"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. … And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." picked by ImNotBlue 7 months ago

The infamous Tunguska explosion, which mysteriously leveled an area of Siberian forest nearly the size of Tokyo a century ago, might have been caused by an impacting asteroid far smaller than previously thought. The fact that a relatively small asteroid could still cause such a massive explosion suggests "we should be making more efforts at detecting the smaller ones than we have till now.&qu... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The camera maker feted the photographers who made the top 20 "photomicrographs" in Nikon's annual Small World competition at New York's Explorer's Club. The winners were drawn from a pool of 1,709 submissions. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Small, rocky planets that could resemble the Earth or Mars may be forming around a star in the Pleiades star cluster. One of the stars in the cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters, is surrounded by an extraordinary number of hot dust particles that could be the "building blocks of planets". picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

She was living in a 1,500-square foot home in Portland, but decided the house wasn't small enough - yes, small enough!

It takes her four steps to go across her house- sometimes five. picked by streetlight22be 1 year ago

I guess when you're a firefighter in a small town you have to start your own fires. picked by civicracer18c1 2 years ago

"I expected this out of John McCain," Obama said in desperation. "But I've got to say, I'm a little disappointed when I start hearing the exact same talking points coming out of my Democratic colleague Hillary Clinton. She knows better." picked by 1thirteen3 7 months ago

A top adviser to President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that the transition team would raise about $7 million to cover its costs, supplementing $5 million in government funds, but would reject donations from lobbyists or corporations and rely instead on the same pool of small donors who helped propel the Democrat to victory. picked by karenben 6 days ago

Confused on where each candidate stands on issues? Here is an article for each issue and where each candidate stands, a side by side comparison, non-partisan . It's all in one place for you, as opposed to ferreting out the information piece meal on your own. picked by TraumaMamma 2 months ago

A shining beacon of light about to be extinguished by "Darth Walmart"?? At 17 years old, this kid bucks the odds by spending his savings to buy a failing grocery store and revive the economy of a small town. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

These astonishing scenes are the aftermath of a deluge of hailstones that buried a town in a river of ice. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Now he has support on the Eastern front! picked by nesbyniccolo 9 months ago

Rather than restate untruths about Obama, the campaign would do better to start some rumors of its own.

Such as: Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower.

and: There's only one artist on Barack Obama's iPod: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. picked by JoshSF49 5 months ago

Mr. McCain’s speech was watched by 38.9 million viewers on the three broadcast networks, three cable news channels, and two Spanish-language channels, according to Nielsen. That figure is slightly ahead of the 38.3 million who watched Mr. Obama last Thursday on those eight channels plus BET and TV One. -NY Times picked by ImNotBlue 2 months ago

The "Devil's Town", the natural monument, is situated in the south of Serbia, Europe.This natural monument embrace two rare world's phenomena: soil figures as specific relief forms rendering an attractive sight, and two wells of strong acidic waters with high mineralization... picked by Mystic 2 years ago

Obama merely commented about the benefits of Americans learning a second language. A few people took issue with his comments, perhaps they misunderstood or twisted his words. He clarified his comments to show he wasn't some sort of secret anti-english person. picked by BernardBlack 4 months ago

"The photos in this project are small gestures of reconciliation from ordinary people: from McCain supporters, from Obama supporters and from those who voted for a Third party. Perhaps this is a start. The fringes have dominated our political discourse for too long."

You can even submit your own photos! picked by cartoonmotion 7 days ago

A tiny town in western Pennsylvania could ask all of its residents to own guns, if a proposal under consideration on Wednesday wins approval from local officials. picked by civicracer18c1 2 years ago

The Obama campaign announced the giveaway moments before the former presidents speech drawing many of the attendees away.

"I was leaning toward Obama, but this sealed the deal for sure," one student said. picked by coldbladed 8 months ago

When it comes to the economy, 47% of voters trust John McCain more than Barack Obama. Obama is trusted more by 41%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey also found that, when it comes to the War in Iraq, McCain is trusted more by 49% of voters. Obama is preferred by 37%. McCain has an even larger edge --53% to 31%--on the broader topic of National Security. picked by ImNotBlue 6 months ago