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  1. News Feed

    Australia unearths country's largest pink diamond

    News Feed, Feb 22, 2012 at 6:15 AM
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    cecilia
    Feb 22, 2012 at 2:45 PM
  2. Dammy

    Canadian Govt To Introduce Massive Internet Surveillance Law

    Dammy, Feb 13, 2012 ... 2
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    FluffyMcDeath
    Feb 22, 2012 at 2:02 PM
  3. News Feed

    Eurozone approves new $173B bailout for Greece

    News Feed, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:53 AM
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    redrumloa
    Feb 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM
  4. Dammy

    Nigel Farage On Greece

    Dammy, Feb 15, 2012 ... 2
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    95
    Glaucus
    Feb 21, 2012 at 10:33 AM
  5. FluffyMcDeath

    Iranians attack Israeli diplomats

    FluffyMcDeath, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM
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    FluffyMcDeath
    Feb 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM
  6. Dammy

    Iran, Just In Time Before the Nov Elections?

    Dammy, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:51 AM ... 2
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    FluffyMcDeath
    Feb 20, 2012 at 3:40 PM
  7. FluffyMcDeath

    Egypt charges US with fomenting unrest

    FluffyMcDeath, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:15 AM
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    FluffyMcDeath
    Feb 20, 2012 at 1:15 AM
  8. Dammy

    Syria

    Dammy, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:45 AM
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    26
    Dammy
    Feb 19, 2012 at 10:33 AM
  9. robert l. bentham

    we're screwed. all of us.

    robert l. bentham, Feb 15, 2012
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    74
    Dammy
    Feb 16, 2012
  10. News Feed

    Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing

    News Feed, Feb 16, 2012
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    News Feed
    Feb 16, 2012
  11. Dammy

    Greece and their Masters

    Dammy, Feb 15, 2012
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    18
    FluffyMcDeath
    Feb 15, 2012
  12. robert l. bentham

    An Eye on Iran

    robert l. bentham, Feb 14, 2012
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    31
    FluffyMcDeath
    Feb 15, 2012
  13. Dammy

    New Libyan leadership takes harsh stance at UN against gays

    Dammy, Feb 14, 2012
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    43
    metalman
    Feb 15, 2012
  14. News Feed

    'Cheap China' era ends as factory workers wise up

    News Feed, Feb 15, 2012
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    15
    News Feed
    Feb 15, 2012
  15. News Feed

    Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire

    News Feed, Feb 15, 2012
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    8
    News Feed
    Feb 15, 2012
  16. News Feed

    Report: Iran to install nuclear fuel rods in reactor

    News Feed, Feb 15, 2012
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    12
    News Feed
    Feb 15, 2012
  17. cecilia

    Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal

    cecilia, Feb 12, 2012
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    51
    cecilia
    Feb 13, 2012
  18. robert l. bentham

    Israel's Mossad still using foreign passports in undercover operations

    robert l. bentham, Feb 13, 2012
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    robert l. bentham
    Feb 13, 2012
  19. News Feed

    Missouri police issue abduction alert for teenage transplant patient

    News Feed, Feb 13, 2012
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    News Feed
    Feb 13, 2012
  20. News Feed

    Obesity epidemic strikes U.S. pets

    News Feed, Feb 4, 2012
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    108
    cecilia
    Feb 12, 2012
  21. News Feed

    Police identify three men in video of gay man's beating

    News Feed, Feb 11, 2012
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    19
    News Feed
    Feb 11, 2012
  22. News Feed

    N.Y. elementary school aide accused of making child porn

    News Feed, Feb 8, 2012
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    35
    faethor
    Feb 9, 2012
  23. metalman

    and the nominations for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize are ...

    metalman, Feb 8, 2012
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    24
    robert l. bentham
    Feb 8, 2012
  24. Dammy

    Syria

    Dammy, Feb 8, 2012
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    37
    Dammy
    Feb 8, 2012
  25. News Feed

    More deaths amid Europe's big freeze

    News Feed, Feb 2, 2012
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    56
    faethor
    Feb 7, 2012
  26. Dammy

    Big Brother Canada Style

    Dammy, Feb 4, 2012
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    47
    metalman
    Feb 6, 2012
  27. News Feed

