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Poll: For economy fix, Americans pick Reagan over Roosevelt - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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    Thirty-six percent of those polled said they wanted the Gipper to lead America out of the economic crisis, while 29 percent picked Roosevelt.
Ryan J

AP Exclusive: New signs of Syria-Pakistan nuke tie - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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    U.N. investigators have identified a previously unknown complex in Syria that bolsters suspicions that the Syrian government worked with A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, to acquire technology that could make nuclear arms.
Ryan J

Opponent: Tebow experiment is 'embarrassing' - NFL - Yahoo! Sports - 0 views

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    During more than two decades of covering the NFL, I've heard players disparage opponents on numerous occasions. As a journalist who has yet to be crushed by the proliferation of trash-talk, I've happily facilitated this dastardly dissing and shared it with the masses when given the chance.
Ryan J

Pregnant mom says sandwich arrest was 'horrifying' - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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    Nicole Leszczynski couldn't imagine that two chicken salad sandwiches would land her and her husband in jail and her 2-year-old daughter in state custody. But it happened five days ago, when the 30-weeks-pregnant woman forgot to pay for her snack while grocery shopping.
Ryan J

Humphries 'blindsided' by divorce filing - NBA - Yahoo! Sports - 0 views

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    Kris Humphries(notes) had a suspicion his celebrity wife Kim Kardashian could be bailing on their marriage, but has told NBA friends he was "blindsided" by Monday's divorce filing and learned of the news through a TMZ report like the rest of the world.
Tom McHale

Top Stories 10/20-10/24 - 38 views

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    International: Gadhafi's autopsy reveals he was shot in head
    National: Senate backs plan to help Americans buy homes
    Local: Christie's growth plan: Most either love it or hate it
    Technology: Technology News: Tech Buzz: Will Microsoft Get Lucky With Yahoo?
    Entertainment: Pac-12 suspends 10 players for Arizona-UCLA football brawl/Streaker
Ryan J

Sexist royal succession rules? Tradition favoring boys could change for Will and Kate. ... - 0 views

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    In England, women have the same rights as men-that is, unless they're royalty. The old-school rules of the British monarchy state that gender, not age, dictate lineage to the throne. So if Kate and Will had a girl, she'd only become queen if she didn't have a younger brother
Ryan J

Saudis arrest Colombian footballer for exposed tattoos - Dirty Tackle - World... - 0 views

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    According to reports, Colombian winger Juan Pablo Pino was arrested by the Saudi moral police when fellow shoppers in a Riyadh mall complained about the exposed tattoos on his arms, which include the face of Jesus and other religious symbols.
Ryan J

U.S. troops in Afghanistan discover the charms of eyebrow-shaping | The Envoy - Yahoo! ... - 0 views

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    Here's the latest--if unlikely--grooming craze for U.S. troops at a remote forward operating base in Shinwar, Afghanistan: eyebrow-shaping.
Ryan J

Eagles players defend asking fans to take down anti-Reid sign - Shutdown Corn... - 0 views

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    a group of fans had a banner that read, "Andy, the Time's .... to Go," an obvious shot at head coach Andy Reid. The thing is, the fans were holding up the sign across the street from the Eagles' facility, which put them in a public area, and not the team's private property.
Ryan J

Wall Street sit-in goes global Saturday - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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    How many will show up, let alone stay to camp out to disrupt city centers for days, or months, to come, is anyone's guess. The hundreds at Manhattan's Zuccotti Park were calling for back-up on Friday, fearing imminent eviction. Rome expects tens of thousands at a national protest of more traditional stamp.
Ryan J

Hillis: I could've played against Miami; agent advised me not to - Shutdown C... - 0 views

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    Back in Week 3, Peyton Hillis(notes) sat out the Browns' game against the Dolphins with strep throat. He absorbed a bit of criticism for his decision, with people questioning his toughness and/or wondering if the decision to sit wasn't based more on the fact that he wants a new contract.
Ryan J

15 Disastrous Product Launches That Were Quickly Killed | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance - 0 views

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    Plenty of other big companies have abandoned products after disastrous launches. We picked out some of the most quickly cancelled products in history.
Ryan J

Plot to kill ambassador unraveled on SW border - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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    WASHINGTON (AP) - The unraveling of an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States came from a surprising place - the front lines of the drug war along the Mexican border. And like a Hollywood thriller, the murder-for-hire tale cuts back and forth across international lines. "This case illustrates we live in a world where borders and boundaries are increasingly irrelevant," said FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Ryan J

Latin Kings street gang makes Park Slope junior high's handball courts home base | The ... - 0 views

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    The handball courts behind Junior High School 51 in Washington Park near Fourth Ave. and Third St. draw about 30 gang members, sources and residents said. The Washington Park Kings claim they are merely using the park as a place to meet rather than to battle rival groups like the Crips and the Trinitarios.
Ryan J

Camden, two other New Jersey towns, among nine U.S. cities going broke | News - Local P... - 0 views

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    Coming in at No. 9 on the list is Camden. The city has been beset with money issues for quite a while, highlighted by a mass layoff of its police officers and firefighters earlier this year. The city collected $181,257,000 in revenue in 2009, but was in debt to the tune of $103,284,000 during that same year.
Ryan J

Chevrolet Corvette turns into speedboat with $1.7 million price tag | Today in Tech - Y... - 0 views

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    Seeing a Chevy Corvette tearing up a freeway is a common site all over the United States, but we never thought we'd see one riding the waves. Performance boat manufacturer Marine Technology, Inc. wanted to change that, and the result is an insanely powerful aquatic speed demon called the ZR48 - a boat that boasts neck-snapping speeds and a massive price tag.
Ryan J

A lucky Lotto mistake | The Lookout - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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    What's better than winning $25 million in the lottery? How about winning $25 million when you never even intended to play? That's exactly what happened to Kathy Scruggs, 44, of Lithonia, Georgia. Scruggs, who won the state's Powerball jackpot last month, recently told lotto officials that she never meant to buy the ticket. The convenience-store clerk misunderstood her request.
Ryan J

First big sponsor to return to Tiger Woods' side? Rolex - Devil Ball Golf - G... - 0 views

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    When infidelity hit Tiger Woods two years ago, sponsors couldn't run away faster from the once endorsement king. He lost Gatorade, Gillette, Tag Heuer, Buick and Accenture, and the only thing we've seen Tiger pushing lately besides Nike is a Japanese pain rub, but that's all changed with the latest announcement that Rolex is back with Tiger after parting ways in 2002, a partnership that started in 1997 when Woods turned professional.
Ryan J

Dan Snyder paid around $70 million for a 224-foot yacht - Shutdown Corner - N... - 0 views

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    Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is now the proud owner of a $70 million 224-foot "super-yacht."
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