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Nixon Tapes Reveal Anti-Semitic Remarks
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Nixon Tapes Reveal Anti-Semitic Remarks

Politics – Numerous tape recorded conversations and tens of thousands of pages of sensitive, special files from President Richard Nixon's administration were revealed Wednesday when the National Archives released the president's previously private documents and tapes to the public.

Voted for on July 12, 2007 12:04pm

Guards Steal $282 Million From Baghdad Bank
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Guards Steal $282 Million From Baghdad Bank

News – Guards staged one of the largest bank robberies in Iraqi history, making off with a stunning $282 million dollars in cash from a private bank in central Baghdad, Aswat al-Iraq reports in Arabic.

Voted for on July 12, 2007 11:49am

The United Nations Vs. Megadeth
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The United Nations Vs. Megadeth

Music – There's an interesting (or, depending on your perspective, idiotic) fight underway between Mark Goldberg, a Washington, D.C.-based political reporter, and Dave Mustaine, the lead singer of Megadeth. The spat started in June 2006, after Mustaine criticized the United Nations in Billboard.

Voted for on July 12, 2007 11:48am

Lady Bird Johnson dies at 94
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Lady Bird Johnson dies at 94

News – Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.

Voted for on July 12, 2007 09:49am

Bush Orders Miers Not to Testify
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Bush Orders Miers Not to Testify

Politics – President Bush ordered his former White House counsel, Harriet Miers, to defy a congressional subpoena and refuse to appear Thursday before a House panel investigating U.S. attorney firings.

Voted for on July 11, 2007 05:52pm

The Fall of John McCain
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The Fall of John McCain

Politics – Things are not good for Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain. Both his campaign manager and chief strategist have quit his campaign leading to speculation he may drop out of the race sooner rather than later. Here is list of the reasons why McCain s downfall is not surprising.

Voted for on July 11, 2007 11:10am

Libya upholds HIV death sentences
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Libya upholds HIV death sentences

Health & Fitness – The European Union has criticised a Libyan Supreme Court decision to uphold death sentences against six foreign medical workers for infecting children with HIV. Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor are on death row after being found guilty of infecting 438 Libyan children with HIV in 1999.

Voted for on July 11, 2007 11:10am

Former Bush surgeon general says he was muzzled
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Former Bush surgeon general says he was muzzled

Health & Fitness – The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.

Voted for on July 11, 2007 10:08am

Bush Equals Nixon's Highest Disapproval
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Bush Equals Nixon's Highest Disapproval

Politics – Today Bush reached a historic milestone. His current disapproval rating in the latest Gallup poll, 66%, equals Richard Nixon's highest Gallup disapproval rating of 66%, registered the week before he resigned from office.

Voted for on July 11, 2007 09:55am

No Marriage, No Benefits says UPS
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No Marriage, No Benefits says UPS

Gay & Lesbian – Despite a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples must have the same benefits as married couples, and a state law creating civil unions to comply with the ruling United Parcel Service says it will not provide health and insurance benefits to the civil unioned partners of its workers in the state.

Voted for on July 10, 2007 01:31pm

Flock Social Media Browser Releases Version 0.9
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Flock Social Media Browser Releases Version 0.9

Gadgets & Tech – Flock just released their latest upgrade targeting "discoverability" for new users. With some added account services Flock may well be the browser of choice for the 100 million social networking users out there.

Voted for on July 10, 2007 12:29pm

Speed Dial: The DC Madam's Little Black Book
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Speed Dial: The DC Madam's Little Black Book

News – Late last night, Jeanne Palfrey (below), dubbed the "D.C. Madam" by the media, released 13 years worth of phone records associated with her escort business. Shortly after the records became publicly available on her website, Sen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana) released a statement apologizing for "a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible." Needless to say, Vitter's phone number was among the thousands of entries associated with Palfrey's business.

Submitted and Voted for on July 10, 2007 12:21pm

NAACP to symbolically bury N word
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NAACP to symbolically bury N word

News – The NAACP is putting to rest a long-standing expression of racism by symbolically burying the N-word in a ceremony similar to one six decades ago.

Voted for on July 10, 2007 10:13am

At Least 40 Militants Dead as Pakistani Military Storms Mosque After Talks Fail
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At Least 40 Militants Dead as Pakistani Military Storms Mosque After Talks Fail

News – The Pakistani military stormed a mosque complex early Tuesday where Islamic militants and students have been holed up since last week, military officials said.

Voted for on July 10, 2007 10:13am

Gonzales Was Told of FBI Violations
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Gonzales Was Told of FBI Violations

Politics – As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers. "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse," Gonzales told senators on April 27, 2005. Six days earlier, the FBI sent Gonzales a copy o

Voted for on July 10, 2007 10:13am

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