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Hillary Clinton lambasts ‘travesty’ of UN veto on Syria

By doris | Published: February 5, 2012

Full Story at WorldNews.msnbc.msn.com Updated at 9:40 a.m. ET: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for “friends of democratic Syria” to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition. Speaking in the Bulgarian capital [...]

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Pardoned DUI convict faces more charges in fatal accident

By doris | Published: February 4, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Why are they pardoning the DUI drivers?  I think that you do the crime you do the time. They are just learning to do something wrong and they can get away with doing the wrong thing. Why do the Judges give such a lite sentence to these people, but to have [...]

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First Thoughts: Is the end of the Afghanistan war near?

By doris | Published: February 3, 2012

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Is the end of the Afghanistan war near? While another story is the top topic of political conversation — Romney’s “I’m not concerned about the very poor” — there’s a more impactful story that’s in the news today: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s announcement that the U.S. will end its combat operations [...]

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Law schools face lawsuits over job-placement claims

By doris | Published: February 3, 2012

Full Story at USNewsmsnbc.msn.com Adam Bevelacqua graduated from Brooklyn Law School last year with $100,000 in debt but high hopes for his future. He passed the bar on his first try in New York and had internships to highlight on his resume. And, according to his research, the school’s job placement rate for new graduates [...]

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Olympic housing crunch: London landlords evict tenants to gouge tourists

By doris | Published: February 2, 2012

Full Story at WorldNews.msnbc.msn.com LONDON — Landlords in Britain’s capital are evicting tenants so they can cash in on this summer’s Olympic Games by charging tourists many times the usual rent. Homes in the east London boroughs where many events are to be held are fetching between five and 15 times their typical rates as [...]

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McDonald’s drops use of gooey ammonia-based ‘pink slime’ in hamburger meat

By doris | Published: February 1, 2012

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn.com McDonald’s confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium hydroxide — an ingredient in fertilizers, household cleaners and some roll-your-own explosives — in its hamburger meat. The company denied that its decision was influenced by a months-long campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to get ammonium-hydroxide-treated meats like chicken and [...]

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Marine gets 30 days in hazing case linked to suicide

By doris | Published: January 31, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii — A Marine accused of hazing a colleague who later committed suicide in Afghanistan was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank. Navy Capt. Carrie Stephens, the judge in Lance Cpl. Jacob Jacoby’s special court-martial, handed down the sentence after Jacoby pleaded guilty [...]

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With oil pipeline to US on hold, Canada eyes China

By doris | Published: January 30, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com KITAMAAT VILLAGE, British Columbia — The latest chapter in Canada’s quest to become a full-blown oil superpower unfolded this month in a village gym on the British Columbia coast. Here, several hundred people gathered for hearings on whether a pipeline should be laid from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific [...]

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Man rescued after being stuck in NM mud for 3 days

By doris | Published: January 29, 2012

Full Story at Man stuck in mud for 3 days, is rescued – US news – Weird news – msnbc.com ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A homeless man who was stuck in thick mud near the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque for three days was rescued Saturday after some high school students on a field trip heard [...]

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Opinion:Driving and helping our selfs

By doris | Published: January 28, 2012

Where do some drivers get there license from. Some people don’t even stop at stop signs. They run the lights and don’t even care. You have to drive your car and everyone else’s car. Do the drivers just don’t care or is everyone just in to big of a hurry. I know with the cut [...]

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South Carolina authorities search for missing toddler

By doris | Published: January 27, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Authorities in South Carolina searched intently Thursday for a missing toddler who was last seen nearly two months ago, and whose pregnant mother has been charged with cruelty toward a child. Columbia police Chief Randy Scott told Vinnie Politan, of CNN’s sister network HLN, that law enforcement launched their [...]

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Students to see healthier school lunches under new USDA rules

By doris | Published: January 26, 2012

Full Story at usnews.msnbc.msn.com Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards unveiled Wednesday aimed at improving child nutrition and reducing childhood obesity. “Improving the quality of the school meals is a critical step in building [...]

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American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid

By doris | Published: January 25, 2012

Full Story at WorldNews.msnbc.msn.com WASHINGTON — In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including one American, who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News. American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and a 60-year-old Dane, Poul Thisted, were working for a Danish relief organization in northern Somalia when [...]

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How books, puzzles may help ward off Alzheimer’s

By doris | Published: January 24, 2012

Full Story at Vitals.msnbc.msn.com Doing puzzles and reading books have been linked with a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and a new study may explain why — it reduces the accumulation of harmful proteins in the brain. In the study, older adults who said they engaged in mentally stimulating activities throughout their lives had fewer [...]

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Threat to electrify dog cage with girl inside just ‘horseplay’

By doris | Published: January 22, 2012

Full Story at USNews.nsmbc.msn.com A man accused of punishing his 12-year-old daughter by binding her hands and feet with duct tape and sticking her in a dog cage, then threatening to electrify the crate, was just engaging in “some horseplay” that “got out of control,” his lawyer says. Here’s what happened, according to a report [...]

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Opinion: Inflation and Taxes

By doris | Published: January 21, 2012

Everything is going up because of mim. wage and a few other things.  When you do your taxes for a single person that makes about $13,000.00 and under can take a child credit. Prices has went up at least three times when mim. wage raised. Why can,t they raise the thirteen thousand to at least [...]

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Snow, sleet target Midwest and Northeast

By doris | Published: January 20, 2012

Full Story at usNews.msnbc.msn.com Updated at 3:30 p.m. ET: Snow was falling heavily by midafternoon in Chicago as a winter storm spread east, NBCChicago.com reported. Though no significant delays were reported, airlines at O’Hare Airport canceled more than 300 flights, NBCChicago.com said. At Midway Airport, Southwest Airlines canceled all 70 of its flights scheduled between [...]

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Paula Deen pledges money to diabetes association

By doris | Published: January 19, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK — Celebrity chef Paula Deen on Wednesday pledged a portion of her earnings from a lucrative endorsement deal with a diabetes drugmaker to the nonprofit American Diabetes Association. The queen of Southern cooking and author of numerous cookbooks disclosed Tuesday that she’s had Type 2 diabetes for three years [...]

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Obama administration rejects Keystone pipeline permit

By doris | Published: January 18, 2012

Full Story at FoxNews.com President Obama announced Wednesday that he will deny a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, blaming Republicans for imposing a “rushed and arbitrary deadline” which he said did not give officials enough time. GOP lawmakers immediately excoriated the president for the decision. House Speaker John Boehner said Obama is “selling out [...]

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Americans honor MLK with service — and more protests

By doris | Published: January 17, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com Americans honored Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well as a new wave of economic injustice protests by Occupy Wall Street. On the first King holiday since the now-global Occupy movement launched in New York City in September, the reignited debate over inequality drew [...]

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