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Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme? - BusinessWeek

Some disturbing similarities here.

XBOX Home Parties - Sure Beats Tupperware

Selling children on video game consoles is a relatively easy thing, but if you can sell a parent on the idea of the console... you're going to make some money.

'Iron Man 2': Why Terrence Howard was recast

alas for Howard, there will be no next time.

Can Obama Bring Real Change?

Congratulations to President Elect Barack Obama and all of his supporters. Reading to, listening to, and watching all the commentary and thoughts from voters, it seems like the main reason Obama has been elected is so that he can bring change. The question is, can he do it?

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Biden a born leader, sister says

Sen. Joe Biden was always in charge when he was a boy, his younger sister said. Not because he bullied the other kids, but because he appealed to their "better angels."

Obama: More NATO troops means tax cuts at home

Barack Obama said Friday that persuading NATO allies to contribute more troops to Afghanistan could lead to U.S. troops cuts and help improve the U.S. economy, with reduced military expenditure being diverted into tax cuts to help middle class families.

Toyota threatens GM's 77-year sales run

Toyota sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Toyota's popular hybrid vehicle the Prius. The company's sales are up 2 percent on last year.

Did Anyone See the New Yorker Cover?

Hey, did anyone happen to see the latest cover of New Yorker? I don't subscribe to it, but I heard about it on Rush Limbaugh and went and looked at it. As a gun-owning, white male Republican, this just confirms everything I thought I knew about Barack Hussein Obama.

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Colombia misused Red Cross emblem in hostage rescue

Colombia misused the symbol of the Red Cross in this month's military rescue of politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other rebel-held hostages, it said on Wednesday, admitting a possible violation of the rules of war.

Is Black a Color?

So I'm reading an article in The Oxford American about historian John Hope Franklin, and I come across this comment:

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Oil price slides as sell-off continues

Oil prices tumbled Wednesday, extending a steep and unusually volatile slide into a second day, after the government reported a surprising spike in U.S. crude and gasoline supplies.

Consequences of Ending Oil Dependency - Excerpt From Obama Foreign Policy Speech

One of the most dangerous weapons in the world today is the price of oil. We ship nearly $700 million a day to unstable or hostile nations for their oil. It pays for terrorist bombs going off from Baghdad to Beirut.

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War Crimes in Colombian Hostage Rescue?

Colombian military intelligence used the Red Cross emblem in a rescue operation in which leftist guerrillas were duped into handing over 15 hostages, according to unpublished photographs and video viewed by CNN.

Tony Blair Cancels Gaza Visit After Israeli Intel Uncovers Plot to Kill Him

On Tuesday, Mideast envoy Tony Blair called off what would have been the first visit of a top Western diplomat to Hamas-ruled Gaza, after Israel's Shin Bet security service received "pinpointed and imminent" intelligence that there was going to be an assassination attempt on his  …

San Franciso Will No Longer Shelter Illegals

San Franciso is changing its policy of keeping illegal immigrants out of federal hands after a series of problems.

Iranian Official: Ahmadinejad Was Target of X-Ray Assassination Plot - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

Foes of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tried to kill the hard-line leader with X-ray radiation during his recent visit to Italy, Iran's former ambassador to Rome told Russian news service RIA Novosti on Monday.

Fourth-Grade Teacher Convicted of Planting Threatening Notes Throughout School - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

In October, 15 notes including the messages "You die today," "Bomb today" and "I have a weapon and a nife," were found at the school, The Morning Call reported. In addition, a fake bomb was found in a student's desk and nails were scattered in a faculty parking lot.

Millionaire Candidate Wins A Supreme Court Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the``millionaire's amendment'' as an unfair way to help opponents of wealthy candidates who spend from their personal fortunes.

Can Mass Transit Rescue America?

"In the U.S., as is many other parts of the world, public transportation is subsided by local, state and national governments," said John Collura, a transportation professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. "It could be in the order of 60, 70, sometimes 80 percent.

The Cult of House Worship - Oxford American.com

Their numbers are uncertain; the Associated Press reports "a tidal wave of mortgage foreclosures," and the New York Times has used the word tsunami.

American Murder Mystery

Why is crime rising in so many American cities? The answer implicates one of the most celebrated antipoverty programs of recent decades.

Bob Lutz Drives the Volt, Calls It 'Electrifying' | Autopia from Wired.com

Bob Lutz, the guy cracking the whip to make sure the Chevrolet Volt gets built by 2010, spent some time behind the wheel of a Volt test mule and couldn't resist the obvious pun, calling it "electrifying."

California High Court Refuses to Stay Ruling Allowing Gay Marriage

WASHINGTON — California's highest court has refused to stay until after the November election its decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.

U.S. Turning into Bad Cafeteria

Limiting choice is a bad thing. Consider that you have to eat in a cafeteria. How would you like it if they told you exactly what you had to eat? You probably wouldn't like that very much.

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'Green' Stars Talk the Talk ... but Do They Walk the Walk?

Green activist Brad Pitt still jets around with partner Angelina Jolie, according to published reports — recent trips include Los Angeles to New York round trip (carbon footprint: 1.814 tons), Chicago to Los Angeles one-way (carbon footprint: .798 tons) and from Los Angeles to  …

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