    Long-lost identities of slaves uncovered in old Virginia papers

    News Feed, Feb 5, 2012
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    19
    News Feed
    Feb 5, 2012
  28. News Feed

    Nearly 500 on 2 cruise ships stricken by Norovirus

    News Feed, Feb 5, 2012
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    18
    News Feed
    Feb 5, 2012
  29. News Feed

    Military aircraft dispatched in Australia floods

    News Feed, Feb 5, 2012
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    News Feed
    Feb 5, 2012
  30. News Feed

    Major snow storm targets Denver area

    News Feed, Feb 3, 2012
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    4
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    47
    Dammy
    Feb 4, 2012
  31. News Feed

    Second teacher arrested at L.A. school where another is accused of lewd acts

    News Feed, Feb 3, 2012
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    1
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    28
    redrumloa
    Feb 3, 2012
  32. News Feed

    Canadian authorities bust child porn rings

    News Feed, Feb 2, 2012
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    24
    News Feed
    Feb 2, 2012
  33. News Feed

    Texas community trucks in water to stem shortage

    News Feed, Jan 31, 2012
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    3
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    36
    faethor
    Feb 1, 2012
  34. News Feed

    Teacher accused of taking elementary student 'bondage' photos

    News Feed, Jan 31, 2012
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    21
    redrumloa
    Feb 1, 2012
  35. News Feed

    German beer drinking slide stopped by warm weather

    News Feed, Jan 30, 2012
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    22
    News Feed
    Jan 30, 2012
  36. cecilia

    Go, Canada!

    cecilia, Jan 27, 2012
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    51
    FluffyMcDeath
    Jan 30, 2012
  37. News Feed

    Arrest spotlights racism concerns in English soccer

    News Feed, Jan 29, 2012
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    8
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    52
    the_leander
    Jan 30, 2012
  38. Dammy

    Mean While Down In Oz

    Dammy, Jan 26, 2012
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    4
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    58
    FluffyMcDeath
    Jan 27, 2012
  39. News Feed

    Ready or not, you're getting Facebook Timeline

    News Feed, Jan 24, 2012
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    19
    News Feed
    Jan 24, 2012
  40. News Feed

    FBI arrests 4 Connecticut police officers accused of racial profiling

    News Feed, Jan 24, 2012
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    1
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    40
    redrumloa
    Jan 24, 2012
  41. News Feed

    Cruise ship's cook says captain ordered dinner after crash

    News Feed, Jan 19, 2012
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    3
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    59
    ilwrath
    Jan 20, 2012
  42. Dammy

    Muslim Brotherhood's Justice and Freedom Party To Run Egypt

    Dammy, Jan 17, 2012
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    20
    Dammy
    Jan 17, 2012
  43. News Feed

    Washington ceremony marks MLK's birthday

    News Feed, Jan 16, 2012
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    17
    News Feed
    Jan 16, 2012
  44. redrumloa

    Man Killed by Wood Chipper

    redrumloa, Jan 12, 2012
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    2
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    108
    redrumloa
    Jan 14, 2012
  45. FluffyMcDeath

    OWS - they're back

    FluffyMcDeath, Jan 12, 2012
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    26
    FluffyMcDeath
    Jan 12, 2012
  46. redrumloa

    The 'gayest' city in America is...

    redrumloa, Jan 10, 2012
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    2
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    50
    faethor
    Jan 10, 2012
  47. News Feed

    Dozens of soldiers on lockdown over missing military equipment

    News Feed, Jan 8, 2012
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    25
    News Feed
    Jan 8, 2012
  48. Robert

    "... legally-owned guns returned... "

    Robert, Jan 3, 2012
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    10
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    118
    ilwrath
    Jan 5, 2012
  49. redrumloa

    Mother, 18, Kills Intruder Breaking Into Her Home While on Phone With 911

    redrumloa, Jan 4, 2012
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    34
    redrumloa
    Jan 4, 2012
  50. Robert

    Hurricaine Bawbag

    Robert, Dec 8, 2011
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    14
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    276
    Karlos
    Jan 4, 2012
  51. News Feed

    Murder probe after body found on queen's estate

    News Feed, Jan 3, 2012
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    33
    News Feed
    Jan 3, 2012
  52. News Feed

