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Student hopes to go from homeless to Harvard - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:35 AM EDT (CNN)
Kenneth Chancey, 17, walks down the littered streets of Skid Row, one of the roughest areas of Los Angeles. Drug deals are made around him. A man screams at his girlfriend. The stench of the place is overwhelming.
The irrational war on electronic cigarettes
Seeded on Mon Jun 8, 2009 12:03 PM EDT (Slate)
First there was smoked tobacco. Then there was smokeless tobacco. Now there's something in between.
When a 'Chosen' Tibetan Lama Says No Thanks
Seeded on Sun Jun 7, 2009 11:30 PM EDT (TIME)
Late last month, two Spanish media outlets confirmed that 24-year-old Tenzin Osel Rinpoche, one of the most renowned Buddhist "golden children" — toddlers determined through dreams, oracular riddles and their own "memories" to be tulkus, or reincarnations of high Tibetan Buddhi …
Advanced Dumpster Diving: Colleges Get Smart On Salvage -
Seeded on Sun Jun 7, 2009 11:25 PM EDT (TIME)
The scavengers arrive on college campuses like clockwork, in search of books, DVD players, barely worn clothes, lamps, couches and anything else that departing students didn't bother to take home.
The Web's Most Controversial Sites
Seeded on Sun Jun 7, 2009 1:33 AM EDT (Switched)
Where free speech once saw a debate over "clear and present danger," the Internet has given us a new ethical conundrum between what constitutes free speech and what's just plain dangerous.
A Brief History of the Radical, Violent Right: How Racist Hate Groups Joined up With Abortion Terrorists | | AlterNet
Seeded on Sat Jun 6, 2009 11:43 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
The revelation that Scott Roeder, the alleged murderer of Dr. George Tiller, belonged to an anti-government, white separatist group called the Montana Freemen might seem like an unlikely twist.
Steve Jobs recovered, set for timely return to Apple
Seeded on Sat Jun 6, 2009 12:38 AM EDT (Ars Technica)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is reportedly on track to return to Apple full-time later this month, right on schedule.
Obama's trail of broken promises - Why is President Obama breaking campaign promises?
Seeded on Sat Jun 6, 2009 12:23 AM EDT (Salon.com)
Historically, Americans generally held campaign promises sacred.
After 65 years, hero talks about Day, going AWOL, and winning the Silver Star
Seeded on Sat Jun 6, 2009 12:17 AM EDT (CNN)
For 65 years my family had heard whispers that he and 220 men stormed Omaha Beach and that he and his captain later went AWOL in Paris, France. They heard he returned to combat and fought all the way to Germany and his courage was rewarded with the prestigious Silver Star.
Sotomayor a "racist"? Really?
Seeded on Fri Jun 5, 2009 6:05 PM EDT (Salon.com)
If there's anything I agree with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas about, it's ethnic groupthink. During his 1991 confirmation hearings, Thomas' resentment at people who treated a black conservative as a sellout was almost palpable.
Mystery illnesses: A mother's painful quest for answers
Seeded on Fri Jun 5, 2009 10:51 AM EDT (CNN)
Her illnesses come so quickly. It's a daily battle of fear, worry, misery, faith and hope. She has been in the hospital more than 100 times. She has suffered one life-threatening infection after another. We share her story, our story, in hopes of helping others.
Crackpots calling the kettle black- Conservative Pundits and Their Amnesia
Seeded on Fri Jun 5, 2009 8:26 AM EDT (Salon.com)
In Washington media circles, Pat Buchanan is a well-liked and avuncular figure, presumably owing to his personal qualities rather than his crank politics, but for him to be encouraged to pontificate endlessly on the subject of race on television is worse than ludicrous.
Larger Populations Triggered Stone Age Learning
Seeded on Fri Jun 5, 2009 8:07 AM EDT (npr.org)
Anthropologists have come up with a theory about what kicked off a series of "creative explosions" in human ingenuity during the Stone Age — from about 90,000 to 45,000 years ago — and it doesn't involve some sudden improvement in brain power.
American father still hopes for custody of son in Brazil
Seeded on Fri Jun 5, 2009 12:20 AM EDT (CNN)
"I always keep hope, but I don't really expect it, given the things that always happen," David Goldman told CNN on what he said was his 10th or 11th trip to Brazil to regain custody of 9-year-old Sean Richard Goldman. "Until the wheels are up, I don't expect it and it's tragic."
Bush's Excellent Speech In Cairo -- What Might Have Been
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 5:39 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Obama's speech reminds us that 9/11 needn't have led to a conflict between the West and Islam. It's a reminder of the road not taken.
Tiananmen Anniversary: International Media Network Bows To Chinese Pressure To Suppress Coverage
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 2:48 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Several major news organizations have pulled back from coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, one even canceling an interview with a leader of the Chinese Uighur dissidents, under pressure from Chinese authorities.
Best Color Tools For Web Designers | Tools
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 1:27 PM EDT (hongkiat.com)
Determining the core color for a web project could be easy but finding the right alternatives to match the core can sometimes be difficult. That's where the color tools play its roles.
David Carradine Dead In Bangkok: Found Hanged, Claims Report
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 10:48 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
His agent confirmed Carradine's death to the AP, but he could not provide further details 'out of consideration for his family.'
Manvel teacher accused of working drunk, kissing student
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 10:14 AM EDT (The Houston Chronicle)
Cesar Flores, 34, was arrested about 8 a.m. Monday at the school at 19601 Texas 6, near Texas 288, after his students alerted campus police that he appeared intoxicated and had kissed a young woman in class, said Shirley Brothers, s
Adolf Hitler, Up Close - Adolf Hitler: Up Close
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 9:50 AM EDT (LIFE - A Collection of LIFE Galleries)
Adolf Hitler, Up Close Between 1936 and 1945, German photographer Hugo Jaeger was granted unprecedented access to Adolf Hitler, traveling and chronicling, in color, the Fuhrer and his confidants at small gatherings, public events, and, quite often, in private moments.
Barack Obama set for keynote Egypt speech
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 1:31 AM EDT (BBC News)
His aides say the speech, to be given at Cairo University and broadcast to an audience of millions around the world, will be a "truth-telling" exercise.
Lawsuit targets 'rip-off' of 'Catcher in the Rye' - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 12:22 AM EDT (CNN)
Reclusive author J.D. Salinger has emerged, at least in the pages of court documents, to try to stop a novel that presents Holden Caulfield, the disaffected teen hero of his classic "The Catcher in the Rye," as an old man.
13 Tips For Actually Getting Some Writing Done
Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 12:04 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
One of the challenges of writing is...writing. Here are some tips that I've found most useful for myself, for actually getting words onto the page:
Cheney Voices Support for Gay Marriage but Rejects Federal Role in the Matte
Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 11:51 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Former vice president Richard B. Cheney waded into another roiling public debate yesterday, saying that he supports legalizing same-sex marriage as long as the issue is decided by the states, rather than the federal government.
A Texas cop Tasers great-grandmother
Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 11:36 PM EDT (Raw Story)
"A traffic stop for speeding in a construction zone led to the tasering of a 72-year old great-grandmother by a Texas deputy. Kathryn Winkfein, 72, of Granite Schoals, Texas was then handcuffed, and taken away to jail for resisting arrest and detention."
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