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McCain's Advisor Gramm Quits After Insulting Average Americans

inplacenews. — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:17:51 EDT

The comment about being whiners is a lot more offensive than Reverand Wright's comments.

Channel: Politics Tags: advisor mccain Phil Gramm presidential nominee quits republicans

Police Officer Fails Polygraph After Threatening Starbucks Employees

inplacenews. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:50:51 EDT

No more coffee and donuts for this police officer.

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Texas Highway Coated By 5000 Gallons of Molasses

inplacenews. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:30:16 EDT

Something about highways in the US always being coated by random, discharged stuff..... oreo cookies, dead chickens, and now molasses.

Channel: News Tags: highway. 5000 gallons molasses texas traffic accident truck overturned

Study Says Mississippi Most Obese in US

inplacenews. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:50:12 EDT

The CDC released its study saying that 30% or more of the adult population of Mississippi is obese.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: 30 percent of population is obese alabama CDC mississippi obesity study tennessee

Court Orders Kid To Apologize For Wearing Penis Costume to Graduation

inplacenews. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:24:58 EDT

The title speaks for itself. I would add that the people without a sense of humor in this story likely forced YouTube to remove the video, too. It was nowhere to be found at the time of this posting.

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City of Seattle Auctions Super Toilets On EBay

inplacenews. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:30:14 EDT

Seattle city officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay with starting bids at $89,000 apiece.

Channel: News Tags: ebay auction toilet selfcleaning toilets drugs prostitution Seattle

Andy Dick Arrested Again For Drugs and Sexual Battery

inplacenews. — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:58:45 EDT

There is not much anyone can say about Andy Dick except that he is not funny at all.

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McCain Supports School Voucers For Private School Kids

inplacenews. — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:23:09 EDT

McCain has spoken about improving schools. He even came up with a way to make the money to pay for it without raising taxes: MAGIC

Channel: Politics Tags: Politics mccain NAACP education school vouchers taxes schools

Should Bush Be Arrested For Conspiracy to Steal Manhole Covers?

inplacenews. — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:57:38 EDT

With 400 manhole covers having been stolen in Flint, Michigan, it makes me wonder about the rise in petty crime as our economy sinks more every day. If we collectively blame Bush Administration for the economy, perhaps Bush should be arrested for conspiracy to steal manhole covers.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: bush conspiracy crime Flint manhole covers Michigan sold for scrap stolen

VIDEO of Guantanamo Bay Interrogation of Teen Released

inplacenews. — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:18:07 EDT

Omar Khadr was 16 years old when he was interrogated at Guantanamo Bay. He begged for help. Video has been released by his lawyers in an effort to pressure Canadian officials to get involved in his defense. VIDEO and PICTURES inside.

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Are the leaked Miley Cyrus Pictures Real?

inplacenews. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:11:22 EDT

Supposedly leaked by a hacker going by the name TrainReq, pictures of Miley Cyrus originally intended for Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers are all over the net. The hacker claims they are real, and that he has many more he stole from her email. Is he lying? Are they real pictures? Take a look.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: hacked jonas brothers miley cyrus naked nick jonas nude shower trainreq

President of Darfur Charged With Genocide

inplacenews. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:24:05 EDT

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed genocide charges Monday against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accusing him of masterminding attempts to wipe out African tribes in Darfur with a campaign of murder, rape and deportation.

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Miss Venezuela Wins Miss World Pageant

inplacenews. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:47:44 EDT

Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: beauty pageant Dayana Mendoza Miss Venezuala Miss World Vietnam

Mike Tyson Took An Ear, Burger King Customer Took a Nose

inplacenews. — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:23:12 EDT

A 38-year-old carpenter was jailed this week after police accused him of biting off most of a man's nose during a fight at the Burger King on Folly Road.

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Bush Press Secretary Tony Snow Died

inplacenews. — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:28:54 EDT

Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 53.

