Photos of Detroit Schools - Abandoned Hope

Sometimes a photo speaks far more eloquently than anything else can. Here's yet another requiem for Detroit. Reqisicat in pacem. (HOW did we, as a society, allow our politicians, our media, and our priorities to create this mess?!?)

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Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa dies at 74

Singer was called the "voice of Latin America," and her music inspired opponents of South America's brutal military regimes and led to her forced exile in Europe.

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Taser Headlines Greatest Hits

Over the past few years, tasers have been used for all sorts of....interesting events. See for yourself, and see what you think!

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The Great Pacific Blob O' Plastic: Now What??

Some plastics are dissolving in less than a year when exposed to seawater. Others remain, and have come together to form a great gyre of plastic in the pacific. Can we clean this up without killing anything? Can we exploit it? We should do something with it, right?

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Political Backlash Could Await Health Care Protesters

The cameras were watching as Sens. Arlen Specter and Claire McCaskill were harangued on Tuesday. What doesn't make the news is what the reaction is among the larger population of voters whose views will ultimately influence the fate of health-care legislation.

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600 lb. Piggy Who Got Away Off To Butcher

A big pig got away. A big pig stayed by the chickens. Sue saw the big pig. Sue called Ryan. Ryan fixed his truck. Ryan got his pig back. The big pig goes to the butcher Tuesday. Ryan will get bacon. Sue might get bacon. The story did not say. And they all lived happily ever after.

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British Government Installing Surveillance Cameras In Private Homes!

The UK government is about to spend $700 million dollars installing surveillance cameras inside the private homes of citizens to ensure that children go to bed on time, attend school and eat proper meals. George Orwell would be so proud of them.

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Democrats Balancing Many Interests, Philosophies, Political Dangers on Health Care

During the August congressional recess, Democrats from across the country expect to be buffeted by many cross-currents on health care. Their meetings with constituents are sure to be dominated by the far-reaching healthcare legislation emerging from House and Senate committees.

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Chain Restaurant Calorie Counts - The Envelope, Please!

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel ran this article about how many calories are in many offerings from the chain restaurants - Boston Market, Olive Garden, Taco Bell, and fifteen others that are popular in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale are included.

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Officers Use Own Preferences to Reach Out to Gay Community

In Baltimore, two Sergeants who are gay themselves are now trying to break down a rising barrier of distrust between the LGBT community and the police by putting themselves forth as ambassadors, with department support.

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Food Purists Go Straight To Source - Buying Direct From Farmers!

A small but growing number of consumers are going beyond even the farmer's market, traveling hundreds of miles each year to get their produce, meat, and even fish straight from the source. Some take turns with neighbors picking up meats at farms hundreds of miles away.

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Insurance Companies Discriminating, Denying Coverage Based on Dog Breed

This is sad. Rather than doing research, some insurance companies in California are denying coverage to certain breeds based on reputation.

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Pesticides Implicated in Loss of Frogs, Transgendered Fish in Chesapeake

A Johns Hopkins study released today implicates pesticides in the environmental deterioration of the Chesapeake Bay.

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200th Anniversary of St. Elizabeth Seton's Work This Weekend

It's been 200 years since the first U.S.-born saint began a ministry in the Western Maryland mountains, but Catholics who will celebrate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's legacy this weekend say her work still inspires today's faithful.

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Monsanto Even Worrying BIG Ag Now!

The annual conference for the Organization for Competetive Markets is coming next month to St. Louis. Why St. Louis? Central location, and a certain company named Monsanto is located there. So the theme to the conference? "Confronting Threats to Market Competition."

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Gov't considers 7 states for mercury site - Yahoo! News

RICHLAND, Wash. – The federal government is trying to find a location to store the nation's excess mercury deposits, with seven states being considered.

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Chickens in Town: Council Allows Hastings Folk to Keep Coops in Yards.

It's time to bring agriculture back into our lives in the 21st century, and the town of Hastings Minnesota, is taking a step towards this, as the town council is about to vote and allow the citizenry to keep chickens as pets and food sources.

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California Considers Marijuana As Way To Ease Budget Pain

A bill to tax and regulate marijuana in California like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue for the cash-strapped state, according to an official analysis released Wednesday by tax officials.

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Without a Doubt

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Pamplona Bulls Claim First Victim Since 1995

The running of the bulls in Pamplona has resulted in a fatality this year. The latest victim was a Spanish man, Daniel Jimeno Romero, age 27, from the Madrid area who was vacationing in Pamplona with his family. He died after being gored in the neck.

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All Good Things

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Morgan Stanley Plans to Magically Make Bad Loans into Good Debt ----- AGAIN

New York-based Morgan Stanley is copying a financing structure known as Re-REMICs that bundle mortgage securities into new bonds that often offer investors an additional layer of protection, or collateral, from downgrades.

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