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America’s Most Presidential State

Which state has produced more presidential nominees than any other in the last sixty years? It’s not a trick question, but the answer is both surprising and puzzling. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann attend a game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks in Game Four of the Eastern Conference [...]

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New Video: Mates of State, ‘Unless I’m Led’

Mates of State make married life look so blissful and cool. In their new video for “Unless I’m Led,” the indie-pop husband-and-wife duo stroll (and jump and dance) along a cloudy beach and have lots of weird fun with all the things they find along the way. We see singer/keyboardist Kori Gardner and singer/drummer Jason [...]

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John Noguez Scandal Prompts State Legislation To Treat Tax Agents As Lobbyists

Assemblyman Mike Gatto Assemblyman Mike Gatto is preparing to introduce legislation in response to the alleged “pay-to-play” scandal at the L.A. County Assessor’s Office. The bill focuses on tax agents, who are hired by property owners to push for lower appraisals. As the L.A. Weekly has reported, tax agents commonly contribute to candidates for assessor, [...]

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Titanic II: Australian Billionaire To Build Replica Of Famous Ship, Feature State Of The Art Safety Systems

Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced on Monday that he is paying to develop and sail the Titanic II, a ship that will feature the same design (above water) as the original Titanic while offering modern day navigation and safety features. According to the billionaire the ship: “Will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic, [...]

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Studio City 9th-Grader Gets Science Project Stuck in Palm Tree — One Week Before State Fair

Kidovate via YouTube Best science project ever. Christian Stewart, a freshman at Harvard-Westlake Upper School in Studio City, came up with the best science project ever this year. It’s called “Low-Cost Autonomous Civilian Unmanned Aerial Systems,” and it’s essentially an affordable drone that your average dude would be able use for daily spying purposes. All [...]

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Gingrich Officially Suspends Campaign After Five State Loss To Romney

Newt Gingrich has officially conceded the Republican presidential race to Mitt Romney. The GOP presidential hopeful on Wednesday announced he would step aside after Mitt Romney sweeped the five most recent states in the GOP primary. The announcement comes after Gingrich managed to lose Delaware, a state he hopes would help revive his campaign and [...]

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Boston College Hockey Defeats Ferris State To Win NCAA Title

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Whitney scored twice and Boston College beat Ferris State 4-1 on Saturday night for its fifth NCAA hockey title and third in five seasons. The Eagles (33-10-1) finished with a 19-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 77-21 during that span. Ferris State (26-12-5) was making its first Frozen Four appearance. Read [...]

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What did the government base the medical “state of emergency” on when they stopped counting cases in July?

by aswinchell Question by Fedup Veteran: What did the government base the medical “state of emergency” on when they stopped counting cases in July? This is a recording of a CBS news story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHdmnTbH9Q&NR=1 CDC is refusing to give the documents that CBS is requesting with the Freedom of Information Act. The documents are about [...]

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Q&A: Actual Nanny State: NYC Bans Baby Bottles?

Question by GREAT_AMERICAN: Actual Nanny State: NYC Bans Baby Bottles? Actual Nanny State: NYC Bans Baby Bottles When I first read this story, I said, “This is absurd. This is just getting out of hand, and nobody’s stopping it. Everybody is going along with it. We’re losing New York,” and then I thought, “Well maybe [...]

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Iowa State Defeats UConn, 77-64, In NCAA Tournament

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The national champions are one and done, thanks to Iowa State. When Jim Calhoun and Connecticut will be back in the NCAA tournament is anybody’s guess. Read More… More on March Madness See the original post…. All Sports Events & News

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When China Was a Failed State

The Taiping Civil War is a Chinese Rorschach test. The Communist Party has long taken the uprising as an honored utopian precursor, while reformers dwelled on the missed opportunity to modernize a declining empire. Where nationalists have praised a momentous Chinese rebellion against Manchu overlords, Christians celebrated a visionary religious movement, an unusual hybrid of Confucian and Protestant [...]

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Super Tuesday: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum split; Newt Gingrich wins home state (The Dish Rag)

The 2012 Republican primary picture doesn’t look to be clearing up much after Super Tuesday, the night in which 10 states held primaries or caucuses. Source : The Dish Rag Wikio – Celebrity

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