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Customers injured in crush suing Wal-Mart

Some of the customers injured in Friday's horrific stampede at a Walmart on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the US when stores open early and offer big deals for people who come at dawn, are planning...

created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Paul Conneally

Get Naked To Save the Planet

Eco-nudists claim that they are at the forefront of saving the planet. The soft-porn stereotype of volleyball and sun-baths that many have is being turned around as naked activists protest against global warming,...

created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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O.J. Simpson to be arraigned on felony charges

"Simpson and two co-defendants were to appear before Eighth District Judge Jackie Glass for a felony arraignment on charges stemming from a confrontation in a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13. Simpson's...

created by Leonard Brody | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Bush Administration Stands Opposed to Resolution on Armenia Genocide

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Bush Administration Stands Against Resolution on Armenia Genocide

As expected, the United States stood up for human rights and justice in the international arena again by strongly standing against a resolution to recognise the genocide of the Armenian people by Turkey.From...

created by angryindian | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Can Hugo Chavez's Cinema Villa Studio Contend With Hollywood?

"Unhappy with what he considers Hollywood's monopoly on the silver screen, President Hugo Chavez is bankrolling Venezuelan movies through a state-run film studio. Now rolling: a biopic about Luis Posada Carriles, the former CIA operative who lives freely in the United States...

created by alaaron | 4 years ago
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ACLU Challenges Prison-Like Conditions at Hutto Detention Center

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ACLU Challenges Prison-Like Conditions at Hutto Detention Center

This is from one of the better "conscious blogs" on the net. - The Angryindian-------------------------------------------------"On August 27, the ACLU announced a landmark settlement with U.S. Immigration...

created by angryindian | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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NFL's letter to Vick

"NFL's letter to Vick Goodell says QB's admitted conduct 'reprehensible' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 08/25/07 Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Michael Vick today that he is suspended...

created by merrie | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Mobile Malware: The Next Major Tech Threat?

With the massive spread of malware to among computers via internet and storage devices, it is observed hackers or malware writers targeting mobile devices to spread the malwares.A recent report from Symantec indicates that malware writers are increasing their efforts in the...

created by enathu | 4 years ago
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Microsoft vs. IBM on Document Standardization: Pot, Kettle, Black

So, basically, Microsoft wants their format to be the standardized format, and not someone else's. Which I can understand from a business standpoint, but Microsoft seems to be missing the point of the whole exercise: The OOXML format is still proprietary, not really open....

created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago
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The Vatican - The State of Rogues?

"The top crime neighborhood in the world isn't in Sao Paulo or Lagos. It's not the Bronx in New York, or even Wedding in Berlin. It's the small city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI, which apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other part of the world. The...

created by alaaron | 5 years ago
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Is the Vatican Crime Central?

"Is the Vatican a Rogue State? The top crime neighborhood in the world isn't in Sao Paulo or Lagos. It's not the Bronx in New York, or even Wedding in Berlin. It's the small city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI, which apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other...