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Mich. lawyer's firing over anti-gay remarks upheld

A state hearing officer has upheld the 2010 firing of an assistant attorney general who was accused of harassing the gay student government president at the University of Michigan.

Blog chronicles joy of Belgian kids before crash

A torch-light march. Ravioli and meatball dinners. Rides in a funicular railway. A sing-a-long and a dress-up casino evening.

Google to acquire restaurant reviewer Zagat

Google has acquired restaurant review company Zagat, the online search company said Thursday.

Blogging teacher: Nobody was 'rude' on first day

The Pennsylvania teacher temporarily suspended after calling her students "utterly loathsome" and "disengaged, lazy whiners" was back on the job for the first full day of school, although with fewer students than normal.

Student ranks thinning for blogging Pa. teacher

More than 200 parents have told a Pennsylvania school district they don't want their children taught by a teacher who called students "frightfully dim" and "disengaged, lazy whiners" on her personal blog.

Pa. school: Blogging teacher has right to return

An English teacher suspended over blog postings in which she referred to students as "disengaged, lazy whiners" was reinstated because she has a legal right to her job, but dozens of students have already asked to be kept out of her classes, school officials said Wednesday.

Pa. school: Blogging teacher has right to return

An English teacher suspended over blog postings in which she referred to students as "disengaged, lazy whiners" was reinstated because she has a legal right to her job, but dozens of students have already asked to be kept out of her classes, school officials said Wednesday.

Car shopping that is smart and patriotic

If you want to support the American auto worker, you don’t necessarily have to buy a Ford or a Chevy.

Bruins win Stanley Cup with 4-0 Game 7

Nathan Horton got his chance to carry the Stanley Cup on the ice, a little more than a week after he was knocked out of the series with a severe concussion.

NBA Finals: Mavericks beat Heat for title

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions, and they went through LeBron James for that long-awaited first title.

AP blog from Game 4 of the NBA finals

Remember when Chris Bosh couldn't do anything right in these NBA finals?

Stanley Cup: Vancouver beats Boston 1-0 in Game 5

Vancouver 1, Boston 0. That's a Game 5 final.

NBA finals: Mavericks beat Heat 112-103 in Game 5

Ball game. Dallas 112, Miami 103.

Gay student sues ex-Mich. official over stalking

The openly gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan has sued a former assistant state attorney general on charges of stalking and causing emotional distress.

Board: No decision on suspended teacher with blog

It will be "impossible" for a suburban Philadelphia teacher suspended for blogging derogatory comments about her students to return to the district after her maternity leave, the district superintendent said.

Pa. teacher strikes nerve with 'lazy whiners' blog

A high school English teacher in suburban Philadelphia who was suspended for a profanity-laced blog in which she called her young charges "disengaged, lazy whiners" is driving a debate by daring to ask: Why are today's students unmotivated — and what's wrong with calling them out?

District: Pa. teacher called students lazy whiners

School officials in a district near Philadelphia say a high school English teacher posted profanity-laced rants online that labeled her students "out of control" and "disengaged, lazy whiners."

Report details warning for fired Mich. asst. AG

A former assistant state attorney general who was fired after being accused of harassing the gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan was previously warned about using state resources for anti-gay attacks on politicians, according to details of a report published Sunday.

Mich. asst. AG accused of harassing student fired

An assistant state attorney general accused of harassing the gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan was fired Monday.

The Vine
Nine-year-old's lunch blog shames school into making changes
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Martha Payne had some sad-ass lunches at her school in Scotland — unsatisfying food that sometimes had more hair than vegetables. So the 9-year-old decided to start a blog with photos and vital statistics about her meals. Almost immediately, the blog got international att …

Beaverton church sues family after they criticize it online
Source: .katu.com

The family being sued left the church a few years ago and Julie Anne Smith says she and her family were shunned and couldn't understand why. So she went online and wrote Google and DEX reviews of the church and then started a blog.

