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Arizona Dares L.A. to Carry Out Boycott

Seeded on Tue May 18, 2010 6:18 PM EDT (The Washington Times)

The spat over Arizona's new immigration expanded Tuesday as a state official dared the city of Los Angeles to follow through on its new boycott by agreeing to give up the 25 percent of electricity that city gets from Arizona sources.

arizona, politics, los-angeles, electricity, boycott, immigration-law, antonio-villaraigosa, phoenix-mayor-phil-gordon, gary-pierce

Defaults Rise in Loan Modification Program

Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:22 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by The Observer

The number of homeowners who defaulted on their mortgages even after securing cheaper terms through the government's modification program nearly doubled in March, continuing a trend that could undermine the entire program. Homeowners hoping to get help modifying their mort …

mortgages, politics, foreclosure, obama-failure

I'm 63 and Im Tired!

Seeded on Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:58 AM EDT (Latest Articles)

Seeded by The Observer

I'm 63 and I'm Tired" by Robert A. Hall

the, politics, vs, entitlement, society, earn

CNN: House will not 'deem and pass'

Seeded on Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:09 PM EDT (CNN)

Seeded by The Observer

Washington (CNN) - The Democratic leaders have decided to abandon the controversial plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate health care bill, known as deem and pass.

politics, health-care, obama

Chefs Call Proposed New York Salt Ban 'Absurd'

Seeded on Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:32 AM EST ()

Seeded by The Observer

JUST RIDICULOUS! MYFOXNY.COM - Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.

food, salt, politics, restaurants, regulation, nanny-state, job-killers

'Adopt a Liberal' trading cards -- prayer aid or political game-playing?

Seeded on Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:41 AM EST (USA Today)

Seeded by The Observer

The conservative Christian law firm Liberty Counsel has come out with a new game ostensibly designed to encourage Americans to pray for their elected officials. At least the liberals, who presumably are more in need of prayer.

politics, liberals, pray, heathens

Top 10 Perfect Girlfriend Traits

Seeded on Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:43 PM EST ()

Seeded by The Observer

What do men want from women? That is the question most often asked by women, and for good reason. As simple as men claim to be, it seems that even the most perfect girlfriend is sometimes not good enough.

relationships, girlfriend

Holder admits nine Obama Dept. of Justice officials worked for terrorist detainees, offers no details

Seeded on Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:30 AM EST ()

Seeded by The Observer

Attorney General Eric Holder says nine Obama appointees in the Justice Department have represented or advocated for terrorist detainees before joining the Justice Department. But he does not reveal any names beyond the two officials whose work has already been publicly reported.

terrorism, politics, obama, doj, advocates, eric-holder

One Bowl = 2 Servings. F.D.A. May Fix That.

Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 10:32 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by The Observer

So to get ready for front-of-package nutrition labeling, the F.D.A. is now looking at bringing serving sizes for foods like chips, cookies, breakfast cereals and ice cream into line with how Americans really eat.

politics, nutrition, calories, serving-size, packaged-food

CBS Considering Airing Gay Dating Site Ad During Super Bowl

Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:19 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Seeded by The Observer

The network says it is reviewing an ad from ManCrunch.com, a dating site specifically for gay men A screen grab from ManCrunch.com's home page shows the site's slogan, "Where many, many, many men come out to play."

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