Prisoner Sues for Sex change Posted: 8 months ago by tragluk
In life for the murder of his wife, he's turning back into a man. Now he's claiming it's his right to get the operation under the eighth amendment forbidding 'Cruel and Unusual treatment'
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Amphibians In Losing Race With Environmental Change Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Even though they had the ability to evolve and survive for hundreds of millions of years - since before the time of the dinosaurs and through many climatic regimes - the massive, worldwide decline of amphibians can best be understood by their inability to keep pace with the current rate of global change, a new study suggests.
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Ten things that won't change (no matter who gets elected) Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
The more things change, the more they stay the same is the old saying. How true that is. Among the things that won't change is America's relationship with China. Next time a candidate promises to get tough with Beijing, you may want to remind them of the trillion or so dollars that we owe them.
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Time for a Change to Time for a Change Posted: 2 months ago by BernardBlack
Op-ed piece stating that Obama's "Change" slogan was perfect for the primaries. He needs to change it up a bit to highlight what he brings as well as highlighting McCain's faults. Also noted is a study showing that during a 6-week period, Obama's negative media coverage exceeded his positive coverage by a wide margin
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Man gets at least 38 years for murder of woman found burning under bridge. Posted: 11 months ago by muppet
A Marion County judge sentenced a man to at least 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman whose body was found burning under a Salem bridge in 2006.
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Strangers offer to help kids get cat an operation Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Strangers from near and far are offering their help to Patches, the Ogden cat who needs an expensive operation. Patches suffered a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her rear right leg when she was a kitten.
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Girl to have arm taken off back Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
A girl in China is scheduled to undergo a lengthy four-stage operation to remove a "spare" arm growing from her back.
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