    China unveils ambitious plan for space exploration

    News Feed, Dec 30, 2011
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    1
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    67
    redrumloa
    Dec 30, 2011
  53. News Feed

    Report: 173 law enforcement officers killed on duty in 2011

    News Feed, Dec 28, 2011
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    7
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    88
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 28, 2011
  54. redrumloa

    Clean-shaven human leg washes up onto backyard

    redrumloa, Dec 28, 2011
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    2
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    44
    cecilia
    Dec 28, 2011
  55. redrumloa

    Momma said knock you out!

    redrumloa, Dec 27, 2011
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    0
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    41
    redrumloa
    Dec 27, 2011
  56. News Feed

    Detroit police treating two pairs of deaths as linked

    News Feed, Dec 27, 2011
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    29
    News Feed
    Dec 27, 2011
  57. News Feed

    Mother says her autistic son was put in bag as discipline at school

    News Feed, Dec 26, 2011
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    44
    News Feed
    Dec 26, 2011
  58. News Feed

    8 of the weirdest work stories from 2011

    News Feed, Dec 26, 2011
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    51
    News Feed
    Dec 26, 2011
  59. FluffyMcDeath

    Saudis protest political detentions.

    FluffyMcDeath, Dec 23, 2011
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    3
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    70
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 24, 2011
  60. News Feed

    EPA requires limit on mercury emissions from power plants

    News Feed, Dec 21, 2011
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    7
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    104
    Karlos
    Dec 22, 2011
  61. redrumloa

    Readied To Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma

    redrumloa, Dec 22, 2011
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    40
    redrumloa
    Dec 22, 2011
  62. Robert

    Kim Jong "I told you I was" Il

    Robert, Dec 19, 2011
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    12
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    232
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 22, 2011
  63. News Feed

    Japan issues 30 to 40 year plan to scrap reactors

    News Feed, Dec 21, 2011
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    43
    News Feed
    Dec 21, 2011
  64. News Feed

    As troops leave, Iraq wants surge of American business

    News Feed, Dec 13, 2011
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    17
    Views:
    285
    Glaucus
    Dec 21, 2011
  65. News Feed

    Blizzard makes travel "difficult" or "impossible" in parts of West, Midwest

    News Feed, Dec 20, 2011
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    0
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    39
    News Feed
    Dec 20, 2011
  66. News Feed

    Alleged White House shooter to stay in federal custody

    News Feed, Dec 19, 2011
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    0
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    37
    News Feed
    Dec 19, 2011
  67. News Feed

    Man burns woman alive in New York elevator

    News Feed, Dec 18, 2011
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    9
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    168
    the_leander
    Dec 19, 2011
  68. redrumloa

    Miracle baby Melinda Star Guido born in 2nd trimester

    redrumloa, Dec 15, 2011
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    1
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    310
    faethor
    Dec 16, 2011
  69. FluffyMcDeath

    Chinese village goes rogue

    FluffyMcDeath, Dec 14, 2011
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    0
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    161
    FluffyMcDeath
    Dec 14, 2011
  70. News Feed

    Yemenis capture six al Qaeda operatives

    News Feed, Dec 14, 2011
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    0
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    153
    News Feed
    Dec 14, 2011
  71. News Feed

    Utility accepts liability for 2010 California pipeline rupture

    News Feed, Dec 14, 2011
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    0
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    144
    News Feed
    Dec 14, 2011
  72. News Feed

    Chinese man arrested for hiring wedding strippers

    News Feed, Dec 13, 2011
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    0
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    143
    News Feed
    Dec 13, 2011
  73. News Feed

    NATO-bound trucks attacked, burned in Pakistan

    News Feed, Dec 12, 2011
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    0
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    147
    News Feed
    Dec 12, 2011
  74. metalman

    Egyptian 15th century BC Ocean going ships discovered

    metalman, Dec 11, 2011
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    2
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    266
    metalman
    Dec 12, 2011
  75. News Feed

    Indiana state government unearths $320 million in unknown tax revenue

    News Feed, Dec 10, 2011
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    2
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    71
    cecilia
    Dec 11, 2011
  76. robert l. bentham

    The young and the restless: Kids sue government over climate change

    robert l. bentham, Dec 10, 2011
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    3
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    116
    cecilia
    Dec 11, 2011
  77. robert l. bentham

    US ships 21-tonne tear gas cargo to Tahrir, Egypt says no

    robert l. bentham, Dec 8, 2011
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    2
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    102
    the_leander
    Dec 8, 2011
  78. robert l. bentham

    Mystery explosions at nuke sites, 'assassinated' scientists and downed drones fuel fears covert con

    robert l. bentham, Dec 6, 2011
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    8
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    107
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 7, 2011
  79. Dammy

    It Was A Democracy Movement My Rear End!

