Miss Winkle has been busy roller skating.
Obama Pushes Lobbyists Off Federal Advisory Boards Posted: 24 hours ago by theclansman
On Friday, the Washington Post reported that the move "may turn out to be the most far-reaching lobbying rule change so far from President Obama," resulting in "hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists" being ejected from federal advisory panels.
Not surprisingly, lobby groups, corporations, and other K Street influencers are up in arms.
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Doctor in trouble for being "Blunt" Posted: 3 days ago by hoosker
He told his patient she was irresponsible for being unemployed, on Medicaid, and relying on taxpayers to cover another pregnancy after giving birth less than a year earlier.
But what really made her mad, was when he poked her thigh and told her she was fat.
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Former teacher Heidemarie Schwermer has lived without money in Germany for 13 years Posted: 4 days ago by iamamaniac
Twenty-two years ago Heidemarie Schwermer, a middle-aged secondary school teacher just emerging from a difficult marriage, moved with her two children from the village of Lueneburg to the city of Dortmund, in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose homeless population, she immediately noticed, was above average and striking in its intransigent hopelessness.
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U.S. Refuses to Join Landmine Ban Posted: 4 days ago by Chamale
Washington (CNN) -- The United States won't join its NATO allies and many other countries in formally banning landmines, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said during his midday briefing Tuesday.
Russia and China also have not joined the 156 nations that have endorsed the ban, he said.
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Boat crash, one survivor, one dead, one missing Posted: 4 days ago by maven
This was here on base--they closed all the coast line area earlier today, wasn't sure why, been a flurry of air planes and emergency vehicles.
There's also another fire on base!
(pic of Minuteman Beach)
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Police: Census worker staged death to conceal suicide Posted: 4 days ago by hoosker
Authorities are saying a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest committed suicide and staged his death to look like a homicide.
Update to this
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Noah Biorkman, 5-year old with cancer passed away Posted: 4 days ago by 2manyusernames
Monday, Noah lost his battle with cancer. Noah is the kid whose parents asked people to send him cards as he was dying.
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Man trapped in a 23-year coma was conscious all along Posted: 5 days ago by tigertony
Paralyzed after a car crash, he was unable to tell doctors he was conscious - or was he really?
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Couple arrested for not tipping Posted: 1 week ago by bigirishdude
A couple in Pennsylvania was arrested for not paying the tip when their bill arrived. They paid for their food and drinks, but refused to pay the mandatory tip because the service was so bad.
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Study Shows Heart Stopping Theatre Food Effect Posted: 1 week ago by hoosker
Example: a $12 medium-popcorn-and-soda combo sold at Regal, the country’s largest movie-theater chain, contains 1,610 calories and 60 grams of saturated fat — the equivalent of three McDonald’s Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter.
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Live like a hamster in Hamster Hotel Posted: 1 week ago by Ankabout
This hotel near Nantes, France, has come up with a new concept where guests can run around in a wheel, and wear hamster hats... And eat hamster food.
Right... Sounds fun...
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AMA Acknowledges Medicinal Benefits of Marijuana Posted: 1 week ago by f4nt0d
For 72 years, the AMA has kept their stance on marijuana constant, classifying it as a Schedule I type substance with no medical value.
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Posted mainly for the awesomeness of the title of the story Posted: 1 week ago by hoosker
A ferocious feline turned her owners into a pair of scaredy cats in their Midtown apartment yesterday, holding them hostage at claw-point until the cops came to their rescue.
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STFU, Parents! Posted: 1 week ago by chinook
A site dedicated to light-hearted mocking of very, very TMI Facebook posts by parents of all ages and stages.
Don't miss it's sister site, STFU Marrieds
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Man had a nightmare about a burglar and woke to find he had strangled wife Posted: 1 week ago by tigertony
He “dreamed that an intruder had broken into their motor home”. He tackled the 'intruder' but instead strangled his childhood sweetheart and wife of 39 years.
A very strange story
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96 Year-Old Photographer Throws His Own Wake Posted: 2 weeks ago by DaftGretel
"Well, why not?" he said. "Why bother when (I'm) dead?"
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Would-be Ninja Impales Self on Fence Posted: 2 weeks ago by DaftGretel
Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it.
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Birth of a new species Posted: 2 weeks ago by lynxears
Scientists studying finches find that, within four generations, a distinct species evolved, though the future of the species is uncertain.
<--new finch
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Scientists Create Bacteria that Lights Up Around Landmines Posted: 2 weeks ago by midnightbliss10
It seems like something straight out of a science fiction film, but this new bacteria is very real. According to the BBC, the "scientists produced the bacteria using a new technique called BioBricking, which manipulates packages of DNA.
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Copyright Timebomb Ready To Explode Posted: 2 weeks ago by 2manyusernames
A copyright law enacted in the 70's may greatly change the music industry. Main issue is that artists from the 50's, 60's, and 70's will soon be able to reclaim the copyrights to their work. Music from that era sells as well if not better than modern music. All this could add up to a huge loss in income for the record companies.
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Ken Ober is not Canadian... Posted: 2 weeks ago by Moe
He has died. No word on the cause yet.
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Conjoined Twins Operation Success Posted: 2 weeks ago by Ankabout
For 25 hours a team of 16 physicians operated on Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna, who were joined at the head. The operation was apparently successful, even the delicate operation of separating the girls' brain tissue.
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Baby dies while doctor plays game online Posted: 2 weeks ago by aclister
A 5-month old baby died in hospital while the doctor was playing a game online, an investigation has found.
<-- Not the baby
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Edward Woodward - 1 June 1930 to 16 November 2009 Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
Best known for his roles in The Equalizer and The Wicker Man, Edward Woodward has died in hospital, aged 79.
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Stolen cell phone calls 911 on drug dealers Posted: 2 weeks ago by equinox
Dispatchers in Yukon, OK listened in disbelief as two men spoke casually in the background after an accidental 911. "They were talking in detail about drug deals." Police decided to pay a visit and found Xanax, Hydrocondone, Oxycontin, Ecstasy and marijuana. Rough estimates put the value of the drugs at $20,000, but the story Yukon officers now have is priceless.
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