A COMEDIAN WILL SAVE ITALY - Full Show English Subtitles
Source: ITALIAN CULTURE

Beppe Grillo, one of the best Italian comedians, and winned the last election in many Italian municipalities. Already at least 30 years, he is more popular than Roberto Benigni in Italy, his success comes from to an ironic criticism of current society, in the …

Baby with 'bucket list' dies
Source: CNN

Avery Lynn Canahuati, who was born in November with spinal muscular atrophy type 1, died of pulmonary complications related to the genetic disorder, Mike Canahuati said on the blog Tuesday.

ALEC to Right-Wing Bloggers: We Need Your Help!
Source: MotherJones.com

As PR Watch reported, Caitlyn Korb, ALEC's director of external relations, told attendees at a Heritage Foundation "Bloggers Briefing" on Tuesday that the campaign against ALEC was "part of a wider effort to shut all of us down." She asked the bloggers for "any and all institut …

California mom starts blog about her husband's infidelity, divorce, and starting a new life
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

This is how Cleo learned that her husband of 16 years was having an affair. He denied it at first but eventually admitted that he had been seeing someone behind her back for a year. A few days later he revealed that he had been leading a double life for four years. He was vacatio …

''Fake'' Trayvon Martin Picture Circulates on the Web; Image Actually Shows a Different Person
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Over the weekend, a picture began circulating that claimed to show Martin in a less-than-flattering light: shirtless, sagging pants, and giving the finger to the camera. The image quickly circulated across blogs and websites, with many claiming it as evidence that Martin was n …

Ezekiel 18:23 « Biblical Dimension
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A Biblical blog.

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart is dead at age 43
Source: USA Today

Conservative blogger, media publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart has died at the age of 43, according to his website. He died of natural causes early today, the website says in a statement. His death was confirmed by Joel Pollak, editor-in-chief of his website, who says he w …

HuffPo Blog Formerly Known As Parentlode Will Now Be Called 'Parentry'
Source: paidContent.org

It’s always tough to come up with a unique name for your offspring, but a little lawsuit sure can get the creative juices flowing.

The Most Dangerous Man in China
Source: Yahoo! News

When filmmaker Alison Klayman was shooting the documentary "Never Sorry" about Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, she was struck by the irony that Chinese authorities would go through the trouble to install surveillance cameras in the home a man who lives his life so openly  …

Students compete to rent Sweden's 'smallest' flat"and "blog about it"
Source: thelocal.se

“The tenant must have social talents, and be ready to blog regularly about their lives in the flats,” AFB said in a statement.

SOPA and PIPA (Cartoon)
Source: Truthdig

A political cartoon from Truthdig.

Wrong Planet - Bullying. . . The Real Problem. . . An Aspergian Woman's Perspective
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Bullying is a problem that affects nearly everyone, autistic or neurotypical, children or adults. At one point or another we’ve all faced a bully, or been a bully ourselves.

The New York Times Bits Blog Gets a Billboard
Source: AllThingsD

Competition in the technoblogoverse just got a little fiercer! The New York Times Bits technology blog now has its very own billboard on Highway 101. Specifically, the billboard is on 101 southbound in South San Francisco, just north of SFO.

Greg Kaufmann | The Nation
Source: The Nation

A new weekly blog, This Week in Poverty,  (and related issues), with up-to-date statistics and more. This is a welcome new and important resource, written by Greg Kaufman, writer for The Nation.

The LPG Tank blog
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Blog with information on LPG gas and associated products.

NewsCenter, Blog, and Journal - Get Your Spam Here

The spammers whose names end with NewsCenter, Blog, Journal, etc.

Opposition Writer Akunin's Blog Hacked | News | The Moscow Times
Source: The Moscow Times

Attackers have hacked into the LiveJournal blog and Gmail account of prominent author Boris Akunin in apparent punishment for his participation in opposition rallies.

Ron Paul For The GOP Nomination ~~~ Oh, And F$ck You, Roger Ailes
Source: The Daily Beast

The Dish goes through the process of endorsing candidates in a primary season, not because I'm under any illusions that my endorsement counts. It probably hurts an insignificant amount, if anything.

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Source: Bruce

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