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Politics – Jesse Ventura has just announced that he is NOT running for the office of senator from the state of Minnesota. He reserved the right to change his mind before tomorrow's 5 PM filing deadline. After listening to his faltering speech on Larry King Live, I think "The Body" took a few too many to "The Head" over the years.
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Voted for on July 14, 2008 09:21pm
News – Is it possible for a famed and politically conservative oil prospector, one who funded the Swift Boat Veterans, to become a proponent of solar power? T. Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capital Management, launched an energy plan and social-networking campaign on Tuesday that calls for replacing Middle Eastern oil with Midwestern wind.
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Voted for on July 09, 2008 06:21pm
Gadgets & Tech – 48 year old gas station owner Kent Couch has finally succeeded in achieving his dream - after two prior failures, the adventurer has flown a lawn chair borne by helium balloons from his business in Bend, Oregon to Cambridge, Idaho.
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Voted for on July 06, 2008 12:28am
Celebrities – Lee Grivas, the 26-year-old on and off boyfriend of Christina Applegate, was found dead from a heroin overdose in his apartment on Tuesday afternoon. Applegate and Grivas, a 26-year-old skateboarder and photographer, had a rocky on-again, off-again relationship
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Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:14pm
News – A 16 year old DeSoto,Georgia teen is in custody today, after a Lee County High School teacher was shown a You Tube video of him using a large, inflatable pillow to launch an eight month old baby through the air. Fearing for the child's safety she called investigators, and now her former student is in the detention center.
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Voted for on July 02, 2008 07:12pm
Politics – Despite the cave-ins by Democrats last week on the FISA bill, you need to be aware that people ARE still on the job and working on the problem. There's hope, not only in the future House:
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Voted for on July 01, 2008 09:04pm
Science – While Bushies and other conservatives push for environmentally destructive domestic drilling, and many others work to re-engineer the problem via conversion to hydrogen and other fuel sources, Greg Pal and his peers are working on a product that is fully interchangeable with oil, yet is renewable and even carbon negative.
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Voted for on June 18, 2008 11:19pm
Movies – The partner of dance greats Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly has died from heart failure at the age of 87. Born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas, in 1921, she took the name Cyd Charisse, a combination of a childhood nickname and the surname of her first husband, as her stage name.
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Voted for on June 17, 2008 09:53pm
Politics – Jill Long-Thompson met with a small crowd near Fort Wayne International Airport this afternoon to introduce Dennie Oxley as her choice for Lieutenant Governor. A short meet and greet took place before Rep. Win Moses took the podium to introduce Long-Thompson, who then in turn, introduced Oxley.
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Voted for on June 16, 2008 11:37pm
Movies – Bob Anderson, who portrayed young George Bailey in the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life," succumbed to cancer today at his Palm Springs home. The actor was 75 years old.
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Voted for on June 08, 2008 12:32am
Celebrities – Harvey Korman died today at theUCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago. Mr.Korman endured several major operations over the last few months; his survival of the initial aneurysm was considered miraculous.
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Voted for on May 29, 2008 08:55pm
Celebrities – Alexander Courage, who composed the original Star Trek theme, died on May 15 at the Sunrise assisted-living facility in Pacific Palisades, California. The Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated arranger was 88 years old.
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Voted for on May 28, 2008 09:47pm
News – This Tennessee eatery has been using the same grease to cook it's burgers in since 1912. Apparently that's a successful formula, as they're still going strong and business is great. Be sure to watch for the gas prices on the service station sign about three minutes into the video - sure to bring a tear to your eye. . .
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Voted for on May 26, 2008 08:02pm
Politics – I continue to hear George Bush and big oil tout opening the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge as the answer to high oil prices. I've even heard this talking point from friends who should know better. But I understand how nearly impossible it is to know better when you're only presented with one side of the story. So I shall attempt to present the mi
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Voted for on May 25, 2008 12:05am
Music – Paul Davis has died of a heart attack at Rush Foundation Hospital in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi. Davis is mostly known for his 1977 hit "I Go Crazy"from the album "Singer of Songs -- Teller of Tales".
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Voted for on April 23, 2008 08:33pm