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Interior Dept. Declares the Polar Bear a Threatened Species
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Interior Dept. Declares the Polar Bear a Threatened Species

Science – The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming.

View Story Discuss (57) (rawstory.com) 2 days ago by TechnologyExpert

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Obama wins North Carolina primary
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Obama wins North Carolina primary

Politics – Barack Obama has won the North Carolina presidential primary, but he trails Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana. The two states are the last big-delegate prizes left in the long race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

View Story Discuss (318) (news.yahoo.com) 10 days ago by Aidenag

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Colbert wins 'Webby Person of the Year'

Celebrities – Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of "Greatest Living American" but now he can add "Webby Person of the Year."

View Story Discuss (2) (cnn.com) 10 days ago by cmetzger4

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Happy spamiversary! Spam turns 30
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Happy spamiversary! Spam turns 30

Gadgets & Tech – Thirty years ago next week, Gary Thuerk, a marketer at the now-defunct computer firm Digital Equipment Corporation, sent an email to 393 users of Arpanet, the US government-run computer network that eventually became the internet. It was the first spam email ever. [via /.]

View Story Discuss (5) (technology.newscientist.com) 21 days ago by Wil

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Clinton Wins In Pennsylvania
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Clinton Wins In Pennsylvania

News – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has won Pennsylvania's presidential primary, a victory that analysts said she had to have if she were to remain a credible candidate for the Democratic nomination.

View Story Discuss (440) (msnbc.msn.com) 24 days ago by TimALoftis

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ABC Hosts Heckled After Debate: "The Crowd Is Turning On Me"

Politics – Reflecting what seemed to be the main consensus of the night - that ABC botched this debate, big time - Charlie Gibson tells the crowd there will be one more, superfluous commercial break of the night and is subsequently jeered.

View Story Discuss (2) (huffingtonpost.com) 29 days ago by Wil

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Masturbation 'cuts cancer risk'

Men – Men could reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer through regular masturbation, researchers suggest.

View Story Discuss (8) (news.bbc.co.uk) 30 days ago by AnnaCarenina

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Democrats: McCain Financing Questionable

Politics – John McCain is a campaign finance criminal. The punditry can't grasp that fact about their darling, but the DNC gets it. They're going to court to stop McCain's illegal activities. [via americablog]

View Story Discuss (3) (ap.google.com) 32 days ago by Wil

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Bitter? Of Course. Here's Why

Politics – Conservatism, having failed for more than 3 decades in its promise to bring broad prosperity to all Americans, has exploited the issues of God, guns and gays - and the lie that government is their enemy - to keep their con going. For awhile, voters were convinced to vote against their interests by conservatives armed with polarizing rhetoric...

View Story Discuss (1) (ourfuture.org) 32 days ago by Wil

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Rep. McHenry calls U.S. soldier in Iraq a 'two-bit security guard.'

Politics – During a public appearance on Saturday, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) belittled a U.S. soldier in Iraq who was following orders and wouldn't let McHenry go to the gym without the proper credentials. McHenry referred to the guard as a "two-bit security guard."

View Story Discuss (9) (thinkprogress.org) 42 days ago by Wil

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Employers Slashed 80,000 Jobs In March
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Employers Slashed 80,000 Jobs In March

Careers & Jobs – At the same time, the national unemployment rate rose from 4.8 percent to 5.1 percent, the clearest signal yet that the economy may already be in a recession.

View Story Discuss (25) (money.aol.com) 42 days ago by TimALoftis

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Why doesn't the 9/11 Commission know about Mukasey's 9/11 story?

Politics – Mukasey claimed that, prior to 9/11, the Bush administration was aware of a telephone call being made by an Al Qaeda Terrorist from what he called a "safe house in Afghanistan" into the U.S.

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Bush's Simplistic Vision

Politics – To Bush, the people of Iraq need our help to save them from terrorists who intend to overthrow Iraq's brave and unified government on their way to attacking America.

View Story Discuss (1) (washingtonpost.com) 48 days ago by dexlovex2

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Top 5 Misconceptions about Dungeons & Dragons

Video Games – Much like Grand Theft Auto, Dungeons & Dragons has been at the center of controversy off and on during the entire course of its existence.

View Story Discuss (1) (omgrpg.com) 66 days ago by tombraix

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Did kids find D.B. Cooper's parachute?

News – The FBI says it's analyzing a torn, tangled parachute found buried in Southwest Washington to determine if it might have been used by legendary plane hijacker D.B. Cooper.

View Story Discuss (2) (msnbc.msn.com) 52 days ago by koenkatty

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