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The 11 Best Foods You Arent Eating

Food – Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren't. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren't always available at regular grocery stores.

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Cody's, landmark Berkeley bookstore, closes

News – Cody's Books, the legendary Berkeley bookstore that catered to literati nationwide for more than half a century and was firebombed in the 1980s because of its support of the First Amendment, has closed its doors, the victim of lagging sales.

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United Airlines to require minimum stays

News – United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic coach seats beginning in October. It is also raising its cheapest fares by as much as $90 one-way.

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McCain Admits He Doesn't Know How To Use A Computer
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McCain Admits He Doesn't Know How To Use A Computer

Politics – This video appears to be from at least six weeks ago, but no one has really commented on it. Do we want a commander in chief who can't use a computer without assistance?

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Me without my hijab

Religion – When I came to this country, I took off my hijab. It wasn't an easy decision. I worried at night that God would punish me for it. That's what I had been taught would happen, and it filled me with fear.

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Garden Vigilantes: Peter Rabbit Must Die

Do No Evil – "I said: 'I intend to kill you. You have 24 hours to get out,' " he recalls. "I wanted to give them fair warning. I said, 'If I were you, I would find another place to live.' I also promised them I would not take a shot unless I knew it would be fatal."

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Study: $45 trillion needed to combat warming

Science – The world needs to invest $45 trillion in energy in coming decades, build some 1,400 nuclear power plants and vastly expand wind power in order to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to an energy study released Friday.

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The Derivatives Market is Unwinding

Money – How big is the derivatives market? Worldwide, it is $516 trillion dollars. The derivatives market dwarfs the real market for goods and services, and acts likes an unregulated black market.

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McCain: Don't call me Bush

Politics – Barack Obama is fond of using a four-letter word to describe John McCain: Bush. The political reality is that Bush's approval ratings are near record lows, which makes him an easy target. Or at least not a guy being sought out for bear hugs.

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It's Not So Easy Being Less Rich

Money – NANCY CHEMTOB, a divorce lawyer in Manhattan, has found that her days have become crammed seeing clients, all worried about how an economic downturn will affect their marriages.

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Super Efficient Floating Wind Turbines from Magenn

Science – Wind turbines at ground level produce at a rate of 20-25%, but when placed at altitudes from 600-1000 feet, energy output can double.

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The Costanza Energy Policy: How to Drive Oil to $150

Money – For the past 3 decades, we've had a George Costanza Energy policy -- every decision we have made as a country has worked to drive energy prices higher. Had we made the opposite decisions, Crude Oil prices would be much lower than they are today ($130.17 as I type this).

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Negative Consumer Sentiment 'Puzzling'

Money – Consumers are in a sour mood, and according to this commentator, not in line with macroeconomic 'reality'.

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Fox News Jokes About Killing Obama
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Fox News Jokes About Killing Obama

Popular Videos – While commenting on Hillary's RFK gaffe, Liz Trotta on Fox News Channel first referred to Barack Obama as "Osama" and then laughed that they should both be killed.

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How my mother's fanatical feminist views tore us apart, by Alice Walker's daughter

Women – Maternal rift: Rebecca Walker, whose mother was the feminist author of The Color Purple - who thought motherhood a form of servitude, is now proud to be a mother herself.

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