May 2012
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Romney: … I am humbled to have won enough delegates to become the Republican Party’s 2012 presidential nominee - statement via @NBCNews
May 30th
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RT @BreakingNews: NBC News projects that Mitt Romney will win the Texas GOP primary, giving him enough delegates required for nomination …
May 30th
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NBC News projects that Mitt Romney will win the Texas GOP primary, giving him enough delegates required for nomination - @NBCNews
May 30th
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Manager, hospital spokeswoman say Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson dies at 89 in North Carolina - @AP
May 30th
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Julius Henson, company ordered to pay Maryland more than $1 million for 2010 Election Day robocalls - @baltimoresun http://t.co/lCT8U4r2
May 29th
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RT @BreakingNews: Julius Henson, company ordered to pay Maryland more than $1 million for 2010 Election Day robocalls - @baltimoresun ht …
May 29th
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Man convicted of spying on gay Rutgers roommate apologizes for ‘childish’ decisions - http://t.co/Ve2PTpGT http://t.co/SKa8agIw
May 29th
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RIM projects an operating loss in 1st quarter; shares fall 10% after hours - @cnbc http://t.co/5vcHUi05
May 29th
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RT @CNBC: ALERT: Research in Motion shares halted on news. $RIMM
May 29th
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Prosecutors rest case in Roger Clemens trial, concluding 19 days of testimony - @AP http://t.co/3VE7MFx1
May 29th
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Sports: Serena Williams loses in the first round of the French Open - @sbnation
May 29th
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ShortFormBlog: Birthers: Now available in... →
shortformblog: $20,000 Obama transcript bounty source » So what does The Trenches hope to prove? According to an updated press release, based on the current state of the economy, the people behind The Trenches (the conservative website behind the bounty) aren’t convinced that Barack Obama was as… What these birthers forget is this: ALL OF OUR COLLEGE RECORDS ARE PROTECTED FROM EVERY...
May 29th
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I took down the link on my blog to the very-NSFW...
May 29th
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Trust me, do not go to the Gawker website for a...
May 29th
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May 29th
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8 states get waiver from No Child Left Behind law - @bloombergnews http://t.co/ta7ujoFl
May 29th
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Dear Internet: Don't go to Gawker's front page.... →
shortformblog: There is some bad stuff there involving a guy who was in the news over the weekend for a bizarre attack involving injuries he received to his face. You don’t want to see it. Instead, this link goes to a Getty Images search for “cute puppies.”
May 29th
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Things that don't legitimately exist in...
inothernews: Presidents who are not white that are born in the United States Poor people Poverty Uninsured or underinsured people Women’s reproductive rights Donald Trump’s nutbaggishness Racism Corporations that are not people Sensible gun control laws to help stop people from getting murdered over stupid shit Tax breaks for anyone but the uber-rich
May 29th
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Romney Suggests US Should Work With UN Partners To... →
joegressivism: Romney is really committed to his strategy of suggesting policies that already exist. 
May 29th
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NJ Mayor Cory Booker’s communications director resigns after controversial ‘Meet the Press’ remarks - @HuffingtonPost http://t.co/AYd9NHja
May 29th
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Meet the 91-year-old decorated WWII veteran... →
May 29th
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Words to Avoid Online If You Don’t Want to Join... →
abaldwin360: drinkthe-koolaid: Really now? According to this, I’m probably on a lot of lists. 0_o Me too probably!
May 29th
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Rudy Eugene Identified as Naked Miami Man Who... →
The naked man who was fatally shot by Miami Police Saturday as he chewed another man’s face has been identified, according to Local 10. Rudy Eugene, 31, of North Miami Beach was shot multiple times during the grisly assault on the Downtown exit ramp of the busy MacArthur Causeway. The Miami Herald reports he had been arrested 8 times since the age of 16, including a battery charge which...
May 29th
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Let’s Just Say It: The Republicans are The Problem →
destroythegop: Thomas Mann (Brookings Institute) and Norm Ornstein (American Enterprise Institute) via The Washington Post: We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge...
May 29th
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UN peacekeeping chief says pro-Assad militia probably responsible for killing 108 civilians in Houla - @Reuters http://t.co/Ugv2Thd9
May 29th
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Ohio Set to Execute Severely Mentally Ill Man This... →
On June 6, Ohio is scheduled to execute Abdul Awkal for the murder of his estranged wife and brother-in-law unless Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) grants a pending clemency petition, or a court steps in with a last minute order. Here are the facts about the mental health of the man set to be executed next Wednesday: Survived a Civil War: In 1975, when Abdul was sixteen years old, a civil war erupted in...
May 29th
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Romney Silent on Trump's Birtherism, Even Though... →
Mitt Romney refused to directly repudiate Donald Trump’s claims that President Obama was born in Kenya just hours before he is scheduled to appear with the reality T.V. star for a fund raiser in Las Vegas, NV. “A candidate can’t be responsible for everything that their supporters say,” Romney spokesperson Eric Fehrnstrom told CNN on Friday, before insisting that the former Massachusetts governor...
May 29th
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Sudanese troops have moved outside disputed Abyei border area, state-linked news website says - @Reuters
May 29th
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Facebook’s stock falls below $30 for the 1st time, down 20% since much-awaited IPO - @AP
May 29th
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“If government were a plant, it would be kudzu.”
– Neal Boortz (via freebroccoli) And, Neal, you would be ragweed. You make everyone sick around you who is allergic to your shenanigans and remarks.
May 29th
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, in phone call with Kofi Annan, says all Syrian sides should stop violence without delay - @Reuters
May 29th
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Bulgaria expels Syria’s charge d’affaires as part of international response to Houla massacre, foreign ministry says - @Reuters
May 29th
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Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi arrives in Thailand on first foreign trip in 24 years - @AP
May 29th
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RT @BreakingNews: Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi arrives in Thailand on first foreign trip in 24 years - @AP
May 29th
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US State Department expelling Syrian charge d’affaires, official says - @Reuters
May 29th
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Netherlands says it declares Syrian ambassador persona non-grata: Dutch news agency ANP - @Reuters
May 29th
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Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Myanmar for Thailand on 1st foreign trip in 24 years - @AP
May 29th
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Authorities say death toll in northern Italian quake has risen to 15 - @AP
May 29th
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Spain will expel Syria’s ambassador in Madrid, foreign ministry says - @Reuters http://t.co/NbDcGAMe
May 29th
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Italy to expel Syrian ambassador, foreign ministry source says - @Reuters
May 29th
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Canada says it will expel all remaining Syrian diplomats immediately - @Reuters
May 29th
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Kofi Annan conveyed to Syrian President Assad international community’s concern about violence, killings in Houla, spokesman says - @Reuters
May 29th
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More: Germany to expel Syrian ambassador, news agency reports - @AlArabiya_Eng
May 29th
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Britain’s foreign ministry says the UK is expelling 3 Syrian diplomats over civilian deaths - @AP
May 29th
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New tremors felt across northern Italy including Modena, Bresica and Milan following earlier 5.8 earthquake in region - @Reuters
May 29th
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More: 8 confirmed dead in latest Italy earthquake, civil authorities predict number to rise - @CNN http://t.co/L3D1Q9Rv
May 29th