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House Republicans Choose Rep. John Boehner as Minority Leader
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House Republicans Choose Rep. John Boehner as Minority Leader

Politics – House Republicans picked John Boehner Friday to serve as minority leader when Democrats take control of Congress for the first time in 12 years in January.

Voted for on November 18, 2006 06:43am

New Study: Middle Class in Turmoil - OpEd
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New Study: Middle Class in Turmoil - OpEd

Politics – America's middle class families are caught in an unprecedented crunch. Despite a growing economy, their incomes have remained stagnant or flat. And because prices for big ticket items such as housing and health care have gone through the roof, families are not able to put away a rainy day fund.

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Netscape Etiquette, Part 2: Comment Abuse Will Not Be Tolerated - The Netscape Blog
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Netscape Etiquette, Part 2: Comment Abuse Will Not Be Tolerated - The Netscape Blog

News – I'm going to try to be really clear here: this is not okay. We are not going to tolerate abusive comments.

Voted for on October 20, 2006 06:53am

Clinton on the use of Torture
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Clinton on the use of Torture

Politics – Several years ago, I provoked a storm of controversy by advocating "torture warrants" as a way of creating accountability for the use of torture in terrorism cases. I argued that if we were ever to encounter a "ticking bomb" situation in which the authorities believed that an impending terror attack could be prevented only by to

Voted for on October 20, 2006 06:53am

Analysis of the YouTube Acquisition by Google
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Analysis of the YouTube Acquisition by Google

News – The Criticisms of YouTube - What Google an Do For YouTube, The Threat of Video Search. Google now likely controls MORE INTERNET TRAFFIC than any other company.

Voted for on October 10, 2006 05:12pm

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Torre will not be fired, has Steinbrenner's support

Sports – NEW YORK -- Joe Torre will remain as manager of the New York Yankees, finally getting the word from owner George Steinbrenner after the team's surprise elimination from the playoffs Saturday. Torre didn't go into detail about his conversations with Steinbrenner. But Steinbrenner, in a statement issued through spokesman Howard Rubenstein, said

Voted for on October 10, 2006 05:06pm Commented on 1 time: 1

Steinbrenner labels Yanks 'sad failure'
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Steinbrenner labels Yanks 'sad failure'

Sports – Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said he was "deeply disappointed" at his team's elimination in the first round of the AL playoffs, calling it a "sad failure."

Voted for on October 10, 2006 05:06pm

3 Playoff Spots Still Undecided in NL
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3 Playoff Spots Still Undecided in NL

Sports – With two days left in the regular season, a lot of excitement remained in the National League. Three playoff spots were still undecided, with St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles moving into good position to advance to the postseason and Houston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati hoping for dramatic comebacks during the final weekend.

Voted for on October 01, 2006 08:01am

Congressman To Resign Over Sexually Explicit Messages to Minors
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Congressman To Resign Over Sexually Explicit Messages to Minors

Politics – Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) planned to resign today, hours after ABC questioned him about sexually explicit internet messages with current and former Congressional pages under the age of 18.

Voted for on September 30, 2006 08:33am

Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam

News – Pope Benedict XVI has said he is sorry that a speech in which he mentioned Islam has offended Muslims.

Voted for on September 17, 2006 07:06pm

How old is the average netscape user?
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How old is the average netscape user?

Gadgets & Tech – Please enter your age if you haven't already done so. If you have, check out the stats on the other users. Thanks.

Voted for on September 17, 2006 07:03pm

Ann Richards Passes Away
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Ann Richards Passes Away

Politics – Former Governor of Texas, Ann Richards, has passed away. She was 73.

Voted for on September 14, 2006 04:06pm

Did 9-11 really change the economy?
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Did 9-11 really change the economy?

Money – Did the attacks change the nation's economy? Peter Cohan argues the underlying factors were already in place, and 9/11, while stunning, didn't really change market forces.

Voted for on September 11, 2006 05:16pm

Samsung develops new memory chip
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Samsung develops new memory chip

Gadgets & Tech – Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled a new type of memory chip that it said will allow digital devices to work faster by saving new data more quickly.The phase-change random access memory, or PRAM, chip is non-volatile, meaning it will retain data even when an electronic device is turned off, and is about 30 times faster than conventional flash m

Voted for on September 11, 2006 05:15pm

Al Qaeda releases 9-11 anniversary message
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Al Qaeda releases 9-11 anniversary message

News – A lengthy statement from al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington calls on Muslims to step up their resistance against the United States.

Voted for on September 11, 2006 05:10pm