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Briefing Book! Atheist Bus Ads Roll in London Today
Religion: Eight-hundred buses with atheist ads, which were funded by a special campaign, hit the streets in London today. Boing Boing Colbert & Colmes: Alan Colmes joined Stephen Colbert and guest-hosted the Colbert Report, Monday night. The two took on the Roland Burris appointment. Huffin …
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Study Abroad Sans the Glamour: Soldiers Take Classes in Iraq
Study Abroad in Iraq? The headline jumped out of the Daily Beast, and I knew I had a story. Until, that is, I read it and learned the average American student cannot register for a semester in Baghdad the way they can in Strasbourg. But mon Dieu!, someday soon they will. As for now, only US service …
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Which Former First Lady's Memoir Piques Your Interest?
Yesterday news broke that First Lady Laura Bush has signed on to pen a memoir with Scribner, the house of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Laura's mother-in-law, Barbara Bush. The book is currently untitled, but scheduled for release in 2010, and it's unclear what type of secrets she will r …
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Front Page: Israel Pushes Into Southern Gaza on Day 12 of Fire
Israeli troops moved to the southern Gaza Strip today, ignoring an effort by European envoys to broker a cease-fire. Palestinian officials said the death toll in Gaza has risen to about 560 since Israel began airstrikes on Dec. 27. At least nine Israelis have been killed. Washington Post Presiden …
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Front Page: Israel Pushes into Southern Gaza on Day 12 of Fire
Israeli troops moved to the southern Gaza Strip today, ignoring an effort by European envoys to broker a cease-fire. Palestinian officials said the death toll in Gaza has risen to about 560 since Israel began airstrikes on Dec. 27. At least nine Israelis have been killed. Washington Post Presiden …
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To kick off the new year in a big way, PopSugar Daily has four weeks of awesome Coach giveaways! Each week we're giving out different fabulous goodies to jump-start 2009 starting with five gorgeous daily planners in black and gold. To enter, all you have to do is sign up for PopSugar Daily, our n …
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Oregon's Green Idea: Taxing For Miles Driven Instead of Gas
Oregon drivers may soon start limiting their joyrides. The governor has called for a highway tax based on miles driven, not gasoline purchases after gas tax revenues dropped to $4.8 million a year compared with 2006. The idea is that a state task force would equip every new vehicle in the state wit …
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Quiz Nation! Obama's Cabinet in Waiting
The members of Barack Obama's cabinet-in-waiting will soon become household names, whether it's during their confirmation hearings or after they begin serving. Take this quiz to find out what you know about the people who will run the United States. Source read more
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If You Could Wake Up Anywhere Tomorrow, Where Would It Be?
Ask 50 people one question and you'll get, well, 50 answers. Fifty People, One Question travels to cities and does just that. Now it's off to New York, Brooklyn specifically, to ask 50 of its millions and millions if they could wake up anywhere tomorrow, where would it be? Many chose to stay in the …
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Bhutto's Daughter Sings Tribute to Her Slain Mother
The oldest daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed in a combination of gunfire and suicide bombing at a rally last year, has written and recorded a rap-infused song expressing the pain over her mother's death. The album, "I Would Take the Pain Away," …
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Bush Says He's Open to Suggestions on Next Gig Got Any?
When People magazine asked President Bush what he wants to do once he's out of the Oval Office, he said: "It's hard to tell, hard to imagine what it's like to go from 100 miles an hour to five. I'm going to want to build a policy institute at Southern Methodist, probably write a book. And beyond th …
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Briefing Book! Al Franken's the Minnesota Senate Victor
Al Franken: Comedian, writer, liberal political commentator, and politician Franken was declared Senate victor in Minnesota. Huffington Post The Senate: It's harder to get into than you thought! Good Recruiting: At a mall in Philadelphia the US Army has set up a kind of video arcade, called "T …
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Diamonds Could Mean Comets Caused Killer Cold Spell
Teeny tiny diamonds that are scattered across North America have some scientists believing a "swarm" of comets hit Earth about 13,000 years ago and caused enough disruption to send the planet into a cold spell. Scientists say that the freezing spell would have been enough to drive mammoths and oth …
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Should Jeb Bush Run For President Someday?
In an interview with FOX News Sunday former president George Bush senior described his youngest son, Jeb, the former governor of Florida, "as qualified and as able as anyone I know in the political scene" to be president. "I'd like to see him run. I'd like to see him be president some day. As pres …
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Front Page: Obamas Settle in DC as the Girls Start School
Michelle Obama walked her daughters alongside full security detail to their first day at Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, Maryland this morning, making the family's move to DC official. AP Residents in Gaza are saying they doubt rocket fire can be stopped. Thousands of Israeli troops battled H …
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Moving Day! Obama Arrives in DC
President-elect Obama arrived in Washington on Sunday, following Michelle and daughters, Malia and Sasha, who came Saturday. The girls are set to start school at Sidwell Friends Monday, and the president-elect is ready to get to work. Only 15 days till inauguration! The family will stay at the Hay-A …
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What Politician Would You Like as a Neighbor?
Former Republican vice presidential candidate (and new grandma) Sarah Palin recently won a poll on the most desirable celebrity neighbors with 14 percent, closely followed by Oprah Winfrey. The 2008 campaign gave us an up close look at the lives of Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, …
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6 Wacky and Weird Stories From This Week
We may have spent this week fixated on Former Tennessee GOP leader Chip Saltsman's Mixed CD scandal, rounding up the very best of 2008 and ringing in the New Year, but all kinds of wacky things were happening around the globe. Women Said No Sex for Men Who Shoot Fireworks A group of hundreds o …
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Should "So Help Me God" Be Banned at the Inauguration?
A group of atheists and non-religious organizations want Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony, which will take place Jan. 20, to exclude any references to God and religion. In a lawsuit filed this week, the plaintiffs demanded that the words "so help me God" not be added to the end of the president' …
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The Obamas Are Moving in to Washington This Weekend!
After a trip to Hawaii for his late grandmother's memorial, President-elect Obama and his family are moving to Washington this weekend ahead of schedule. The inauguration isn't until Jan. 20, but Malia and Sasha begin classes at the Sidwell Friends School on Monday and Obama reportedly wants to star …
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