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What went wrong, and why, in America's tragically failed effort to find a strategy for success in Iraq. Full one hour segment of tonight's Frontline requires a high speed connection. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/

A woman arrested for exposing her breasts has accepted a $29,000 settlement from the city, her lawyer said. http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/18/topless.settlement.ap/index.html

New research suggests that playing with candy cigarettes may favorably set the minds of some ******** towards becoming future cigarette smokers. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070618091217.htm

Dwarf Planet Eris Is More Massive Than Pluto http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070617130655.htm Related; Poor Pluto not even the largest dwarf planet http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/06/15/poor.pluto.ap/index.html?eref=rss_space

European aerospace company EADS on Wednesday unveiled a model of a jet designed to take tourists into space, rocketing paying passengers to weightlessness at more than 62 miles above the Earth. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_space/~3/124798330/index.html

This is something I've brought up here with some first hand knowledge. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/nyregion/17firefighters.html?ex=1339732800&en=c37188607db09ba8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

******** your coffee black or decaffeinated to keep cholesterol in check? Think again. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070614162223.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070615075506.htm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k66epna2Sss :)

What a joke Vista is! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6747669.stm

The test will begin next month with hopes that the software, designed to recognize copyright content in videos, will be ready to roll out later this year, the company said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_hi_te/google_video_fingerprints

Three National Guardsmen assigned to the Texas-Mexico border were accused of running an immigrant smuggling ring after 24 immigrants were found inside a van that one of them was driving, a U.S. attorney said Monday. http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/wireStory?id=3268093

This morning in the nation's capital, a local judge will go to civil court to claim that he is owed $54 million from a local dry cleaner who he says lost his pants. :rolleyes: http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3269485&page=1

Can some kindly soul please take pity on little me and explain why it's important that I know about *********** who get sent to jail, get to leave, and then get sent back again? Can someone explain why I should care about whether a plastered movie star goes to jail in the first place...

I've seen quite a few locally The bald eagle is officially about to become a "conservation success story" for the U.S. government, which has worked for more than three decades to help the national symbol recover from habitat destruction, ******* shooting and contamination of its food source...

The global warming debate has focused on carbon dioxide emissions, but scientists at UC Irvine have determined that a lesser-known mechanism – dirty snow – can explain one-third or more of the Arctic warming primarily attributed to greenhouse gases...

Physicians and engineers have published a study that finds the new methods of electromagnetic imaging offer a high contrast and the ability to distinguish between healthy breast tissue and abnormal tissue. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070605132107.htm

North Korea test fired an undetermined number of short-range missiles http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3253980&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Bush's Choice for Top Doc Compared Human Genitalia to Pipe Fittings and Said Homosexual Practices Can Cause Injury or Death http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3251663&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

It's totally understandable to feel ambivalent when presented with both positive and negative evidence. However, people often feel ambivalent even when all the news is good or bad, anticipating conflict before it arises. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070604123831.htm

A man has sued the maker of the health ***** Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalized. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3248731&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

At least 60 different species, including spiders, birds, mice, fish, insects and primates, among others, have been found to have distinct personalities in the last few years. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3249831&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Low Levels of Male Hormone May be More Dangerous Than Previously Thought http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ActiveAging/story?id=3247773&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Psychoanalyst Advises When to Keep Things Going, When to Call It Quits In her new book, "Deal Breakers," psychoanalyst Bethany Marshall outlines how men and women should decide when to continue working on a relationship and when to call it quits...

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Available free to view online, this is an incredible story about personal courage, defiance, and revolution against political corruption, and how Microsoft, Yahoo and Google were more than willing to sell out human lives by providing personal information on Chinese citizens in the early 1990's...

I don't like it, I think it sounds like garbage. Vids; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3246250 http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3245092

Nuclear Campaigners Say Waste Dumps in the ********* Region Could Endanger the King of Wines http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=3243192&page=1

KIEV, Ukraine - A mass grave holding the remains of thousands of Jews ****** by the Nazis has been found in southern Ukraine near the site of what was once a concentration camp, a Jewish community representative said Tuesday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_eu/ukraine_holocaust

To make the case for improved conservation practices, scientists from Conservation International (CI) and partner institutions are presenting a report to government officials that details eastern Suriname’s invaluable biodiversity. The report documents the results of a 2005 expedition and 2006...

None of a six-member organ transplant team was believed to have survived the crash of their small plane that was carrying them and their cargo of donor organs, authorities said Tuesday. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3243791&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

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The race for the White House is quickly becoming a race to bridge the "God gap," at least for the Democrats. Traditionally, matters of faith have been largely Republican territory, but Monday night, the top three Democratic contenders dived in with some eye-opening revelations...

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I thought this was quite lovely. :) http://youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs

Any number of things can go wrong in the cells of the body to cause cancer -- and clinicians can't tell by just looking at a tumor what exactly triggered the once normal cells to turn cancerous. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070603215435.htm

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Multiple choice :) http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=115116&highlight=dogs+****

Science Daily — Flaxseed, an edible seed that is rich in omega 3-fatty acids and fiber-related compounds known as lignans, is effective in halting prostate tumor growth, according to a study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers. The seed, which is similar to a sesame seed, may be...

Paris Hilton reports to jail two days before she had to. http://www.yahoo.com/s/596142

Two Sri Lankan Red Cross volunteers who had been ******** in the capital, Colombo, have been shot dead, the aid group has said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6716557.stm

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Or, what appears to be more accurate: An apple peel a day might help keep cancer at bay, according to a new study. Researchers have identified a dozen compounds -- triterpenoids -- in apple peel that either inhibit or **** cancer cells in laboratory...

Masked G-8 Protesters, Police Clash in Violent Demonstration Ahead of Summit in Germany http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3238269&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

NEW YORK - Three people were arrested and one other was being sought Saturday in connection to a plan to set off explosives in a fuel line that feeds John F. Kennedy International Airport and runs through residential neighborhoods, officials close to the investigation said...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson landed in Kenya on Saturday on Virgin Airlines' (VA.UL) maiden flight to the east African country and vowed to help protect some 2,000 elephants threatened by encroachment. :) http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/bs_nm/kenya_virgin_dc

Consumers were advised yesterday to discard all toothpaste made in China after federal health officials said they found Chinese-made toothpaste containing a poison used in some antifreeze in three locations: Miami, the Port of Los Angeles and Puerto Rico...

The Internet was supposed to be a tremendous boon for the pornography industry, creating a global market of images and videos accessible from the privacy of a home computer. For a time it worked, with wider distribution and social acceptance driving a steady increase in sales...

They say you can't outrun your destiny … but if you had faster wheels, you could give it a race. Time to buy that midlife crisis car. :) http://abcnews.go.com/Business/LifeStages/story?id=3231797&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

(A new article I didn't want to bury in the old thread) Some critics accused Mr. Bush of trying to hijack continuing environmental talks like those under the Kyoto treaty by substituting his own program, which even if successful would not bear fruit until he is about to leave office in 2009...

The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that ******** could inherit genetic damage from a ****** who smokes. Canadian researchers have demonstrated in mice that smoking can cause changes in the DNA sequence of sperm cells, alterations that could...