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The Top 8 Political Jailbirds
ABC News - 12 Mar 2013 19:46
Corruption has plagued the world politics throughout history, and the United States is no exception. We take a look at five infamous politicians -- by no means an exhaustive list -- who were convicted of federal crimes a...
Piglet Rides Waves in New Zealand
Time - 12 Mar 2013 07:05
Piglet Rides Waves in New Zealand
15 Lessons I Learned From 15 Years In Business
Forbes - 12 Mar 2013 23:52Pentagon vows to "protect" funding for F-35 if possible
Reuters - 12 Mar 2013 23:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Pentagon officials on Tuesday underscored their support for the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter, saying they would try to protect funding for the most expensive U.S. weapons program despite c...
Meet Minnesota's All-Hockey Hair Team
Forbes - 12 Mar 2013 23:48
For the third straight year, an outfit called Pull Tab Productions has put together a video featuring its picks for the best boys' high school hockey hair in Minnesota. It's the strongest argument to be made for allowing...
Record Sea Lion Rescue Causes State of Emergency
ABC News - 12 Mar 2013 23:47
After 18 California sea lion pups that were “pretty much skin and bones†were rescued in just 48 hours, coming in a year that has already seen more than 10 times the number of rescues last year, a California ...
Celebs', Officials' 'Secret Files' Exposed
ABC News - 12 Mar 2013 07:30
Purported financial records on FBI director, actors, posted online; authorities investigating
Obama to Appeal Ruling Curbing Recess Appointments
The New York Times - 12 Mar 2013 23:52
The Obama administration will appeal to the Supreme Court a ruling that President Obama violated the Constitution when he made appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.
Glenn Kessler Makes a Reasonable Point About What's Serious and What's Not
Mother Jones - 12 Mar 2013 23:42
Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post's fact checker, wrote a column yesterday that tried to judge whether President Obama's proposal to replace the sequester was truly a serious plan. Brendan Nyhan, in the course of critic...
For Detroit, a Crisis Born of Bad Decisions and False Hope
The New York Times - 12 Mar 2013 05:24
One of the largest cities to face mandatory oversight has come as a result of millions in uncollected fees, a flight of its affluent tax base and misguided hopes that downturns might melt away.
Comcast's Streams To $46 With On-Demand Popularity
Forbes - 12 Mar 2013 23:42War Drums Along the 38th Parallel
Time - 12 Mar 2013 13:05
War Drums Along the 38th Parallel
We "Cannot Walk Away" From Sandy Hook
Mother Jones - 12 Mar 2013 10:05
Garen Wintemute, an emergency physician and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California-Davis, is a pioneer in the study of gun violence as a public health issue. In his latest re...
Guess? Results Could Sag On Weak Europe And U.S. Sales
Forbes - 12 Mar 2013 23:40Report: The CIA Increasing Operations in Iraq
Mother Jones - 12 Mar 2013 23:30
With the US military pretty much out, and with spillover from the conflict in Syria coming in, CIA operatives in Iraq are doing exactly what you'd expect them to do. The Wall Street Journal reports: The Central Intellige...
More airlines contest TSA plan to OK knives on planes, as lawmaker seeks reversal
Fox News - 12 Mar 2013 23:29
Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey introduced a bill Tuesday to stop the government from allowing airline passengers to carry small knives on planes, as two more airlines this week joined in opposition to the revised federal p...
Apple Can Breathe Snapdragon Fire Back To $650
Forbes - 12 Mar 2013 23:28Big Bank Immunity: When Do We Crack Down on Wall Street?
OpEdNews - 12 Mar 2013 23:27
If it turns out that we give them a get-out-of-jail-free card when it comes to criminal activity then we are giving these banks an incentive to engage in criminal activity. When the attorney general tells us that the law...
Man Shot in Buttocks, Doesn't Notice
ABC News - 12 Mar 2013 23:25
The bullet struck the man in the buttocks, but he didn’t realize he had been shot and kept walking. When he did realize that he was bleeding and had been wounded, he passed out. Miami police said the shooting occu...
Heisman QB Johnny Manziel Has a Texas Longhorns Tattoo
Forbes - 12 Mar 2013 23:24FDA Issues New Warnings On Zithromax
Forbes - 12 Mar 2013 23:23Now Rodman Wants to Meet the Pope
ABC News - 12 Mar 2013 23:16
The next stop on Dennis Rodman’s mission to save the world is Vatican City. After his diplomatic mission of peace through basketball in North Korea, Rodman has now taken his efforts to Italy in the hopes of aiding...