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Military Wives

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The Language of Appalachia

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Local Author Joins History and Humor To Tell His Stories

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Voodoo Munchies

Looking for a lighthearted and fun way to remove the negative energy of a certain disruptive person from your life, or from your mind, if the person in question has moved on? Consider the cleansing (and giggle-inspiring) effect of Voodoo Munchies. Beginning now, whenever you need to deal with this... Read More

Computers According to Carol

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Parties and prayers celebrate Eid - BBC News

The Hindu

Parties and prayers celebrate Eid
BBC News
The Muslim community in Wales is celebrating the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In Cardiff the Eid el-Fitr holiday was marked with morning prayers around the city's 11 mosques, before families returned home for a day of feasting. ...
Quran controversy casts pall over Eid celebrationsCNN International
Nigeria: Muslims Celebrate Eid-El-Fitr TodayAllAfrica.com
Students as teachers: UH Muslim students talk about faithHouston Chronicle
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Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:54:36 GMT+00:00

Judge: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Unconstitutional - ABC News

Daily Mail

Judge: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Unconstitutional
ABC News
A federal judge in California ruled tonight that the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy that bars openly gay service members from serving in the military is unconstitutional. "Defendants faced the burden at trial of showing the “Don't Ask, Don't tell” Act ...
Cal. Judge: DADT UnconstitutionalTIME
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Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:28:26 GMT+00:00

After Apple about-face, Adobe resurrects Flash tool - Computerworld

Reuters

After Apple about-face, Adobe resurrects Flash tool
Computerworld
Computerworld - Adobe on Thursday said it would resurrect a tool that lets developers port Flash applications to the iPhone after Apple did an about-face earlier in the day. The move came just hours after Apple reversed an April ...
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Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:55:08 GMT+00:00

Florida pastor tells TODAY undecided on whether to burn Qurans - msnbc.com

Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Florida pastor tells TODAY undecided on whether to burn Qurans
msnbc.com
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The pastor behind plans to burn Qurans on the anniversary of Sept. 11 failed to clarify the confusion during an interview with Meredith Viera on NBC's TODAY Show on Friday. According to Jones, he had agreed to call off the event ...
Reaction to Quran burning pours in from around the worldCNN
Pastor Dave Burke: Terry Jones - Saints and MonstersBBC News
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Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:54:53 GMT+00:00

Top Adviser to Lead Panel on Economy - New York Times

Washington Post

Top Adviser to Lead Panel on Economy
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Friday will promote a longtime economic adviser, Austan D. Goolsbee, to chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, signaling continuity even as a high unemployment rate has left much of the public ...
Obama taps Goolsbee for key economic postUSA Today
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Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:01:14 GMT+00:00

Combat Game Goes Too Far for Military - New York Times

Telegraph.co.uk

Combat Game Goes Too Far for Military
New York Times
By AG SULZBERGER LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Sgt. First Class Brian Hampton knows it is just a video game. But the details are unnervingly familiar: the uniforms, the weapons, even the military bases and desert towns where the action is set. ...
Fallen Special Forces soldier to be awarded Medal of HonorLos Angeles Times
Medal of Honor "needs 3 million sales for sequel" - will it get there?The Guardian (blog)
Montgomerian to attend Medal of Honor ceremony honoring late airmanMontgomery Advertiser
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Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:53:44 GMT+00:00

1 Dead, 53 Homes Destroyed After Gas Explosion in Calif. - ABC News

Globe and Mail

1 Dead, 53 Homes Destroyed After Gas Explosion in Calif.
ABC News
At least one person has been killed and 53 homes have been destroyed after an apparent gas line explosion in a residential neighborhood south of San Francisco, according to officials. The explosion occurred just after 6:15 pm Thursday ...
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Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:19:02 GMT+00:00

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