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When credit was flowing, stock portfolios were rising and jobs were plentiful, Americans bought and bought, stuffing their closets with everything from designer shoes to coats.
A county just north of New York City has been fined $12,000 for unsafe conditions at one of its nursing homes after a closet fell on a nun and killed her.
A homeless woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing.
The 600 skeletons are packed into fruit cartons and stacked on shelves in the walk-in closet of a forensic lab, in the dim glow of a single bare light bulb. They are "Skeleton No. 4" or "Skeleton No. 21," and nothing more.
Man found asleep with corpse in Cypress A Houston man has been charged with three misdemeanor drug offenses after police found him asleep in a closet with a dead man in a vacant Cypress home Sunday.
Sister Would Sneak Food to Brother Locked in ClosetThe sister of an Oklahoma boy who says his mother locked him in apartment closets over four years said Thursday she would bring her brother food, but would tell him not to chew because their mother would check his teeth to see whether he had eaten.
David Carradine Murdered? Who Would Do It? Some interesting possibilities not spoken before.Why WOULD David Carradine have been murdered? I thought there were some interesting possibilities in this blog/article. Food for thought.
Architect turns a closet into his living quarters in Delray Beach (Photos)DELRAY BEACH - Sergio Santos is used to facing challenges as an architect. The 39-year-old Brazilian has designed college housing projects in England, two high-rises in Poland, an office building in Turkey and a mall in Germany.
Atascadero woman locked girl in closet for days, police sayExcerpt: A woman suspected of locking her 9-year-old granddaughter in a closet for days at a time has been charged with child abuse, authorities said Wednesday.
Payne gets death penalty for starving his childrenEditor's note: Readers, please be advised that the testimony in this trial is disturbing. A Tucson father convicted of starving two of his children to death in a bedroom closet was sentenced to death Tuesday afternoon by a Pima County jury.
Bill filed to ban seclusion roomsExcerpt: The Missouri Senate is considering a bill to ban seclusion rooms in schools. State Sen. Scott Rupp, R-2nd District, on Tuesday introduced a bill that would prohibit schools from confining students in a locked box, closet or specially designed room.
Key witness: Payne, she got high on drugs shortly after finding 1st child dead in closetExcerpt: Editor's note: Readers, please be advised that the testimony in this trial is disturbing.
Thief breaks into bank lavatoryA hapless thief drilled his way into a French bank at the weekend, but missed the safe and instead found himself in a lavatory where he was promptly arrested, a French newspaper reported on Sunday.
President Obama wants to overturn the law put forth by Bill Clinton, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." It allowed closet gays to join the army, as long as they didn't talk about being gay.
Comedian Wanda Sykes: 'I'm Proud To Be Gay'"Everybody that knows me personally, they know I'm gay," she added. "But that's the way people should be able to live their lives." But the November 4 passing of Prop. 8, which bans same-sex marriages in the state, made her feel "attacked" -- and pushed her into action.
Author Michelangelo Signorile reports: "Antigay John McCain has a Gay Chief of Staff"Gay political writer and radio talk show host, Michelangelo Signorile, reported on Monday, September 22, 2008 from his blog:
Japanese woman caught living in man's closetThe resident of the home installed security cameras that transmitted images to his mobile phone after becoming puzzled by food disappearing from his kitchen over the past several months.
Man finds woman living in his closetA Japanese man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he discovered a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police said today.
Rumor: Queen Latifah to Marry Longtime GirlfriendWord on the street is, Queen Latifah has popped the question to her longtime girlfriend, shown here... (see pic)
Put Dumbledore Back in the Closet When J.K. Rowling announced at Carnegie Hall that Albus Dumbdledore—her Aslan, her Gandalf, her Yoda—was gay, the crowd apparently sat in silence for a few seconds and then burst into wild applause. I'm still sitting in silence.
My esteemed colleagues, I have spent the last few days involved in considerable soul searching, and have arrived at an important decision. The leaders of my party have made it very clear that they want me to resign. Very well, I will resign. . .
Most Common Loss of Mobile Phones is Down the ToiletA survey by UK company has carried out a surprising survey...
This isn't exactly a quote, perse, but more of a "I've read something and have changed a few words" sort of thing. The original goes:
Are There ANY Straight Republicans?Surprisingly well-written piece on the hypocrisy of GOP homophobia.
The house on Warbler Lane above the Sunset Strip where Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates lived during their brief marriage in the 1950s is for sale for $2 million. Gates portrayed herself as naive about Rock's homosexuality but his friends now say she was gay too. Read more.
Heroes Straightens Up Its Gay CharacterDid NBC send its gay character Zach from Heroes back into the closet? "Two scenarios seem the mostly likely: for unknown reasons, NBC suddenly shied away from the idea of a gay character. Or Dekker's management wanted Zach to be straight."
Atheists: The New GaysI think the hidden benefit of Islamic extremism is that it freed the atheists from their closets. The old mindset in the United States was that almost any religion was good, and atheism was bad.
So I'm reading an article today on Newsvine regarding men's opinion on what their girliest habit is. I'm intrigued, yet already aggravated about the comments I'm going to get from "friends" as they attempt to identify my own habits.
A FINAL NOTE ON THE TED HAGGARD SCANDAL AND THE NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION
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