Youth push for louder conversation about suicide

The topic of suicide makes many people squirm. It's something we've been told we're not supposed to talk about. If you speak it, someone might do it.

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Lugar says US should meet with Iran

A top Republican senator says the United States should still sit down with Iran, despite postelection turmoil in Tehran.

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Hamas wants acceptance without changing ideology

Leaders of Hamas have begun reaching out to the West with conciliatory words, saying the Islamic militant group wants to be part of a Mideast solution and raising the possibility they would someday accept a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

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Migration, drug enforcement likely first topics

Cuba and the U.S. are likely to tackle migration and drug trafficking first if the two cold-war foes can successfully start talks, which would precede any meetings between presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro.

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Stop thief! Software lets stolen laptops speak up

Stolen laptop? Now you can tell those thieves exactly what you think of them.

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Money topics to discuss with your loved one

Romance is in the air with Valentine's Day around the corner. But before you get engaged or take your relationship to the next level, find out whether you and your partner see eye-to-eye on money matters.

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Darfur refugees seek justice over peace

Refugees in this crowded camp — where mass graves hold the victims of one of the bloodiest Sudanese government attacks against them — see little hope in a new drive for peace aimed at ending the nearly six-year war in Darfur. What they want is justice.

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Mom: Walkie-talkie picks up trashy trucker talk

A West Virginia mother is seeking a recall of a popular walkie-talkie after her 3-year-old's toy apparently intercepted a profanity-laced conversation between truckers about drugs and strip clubs.

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ConsumerMan: Don't gab and drive

We all see it and many of us do it – chat on a cell phone as we drive. We know it’s distracting, but we convince ourselves we can handle it. Some people now use a hands-free device, believing it reduces the risk.

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Bernanke's remarks boost odds of rate increases

Ramping up his tough anti-inflation talk, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is raising expectations on Wall Street and elsewhere that the central bank could boost interest rates sooner than anticipated if high oil and food costs threaten to spur a broader bout of spiraling prices.

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Spitzer Scandal Tricky for Parents

Gil Rosa's high school students were young children when Bill Clinton's trysts with Monica Lewinsky threatened his presidency.

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European Politics Turn Green

British opposition leader David Cameron rides a bike to work. German Chancellor Angela Merkel switches to low-energy lightbulbs. Pro-business French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy promises to double taxes on polluters.

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S.Korean Park Features Talking Pachyderm

He's no Dumbo the Flying Elephant but with his ability to "speak," perhaps as close to the Disney cartoon character as a real life elephant can get.

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Frenchwoman Takes Hard Stance on Violence

Military training for unruly French teenagers. Boot camp for their parents. A heavy hand and zero tolerance. The latest rhetoric from the far right? No, these ideas are coming from the top Socialist contender for next year's presidential race.

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When Karen Slavick-Lennard was kept awake all night due to her husband's bizarre sleep-talking, she was more amused than annoyed. Instead of investing in earplugs, Karen recorded Adam's random, often expletive-filled, rants – and published them online.

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Republican Lying Point Memos

Is it a prerequisite for the Republican's talking points that they be a complete lie? Well, earlier this week with the "No terrorist attacks during Bush admin/I mean after 9/11 (still a lie)" talking point, now there is a new one.

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Great read from Crooks and Liars pointing out the hypocrisy of the Republicans and their TV talking heads like Cokie Roberts.

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Listening to the rhetoric of the Govenor of Texas is a perfect example why the American people needs to really do their home work and research each candidates background.

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This is a perfect example of how sick minded the people overall are on the Faux No News network. This female would make such a remark about someone of her own gender is scandalous but not surprising. Review the video to find out how sick she and company really is.

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Corpse And Vultures

Corps and vultures is a good description of a lot of the media talking heads. I listened to several talk shows this morning and was sickened by the talking heads trying to degrade the president because America lost the Olympic bid.

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Are we obsessed with our phones?

As I look around at all the people on their cell phones I wonder if maybe we are becoming obsessed with them. Personally I have never really understood why people walk, drive, eat..etc all while talking on their phones.

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Difference between Men&Women;

I recently had a conversation with my significant other, and he was explaining the difference between Men & Women.

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Barak Obama - I think I Just Figured Him Out.

Okay - sometimes I'm a bit slower than other folks, so if you or someone else has already figured out what I think I just figured out, well, never mind. You already know what I'm going to say so you can wander off and have a beer or something.

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Earlier this summer, as part of a master's program at Emerson College, Kerry Skemp began blogging and tweeting about online commentary (i.e., comments left on websites or tweets) and its role in the future of publishing.

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A couple were caught having sex in a town center by a talking CCTV camera - and ordered to stop by operators. The embarrassed pair, who had been drinking earlier, heard the booming command and immediately stopped before fleeing the scene in Northampton (England).

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Maya, a noisy, seven-year-old pooch, looks straight at me. And with just a little prompting from her owner says, "I love you." Actually, she says "Ahh rooo uuu!" Maya is working hard to produce what sounds like real speech. But do dogs really talk?

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Talking To Kids About Cursing.

I came across this somewhere and thought it might spark some thoughts on the subject. Sometimes I feel like a hypocrite talking to my kids about this....how do you handle it? We're in the car, hubby is driving, and my son and I are talking about cursing.

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To "Twitter" or Not to "Twitter!"

Forsyth, GA - The Twitter Revolution, A Frivolous Waste of Time or Not? Yankee ingenuity does it again. Three Silicon Valley entrepreneurs figured out how to get hold of hundreds of thousands of eyeballs, and now the venture capitalists say the concept is worth $250 million.

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"But while it might be fairly easy to avoid topics that are likely to bore someone, it's much harder to figure out what to say if you want to be interesting. Making polite conversation can be tough. Here are some strategies to try when your mind is a blank:"

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Republicans can reach a broader base by recasting gay marriage as an issue that could dent pocketbooks as small businesses spend more on health care and other benefits, GOP Chairman Michael Steele said Saturday.

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As a single dad, I take all the advice I can get. One of the things that I've learned parenting a young child alone is that it's hard to get anything accomplished without establishing an effective communication strategy.

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Tara Weston went crackers when the cuddly parrot she bought for her five-year-old uttered a string of obscenities.

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Dow Rises 379 Points: Hey Hannity! Did Obama's Economy Take a Day Off?

On the way home from work, when the curious side of me wants to hear the Right Wing's talking points, I'll often switch over and listen to Hannity for a few minutes, which is all I can take.

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Excerpt: The language of love in real life all too often comes down to the mundane. But that's no reason to go profane. Here is a list of ten things you don't want to hear your lover say during sex (according to my client's experiences):

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Advances in audio technology have enabled scientists to discover that ants routinely talk to each other in their nests.

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A pregnant woman tells what happened when she called into a radio show to confess she had already broken her new years resolution.

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned that there will be no press conference Monday from two of the Anthonys' private investigators, Jim Hoover and Dominic Casey, as originally expected.

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Brand new evidence could potentially tie Casey Anthony to her daughter's body. (01/02/09)

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He's only 9, but this pint-sized pickup artist already knows plenty about pleasing the ladies.

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