"Obama is not a brown-skinned, anti-war socialist who gives away free healthcare. You're thinking of Jesus."

Cheesehead Rebellion: Walker's Worst Week...so far

GOP Gov. Scott Walker had a really, really, REALLY bad week. The only way things could get worse for him is if: 1. He's actually convicted of the malfeasance he's being investigated for. 2. He's recalled. 3. The Koch brothers and other sugar daddies wise up, see they are backing …

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Artist hits back at critics after Apple firestorm

Mike Daisey, the performer forced to admit that he made up parts of his one-man show that purported to expose horrific working conditions in Chinese factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled, isn't exactly slinking away.

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We Can't Win Without Them

We can’t win without them.

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Murkowski regrets voting with GOP on birth control

Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she saw it coming, even before the public scolding last weekend at Alaska's Iditarod dog sled race. Siding with Republican leaders on a contentious contraceptives vote was a mistake.

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Wash. has enough votes to legalize gay marriage

Gay marriage proponents urged their supporters not to become complacent following news the Legislature has enough votes to make Washington the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.

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Hairy, crazy ants invade from Texas to Miss.

It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper's metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting behind them. A circle of poison stops them for only a day, and then a fresh horde shows up, bringing babies. Stand in the yard, and in seconds ants cover your shoes.

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PROOF of Newsvine's bias against Conservatives

I knew it was only a matter of time before these liberal apologists showed their true colors.

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Obama reaps victory as judges uphold health law

In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory Wednesday by agreeing that the government can require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans.

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Gay marriage backers: NY vote has national impact

Many obstacles still lie ahead for supporters of same-sex marriage, and eventually they will need Congress or the Supreme Court to embrace their goal. For the moment, though, they are jubilantly channeling the lyrics of "New York, New York."

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Texas, Perry wrestle with higher education unrest

When barbecue research is second-guessed in Texas, the turmoil in higher education must be getting serious.

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Colin Powell: Obama blew away the birthers

Colin Powell told graduates of South Carolina's premier historically black university that they were graduating during a tumultuous time that saw a royal wedding, a pope's beatification and a U.S. military assault that killed Osama bin Laden, "the worst person on earth."

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Texas may strip away transgender marriage rights

Two years after Texas became one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to get a marriage license, Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back the clock.

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Green bean salad with cucumber and feta

Now that Spring is upon us, I find myself wanting to make salads more and more and soups less and less.

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Amazon Going After 3rd-Party Lending Services

Update (3/21/2011 10:51 PM CDT): Lendle has posted a fuller response to the shutdown. Update (3/22/2011 11:13 PM CDT): From a Twitter update by Lendle developer Jeff Croft, Lendle is back up.

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Last minute meet-up? SXSWi in Austin, TX

This year I'll be attending my first SXSW Interactive (SXSWi) Conference in Austin, TX. The interactive portion of SXSW runs from this coming Friday, March 11th, through the following Tuesday, March 15th.

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Gays celebrate repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'

Word that the world's largest military power will allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military brought strong and swift reaction Saturday, with supporters declaring a civil rights milestone and detractors insisting it would weaken and divide the armed forces.

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A comprehensive (technical) guide to posting an article on Newsvine

You've decided to post an article to Newsvine, only to be confronted with a text editor and a lot of confusing buttons. This is the Microsoft Word of Newsvine, the interface you'll need to use to publish the brilliant idea that is brewing in your head.

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Announcing The 'Not News' Section

From the Code of Honor: Newsvine's primary purpose is to provide a place for people to share and discuss topics relating to the news.

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A Beautiful Mind Revisited

I'm sure most of the people reading this article have seen "A Beautiful Mind" the story of mathemetician John Nash.

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A Supplementary Newsvine Primer

Four years ago I wrote A Newsvine Primer because I thought it would be helpful to new members who were wary about jumping into the deep end of the social-news pool.

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Refusal of Calif airport screening is Internet hit

A man who refused a body scan and pat-down search at a San Diego airport has become an Internet sensation in the debate weighing fliers' security versus their privacy.

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DNA test casts doubt on executed Texas man's guilt

A DNA test on a strand of hair has cast doubt on the guilt of a Texas man who was executed 10 years ago during George W. Bush's final months as governor for a liquor-store robbery and murder.

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AP sources: Most US troops, families say gays OK

An internal Pentagon study has found that most U.S. troops and their families don't care whether gays are allowed to serve openly and think the policy of "don't ask, don't tell" could be done away with, according to officials familiar with its findings.

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Correctly Political: Juan Williams - Pandering Self-Serving Coward

Don't make me pull this car over, I'm warning you. If you kids don't stop this half-assed, knee-jerk, loudmouth petty bickering about Juan Williams you're grounded for a week, you hear me? But Mom. Don't you "But Mom" me.

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    Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said.

  • Jerry Sandusky Called A 'Likely Pedophile' By Psychologist In 1998

    Penn State police were warned Jerry Sandusky fit the profile of a pedophile in 1998, an internal memo has revealed. The memo, published by NBC News, was written by Alycia Chambers, who was a psychologist for an 11-year-old boy who knew Sandusky through his charity for troub …

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    Jon Corzine has crashed and burned before: ousted as head of Goldman Sachs in 1999, bounced as New Jersey governor a decade later, even literally shattered in a near-fatal car accident in 2007. But the $40 billion implosion of his brokerage firm, MF Global—with $1.2 billi …

  • Illinois Democrats Use "Poison-Pill" to Foil Passage of Forced Ultrasound Bill

    Democrats in the Illinois House have found an ingenious way to foil passage of a forced ultrasound bill. Poison-pill amendments. A poison-pill, an amendment or rule in an agreement usually meant to negate an entire deal, is often used in contract negotiations.  Now law …

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    Margaux Matter is one in a million. Or rather, according to ESPN’s NCAA tournament bracket rankings, 29 out of 6.5 million. Whether Matter, an aide for retiring Rep. Jerry Lewis (Calif.), holds on to her ranking after this weekend’s games, she has lifetime bragging …