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Tom Biro has been blogging in various places since around 2000, including the soon-to-be-revamped tombiro.com, The Media Drop, and AdJab, a site he was the founding writer at on the Weblogs, Inc. Network. He also contributes to TV Squad and a number of other WIN sites. Outside of blogging, Tom is the Director of New Media Strategies for the MWW Group, a public relations firm based out of New Jersey, where he gets to work on all of the projects the rest of you do as hobbies as his day job.

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Child Rapists Can't Be Executed, Supreme Court Rules
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Child Rapists Can't Be Executed, Supreme Court Rules

News – The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that executing a Louisiana child rapist would be unconstitutional, concluding capital punishment is reserved for murderers.

View Story Discuss (75) (cnn.com) 10 days ago by TimALoftis

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Marc-Andre Fleury Wipes Out Before The Game Even Starts!

Sports – Detroit Red Wings go on to win the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals 4-0... if it wasn't for the refs it would have been 5-0!

View Story Discuss (1) (datsyuk.blogspot.com) 41 days ago by 1greenthumb

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Fifty Thousand Shirts for 50,000 lives

Do No Evil – Steve is trying to sell 50,000 individually numbered shirts in order to raise $1,000,000 in support of the 50,000 (or more) people who have died in the devastating Chinese earthquake on May 12.

View Story Discuss (4) (fiftythousandshirts.com) 42 days ago by TomBiro

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Sean Avery taken to hospital in early AM

Sports – Just hours after his Rangers lost to the Penguins, forward Sean Avery was taken to the hospital in NY in apparent cardiac arrest.

View Story Discuss (1) (sports.espn.go.com) 66 days ago by TomBiro

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Delta OKs deal to take over Northwest
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Delta OKs deal to take over Northwest

Travel – ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines says it has reached an agreement with Northwest Airlines to take over Northwest and create the world's biggest carrier. The boards of both companies gave the deal the go-ahead Monday.

View Story Discuss (11) (news.yahoo.com) 82 days ago by ProudBlueTexan

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Astros mulling changes to Clemen's contract

Sports – The Houston Astros may wait until they find out what the government has to say about Roger Clemens' testimony to decide if the pitcher's 10-year contract to perform various personal services will stay intact.

View Story Discuss (1) (sports.espn.go.com) 128 days ago by TomBiro

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 42 votes / 1 sink

Exxon shatters all-time profit record

News – Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday record oil prices boosted its fourth-quarter earnings to $11.66 billion, the highest ever operating profit by a U.S. company.

View Story Discuss (11) (reuters.com) 155 days ago by GregD

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Studios cancel writers contracts

News – LOS ANGELES - Four major studios have canceled dozens of writers contracts, effectively conceding that the current television season cannot be salvaged, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday

View Story Discuss (3) (ap.google.com) 172 days ago by Rinty

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Mayweather mulling move to MMA in deal with Cuban

Sports – You can't put anything past Floyd Mayweather. But an alliance with Mark Cuban? A move to MMA? Wow.

View Story Discuss (1) (sports.espn.go.com) 196 days ago by Angry Ken

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Mike Modano now tied for most points by an American

Sports – Mike Modano tied defenseman Phil Housley with his 1,232nd point, an assist on a goal by Sergei Zubov. Modano and Housley are now the highest scoring American-born NHL players.

View Story Discuss (1) (sports.espn.go.com) 248 days ago by TomBiro

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 20 votes / 2 sinks

Wade Wilson suspended by NFL

Sports – The NFL has suspended Chicago Bears QB coach Wade Wilson for five games and fined him $100,000 for acquiring HGH in the past.

View Story Discuss (1) (cbs.sportsline.com) 308 days ago by TomBiro

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / No sinks

Harlem Residents Outraged by Sale of Major League Baseball Caps With Gang Colors

Shopping – Outraged local activists charge that New Era, the caps' manufacturer, and the NY Yankees - whose famous interlocking NY cap features a choice of a red and black bandanna design for the Bloods, blue and gray for the Crips and a gold crown for the Latin Kings - and Major League Baseball are deliberately marketing to gang members and wannabes.

View Story Discuss (2) (foxnews.com) 316 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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18-36 months for Mike Vick?
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18-36 months for Mike Vick?

Sports – Word is that Mike Vick will be taking a plea deal that might offer him 18-36 months in prison, and most likely some serious consequences from the NFL.

View Story Discuss (347) (msnbc.msn.com) 320 days ago by TomBiro

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Gun and cocaine found in three-time All-Star Rob Beck's house when he died

Sports – PHOENIX (AP) -- Police found evidence of cocaine and drug paraphernalia at former major league pitcher Rod Beck's home on the day he died. A police report released Tuesday indicated evidence in several places at Beck's house, including the bathroom and the master bedroom in which the 38-year-old Beck,was found dead at his northeast Phoenix home.

View Story Discuss (2) (sports.aol.com) 339 days ago by duhause

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Luis Castillo almost a Met

Sports – The New York Mets are this close to landing 2B Luis Castillo from the Twins, reportedly for two minor league players.

View Story Discuss (1) (mlb.mlb.com) 341 days ago by TomBiro

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