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Over 1/4 of Republicans still think there will be "death panels", 1/3 still not sure

Other results from the same poll: 37% of Republicans think that the reform will REQUIRE elderly patients to meet with government officials to discuss “end of life” options including euthanasia – 32% not sure.

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Over 1/4 of Republicans still think there will be "death panels", 1/3 still not sure

Cultural Insensitivity Test

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Woman Lives With Deer

A woman in Canada has been living with a doe for five years — eating with it, sleeping next to it — and now the government is getting involved because: Weird. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

Rise in Militias, ‘lone wolf’ militants alarms US officials

Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends.

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Bomb explodes on Spanish island of Mallorca

MADRID – A small bomb exploded Sunday in a restaurant on the Spanish island of Mallorca, hurting no one, and a second device was deactivated by police, the government said. The attack happened just over a week after the Basque separatist group ETA killed two police officers on the island. Press reports said officers were searching the popular beach-front area Sunday for a possible third bomb.

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Recess Rally – 08.22.09. Operation Recess Rally

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Where is Dee Dee?

Dee Dee Myers has shown the ultimate restraint by remaining quiet and hidden as her hubby, Todd Purdum, trashes her former boss to further his own career. In the much ballyhooed Vanity Fair article, “The Comeback Id,” Purdum asks of Bill Clinton in a way meant to insult, “What’s wrong with him?” I’m wondering what’s wrong with Purdum that he doesn’t mind sullying her reputation as former White House press secretary to get a story. And so far, we’ve not heard a word from Dee Dee.

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Bill Clinton Warns of Looming Disasters

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that disasters such as worldwide famine and an obesity epidemic threaten the country’s stability unless politicians begin to look ahead and cooperate

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Senate expected to extend clunker program

WASHINGTON — The secretary of transportation and the Senate majority leader both expressed confidence Tuesday that the Senate would revive the “cash for clunkers” program by voting to infuse it with another $2 billion, as the House did last week. The Senate minority leader said the Senate would hold a vote, although he did not predict the result.

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Dozens of radio stations shut down in Venezuela

CNN) — At least 34 private radio stations in Venezuela were closed indefinitely Friday, and 206 more were at risk of being shut down, a government official said. The stations were closed for various reasons, including expired permits and operation by unauthorized personnel, said Diosdado Cabello, minister of Public Works and Housing. “Freedom of expression is not the most sacred freedom,” Cabello was quoted as saying by CNN affiliate Globovision Most station owners said the closures were politically motivated.

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Dozens of radio stations shut down in Venezuela