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If I call you "white", will you be offended?
Sun Jul 31, 2011
- I have a problem when people talk about me by my skin color. I am sure there are other ways to describe me or anyone else.
Air France jet plunged at 11,000 feet per minute
Fri May 27, 2011
- One could only imagine the horror the passengers had when they realized what was happening! My heart goes out to everyone that was killed.
What makes interracial dating/relationships so wrong?
Thu May 26, 2011
- There is racism as long as there is ignorance. What keeps this going is people identifying themselves by skin color. People need to stop with the skin color comments. If you actually got to know something about the other races, you would find out they have the same goals as you or I.
Obama On Re-Elect: Lasting Change Doesn't Come 'Quickly Or Easily'
Mon Apr 4, 2011
- In all honesty, I didn't expect President Obama to make everything better overnight. I did however expect things to get better and not worse! I gave him a chance but I'm unhappy about the economy, benefits for the veterans just to name a few. I never expect miracles when a politician makes a promise.
Lets Commit To Make Feb. 2011 a Sarah Palin Free Month On Newsvine
Fri Jan 21, 2011
- I'm in big time!! Maybe if we all put her on ignore for a while, she'll go away.. One can hope..
What Obama Has Said about His Own Birth
Mon Jan 17, 2011
- Well call me confused.. Living in Seattle, anyone can tell you there are only a few hospitals and all of them can be contacted.
Calling for an investigation...
Sun Jan 16, 2011
- I need to correct myself: it was not the divisional championship game but just the divisional game.
Leave condolences, thoughts for victims of Ariz. shooting
Sat Jan 8, 2011
- My prayers go out to the families and the victims. This is such a tragedy! I hope people can remain calm and not point any fingers until all the facts are in. I hope for the speedy recovery of the Congresswoman and for all the other victims.
A Happy New Year from across The Pond! :o)
Sat Jan 1, 2011
- Happy New Year Ms.Cyprah! I am glad you are still here. Please know you have friends and fans here that love to read your articles. May your new year bring you and your family health,wealth and happiness..

Calling for an investigation...

Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:44 PM EST

Well it's time for the playoffs and the NFL to start investigating possible irregularities. I sat through 3 and 1/2 hours of televised coverage of the NFC divisional championship game. I saw the Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks.

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sports, chicago-bears, seattle-seahawks, satire

Free Money for Tacoma, WA?

Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:42 PM EDT

It's an approach taken by many municipalities in these tough economic times. Tacoma, Washington installed 2 traffic cameras on November 17, 2009 to catch drivers breaking laws.

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Attention NEWSVINE! I think it is time to help one of our own. A Soldier named Rob Ballew.

Thu Apr 8, 2010 2:38 PM EDT

By relentlesscomedy (Clipped by Firewitch)

Hello Viners. Many of you dislike me to the extreme and that is okay. This is not about me so please hear me out.

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New York bites the big one..

Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:00 PM EST

New York has always said it has the best food but in this case, I think the battle of the wieners has been decided. Everyone knows about the Coney island dog but this time I have to share the ultimate winner. Ladies and gentleman, let me introduce you to the Chicago style dog.

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travel, food, hot-dog

End of a piece of history..

Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:34 PM EST

It was cold and dreary on November 15,2009. The people were hustling about trying to get out of the cold. There were people who decided to venture outside to go see a movie. Today was a sad day for the employees of Renton Village 8, who reported to work with heavy hearts.

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renton, amc

Editorials & Opinion | Prosecutor's fishing trip blocks justice for man behind bars | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

nthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.

justice, crime, us-news

Richmond Man Sentenced For Killing Mother - WRIC Richmond News and Weather -

Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:12 AM EDT (wric.com)

A Richmond man will spend 30 years in prison for strangling his 83-year-old mother to death.

drugs, virginia, murder, us-news

Colossal Apollo statue unearthed in Turkey - Discovery.com- msnbc.com

Seeded on Tue Sep 8, 2009 11:43 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A colossal statue of Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, light, music and poetry, has emerged from white calcified cliffs in southwestern Turkey, Italian archaeologists announced.

history, apollo, archeology

Manners: are they contagious?

Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:44 PM EDT

Back in the day when Leave it to Beaver was the hot show on television, people were polite. Parents taught their children "yes ma'am and no ma'am along with yes sir and no sir". Gentleman opened the doors for ladies and waited until she had entered before going in.

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odd-news, society, experiments, manners

Is your cell phone carrier done with you?

Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:20 PM EDT

When you sign up for a cell phone and just want to have your payments automatically deducted from your account, you sign a form.

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The Green Brief #18-19

Mon Jul 6, 2009 7:47 AM EDT

By Josh Shahryar (Clipped by Firewitch)

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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iran, election, politics, tehran, khamenei, mousavi, karoubi

More Than Meets The Eye

Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:54 PM EDT

Well the movie summer season has started and it comes out with a BIG BANG! My sons and I got into line about 4:30 to see a 7:45 showing of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen at the Westfield Southcenter Mall.

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entertainment, transformers, michael-bay

Mullahs should have taken lesson from old Mayor Daley machine in Chicago

Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:21 PM EDT

It ain't brain surgery, guys. Anyone, even a political novice, should know that it takes more than 5 minutes after the election ends to announce an official, undisputed result. Especially in an election with over 40 million paper ballots counted.

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politics, satire, iran-elections

RIP: The Ventures' Bob Bogle | Music news, reviews, albums, concerts, and downloads | The Music Mix | EW.com

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:04 PM EDT (EW.com)

When I was a kid the most exciting sound I would hear all week was the Hawaii Five-0 theme tune. This was partly because it meant the start of another episode of sun-kissed crime-solving and "Book 'em Danno"-ing.

entertainment, hall-of-fame, seattle, ventures

Pic: Snow leopard cubs born at the zoo

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:46 PM EDT (Seattle news, sports, events, entertainment | seattlepi.com - Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle,Washington adds 2 new members to it's family: a male and female snow leopard.

animals, seattle, us-news, snow-leopards, woodland-park-zoo

Live-Blogging The Uprising: Iran. UPDATED WITH LIVE VIDEO.

Seeded on Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:22 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by Dennis P. McCann (Clipped by Firewitch)

This began as a seed of Nico Pitney's great coverage of the events in Iran on Huffington Post. It evolved into something else entirely. Nico has been posting summaries of the most important events, but what we have here is the most complete coverage anywhere.

iran, election, fraud, ahmadinejad, world-news, khamenei, twitter, neda, mousavi, sea-of-green

Dogs Have Best Friends | Animal Sanctuary | Jasmine

Seeded on Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:38 PM EDT (Diabetes News from dLife.com)

In 2003, police in Warwickshire , England , opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog.. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had clearly been abused.

animals, odd-news

I'll date Piers, says Susan Boyle - TV news, latest news, breaking TV news, actors, soaps | MSN TV UK | MSN Entertainment | MSN UK

Seeded on Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:49 AM EDT (MSN)

Singing sensation Susan Boyle has agreed to go out for dinner with Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan.

entertainment, britains-got-talent, susan-boyle

Susan Boyle recording of Cry Me A River uncovered - Times Online

Seeded on Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:40 PM EDT (The Times)

A recording made ten years ago by the unlikely Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle has been uncovered.

entertainment, britains-got-talent, susan-boyle

Good News Wednesday: Susan Boyle Scottish Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009

Seeded on Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:09 PM EDT (YouTube)

Seeded by Mego-507171 (Clipped by Firewitch)

Once again, on Britain's Got Talent, the ugly duckling proves that you should never ever judge a book by its cover.

entertainment, simon-cowell, scottish, britains-got-talent, susan-boyle

Miracle Kittens Survive Fire - New York Post

Seeded on Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:00 PM EDT (New York Post)

arson, animal-cruelty

My Husband is on a List..

Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:11 PM EDT

Well there are lists for everything and this is no exception: My husband, (the vegetarian , animal lover, the man who says ," Without nature there is no humanity" and doesn't understand people who complain about conservation), is on a list.

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odd-news, satire

Seattle News - The Secret to Passing a Payday-Loan Reform Bill - page 1

Seeded on Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:53 PM EDT (seattleweekly.com)

Every year, bills pop up in Olympia to rein in the payday-loan industry. Rep.

business, financial, washington-state, payday-loans, proposed-bills

Nation & World | When times are tough, the tough buy candy | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:07 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

he recession seems to have a sweet tooth.

business

OpenSecrets | PMA Group and Clients Paid Out $40 Million to Current Congress - Capital Eye

Seeded on Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:21 PM EDT (Center for Responsive Politics)

No matter how we slice and dice the data related to contributions from embattled lobbying firm PMA Group and its clients, Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.), chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, remains at or near the top of the recipient list, along with Reps.

politics, lobbyists, earmarks

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