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July 4, 2013

I was having breakfast with a friend in North Carolina the day after that state voted against gay marriage, and after Barack Obama said on television that he now supported it. My friend knew I had supported the cause for a long time, so he asked me what I thought of Obama’s comments. I said "I think he’ll be tacking to the right economically once he’s re-elected."

I was right, but not because I have any special predictive gifts. History had provided the… Continue

Added by Wolf on July 13, 2013 at 10:38am — 3 Comments

Water cannon, injured police: Belfast parade ends in street mayhem

Water cannon, injured police: Belfast parade ends in street mayhem (VIDEO)

Published time: July 12, 2013 21:07

Edited time: July 13, 2013 10:31

Violence erupted for six hours during the annual Twelfth of July Orange Order parade in northern Belfast as police attempted to block loyalist marchers from entering a nationalist neighborhood.

Additional police…

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Israel behind mystery attack on Syrian port – US sources

Published time: July 13, 2013 03:33

Edited time: July 13, 2013 08:33

US officials have revealed that explosions reported at a key Syrian port on July 5 were likely the result of an Israeli airstrike.

Three officials spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, referring to the pre-dawn explosions in…

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A bit of grade school humor FYI:

The below is on the web in several places, the 'joke' is in somewhat poor taste for such a serious subject but it puts me in mine of phoney book titles of 50 years ago: "I Fell Off the Brooklyn Bridge" by Ilene Dover or "Yellow River" by I. P. Standing. All very funny in 4th grade!

Asking hotel or casino operators to page people with bogus…

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KTVU-TV apologizes after incorrectly naming Asiana pilots, NTSB admits to wrongdoing

KTVU-TV in San Francisco issued an apology after incorrectly naming the pilots of Asiana Flight 214. During the noon newscast, anchor Tori Campbell read the offensive names, which you can see in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqjlhtKIToo&sns=em

KTVU said it had confirmed the names with the NTSB and that the error was part of a hoax:

Later Friday night, the National… Continue

Added by jim on July 12, 2013 at 11:05pm — No Comments

ZIMMERMAN Trial

I frequently go out on a limb on such things, but now that the jury has retired to decide the matter I will go on record saying that Zimmerman will NOT be convicted on either charge.…

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Added by consumer activist on July 12, 2013 at 4:56pm — 6 Comments

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Joan Glover Story

HOW JOAN SINGLE-HANDEDLY, TAKES ON A MAJOR CORPORATION

Suffering for the past 14 years from exposure to some of the most deadly toxins on the planet, Joan Glover is suing a corporate giant for its reckless endangerment of the environment, which has caused multiple cancerous growths. Read her touching story and see how your appreciation of her astounding artistic talent can help her in this fight for life and justice.

MY STORY

by Joan Lehmann Glover

In 1998, I…

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Added by Less Prone on July 12, 2013 at 8:54am — 1 Comment