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The Online Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui - Rep. Doris Matsui Continues Fight to Make Cruise Vacations Safe for American F view story
18 votes- Submitted by aelusiveone
- about 11 hours ago
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- Became popular about 2 hours ago
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 to keep Americans aware and protected while on cruise vacations.
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The Problem of "Moral Leverage" in War view story
18 votes- Submitted by Shana4Liberty
- about 18 hours ago
- (http://www.unitedliberty.org/arti...)
- Became popular about 2 hours ago
Given the many comparisons between Vietnam and Iraq, it is interesting to note that both began with open-ended Congressional authorizations based on responses to information which later proved to be false. The moral leverage for Vietnam was provided by...
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Dead Palestinian babies and bombed mosques - IDF fashion 2009 - Haaretz - Israel News view story
20 votes- Submitted by jasmine
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spag...)
- Became popular about 5 hours ago
Dead Palestinian babies and bombed mosques - IDF fashion 2009-News and commentary relating to events in Israel, the occupied territories, and the world, along with an archive of past issues
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Special Olympics bowler: I can beat the president! view story
19 votes- Submitted by Jeffnfun531
- about 21 hours ago
- (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200903...)
- Became popular about 7 hours ago
So President Barack Obama thinks he bowls like a competitor in the Special Olympics? He bowled a 129. I bowl a 300. I could beat that score easily," McConiughey said Friday.
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YouTube - Undersea Volcano Erupts Near Tonga view story
23 votes- Submitted by aus
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12...)
- Became popular about 10 hours ago
An undersea volcano has erupted near Tonga, shooting smoke and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the south Pacific Ocean. Authorities say the eruption...
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Mummified Japanese Monks Enlightened Through Self-Torture view story
32 votes- Submitted by markfrost
- about 20 hours ago
- (http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009...)
- Became popular about 10 hours ago
More than two dozen mummified Japanese monks who were followers of an ancient sect of Buddhism known as Shugendô, have been discovered in Northern Japan. Their beliefs were extreme and included the strict denial of any earthly comforts.
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Israeli tshirt: kill pregnant women, that way you kill two in one shot | Sky News view story
24 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- 1 day ago
- (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/...)
- Became popular about 13 hours ago
The revelations centre on t-shirt designs made for soldiers that make light of shooting pregnant Palestinian mothers and children and include images of dead babies and destroyed mosques.
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Romania Weighs Decriminalizing Incest view story
34 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- about 21 hours ago
- (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/20...)
- Became popular about 16 hours ago
Surprising as it may seem, incest is not always a crime in Europe. Three European Union nations - France, Spain and Portugal - do not prosecute consenting adults for incest, and Romania is considering following suit.
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China Pushes N. Korea on Nuke Talks view story
38 votes- Submitted by pepelu12
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asi...)
- Became popular about 19 hours ago
Chinese President Hu Jintao reiterated a call for North Korea to resume nuclear talks during his meeting with North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il.
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Israel soldier calls order during Gaza assault 'murder' - Los Angeles Times view story
48 votes- Submitted by yoda
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.latimes.com/news/natio...)
- Became popular about 22 hours ago
Israelis on Friday got a fuller dose of rank-and-file angst over their army's winter assault on the Gaza Strip, as newspapers elaborated on allegations that commanders created a permissive attitude toward the killing of civilians.
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Richardson Waited 4 Hours Before Seeking Treatment view story
47 votes- Submitted by Jeffnfun531
- 1 day ago
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- Became popular 1 day ago
Richardson Waited 4 Hours Before Seeking Treatment. Natasha Richardson wasn’t admitted to the hospital until nearly 4 hours after she’d taken her fateful tumble, almost 3 hours later than the ski resort officials claimed Tuesday, the New York Times
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Israeli Soldiers Allege Indiscriminate Killing in Gaza view story
38 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.time.com/time/world/ar...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Throughout its 22-day war in Gaza, Israel insisted its forces were going to extraordinary lengths to protect civilians. But six soldiers involved in the operation claim civilians were endangered, and killed, in order to protect troops.
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Zimbabwean dollar pronounced dead view story
35 votes- Submitted by pepelu12
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.upi.com/Business_News/...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti told members of parliament that the country's currency was essentially dead.
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President Obama apologized for comments about Special Olympics view story
51 votes- Submitted by Jeffnfun531
- 2 days ago
- (http://blog.newsok.com/gossip/200...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
resident Barack Obama issued an apology in reference to a comment he made about the Special Olympics while appearing on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. During his appearance on the show March 19, the president was talking about how terrible his bow
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U.S. Navy vessels collide near Iran view story
32 votes- Submitted by Syxle
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/mea...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
A U.S. Navy submarine collided with a Navy amphibious ship Friday in the Strait of Hormuz, mildly injuring 15 sailors, according to the commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
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Some Guantanamo Detainees May Be Released in U.S. view story
41 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- 1 day ago
- (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Attorney General Eric Holder said some detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay may end up being released in the U.S. as Obama works with foreign allies to resettle some of the prisoners.
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Eight Hurt In French Nursery School Shooting view story
63 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- 1 day ago
- (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Eight people have been injured in a shooting at a French nursery school. Police said a man began firing an air gun at mothers picking up their children from Harmony nursery school in Lyon. Police surrounded the area and are attempting to find the gunman.
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Israeli Army T-Shirts Mock Killing Palestinian Women And Children During Gaza Offensive view story
71 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- 1 day ago
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- Became popular 1 day ago
The Israeli army is at the centre of a second controversy over the moral conduct of its soldiers in as many days. The revelations centre on t-shirt designs made for soldiers that make light of shooting pregnant Palestinian mothers and children and...
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Madoff bail appeal denied view story
64 votes- Submitted by Jeffnfun531
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.reuters.com/article/do...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday denied Bernard Madoff's bid to be released from jail white he awaits sentencing for the biggest ever Wall Street investment fraud. A three-judge panel
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U.N. panel says world should ditch dollar | U.S. | Reuters view story
69 votes- Submitted by cmcgill
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.reuters.com/article/ne...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - A U.N. panel will next week recommend that the world ditch the dollar as its reserve currency in favor of a shared basket of currencies, a member of the panel said on Wednesday,
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