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Be honest about ex-girlfriend
DEAR HARRIETTE: I was involved with this lovely lady in a short-term relationship. As it turned out, we went our separate ways, but remained friends, sharing the small details of life. Well, I thought I had a true friend, but soon found out differently....Tags: Barack Obama
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Of the people
"Wherever at the head of some new undertaking you see the government in France, or a man of rank in England,in the United States you will be sure to find an association." —Alexis de Tocqueville . . Two dozen nationalities were represented here,...Tags: Interior Policy, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Public Holidays, Masco Corporation, Indigenous People
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Supporters of Thai government rally as anti-government group slams army commander
Associated Press WriterBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Thousands of supporters of Thailand's ruling coalition gathered Saturday on the outskirts of Bangkok in a show of strength, two days ahead of a planned major protest by a group hoping to topple the elected government. The...Tags: Fraud, Armed Forces, Defense, Coup d'Etat, Demonstration
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On this day in history
On Oct. 11, 1776, the first naval battle of Lake Champlain was fought during the American Revolution. Gen. Benedict Arnold commanded American forces, which suffered heavy losses but stalled the English. In 1811 the first steam ferry was put into...Tags: American Revolutionary War, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Pope, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Meteorological Disasters
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Tymoshenko: early parliamentary election will not take place in Ukraine
Associated Press WriterKIEV, Ukraine (AP) _ Ukraine's prime minister said Friday there will be no early parliamentary elections, defying a presidential decree and raising the stakes in her fierce political battle with the president. Earlier this week, President Viktor...Tags: Polls, Parliament, Human Rights, Government, NATO
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Campaign finance complaint by watchdog group targets 2 political groups over their TV ads
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A campaign finance watchdog group on Friday filed a complaint with federal regulators against two groups — one pro-Republican and the other pro-Democrat — alleging they violated the law by airing political ads during the...Tags: Weather Underground, Internal Revenue Service, Roger Salazar, Campaign Finance, AFSCME
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Lawyer for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeals to government for her release
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ A lawyer for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that he has filed an appeal with the country's military government against her detention. Kyi Win said the appeal, delivered Wednesday by his assistant, was...Tags: Lawyers
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Watchdog seeks probe of 2 political groups' TV ads
Associated Press WriterA campaign finance watchdog group on Friday filed a complaint with federal regulators against two groups -- one pro-Republican and the other pro-Democrat -- alleging they violated the law by airing political ads during the presidential contest....Tags: Weather Underground, Internal Revenue Service, Campaign Finance, AFSCME, Republican National Conventions
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7 protest leaders freed from custody in Thailand
Seven leaders of a protest movement seeking to unseat Thailand's government were freed from police custody today just hours after turning themselves in on criminal charges, as other opponents of the prime minister called for his resignation or a...Tags: Society, Prosecution, Coup d'Etat, Punishment, Civil Unrest
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1 killed, hundreds injured in Thailand protests
The Associated PressThai protesters demanding the government resign set fire to cars and threw bottles and metal barricades at police, who used tear gas to break through their blockade around Parliament Tuesday. At least one person was killed and more 350 people were...Tags: Society, Prosecution, Laws, Riots, Demonstration
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Joel Stein: Still undecided? Just don't vote
Don't vote. People will try to guilt you into it, but stay strong and resist. I'm talking to all of you who don't feel strongly about either presidential candidate, not just those 80 undecided idiots seated at Tuesday's town hall-style debate. Those...Tags: Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Political Systems, Demi Moore
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You be the campaign manager
You're in charge -- what should John McCain (and Sarah Palin) do in the final four weeks? Barack Obama (and Joe Biden)? Previously, Welch and Crayton discussed the possibility of a "Bradley effect,” McCain's chances of catching Obama, the changing...Tags: Economic Policy, John McCain, Campaign Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Primaries
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