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California's gay-marriage decision reflects the difference between judicial activism and, um judging. (Slate)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:42:29 GMT

When it comes to gay marriage, California is a hotbed of activism. Their activist Legislature has twice passed bills that would legalize gay marriage, and their activist governor has twice vetoed those bills. That same activist Legislature also enacted a ban on same-sex marriage in 1977, and its activist citizenry passed a statewide ballot initiative in 2000 doing the same thing. While polls show that...

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The Love That Jodie Foster Dare Not Speak Is Over (A Socialite's Life)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:03:56 GMT

The 14-year relationship between Jodie Foster and movie producer Cydney Bernard that was only recently publicly acknowledged appears to have come to an end . The couple has reportedly been fighting more and more as of late. Only five months prior, Foster mentioned her long-time partner during an acceptance speech for an award. And in other news, gays can now get married in California. Coincidence?...

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Lori Drew Indicted in Myspace Suicide Hoax (LAist)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:06 GMT

According to AP, as reported on CNN , Lori Drew was indicted Thursday in the case of the MySpace hoax. Lori Drew and cohorts allegedly set up a fake MySpace profile that romanced and then dumped 13-year old Meghan Meier. These actions are believed to have led to her suicide on October 16, 2006. Drew was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of fraudulently gaining access to someone...

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Yahoo To Icahn: You Don't Get It! (Silicon Alley Insider)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:15:00 GMT

Yahoo's (YHOO) board has responded to Carl Icahn, who is circling Yahoo like a hungry shark . Earlier, Icahn unveiled his slate of ten new Yahoo directors , including himself, Frank Biondi, and Mark Cuban. In a letter to Icahn, Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock says he thinks the board is doing its job just fine. More to come... SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- May 15, 2008-- Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company,...

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HOME ALONE -- For Real in Vancouver (Fully Devoted)

noreply@blogger.com (Glenn) — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:52:00 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A family left a 23-month-old boy in the Vancouver airport and learned he was missing only when contacted during the next leg of the trip. Jun Parreno, the boy's father, told The Vancouver Sun the mix-up occurred Monday as he, his wife and two grandparents of the child, J.M., were scrambling between their arrival in Canada and a connecting flight to Winnipeg on Air Canada....

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Venezuela to Colombia : A U.S. Base on the Border Means War (VivirLatino)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:17:27 GMT

With the lease of the U.S. military base in Manta, Ecuador expiring next year and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa vowing not to renew, the United States Ambassador to Colombia, William Brownfield, suggested that the Ecuador base could be moved to...

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Cox also throttled torrent traffic (AfterDawn.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:51:35 GMT

According to the Associated Press it seems that Comcast is not the only company guilty of throttling P2P traffic, Singapore's StarHub , and Cox Communications were equal offenders as well. Comcast has been seen as the main offender for the last few months and saw backlash from net neutrality advocates, customers and the even the FCC. The AP however, says that a worldwide study of 8,175 Internet users,...

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American Idol: Davids face off (Just Lame Stuff)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:40:02 GMT

So we are left with two finalists on American Idol: David Archuleta & David Cook. So who do you think will be the crowned Idol next week? My thought'??? You got it: David Archuleta! David Archuleta: singing With You:

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How Obama and McCain define each other (Slate)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:42:29 GMT

How Obama and McCain define each other [ more ... ]

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Cities sue lenders to fight effects of foreclosures (USA Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:35:47 GMT

Legal claims from federal civil rights laws to city codes are being used to stem tax losses and property declines.

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The Latest Leading Economic Indicators (Undeniable Liberalism)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:08:00 GMT

Gas Prices Down!!?!! From the Ministry of Truth, great news about the booming economy : WASHINGTON (AP) -- Inflation pressures eased a bit in April despite the biggest jump in food prices in 18 years. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that consumer prices edged up 0.2 percent last month, compared to a 0.3 percent rise in March. The lower inflation reflected a flat reading for energy, which helped...

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Why CBS's purchase of CNET might work. (Slate)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:27:54 GMT

Well more than a decade into the Internet revolution, none of the traditional television networks can boast that it has built a leading, burgeoning Web business. (That's true for many cable channels, too, with CNN.com, ESPN.com, and Weather.com being important exceptions.) It's not for lack of trying; I can vividly recall the hoopla surrounding the launch of ABC's GO Network in 1999, with the predictions...

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Let me call you sweetheart.... (Houston Chronicle)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:55:26 GMT

(afp) I do think it's cute when girls ask me about politics Barack Obama not only blew off a Detroit TV reporter's question yesterday, he also had the temerity to dismiss her as "sweetie." Still, as Peggy Agar, with...

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House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars (kansascity.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:35:00 GMT

President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill - for now - $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas.

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War of Words, Bush, Obama, Lieberman and Others (Stop the ACLU)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:27:10 GMT

Cross posted from Wake up America President George Bush made a statement to the Israel Knesset this morning, where he pointed out the dangers of appeasing terrorists and compared it to 1939 when an American Senator thought if he had spoken to Hitler the war would have been avoided. Although President George Bush did not mention [...]

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A roundup of questions about the devastating earthquake in China. (Slate)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:27:28 GMT

Several news accounts from Sichuan have placed the earthquake's toll within the context of China's one-child policy, noting that many parents lost their only children. Will these grieving parents be permitted to have another child? [ more ... ]

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Nintendo loses controller patent infringement case (AfterDawn.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:26:49 GMT

A federal jury has ruled in favor of a small Texas gaming company Anascape , announcing that Nintendo will have to pay the company $21 million USD for infringing patents while designing controllers for the Wii and Gamecube consoles. The lawsuit was originally filed in late 2006 and was filed against Microsoft as well. The software giant however decided to settle the case out of court before the trial...

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Edwards' Endorsement: Why Now? (Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:18:55 GMT

Analysis: The nod to Obama would have meant more had it come earlier, says Mark Halperin. And three other campaign developments that coincided with it will matter more

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US Enacts Law to Protect Polar Bears, but Only From Hunting (Truth Out)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:13:06 GMT

Leonard Doyle, for The Independent UK, reports: "The United States declared the polar bear a threatened species yesterday, saying the dramatic reduction in sea ice caused by global warming has put it in imminent danger of extinction."

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Dolly Parton Peeved Over Howard Stern Stunt (Entertainment - The Post Chronicle)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:20:32 GMT

The country music star said on her Web site she had never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated as she was by Stern's stunt, ...

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