So I’m here in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics with tickets to a few events and I’m excited but I’ve heard about a recent rule that is way over the top for the opening ceremony. Check this out: you are not allowed to bring in any foods or drinks into the stadium. While that may [...]

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Most of the conservative circle has already rallied around John McCain, despite their initial misgivings about him. Now, the last of the Hardcore conservative opposition is finally falling into his ranks. The host of the Christian radio show, James Dobson, is now about to jump into the McCain vote. Dobson was once a staunch advocate [...]

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The bank of Zimbabwe has issued a $100 billion note to cope with the pressures of hyperinflation in their country. Zimbabwe’s economy has gone down the drain since 1980 and its currency, as you can see, is worth pretty much nothing. I know the bank is under a lot of pressure to provide notes to [...]

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An Italian man who wrote himself as homosexual recently Won a lawsuit against the Italian government and received 100,000 Euros as compensation for discrimination. Since some officer in the military screening process obviously sees homosexuality as a psychological imbalance(which is not uncommon), he felt strong enough about it to send it to the state licensing [...]

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This is pretty cool, a shark just jumped into the surfer’s picture. Its pretty real. In that area, sharks are plentiful and they’ve been known to jump from time to time — possibly to dislodge the sucker fish that hang onto them. Still, it is a pretty cool shot to get.

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By now, most of you have probably heard how naked short-selling has destroyed Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac. The question many of you may be asking is “why is short-selling even allowed”? The answer can probably be found in the fact that many volatile companies that may be good to short simply do not have [...]

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The white house says the U.S. and Iraq have agreed to talk about seeking a general time horizon about the withdraw of troops for Iraq. Iraqi officials are gaining confidence as the amount of violence in the country has gone down and are pushing the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw. [...]

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