Motivational Tip: Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths instead of your weaknesses, on your powers instead of your problems. When you do so, your chances of success will inc ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th 2011 at 6:39PM
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Today Space Shuttle Discovery launched as one of the last missions slated for NASA's long-running space shuttle progrom winding down with proposed government budget cuts threatening the program.
(CNN) -- Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch Thu ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th 2011 at 6:26PM
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London (CNN) -- A judge ruled Thursday that Britain can extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual misconduct.
At Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Assange sat in the dock as the ruling wa ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th 2011 at 6:16PM
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A new poll shows African-American parents are optimistic their children will be better off than they are. Your grandparents were poor, but they worked hard so their children and their children's children could have better lives. Man ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 8:33PM
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A long-standing concern among parents and researchers has been that young people who are exposed to violent video games may become desensitized to violent acts and images, but a new study suggests that may not b ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 8:27PM
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The next question, class, is multiple choice.
Would you rather discipline your misbehaving child by:
A. Whipping him?
B. Forcing him to drink hot sauce?
C. Putting him on a 10-minute "timeout"?
If you answered C, congratulations. You m ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 8:18PM
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"Middle Passage" is a film that doesn't pull any punches.
The HBO-produced feature, directed by French film-maker Guy Deslauriers and starring Djimon Hounsou, describes in graphic detail the voyage of African slaves across the Atlantic to the New ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 8:07PM
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Hersha Howard had a hankering Sunday morning for one of the Thin Mints she purchased from a local troop, but when they were nowhere to be found, she became enraged, and her anger turned towards her sleeping roommate, Jasmin Wanke. The 31-year-old wo ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 7:26PM
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Does the thought of homeschooling your teens excite you or make you wobbly? Would you like the opportunity to gather information about teaching high school while spending time with two veteran homeschool moms who can relate to you and who are eager t ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 6:38PM
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WASHINGTON — After New Year’s Day 2009, Western media reported that Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a son of the Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, had paid Mariah Carey $1 million to sing just four songs at a bash on the Caribbean island of St. Barts. ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 5:55PM
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WASHINGTON -- The lawmaker behind Arizona's infamous bill cracking down on undocumented immigrants has introduced additional anti-immigrant legislation seemingly destined to ignite further controversy and legal challenges. On Monday, Russell Pearce, ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 5:37PM
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HOUSTON — The political turmoil sweeping the Arab world drove oil prices sharply higher and stocks much lower on Tuesday despite efforts by Saudi Arabia to calm turbulent markets. The unrest that has spread from Tunisia to Libya pushed oil prices to ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 3:15PM
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Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
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Justice Department to Stop Defending Federal Law on Gay Marriage
President Obama, in a major legal policy shift, has directed
the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of
Marriage Act ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 2:46PM
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The New York Times
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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel Is Elected Mayor of Chicago, A.P. Projects
Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman who worked for two
presidents, was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, The
Associated Pres ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 12:09PM
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GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS (GWLBWLB) is a groundbreaking series that explores a special kind of relationship: a woman and her gay best friend. A bond that goes deeper than friendship, it’s a fresh perspective on love, companionship, and the me ...
Posted Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 at 8:53PM
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CHICAGO -- As Chicago voters went to the polls Tuesday to pick a new mayor, the biggest question was whether former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had the support to win outright or whether one of his rivals would get enough votes to force a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 at 8:02PM
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(CNN) -- Tuesday, February 22, 2011 --A round-the-world boating adventure ended tragically Tuesday for four Americans, whom pirates fatally shot after capturing their yacht in the Indian Ocean last week, U.S. officials said.
The 58-foot vessel, n ...
Posted Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 at 7:23PM
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Halle Berry is back on for the romantic comedy, “New Year’s Eve” since a Los Angeles judge quickly ruled in her favor over a custody battle case raging between her and ex lover, Gabriel Aubry. Initially, the award winning actress pulled out of t ...
Posted Friday, February 18th 2011 at 6:19PM
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Posted Thursday, February 17th 2011 at 11:40AM
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From Prison, Bernard L. Madoff Says Banks 'Had to Know' About Fraud
Bernard L. Madoff said he never thought that the collapse of
his Ponzi scheme would bring down the sort of destruction on
his family that has occurred.
In his first interview ...
Posted Thursday, February 17th 2011 at 11:29AM
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Even if you don't follow pop culture, you've inevitably read or heard of the teen actress Miley Cyrus. Playing the wholesome character "Hannah Montana" on her popular Disney television show of the same name several years ago, Miss Cyrus was catapulte ...
Posted Thursday, February 17th 2011 at 11:15AM
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During the oppression of the apartheid in South Africa, one drop of sub-Saharan blood was not enough to qualify an individual as Black. South African law maintained a major distinction between those who were “Black” and those who were “colored.”
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Posted Wednesday, February 16th 2011 at 11:18PM
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The Protect Life Act would resurrect the language of the Stupak-Pitts amendment.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the Protect Life Act on Tuesday by a vote of 33-19. Democrats Mike Ross of Arkansas and Jim Matheson of Utah joined a ...
Posted Wednesday, February 16th 2011 at 10:45PM
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