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Republican Canidate Owes IRS 220,000 Dollars in Taxes
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Republican Canidate Owes IRS 220,000 Dollars in Taxes

Politics – Congressional candidate Danny E. Mansell owes the federal government more than $220,000 in unpaid taxes, according to tax liens filed at the Johnston County Clerk of Court office.

View Story Discuss (35) (fayettevillenc.com) 626 days ago by jaxguy

Voted for on October 19, 2006 12:05pm

Netscape On The Set Of... Heroes
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Video Netscape On The Set Of... Heroes

Television – Netscape anchors Ryan Budke and Alexia Prichard visit the set of hit NBC TV show, "Heroes."

Discuss (33) 626 days ago by Alexia Watch Video!

Voted for on October 19, 2006 12:04pm

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Olbermann to Bush: "Your words are lies, Sir."

Politics – Video and transcript of Countdown's Keith Olbermann's special comment regarding President Bush's suspension of Habeas Corpus of anyone he labels an enemy combatant.

View Story Discuss (2) (crooksandliars.com) 625 days ago by Wil

Voted for on October 19, 2006 11:52am

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Olbermann: The Day Habeas Corpus Died

Politics – Today, 135 years to the day after the last American President (Ulysses S. Grant) suspended habeas corpus, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. At its worst, the legislation allows President Bush or Donald Rumsfeld to declare anyone - US citizen or not - an enemy combatant, lock them up and throw away the key.

View Story Discuss (1) (crooksandliars.com) 627 days ago by JPMBZ

Voted for on October 19, 2006 11:51am

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Chuck Humphrey's Analysis and Some More Thoughts on the UIGEA

Politics – Extensive analysis of the so-called "online poker ban" including how it affects US players, especially with regard to Neteller cashouts and funding of online accounts. It's a complicated issue that is clarified quite a bit by this article.

View Story Discuss (0) (billrini.com) 625 days ago by Wil

Voted for on October 19, 2006 11:41am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Wil Wheaton's Geek In Review: The Real Revenge of the Nerds

Movies – In recent years, geeks have become accepted (assimilated?) into the mainstream. Shows like Malcolm in the Middle and Freaks and Geeks feature characters that we can identify with without making us a punchline, and websites like Think Geek specifically cater to us. When did we gain this acceptance, and how did it happen?

View Story Discuss (0) (suicidegirls.com) 625 days ago by Wil

Voted for on October 19, 2006 11:17am

Stephen Colbert Portrait Up for Auction on eBay
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Stephen Colbert Portrait Up for Auction on eBay

Television – In honor of The Colbert Report's one year anniversary, Stephen has commissioned a new portrait of himself to hang above his studio fireplace and auctioning the old one on eBay. 100% of the proceeds will go to the 'Save the Children' charity.

View Story Discuss (7) (cgi.ebay.com) 626 days ago by corey.spring

Voted for on October 18, 2006 08:44pm

OpEd: Human Cost of War Bush and Blair Will Never Admit
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OpEd: Human Cost of War Bush and Blair Will Never Admit

Politics – The final indignity, if you are an Iraqi who was shot for accidentally turning into the path of a US military convoy (they thought you might be a terrorist), or blown apart by a car bomb or an airstrike, or tortured and murdered by kidnappers, or just for being a Sunni or a Shiite, is that President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair will

View Story Discuss (76) (arabnews.com) 627 days ago by Ousama

Voted for on October 18, 2006 03:43pm

This story has an equal number of positive and negative ratings. 2 votes / 2 sinks

Play Guitar Hero 2 Right Now!

Video Games – Those of you who can't wait until next month to play Guitar Hero 2 can get a taste of the game's new songs and co-op mode by picking up the current issue of the Official Playstation Magazine. The included PS2 game disc has a GH2 demo, featuring four songs: YYZ, Strutter, You Really Got Me, and Shout at the Devil.

View Story Discuss (0) (suicidegirls.com) 626 days ago by Wil

Voted for on October 18, 2006 02:06pm

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Threatened with arrest, Bobby Brown pays support

Celebrities – Bobby Brown has paid up $11,000 in delinquent child support, after being threatened with arrest if he stepped back into Massachusetts.

View Story Discuss (0) (msnbc.msn.com) 627 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on October 18, 2006 12:32pm

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Eddie Murphy and Scary Spice Expecting a Baby...or Two?

Celebrities – TMZ is reporting that Melanie Brown, better known as Scary Spice, the only black member of the hugely successful '90s girl band, the Spice Girls, is four months pregnant with Eddie Murphy's child.

View Story Discuss (1) (associatedcontent.com) 626 days ago by PAULANEALMOONEY

Voted for on October 18, 2006 12:31pm

Interview with
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Interview with "Air Jaws" photographer, Chris Fallow

Celebrities – If you've seen pictures of great white sharks leaping out of the water, chances are they were shot by Chris Fallows. A staunch shark conservationist, Fallows shares some pointed thoughts on Cousteau, cage diving, shark finning, and humankind's relationship with these important fish.

View Story Discuss (2) (divester.com) 626 days ago by Cabela

Voted for on October 18, 2006 12:24pm

Netscape Etiquette: A Primer
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Netscape Etiquette: A Primer

News – As with any social democracy, anyone who wants to be an active member of the Netscape community must be willing to play nice with others. Here's a guide to a few small things you can do to make the getting-along process easier for everyone.

View Story Discuss (38) (blog.netscape.com) 627 days ago by Karina

Voted for on October 18, 2006 12:24pm

Iraq Study Group Assesses War and Rules Out Victory
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Iraq Study Group Assesses War and Rules Out Victory

Politics – A commission formed to assess the Iraq war - headed by a secretary of state for President George H.W. Bush, James Baker - is considering two option papers, "Stability First" and "Redeploy and Contain," both of which rule out any prospect of making Iraq a stable democracy in the near term.

View Story Discuss (101) (nysun.com) 627 days ago by jaxguy

Voted for on October 18, 2006 12:23pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

Bully game banned from UK shops

Video Games – A video game depicting playground violence has been banned from some UK shops. Bully, known in the UK as Canis Canem Edit, will not be stocked in Currys or PC World.A spokesman for parent company DSG International said the game was not in keeping with its "family-friendly image".

View Story Discuss (0) (news.bbc.co.uk) 626 days ago by Wil

Voted for on October 18, 2006 11:40am

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