Daily Archives: July 22, 2008

Divorcee loses YouTube rant case

In rant viewed by 4m, wife railed against ‘male chauvinist pigs’ and spoke of husband’s Viagra stash
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Wachovia announces $8.9bn loss

Wachovia Corp announced it will cut thousands of jobs
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News outlets try product placement

Several TV outlets have begun to sell McDonald’s the right to place cups of its iced coffee onto the desks of news anchors
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Tour de France: Schleck clings on to yellow

Sports: Cyril Dessel won the 16th stage, but Frank Schleck remains the race leader
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Portraits of adventure

Travel, life & style: New exhibition at the Royal Geographic Society in London showcases 60 rarely seen images
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Blackwater to leave security business

Company executives said they are moving away from security work after media scrutiny
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Arctic lake used to study warming

Science & environment: Scientists can observe changes from global warming in Alaska
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Digested Read

Arts & entertainment: John Crace looks at Life With My Sister Madonna by Christopher Ciccone
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Disruption in Indian parliament silences nuclear debate

Rahul Gandhi, the heir apparent of India’s ruling political dynasty, was barracked and heckled
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16 injured in Jerusalem digger attack

Driver crashed repeatedly into bus and cars at junction before being shot dead
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Chávez arrives in Moscow

Venezuela’s president is on sixth visit to Moscow to buy weapons
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Barack Obama heads to Jordan

Creation of viable Palestinian state likely to dominate discussions in Amman
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Karadzic was working as doctor

Bosnia war crimes fugitive was practising alternative medicine when tracked down
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It’s soap box derby time

Soap box derby draws young racers from 37 states and five countries to Akron, Ohio
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Government to announce $102m forest fire settlement with railroad

Judge rules Union Pacific must pay for the loss of public scenery and recreation
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Obama to meet Abdullah

Creation of viable Palestinian state likely to dominate discussions in Amman
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Batman star Christian Bale arrested

Arts & entertainment: The Dark Knight star was arrested on Sunday evening after his mother and sister alleged assualt
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Taking the politics out of Washington

Comment is free America: Morra Aarons: Barack Obama is escaping the corruption on Capitol Hill by running his campaign from Chicago
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Don’t forget the home front, Barack

Comment is free America: Jean Hannah Edelstein: Obama’s tour of Europe will consolidate his overseas support. But the real battle for power will be won in small-town America
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Double Rainbow

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Taken at Falcon Lake, Manitoba. I was out taking some sunset shots as a storm was rolling in. I looked behind me and this is what I saw.
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[audio] Blackwater Security Hired To Protect U.S. Climate

Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland
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