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Tracking deadly viruses' spread from animals to humans - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:52 AM EST (CNN)

After food prices around the world are starting to soar and the economy's are deflating. People are going back into the jungle to get their daily meals. Apparently food is not the only thing they find.....

world-news, cameroon, food, virus, world, cooper, cnn

The Grand Immoderation of Studs Terkel

Seeded on Wed Nov 5, 2008 1:03 PM EST (The Nation)

When Studs Terkel was in the seventh grade, his teacher, Miss Henrietta Boone, asked the smart young whippersnapper who he was supporting in the presidential election of 1924. "Are you for Calvin Coolidge or John W.

entertainment, radio, pioneer, personality

How Barack Obama defied history

Seeded on Wed Nov 5, 2008 12:46 PM EST (BBC News)

To measure fully the historical achievement of Barack Obama's victory it is worth recalling what America looked like in 1961, the year of his birth. Back then, much of the American South remained segregated, the races separated from the cradle to the grave.

politics, black, african-american, obama, president, king-jr

Defense Secretary demands Congress fund new nuclear weapons program, offers veiled threats on testing

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 1:51 PM EST (Raw Story)

Hints that the Pentagon will restart nuclear testing in effort to prod Congress to fund new generation of weapons After making a comment the same day saying that Russia must reduce its nuclear arsenal, Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on the United States to begin testing i …

us-news, nuclear, weapons, gates, defense

Two minor earthquakes shake Dallas-Fort Worth area |

Seeded on Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:16 PM EDT (The Dallas Morning News)

Two minor earthquakes shook the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight, waking residents, setting off car alarms and spooking pets. But no major damage was reported.

us-news, earthquake, dfw, dallas, fort-worth, 3-0, 2-7

BBC NEWS | Technology | Games firms 'catching' non-gamers

Seeded on Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:21 AM EDT (BBC News)

Watch out! Here they come again. Even those folks that don't file share are getting into trouble.

technology, gaming, peer-to-peer, filesharing, pirating, pirates, games, atari, download, upload

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Polar warming 'caused by humans'

Seeded on Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:05 AM EDT (BBC News)

The rise in temperatures at Earth's poles has for the first time been attributed directly to human activities, according to a study. The work, by an international team, is published in Nature Geoscience journal. In 2007, the UN's climate change body presented strong scientific …

science, global, waming, scientists, human, artic, eviromental

Luxurious lifestyles take a hit

Seeded on Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:10 PM EDT (USA Today)

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that "the very rich … are different from you and me," but in the current financial meltdown, the rich are cutting back like the rest of us.

business, lifestyle, wealthy, economy, elite, rich, cutting-back, money

Skinheads held over Obama death plot | U.S. | Reuters

Seeded on Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:37 AM EDT (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two white supremacist skinheads were arrested in Tennessee over plans to go on a killing spree and eventually shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, court documents showed on Monday.

politics, obama, plot, skinheads, guns, president, race

Z on TV: D.L. Hughley's CNN show off to promising start - Sun critic David Zurawik writes about the business, culture and craziness of television - baltimoresun.com

Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:11 AM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)

The writing was uneven, and the host was noticeably nervous. The guests included no one with enough show biz star power that you were likely to go out of your way to see them.

entertainment, race, political, hughley, cnn, news-show, independent, mclelan, saturday

Family feud: MLK children in court over papers - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:37 AM EDT (CNN)

Martin Luther King Jr.'s offspring are trying to use Mrs. King's personal papers to sign a book deal.

history, civil-rights, martin-luther-king, court, lawsuits

Bailout bill Passed through House - Oct. 3, 2008

Seeded on Fri Oct 3, 2008 1:33 PM EDT (CNN)

There you have it folks. We the middle class are bailing out the wealthy again. Congratulations

business, bailout, economy, house, bill-700, billion

This isn't just a Wall Street bailout! - Sep. 30, 2008

Seeded on Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:52 PM EDT (CNN)

What can I say? I still don't believe we should jeopardize the free market theory to save the markets with government intervention. Maybe we will go into a recession, maybe not. There may be millions of Americans that get laid off by doing nothing.

business, money, bailout, economy, wall-street

Babar....The imperialist

Seeded on Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:11 PM EDT (New Yorker)

I knew Babar was an imperialist. Just look at that shiny crown and the beady little eyes. Those tusks were probably cleaned by a frenchman and when babar cam back to his native land, looked down on all dirtied tusked elepahnats.

politics, babar, comic, imperialism, french

Vatican reopens 'end-of-life' debate-Europe-World-The Times of India

Seeded on Fri Sep 5, 2008 4:36 PM EDT (Times of India)

What do you think is the correct definition of death? Heart or Brain?

religion, catholic, pope, death, life, heart, rome

Pak misusing US aid for war against India: Obama-USA-World-The Times of India

Seeded on Fri Sep 5, 2008 4:28 PM EDT (Times of India)

Obama seems to be ruffling some feathers around Washington, with pin-pointing some inconsistencies in the current administration.

politics, pakistan, covert, attacks, india, bush, obama

US election: Scoring the Democratic and Republican conventions | World news | guardian.co.uk

Seeded on Fri Sep 5, 2008 4:19 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Here we are... we have an outsider's take on the conventions and scoring them to boot. How does this pair up with what you thought went on for the last two weeks?

politics