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House Republicans Reject Payroll Tax Cut Deal
Seeded on Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:14 PM EST (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday soundly rejected a bill approved by the Senate that would have extended the payroll tax cut for most Americans beyond the end of the year and allowed millions of unemployed people to continue receiving jobless benefits.
Record-high 50% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana use
Seeded on Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:20 PM EDT (CNN)
PRINCETON, NJ - A record-high 50% of Americans now say the use of marijuana should be made legal, up from 46% last year.
Apple Visionary Steve Jobs Dies At 56 : NPR
Seeded on Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:54 PM EDT (NPR)
Steve Jobs — the man who brought us the iPhone, the iPod and the iMac — has died. The co-founder of Apple was 56 years old.
Borowitz Report: Rebels Fan Across Libya Dressed as Condoleezza Rice
Seeded on Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:48 PM EDT ()
TRIPOLI (The Borowitz Report) – In an all-out effort to capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, rebels fanned out across the country today dressed as former U.S.
U.S. National Debt Graph - What Republicans never tell you
Seeded on Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:39 PM EDT (zfacts.com)
Reagan got elected by telling the country the debt was "out of control." Compared to national income, it was the lowest in 50 years. He probably didn't know. But his supply-side economists did. They lied to America.
Newsweek's Michele Bachmann Cover Raises Eyebrows
Seeded on Mon Aug 8, 2011 10:41 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Newsweek's latest issue features a Michele Bachmann cover that's sure to stir up controversy. The cover shows Bachmann standing against a stark blue background, looking directly into the camera with a wide-eyed expression.
Woman Allegedly Kicked Out Of Walmart For Wearing A String Bikini (VIDEO)
Seeded on Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:49 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Walmart just lost what we imagine would have been a lifelong customer. Sandy McMillin decided to take her bikini body to Eugene, Oregon's big box store to pick up some sour cream, chips and coffee creamer in 90-degree heat.
The Pot Republic: One Sheriff's Quietly Radical Experiment | FRONTLINE | PBS
Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:59 PM EDT (PBS)
Last week, federal, state and local law enforcement officials kicked off the largest ever series of raids on illegal marijuana grows in northern California.
Mendocino Forest braces for major pot raids | California Watch
Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:48 PM EDT ()
Law enforcement agents in six northern counties are preparing for the largest series of marijuana raids ever conducted in this part of California. Operation Full Court Press will unleash hundreds of local, state and federal agents into the Mendocino National Forest later this su …
Web Browser Add-Ons Let Users Block News Corp-Owned Websites
Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:18 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)
Does all the talk of News Corp's alleged hacking have you feeling a bit paranoid? Well, there's an app for that. Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers last week received add-ons that allow users to block News Corp-owned and operated websites.
Anders Behring Breivik Identified As Suspect In Norway Shooting
Seeded on Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:33 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The 32-year-old Norwegian man who allegedly went on a shooting spree on the island of Utoya has been identified as Anders Behring Breivik, according to multiple reports. The Daily Mail and Sky News were among those to report the suspect's name.
Bank Errors Continue to Cause Wrongful Foreclosures
Seeded on Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:46 AM EDT (ProPublica: Articles and Investigations)
Four years into the foreclosure crisis, banks say they've made major improvements in how they handle struggling homeowners. They've promised, for example, not to foreclose on homeowners who are being considered for mortgage modifications.
BREAKING: Weiner to resign after sexting scandal, source says
Seeded on Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:03 AM EDT (CNN)
Washington (CNN) -- Rep. Anthony Weiner plans to resign from Congress in the wake of a "sexting" scandal with several women and lies he repeatedly told about it, a Democratic source with knowledge of Weiner's plans said Thursday.
Scientology's Narconon Rehab Clinics: Are They a Racket Trying to Make New Converts?
Seeded on Mon Jun 6, 2011 1:00 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Peter Diamond Withdraws Fed Nomination Due To GOP Obstruction
Seeded on Mon Jun 6, 2011 11:28 AM EDT (Think Progress)
Last year, Federal Reserve Board nominee Peter Diamond won the Nobel Prize in Economics.
[UPDATE] Clarence Thomas And The Real Reason Behind #Weinergate
Seeded on Fri Jun 3, 2011 12:38 PM EDT ()
OK, so the right-wing noise machine wants you to talk about Anthony Weiner’s wiener. That’s the ONLY thing they want you to talk about.
If The White House Garden Grew Subsidized Crops; A Garden Diagram
Seeded on Wed Jun 1, 2011 8:55 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The image below details what the White House Garden would look like if it was planted with subsidized crops from the Food and Farm Bill (via Slow Food USA Twitter). The image, created by Kitchen Gardeners International, shows the layout of the Spring 2011 White House garden.
Sarah Palin's New Home May Have Exposed Short Sale Fraud (VIDEO)
Seeded on Fri May 27, 2011 11:58 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Sarah Palin has a new $1.75 million, 8,000 square foot house in Scottsdale, AZ, but it's not the two- and four-car garages or the wraparound balcony that's making news.
Paul Ryan Budget Proposal Voted Down By Senate [UPDATE]
Seeded on Wed May 25, 2011 8:03 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats wasted no time capitalizing on Tuesday's Medicare-fueled upset in a New York special election, holding a vote on the GOP budget plan Wednesday designed to put Republicans on record backing the controversial House budget plan. The measure failed, 57 …
Arizona Cops Shoot Ex-Marine In Botched Pot Raid
Seeded on Wed May 25, 2011 7:55 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
On May 5 at around 9:30 a.m., several teams of Pima County, Ariz., police officers from at least four different police agencies armed with SWAT gear and an armored personnel carrier raided at least four homes as part of what at the time was described as an investigation into all …
Chrysler to pay back U.S. loans on Tuesday, allowing Fiat to boost stake - AutoWeek
Seeded on Tue May 24, 2011 11:08 AM EDT (autoweek.com)
Chrysler is planning to repay its remaining debt to the U.S. Treasury on Tuesday.
Mike Bruggink, Bin Laden Hunter, Discusses 'Disappointment' After Failed Mission Last Month (VIDEO)
Seeded on Tue May 10, 2011 12:35 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
When Mike Bruggink first heard about the killing of Osama bin Laden last Sunday night, he admitted feeling “a little disappointed.” Not because the 30-year-old Iraq War veteran disapproved of the decision -- but because he didn’t get to find the world’s b …
Neo-Nazi Leader Jeff Hall Shot Dead in His Home; 10-Year-Old Son Detained
Seeded on Thu May 5, 2011 11:39 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Authorities in Southern California are investigating the slaying of a well-known white supremacist leader who was shot and killed yesterday morning -- possibly by his own son.
Health Care Repeal Is 'Dead,' Says Top Republican, Sights Turned To Repealing Individual Mandate
Seeded on Thu May 5, 2011 12:22 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
WASHINGTON -- Rep.
U.S. Team's Mission Was To Kill, Not Capture Osama bin Laden
Seeded on Mon May 2, 2011 1:15 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
(Reuters) - The U.S. special forces team that hunted down Osama bin Laden was under orders to kill the al Qaeda mastermind, not capture him, a U.S. national security official told Reuters.
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