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All the news unfit to print for Saturday, June 21, 2008

FLU THREAT STILL HIGH SAYS OFFICIAL

The flu pandemic possibility remains high, according to a US health official..

AP declares: the world is spinning out of control!! Run for your lives!! More later

THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT

Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old!!

"The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer"

CITIBANK SUES ED McMAHON!

Sad.. The downfall of a star.
He may need to sign up for Publisher's Clearing House himself..

Citibank is suing Ed McMahon, seeking to recoup nearly $200,000 lent to him.. More..

LOU DOBBS CALLS FOR IMPEACHMENT OVER TOMATOES!

CNN reporter and pundit Lou Dobbs called for President Bush's impeachment due to salmonella outbreak.. He suggested that the Bush Administration knows the source of the tomato-caused sickness.. MORE:

"You know, I have heard a lot of reasons over the years as to why George W. Bush should be impeached. For them to leave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in this state, its leadership in this sorry condition and to have no capacity apparently or will to protect the American consumer – that is alone to me sufficient reason to impeach a president who has made this agency possible and has ripped its guts out in its ability to protect the American consumer."

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UN WATCHDOG WARNS: IRAN ATTACK WOULD TURN REGION INTO 'BALL OF FIRE'

Still trying to grapple with the prospects of life on Mars now or then? Perhaps some other news from around the world will take your mind off of it.. This is what happens when there is life on a planet: War and destruction. All packaged nicely for the nightly news. Or the blog of your choice. United Nations atomic energy chief says that if Iran is attacked it will turn the region into a ball of fire.. Rumors than a previous drill this month by Israel was a practice for the real thing: A strike on Iran. NASA PHOTO

All the news unfit to print for Friday, June 20, 2008

THAT AMAZING PHOTO

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The photograph making its way around Earth. Of Mars. With ice.

Vice President Hagel?

Chuck Hagel said he would be interested in serving as Obama's vice presidential pick and would consider the job.. the trouble is, there is no official confirmation that he is even being considered.. Hagel, a Vietnam vet that has expressed support in the return of a military draft, was a harsh critic of the Bush Administration on the Iraq war..

Ice on Mars!

NASA confirms.. Was there life? Is there life? Can there be life..

SUMMER BEGINS

REUTERS PHOTO
SUMMER 2008

And just in time, a thong lawsut against Victoria Secret.. A woman who says she was hurt by her thong panties when a metal clip flew off and hit her in the eye has sued Victoria's Secret

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RELEASES

The first week of summer is here.. Some will celebrate the solstice at an air conditioned movie theater.. Releases this week..

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Get Smart (Warner Bros.) / 3,911 The Love Guru (Paramount) / 3,012 Brick Lane (Sony Classics) / 7 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (Picturehouse) / 5

All the news unfit to print for Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Boston sees green! Celtics stomp all over Lakers to win first NBA title since 1986!

ASTRONOMERS FIND BATCH OF 'SUPER EARTHS'

Questioning the unquestionable

In 2004, John Kerry was a decorated war hero. Until the swiftboat. After, he was a wimp that was shot merely in the buttocks, someone who declared all troops evil, and someone who abandoned his country during war. Flash forward, 2008: John McCain's war record is now being questioned. It all starts with "gaps."

Various reports, including Jeffrey Klein's today on the HUFFINGTON POST, have questioned McCain as the war hero.

The war hero mantra appeared to be the strongest of all possibilities for McCain.

But one last flash back: In 2004, John Kerry saluted America at the Democratic National Convention and said he was reporting for duty. He didn't know the battle ahead. He lost. Will the swiftboat topple McCain, too? The state of American politics is dirty, without doubt.. but when candidates don't realize it, they lose.

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Show me random, I'll show you raking: Nightly news

A few newsworthy notes from around the world..

River towns are being warned in Iowa to build levees quickly or get flooded soon..

Snag! "Download day" for Firefox hits a roadblock.. Mozilla's site crashed!

The world's heaviest living human Manuel 'Meme' Uribe enjoying a fruit flan for his birthday..

Australia being urged to protect its honey bees! A Austrlian parliment report says that bees need more protection from foreign invaders that could potentially wipe out their population.. Cashing in on the fact they're the only country not being effected by the varroa destructor..

Ed Rendell signs smoking ban in Pennsylvania..

California dreamin'

AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool In the new world of gay marriage, due to California rules changing yesterday, a new world for all to see has developed. Gay marriage.. It's really .. what? Love? Yes. Apparently, America, they can love to. And now, introducing the world's oldest lesbians, still practicing, now married, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon . . . MORE: Hundreds of gay couples have married in California in the past 24 hours. And while some may be shocked the world hasn't ended yet, there are activists protesting the new state of California dreamin'... California voters will be asked in a November referendum whether the ban should be reinstated. A few months to digest the news. And watch the news. And wait to see if the world will end.

Buy local.. if you have local. If not, eat Ramen!

It's going to be a tough year for gas prices, that we already know. But equally tough will be food prices.. As they continue to rise due global economics, America's newest natural disaster in the Mid-West is adding dollars to already high food costs.. Consumers are being told to expect even higher prices within the next few weeks and months.. Buying local may not be easy, either, as competitive market principles will soon be at play.. Not only will corn prices rise due to the continuous flooding, but also prices of corn-fed livestock! Get them fat! We're paying the price for gigantic steaks now. High food prices in post flood America happened before, but this year's onslaught seems much harsher in its effects. America is already paying at pumps to the degree where they have to choose between feeding them family and simply going to work. Constant recalls of food in recent days have caused more anxiety over the state of American food. And now, with high prices getting even higher, boxed food and Ramen Noodles and beer will be as American as apple pie. Of course, beer prices will be effected by corn prices, too..

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All the news unfit to print for Monday, June 16, 2008

They got the "memo"

Obama and Al Gore wear matching ties at endosement rally.

Al Gore endorses--finally. The former Vice President offers to help Obama in whatever ways he can..
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Drama as Tiger beats Rocco! In pain.. Wins 14th major title today with US OPEN playoff victory..
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The major flooding continues in Iowa and other states.. Now the new worry is the crisis on the farms. Corn fields looking more like rice paddies..
And in the water? Don't ask. It's a mixture of farm chemicals, sewage, and fuel..
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Falling in love all over again: Dozens of gay couples get married in California..
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Life is what you make of it.. as the Schmuckraker updates at 6:45 PM, a thunderstorm and lightning flare outside.. Reading this story can give someone hope. Apparently, BreAnna Helsel lucked out in life. She got struck by lightning, then won the lottery.
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"Kanye Sucks!"
Kanye West not making many friends with fans by being two hours late for concert.. They even threw glow sticks onto the stage..
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INCREDIBLE HULK open with $54.5 mil opening. THE HAPPENING not happening with moviegoers, third place with $30 mil..
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MTV reveals new FRIDAY THE 13th remake Jason Vorhees mask, which looks a lot like the old mask.
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All the news unfit to print for Saturday, June 21, 2008