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House votes to extend provisions of the PATRIOT Act
The US House of Representatives voted Monday to extend controversial provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. By a vote of 275 to 144, the House passed a 10-month extension of three USA PATRIOT Act surveillance powers that were set to expire at the end of February. An earlier vote failed…
Obama beats top GOP candidates in Fox News poll
President Barack Obama had a decent lead over his potential Republican challengers in 2012 in a Fox News poll conducted in early February. The poll, which was based on telephone interviews with 911 registered voters, found that Obama had a substantial lead over all of the GOP’s top candidates, most…
Mystery bug claims more victims at Playboy mansion
LOS ANGELES – A mystery illness has infected some 170 people who attended an Internet conference in Los Angeles hosted by the Playboy Mansion among other venues, health authorities said on Monday. The LA County’s Department of Public Health said it is trying to contact all those who attended the…
Academic Earth: Families and Couples
UCLA professor Benjamin Karney’s lively lecture gets students thinking about the meaning of relationships. Academic Earth is a project that offers videos of free lectures from top universities in America. This video is from Academic Earth, uploaded in Spring 2009. Watch it on Academic Earth…
Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Monday proposed a reduced defense budget for the first time since the September 11 attacks, finding savings in the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. The total budget of $671 billion is down from last year’s request of 708 billion but the “base” defense budget…
Obama eyes tax hikes, spending cuts to curb deficit
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.73-trillion spending blueprint for 2012 on Monday, including a raft of tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at curbing a record budget deficit. Kicking off what is sure to be a long and brutal political battle over election-year spending, Obama’s plan bets…
Vagina Monologues: Different types of orgasm moans
A Vagina Monologues actress demonstrates the various types of orgasm moans, including the clitoral, vaginal and “I should be studying” moan and ending with the elusive triple orgasm! The Vagina Monologues is a play written by Eve Ensler based on her interviews with over 200 women about their memories and…
GOP Gov. Barbour lobbied for Mexico on ‘amnesty’ program: report
WASHINGTON – Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), a rumored 2012 presidential contender, lobbied on behalf of Mexico last decade for a program that would have assisted unauthorized immigrants with gaining permanent residency. That’s according to a report in TIME’s Swampland blog by Michael Scherer, who obtained State Department filings revealing that…
Scarborough: What’s wrong with calling it ‘Obamacare’?
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough wonders why Democrats have criticized him for using the term, “Obamacare,” on air. “‘Obama’, they like that word, and ‘care’, they like that word, too, but put them together and it’s a vulgarity!…I don’t understand!” protests Scarborough. The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart and Norah O’Donnell join the…
Giffords making ‘lightning fast’ recovery, according to husband
Just a month after Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head, her husband tells NBC’s Brian Williams that she is recovering well and able to carry on a conversation. This video is from NBC News, uploaded on February 14, 2011. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news…
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