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He barely escaped collapsing sand hole alive

James Boyden, 17, was digging in the sand on a Rhode Island beach when the hole he was in fell in on him, nearly smothering him. Rescuers rigged an oxygen tank to keep him breathing until they could extricate him. "It got in my mouth, it got in my lungs," the boy said.

Heartbroken dad warns of teen ‘choking game’

It goes by many names, including “the good kids’ game,” because it’s a way for kids who never drink or do drugs to get high.

Enron's Ken Lay Has Died at Age 64

Convicted Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay has died, according to his lawyer. He was 64.

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Barbie's 'Sugar Daddy Ken' Doll Raises Eyebrows
Source: ABC News

This year is Barbie's 50th anniversary, but lately, it's been the iconic doll's companion, Ken, that's been getting all the attention: A new Ken doll called "Sugar's Daddy Ken" is prompting snickers for its suggestive-sounding name.

The greatest TV commercial of all time

In my opinion, of course. This Nissan ad has it all: sex appeal (ok, toy sex appeal), non-stop humor, great production values, fantastic soundtrack, and a very classy soft-sell product approach.

Ken and BarBe Have Set a Date
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

The dream couple isn't getting hitched. These lovebirds are going to be grilled May 13 by this city's Design Review Board. And, the whole town's talking about it.

OH man jailed for posing as underwear researcher - Children Involved
Source: 14wfie.com

Excerpt: An Ohio man is in jail for posing as an underwear researcher and examining children. Ken Hawkins is accused of arranging meetings this Spring with parents of at least three children to conduct a marketing research survey involving children's underwear and razors.

For 50 years, girls have loved to mutilate Barbie
Source: Toronto Star

Happy 50th Birthday, Barbie ... ... thanks for the memories! May you keep your youthfulness for generations to come.

Street Falter 4

Perhaps it was the nostalgia that got me, or maybe the hope that Capcom would address past issues and I might begin to enjoy fighting games again, or it could have been that I just didn't feel like waiting for Tekken 6 - no matter what the reason, I buckled under pressure and bou …

Senate GOP leader says party must change
Source: msnbc.com

The top Republican in the Senate is warning that the GOP risks remaining in the minority unless it does a better job of explaining its core principles to one-time faithful and new loyalists.

Senate GOP leader says party must change
Source: msnbc.com

The top Republican in the Senate is warning that the GOP risks remaining in the minority unless it does a better job of explaining its core principles to one-time faithful and new loyalists.

Salazar cites ethical lapses at Interior Dept.
Source: msnbc.com

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday the department has been "painted unfairly" because of ethical lapses and criminal activity among some past political appointees.

Sex Secrets Of Barbie & Ken
Source: New York Post

BARBIE and Ken are beloved by millions of children - but the people behind the world's most popular dolls were involved in unsavory sexual behavior they kept secret for years, a new book reveals.

Colorado's new senator relatively unknown
Source: msnbc.com

Barack Obama knows Colorado's new senator better than most state voters do.

Cabinet choices touch off scramble in states
Source: msnbc.com

The president-elect's cabinet choices have sent change trickling down through state politics, sparking a dash to fill the vacancies left by those nominees.

Passion and fireworks (and a great fall)
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Ken Haley and Dõv Baron have a striking past experience in common. They both fell from a great height some 17 years ago, and survived the physical torture of a broken body by sheer passionate will.

Ken Livingstone hits back at Channel 4 film-maker
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Ken Livingstone tries to prevent dispatches being shown.

'Drunken Hookup Barbie' Demands Bush Official's Resignation
Source: ABC News Blogs

...In a short, made-for-Internet video released by the Campaign for America's Future, a Barbie doll calls a Ken doll to complain she has contracted lead poisoning from a late-night, alcohol-induced, post-breakup (and off-camera) rendezvous with her dashing plastic boy-toy.

Left out of these war stories | IndyStar.com
Source: The Indianapolis Star

There is a story that has been in my family for more than 60 years. It's V-J Day, 1945, the end of World War II in the Pacific, and my grandparents are working with my father and his four brothers in the fields of central California.

Exposed: the darker side of Ken and Barbie
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

SEVENTEEN years ago the Italian-born photographer Renato Grome, now living in Bondi, was playing with several naked Barbie dolls on a train speeding through Germany. The dolls, he explains, belonged to his daughter, Melody, then three.

Ken Okuyama: Carbon Fibre Beauty
Source: Ping mag

It was Japanese Ken Okuyama that designed these über-stylish carbon fibre bodies for Italian automobile company and coachbuilder Pininfarina: He gave the Ferrari Enzo its elegant looks (including those amazing doors that swing up and forward like on a spaceship), worked on Porsc …

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Ken Lay cleared in Death, Wealth Safe from collectors

A federal judge in Houston yesterday wiped away the fraud and conspiracy conviction of Kenneth L. Lay, the Enron Corp.

Livingstone Rapped over Nazi Insult
Source: BBC News

Insensitive fool or over-sensitive Jews taking offence?

Mattel makes over Ken
Source: CNN

In an attempt to revive its flagging Barbie sales, Mattel has revamped Ken. He has been made over by flaming Hollywood stylist and Mattel consultant Phillip Bloch, and supposedly is modelled on both Orlando Bloom and Matthew McConaughey.

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