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KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban militants have seized control of a district in eastern Afghanistan after an hours-long clash that ****** five people, including the local mayor and his police chief, a senior official said Friday. The Taliban takeover is an embarrassment to the Afghan government...

Cheap shots :dunno: Democratic presidential candidates on Wednesday rebuked Republican rival Rudy Giuliani for suggesting that the United States could face another major terrorist ****** if a Democrat is elected in 2008. Apparently this was said by Cheney about Kerry in 04'; In 2004...

I liked Bobby Kennedy. After my negative comment about the soap opera a.k.a. the newly released DVD, "Bobby", that had nothing to do with Bobby Kennedy, I happened to see this on PBS' The American Experience the other night. This was a great film, and really showed the life of the man who...

WASHINGTON - For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe."...

The World's Tallest Rotating Skyscraper vids; http://youtube.com/watch?v=yxCDsdXjK14&mode=related&search= http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fx5O69XHxuI articles; http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117625795099465923-WFaTx4FSsy1oW4x8lS4eK1518io_20070418.html?mod=regionallinks...

*******: Military account of Tillman death 'utter fiction' http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/24/tillman.hearing/ Tillman's ******* blasts military http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_on_go_co/tillman_friendly_fire

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8 years after the Clinton's left the Whitehouse.

http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0207.pdf

This is something new on PBS and was excellent. The first episode was tonight hosted by Robert MacNeil. America at the Crossroads JIHAD: THE MEN AND IDEAS BEHIND AL QAEDA; http://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/about/show_jihad.html America at a Crossroads homepage...

http://www.thetoque.com/010619/gnome.htm

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20070413/117652158000.html

Wicked Spring Storm Locally they said this could compare to the "Storm of the Century" Hurricane-***** winds and snowstorms set a national weather alert. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3037237

Got Any Idea What's in Milk? Injections of synthetic hormones in milk cows angers consumers. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3036029

Have you ever been on a bad date and needed a way out? Or skipped work to go to the beach? Are you involved in a secret love affair, constantly worried that your spouse will find out? http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3034259&page=1 Didn't our ******* all bring us up to not lie, cheat...

This looks good, coming April 10th at 9pm http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/afghanistan604/

Make mine a double! :) http://food.yahoo.com/blog/beautyeats/5654/9-top-caffeine-fixes

Not Off My Back Porch Nation's First Offshore Wind Power Project Threatens to Block Kennedy's View and the Senator Isn't Happy; http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2995334&page=1

This pic was originally posted by meesterperfect in a now closed thread, but I think I also asked about her a while ago.

Mt. Everest Not the Point Furthest Up :) http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2983361

I've known about this for a few days as I'm sure everyone else does, but it's worth repeating; Federal Regulators, Veterinary Experts Still Searching for Reason for Pet Sickness http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2963443&page=1 Recall information; http://www.menufoods.com/recall/

:jester: Not me! A delicious recipe! Yuck! http://www.abpo.net/Recipe_003.shtml

A US Federal appeals court has lifted a 30-year-old ban on handguns in Washington, angering *** control advocates and the city's mayor who vowed to fight the decision. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/10/america/NA-GEN-US-Capital-***-Ban.php...

13th Century Fortress Is For Sale http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/International/story?id=2942213&page=1 Vid; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2942410

Critics Pounce on News of War Contractor's Planned Move From Houston to Dubai http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Business/story?id=2942429&page=1 Vid; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2942364

The ******* Trade in Human Remains Is Big Business and Little Is Being Done to Stop It http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2939565&page=1

Do you like coffee? I was wondering what hand you use to hold the cup? Is it your right hand, or your left hand. :dunno: I use my right hand, and have always done it that way, except maybe once when I had to hold the phone to my ear with my right hand. Also did you ever burn yourself with...

This is all the result of Rumsfeld's handling of the early war when he arrogantly dismissed every contrary and experienced opinion to his plan to take over Iraq with 50,000 troops. This makes 30,000 just this year; http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2941152

Gingrich Admits to Affair While Pursuing Clinton Over Lewinsky http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2937633&page=1 Video; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2937590

Just announced, guilty of all 4 charges.

Jose de Jesus claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ. He has a growing ministry in many different countries, and many ******** are being raised as his followers. http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2925021&page=1 Video; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2928479

A Senate panel looking into the way credit card companies do business has found a pattern of "abusive" and confusing practices that can drive consumers further and further into debt. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2930564 Vid; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2930648 The PBS...

Foreclosures rising among high-risk US mortgages One of the great legacies of the housing boom of the past six years is that almost everyone  even people with questionable credit  has access to a mortgage. But now, some housing advocates contend, all that easy credit is on the verge of...

Disaster in Paradise Kauai: 7 people died when a dam burst in Hawaii. Was it a natural disaster? http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2916199&page=1 Video; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2908999

What's in a Terabyte? Robert Krulwich looks at the largest hard drive ever offered for PCs http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2928697

Some misc. stories about Wikipedia in the Evening news A Prominent Editor at the Popular Online Encyclopedia Is a Fraud http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2928756&page=1 College: Wikipedia Not Source for Papers http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2871042 Microsoft Offers Cash for...

An Urban Exodus to the Countryside Is the Latest Real Estate Trend In what's been called the "Green Acres" effect, Americans are fleeing the cities for the country in record numbers. Eighteen of the 25 largest metropolises saw more people leave than move in, according to a Census Bureau report...

East Coast US: Best time will be 6:24 to 6:58pm EST Weather 'perfect for total eclipse' The stage is set for the most spectacular total eclipse of the moon in years; http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6454350,00.html Lunar Eclipses for Beginners...

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McCain: Iraq War Mismanaged, Rumsfeld One of the Worst Defense Secretaries in History http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2887388 Again it reminds me of this episode of Frontline available online; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/view/

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2878057&page=1

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2877175 Vid; http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2878084

:eek: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2877177

Ugh! Alternate routes around the 40-mile backup are now shut because of additional accidents in the area. http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2877708

I was looking for a particular vid of something I saw for another thread that showed how crop circles were formed. I found it. Probably the best but by no means an exhaustive list on this subject, anybody have any more? Short clips from National Geographic 1-6...

I used to eat Chinese food just about everyday, and learned to use chopsticks very well. In fact sometimes I used to take out the same thing from the same restaurant so often, they would always laugh and have everything in a bag ready to go on the counter as soon as they saw my car coming down...

This is phenomenal; :yesyes: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OJ0obh0IGHs

This is not good. I strongly belive most all servicemen are moral, responsible and upright individuals who are performing their duty in the absolute best way they can. Military Grants More Waivers to Recruits WASHINGTON Feb 14, 2007 (AP)— The Army and Marine Corps are letting in more recruits...

Funny Man Franken Will Run for Senate http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2874909&page=1