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Greening New York's most iconic skyscraper
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 3:05 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The Empire State Building has long been a signature feature of Manhattan's skyline. But owners of the iconic edifice, planning a $1 billion initial public offering, hope to convince investors and tenants that it's what's on the inside that really counts. The 81-year-old New York …
DeMarrais: "Rachel" Robocallers fool caller ID, regulators
Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:47 PM EDT (North Jersey.com)
No column I've written in recent years has drawn more reader response than one last month about "Rachel" and robocalls. Most included one question: How can I stop them? It seems as if that shouldn't be too hard, especially when caller ID — pretty standard these days &md …
Secret Service prostitute scandal: 12 of Obama's agents sent home from Colombia amid allegations at least one was found with hooker
Seeded on Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:51 PM EDT (NY Daily News)
A dozen Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Obama in Colombia were sent home amid allegations that at least one of them was found cavorting with prostitutes. The bawdy bodyguards were relieved of duty because of accusations involving sex workers in Cartagena, C …
Client of Haley Barbour's Lobby Shop Linked To Iranian Nuke Efforts
Seeded on Mon Apr 9, 2012 10:33 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
WASHINGTON -- GOP power broker Haley Barbour's lobby shop, BGR Group, represents a Russian bank that has financed a company that helped build Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, according to corporate documents and lobbying disclosure records. The bank is owned by a secretive o …
Mitt Romney won. And now he's going to lose
Seeded on Sun Apr 8, 2012 1:28 AM EDT (The Week)
The all-but-certain GOP nominee swung so far to the right to please the conservative base that he stands next to no shot of beating President Obama
Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy: Inside Dartmouth's Hazing Abuses
Seeded on Sat Apr 7, 2012 12:35 PM EDT (Rolling Stone)
A Dartmouth degree is a ticket to the top - but first you may have to get puked on by your drunken friends and wallow in human filth. Long before Andrew Lohse became a pariah at Dartmouth College, he was just another scarily accomplished teenager with lofty ambitions. Five fee …
Google gives glimpse of Internet glasses
Seeded on Sat Apr 7, 2012 11:44 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Google on Wednesday gave the world a glimpse of its vision for letting people look at life through Internet-tinted glasses. A video posted at a Project Glass page at Google+ social network confirmed the rumor that the technology titan is working on eyewear that meshes the onli …
In a Colorblind Society, Did Trayvon Martin Have a Right to Stand His Ground?
Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2012 1:54 PM EDT (The Crime Report)
I am both a former prosecutor and the mother of a 15 year old son. When my son was little, like most moms, I told him to beware of strangers; that even in a nice neighborhood, like ours, a pedophile might drive through looking for a child victim. I told him to watch out for str …
Study: Race relations through a child's eyes - (VIDEO)
Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2012 12:27 PM EDT (CNN)
Anderson Cooper details the results of a study commissioned by AC360° to explore children's perception of race. In Part I of the "Kids on Race: The Hidden Picture" series, an in-depth look at how young children interpret ambiguous drawings and understand interracial friends …
It's Not George Zimmerman Screaming For Help on 911 Tape, Audio Experts Tell Orlando Sentinel
Seeded on Sun Apr 1, 2012 5:58 PM EDT (Mediaite)
If confirmed by other experts, a new report from the Orlando Sentinel tonight could spell big trouble for George Zimmerman, currently under investigation for shooting 17 year old Trayvon Martin. The most important question Special Prosecutor Angela Corey is seeking to answer is …
After the Affordable Care Act
Seeded on Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:29 PM EDT (The American Prospect)
Today, the members of the Supreme Court will meet in private to begin deciding the fate of the Affordable Care Act, and the millions of Americans whose lives and futures stand to be made more secure because of the ACA. It's entirely possible that Anthony Kennedy will discover s …
Five years since Florida enacted "stand-your-ground" law, justifiable homicides are up
Seeded on Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:35 AM EDT (St. Petersburg Times > Local News)
This article is from 2010, and is not technically "news", however, in light of recent events, seems highly relevant. It was previously seeded by fellow viner, maddad, 2 years ago.
William Bradley: California Republicans Have Only Themselves to Blame
Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:12 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
There's a lot of hissing and moaning on the right in California, and among some avowedly middle-of-the-road pundits, about Governor Jerry Brown's compromise with a left-labor coalition on his November revenue initiative. What's the complaint? More taxes on the rich. Part of the …
Who is George Zimmerman?
Seeded on Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:05 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
The shooter was once a Catholic altar boy — with a surname that could have been Jewish. His father is white, neighbors say. His mother is Latina. And his family is eager to point out that some of his relatives are black. There may be no box to check for George Zimmerman …
Condoleezza Rice rejects Mitt Romney vice presidential possibility
Seeded on Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:24 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Appearing on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” today, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice rejected the possibility that she become the running mate of Mitt Romney should he get the nomination
Zakaria: Republicans are pandering on oil prices
Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:25 AM EDT (CNN)
When gas prices are high especially in an election year, the president is going to be blamed. His opponents promise to lower the price and quickly. On Anderson Cooper the other day, I argued that this is pure political pandering. The president can't do much in the short term to …
FLASHBACK: Fox News On Gas Prices In 2008 - YouTube
Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:59 AM EDT (YouTube)
It seems that many Americans are suffering from amnesia about the events of just 4 years ago. In particular, the fact that in 2008 gas prices were over $4 a gallon... Is the President responsible for gas prices? Not according to our friends over at FOX News... watch while they e …
Obama Sets Gas Prices? Just Another G.O.P. Myth
Seeded on Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:12 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate energy committee, complained the other day of “widespread misunderstanding” about rising oil prices. He was being senatorially polite. The issue of gas prices has not only been misunderstood but thoroughly distorted by relentle …
Greg Smith Resigns from Goldman Sachs: Are Wall Street Traders Psychopaths?
Seeded on Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:06 AM EDT (TIME)
When a Goldman Sachs executive director, Greg Smith, resigned on Wednesday, he left in his wake a scathing op-ed in the New York Times excoriating the firm for its greedy values. The op-ed shook Goldman “like a bomb,” according to another story on the front page the …
Black Civilians targeted in Sudan - VIDEO
Seeded on Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:15 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Non-Arabs are under seige in the Sudan. There has been very little attention focused on the genocide taking place in this area of the world. This video shows the plight of the helpless victims in that region ....
Ken Starr Redux: Lefty Icon Targeted Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Seeded on Tue Mar 6, 2012 2:09 AM EST (New York Magazine)
Former Special Prosecutor Ken Starr would rather be known as "Uncle Ken." That's how he refers to himself around Baylor University students in Waco, Texas, where he has been president since 2010.
When Innocence Isn't Enough
Seeded on Sun Mar 4, 2012 12:52 PM EST (The New York Times)
EDWARD LEE ELMORE turned 53 in January.
Andrew Breitbart Killed By Obama? 11 Hilarious Conspiracy Theories on Twitter So Far - Slideshow
Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2012 1:06 AM EST (International Business Times)
Only a few weeks before his death, conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart told the audience at a CPAC rally that he possessed incriminating video tapes from President Obama's college years, tapes he would use to "vet" the Democratic incumbent in 2012. "I've got videos...from hi …
Blunt amendment defeated in Senate
Seeded on Thu Mar 1, 2012 1:31 PM EST (Politico)
The Senate defeated Sen.
What You Missed While Not Watching the Arizona GOP Debate
Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:20 PM EST (TIME)
7 minutes. Self-introduction time.
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