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Fed, Treasury chiefs meet as US home foreclosures surge
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Fed, Treasury chiefs meet as US home foreclosures surge

Money – Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with an influential senator Tuesday to debate the troubles roiling America's housing and financial markets.

Voted for on August 22, 2007 07:48am

CIA Details Errors It Made Before Sept. 11
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CIA Details Errors It Made Before Sept. 11

News – A report released Tuesday by the Central Intelligence Agency includes new details of the agency's missteps before the Sept. 11 attacks, outlining what the report says were failures to grasp the role being played by the terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and to assess fully the threats streaming into the C.I.A. in the summer of 2001.

Voted for on August 22, 2007 07:46am

Bush Takes a Step Away From Maliki
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Bush Takes a Step Away From Maliki

News – When President Bush and Nuri Kamal al-Maliki stood side by side in Jordan last November, the president proclaimed the prime minister "the right guy for Iraq."

Voted for on August 22, 2007 07:46am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 119 votes / 9 sinks

Liberals Read More Books Than Conservatives

Books – A new AP-Ipsos poll finds that liberals read more books than conservatives.

Voted for on August 22, 2007 12:00am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 46 votes / No sinks

Cop killer dies after transfer to prison

News – When Limestone County District Attorney Kristi Valls said convicted cop killer Farron Barksdale would "die in an Alabama prison," she didn't know how soon his death would come. Barksdale died Monday at a Montgomery hospital, more than a week after Kilby Correctional Facility guards found him unresponsive and alone on his prison bunk,

Voted for on August 21, 2007 09:18pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / 1 sink

Pentagon to Shut Down Database used to Spy on Domestic LGBT People

Gay & Lesbian – The Pentagon said Tuesday that it will shut down an anti-terror database that was found to be spying on gay and anti-war groups. A Pentagon spokesperson said that the database will be closed on September 17 but that much of the information it contained will be sent to the FBI where it will be placed on a database known as Guardian.

Voted for on August 21, 2007 09:07pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / No sinks

Germany Allows Patient Legal Use of Cannabis

Health & Fitness – A patient suffering from multiple sclerosis has been legally allowed to buy cannabis at the pharmacy under strict conditions. It's the first time Germany has permitted the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Voted for on August 21, 2007 09:06pm

Dean makes landfall, smashes into Mexican coast
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Dean makes landfall, smashes into Mexican coast

News – Hurricane Dean made landfall on Mexico's Yucatan coast Tuesday morning as a monster Category 5 storm -- capable of inflicting catastrophic damage -- after gaining intensity in the western Caribbean overnight.

Voted for on August 21, 2007 09:05pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 58 votes / No sinks

Transplant Recipient Still Getting Feel For New Pancreas

Humor – Recovering surgical patient Jerome Waxler says his newly implanted pancreas is "doing pretty good." but he admits to having some trouble adjusting to the new organ's quirks.

Voted for on August 21, 2007 08:44am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 86 votes / 2 sinks

Indecent Proposal

Popular Videos – A guy's late-night proposal almost lands him in a date with his girl's daddy. A take on MasterCard "priceless" ads.

Voted for on August 21, 2007 08:42am

The Purple, blue and Red Foods that Kill Cancer Cells
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The Purple, blue and Red Foods that Kill Cancer Cells

Health & Fitness – A new study by researchers at Ohio State University proposes that the molecular structure of substances which give fruits and vegetables their rich colors may help find more powerful cancer fighting agents.

Voted for on August 20, 2007 11:59pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 31 votes / No sinks

U.S. media curtail Iraq war coverage: study

Politics – U.S. media reporting of the war in Iraq fell sharply in the second quarter of 2007, largely due to a drop in coverage of the Washington-based policy debate, a study released Monday said.

Voted for on August 20, 2007 11:59pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / No sinks

Lieberman Shrugs Off Failed Iraq Predictions, Now Claims 'Road To Victory' Goes Through Syria

News – Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) writes today in the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. "road to victory" in Iraq goes through Damascus, and urges Congress to "send a clear and unambiguous message to the Syrian regime"

Voted for on August 20, 2007 11:58pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 39 votes / 1 sink

What went wrong with Skype? Windows Update Did

Gadgets & Tech – Not in the way you may think, though. It wasn't a bad patch - the Skype outage that started last Thursday was the result of the sorta giant synchronized Windows Update reboot across the Skype network.

Voted for on August 20, 2007 11:58pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / No sinks

After Foreclosure, a Big Tax Bill From the I.R.S.

Do No Evil – Two years ago, William Stout lost his home in Allentown, Pa., to foreclosure when he could no longer make the payments on his $106,000 mortgage. Wells Fargo offered the two-bedroom house for sale on the courthouse steps. No bidders came forward. So Wells Fargo bought it for $1, county records show.

Voted for on August 20, 2007 11:58pm

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