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Why I won't be watching 'Weight of the Nation'
Count me out of the audience tonight when "Weight of the Nation," the much-anticipated HBO documentary about obesity in the United States, makes its television debut. If the trailers and pre-show pub...
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Dear Facebook...
Dear Facebook (aka - Mark Zuckerberg), I feel as though it is time for you to hear from one of your abused girlfriends. It is time for you to know what I think of you. I think a lot of us think this ...
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How much is too much political spending?
I was watching Face the Nation yesterday and amazed at how much money is being spent on this election. Here's part of the show transcript: "BOB SCHIEFFER: Today on FACE THE NATION, its all about the ...
Posted on 10/25/10 at 9:30 AM
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It Gets Better
Tyler Clementi was an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University when he committed suicide, apparently because his sex life was broadcast online without his consent. Clementi's death has sparked an o...
Posted on 10/1/10 at 10:40 AM
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'The Onion' Radio News report: North Dakota still leads nation in parking availability
North Dakota isn't afraid to laugh at itself ... and neither is "The Onion" .... at North Dakota, I mean. Listen here: www.theonion.com/audio/north-dakota-still-leads-nation-in-parking-avai...
Posted on 7/28/10 at 8:06 AM
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Toilet paper tossed from plane at NJ school

WESTWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a man tossed wet toilet paper from a small plane onto a New Jersey athletic field, but his intent wasn't nefarious: He was making a test run for a streamer drop at an upcoming high school football game.

October 14, 2010

Obama weighs appeal of gays-in-military ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House weighed a quick appeal of a judge's order abruptly allowing gays to serve openly in the military as Pentagon chief Robert Gates warned on Wednesday of “enormous consequences” for men and women in uniform if the ruling stands.

By Anne Gearan, The Associated Press , October 13, 2010

Divers join efforts to find U.S. balloonists

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of balloonists in New Mexico lifted off Saturday at dawn amid a somber mood, opening the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta while search crews on the other side of the globe scoured the seas for two of the sport's most acclaimed pilots.

October 03, 2010

Dems, GOP recalibrate strategy a month to election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have all but written off at least three Senate seats — in North Dakota, Indiana and Arkansas — and at least six House seats in Tennessee, Louisiana, New York and elsewhere as they embark on a final-weeks advertising push to minimize congressional election losses.

October 03, 2010

Growing pains for a centerpiece of health overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, isn't living up to expectations.

October 03, 2010

U.S. to issue 'travel alert' for Europe, warns Al-Qaeda threats require vigilance

WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration will warn U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, updated guidance prompted by al-Qaeda threats, American and European officials said Saturday.

By The Toledo (Ohio) Blade , October 03, 2010

J&J, FDA leaders take heat for 'phantom' recall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson executives and the Food and Drug Administration both shouldered the blame Thursday for a secret recall in which hired contractors quietly bought up defective painkillers to clear them from store shelves.

By Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press , September 30, 2010

Obscenity, whale snot take top honors at Ig Nobels

BOSTON — Next time you crush your thumb with a hammer and you’re in extreme pain, go ahead, let fly with every filthy obscenity you know. It really does help.

By Mark Pratt, The Associated Press , September 30, 2010

Some U.S. executions held up by shortage of drug

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some executions in the U.S. have been put on hold because of a shortage of one of the drugs used in lethal injections from coast to coast.

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Associated Press , September 27, 2010

Book unearths divisions over Obama war plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's early attempts to seize control of a neglected Afghanistan war yielded a strategy that pleased almost no one and hasn't turned the tide of a conflict near its 10th year.

By Anne Gearan, The Associated Press , September 22, 2010

Insurers stop selling new child-only health plans

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Several health insurers say they will stop selling new child-only individual insurance policies as they face a health care reform provision that will prevent them from excluding children with potentially costly pre-existing conditions.

By Tom Murphy, The Associated Press , September 22, 2010

Home construction jumps 10.5 percent across U.S. in August

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction increased last month and applications for building permits also grew. The gains were driven mainly by apartment and condominium construction, not the much larger single-family homes sector.

By Alan Zibel, The Associated Press , September 21, 2010

Republicans block bill to lift military gay ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort to repeal the ban on gays from serving openly in the military, handing gay rights groups a defeat in their last chance any time soon to overturn the law known as “don't ask, don't tell.”

By Anne Flaherty, The Associated Press , September 21, 2010

Obama awards posthumous Medal of Honor to airman who was once stationed in N.D.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor to an Air Force chief master sergeant who died saving three fellow airmen in Laos, his heroism kept under wraps for more than 40 years because the Vietnam-era mission was secret.

By Darlene Superville , September 21, 2010

Fed signals it will take further steps if needed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Tuesday that it's worried about the weakness of the recovery and is ready to take further steps to boost the economy if needed.

By Jeannine Aversa, The Associated Press , September 21, 2010

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