Channel: Politics Tags: bush colon cancer conservative obituary press secretary republican tony snow

On the Papal Plane Pope Discusses the Environment and Church Sex Abuse

inplacenews. — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:25:18 EDT

Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he wants to wake up consciences on climate change during his 10-day pilgrimage in Australia. During this trip, according to a statement given to reporters on the Papal plane, the Pope's trip would also be to work for "healing and reconciliation with the victims" of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy there &quo

Channel: Religion Tags: Australia Benedict catholicism Catholics church climate change environment Pope sexual abuse

Russian and China Veto UN Sanctions for Darfur

inplacenews. — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:41:50 EDT

Russia and China vetoed proposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders Friday, rejecting U.S. efforts to step up punitive measures against the authoritarian regime after a widely discredited presidential election.

Channel: News Tags: Ambassador Vitaly Churkin Ambassador Wang Guangya china Darfur Russia sanctions

Another Anti-Gay Republican Found to be GAY

inplacenews. — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:39:44 EDT

Notoriously anti-gay Republican Alabama Attorney General Troy King was supposedly caught in his marital bed, by his wife, sexing it up with a young, gay, male assistant!!!

Channel: Politics Tags: Gay Troy King Alabama Attorney General homosexual found in bed with a male assistant sex toys

John Lennon's Lyrics For Give Peace a Chance Get Auctioned For a Ton

inplacenews. — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:04:24 EDT

Christie's auction house has collected $833,654 John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance", which were written during Lennon's 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: John Lennon Yoko Ono lyrics auctioned Christies Auction House 833653 dollars handwritten lyrics Give Peace a Chance Queens Elizabeth Hotel Montreal

Carl Rove Defies Congressional Subpoena, Refuses to Testify

inplacenews. — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:49:04 EDT

Will this administration ever do the right thing? will they ever cease breaking the law? Will the Attorney General put Rove in jail for defying a Congressional subpoena?

Channel: Politics Tags: carl rove congress former Governor of Alabama justice department refuses to testify Siegelman subpoena

Naked Man Hijacks Las Vegas Bus

inplacenews. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:15:42 EDT

A funny-but-true story about a naked man, a stolen beer, and a hijacked bus.

Channel: News Tags: naked nude man las vegas hijacked bus stolen beer shoplifting

Jamie Lynn Spears Poses with Newborn Daughter for Cover of OK Magazine

inplacenews. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:38:54 EDT

See the cover here. Apparently, attention trumps any other common sense. The very same woman who said she wanted to raise her child in the South because it was a better place to focus on family is posing mere weeks after giving birth. Hmm, soccer mom or celebrity.....soccer mom or celebrity.... I am putting my money on her following her sist

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Jamie lynn spears OK magazine daughter Maddie Briann aldridge posed pictures cover of magazine

Free Bon Jovi Concert Tickets Scalped For 1500 Dollars

inplacenews. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:18:16 EDT

In this economy, can you blame people for trying to make a buck? These scalpers are probably trying to feed their kids. I blame Bush. We all probably do.

Channel: News Tags: bon jovi free concert new york central park scalpers scalped tickets 1500 dollars

Iranian President Says War is NOT Possible

inplacenews. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:05:17 EDT

Is it a hoax? Is it to amke the US look like the aggressor? This came in the shadow of the US covert operations in Iran.

Channel: News Tags: Iran US Israel war not possible Ahmadinejad

Obama's Acceptance Speech Moved to Mile High

inplacenews. — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:41:48 EDT

A good, quick read about moving the location of Barack Obama's acceptance speech to Mile High Stadium in Denver.

Channel: News Tags: acceptance speech democratic convention denver Invesco Field Mile High Stadium nomination obama Pepsi Center

Bush Wants the World to Sanction Zimbabwe

inplacenews. — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:22:47 EDT

After the rigged election of President Mugabe, Bush encouraged the World to sanction Zimbabwe. My concern here is that it will not help the people as much as harm them. There must be a way to remove Mugabe without making it even worse for the population of Zimbabwe.

