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Ducks sign Perry to five-year deal
Tue Jul 1, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
Corey Perry is keeping up with Ducks teammate Ryan Getzlaf.
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The Plight of the Underinsured
Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 3:46 PM EDT (The New York Times)
It is well known, by now, that almost 50 million Americans lacked health insurance for all or part of last year. What is less well known is that 25 million Americans who did have health insurance often found it pitifully inadequate when a medical crisis hit.
Penguin Decline Points to Climate Change, Pollution, Study Says
Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 3:26 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
Bloomberg reports: Penguin colonies are collapsing because global warming, pollution and over-fishing are damaging their ocean habitat in the southern hemisphere, a researcher at the University of Washington said.
Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq
Tue Jul 1, 2008 1:30 PM EDT
Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.
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Caught on tape: Hospital patient left to die
Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 12:52 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Video from a surveillance camera at a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital shows a woman dying on the floor of a psychiatric emergency-room while people nearby ignore her.
The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency
Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 4:40 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
In a lot of ways, choosing the Bush administration's 10 greatest moments -- disastrous failures, all -- is about as pointless as picking out your 10 least favorite hemorrhoids: There are entirely too many of them, and taken together they all add up to a throbbing mass of pain.
California to Legalize Weed for Everyone
Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:27 PM EDT (LAist)
There is an initiative in the works that could end up on the November ballot that allows for marijuana to be sold to anyone, and anywhere that already sells alcohol. Its being called The Inalienable Rights Enforcement Initiative. From the full text of the measure:
Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support
Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:29 PM EST
In a fresh sign of trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the former first lady's congressional black supporters intends to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, and a second, more prominent lawmaker is openly discussing a possible switch.
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Woman Applying for New ID Says She's 120
Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:04 PM EST
Mariam Amash filled in the routine form with anything but routine information. Amash, who recently applied for a new Israeli identity card, said she was born 120 years ago — a claim, if confirmed, that would make her the oldest person in the world. The Guinness Book of Records currently lists 114-year-old Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana, as holding that title.
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Italians Rally to Defend Abortion Law
Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:09 PM EST
Hundreds of women rallied in Rome and Naples on Thursday to protest police interrogation of a woman after she underwent an abortion and to oppose a campaign push by some conservatives to change Italy's abortion law.
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Clinton, Obama, Insurance - Paul Krugman
Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:08 PM EST (The New York Times)
Specifically, new estimates say that a plan resembling Mrs. Clinton's would cover almost twice as many of those now uninsured as a plan resembling Mr. Obama's — at only slightly higher cost.
Doc gets 18 months for removing fingerprints
Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:13 AM EST (msnbc.com)
Will this be covered in the Universal Health Care? The man was in great stress over his fingerprints after all.
Atheist sees image of big bang in piece of toast
Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:33 AM EST (satireandcomment.com)
Excitement is growing in the Northern England town of Huddlesfield following the news that a local man saw an image of the Big-Bang in a piece of toast.
FEMA Plans Trailer Exodus Over Chemical
Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:00 AM EST
After downplaying the risks for months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will rush to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of roughly 35,000 government-issued trailers because tests found dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
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New Additions to the Code of Honor -- Let's Try This Again
Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:45 PM EST
The Newsvine Blog Cyborg apparently needs to write with a little more clarity. Let's try this again: 1. Newsvine will be updating the Code of Honor shortly.
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Cop Dumps Handicapped Person on Floor
Seeded on Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:17 PM EST (break.com)
Bad day for cops on Break but this soon to be former officer is really awful. She doesn't believe a handicapped guy is really disabled and to prove it she dumps him on the floor.
Police Department Begins Billing For 911 Calls
Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:12 PM EST (totallawyers.com)
Cops coming to your house too often? You might be getting a bill if you live in Anchorage, Alaska. A new ordinance allows the cops to bill problem homeowners.
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