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The Two Weeks You Missed view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 19 hours ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06...)
- Became popular about 2 hours ago
While the news media were preoccupied with the wind storms in Denver, Minneapolis and New Orleans, here are some stories you may have missed.
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At Both Conventions, a Band (Rage Against The Machine) Salutes Anarchy view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06...)
- Became popular about 3 hours ago
Rage Against the Machine, a rap-metal band formed in 1991 and known for its big noise and ferocious politics, formed an ad-hoc convention in opposition to both major parties.
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U.S. Missiles Killed at Least Six People on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border, Residents Say view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06...)
- Became popular about 4 hours ago
The strike was the first of what American military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in Pakistan's tribal region.
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Intelligent Hallucinations & Other Masterpieces Of Misdirection... view photo
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 4 hours ago
- (http://violetplanet.blogspot.com/...)
- Became popular about 4 hours ago
"Our picture of the world is kind of a virtual reality," says Ronald A. Rensink, a professor of computer science and psychology at the University of British Columbia. "It's a form of intelligent hallucination."
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The Party in Power, Running as if It Weren't view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05...)
- Became popular about 14 hours ago
Partly by his nature and partly by calculation, John McCain is sounding a call to topple the establishment.
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Large Helical Device Project view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.lhd.nifs.ac.jp/en/home...)
- Became popular about 17 hours ago
The Large Helical Device (LHD) project involves construction of the world's largest superconducting helical device, which employs a heliotron magnetic field originally developed in Japan. The objectives are to conduct fusion-plasma confinement researc
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Representative Rangel Under Scrutiny About Beach House ? iNPLACENEWS view story
2 votes- Submitted by NewsJunkie
- 1 day ago
- (http://inplacenews.wordpress.com/...)
- Became popular about 19 hours ago
Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for about 15 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman said Friday.
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Cheney Colleague Admits Bribery in Halliburton Oil Deals view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.commondreams.org/headl...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
A former colleague of the US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has pleaded guilty to funnelling millions of dollars in bribes to win lucrative contracts in Nigeria for Halliburton, during the period in the Nineties when Mr Cheney ran the giant oil and gas
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Small Business Owner? You must attend BiztechDay! view story
2 votes- Submitted by tusharm
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.everythingfinanceblog....)
- Became popular 1 day ago
I am seriously considering attending Biztechday. If you are a Small Business Owner you MUST try attending this one day learning seminar.
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Hanna closes in on U.S. as Ike becomes major hurricane view story
2 votes- Submitted by Ionela
- 2 days ago
- (http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/we...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Tropical Storm Hanna churned across the Bahamas and toward the U.S. coast on Thursday, while Hurricane Ike, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, roared farther out in the Atlantic, its destination a mystery.

