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U.S. Turns Over Terrorism Suspect Ali Musa Daqduq To Iraq

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 9:09 AM EDT ()

The Obama administration chose to turn over terrorism suspect Ali Musa Daqduq to Iraq, a blow to U.S. military and intelligence officials who wanted him tried by a U.S. tribunal.

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Never forget that Bradley Manning, and not gay marriage, is the issue

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 7:01 AM EDT (New Statesman Contents)

Seeded by Gideon Polya

Outstanding UK-based Australian journalist John Pilger contrasts Obama's sudden conversion to same-sex marriage with his failure to support the human rights of Bradley Manning, the Iraqis, the Palestinians, the Afghans etc etc.

us, iraq, human-rights, afghanistan, china, yemen, america, war, rights, obama

iPhone 5 Stalls Mobile Market Growth

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 11:25 PM EDT (Forbes)

Seeded by Aunk (The Cultural Health Guy)

Worldwide sales of cellphone have fallen for the first time since 2009, as consumers choose to wait for Apple‘s next iPhone before upgrading, according to analyst firm Gartner.

technology

USGS Details Effects of Climate Change on Water Availability in 14 US Water Basins

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 5:26 PM EDT (Phys.or)

Seeded by Jerry Verlinger

Climate change projections indicate a steady increase in temperature progressing through the 21st century ..... .......generally resulting in snowpack reductions, changes to the timing of snowmelt, altered streamflows, and reductions in soil moisture, all of which could af …

netherlands, global-warming, environment, cattle, climate-change, insects, researchers, pigs, greenhouse-gases, bugs

Obama Proposals Added To Past Presidents' Biographies On White House Website

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 11:40 AM EDT (TheHill.com)

Seeded by IndependentVoter

President Obama made history on Tuesday, at least according to a Twitter hashtag.

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Obama And GM Cook The Books

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 10:23 AM EDT (National Review Online)

Seeded by IndependentVoter

Would you hire President Obama as your financial adviser? Three years ago his administration invested more than $100 billion in taxpayer money to bail out General Motors. On Tuesday, the entire company, not just what the government owns, was worth less than $34 billion. By anyo …

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Chainsaw woodcarving-WEDNESDAY FOTOS

Wed May 16, 2012 10:08 AM EDT

By deepwater don

Sedro-Woolley, Washington, my home town was built around, and on the logging industry in the lower Skagit Valley. The heritage is old and long, and logging is still a part of the industry there today. Albeit, not as rich and lucrative as it was in the late 1880s' and first half o …

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wa, not-news, woodcarving, sculptures, skagit-valley, chainsaw-art

A New Day in America

Wed May 16, 2012 9:31 AM EDT

By M.Barrett Miller

Since President Barack Hussein Obama spoke out in support of same gender marriages I have noticed a measurable up tick in positive statements, from many I speak with, towards the future. People are happy the president has addressed this Civil Right, even though it might cost him …

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gay-marriage, barack-obama, world-news, acceptance, equity-equal-under-the-law

Bias A Drink - Obama vs The New York Times

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 9:27 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Seeded by IndependentVoter

When Stephanie Cutter accuses the Times of bias because its poll delivers some hard truths, one assumes it is because the campaign is accustomed to media flattery of the sort that Brooks and National Journal are dishing out. It seems to us that flattery is actually running coun …

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Catholic University Drops Student Health Insurance, Cites ObamaCare

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 8:50 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Seeded by IndependentVoter

A Catholic university in Ohio said Tuesday it is being forced to end a student health insurance program over the Obama administration's contraception mandate and costs associated with other provisions of the health care overhaul.

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