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Breaking News: Heckler disrupts Obama during drone, Guantanamo speech
Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 23:52:52 -0700 | political-news

An unwelcome heckler several times Thursday interrupted a speech President Obama was making on national security. President Obama addressed an audience at the National Defense University discussing recent criticism about drone activity and his intention to refocus on closing down...
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Breaking News: Jury deadlocked on Jodi Arias penalty: no sentence as retrial set
Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 00:28:03 -0700 | disasters-news

The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial was dismissed Thursday after they failed to agree on a sentence. Judge Sherry Stephens has now scheduled a retrial for July 18, reports The Associated Press. The jury, made up of eight...
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Breaking News: Nuns dress like Muslims: Bishops (satire)
Posted by: Barry Ellsworth

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-23 07:11:26 -0700 | funny-news

Dipping a pen in religious waters is always dangerous, but I believe I’ve had a revelation and when you have a revelation you must share it. You’ve heard this business about Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic bishops administering a...
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Breaking News: Dead Boston bombing suspect's friend killed by FBI; both suspected in triple murder
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Orlando :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 23:48:57 -0700 | disasters-news

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a known and admitted acquaintance of the deceased elder Boston bombing suspect was shot and killed by the FBI and other law enforcement officers in Orlando, Fla. early Wednesday morning. Ibragim Todashev was being...
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Breaking News: Why is the US Postal Service still an independent agency?
Posted by: Nathan Salant SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:46:16 -0700 | business-news

News that the US Postal Service lost nearly $2 billion in its most recent quarter actually is an improvement over the same period last year. The post office has struggled all year to cut expenses by laying off workers and...
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Breaking News: US researchers close to creating near-universal flu jab
Posted by: arkar

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 20:59:11 -0700 | health-news

Though seemingly lightweight in comparison to such diseases as cancer or HIV, the common cold or influenza has always been very potent, responsible for as many deaths as, if not more than, deaths from other diseases combined. With its many...
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Breaking News: American author Lydia Davis, the 'one-line wonder,' bags Booker Prize
Posted by: Nina Rai

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 00:50:06 -0700 | arts-culture-news

A writer with a penchant for penning stories the length of a single sentence has stymied all competition to scoop this year’s prestigious Man Booker International Prize. American author Lydia Davis, 65, was declared the winner of the fifth edition...
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Breaking News: Right-wing radio host: ‘I want to shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina' (Audio)
Posted by: VeronicaS SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 20:58:39 -0700 | political-news

There is freedom of speech and then there are violent threats wrapped up in blatant misogyny, and this is unequivocally the latter. Right-wing radio host Pete Santilli used his "cowardly bully" pulpit last week to threaten former Secretary of State...
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Breaking News: Seven abducted Egyptian security forces in Sinai released
Posted by: saleh1966

Cairo :: Egypt | updated 2013-05-23 20:00:21 -0700 | disasters-news

Seven Egyptian security officers who had been abducted in the Sinai Peninsula last week by a Jihadists group with alleged ties to al-Qaida have been released Wednesday, following efforts by Egyptian military intelligence in coordination with Bedouin tribal leaders in...
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Breaking News: Capitalism:  How it can benefit all Americans, not only greedy corporations
Posted by: Dava Castillo

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 18:24:22 -0700 | political-news

Capitalism is an economic system in which all or most of the means of production and distribution such as land, factories, communications and some transportation systems etc. are privately owned and operated in a competitive environment characterized by a tendency...
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Breaking News: Atlanta, New York writers score wins in Pundit contest for first half of May
Posted by: The American Pundit Contest

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 00:51:54 -0700 | your-story

Allvoices is pleased to announce the winners in the May 1-15 segment of The American Pundit political writing contest, with writers from Atlanta and New York claiming $250 apiece and advancing to the finalist round to compete for the $5,000...
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Breaking News: Spiders from Mars bassist Trevor Bolder dies; a local perspective
Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Kingston upon Hull :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 21:32:19 -0700 | obituaries-news

News that musician Trevor Bolder has died is a semi-personal one for this writer. Trevor, and former Spiders from Mars band-mate Mick Ronson were natives of my city, Kingston-upon-Hull, which is located on the north bank of the River Humber,...
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Breaking News: New report questions OKcupid privacy
Posted by: Barry Eitel

Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:50:04 -0700 | technology-news

According to a report published by the San Francisco Public Press, popular free online dating destination/hookup wonderland OKCupid may be far less private than you think. Reporter Rachel Swan talked to a “moderator” working for the site—really, just a dude...
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Breaking News: Obamacare Facebook page inactive since November
Posted by: Punditty SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 00:02:50 -0700 | political-news

Despite widespread criticism that President Barack Obama’s administration is not doing enough to inform citizens about compliance with the Obamacare mandate to purchase health insurance, the Facebook page I Like Obamacare has been inactive since November. The page is maintained...
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Posted by: Sherrill Fulghum

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:40:30 -0700 | arts-culture-news

It's the Grand Finale on "Dancing with the Stars" and by the end of the night a new winner will be crowned. The two hour show begins with the cast of season 16 dancing to the Pitbull hit "Don't Stop...
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