Discuss (2) (news.yahoo.com) 45 days ago by GregD

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Sixteen-Year-Old Serial Killer Confesses to 12 Murders in Brazil

News – A 16-year-old boy has admitted to the murders of 12 people in southern Brazil, according to a police investigator who described a chillingly calm confession.

View Story Discuss (2) (foxnews.com) 49 days ago by Monte G

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