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- Paul Ryan: A galvanizing choice for Romney
- Democracy dead? No!
- The Crony Capitalists
- Joint Committee Hearing on Homegrown Terror Threats
- The (real) pledge of Allegiance
- Rep. Hoyer: 'Compromise was Inevitable"
- Youth Losing Faith in Democracy?
- Rep. Boehner: "We are Broke!"
- Obama: "Education is the economic issue"
- President Obama speaks in Atlanta
- Senate Hearings on state of economy
- Internalizing Your Crown
- Politics, Politics, Politics
- Tea Party Forming More PACs
- 1st Occupy Atlanta Deadline Passes Without Incident
- The Occupy Movement: What Do They Want?
- The Occupation Continues
- Black Friday: A Reply
- Occupy Your Mind
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: December Jobs Numbers
- Fed Chair Testifies before Senate: Words of The Ben Bernanke
- 14 Plus County Schools to Close and No Hope in Sight
- Fed Responsible for Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Patriot games
- 2012: The year of the super PAC
- Alan Greenspan and Paul Ryan: Prelude to collapse
- Organized labor: Slipping into darkness?
- For-Profit Colleges Guilty of Fraudulent Practices
- The Race Card (Standing in the Kitchen)
- Several Large Heroin Seizures in Metro Atlanta
- The myth of black Hollywood
- FBI: Sikh temple terrorist Michael Page died of self-inflicted gunshot wound
- Sikh temple shooting is domestic terrorism
- The Aurora Shooting: Some Perspective
- A Return to the Yellow Brick Road
BP OIL SPILL
FOREIGN RELATIONS/DEFENSE/MILITARY
- WikiLeaks, Please Stop!
- The War in Afghanistan : SNAFU!
- Update: Afghan War Crimes!
- Hundreds of Soldiers Misdiagnosed
- Video Games: Military Training Simulators?
- Couple Shot by Former Marine Recovering in Atlanta Hospital
- Iran Unveils Unmanned Missile
- Army's Use of Unmanned Aircraft : Washington Journal Q & A
- Increasing Tension on the Korean Peninsula
- Shared Growth Beyond Crisis
- Seoul Summit 2010 Ends
- North Korea Devastates South Korean Settlement (Cold War 2.0)
- Cold War 2.0, North Korea Continues to Defy Washington
- All Clear (Mostly) on The North Korean Front...
- The Crane and The Chollima: A Strained Relationship
- US Navy Tests Mach 8 Railgun: Here Comes the Boom
- China/US Military Relations
- US Cyber Control Tells Soldiers to Stop Using Removable Media, or Face Court Martial
- What is US Cyber Command?
- Afghan War: Progress?
- US CyberCom: International Internet Police?
- War in Afghanistan Taxing Resources, Resolve
- US To North Korea: Let's Talk Nukes!
- Department of Defense to Implement IT Exchange Program
- US Military spends $53,000 on every 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Dismissal
- Disposable Warriors: Airmen Remains Dumped With Medical Waste
- US Drone Crashes Off Coast of East Africa
- The Two- Year Sandwich: A Requiem for the MRE
- Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 passes the House and Senate
- New stealth helicopter or movie prop?
- Marine Corps Commissions First Law Enforcement Battalions
- Blog Del Narco: One Student, Many Followers
- Going Greek
- Hedge Fund Manager says Eurozone Debt Default Imminent
- Italian Court Tries 23 CIA Agents in Absentia
SCIENCE/TECH
- Telomeres and telomerase: the keys to immortality?
- Transhumanism, From Home
- Sim Skin is In!
- Dark Horse e-Reader App Launched
- Nokia Morph Concept - Fact or Fiction?
- Precognition: No Longer Just Science Fiction
- The Future Is Now: Touchable Holography
- Where's My Robot?
- A GMO World
- Digital Organisms
- Hygroelectricity : Electricity Harvested from Humid Air
ENTERTAINMENT
- Tron: Legacy (Review)
- True Grit for The True Moviegoer
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Say it ain't so Sly...?!
- Karl Urban is the New Judge Dredd
- Captain America Set Photos Surface
- In Brightest Day, In Darkest Night...Ryan Reynolds is The Green Lantern
- Repo Men - Preview of Things to Come?
