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Barack Obama — Plains Indian Giver

Filed under: Barack Obama , Politix Barack Obama tried not to poke out his eye while awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Joe Medicine Crow-High Bird — the last living Plains Indian war chief — on Wednesday.The 95-year-old Crow Nation historian and WWII vet received the … Permalink

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Health reform idea: Put down the doughnut

If you ask Dr. Steven Spady, there are two important words missing from the nation’s conversation about health reform: “personal responsibility.” But Spady, a 54-year-old emergency physician in rural Kentucky, can’t talk about the topic right now

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Fall Out Boy Sail Off Into The Sunset In ‘Donnie’ Video

‘What a Catch, Donnie’ clip is full of metaphors hinting at the band’s farewell. By James Montgomery Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump in the “What A Catch, Donnie” music video Photo: Island Well, it’s finally here. After much consternation and hand-wringing, Fall Out Boy premiered their video for “What a Catch, Donnie” on Thursday morning (August 6) on MTV

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors

In a move that probably won't come as a massive surprise, the CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, has resigned from his position on Apple's Board of Directors. “Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO

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Last minute concert tickets hot items in recession

Ticket re-sellers offering competitive pricing instead of only higher amounts? From Reuters: “People often assume a secondary ticket site only offers inflated prices, but it's very challenging right now,” said Sean Pate, a spokesman for San Francisco-based StubHub. He said cheap prices were not showing up just for “nosebleed” seats or lawn seats, but rather in all seat locations for top performers

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Pirate Bay spokesman Peter Sunde resigns

After many drama-filled turbulent years, Peter Sunde, the infamous Pirate Bay spokesman, has resigned. Citing a complete lack of time, Peter says he wants to concentrate on new things, including several projects and a book. “I am leaving a role in order to be a person instead,” he said

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Welcome to "ramp camp", skateboarding for Jesus

There's a new phenomena sweeping the nation and it's called “ramp camp” and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is ground central. “Ramp camp” is a christian ministry targeted to teach teenagers about religion through skateboarding

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Toilet paper cores: Rolling out of the recycling bin & into a creative craft project

Finally, dead trees everywhere will revel in a life well-lived (above and beyond being flushed down the drain).

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Breaking: House Democrat holdouts agree to move forward on health care bill

A group of fiscally conservative House Democrats announced Wednesday they had reached a deal with the chamber's Democratic leaders on a bill that would revamp the nation's health care system. President Obama stresses the urgency of health care reform at a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina. Rep

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Penn St. takes top party school title in survey – Nation & World …

The school known partly for its football tailgate weekends and fraternity and sorority scene snatched the title away from last year’s winner, the University of Florida, which finished second in the 2009 Princeton Review survey of 122000 …

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