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3 hrs ago | The Village Voice

Ridley Scott's Body of Lies is the Post-9/11, Tech-Savvy Terror Thriller We Deserve

A new kind of war movie for a new kind of war, Body of Lies is about the War on Terror as it is being waged on the ground, in the air, but most of all in cyberspace.

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8 hrs ago | FireFightingNews.com

Natomas House Blaze Injures Four Firefighters

Four Firefighters were injured one seriously when a fire in a Natomas house spread quickly in a burst of flames today.

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12 hrs ago | BreakingNews.ie

Trial of Dublin man accused of murder begins

The trial has begun of a Dublin man accused of killing another man then setting fire to the body in an abandoned mansion in Clontarf in August 2007.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Fire

16 hrs ago | Shanghai Daily

Judo black belt Putin shows off moves on mat in DVD

VLADIMIR Putin is out on video as a judo expert. Russian media have already shown Prime Minister Putin at the wheel of massive racing truck, shirtless on a fishing excursion and tracking a tiger through the ...

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20 hrs ago | Bit-tech.net main Feed

DSi games to be region locked

The new DSi platform will have two cameras, an SD card slot and a region locked firmware.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Nintendo Gameboy

Yesterday | POE News

Obama Video Highlights McCain's Keating Five Link

Today, McCain is the Republican nominee for president, but in 1991, he was a first-term senator facing the Senate Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Sue's Place

Speech and consequences

Josh Marshall points out the obvious outcome of hate speech: hatred. When one of those audience nut jobs picks up one of those protected guns and tries to kill someone in reality, they'll just back off and say ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Free Republic

Obama , Biden in town to help fire up Democrats

Obama , Biden in town to help fire up Democrats Columbus Dispatch, The - June 4, 2006 Author: Joe Hallett; THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ohio Democrats turned their annual dinner into a revival last night, preaching ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Mike DeWine, US Senate, Republican, Ohio, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Most Valuable Network

Monday Night Football Fantasy Preview: Vikings vs. Saints

Week 5 of Monday Night Football brings us a battle for early season relevance in the NFC.A Minnesota needs a win to stay close in the the NFC North, while New Orleans also needs a victory to remain in the ...

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFC North, E.J. Henderson, NFL Players, New Orleans Saints, David Herron, Cedric Griffin

The Post-Standard

McCain's friendship with SU's radical student leader

When the McCain campaign this weekend revived the issue of Barack Obama's acquaintance with a former Weatherman radical, it reminded me of a story I wrote about John McCain's friendship with a former Syracuse ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain, Syracuse University, US Military, US Navy, US Senate, Republican, US Federal Bureau of Investigation

Pocket-lint.co.uk

Apple "Brick" is revolutionary manufacturing process

Whispers of the Apple "Brick" have touched the periphery of the blog world recently, but apart from some very tenuous speculation, nothing worth reporting has been mentioned.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Laptops/Notebooks

Free Republic

Syria Banking on Obama Victory, Invites Advisors

Syria is banking on an Obama victory and is trying to reach out to his advisors, according to a Forbes article by the editor-in-chief of the Damascus-based All4Syria website.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Terrorism, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Sun Oct 05, 2008

NFL GridIron Gab

Pats Over Come Early Deficit Beat Niners 30-21

The New England Patriots for the first time in franchise history defeated the San Francisco 49ers Sunday at Candlestick Park 30-21. The victory now puts the Patriots at 3-1 at the quarter mark of the NFL ...

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Related Topix: Sports, New England Patriots, NFL Football, Stephen Gostkowski, Kevin Faulk, Sammy Morris, NFL Players, Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers

Free Republic

Racism: the elephant in the US polling booth

Voters may not say it out loud but pollsters back it up: racism is a lingering, significant factor in the 2008 presidential race that could elect the first black American to the White House.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, African-American, Illinois

The Huffington Post

Europeans Scramble To Save Failing Banks

Germany joined Ireland and Greece on Sunday in guaranteeing all private savings accounts, putting Europe's biggest economy at odds with calls for a unified European response to the global financial meltdown.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Angela Merkel, United Kingdom,

Daily Kos

10/5 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 52, McCain 40

Today's Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll has Obama up over McCain 52-40, no change from yesterday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, John McCain, Barack Obama

The Star Beacon

Convicted sex offender sentenced

Convicted sex offender Louis Candela, 54, of Ashtabula, will spend the next eight years in prison after being sentenced Friday on four felony counts.

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Related Topix: Ashtabula, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Conneaut, OH

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Blogger Party

Sarah Palin reckons its time to take off the gloves - a 'moosehead' in my humble opinion...

Sarah Palin reckons its time to take off the gloves - a "moosehead" in my humble opinion... Sarah Palin reckons its time to take off the gloves - a "moosehead" in my humble opinion... Republican VP nominee, ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Opinion

The Huffington Post

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: No Race Card This Time in O.J. Verdict

During juror selection in O.J. Simpson's Las Vegas robbery trial, Simpson and his attorney loudly complained that the jury had no blacks on it.

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Related Topix: Prison

Most Valuable Network

Some keys to the Steelers' victory against Jacksonville

The Pittsburgh Steelers are hurting. Don't ask me, just look at their roster. Their defensive line is decimated, with Brett Keisel and Casey Hampton both out due to injury, leaving only Aaron Smith left on the ...

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL Players, Ben Roethlisberger, Gary Russell, Mewelde Moore, Rashard Mendenhall, Casey Hampton

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