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Politics – Lawyers representing Saddam Hussein say they will boycott his trial when it resumes in Baghdad on Monday.
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(news.bbc.co.uk)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 11:16pm
Religion – The story about "spreading the faith by the sword" is an evil legend, one of the myths that grew up in Europe during the great wars against the Muslims - the reconquista of Spain by the Christians, the Crusades and the repulsion of the Turks, who almost conquered Vienna. I suspect that the German Pope, too, honestly believes in these fabl
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(world.mediamonitors.net)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 11:16pm
News – Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called Sunday for Shiites and Sunnis to use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to put aside their differences, while authorities reported that at least 20 people were killed in scattered violence across the country.
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(forbes.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 11:16pm
News – In a contentious taped interview that aired on "Fox News Sunday," former president Bill Clinton vigorously defended his efforts as president to capture and kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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(cnn.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 11:16pm
Money – Boston Scientific shares declined approximately 9% in afternoon trading Friday after the medical device maker announced disappointing guidance for the third quarter.
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(forbes.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 08:14pm
Politics – See information on voter registration, candidates, ballot propositions, and the issues for your state.
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(www3.capwiz.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 08:14pm
Science – North American bullfrogs are helping to wipe out their European relatives, albeit unwittingly. Worldwide trade in the live frogs for their legs seems to be spreading a lethal fungal infection. It has already killed off amphibians in Australia and South America. Now%
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(newscientist.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 08:14pm
Politics – Since the Iraq war began, the U.S. Army has quadrupled the number of soldiers it trains each year to be detainee interrogators, according to Army officials involved in the program.Next year, 1,200 interrogators are set to be trained at the Army Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., up from about 300 in 2003. "The number being trained is
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(washingtonpost.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 08:14pm
Science – The aircraft enabling the pioneering operation is Zero-G, a plane designed and built by Europe to simulate gravity-free conditions, providing a priceless laboratory-in-the-sky to test out new technologies.Working inside a custom-made operating block, three surgeons, backed by two anaesthetists and a team of army parachutists, will remove a fatty tu
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(physorg.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 08:14pm
Science – Scientists working at a British laboratory have achieved one of the most controversial breakthroughs ever made in the field of stem cell science by taking cells from dead embryos and turning them into living tissue.The technique could soon be used to create treatments for patients suffering from diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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(observer.guardian.co.uk)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 07:06pm
Politics – When they were called up for military service in the wake of 9/11, hundreds of uniformed city workers in the Reserves faced the suspension of their city health and pension benefits. The city offered them an option: it would keep paying their salaries and continue their benefits, but when they returned they would have to repay the city their city sa
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 07:06pm
Gadgets & Tech – The wheelchair interprets the user's intended direction by means of a skull cap outfitted with a system of sensors. The sensors read the brain waves, enabling the user to control the wheelchair's direction simply by thinking
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(pinktentacle.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 07:06pm
Gadgets & Tech – The dark side of online advertising
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(businessweek.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 07:05pm
Travel – Jeff successfully re-creates Patsy's Pizza in East Harlem. He had to get his oven to 825°, so he cut off the lock that engages during the self-clean cycle so he can still open the door when the unit heats to superhigh temps. It took 2 minutes and 10 seconds to bake.
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(think2020.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 07:05pm
Movies – Apocalypto is not perfect. What it is though, no matter what, is a fine adventure film with a charismatic lead character and some wonderfully choreographed action sequences. It's Braveheart, with subtitles.
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(blogs.indiewire.com)
Voted for on September 24, 2006 07:05pm