The Billionaires Bankrolling The Tea Party

The innocence of childhood times...

What's really magical is when you just happen across something from your childhood. Here is the clock we had hanging on our kitchen wall when I was growing up (early '70's :)

Brings back happy "times" (oooh, sorry...couldn't resist! :)

Deuter: Beautiful music

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2009 - SUSAN BOYLE ROCKS BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT!

47 Year old Susan Boyle wows the judges with her performance in the auditions for Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables. 

A must-see cure for cynicism and shallowness! :) 

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Tornado In The Pasture!

Near Attica, Kansas, USA, on 29 May 2004. Photographer: Tim Samaras

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Chicken Prone to Pathogens, Poison Due to Lack of Regulation

An estimated 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year in the United States, and during the past decade, poultry has caused more cases than any other individual food group, including vegetables, fruit, seafood and beef, according to data from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a food and health watchdog group in D.C.

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Jim Webb pushes commission on prison reform by legalizing drugs

The U.S. has 5 percent of the world's population but 25 percent of the world's prisoners. U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) announced that he's going to spend 2009 pushing to create a commission to find out why and what can be done about it. Help send Congress the message that the answer is to legalize drugs!

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Make Life Better: Give Someone a Compliment Today!

And I suspect you might get just as much happiness from it as the person who received the compliment. It's a win-win for everybody. And that doesn't happen that often in this world.

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TOP VIDEO: Ninja cat comes closer while not moving!

Absolutely amazing...I believe this kitty has the facility for teleportation!

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From Pappa Obama...with Love

In an open letter to his young daughters, US president-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he entered the race for the White House "because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation."

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Victims of sex trafficking rescuing slaves

A victim of sex trafficking has formed a foundation to fight forced prostitution, and are joining together with other victims to try to rescue other victims to help rescue other young girls tortured and killed daily in this rampant trade.

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SF Zoo Tiger Tragedy, Tatiana's Legacy Endures

A memorial bench was installed this week directly across from the tiger grotto where Tatiana lived, and her companion Tony still lives. It is inscribed with the following inscription: "In Memory of TATIANA -a tiger who touched our hearts. Donated by her Friends." Let us all remember the bond of spirit that connects us with our animal brethren.

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My Wild Heart: The SF Zoo Tiger Tragedy Revisited

On the 1-year anniversary of the senseless tragedy at the San Francisco Zoo that took the lives of one young man and one young tiger, we continue to ask ourselves: Why?

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Stevie Ray Vaughan: Testifying About Alcoholism (AA, 1990)

Stevie Ray Vaughan's AA Speech, Aquarius chapter of AA, Dallas TX, January 3rd, 1990.

If you've ever been an alcoholic, read this.

If you've ever known an alcoholic, read this.

If you've ever loved an alcoholic, READ THIS.

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Obama details largest public works projects in generations

President-elect promises millions of jobs through green programs, infrastructure modernization, Internet, asks for ideas through website. 


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Solving The Cat's Purr Mystery Using Accelerometers

The Sound of Healing: All cat species had frequencies, notably 25 Hz, 50 Hz, 100 Hz, 125 Hz, and 150 Hz, that correspond exactly with the best frequencies determined by the most recent research for bone growth, fracture healing, pain relief, relief of breathlessness, and inflammation...

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Investigation ties pet chain to puppy mills

After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions at puppy mills around the country.

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Bloodletting in the Newsrooms: The Slow Demise of the Newspaper Business

Across the country, newspapers are trying to maintain their high profit margins by slashing newsroom jobs and news coverage.

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Keith Olbermann - Special Comment on Prop 8

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From 52 to 48 with love

Photos with messages from citizens to the President-Elect

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Barack Obama: Imagine/I Have A Dream Mashup

Moving photos from the night Barack Obama changed history.  Set to a remix of Lennon's 'Imagine' and Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech.

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700 Covers For Obama From Around The World

700 newspaper front pages from all over the world, the day after Barack Obama was elected 44th president of the United States.

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An All-Out Attack on ‘Conservative Misinformation'

Media Matters has given the Democrats a rapid-fire, technologically sophisticated means to call out what it considers misinformation on air or in print.

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VIDEO: Brian Williams Interviews Barack Obama (24 min)

This guy has always struck me as the genuine article when it comes to moderate, cooperative politics. I know many of you have thought the exact opposite, but let’s just look at this logically. Obama is no dummy, and one of the dumbest things he could do coming straight out of the gate is unveil some radically liberal agenda.

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VIDEO: OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (Election 2008)

Undecided voter? This might be the reason you are still uncertain. (Archive: Election 2008)

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