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Seattle ad: Taxes funding Israeli war crimes

‘Israeli war crimes: Your tax dollars at work,’ says ad scheduled to be plastered on buses next week

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KDDI’s biblio Leaf SP02 priced, due out Christmas Day in Japan

E-readers are flooding the market these days, and KDDI has delivered its most recent offering just in time for the holiday season. Since the biblio Leaf SP02 ‘s specs were first released, battery life seems to have grown to 13,000 pages, with presumably a few extra thrown in courtesy of its solar array. The device utilizes KDDI’s LISMO Book Store and its 20,000 titles to obtain content, and if that isn’t enough reading material for you, the company claims that five times as many titles will be available by 2012. All this can be had on Christmas day for

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Undocumented Students Give Congress an F

By Aura Bogado Some of the nearly two million young people who would have benefited from the DREAM Act blame Washington insiders for the legislation’s demise. Related Entries December 22, 2010 Don’t Ask: Not Quite Fa La La Just Yet December 21, 2010 Foreign Policy Review Suggests a Losing Effort

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Miracle Baby Changes the Lives of Colo. Family

A Colorado family says they are thankful everyday for what they call their ‘miracle’ baby. But in the year since he was born, the family has had to deal with several highs and lows. (Dec. 22)

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A Holiday Message From Truthdig

By Mr. Fish Related Entries December 22, 2010 Don’t Ask: Not Quite Fa La La Just Yet December 21, 2010 Foreign Policy Review Suggests a Losing Effort

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Conan celebrates Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. SanMagnatron Claus

Little Kenny Irwin junior just made the big time. Last night, Conan O’Brien revealed his new Christmas set built by the rather unconventional microwave artist . While highlights include Mr. and Mrs. SanMagnatron Claus, Godzilla holding a candy cane, and the RoboRabbi, the true highlight is of Conan interviewing the desert-dwelling artist himself. See both videos after the break, it’s the greatest thing we’ve seen since the history of storytelling began and humanity first came upon this world – going back to the distant past and the future at the same time. [Thanks, Dusty K.] Continue reading Conan celebrates Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. SanMagnatron Claus Conan celebrates Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. SanMagnatron Claus originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Lindsay Lohan Accuser Fired From Rehab Clinic

A day that began with authorities confirming Lindsay Lohan was being investigated for battery on a female staffer at a rehab facility where Lohan is getting treatment, ended with the worker getting fired after giving an interview about it. (Dec. 21)

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Obama Should Have Invoked Gorbachev, Not Reagan

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. It seems the Missile Gap will not be the only thing that will go down in history as being unreliable and false. So too will President Barack Obama’s invocation of the late Republican President Ronald Reagan, when he urged bipartisan support for the new START nuclear arms treaty with Russia. (Recall that during the 1960 presidential campaign, the term “missile gap” became newspeak for the supposed lead held by the Soviet Union. It was later publicly admitted that there was not and never had been a significant missile gap, nor did the Soviets ever lead the U.S. in the number of nuclear warheads and missile technologies.) This time, the missile…

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Today in History for December 22nd

Uprising topples Romania’s Nicolae Ceausescu; Richard Reid tries to set off explosives in his shoes on flight from Paris to Miami; French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason; Pop star Madonna marries film director Guy Ritchie. (Dec. 22)

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UConn Breaks UCLA Win Mark

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team wins their 89th consecutive game breaking the record set by John Wooden’s UCLA teams from 1971-74. (Dec. 21)

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