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Man fined for buckling in beer, not toddler

Kerry — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:31:24 -0600

Police 'shocked and appalled' after Australian leaves 5-year-old on car floor

The Associated Press

updated 8:58 a.m. ET, Tues., May. 13, 2008

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Ahhh, those crazy, silly PC British-bastards... what WILL they think of, next?!

Kerry — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:04:17 -0600

By JASON LEWIS
Last updated at 22:17 18 August 2007

The BBC has been forced to remove statements from its website referring to Jesus as a 'bastard'.

It is the latest in a string of offensive comments that BBC editors have allowed members of the public to post.

The remarks have been allowed to remain for weeks, despite complaints from religious groups.

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Parents post baby on eBay for 1 euro

Niels — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:19:22 -0600

Authorities take custody of a 7-month-old boy; mom says ad was joke

The Associated Press
9:43 a.m. ET
May 24, 2008

BERLIN, Germany - Authorities in southern Germany have taken custody of a 7-month-old boy after his parents posted an ad on eBay offering to sell him for one euro, or about $1.60.

Police spokesman Peter Hieber says the baby was placed in the care of youth services in the southwestern Allgaeu region.

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Notable Nitwits

Kerry — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:02:54 -0600

A Roundup of World-Class Fools

By Martha Brockenbrough

You might have made foolish moves at work. Maybe you accidentally hit "reply all" on an e-mail, sending your snarky comments to an entire division at your company.

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Is it politically incorrect to seek office from the state pen?

Kerry — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:39:11 -0600

Only in America can a check get you moving towards the Big (White) House.

Unfortunately, "behind bars" has many different meanings and connotations...I wonder what sort of convictions this new candidate has to offer the Clinton/Obama camps?

For the record, I think the phrase "We got conned" is an appropriate come-back, given the nature of paid political workers. If nothing else, the following article sure gives "Public Servant" a whole new image!

The Criminal Mind

With friends like these, who wants ovaries?

Kerry — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:03:33 -0600

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/255399/rep_ted_klaudt_rsd_charged_with_raping.html

Rep. Ted Klaudt (R-SD) Charged with Raping his Foster Daughters and Legislative Pages

Rape Allegations of Former S.D. Legislator Highlight Extreme Right's Obsession with the Worth of a Womb

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The Globalization of Baby-Making

Kerry — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:16:54 -0600

By Ellen Goodman

By now we all have a story about a job outsourced beyond our reach in the global economy. My favorite is about the California publisher who hired two reporters in India to cover the Pasadena city government. Really.

There are times as well when the offshoring of jobs takes on a quite literal meaning. When the labor we are talking about is, well, labor.

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… And Baby Makes Two

Kerry — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:35:37 -0600

Forget Juno. Out-of-wedlock births are a national catastrophe.

By Emily Yoffe

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Animal Hoarding: The Crazy Cat-Lady Explained

Kerry — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:56:24 -0600

An expert illuminates the interesting psychology behind this odd behavior

TODAY
updated 10:15 a.m. ET, Fri., March. 14, 2008

Shocking but true: Earlier this week, 800 small dogs were seized from a filthy triple-wide trailer in Tucson, Ariz., where the elderly residents were overwhelmed trying to care for the animals. Also this week, Kentucky police found 117 starving and diseased dogs during a raid of a local animal shelter.

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Black-listed, but still needing love

neophyte — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:11:48 -0700

The undesirable, the unwanted, the feared and the dangerous. What do dogs, shelters and kids have in common? A hope that the next owners who adopt will not also abuse.

Doggie Discrimination

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Happiness: stopping the sadness is a bad thing?

Kerry — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:32:28 -0700

The push for ever-greater well-being is facing a backlash, fueled by research on the value of sadness.

By Sharon Begley
NEWSWEEK
Updated: 1:10 PM ET Feb 2, 2008

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A mere billion isn't so rich anymore

Simon — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:33:35 -0600

It now takes at least $1.3 billion to make Forbes' annual list of the 400 most affluent Americans. The list's newbies include a roster of private-equity buyout kings; its youngest is a former Enron trader.

By Forbes.com

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Those funny "Family Tree" sorta things

Kerry — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:14:24 -0700

Family Feud

What does it mean that Obama and Cheney are cousins?

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Columns/?article=FamilyFeud

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Are these the kind of parents we would have wanted?

Simon — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:52:08 -0700

from: en.allexperts.com

A couple weeks ago I had the shock of my life to discover on my wedding night that the woman I courted, loved, and married happened to be born with a terrible birth defect that basically means that she has no genitalia, only a very slight dimple to mark the spot where a whole lot more should have been.

Intimate relationships

Adoption poetry

Simon — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:33:56 -0700

from: bastards.org

Poetic Correspondence:
A moving interchange between adoptee and birthmom
by Meredith Tallis (DrSorrows@aol.com) and Mary Anne Cohen (maireaine@hexatron.com)

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Take a closer look. It's a chimp, dude

Kerry — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:59:44 -0700

Tue Jan 15, 5:11 PM ET

news.yahoo.com

VIENNA, Austria - A chimpanzee cannot be declared a person, Austria's Supreme Court has ruled, activists said Tuesday. An animal rights group had sought to have the chimp, Matthew Hiasl Pan, declared a person in hopes of gaining guardianship of the animal

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Kvetching Over Madonna's Magnanimity

Kerry — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:53:00 -0700

Ihttp://entertainment.msn.com/music/hotgossip/1-14-08_3?gt1=7702

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Handling a holiday breakup

Kerry — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:33:44 -0700

By Margot Carmichael Lester

http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=8933&TrackingID=516165&BannerID=541888&menuid=6&GT1=10582

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Do-gooders can become the worst cheats

Kerry — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:16:16 -0700

Study: Sense of moral superiority might lead to rationalizing bad behavior

By Jeanna Bryner
updated 3:07 p.m. ET,Thurs., Nov. 15, 2007

Morally upstanding people are the do-gooders of society, right? Actually, a new study finds that a sense of moral superiority can lead to unethical acts, such as cheating. In fact, some of the best do-gooders can become the worst cheats.

Stop us if this sounds familiar.

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Being two-timed? 20 signs

neophyte — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:48:11 -0700

By Karen Salmansohn

http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=8934&TrackingID=516311&BannerID=544657&menuid=6&GT1=10582

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Looking for attractive people? Don't travel to ...

Kerry — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:44:53 -0600

'City of Brotherly Love' tops survey of least stylish, active, friendly, worldly

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21421723/

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday.

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Dowdy Holiday Inn to get $1 billion makeover

Kerry — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:43:27 -0600

Faced with steep competition from Marriott, parent InterContinental Hotels tries to try to lure back business travelers. Upgraded hotels will sport a new logo, too.

If you noticed that the Holiday Inn you stayed at recently looked a little threadbare, you are not alone.

By BusinessWeek

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/DowdyHolidayInnToGetBillionDollarMakeover.aspx

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Sentencing would be a coin-toss in some states, wouldn't it?

Kerry — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:18:33 -0600

Tossing dog off balcony gets man 3 years in jail

S.C. man apologizes for injuring puppy during fight with girlfriend

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21492378/?GT1=10450

CHARLESTON, S.C. - An incredulous judge sentenced a man to three years in prison for tossing a 10-week-old puppy off an apartment balcony during an argument with his girlfriend.