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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

McCain Says He’d Consider Pro-Choice VP

“I think that the pro-life position is one of the important aspects or fundamentals of the Republican Party,” McCain said in an interview with The Weekly Standard.

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FOX FACTS: 6 Points in Russia-Georgia Cease-Fire Pact

A look at the six points in the French-brokered Russia-Georgia cease-fire pact, spelled out Wednesday by European Union foreign ministers:— No recourse to the use of force.— A lasting cessation of hostilities.

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Drilling Rig Cinco Drilling Rig Model Oil Rig

This is a model my husband is building from scratch from wood. He even makes his own templates. This is the only rig that he has made from wood.

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Drilling Rig Cinco Drilling Rig Model Oil Rig

This is a model my husband is building from scratch from wood. He even makes his own templates. This is the only rig that he has made from wood.

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Pop Tarts: End of an Era: Hugh Hefner Said to Be Pulling the

It looks like Holly Madison is finally getting what she wants - Hugh Hefner all to herself and the winding down of his wild parties populated by girls wearing next to nothing.

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Shots Fired at Arkansas Democratic Party HQ

And So It Begins: The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after an incident at the party headquarters, a party executive said. A television station reported that three shots were fired and that a man escaped the area in a blue truck.

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Parents Fear Twin Girls in Danger After Disappearing From Ca

Two teenage twins have been missing from their Southern California home since Sunday, and their parents fear their daughters met someone on the Internet and could be in danger

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'Tree Man' Undergoes Major Transformation, Expected to Retur

The Indonesian man dubbed 'Tree Man' is expected to return home to his remote village at the end of this month after undergoing extensive surgeries, ABC News reported.

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Whites in the Minority by 2042, U.S. Census Predicts

The nation has been growing more diverse for decades, but the process has sped up through immigration and higher birth rates among minority residents, especially Hispanics

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The Coolest Thing You Can Do With Your Bike

This is pretty awesome, suction tires for your bike, such an amazing idea!I hope the kid patented this, so he could be a suction tire millionaire :)

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World's Tallest Woman Dies at Age 53

The world's tallest woman, Sandy Allen, died early this morning at a nursing home in Shelbyville, Ind., at the age of 53.

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Pakistani Woman Allegedly Carried List of NYC Terror Targets

An MIT-educated Pakistani woman charged with trying to kill U.S. agents and military officers carried a hitlist of New York City targets including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and the subway system.

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When Good Food Goes Bad: How to Tell

While scientists have developed methods to detect spoilage -- for example, sensors that go off when milk changes consistency or a polymer to detect bacteria growth in meat -- until these are available on a mass scale, food science and safety experts have some tips....

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What would happen if we each used 10% less gas?

For starters, we'd save billions of dollars and keep billions of tons of carbon dioxide out of the environment. So, on that note, support proper tire inflation, not off-shore drilling.

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How “Green” is the McCain VP Short List?

Now that energy and environmental issues have become increasingly salient, each of the candidates has to give at least some consideration to how their potential ticket-mate stands on energy-related and environmental issues. Believe it or not, this may actually ring more true for Republican John McCain than it does for Democrat Barack Obama...

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Coroner: Body of Woman Who Died of Overdose Preserved on Ice

A coroner's report on a woman whose body was found packed on dry ice in a plastic container in a Newport Beach hotel this spring says the body was only "moderately decomposed" despite her being dead for nearly a year.

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Shots Fired at Arkansas Democratic Party HQ

GEORGIA-RUSSIAN CONFLICT SPARKS CROSSFIRE (DEBATE IT)

The conflict between Georgia and Russia continues to cause upheaval in the 2008 presidential campaign as both sides accuse the other of exploiting the fighting for political gain.

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SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 3 Webcast

SpaceX has scheduled the launch of the Falcon 1 Flight 3 mission for Saturday, August 2nd. The launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (EDT) and remain open for five hours.

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Beautiful Video of a Solar Eclipse Taken From an Airplane

Now this, this is cool. This is a video shot from an airplane of the recent total solar eclipse, showing the moon passing in front of the sun. This video shows the entirety of the eclipse — they're quick — and you can see just how the sky is changed and darkened by the shadow of the moon. Remarkable stuff.

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Watch an octopus escape through a 1-inch hole

E=mc²: Einstein explains his famous formula

Ever Poured Liquid Nitrogen Into A Swimming Pool?

Penguicon co-founder Rob Landley throws a bowl of liquid nitrogen in the swimming pool - and then jumps in.

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Science Class Lab Explosion

You just hope and pray for these days in when you're in school.

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The Bigger They Are: 10 Ice Age Giants

The Pleistocene Era began 1.8 million years ago and ended roughly 10,000 years ago. During that period were several Ice Ages. Many giant sized animals and birds that seem familiar to us (because they resemble modern animals) roamed the earth. They became extinct, possibly due to environmental conditions or disease.

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Anniversary of Hiroshima [PICS]

At 8:15am on Monday 6 August 1945 a nuclear weapon nicknamed Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima.

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Here's A Map Of Nations That Don't Use The Metric System

Like you were suprised...

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INTERNET PHENOMENON, any body can make it if this kid can.

With a 100 dollar camera, this kid was able to get more views then Milly Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers and a big sponsorship. the Internet VS old media.

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Art? Science? Who Cares! This is AMAZING!!!

While most visual artists prefer traditional materialssuch as oil, acrylic, bronze and ceramic, Tokyo-basedSACHIKO KODAMA prefers FERROFLUIDS. Composed ofmagnetic nanoparticles, ferrofluids often contain highlevels of iron and, as such, are deeply affected byand responsive to the presence of magnetic fields.While the NASA-developed...

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Half-Life 2: Civil Protection: On A Rail

By Ross Scott: Episode 4 of the comedy series "Civil Protection" based off the game Half-Life 2. In this episode, Dave goes on a short journey.

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First footage of Quake Live from [HD Video]

The first footage of id software's upcoming Quake Live title from this past week's QuakeCon. This video is a duel match between two top Quake competitors, rapha and ZeRo4, in the $15,000 1v1 Quake Live tournament with expert commentary. Click the 'Watch in High Definition' link on the bottom right of the video for HD.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

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