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Cockroach-eating contest bugs animal group | Oddly Enough | Reuters.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:30 PM EDT (Reuters)

Sheer stupidity! People eating cockroaches is pretty disgusting. PETA protesting about eating the roaches? Now THAT'S breaking news...more likely ridiculous.

odd-news, eating, peta, fun, cockroach

Alaska oil pipeline's shaking causes concerns | US News | Reuters.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:26 PM EDT (Reuters)

Quite possibly another excuse for the oil companies to raise your gas prices again. You'd think that since they have a lock on energy from oil, they should take care of their infrastructure. Yeah, right...

energy, oil, usa, alaska-pipeline

Both parties make North Korea policy an issue

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:18 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

What's worse than North Korea having nukes? Well, debating about who's to blame for this event is...what a terrible distraction!

politics, north-korea, us-congress

Study: War blamed for 655,000 Iraqi deaths - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:16 PM EDT (CNN)

If you thought the US military casualty rate in Iraq was high, think about the Iraqi people. After all, most of the attacks are centered on them.

iraq, death, world-news, war-in-iraq, casualty-rate

American al Qaeda charged with treason - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:12 PM EDT (CNN)

There are terrorists among us...what's even more surprising is that this man came from the OC! Treason seems to be an appropriate charge here...

terrorism, us-news, al-qaeda, treason, law-and-order, oc

Dobbs: Middle class needs to fight back now - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:08 PM EDT (CNN)

Regardless of what party you affiliate with, chances are you're part of the middle class. This segment of society is the backbone of U.S. culture, economy, and way of life. But it's being attacked on all sides....

usa, politics, government, middle-class

Townhall.com::McDonald's didn't make them fat::By John Stossel

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:01 PM EDT (Town Hall)

It seems like McDonald's is being portrayed once again as the "evil empire" of food. I certainly do not a frivolous lawsuit, and I believe in free choice and lower prices. It is unfortunate that McDonald's no longer has super size fries...

food, lawsuit, health, obesity, mcdonalds, frivolous-lawsuit, john-stossel

Iraq...has it been worth it?

Mon Oct 2, 2006 5:27 PM EDT

The war in Iraq has lasted for more than 3 years already. It appears that not everything is going to plan by the Bush administration, i.e. "the oil output will pay for the war" and that disputed issue of WMDs.

Continue reading this entry ...

iraq, opinion

Newsvine - U.S. Says Woman in Shelter Terror Chief

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 5:08 PM EDT (Newsvine)

An accused terror chief in the USA? Something you don't hear too often...

us-news

Snakes in my hair! In the lawn! In my home! - Animal Peculiarity - MSNBC.com

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 5:00 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Imagine that snakes have overrun your home...and you just bought it! Now what?

home, odd-news, snakes, weird-news

USATODAY.com - Rice denies allegations she ignored Tenet warning prior to 9/11

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:56 PM EDT (USA Today)

When Bob Woodward publishes a book, officials in Washington pay close attention...and issue rebuttals where appropriate.

bush, rice, white-house, politics

USATODAY.com - Americans share Nobel Prize in medicine for work in controlling the activity of genes

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:52 PM EDT (USA Today)

American scientists receive the Nobel prize for discoveries related to RNA interference. Scientists hope to use this process to fight disease causing genes.

people, nobel, medicine, world-news, nobel-prize

New phone will scream if it's stolen - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:47 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

This is a great system if you ever lose your cell phone.

entertainment, technology, odd-news, cell-phone

Iraqi prime minister presents peace plan - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:44 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

This is a plan to stop the sectarian violence in Iraq...from the Iraqi prime minister. But the violence still continues...

world-news

Web journals threaten peer-review system - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:41 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Is this the future of research, or the beginning of declining standards? You decide.

politics, education, research, science, journals, peer-review

Series of Laws Toughen Animal Protection in California - New York Times

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The Governator has signed a bill to protect your pets...

politics, law, humane-society, pets, terminator

Foley Checks Into Clinic for Alcoholism - New York Times

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:32 PM EDT (The New York Times)

What a shame...first this congressman resigns, then checks himself into rehab? Give me a break!

congress, elections, politics, gop, government

Watching TV on school night bad for grades - Children's Health - MSNBC.com

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:27 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

I believe this is common sense...in that the more tv you watch during the week, the more your school performance is affected. Even the type of programming you watch could affect your performance as well! Read on...

study, television, school, science, adult

CNN.com - Truck driver kills three girls in Amish school shooting - Oct 2, 2006

Seeded on Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:09 PM EDT (CNN)

This article is a developing story about a school shooting in Pennsylvania. However, it was an outsider that went inside the school and he wanted revenge...

pennsylvania, us-news, school-shooting