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iPhone 5 Stalls Mobile Market Growth
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 11:25 PM EDT (Forbes)
Worldwide sales of cellphone have fallen for the first time since 2009, as consumers choose to wait for Apple‘s next iPhone before upgrading, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Mary Kennedy, Estranged Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Is Found Dead
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 10:32 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Mary R. Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead on Wednesday at the family’s home in Bedford, N.Y. She was 52.
Health Insurers Required to Credit ObamaCare When Sending Out Rebate Checks
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 11:42 PM EDT ()
This is should have happen with the stimulus tax cuts too, but better late than ever. Via Mother Jones: It’s rebate time! One of the geekier aspects of Obamacare is that it allows insurance companies to spend no more than a maximum of 20% on overhead costs (15% for large …
In Commencement Speech Face-Off, Obama The Winner
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 5:59 PM EDT (National Journal)
[The reaction President Barack Obama received from the audience at Barnard College on Monday] represents a telling contrast from the one his opponent, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, received Saturday when he delivered the commencement address at the evangelical …
150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 5:15 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)
According to virtually any conservative today, the government has been just one big liberal establishment. The current extremists that own and operate the GOP are hell bent on destroying anything and everything that even has a hint of liberalism or progressivism in it, even if Re …
Japan faces 'extinction' in 1,000 years, researchers say
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 9:20 PM EDT (japantoday.com)
"If the rate of decline continues, we will be able to celebrate the Children's Day public holiday on May 5, 3011 as there will be one child," said Hiroshi Yoshida, an economics professor at Tohoku University.
The Christians are notorious for picking and choosing what they will and won't believe in terms of what the Bible commands them to do, but here are just a few of the sins for which the Bible says people should be put to death.
Fri May 11, 2012 8:46 PM EDT
So many Christians are quick to say what the bible says about this or that subject, but they never tell you exactly what the bible says on a particular subject like which sins that are commited should be cause for men and women to be put to death. For those of you that are …
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New Wall Street Scandal Threatens Romney
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 1:21 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)
Mitt Romney Wants To Repeal The Rule That Would’ve Stopped The Latest Financial Scandal A surprising development on Wall Street Thursday could magnify a little-discussed but key difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney — one with enormous consequences for …
Guy implants magnets in his arm to hold iPod
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 1:20 AM EDT (The San Antonio Express-News)
A New Jersey tattoo artist loves his iPod Nano so much, he turned his body into an iPod dock of sorts.
Mitt Romney led gang assault of presumed gay student in prep school because of his hair style, which they cut off when they pinned him to the ground as he screamed for help
Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 9:37 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
"He can't look like that. That's wrong. Just look at him!" an incensed Romney told Matthew Friedemann, his close friend in the Stevens Hall dorm, according to Friedemann's recollection. Mitt, the teenaged son of Michigan Gov. George Romney, kept complaining about Lauber's l …
Ted Nugent Flies Into A Rage During CBS Interview, Threatens To 'F*ck' Female CBS Producer (VIDEO) | Addicting Info
Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 9:15 AM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)
Nugent later claimed that a kidney stone caused him to lash out and apologized for his remarks. Considering the many outrageous things Nugent has said since he became a conservative mouthpiece, it’s highly doubtful that his tantrum during the interview was anything but pu …
Pres. Obama releases slogan "Forward", the media (and some on the right) says he stole it from Communists. Republican Gov Scott Walker releases slogan "Forward". The right & media says Nothing! Obama and Walker BOTH Communists?
Wed May 9, 2012 10:35 AM EDT
A couple of days back there were numerous media outlets hinting that President Obama stole the election theme "Forward" from Chinese Communist Chairman Mao and other Communists. Mao's theme "Great Leap Forward", President Obama's theme "Forward". Strikingl …
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Bronzed NJ mom inspires 'tanorexic' action figure
Tue May 8, 2012 9:28 PM EDT
A Connecticut novelty company is selling a "tanorexic" action figure based on a deeply tanned New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter in a tanning booth.
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Arrest of ten white supremacists planning for race war with AK-47s, ricin
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 9:06 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
Faella — who sees himself and his compatriots as "protectors of the white race" — was convinced [race war] was "inevitable" and planned to kill Jews, immigrants and minorities...As they trained in firearm and hand-to-hand combat, members ... discussed acts …
Report Disputes Christie's Reason for Halting Tunnel Project in 2010 - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 1:32 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Canceling the tunnel, then the largest public works project in the nation, helped shape Mr. Christie’s profile as a rising Republican star, an enforcer of fiscal discipline in a country drunk on debt. But the report is likely to revive criticism that his decision, which …
The Face of Failure: Only 500 People Show Up To See Mitt Romney In Ohio
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 8:14 PM EDT (Politicususa)
Remember when the right was claiming that Obama failed when he drew 14,000+ people to his Ohio rally? Today, Mitt Romney showed us what failure really is by drawing 500 people to his Ohio event.
