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Oil company admits using coffee filters to doctor water samples
An oil company admitted Thursday that coffee filters were used to doctor water samples and cover up the fact that it was dumping oil and grease into the Gulf of Mexico on its platform 175 miles south of New Orleans.
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Politicians condemn New York newspaper that published gun owner map
New York-area politicians denounced on Friday a local newspaper that has revealed the names and addresses of thousands of holders of gun permits, and they asked state legislators to make such information confidential.
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Team USA wins gold at the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships
They played the Star Spangled Banner Saturday evening in Russia and more than 7,000 people, mostly Russian, stood out of respect following Team USA’s 3-1 defeat of defending champion Sweden in the final game of the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship.
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Plane explodes on Vegas runway
Two people escaped from a small plane that exploded into flames in Las Vegas.
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Cops Caught Egging Superior Officer’s Home
Massachusetts police responding to reports of teenagers tossing eggs at a house last month got quite a surprise when they tracked down the suspects.
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Whoops—'Cash for Clunkers' Actually Hurt the Environment
Back in 2009, President Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” program was supposed to be a boon for the environment and the economy. During a limited time, consumers could trade in an old gas-guzzling used car for up to $4,500 cash back towards the purchase of a fuel-efficient new car.
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Frieman contests carpool violation, corporate personhood
A lone Marin driver’s naughty sneak into the carpool lane could spell the end of corporate personhood as we know it.
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Sandy Homeowner Gets $37.74 in Insurance for Destroyed Home
Woodbridge homeowner Jason Crea's house was totaled in Hurricane Sandy. He took out his anger on a $37.74 check from his insurance company in a sign letting the world know his plight.
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Why we need a currency war with China
Every now and again, policymakers express interest in cracking down on foreigners — particularly the Chinese government — who buy up stocks and bonds in the United States to keep their own currencies cheap and their exports high.
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New York congressman introduces bill to abolish presidential term limits
Democratic New York Rep. Jose Serrano reintroduced a bill in Congress Friday to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which places term limits on the U.S. presidency.
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Obama supporters shocked, angry at new tax increases
Sometimes, watching a Democrat learn something is wonderful, like seeing the family dog finally sit and stay at your command.
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Illinois man killed by cyanide poisoning after striking it rich in lottery
One day, Urooj Khan literally jumped for joy after scoring a $1 million winner on an Illinois lottery scratch ticket. The next month, he was dead.
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Aurora shooting suspect ‘was out of it’ after arrest
The man accused of shooting dead 12 people inside a Colorado cinema was relaxed but “out of it” in the moments after the massacre, a court has heard.
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Driver's Facebook scheme to avoid speeding ticket backfires
As it turns out, courts don't like it when you find someone on Facebook to take the blame for your speeding offenses.
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A Point of View: The British and their bizarre view of Americans
We lap up their culture, adopt their economics and are obsessed with the "special relationship". So why do British people have such a confused - even negative - view of Americans, asks writer Will Self.
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‘Gun Appreciation Day’ planned close to inauguration
A collection of conservative and gun rights groups are joining together for a “Gun Appreciation Day” on Jan. 19, two days before President Obama’s second inauguration.
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NYPD's controversial 'Stop and Frisk' policy ruled unconstitutional
A key part of the NYPD’s controversial “stop and frisk” tactic has been ruled unconstitutional.
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Military judge rules alleged WikiLeaker suffered illegal pretrial punishment
A U.S. Army private charged with sending thousands of classified documents to the WikiLeaks secrets-sharing website faces a pretrial hearing about whether his motivation matters in the largest leak of classified material in the country's history.
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Honey Boo Boo’s Mom is Actually Doing Something Smart with Her Reality Show Money
Say what you will about 7-year-old pageant star Alana Thompson -- a.k.a. Honey Boo Boo -- and her proudly redneck family, stars of the hard-not-to-watch-it TLC show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. But thanks to her mother, June Shannon, Honey Boo Boo is set up for some long-term financial stability.
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Tuskegee's Lynching Map of the United States
This map, compiled using data gathered by the Tuskegee Institute, represents the geographic distribution of lynchings during some of the years when the crime was most widespread in the United States.
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