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Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:15 PM EDT
The Army WayHow far would you go for someone you love, how about for someone you don't know and will never meet. For that millionaire in the who lives in the sky rise to the person in middle America who hopes to have a place to call home the next night.
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This Rebellion is teaching us Every Minute.. today it taught me Pain is difficult to Overcome alone
Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:57 PM EDT
This afternoon a woman used the human microphone to tell the over 3000 (my estimate watching the livestream) people in that sea of people at the New York occupation, that the people she represents, and I'm paraphrasing here, have known this kind of 'treatment' everyday.
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Death Of Winsome
Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:01 PM EDT
I could swear I saw you yesterday. Although your appearance was somewhat different, the face appeared to be the same. Gone were the stilts and white face replaced by full Rob Halford regalia.
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The Danger of American Fascism
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:43 PM EDT (After Downing Street/ New York Times)
By Henry A. Wallace An article in the New York Times, April 9, 1944. What is a fascist? How many fascists have we? How dangerous are they?
A plea for help...
Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:57 PM EDT
Hello my friends. I would very much appreciate it if you took the time to read the following, and to offer any guidance, help, or expertise you may have to share.
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May 19 Global Day of Action for Troy Davis
Seeded on Mon May 18, 2009 10:37 PM EDT ()
Amnesty International USA condemned in the strongest terms the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision April 16 to reject Troy Davis' petition for a new trial on the well-substantiated claim that he is innocent.
Winning poems in Boynton contest
Seeded on Sun May 10, 2009 11:47 AM EDT ()
25 poems contained within...
A recitation of the history of human thought. It is fortunately collective and secular!
Sat May 9, 2009 9:24 AM EDT
Islamic Scholars have asked me ''Iqbal, Newton had an Islamic influence in his education. I forgot his name, do you know whom I am speaking about?'' I started to reply and the response developed as a new dialogue.
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In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghan Inmates' Deaths
Seeded on Sat May 9, 2009 1:43 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Even as the young Afghan man was dying before them, his American jailers continued to torment him.
A new Senate report says Bush officials quickly abandoned 'humane' interrogation techniques.
Seeded on Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:15 AM EDT (Newsweek)
When the U.S. military began sending terror suspects to Guantanamo in 2002, President Bush proclaimed that it was unwavering U.S.
Can we talk? A progressive plea to fundamentalist Christians (et. al.) re our family feud
Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:32 PM EDT
A recent article on newsvine offered hope and encouragement to so-called "Fundamentalist Christians".
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The First Puppy Makes a Big Splash
Seeded on Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:37 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
The identity of the first puppy -- the one that the Washington press corps has been yelping about for months, the one President Obama has seemed to delight in dropping hints about -- leaked out yesterday.
My Struggle with the Epidemic of Diabetes
Thu Apr 2, 2009 10:39 AM EDT
It started with feelings of complete exhaustion in the middle of golf rounds. An active one time marathoner, I felt that if I didn't eat I wouldn't make it up the next small hill toward the flag.
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A Telescope to the Past as Galileo Visits U.S.
Seeded on Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:19 PM EDT (The New York Times)
PHILADELPHIA — It looked like the kind of toy telescope a child might have made with scissors and tape — a lumpy, mottled tube about as long as a golf club and barely wider in girth, the color of 400-year-old cardboard, burning with age. The spyglass, one of two surviving, h …
Do New Bulbs Save Energy if They Don't Work?
Seeded on Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:30 PM EDT (The New York Times)
SAN FRANCISCO — It sounds like such a simple thing to do: buy some new light bulbs, screw them in, save the planet. But a lot of people these days are finding the new compact fluorescent bulbs anything but simple.
Thieves steal Bellingham car mechanic's entire livelihood
Seeded on Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:00 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
BELLINGHAM — Two vehicles stolen from the Smith Kia dealership last week have been recovered by local law enforcement. But the news isn't so good for the dealership's mechanic, Tim Griffith, 43. His tools — 20 years' worth — were stolen as well.
Why There Won't Be a Revolution
Seeded on Sun Feb 8, 2009 2:23 PM EST (Newsweek)
The poor you will always have, the good book says, but as for the rich man, he will wither away like a delicate flower in the midday sun.
