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Pagan Politician Out of the Broom Closet Posted: 4 weeks ago by meggysue
Queens NY GOP nominee Dan Halloran is not just any Pagan: he is the "First Atheling," or King, of New Normandy, which is the Greater New York Area branch of the Théod faith of pre-Christian Heathen religions.
This should be interesting!
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Arnold's Secret Message Posted: 4 weeks ago by gammerus
*Hint*
it's not nice
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South Korean "Defects" to North Korea Posted: 1 month ago by elsuper
Must be something defective about him.
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Chicago Prosecutors Don't Like Being Shown They Made A Mistake Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
For more than a decade, students at Northwestern University’s journalism school have scrutinized convictions looking for any mistakes. Over the years they have helped free a number of innocent people wrongly convicted. Their reward? Chicago prosecutors have subpoenaed the grades, grading criteria, class syllabus, expense reports and e-mail messages of the journalism students themselves.
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Health Insurer's profits not that much Posted: 1 month ago by JoshSF49
While the Democrats have labeled the health insurance companies as "evil" and rake in "obscene" returns, their profits rank 35th out of 53 industries.
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U.K. court seizes £3.2bn from elderly Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
2 years a little known, "Court of Protection" was set up to help people who have Alzheimer's or other incapacity who do not have a living will or similar power of attorney. As always when there is so much money floating around, sometimes the court's rulings may be unduly influenced by the value to the court instead of the individual.
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McCain Voters suffered testosterone loss on election night Posted: 1 month ago by zebulor
Announcing election results dropped testosterone levels in McCain voters according to a study.
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Human Rights Watch Founder Blasts Human Rights Watch For Anti-Israel Bias Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
Robert L. Bernstein, the former president and chief executive of Random House, was the chairman of Human Rights Watch from 1978 to 1998. Here in an op-ed piece he laments the obvious bias against Israel that HRW has long been accused of.
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Ruling Eases Name Changes For Transgendered Posted: 1 month ago by suebe
The New York State Supreme Court ruled that a transgendered person seeking a name change does not have to provide proof of any medical procedure justifying the change, striking down an earlier ruling.
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Are You English And Advanced Breast Cancer? No Drugs For You! Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
Despite its use in other European countries, England's rationing body said lapatinib, last chance' drug is too expensive even though its makers will provide the first three months' treatment free of charge. Only a few women would qualify for the drug and it would extend their lives, however NICE feels that it isn't cost effective.
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Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment May Be in Danger Posted: 1 month ago by gammerus
"Inouye's office, sources say, has been lobbied by defense contractors adamant that the language of the Franken amendment would leave them overly exposed to lawsuits..."
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Bankers, Bonuses, Bubbles and Bullsh*t Posted: 1 month ago by iamamaniac
Smug-faced bankers have had a rough time of late with an unprecedented amount of public criticism heading their way. Admittedly, much of it has been empty, vote-pandering rhetoric from world leaders talking tough about their freshly minted "war on greed".
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Democrats lock Republicans out of committee room Posted: 1 month ago by shuallyo
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) locked Republicans out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee room to keep them from meeting when Democrats aren’t present.
Towns’ action came after repeated public ridicule from the leading Republican on the committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), over Towns’s failure to launch an investigation into Countrywide Mortgage’s reported sweetheart deals to VIPs.
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Republicans divided Posted: 1 month ago by zebulor
An article written by some group about how the moderate Republican voters and the radical Republican voters are divided in their view of the nature of the Obama administration and the Republican party.
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Justice concludes black voters need Democratic Party Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
Voters in Kinston NC voted overwhelmingly to have local elections non-partisan. The Department of Justice overruled the electorate and said partisan elections are needed so that black voters can elect their "candidates of choice" - identified by the department as those who are Democrats and almost exclusively black.
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Girl in tuxedo denied a place in school yearbook Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
"M..I..crooked letter, crooked letter, I..crooked letter, crooked letter, I..humpback, humpback..I"
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Texas man faces execution after jurors consult Bible to decide fate Posted: 1 month ago by ruthstark
A convicted murderer faces execution in Texas after jurors consulted the Bible while deliberating on his sentence
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Alabama party appoints dead man by mistake Posted: 1 month ago by ruthstark
Reynolds Smith Jr. was a stalwart Democratic voter in Alabama. But the Alabama Democratic Party overlooked another fact when it appointed Smith to an interim party panel: He died in November at age 83
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Judge Stumps Attorney By Asking How Would Same Sex Marriage Hurt Heterosexuals Posted: 1 month ago by bernardblack
Federal judge, Vaughn Walker presiding over a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, asked the attorney for the backers of the proposition how allowing same-sex couples hurts heterosexuals from marrying and having children. The lawyer admitted he didn't know.
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Saudis want US to pay for reducing oil usage Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
Pigs!(I have better comments but I don't want to get Jax in trouble)
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Maria Shriver caught breaking law that husband Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
Her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger then wrote about the incident on Twitter, where he thanked the website for "for bringing her violations to my attention" and promised: "there's going to be swift action".(or a good spanking)
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Its a bird, Its a plane, No - its Michelle Obama Posted: 1 month ago by ruthstark
An American toymaker is bringing out a Michelle Obama action figure
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Court Weighing Eminent Domain Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
NY's highest court is hearing a case involving the limits of Eminent Domain. Until recently eminent domain was used for the good of the public, building roads, airports, etc. Now governments are using to make private contractors a lot of money not to mention making them very grateful.
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There is some confusion on how many troops Obama is sending to Afghanistan Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
Washington Post reported that Obama was sending 13k troops, mostly support personnel to help our forces in Afghanistan. The pentagon refuted that number and stated there was no way to get an accurate number.
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The Absent Second: An Explanation Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
Sixty-eight years later, in 2008, I heard "Can't Feel and Home" and "I Ain't Got No Home," and felt the latter lyric connected well with some lyrics I was writing for what would become The Emerald Arms suite. I decided to arrange "I Ain't Got No Home" as the second movement. After creating the recording and sheet music of the entire work, I set out to discover whose permission I should ask before giving the suite away online as free recordings and a score.
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