John McCain is trying to expand his voting base. I can understand that, but I can’t understand this. John McCain has spent the last eight years sticking it to conservatives, now that he is the Republican nominee he is still sticking it to conservatives. Instead of reaching out to the conservatives that he has disenfranchised in

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Discussion of two stories about food prices and their rather different tones. A story from the NYT gives equal time to all sides of the issue of food vs. fuel, pointing out that developing countries are becoming increasingly enraged by the use of their land to feed Western biofuel needs at the expense of feeding the local popu

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Mark Farner from Grand Funk was a leader in the guitar world, and still remains strong. His passion for playing has driven his career and his soul in many different directions, but yet still keeping him on course at the same time. Through the sexy 60's and the steamy 70's Farner played his heart out and continues to do so w

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In an interview with MTV, Rachel McAdams indicated that she'd like to play Black Orchid in an adaptation of the Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean comic from the '80s. McAdams has auditioned for other superhero movies and not gotten the call, so this new approach - finding an exciting and interesting character and promoting herself for

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Canadian blues singer and guitarist Jeff Healey died in a Toronto hospital at the age of 41 on March 2. He had been battling cancer for several years. He leaves behind a wife, Christie and 2 children.

Healey battled cancer at age one - retinoblastoma, a rare form of retinal cancer - which left him blind. But being blind d

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I have to laugh when someone, after finding out our kids don't go to school, asks about socialization. I'll never understand what one has to do with the other. Are they saying that when their children are not in school (like weekends or summer breaks) they're isolated from other children? Wow, I feel sorry for them. How sad

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