FIFA official calls Asian soccer chief a lunatic

The enmity between the two most powerful men in Asian soccer plunged into new depths Thursday when FIFA's vice president said his rival was suffering mental problems and acting like a criminal.

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Olympic Council of Asia threatens legal action

The Olympic Council of Asia is threatening legal action over allegations it attempted to buy votes for a seat on FIFA's executive committee.

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FIFA urges fair play in Asian electioneering

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for discipline and restraint after soccer's governing body was asked to investigate accusations raised in an increasingly spiteful battle for an Asian seat on its most powerful committee.

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Brazil breadbasket teeters with economic meltdown

A year ago, Brazil's breadbasket saw what resembled a gold rush as farmers scrambled to increase acreage amid record demand for soy. Today, much of the region is on its knees, victim of a double whammy of a financial crisis and a punishing drought.

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A bitter homecoming to battered Georgian city

Flies buzz around broken food jars, singed book pages flutter in the breeze and water pours from a twisted kitchen faucet at the remnants of Zurab Gvarientashvili's apartment, smashed by a bomb as Russian forces advanced.

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Windmills split town and families

"Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home.

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Pa. Voters Divided Over Obama Remarks

Yes, some Democrats in Pennsylvania's Rust Belt communities were upset by Barack Obama's suggestion that voters there "cling to guns or religion" because of bitterness about their economic lot. But many more seem to think it was no big deal — and if there's a problem it's with the political slapfest that has followed.

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Obama Says Some Voters Are Angry, Bitter

In the midst of an assault from his rivals, a defensive Barack Obama said Friday that many working-class Americans are angry and bitter over economic inequalities and have lost faith in Washington — and, as a result, vote on the basis of other issues such as gun protections or gay marriage.

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Afghan Winter Claims Lives, Limbs

Several men lay side by side in hospital beds, the stubs of their amputated arms and legs wrapped in fresh bandages. They are not victims of war or land mines, but of frostbite.

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Deep Freeze Hits Northern States

Temperatures dropped to breathtaking levels, well below zero, in extreme northern sections of Maine early Monday.

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Wildfires Devastate Greek Olive Groves

The smoldering trunks of olive trees stretch across mountain slopes and valleys, their precious fruit lying like pellets of charcoal on the blackened ground. As far as the eye can see, the groves that produce one of Greece's best known exports have been devastated.

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Londoners Face New Bomb Threat

Londoners were on edge Friday after two explosives-packed cars were found in the city's theater district just days before the second anniversary of a bombing onslaught that killed 52 commuters, and the thwarted plot revived painful memories.

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Are you still bitter about a break-up? (Poll)

Are you still churning inside at the loss of a relationship? Feeling wronged by it? Can't seem to let it go? Wishing you were still together or feeling angry at their actions?

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Debate in Washington is raging over what the US should do in Afghanistan.

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Bitter taste perception in humans has been studied most thoroughly with a bitter-tasting chemical, PTC, that is related to compounds in Brussels sprouts and similar foods.

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Impressively, most newly-minted presidential losers have acted more as statesmen than politicians in the aftermath of their losses, seeming wiser, more friendly, more open than they had on the campaign trail.

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Many observers have marveled at how drastically different John McCain's campaign this year is from the one he ran in 2000.

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Sour Grapes, DiConcini is still sucking on them. Says McCain "Threw him under a bus" in the Keating banking scandal. {Geeze Dennis, I thought you hosed yourself up pretty good without McCain's assistance}

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I was beginning to wonder is I was the only one that felt that Bill Clinton was not really supporting the democratic nominee; I know now that I am not.

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Canned beers have come a long way, with many award-winning microbreweries now proudly packaging their brew in aluminum. Epicurious' Stephen Beaumont profiles five of the best canned beers.

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IN A rare move, the Family Court has told a dying man he may leave a "time capsule", comprising a letter and DVD, for the 11-year-old daughter he has not seen for years. The main purpose of the time capsule is to exonerate the girl for her father's death.

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Jesse Jackson's voice sparked hope long before Barack Obama's rise to political stardom. Now it's his bitter words that resound, stirring a new debate.

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Why I hate the real world!

Q. I came to the conclusion that I simply hate the real world. I like it here in my virtual world because I find more understanding here. I went on a walk in a park just to take some fresh air.

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What Hillary's Kennedy Assassination Misstatement Really Means

Originally Published at -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 25, 2008 What Hillary's Kennedy Assassination Misstatement Really Means

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"Well, the Empire doesn't consider a small one-man fighter to be any threat, or they'd have a tighter defense. An analysis of the plans provided by Joe Andrew has demonstrated a weakness in the battle station. But the approach will not be easy.

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Dear Michelle, Can Barack please have a cigarette?

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..... as the Obama campaign gained momentum, Hillary began morphing into the persona that has my pacifist wife screaming at the television set.

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She said, "Let me begin by saying I am black. In fact, let's get a few things straight about just how black I am. I am blue black in some light. Other times I'm a semi-sweet chocolate. My hair gets nappy in the rain. My skin gets ashy on dry days. My teeth are big and white.

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Understanding Obama through dreams of My father

There are two things that I have given Obama a pass on because of understanding I have about the situation. The first is the Reverend Wright issue, the second the bitter comments.

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I'm a damn bitter American right now.

So, I'm still a little pissed off after watching this video of John McCain (and his 9 homes, 13 million dollars, and large pair of Depends underwear) tell me I should get a second job, and the recession is all in my head.

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Speaking of "bitter," here's an individual who may now qualify for that description: Barack Obama.

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Back in Iowa, Barack Obama promised to be something new — an unconventional leader who would confront unpleasant truths, embrace novel policies and unify the country.

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Barack Obama Has the Duke University Complex

I am a Duke Basketball fan. I know, I know! Nobody likes Duke. Although, supposedly they have the most fans. I guess nobody knows where they are. My guess is they are probably somewhere in a blue lake of fire, with the blue devil, Coach Krzyzewski and Christian Laettner.

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American Public Gets Alley Cat Politics

"Pennsylvanians don't need a president who looks down on them," Clinton croaks. Turning on the television and listening to the news continues to reap the same rewards.

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"[Hillary Clinton] sees herself as the champion of the oppressed, but there is always a kind of good guy versus bad guy mentality. The comment before that was that 'the Reagan Democrats are our enemies and they weren't on our side,' and she was agreeing with that comment.

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Obama: Don't Be Bitter

Barack Obama's comments at the end of last week epitomize, in a large way, the difference between the conservative mindset and that the liberal movement. In case you missed his behind-closed-doors observation, in speaking about blue collar, rural voters

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Barack Obama And The 'Bitter' Comment: Why We Get The Politicians We Create

There has been a furore around the comment of Barack Obama about embittered small town people who "cling to guns or religion,".

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