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August 10, 2006 07:50 PM EDT --
Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" movie opened to mixed reviews. Unlike "United 93" it is not viewed as a squeamish reenactment, but more of a tale of two heroes. Gather members . . .
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April 09, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
Today marks the four-year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to U.S. and Coalition forces, but most Iraqis are not celebrating. In fact, Shiites are protesting today… telling American forces . . .
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October 08, 2006 09:07 PM EDT --
America has celebrated Columbus Day as a national holiday since 1937, but it had been celebrated in some form for decades prior by Italian-Americans and other Catholic minorities of the day. It is . . .
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October 22, 2006 07:48 PM EDT --
Senator Barack Obama officially went on the record stating that he is considering a run for President in 2008, a declaration he promised voters in Illinois he would not make in his first term as Senator, . . .
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February 08, 2007 05:25 PM EST --
Sadly, 39-year-old Anna Nicole Smith died today in a South Florida hotel room. The former Playboy Playmate of the Year has had an unusual amount of fame. After marrying an elderly Texas billionaire J. . . .
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December 26, 2006 08:01 PM EST --
President Bush announced last week his intention to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marines, and is awaiting recommendations from new Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how to best go about doing . . .
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August 22, 2006 09:20 PM EDT --
Gather member Christopher Leavitt posted his thoughts on Iran's decision not to allow International Atomic Energy Inspectors to inspect a uranium enrichment facility (Iran Turns Away IAEA Inspectors . . .
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December 11, 2006 08:23 PM EST --
Today’s Topic: Communicating with Kids Electronically
They say you are really an adult when you can’t believe what “those kids are up to these days.” In a new survey by AP-AOL, . . .
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March 07, 2007 10:46 AM EST --
This morning it was confirmed that at least two winning lottery tickets were sold in the record-breaking $370 million Mega Millions jackpot yesterday. Though the winners themselves have not been . . .
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October 10, 2006 10:37 PM EDT --
Google announced on Monday its decision to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock ("Google's young partner"). YouTube, founded only 19 months ago, has gained enormous popularity . . .
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October 15, 2006 09:32 PM EDT --
In the latest in a series of moves played like a cautious game of chess, the U.N. Security Council imposed a list of sanctions against North Korea, in response to the tests the country conducted on underground . . .
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March 08, 2007 11:01 AM EST --
Starting in June, Spirit Airlines will start charging for checked luggage and beverages. At the same time, it will also cut fares by up to 40 percent. (“Airline To Charge For Bags, Beverages” . . .
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March 30, 2007 11:02 AM EDT --
Some of the 15 detained British military personnel appeared on Iranian Television overnight. One of the hostages confessed and apologized for trespassing into Iranian waters. Others said they were being . . .
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October 09, 2006 09:54 PM EDT --
North Korea announced Sunday that they had conducted an underground nuclear test, drawing condemnation from leaders from Washington to Seoul to Beijing ("Nations condemn NK nuke test"). . . .
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November 16, 2006 10:31 AM EST --
O.J. Simpson will publish a book on November 30 entitled "If I Did It," in which he describes how he hypothetically would have committed the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman . . .
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November 20, 2006 12:38 AM EST --
Representative Charles Rangel, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Sunday that he will introduce a measure to activate a military draft when the new Congress convenes . . .
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October 17, 2006 10:08 PM EDT --
On Tuesday, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act, a law which spells out in further detail the protocols for interrogating and trying terror suspects ("Bush signs bill to interrogate, . . .
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October 19, 2006 09:56 PM EDT --
For its upcoming November elections, the state of Nevada will vote on a ballot measure that would legalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana that could be purchased at shops regulated by the state's . . .
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January 04, 2007 09:54 PM EST --
Outgoing Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announced on Wednesday that he has filed with the Federal Election Commission to form an exploratory committee for a possible 2008 presidential bid (“Mitt . . .
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July 07, 2006 07:41 AM EDT --
Ken Lay's estate remains intact because, well, Ken Lay did not. He had a fatal heart attack before sentencing in the Enron fraud case came around (Enron Founder, Awaiting Prison, Dies in Colorado). . . .
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