- The Twilight Zone
- Thor and Captain America
POETRY/FICTION/WEIRDS
- O-kage no haiku
- Haiku no. 20
- Haiku no. 17
- Haiku no. 70
- Haiku no. 101
- Haiku no. 11
- Haiku no. 68
- Haiku no. 11
- Haiku No. 19
- Haiku no. 40
- LORDS OF WAR
- Peyote: A Native Tradition
- On the Pale Fox's Trail...A tribute to Marcel Griaule and the Dogon
- The Mayan Long Count
- Fish and Terrorists Attack Ships
- Times Like These...
- Haiku no. 3
- Haiku no. 9
- Haiku no. 1
- 3 HAIKU
- Haiku no. 8
- Haiku no. 12
- Haiku no. 26
- Season of The Witch
- America's New Poor: Welcome to the Desert of the Real
- Who are you Bishop Long?
- Mastodon
- Bishop Eddie Long Accused of Sexual Misconduct
KUDZU TIPS
- Is an infertility clinic the right choice for you and your partner?
- Treatment for bursitis
- A landscaping service can help transform your jungle into a yard again
- Let an Atlanta painting contractor help with your home improvement project!
- Metal roofing colors: What you need to know
- Roof repair: The basics you should know
- Home remodeling contractors in Atlanta are here for all of your home renovation needs!
- Choose the right HVAC company in Atlanta!
- How to know if it's time for a tummy tuck
- Should you replace polybutylene pipes? Yes!
- Family practice v. general practice: A few quick tips
- Remove a bathroom faucet like the pros!
- How do your remove a toilet in 5 steps?
- Fire Pit Masonry: The basics
- Roofing Felt: What is it anyway?
- Snip, cut: Fall and winter pruning tips
- The art of sealing: How to caulk in 5 steps
- Tips for maintaining your chicken coop
- Car safety: Transmission problems and how to spot them
- 5 Easy tips to save money on gas
- The used car: More beneficial than you might think
- The car warranty: What you need to know
- Teen road safety: Apps that prevent texting while driving
- Concussions: Hidden danger in youth sports
- Window tinting in Atlanta: Dos and don'ts
- Making sense of collision repair costs
- Home design 101: Budgeting and phasing
- Rainwater harvesting: 4-Step rain barrel fabrication
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Telomeres and telomerase: the keys to immortality?
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Benjamin Burton Jr.
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2012-08-07 13:10:35 -0700 | technology-news
ATLANTA - One night, perhaps a week ago now, I was at the computer working on another article and half listening to the television, my normal weeknight routine. Usually I have the idiot box tuned to something I can at...
Several Large Heroin Seizures in Metro Atlanta
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Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2012-11-02 15:18:32 -0700 | disasters-news
ATLANTA There's been a resurgence in heroin usage over the past few years in the Atlanta area, a drug that many thought had had it's time. According to Steven Lee, director of the youth addiction program at Ridgeview Insitute in...
Who is The All-Time American Olympian? Carl Lewis!
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Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2012-08-05 18:18:21 -0700 | sports-news
Atlanta-- As Michael Phelps closes in on Olympic immortality, the question was bound to be asked; Is he a better Olympian than say, Jim Thorpe? Jesse Owens? Carl Lewis? The short answer is, yes and no. Here's why: Michael Phelps...
Democracy dead? No!
Posted by: Benjamin Burton Jr.
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2012-08-24 22:54:38 -0700 | political-news
Over the past decade or so, the political landscape in America has shifted, dramatically. After what many considered a time of plenty during the Clinton administration, Americans were thrown into a proverbial political tailspin during the 2000 presidential race between...
NBC's Olympics Coverage: Behind TheTimes
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Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-08-03 18:40:07 -0700 | sports-news
There's been quite a bit of backlash concerning broadcast giant NBC's Olympics coverage, mostly centering on the networks decision to air tape-delayed footage. In the years and decades past, this may not have been such a bad idea. In the...
Marine Corps Commissions First Law Enforcement Battalions
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Camp Pendleton South :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-08-02 21:12:51 -0700 | political-news
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif - The Associated Press is reporting that the Marine Corps has comissioned 3 battalions that will primarily function as law enforcement not only for the military, but for civilians as well. For the last 11 years, the...
