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    Mexico's newest export to the U.S. may be water.

    So much for that old adage: do not drink the water while in Mexico. Mexico's newest export to the U.S. may be water. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mexico ships televisions, cars, sugar and medical equipment to the United States. Soon, it may be sending water north. Western states are looking south...
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    Arabs are not Happy

    The Arabs are not happy.. · They're not happy in Gaza . · They're not happy in Egypt .. · They're not happy in Libya .. · They're not happy in Morocco .. · They're not happy in Iran . · They're not...
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    Drug and Marijuana trade

    I am not sure totally how the marijuana trade is handled on our border with Canada, but smuggling is taken seriously down here. (Heavy fines and stiff jail sentences.) Drug smugglers use every means possible to get it into the States, from just carrying it to using specially built submarines...
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    Christie: US Fails to Live Up to 'Tradition of Exceptionalism’

    Christie: US Fails to Live Up to 'Tradition of Exceptionalism’ SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in a much-anticipated speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, slammed President Barack Obama for being a “bystander in the Oval Office,” and said the gridlock in...
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    Republican. Col. West

    Two Black Americans were elected to congress this cycle, and both are Republican. Col. West is from southern Florida. He won in a walk. This new Congressman was an extremely popular commander in Iraq. He was forced to retire because during an intense combat action a few of his men were...
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    Uh-oh: Scientists say film 'Contagion' is for real

    ATLANTA (AP) — Yes, it could happen. But it's a stretch. "Contagion," a Hollywood thriller that opened last weekend, rocketed to No. 1 at the box office through its gripping tale of a fictional global epidemic driven by a new kind of virus. Audiences have gasped in horror at what happens to...
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    Obama loses yet another seat.

    The tearing apart begins. NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans have scored an upset victory in a House race that started as a contest to replace Rep. Anthony Weiner after he resigned in a sexting scandal but became a referendum on President Barack Obama's economic policies. GOP wins in NY House race...
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    Nero in the White House

    Nero in the White House By Mychal Massie: Three significant historical events have been eclipsed by Obama: 1) Jimmy Carter will no longer be looked upon as the worst president in American history; 2) Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton will no longer be recognized as the greatest liars in...
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    The 50 Richest Members of Congress (2011)

    The 50 Richest Members of Congress (2011) To determine the richest lawmakers, Roll Call adds up the minimum value of total assets reported by each Member on their annual financial disclosures and subtracts the minimum liabilities. Percent change refers to the change since last year's...
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    Tarek Fatah Talk at ideacity 2011

    Tarek Fatah Talk at ideacity 2011on ideacity - live streaming video powered by Livestream
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    Earth's first Trojan asteroid

    Now there's word out of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that astronomers have just discovered Earth's first Trojan asteroid — a rock that shares our own solar orbit, leading us around the sun like a tugboat pulling an ocean liner. That's big news not just because such an object had never been...
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    The end of hands on space exploration

    Just click on picture and move the mouse in any direction to scan. Great picture! Don't forget to look at the ceiling! This is a keeper .. for "history's sake". http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/index.html
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    Mule Kills Mountain Lion

    Mule Kills Mountain Lion – Photos You may or may not have seen this before, but I received these photos in an email regarding a couple of people hunting in Montana when one of their mules actually killed a mountain lion. Now mules are commonly used to protect herds of goats and flocks of...
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    Memories of Hanoi Jane

    If those images of her could just be rubbed away never to appear again it would be fine. But seeing Hanoi Jane her sitting in that anti aircraft in Hanoi is just to much of a reminder of the traitor she his and how many Americans die as result of her propaganda attacks against us. I cannot...
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    North Dakota may not be a state

    Wouldn't this be interesting if true. The fine print: North Dakota may not be a state The fine print: North Dakota may not be a state | The Upshot - Yahoo! News
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    South California the 51st State.

    Finally some real California residents are speaking up. I fully support South California as the 51st State. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen mostly conservative California counties would break away to create a 51st state known as South California under a proposal by a local elected official...
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    Sixteen Ways to Eat a Cicada

    The Fine Art of Insect Cuisine When the health department in Columbia, Mo., nixed a new flavor of ice cream laced with cicadas in early June from a local shop's menu, it wasn't because it's illegal to serve the winged insects to the public. "It's not really regulated," says Gerald Worley, the...
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    Clinton could have done something.

    Bill Clinton was warned about this collapse and did nothing. "Born and the OTC Derivatives Market: Brooksley E. Born is an American attorney and former public official who, from August 26, 1996, to June 1, 1999, was chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal...
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    It sure indicates that the majority of us don't know what's going on

    98% This is a terrific test. And it shows results in a number of ways. It sure indicates that the majority of us don't know what's going on. No wonder our politicians take such advantage. Interesting and simple test. It's astonishing that so many people got less than half right. These results...
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    Council of Canadians with Disabilities

    This is what Canada as a nation should adapt, it is a shame they don't. Just copy what the U.S. (ADA) has done and modify to fit in with Canadian thought. So many of you claim to be more liberal than Americans, prove it. According to the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), 14.3...