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How readers got pieces of Berlin Wall

In 1991, I was backpacking Europe and spent the day walking along the Berlin Wall. I smashed away chunks of it with an iron bar in a quiet section, while a blond German boy tagged along, helping me to find good pieces (I bought him a hot dog for lunch). On my train to Amsterdam I realized I had left my rocks on the station platform, so in the middle of the night I got off at a deserted station, waited hours for the next train back, and went back to Berlin. The rocks were gone so I had to smash away more pieces. I have one on my desk at work. —

‘Biggest Loser’s’ Abby: ‘Happiness is a choice’

On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, my husband was taking my daughter to a gymnastics class for the evening. I was not with them, but my infant son was.

Hubris, remorse drove Sanford's week of decisions

How did he think he could get away with it? To visit his lover in Argentina, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford slipped his security detail, lied to his staff about his whereabouts and neglected to transfer executive power to the lieutenant governor in case of a state emergency.

Matthews reflects on early ‘Capitol Cop’ days

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Walters' 25 favorite moments of 2008

David Tyree's helmet-assisted catch. Tiger Woods' victory at the U.S. Open (on one good leg) and Rafael Nadal's epic Wimbledon final win against Roger Federer. Usain Bolt's three world records, and Michael Phelps' eight gold medals.

Maureen McCormick: ‘I hit rock bottom’

At the age of 50, I did “Celebrity Fit Club” and I had to get on a scale and be weighed in front of everyone. I felt like I was naked and for the first time, there was nowhere to hide. I felt like I could finally be myself. It was really cathartic, and I realized I could share my mistakes. I could tell my story and not be ashamed, and show others with these same problems that they aren’t alone.

Carlin’s razor-sharp humor was universal

In the realm of stand-up comedy, there is nothing more objectionable than one comic swiping the material of another. It is an industry taboo, which could result in a drink in the face or a prop in the groin.

Constituents Grumble Over Missing Topics

On the day after came the grumbling. The White House warned for days ahead of President Bush's State of the Union address that changed conditions demanded a speech stripped of the usual laundry list of proposals designed to please loyal constituencies. Still, disappointment abounded on Wednesday.

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FDA Test Says Animal Was In Man's Soda Can
Source: 10news.com

An FDA test shows that either a frog or a toad was in a Florida man's soda can. The Food and Drug Administration test confirmed that the remains of an animal were in Fred Denegri's can of Diet Pepsi.

Oakland Police Find Girl, 16, Shot In Car - Police need your help
Source: ktvu.com

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A 16-year-old girl who was shot early Saturday morning is at an Oakland hospital with life-threatening injuries, a police spokesman said.

Fox News goes 10 for 10!
Source: Politico

Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.

Are your Federal Taxes Lower Today?
Source: YouTube

In order to confront the five major problems confronting America we have to provide workable solutions. Words & Promises Do Matter. Missouri Will Show The Way!

Five-day hunt for missing prisoner who was hiding in jail all the time
Source: Mirror.co.uk

A woman thought to have broken out of jail gave herself up after hiding INSIDE the prison for five days. Warders discovered Aishatu Ishaku was missing during a routine headcount and immediately locked all inmates in their cells.

Foreign Policy in Focus - A Think Tank Without Walls
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Two radical artists have set up an immigration agency, a political consulting firm, a Ponzi scheme for marketing contemporary art, and seven other enterprises. Welcome to the mock entrepreneurial art of Société Réaliste.

Let's be clear about this : FoxSports.com Photo Gallery
Source: Fox Sports

My question is what kind of money would a lab like this bring in to pay for the expense of these powerful drugs.Would it be worth it not from a moral or legal stand point but if you only look @ it from dollars and cents?

Freedom was Not Free, Why is TRADE Free at the expense of U.S. Jobs

Freedom was not FREE, Why is Trade Free? At the expense of American Jobs and Homes. Well I just do not get it!! First of all, GM is closing 14 "U.S." plants what about the plants out side the USA??

" President Obama Was Right To Reach Out Muslim's World."

I applaud our President Barack Obama's gesture of reaching out to more than one billion Muslims through an inrerview with an Islamic television nerwork.

Newsvine - 2nd American Revolution Movement Society (2ARMS)
Source: Newsvine

It's time to declare war on our government and eliminate the two party systen,

Tim Miller Offers Insight Into Time He Spent With Casey
Source: WESH.com

--Note: It's the second story on the page.-- Excerpt: The leader of Texas Equusearch said Thursday that Casey Anthony not only broke the group's hearts, she also broke the bank. Tim Miller is giving new insight into the days he spent with Anthony.

The Afghan Scam: Why the U.S. Is Certain to Fail in Yet Another War
Source: AlterNet.org

The first of 20,000 to 30,000 additional U.S. troops are scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan next month to re-win the war George W. Bush neglected to finish in his eagerness to start another one.

Capture Of Peeping Tom Was A Group Effort
Source: www2.tbo.com

At first, 45-year-old Marco Assuncau thought the screaming going on two blocks north of his home was just kids goofing around. "The second scream," he said, "and I knew somebody was in trouble."

Lenny Bruce - How To Relax Your Colored Friends At Parties
Source: YouTube

We've come a very long way within my lifetime. Sometimes we have to remember especially since there's Chip Saltsman.

Amnesty International's anti-Israel stance undermines human rights and international law
Source: jurist.law.pitt.edu

Amnesty purports to be "deeply concerned about the escalation of human rights abuses following the series of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip that began on December 27th," but it fails to mention nearly all of them...Other than a pro forma reference to Hamas' indiscriminate  …

Christmas Was Not Originally A Christian Holiday
Source: themoralcollapseofamerica.blogspot.com

id you know that a pagan winter festival was traditionally the most popular festival of the year in many cultures long before Jesus ever came to this earth?

my mamma told me there would be days like this.

This just in the local news in little rock Arkansas announced that one hundred and five veterans died due to "HUMAN EXPERIMENTS" being conducted illegally by the VA hospital.

Iraqi Refugees: Life in the Shadows
Source: http://www.ourmaninside.com

It's the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War and with talk of it not being even half-way through, we are approaching the 4000th American combat death.

2007 Was Tenth Warmest For U.S., Fifth Warmest Worldwide
Source: Science Daily

The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. in 2007 is officially the tenth warmest on record, according to data from scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

Genocide vote will damage US-Turkey relations, says general
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Turkey's top general has warned that military ties with the US will be irreversibly damaged if the US Congress passes a resolution that labels the first world war killings of Armenians a genocide.

Einstein was right: space and time bend
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Ninety years after he expounded his famous theory, a $700m Nasa probe has proved that the universe behaves as he said. Now the race is on to show that the other half of relativity also works.

Perinçek did what everyone was scared to
Source: mabirand.com

Perinçek did what everyone was scared to The YouTube Comedy

"As Extremist a Neocon and Warmonger as It Gets"
Source: CounterPunch.org

Meet Eliot Cohen, Condi's New Deputy By GARY LEUPP

Don't Just Go On A Diet, - Watch What You Eat!
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healthy lifestyle, diet, food, healthy, dieting

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