The War Is Over?
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Posted September 3rd, 2010 at 3:51 pm
President Barack Obama made it official Tuesday: Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the nation’s No. 1 priority is fixing the economy.“The end of our combat mission in Iraq” comes at “a time of great uncertainty for many Americans,” Obama said in a nationally televised address from the Oval Office of the White House.
“But this milestone should serve as a reminder to all Americans that the future is ours to shape if we move forward with confidence and commitment,”...
What Are You Doing Paris?
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Posted August 30th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Paris Hilton was released from a Las Vegas, Nevada, jail Saturday morning after being arrested late the night before on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said Saturday.
The hotel heiress was riding in a black Cadillac Escalade which was pulled over in front of the Wynn Hotel on the Vegas strip at about 11:30 p.m. after police detected the smell of marijuana coming from the SUV, Lt. Wayne Holman said.
The driver, whom police identified as Cy Waits, was arrested for driving under the influ...
Miner’s Trap In Chile
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Posted August 30th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
The 33 men trapped in a mine 2,300 feet below the surface in northern Chile in Copiapo, face a physical, social, psychological and sanitary ordeal as they await a rescue that could take four months.
The miners are sharing a space the size of a small U.S. apartment. They don't have a toilet, and it's damp and hot with little air circulation. They won't see the light of the sun until sometime in November or December.
Doctors have given the men advice about how to keep their limited living space ...
5 Common Habits That Cost You Dearly
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Posted July 7th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Most of us are guilty of a few bad habits during our lifetimes. There's eating too much of the fun stuff, not exercising enough to burn it off, and spending tomorrow's paycheck today. Sure, getting fit and keeping a budget can be tough habits to keep, but avoiding these five common bad habits can add some easy money to your bottom line.
1. Paying only the minimum balance. Paying just the minimum on your credit card balance every month may keep your creditors happy, but it's not helping you p...
Really a 2 Year Old Smoking
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Posted June 5th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
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50 Cent Looking Like 25 Cents
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Posted May 31st, 2010 at 10:08 am
50 Cent lost a lot of weight for his upcoming movie "Things Fall Apart". In the movie 50 Cent plays a football player diagnosed with cancer.
He dropped from 214 pounds to an astonishing 160 with a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill walks for nine weeks.
"I was starving." Now he's back on tour and says, "I've been eating. I'll be back in shape in no time!"
Wow its crazy the extremes people will put themselves through for Hollywood.......
Bangkok Turmoil
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Posted May 19th, 2010 at 11:14 am
The deadly standoff between the Thai government and protesters reached a boiling point Wednesday as security forces surged into Lumpini Park, with at least five people dead in the largest offensive on protesters since demonstrations began.
Bangkok looked and sounded like a war zone as protesters disbursed and smaller riots erupted throughout the Thai capital. Witnesses reported a dozen buildings -- including a bank, a police station, a shopping mall and a local television station -- had been ...
Trans-racial Adoption
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Posted May 7th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Forty percent of children adopted domestically and internationally by Americans are a different race or culture from their adoptive parents, according to a 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents, the most recent study of its kind conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Legislation passed by Congress in 1994 and 1996 prohibits agencies getting federal help from discriminating against would-be parents based on race or national origin. How adoptive parents have approached t...
Tennessee & Oil Spill
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Posted May 7th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Tennessee sustained more than $1 billion in flood damage just in the private sector, and many homeowners likely were not insured against flooding,The death toll from last weekend's storm has risen to 21 in Tennessee. State residents are cleaning up from massive flooding.
Nashville's historic and cultural landmarks also took a hit. The Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry and Opryland Resort were all damaged in the flooding.
But there is good news. The Music Hall of Fame is exp...
