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Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law
Coca-Cola Co is dropping its membership in a conservative national advocacy group that supports “Stand Your Ground” laws such as the one being used as a defense in the Florida killing of an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin.
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“There is a strange new law making its way through the Arizona Legislature that would make it illegal to post negative comments on the Internet. The penalty for annoying or offending someone is up to six months in jail. That is good. They’re always saying the prisons aren’t full enough.” –Jimmy Kimmel
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The World-Is-a-Safer-Place-Without Saddam
- Syria steps up offensive in Damascus suburbs
- 2,350 Syrian refugees flee to Turkey ‘in single day’
- Yemen: 2 killed in botched suicide attack
- Gaza militants say they’ll adhere to cease-fire
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This Explains Why America Has Become Crazy: They Did What Rush Limbaugh Did
Sales of the nation’s two most popular prescription painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients’ suffering is spawning an addiction epidemic.
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“The Supreme Court has ruled that anybody can be strip-searched for any kind of arrest. That’s something to think about the next time you bring 12 items into a 10-item-or-less lane.” –Jay Leno
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Republican Shenanigans
- Rick Santorum on Pennsylvania: ‘We are going to win’
- Romney turns to Obama while keeping eye on Santorum
- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul draws crowd at UC Berkeley
- Justice Thomas Comments on Health Care …
- Sarah Palin — Levi Johnston is a LIAR … We’ve NEVER Hidden Tripp
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Will Newt Rise From the Dead? Naw.
The once high-flying health-care think tank that Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich started nearly a decade ago has filed for bankruptcy, its fortunes having sunk rapidly last year as its compelling leader turned his energies to the political campaign trail.
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“Last night Mitt Romney went three for three by winning the primaries in Maryland, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C. Not to be outdone, Rick Santorum went three for three by offending women, atheists, and Latinos.” –Jimmy Fallon
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Shocking Poll Reveals Romney Loses the Gender Gap Even Among Mormon Women
By Don Davis
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Rock the Voter
- White House Zeroes In on Women and Economy
- Jon Stewart Finds Himself in Agreement with Fox News
- Court hears appeals over anti-gay marriage law
- California city police ask FBI to review black student’s shooting
- Poll shows big racial divide in opinion on Trayvon Martin case
- “Shaken Baby Syndrome” used in defense of Trayvon Martin’s killer
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Since Dick Is Sick His Daughter Picks Up the Reins
Liz Cheney, an attorney who studied at the University of Chicago when President Barack Obama taught there, told The Daily Caller that Obama is trying to “bully” the Supreme Court with “crazy” and “shameful” rhetoric.
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“Romney gave the sandwiches to people and apparently this is against the law. The Democratic Party in Wisconsin fired a formal complaint. Not sure with who — Quiznos, maybe.” –Jimmy Kimmel
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Business News
- Oil prices rise ahead of long holiday weekend
- Jobs Report ‘Further Evidence’ of Recovery, White House Says
- Recovery threatened by runaway student loan debt
- Winfrey calls her new cable venture a tough climb
- Olbermann’s fight with Current TV lands in court
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Billions FROM the Banks?
A federal judge approved a $25 billion mortgage settlement with five top U.S. banks over allegations of foreclosure abuses and misconduct in servicing home loans, according to court documents….The five banks: Bank of America; Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase; Wells Fargo and Ally Financial agreed to pay around a total of $5 billion in cash to the federal and state governments.
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“Osama bin Laden was so wealthy that one of his houses had an elevator for his camels.” –David Letterman
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Odd News
- Tunisians jailed for Facebook cartoons of Prophet
- ‘Octomom’: I’m back on food stamps for 14 kids
- Minnesota Waitress Sues After Police Seize $12,000 ‘Tip’
- Garage sale find: $130 million in Coke stock?
- Drunken Wedding Guest Arrested – Slow Dances With Groom, Brawls With Bride
- Banning Anti-Homophobic T-Shirt Backfires at Ohio High School
- Woman Arrested for Calling 9-1-1 to Complain About Hardee’s Burger
- Tiger Woods Won’t Help Half-Siblings?
This image released by Google shows eyewear that meshes the online world with the real world. Google gave the world a glimpse of its vision for letting people look at life through Internet-tinted glasses. Odds are it will be worse than texting while walking.
Peaceful holiday wishes to all.
