BREAKING London 2012 Olympics: 'I contemplated suicide,' says Gemma Spofforth | Sport | The Guardian

In 2007 her mother, Lesley, died of stomach cancer. In 2011 she lost both her father's girlfriend, June, and June's daughter Vicky, both to cancer. There have been times, Spofforth admits in her autobiography, due to be published after the Olympics, when she contemplated co …

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BREAKING A pro-life visiting policy at the Obama White House requires registering unborn as visitors! | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

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One in 6 Cancers Caused by Infection - ABC News

"French researchers probed data on 27 cancers from 184 countries to calculate the fraction of cases attributable to viral, bacterial and parasitic infections."

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U.S. taxpayers are paying for Israel's West Bank occupation

The title speaks for itself. There is probably not a single major US newspaper or broadcaster who points out that the US is paying for almost everything Israel does, and has been doing so for decades.

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Palin leaves door open to eventual White House bid - Yahoo! News

...but some hot air escapes through that open door: "I would seriously consider whatever I can do to help our country, to put things back on the right track," she told CNN, when asked about a run at the next presidential election, in 2016. She was asked specifically what she …

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Growing campaign to boycott Israeli sale of BLOOD DIAMONDS

"The Israeli diamond industry generates about US$1 billion in funding for the Israeli military each year.

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Bill Moyers on Money Throwing Democracy Overboard |

Wealth has become a demonic force in politics. Nothing can stop the 1%.  Not the law, which has been written to accommodate them.

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Pajamas in public: The popularity of sleepwear is not a sign of America's declining moral fiber. - Slate Magazine

  Pajamas are on the rise.

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The Washington-Wall Street Revolving Door Keeps Spinning: Citigroup Replaces JPMorgan as White House Chief of Staff by Bill Moyer and Michael Winship

There’s simply too much truth in the headline "Citigroup Replaces JPMorgan as White House Chief of Staff" to smile for long-- it says a lot about how Wall Street and Washington have colluded to create the winner-take-all economy that rewards the very few at the expense of …

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BREAKING: Buffett Blames Congress for Romney's 15% Tax Rate and for the Unfair US Tax Policy--He does Not Blame Romney

Buffett: I do fault a law that allows Romney and me earning enormous sums to pay overall federal taxes at a rate that’s about half what the average person in my office pays. Warren Buffett, the billionaire calling for more taxes on the rich, said Mitt Romney’s U.S.

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Never too young to play the blues and tell the truth - Doc tor GB Burt (Short Video)

Alabama blues musician Doctor G B Burt began his career at the age of 71, when he was discovered by a music producer whose van he was fixing. Since then, Mr Burt has performed in prestigious venues such as the Lincoln Center in New York City, and abroad in Australia, France a …

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A revealing portrayal of President Obama highlights the personal failings of his first term in office and how these have undercut his campaign promises for a transformational administration

Not everything Barack Obama has tried to do has failed, but even the president's friends admit that this has not been the transformational administration promised in 2008. This book is one of the first to give us a sense of why that might be.

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Economists Scoff at Obama, Romney Job Creation: Ezra Klein - Bloomberg

The Obama campaign isn’t much better. They want credit for every job created, but not for every job lost.

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Why Ron Paul Challenges Liberals to Come Up with Real Solutions on Finance and War: Ron Paul's stance should be seen as a challenge to better create a coherent structural critique of the American political order | | AlterNet

This is a very provocative article on Ron Paul which doesn't herald him as a great candidate for POTUS but as a man who is working to change the 1% political dialogue which supports war, the Federal Reserve, and more.

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Israel's radical settlers attack Palestinians, vandalised the Israeli army's Eprhaim Brigade, and attacked two Israeli army commanders

Oz Zion, West Bank - Heroic youth. Righteous Jews. Hill top kids. Crazy folks. Nationalist criminals. Vigilantes. Terrorists.

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Woman Regains Voice After 30 Years (VIDEO) - Yahoo! News

A woman is able to speak for the first time after 30 years.

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What if Ron Paul wins Iowa – and New Hampshire, too?

“Our New Hampshire forecasts now give Mr.

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BBC News - The scandal of the Alabama poor cut off from water and electricity

Banks stand to lose millions of dollars in debt repayments if the biggest municipal bankruptcy in American history is allowed to proceed. But the real victims of the financial collapse in the US state of Alabama's most populous county are its poorest residents - forced to bathe  …

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Unfavorable Views of Obama Reach a High, Although Gingrich Trails in Popularity | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo! News

He's doing as bad as he ever has, but his competition seems to be doing worse.  Is this the terrible versus the more terrible?

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Income inequality growing faster in UK than any other rich country, says OECD: Top 10% have incomes 12 times greater than bottom 10%, up from eight times greater in 1985, thinktank's study reveals | Society | guardian.co.uk

Such disparities, the thinktank said, could not be blamed on globalisation but a trend in labour and social policies in rich nations that had helped the wealthy.

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Obama Administration Plans Post-Iraq Troop Increase in Kuwait and elsewhere in Persian Gulf - NYTimes.com

The Obama administration plans to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf by repositioning combat forces in Kuwait and sending more naval warships through international waters in the region.

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God and Social Justice versus Mammon and Ousting the OWS encampment: Britain's St. Paul's Cathedral take the side of mammon - Home News, UK - The Independent

The decision by St Paul's Cathedral to drive protesters from its steps using force threatens to further divide the Church of England. The hundreds of protesters camped on church land, who want to draw attention to the role the City has played in the financial crisis, as well  …

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How Obama’s tax hikes would really NOT impact the rich, in three easy charts - The Plum Line - The Washington Post

Obama’s tax proposals are redistributive in any large or meaningful way is just comical. Indeed, the big picture is that the impact that they would have on income inequality is virtually nonexistent.   Who's surprised?  Not the rich, and not me.

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What Obama Wants and Is Willing to Give Up Should Worry Us

President Obama met with Republicans to discuss a debt deal. News reports before the meeting suggested that Mr.

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