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2 hrs ago | Shanghai Daily

Drunk driver may face death verdict

A DRUNK driver who allegedly caused the deaths of five people in neighboring Jiangsu Province may face the death penalty, according to a lawyer.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, World News, China, Prison

6 hrs ago | All Things Digital

Washington Post: Our Reporters Aren't For Sale (Yet) [MediaMemo]

Want access to the Washington, D.C., elite? The city's hometown paper is happy to arrange that for you provided you're willing to pay between $25,000 and $250,000. The caveat: That fee won't include access to the Washington Post's editorial staff.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Home Listing, Home

10 hrs ago | TG Daily

Jackson's death sparks wave of spam

Los Angeles, CA - Spam scams relating to Michael Jackson's death are spreading like wildfire across the internet.

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Related Topix: Email Spam, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson

14 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

Beachwood, Reminderville police help bust drug smuggling in N.Y. area

Posted by Henry J. Gomez and Stan Donaldson / Plain Dealer Reporters July 01, 2009 22:30PM Beachwood and Reminderville police have helped crack a multi million-dollar international drug ring that trafficked marijuana through New York's North Country into Northeast Ohio, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Ohio, Cleveland Metro

Wed Jul 01, 2009

SF Gate

Gaborik signs with Rangers, leaving Wild

Once the New York Rangers got out from under Scott Gomez's expensive contract, they turned to Marian Gaborik and gave him the money they suddenly saved.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, New York Rangers, Colton Orr, Scott Gomez, Glen Sather, Blair Betts, Tom Renney, NHL Players

Dear Kitty. Some blog

Marital rape still somewhat legal in the USA

Two girls, thirteen and twelve years old, were gang-raped by powerful men and regional commanders in Sar-e-Pul province about four months back.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

Zamboanga Journal

Police shot dead soldier tagged in 3 killings in Davao del Norte

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - " Police killed an army soldier who was tagged as one of two motorcycle gunmen who shot dead three people in an attack in the southern Filipino province of Davao del Norte.

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Related Topix: Philippines, World News,

ProBlogger Blog Tips

8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers

"What are the first steps to optimizing my blog for searches?" - question submitted by @monedays using the #pbquestions hashtag on Twitter.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Twitter, Science / Technology, Internet

Seattle Indymedia Center

Israel Attacks Justice Boat, Holds Human Rights Workers

June 30, 2009 -- [23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] - Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney .

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories

Pan-African News Wire

US Supreme Court Delays Decision on Troy Davis Death Penalty Appeal

Dear Abayomi, Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether to grant Troy Davis an appeal until after it returns from recess in September.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News, Death Penalty, Activism

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Lockergnome Nexus

Franken Finally, Officially, Wins

Talk about bad sports. Every Republican in the Minnesota government, along with a great many in the rest of the country need to go back to primary school, to learn what 'being a good sport' and ' losing gracefully' means.

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Related Topix: US News, Minnesota Government, Minnesota

The Village Voice

The Life and Crimes of John Dillinger in Public Enemies

"They're all about where people come from. Nobody seems to wonder where somebody's going." So says the Depression-era bank-robber-cum-folk-hero John Dillinger upon surveying the clientele of a chic Chicago eatery in a key scene from Michael Mann 's Public Enemies .

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Related Topix: Public Enemies, Dillinger, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Biography Movies, Movies, Entertainment

Phoenix New Times - Blogs

Clash of the Non-Titans: Piss-Poor D-Backs, Middling Reds Collide in Nasty Nati

Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo, who's scheduled to face the D-Backs this afternoon: Chicks dig him, and the babe magnet can pitch some, too.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Baseball Players, Bronson Arroyo, Arizona Diamondbacks

Next Generation

The Pirate Bay Soon To Be Acquired

Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory is in the process of acquiring controversial file-sharing site The Pirate Bay for $7.8 million .

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Mathemagenic

Matching activities supported by a weblog to different stages of idea development

Another piece from my dissertation that might be interesting by itself. In the study of my logging practices I looked at my weblog from two perspectives: focusing on its uses as a personal knowledge base and the ways it supports the process of growing ideas over time .

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Related Topix: Blog News

MENZ Issues

Family Court Womens Refuge murder series 3

You be the judge. The equation is the same A father in jail, mother dead, children left as orphans.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Allakhazam.com

China Bans Gold Farming in Rule on Virtual Money

According to an article on InformationWeek, the Chinese government has banned the trading of virtual money for real goods and services.

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FlickMojo.com

The Death of the Hollywood A-Lister?

This is an interesting article on the state of Hollywood today. Check it out from LATimes.com : The stars are not twinkling bright this summer.

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Related Topix: Land of the Lost, Year One, Imagine That, The Taking of Pelham 123, Black Entertainment, Denzel Washington, The Hangover, Movies, Entertainment

PennLive.com

Bernie Madoff sentenced to 150 years for fraud

Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.

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Gawker

'Those Racist Assholes Killed Him': Michael Jackson's Death Considered in Harlem [Field Report]

Harlem, especially the Apollo, is the media's unofficial spot to get Black America's reaction to Michael Jackson 's death.

680 comments

Related Topix: Harlem (New York, NY), Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, York, PA, Theater, Arts, Life, Hobbies, Conspiracy Theory

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