Poll: Will the Defeat of the Cultural Terrorist Sarkozy in France Help America?
Mon May 7, 2012 2:58 PM EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy was infamous for his culturally poisoned comments about Africans, African French men and other French ethnic groups. However, his biggest mistake was austerity, siding with international criminal corporations against his own middle class. The 99% …
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Angry Birds Maker Posted Revenue of $106.3 Million in 2011
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 12:18 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Rovio Entertainment, the creator of the Angry Birds franchise, racked up revenue of $106.3 million last year and posted earnings before tax of $67.6 million.
France gets new leader, Europe new direction
Sun May 6, 2012 7:15 PM EDT
France handed the presidency Sunday to leftist Francois Hollande, a champion of government stimulus programs who says the state should protect the downtrodden — a victory that could deal a death blow to the drive for austerity that has been the hallmark of Europe in recent years.
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Mormon Twin Sisters Share a HUSBAND Who's Also Married To Their Cousin
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 6:37 PM EDT (the Mail online)
From their brunette hair to their dress sense, twin sisters Vicki and Valerie Darger have a number of things in common. But the 42-year-olds share more than just their looks - they are both married to the same man. The sisters are in a polygamous marriage with Joe, 43, who is …
Chart: The illustrated history of you being screwed by people like Mitt Romney
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 1:11 PM EDT (Daily Kos)
Quick and dirty, folks. Basically, the upper line represents the value of your work. The lower line represents what you got paid for it. The empty space in between—the difference between what your work was worth and how much you got for it—represents the money the …
Harvard, MIT announce online learning partnership
Wed May 2, 2012 11:26 AM EDT
Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined forces to offer free online courses in a project aimed at attracting millions of online learners around the world, the universities announced Wednesday.
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Senator Scott Brown (R) acknowledges insuring his daughter through Obamacare... even though he wants to repeal it.
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 11:05 AM EDT (The Boston Globe)
Senator Scott Brown, who won office vowing to be the 41st vote to block President Obama’s health care law, and who has since voted three times to repeal it, acknowledged Monday that he takes advantage of one of its components to keep his elder daughter on his congressiona …
Latest Obama Ad Hits Romney Hard: Outsourcing, offshoring, tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas - just what you'd expect from a guy with a Swiss bank account (Video)
Tue May 1, 2012 7:34 AM EDT
"Swiss Bank Account" highlights Mitt Romney's belief that a strong economy is built on outsourcing, loopholes and risky financial deals. As a corporate CEO, he shipped American jobs to places like Mexico and China. As governor, Romney outsourced state jobs to India, and now a …
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Obama Campaign Confronts Voter ID Laws - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:18 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Field workers for President Obama’s campaign fanned out across the country over the weekend in an effort to confront a barrage of new voter identification laws that strategists say threaten the campaign’s hopes for registering new voters ahead of the November electi …
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iPhone 5 Stalls Mobile Market Growth Worldwide sales of cellphone have fallen for the first time since 2009, as consumers choose to wait for Apple‘s next iPhone before upgrading, according to analyst firm Gartner.
- Mary Kennedy, Estranged Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Is Found Dead
Mary R. Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead on Wednesday at the family’s home in Bedford, N.Y. She was 52.
- Herman Cain Endorses Romney, Expects to Campaign With Him
The spirit of 2009 was alive on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon. There was Steve King, the conservative Iowa congressman. There was his more polished, nationally famous colleague, Rep. Michele Bachmann. And of course the headlining out-of-town star: Herman Cain. The erstwhile …
- Final Call to attend The International Movement for One Democratic State in Israel/Palestine Conference , Munich, June 30/July 1
Gilad Atzmon: The Munich Conference The International Movement for One Democratic State in Israel/Palestine June 30 - July 1, 2012 This is the final call to attend and register for the Munich Conference to launch the International Movement for One Democratic State in Pa …
- 90 Percent of Corn Seeds Are Coated With Bayers Bee-Decimating Pesticide
As I've written before, Bayer's neonicotinoid pesticides, which now coat upwards of 90 percent of US corn seeds and seeds of increasing portions of other major crops like soy, have emerged as a likely trigger for colony collapse disorder One of my biggest comp …
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