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'Simpsons' creator: Real Springfield is in Oregon - CBS News
Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:44 PM EDT (CBS News)
PORTLAND, Ore. — One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been unmasked when "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening revealed the Springfield in Oregon as the basis for the hometown of his characters.The admission came in an interview with Smithsonian Magazine …
As Snowe retires, where are the moderates? - CBS News
Seeded on Thu Mar 1, 2012 9:40 AM EST (CBS News)
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Me., is the latest politician to cite congressional paralysis as the reason for her retirement. As politics has gotten more polarized, the ranks of the centrists have thinned out. The ones left have become less powerful. Sen.
Santorum Touts Wider Role For Faith In Public Life | Fox News
Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:50 PM EST (FOXNews.com)
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IBM Busts Record for 'Superconducting' Quantum Computer | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:45 AM EST (Wired News)
Today’s quantum computers are no more than experiments.
Has Congress made the recession worse? - Feb. 23, 2012
Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:28 AM EST (CNN)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Since the economy dropped off a cliff in 2008, members of Congress have not exactly been shy about casting blame for no-or-slow growth on a variety of bureaucrats, outside institutions and Wall Street power players. But if lawmakers are looking for a …
Former Louisiana Gov. Roemer leaving GOP to try presidential campaign trail as an independent - The Washington Post
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:14 PM EST (The Washington Post)
By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 10:54 AM
Pizza As A Vegetable? Congress Proposes New School Lunch Bill | Fox News
Seeded on Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:36 PM EST (FOXNews.com)
Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do? Congress wants pizza and french fries to stay on school lunch lines and is fighting the Obama administration's efforts to take unhealthy foods out of schools. The final version of a spending bill relea …
Moving on when mom is killed at war - CNN.com
Seeded on Tue Nov 8, 2011 5:02 PM EST (CNN)
(CNN) -- It was only natural for Kristin Choe to begin drawing. Even at age 3, she expressed herself through art. And that's exactly what she did in the months after her mother, Navy Lt.
Occupy protesters: No end goal, no end in sight - CBS News
Seeded on Wed Nov 2, 2011 2:32 PM EDT (CBS News)
Global Post) This article originally appeared on GlobalPost. OAKLAND, Calif.
After 7 billion, we're all middle kids | HLNtv.com
Seeded on Wed Nov 2, 2011 11:38 AM EDT (HLN)
Sure, Baby Seven Billion is getting plenty of attention.
Bank of America drops $5 debit card fee - Nov. 1, 2011
Seeded on Tue Nov 1, 2011 1:33 PM EDT (CNN)
CNNMoney (NEW YORK) -- Bank of America said Tuesday it's axing its plan to charge a $5 fee for customers who use their debit cards to make purchases. In September, the bank announced that it would begin charging most customers the monthly fee early next year. But after widesp …
LaRussa Retirement Won't Impact Albert Pujols Decision - Forbes
Seeded on Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:29 PM EDT (Forbes)
Tony LaRussa retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday morning. Parenthetically, Terry Francona’s cell phone blew up minutes after the LaRussa announcement with calls from the ’314′. Just kidding…but perhaps not a bad idea.
15 insects you won't believe are edible - Travel - Travel Tips - msnbc.com
Seeded on Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:38 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
The idea of entomophagy — eating insects — is generally received with grimaces and gag reflexes by Westerners. But globally speaking, chomping on bugs is on par with devouring, say, lobsters or chicken wings.
Nurse, doctor see cancer from both sides - CNN.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:48 PM EDT (CNN)
(CNN) -- When new patients worry they don't know how they'll get through breast cancer, Cindy Davis puts her hand on theirs and says, "I know, but I want to tell you, I truly know, because I went through this two years ago." "Their eyes light up and they go, 'Whoa.
Steve Jobs' Most Mortem Advice For Google, Microsoft, And President Obama - Forbes
Seeded on Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:35 PM EDT (Forbes)
I’m told the book; I won’t get my copy till Monday either, also goes into a meeting with Larry Page, who had been mentoring prior to this betrayal, which occurred after he had kicked Schmidt off his board for betraying Apple. In that meeting told Page that Go …
A Fair Accounting of Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Tax: Laurence Kotlikoff
Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:07 AM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has risen in the polls thanks, in large part, to his 9-9-9 plan, which would replace most of the U.S.
Bottom Line - Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan is simple: most will simply pay more
Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:45 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
When it comes to Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's proposed 9-9-9 tax plan, there’s one thing all sides agree on: it’s very simple. If you're a corporation, own a small business or count yourself among the richest Americans, you'll simply love it.
Aledo's Johnathan Gray is more than Texas-sized talent. - Ben Glicksman - SI.com
Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:04 PM EDT (CNN)
High school superstar and future Texas running back Johnathan Gray lights up the field in this impressive display of talent.
What does it mean for President Obama that he can't even get the Democrat-controlled Senate to pass his jobs bill? – Cafferty File - CNN.com Blogs
Seeded on Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:41 PM EDT (CNN)
What does it mean for President Obama that he can't even get the Democrat-controlled Senate to pass his jobs bill? FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Here's just one more sign that President Obama is in deep trouble headed into a re-election year:
Cashmore: I'm in love with Siri - CNN.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:07 PM EDT (CNN)
(CNN) -- In a matter of days, my phone will start talking back. Given that I already have what you might call a "co-dependent" relationship with my gadgets, this development is perhaps the next natural step.
Netflix kills plan to separate Qwikster, streaming services - Oct. 10, 2011
Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:18 AM EDT (CNN)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Netflix Inc. announced Monday that it was reversing a plan announced only weeks ago to split its DVD-by-mail and streaming video services. CEO Reed Hastings announced on Sept.
9 hard-to-fill jobs - CNNMoney
Seeded on Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:45 AM EDT (CNN)
9 hard-to-fill jobs Many companies say they want to hire workers, but are struggling to find the right people. So why are these positions so difficult to fill?
Are baby boomers to blame for broken government? - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:14 AM EDT (CNN)
(CNN) -- Could it be that the reason our government is broken is because of which generation is running things? Authors Morley Winograd and Michael Hais think so, insisting that the problem is that power is now firmly in the hands of self-righteous baby boomers who have spen …
Irony Alert: Microsoft Profits For Each Google Gadget Rival Sells | Fox News
Seeded on Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:35 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
Forget Windows 7.5.
How I kicked my Coke habit – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
Seeded on Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:42 AM EDT (CNN)
How I kicked my Coke habit Holy crap, did I used to drink a lot of Diet Coke. Not just a can or two at lunch and one with dinner. Not just a pick-me-up in the afternoon or the tail end of a droopy morning.
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As times change, so do attitudes about taking kids to work
Thursday is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work day, although perhaps you didn't notice. The annual event, started 20 years ago as a way to expose girls and young women to workplace and career opportunities, has attracted less attention in recent years. Perhaps it’s anothe …
'World's oldest teenager' Dick Clark dead at 82
Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and producer who helped bring rock `n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand" and rang in the New Year for the masses at Times Square, has died. He was 82.
'Simpsons' creator: Real Springfield is in Oregon - CBS NewsPORTLAND, Ore. — One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been unmasked when "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening revealed the Springfield in Oregon as the basis for the hometown of his characters.The admission came in an interview with Smithsonian Magazine …
Canadians say goodbye, or adieu, to the penny
The Canadians are doing what the U.S. has not been able to accomplish: Eliminating the money-losing penny. The Canadian government has announced that it will stop distributing the Canadian penny beginning in the fall, with the gradual goal of removing it from circulation. The mo …
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