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6 women's bodies found in Cleveland home

feeds@yuku.com (onah) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:28:17 GMT

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(CNN) -- Six women found dead at a Cleveland, Ohio, home appeared to have been strangled, and their decomposing bodies could have been lying there for "weeks, if not months or years," a coroner told CNN on Saturday.

Police discovered the bodies at the home of Anthony Sowell, a 50-year-old convicted...

The U.S. Metros Least Touched by Recession

feeds@yuku.com (needalove) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:29:11 GMT

A relative boom in Baton Rouge

"No place has been untouched by this recession. This is a change from previous recessions," said Alan Berube, a senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. "But there's a big difference in losing one-tenth of a percentage and losing 15% of jobs."

Baton Rouge, which was...

Eagle Scout suspended for carrying knife in survival kit

feeds@yuku.com (ItalianaBellissimo) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:24:42 GMT

TROY, N.Y. - An Eagle Scout who kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car has been suspended from his upstate New York high school for bringing the weapon onto school grounds. Now he is concerned about his chances of getting accepted to West Point.

Matthew Whalen was suspended for 20 days for violating the Lansingburgh Central School District's zero-tolerance policy. The 17-year-old senior says he gave the knife to an administrator...

Phillipines battered by Typhoon stronger than KATRINA

feeds@yuku.com (btas12) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:38:48 GMT

typhoon victims in Philippines in dire need of food/clothing. Call the American Red Cross to help 1-800-435-7669. PLS REPOST U can also call abs-cbn foundation in the US 1800522820

A Smart Rant About Michael Steele

feeds@yuku.com (lilnsyncmami) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:55:31 GMT

from one of my favorite bloggers, Jay Smooth

Bill to repeal DOMA to be introduced next week

feeds@yuku.com (SwanGeese) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:32:28 GMT

The Advocate has learned that Democratic representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, and Jared Polis of Colorado will be introducing legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act next Tuesday. A Democratic aide confirmed that a press conference to announce the bill will be held September 15 at 11 a.m. at the House Triangle.

The source said the bill currently has just over 50 cosponsors, but Congressman Nadler's office has not yet officially...

Up to two million people marched to the U.S. Capitol

feeds@yuku.com (Ike4nsync) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:52:37 GMT

Up to two million people marched to the U.S. Capitol today, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending.

The line of protesters spread across Pennsylvania Avenue for blocks, all the way to the capitol, according to the Washington Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.

People were chanting "enough, enough" and "We the...

Photo of dying Marine sparks outrage.

feeds@yuku.com (abby since 1984) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:58:42 GMT

Gates: AP decision 'appalling'

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AP - This undated photo provided Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 by the US Marine Corps shows Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard, …
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is objecting "in the strongest terms" to an Associated Press decision to transmit a photograph showing a mortally wounded...

Taxing Non-Necessities

feeds@yuku.com (Jethro Tull) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:55:52 GMT

Sales tax: Most tax revenue should come from sales tax, especially from Junk food, alcohol, cigarettes, luxuries and any non-necessities. Higher taxes should be on anything that hurts people, or costs society or the environment in anyway.

It is the most fair, because the people that spend the most on themselves pay the most in taxes. If you don't want to pay taxes, just don't spend money.
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WOMAN PREGNANT WITH 12 BABIES!!!

feeds@yuku.com (DollfaceHill) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:30:09 GMT

Woman in Tunisia pregnant with 12 babies | The Sun |News

RIP Corazon Aquino, Philippines first female president

feeds@yuku.com (cryinblue) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:36:58 GMT

Published on Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph) Farewell to President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, the country's first woman leader, an exemplar of faith, and an advocate of democracy Born in Tarlac province to parents Jose Cojuangco and Demetria Sumulong of Antipolo, Rizal, Corazon "Cory'' Cojuangco was the fourth among six children. Her siblings were Pedro, Josephine Reyes, Teresita Lopa, Jose Jr., and Maria Paz Teopaco....

Recession in U.S. May Have Already Ended, Leading Index Show

feeds@yuku.com (Hp GaL04) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:53:47 GMT

July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Components of the index of leading economic indicators are signaling the worst U.S. recession in five decades may be over now, not three to six months from now.

Less-known elements of the Conference Board's report, including ratios and diffusion indexes, bolster the view the contraction has ended. The leading index, a gauge of the economic outlook over the next...

Bush-era wiretap program had limited results, report finds

feeds@yuku.com (blairboy) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:38:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal agents found much of the information produced by the Bush administration's top-secret warrantless surveillance program vague and difficult to use, a sweeping review of the program found.

Former President Bush claims his administration's surveillance...
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<h1> AP source: Holder considering torture probe </h1>
<p>feeds@yuku.com (dawn9476) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:39:45 GMT</p>
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Attorney General Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation practices, a controversial move that would run counter to President Barack Obama's wishes to leave the issue in the past.

Holder plans to make a...

Obama's Senate replacement Burris won't seek another term

feeds@yuku.com (dawn9476) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:25:30 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roland Burris, appointed by Illinois' since-ousted governor to fill President Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, has decided not to run for a full six-year term in 2010, a Democratic Party aide said on Wednesday.

The...

U.S., Russia agree to missile cuts, but tensions remain

feeds@yuku.com (dawn9476) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:25:52 GMT

MOSCOW - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev on Monday agreed to cut up to a third of the nuclear warheads in their strategic arsenals, but acknowledged that disagreements linger about a proposed U.S. missile defense shield.

Obama and Medvedev stressed that the proposal marked a turn away from the post-Cold War lows of the past few years.
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Don't Ask Don't Tell To GEt a New Look

feeds@yuku.com (blairboy) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:06:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For the first time, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is outlining potential Obama administration plans to enforce the "don't ask, don't tell" rule selectively so that some gays could serve in the military.

Gates said he is looking at ways to make the policy "more humane," including letting people serve who may have been outed due to vengeance or a jilted lover. The remarks appeared in a transcript the Pentagon...

Obama holds gay pride reception vows to overturn 'unjust law

feeds@yuku.com (blairboy) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:01:00 GMT

We'll see....

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama honored Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month with a White House reception Monday where he likened the struggle for gay rights with the struggle of African-Americans for civil rights.

President Obama and first...
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<h1> Honduran president arrested, sent into exile by soldiers </h1>
<p>feeds@yuku.com (RKKanhai) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:09:39 GMT</p>
<p><strong>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN)</strong> -- Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya arrived in Costa Rica on Sunday after a military-led coup, a Honduran
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<h1> University of Illinois Admissions Documents Released </h1>
<p>feeds@yuku.com (fabulous freddie) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:14:01 GMT</p>
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The situation out at the University of Illinois keeps getting stranger - and more damning, it seems, amid increasing allegations that the school gave
preferential admissions treatment to hundreds of college applicants who had help from insiders.

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