Channel: News Tags: bush elections G8 Summit mugabe sanctions UN Security Council zimbabwe

Fedex Misdelivery Leads to Discovery of 400 Pounds of Weed

inplacenews. — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:09:29 EDT

Fedex misdelivers a package, makes an arrest, and discovers 400 pounds of marijuana in the process in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Vote Rigging Proven in Secretly Recorded Video in Zimbabwe

inplacenews. — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:05:16 EDT

In this video secretly recorded by a Zimbabwean prison guard, vote rigging in the recent Zimbabwe elections is shown. The international community is in an uproar. See it here.

Channel: News Tags: mugabe prison guard secretly recorded video vote rigging zimbabwe

Man Flies Lawnchair From Oregon to Idaho

inplacenews. — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:49 EDT

Riding a green lawn chair supported by more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch took off Saturday in his third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho.

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No Babysitter? Man Believes The Answer is Caging His Kids Instead

inplacenews. — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:13:54 EDT

Ricardo Gonzalez could not get a babysitter, so instead he locked his 2 and 5 year old girls up in a cage.

Channel: News Tags: cage Chicago children illinois Midlothian no babysitter Ricardo Gonzalez

Student Tries To Sell His Presidential Election Vote on Ebay

inplacenews. — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:52:01 EDT

A college student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall's presidential election up for sale on the Web auction site eBay. But prosecutors didn't see the humor.

Channel: Politics Tags: barack obama ebay john mccain joke Max Sanders Politics presidential election student University of Minnesota vote

Jesse Helms : Senator, Bigot, and Racist Dies at Age 86

inplacenews. — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:44:04 EDT

I cannot honestly say I will miss him. Pictures with Bono do not erase the self-proclaimed anti-gay, anti-black positions he took. RIP (rest in purgatory) Jesse Helms

Channel: Politics Tags: antigay bigot dead died Jesse Helms North Carolina passed away racist segregationist senator

Bozo The Clown Dies at 83

inplacenews. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:24:09 EDT

Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died at his home Thursday of congestive heart failure at the age of 83.

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Defense Secretary Said It Would Not Happen But The Troops Stay Extended

inplacenews. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:24:09 EDT

The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.

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Watermelons Are Like Nature's Viagra

inplacenews. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:34:20 EDT

Scientists have found that two major components of watermelon have vessel relaxing qualities that lead to results not unlike Viagra.

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Mexican Police Taught How to Torture By US Advisors

inplacenews. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:03:28 EDT

Videos showing Leon police practicing torture techniques on a fellow officer and dragging another through vomit at the instruction of a U.S. adviser created an uproar Tuesday in Mexico, which has struggled to eliminate torture in law enforcement.

Channel: News Tags: Leon mexico police torture video US advisor

Poll Shows Michelle Obama is Cool While Cindy McCain is Unfamiliar

inplacenews. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:07:13 EDT

As with her tax filings, Cindy McCain is relatively unknown without a lot of effort to become known. Hmm. Not that this should decide the race, but it is interesting that all the attacks on Michelle Obama left her well-liked.

Channel: Politics Tags: michelle obama cindy mccain barack obama john mccain ap yahoo poll poll

Elderly Woman Drives Car Through Store Window and Tried to Buy Beer

inplacenews. — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:58:12 EDT

Apparently, age limits on driving might be in order. Perhaps, more regular testing of driving abilities. An elderly woman drove her car into a store and tried to buy beer.

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Falling Facefirst Onto Hospital Floor Without Help Leads to Woman's Death

inplacenews. — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:35:07 EDT

A 49-year old woman fell facefirst in the Kings County Hospital in New York. She went unattended for an hour and eventually died. Read the story here and see the video.

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Skinny Dipping Could Have Caused Dumping Thousands of Gallons

inplacenews. — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:44:14 EDT

Two people, Ryan Langsdorf, 28, and Ashley Moyer, 23, were caught skinny dipping in a Portland reservoir. This reservoir is the main source of water for the city and was nearly closed leaving officials to almost dump millions of gallons of water.

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