    Dammy, Dec 1, 2011
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    2
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    58
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 6, 2011
  80. News Feed

    Contaminated water found leaking at Japanese nuclear plant

    News Feed, Dec 5, 2011
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    1
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    52
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 5, 2011
  81. News Feed

    Aging Pearl Harbor attack survivors passing on the baton

    News Feed, Dec 4, 2011
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    0
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    54
    News Feed
    Dec 4, 2011
  82. News Feed

    45,000 Germans evacuated due to WWII bombs

    News Feed, Dec 4, 2011
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    0
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    50
    News Feed
    Dec 4, 2011
  83. robert l. bentham

    Greek Bailout Is Just Another Ponzi Scheme

    robert l. bentham, Dec 2, 2011
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    3
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    78
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 3, 2011
  84. Dammy

    Obama lawyers: Citizens targeted if at war with US

    Dammy, Dec 1, 2011
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    3
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    61
    robert l. bentham
    Dec 2, 2011
  85. FluffyMcDeath

    In case you hadn't noticed - the Egyptians are still protesting

    FluffyMcDeath, Nov 30, 2011
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    42
    FluffyMcDeath
    Nov 30, 2011
  86. News Feed

    Norway mass murder suspect insane, police say

    News Feed, Nov 29, 2011
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    1
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    43
    the_leander
    Nov 30, 2011
  87. News Feed

    Britain evacuates embassy staff after Iran protesters storm compounds

    News Feed, Nov 30, 2011
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    0
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    37
    News Feed
    Nov 30, 2011
  88. FluffyMcDeath

    Syria - lines are being drawn.

    FluffyMcDeath, Nov 27, 2011
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    10
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    132
    cecilia
    Nov 29, 2011
  89. robert l. bentham

    Scheme to save Calcutta's Howrah Bridge from spit

    robert l. bentham, Nov 28, 2011
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    46
    robert l. bentham
    Nov 28, 2011
  90. robert l. bentham

    What Drugs Was Your Thanksgiving Turkey On?

    robert l. bentham, Nov 24, 2011 ... 2
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    233
    redrumloa
    Nov 26, 2011
  91. News Feed

    Pakistani woman suspected of killing, cooking husband

    News Feed, Nov 25, 2011
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    3
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    169
    Karlos
    Nov 26, 2011
  92. Dammy

    Like Who Didn't See This Coming?

    Dammy, Nov 26, 2011
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    0
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    46
    Dammy
    Nov 26, 2011
  93. FluffyMcDeath

    America Creates It's Own Enemies

    FluffyMcDeath, Nov 23, 2011
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    5
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    62
    Glaucus
    Nov 25, 2011
  94. News Feed

    Violence mars Black Friday

    News Feed, Nov 25, 2011
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    0
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    28
    News Feed
    Nov 25, 2011
  95. Dammy

    Nice Power Grab

    Dammy, Nov 24, 2011
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    1
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    50
    robert l. bentham
    Nov 25, 2011
  96. cecilia

    spying with national copyright censorwalls are illegal

    cecilia, Nov 24, 2011
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    6
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    75
    cecilia
    Nov 24, 2011
  97. News Feed

    Mayor stages hunger strike as residents shiver

    News Feed, Nov 24, 2011
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    0
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    34
    News Feed
    Nov 24, 2011
  98. News Feed

    Plane crashes into Arizona mountain; fires burning

    News Feed, Nov 24, 2011
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    0
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    35
    News Feed
    Nov 24, 2011
  99. Dammy

    Egypt Using Neural Toxin On Protesters

    Dammy, Nov 23, 2011
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    0
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    40
    Dammy
    Nov 23, 2011
  100. Dammy

    Nice Death Spiral

    Dammy, Nov 23, 2011
    Replies:
    0
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    36
    Dammy
    Nov 23, 2011
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