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submitted by Julia Leigh 7 weeks 2 days 10 hours 26 minutes ago
After a turbulent week that included new disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin and signs that Senator John McCain was struggling to strike the right tone for his campaign, Republican leaders said Saturday they were worried that Mr. McCain was heading for defeat unless he brought stability...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Batboy's revenge! 1 week 4 days 4 hours 45 minutes ago
A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn — hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart.
The...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 30 weeks 6 days 5 hours 5 minutes ago
Have you heard that New Yorkers are rude, London is rainy, and China is just a shovel away? Here, the truth behind travel rumors
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submitted by Julia Leigh 42 weeks 6 days 4 hours 20 minutes ago
Republican Sen. John McCain and Democrat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton moved ahead in early returns tonight after millions of Californians cast their ballots in the nation's largest state primary, the earliest presidential contest in the state's history and the first in decades to give their votes...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 1 week 2 days 6 hours 40 minutes ago
Opponents of Proposition 8 might have to go back to the ballot to reverse the ban on same-sex marriage, speakers told a crowd of about 5,000 at a loud and enthusiastic gay-rights rally in front of the state Capitol on Saturday.
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submitted by Julia Leigh 22 weeks 1 day 14 hours 45 minutes ago
Monsanto already dominates America’s food chain with its genetically modified seeds. Now it has targeted milk production. Just as frightening as the corporation’s tactics–ruthless legal battles against small farmers–is its decades-long history of toxic contamination.
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Outdoor news 22 weeks 1 day 14 hours 53 minutes ago
Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities.
Health advisories urging residents to stay indoors to limit exposure to the smokey air were issued Saturday from...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 19 weeks 3 days 4 hours 15 minutes ago
Nelson Mandela sat beaming in a yellow armchair, his legs propped up on a large stool and covered with a pale yellow blanket. Ten grandchildren crowded around to serenade him with "Happy Birthday" and then smothered him with hugs and kisses.
The anti-apartheid icon celebrated his 90th...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Iraq news 2 days 15 hours 30 minutes ago
A rocket slammed into a compound near the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone today, killing two people in an attack that seemed likely to reflect the anger of Shiite militias over a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact.
Late Friday, a rocket hit Camp Victory, the...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Obama Watch 2 days 15 hours 36 minutes ago
A Roman Catholic priest has told parishioners they should confess if they voted for Barack Obama because the president-elect supports abortion.
The Rev. Joseph Illo says his parishioners at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Modesto shouldn't risk losing their "state of grace" by receiving communion sacrilegiously. He...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Obama Watch 2 days 15 hours 32 minutes ago
Under President Bush, California Democrats often felt like Rodney Dangerfield.
But with Barack Obama headed to the White House -- giving their party control of both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue for the first time in 14 years -- lawmakers from one of the nation's bluest states are...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team All gossip, all the time 1 week 4 days 4 hours 41 minutes ago
When Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt negotiated with People and other celebrity magazines this summer for photos of their newborn twins and an interview, the stars were seeking more than the estimated $14 million they received from the deal. They also wanted a hefty slice of...(more)
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