New Feature Helping Nuts on Newsvine: Identity Theft (UPDATE)
Sat Feb 7, 2009 11:14 PM EST
Out of consideration for Newsvine, and it being a site I have come to appreciate a great deal, I am doing it a favor here, and publishing only as a "meta" article.
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World congratulates Obama on taking office - CNN.com
Seeded on Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:07 PM EST (CNN)
(CNN) -- Members of the international community have welcomed Barack Obama becoming the 44th President of the United States -- and the first African-American to take leadership of his country.
Book Publishing Phase V: Release For Sale
Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:31 AM EST
It is with much relief that I present the fruits of our labor: The Unofficial Vine: A Collection of User Selected Works from Newsvine.com This project has been more than a month in the making, and it is finally complete.
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Supersonic fighters could snuff out hurricanes • The Register
Seeded on Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:39 AM EST (The Register (UK))
A Russian professor at an Ohio university has applied to patent a method for snuffing out hurricanes by flying jet fighters around the eye of the storm at supersonic speeds
29 people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Bellingham
Seeded on Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:06 AM EST (bellinghamherald.com)
The first hand account of this story from the son-in-law (who works there) was quite interesting. From what I'm told, the night before the fish are laid out to thaw the night before for the morning shift to process.
Who Is To Blame? Some point to Alan Greenspan.
Seeded on Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:39 AM EST (Newsweek)
It's not easy being Alan Greenspan these days. As the former Federal Reserve chairman, he urged government regulators to take a light touch while banks like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers buried themselves—and the economy more generally—under a mountain of debt.
Earthlings, space beer has splashed down in Japan
Seeded on Sun Dec 7, 2008 7:13 PM EST (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Space beer, the result of a five-month mission to boldly grow, where almost no one has grown barley before, has landed in Japan.
Study: 49 states flunk college affordability
Seeded on Wed Dec 3, 2008 2:02 AM EST (msnbc.com)
Low-income hardest hit Low-income families have been hardest hit. Nationally, enrollment at a local public college costs families in the top fifth of income just 9 percent of their earnings, while families from the bottom fifth pay 55 percent — up from 39 percent in 1999-2000.
Recent Votes
Correctional Officers Say For-profit Prisons Endanger Citizens, CommunityTALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida correctional officers renewed their plea on Tuesday for lawmakers to consider the dangers of privatization.
- Has Ex Goldman Sachs Staff turned Democrat Campaigner Infiltrated Occupy?
The Occupy movement needs to make some decisions. Was this meeting OK? Is the involvement of these individuals in the Occupy Movement OK? Is being used by the Democrat Party establishment as a campaign tool the goal of the Occupy Movement? Does the Occupy …
- Forced Sterilization of Native Americans: Late Twentieth Century Physician Cooperation with National Eugenic Policies | The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Many consider the plight of Native Americans an archetypal genocide.
- Bradley Manning: Criminal or Whistleblower?
Knowledge may indeed have its risks, but how many civilian deaths can actually be traced to the WikiLeaks revelations? How many military deaths? To the best of anyone's knowledge, not a single one.
- Bed Bath & Beyond’s Radioactive Tissue Boxes | Disinformation
The Dual Ridge Metal Boutique tissue boxes sold at Bed, Bath & Beyond stores have been discovered to be radioactive.
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rev the engine............ i've always like the sound of yours:)
Some day I'm going to be inspired enough by your encouragement to finally post something original on my own column! Til then-
None who knew him had any doubts
None who doubted him did anything but pout
No matter, all, as he was hope itself
And lived, oh God, sharing his soul's wealth
Don't worry, Trog, I love you too. (not just Winnie and Geminga)
There's room in my heart for lots of people!
— nearing
Thank you for the invitation to be friends. I have friends, now!
— Saysimba
Just wanted to say thanks for your pitch to nearing on staying in the U.S. You said every thing I wanted to say. We need folks like her now, more than ever. Thanx again.
— Geminga
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41 yr old custom cabinet maker in Bellingham, WA. Overly obsessed with politics and science.
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