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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Schwarzenegger, Shriver separating after 25 years

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP Political Writer: LOS ANGELES – It was a storybook marriage in 1986 on a spring weekend on Cape Cod that united a princess of an American political dynasty, Maria Shriver, and the gap-toothed muscle-clad movie star famous enough to be known by one name, Arnold. In many ways,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Inside Sources: Bin Laden’s Corpse Has Been On Ice For Nearly a Decade

Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday, May 2, 2011 A multitude of different inside sources both publicly and privately, including one individual who personally worked with Bin Laden at one time, told us directly that Osama’s dead corpse has been on ice for nearly a decade and that his “death”... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Bin Laden's neighbors noticed unusual things

By NAHAL TOOSI and ZARAR KHAN, Associated Press: ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – When a woman involved in a polio vaccine drive turned up at Osama bin Laden's hideaway, she remarked to the men behind the high walls about the expensive SUVs parked inside. The men took the vaccine, apparently to administer to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 2, 2011

FACTBOX: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden

MOSCOW, (RIA Novosti): Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. military operation with at least 44 U.S. SEALs sent in to capture Terrorist Number 1. According to preliminary reports of the shootout, the al Qaeda leader was shot in the head while hiding behind a woman during the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Why do gay penguins make people so mad? 'Tango' tops banned books list...

Carolyn Kellogg Los Angeles Times: It's just an orphan penguin with two daddies. Why can't people let it alone? Once again, "And Tango Makes Three," the award-winning children's book, has topped the American Library Assn.'s list of most frequently challenged books, announced Monday. "And Tango Makes... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 11, 2011

The 6 exercise machines you must avoid

by The Editors of WOMEN'S HEALTH: Walking into the gym and expecting a great workout is like walking into the supermarket and expecting a gourmet meal. The basic ingredients are there, but like they say in the infomercials, results may vary. With working out, as with cooking, a little bit of smarts,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

NFL fans say they’ll do more yard work if there’s no football in fall

By Chris Chase: A recent poll commissioned by Sports Illustrated found that nearly half of NFL fans say they'll be less interested in the sport if games are canceled and over 60 percent would watch games with replacement players. Among the other findings in the survey, which appears in this week's... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Scoop on St. Patrick

by Mike Krumboltz: Everybody is Irish on Saint Patrick's Day. So it's no surprise that just about everyone (and their Irish uncle) is looking up the history of the patron saint of the Emerald Isle. Over the past 24 hours, Web searches for "st. patrick" and "who was st. patrick" have both tripled.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Whirlwind in Libya

The winds of change sweeping through the Arab world are now blowing a whirlwind in Libya. But will they blow away Muammar Qaddafi, the enfant terrible of the region and its longest surviving leader, or will he be able to survive for a few more years? [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Who Was Saint Valentine?

by Mike Krumboltz: Over the past 24 hours, Web interest in Saint Valentine has soared like an errant arrow. Searches on Yahoo! for "saint valentine" and "who was saint valentine" each spiked over 300 percent. So who was St. Valentine? Was he a great lover a la Casanova? Was he even a real person?... Sign in to see full entry.

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