... Daily tracking reports published between March 12 and June 7, thirty-one of them showed McCain was shown to be ahead of Obama by at least one percentage point. In the remaining reports the two candidates were tied. And in April/May, McCain pushed even further ahead, gaining leads of around five percentage points. It is probably no coincidence, though, that this was ... regarding his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright and for comments Obama made about "bitter" Pennsylvania votes in reference to having lost the primary in that state to Clinton. When summer hit, Obama secured the Democrat...

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The Occupy movement that began months ago in New York and has since grasped hold of the rest of the country turned violent for the first time on November 2nd in Oakland when a small group of protestors smashed the windows of a Wells Fargo bank branch during a protest of wealth inequalities. The Occupy Oakland movement scheduled a noon rally in front of City Hall and then a free lunch afterward. The day's events were planned to wrap up with a "general strike mass convergence, rally, and labor cookout." Each of these were intended to be peaceful protests, but a small faction began passing out fl...

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... something was missing in his life and he felt drawn to be in Church," (Fairchild, Christianity.About.com). The story goes: one day Obama decided to visit Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, the same church which drew heavy criticism during the election. The now retired pastor, Jeremiah Wright Jr., later made some critical remarks on both race and America itself which ignited ... candidates for president, Obama has made faith a centerpiece of his campaign," said the Ariel Sabar of CSMonitor.com. The cord of religion came into play during the George W. Bush campaign for the oval o...

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... of even one major automaker closing down would be a big hit to the economy, not only from jobs lost in that company, but from all the jobs lost in the industries that supply them. If all of the big three shut down, nationwide, over 3,000,000 jobs would be lost. We have always thought of the auto industry as being based in Michigan, but in fact, suppliers are ... 's not realistic to think that they all three companies would just up and close their doors. Give them help, of course, but force them to make major changes in the way they do business. No more private planes, no more huge execut...

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... breakthroughs may soon lead to alternative energy sources. Solar energy in particular will become a physical reality instead of just an eco-friendly dream. Amazing Potential The problem with solar energy has often been its practicality or lack thereof. It is expensive and not all that durable in real life conditions. This is ... a large part of what keeps solar energy on the drawing board. Advances that could change all that, however, are not far away. Instead of building solar energy panels out of glass, scientists are working ... not be there yet but is making impressive strides. To B...

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... , parodies, and even some serious discussion. In Great Britain, in October of 2007, a London High Court judge in an uncommon ruling on what secondary school children could be shown in the classroom determined there were nine key errors in scientific fact. Mr. Justice Burton was quoted as saying that some of these points he determined as untrue had been "in ... the context of alarmism and exaggeration," according to The Times Online Edition of October 11, 2007. However, a look at recent news seems to show that Mr. Gore's critics are and will continue to be proven ... wrong at calling him...

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... appeared on Glen Mulcaire's list, the private investigator hired by The News of the World. The list contained about 4,000 people rumored to be targets of the tabloid's phone scandal (Somaiya). "The last edition of The News of the World made great play of the paper's relationship with the Payne family," said Tom Watson, a parliament member who investigated the phone scandal. "I have nothing but contempt for the people that did this" (Somaiya ... ). Brooks testified that The News of the World did ... ...

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... viewers protesting against NBC's omission. NBC's announcer publicly apologized on-air just three hours after the montage aired, highlighting the large number of protests they received online. The announcer said the "feature was edited" and "not done to upset anyone" (Chavez). The host, Dan Hicks, read the following statement during the coverage: "It was our intent to begin our coverage of this U.S. Open championship with a ... feature that captured the patriotism of our national championship being here in our nation's capital for the third time. Regrettably, a portion of the Pledge of A...

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... a very long time that a few people in the right place can change the mood of an entire room. When Frank Sinatra first took to the stage, his handlers used crowd control technique to create a name for their rising star. They hired half a dozen girls to swoon in the front rows. Due to the miracle of crowd manipulation, while half a dozen girls swooned for pay, dozens more followed suit ... , some even to the point of fainting upon receiving a wink from the blue eyed crooner. The truth of the healthcare debate in town hall meetings is that crowd ... a few well publicized town hall meetings...

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... situation and challenges. As rap artists often resort to drugs, sex, or violence as the means to resolve the conflicts in their songs and videos, adolescents often model this behavior, seeing it as a proven path to getting what they want. This is particularly troubling in young African-American girls, aged 14 - 18, who watch between six or seven hours of rap music videos ... and self-centeredness while at the same time promoting a "win at all costs" mentality within the impressionable consumers of this music. The Rap Music Artist: The Anti-Role Model Despite the growing amount of researc...

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... a life to which most of us would want our children to aspire. The dangerous effects of the dancehall culture aren't just on boys, either. Because the dancehall scene has deemed it OK for men to objectify women, the attitude is everywhere and young girls have almost become immune to it; it has, in their world, become a social norm. Even if they don't realize it, this acquiescence ... is having an effect on their self-esteem, and will continue to do so later in life ... , too. There is no escaping the reality that entertainers, whether they are ... ...

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... sample received from Dr. Bruce Ivins was not properly submitted and was destroyed. He was required to give a second sample, but this sample was of a different anthrax strain than the first. Luckily, a duplicate of his first sample was submitted to Dr. Paul Keim who is a geneticist at Northern Arizona University. That sample is what linked Ivins to two ... Evidence A news conference was held to explain the scientific case that was brought against Ivins. Those presenting the case contradicted themselves during the course of the news conference. Understandably, this did not instill confide...

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... is particularly noticeable during hurricanes as they crash into shores with an average category rating of 2 and 3. As if this wasn't enough of a threat oil industries, congress, and the white house now want to allow offshore drilling. Let's look at the Georges Bank area off Cape Cod Massachusetts. According to geologists there are approximately 57 million barrels of oil lying there beneath ... could keep running for another I love this 2 ½ years! Wow. That's all I can say about it. We can get another 2 ½ years plus 2 days of fuel for the low cost of future damages. This is like buying...

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... Americans would describe the economic conditions as "terrible", only 22% of that 68% has actually cancelled a flight, or plans to reschedule at a cheaper time. While even the slightest downturn is unexpected, the travel industry has weathered far worse declines in domestic travel than that suffered from the current economic crisis. While a lot of jobs have been lost and many have lost their homes or are ... in danger of losing their homes, it seems that the bulk of Americans are more plagued by the promise of woe than the reality thereof. Internationally, the economic news for the travel...

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... to friends. Cell phones of today also have the technology built in to watch live television no matter where you are. Some offer a GPS navigational system to help you find driving directions. Of course, many people would be lost without the option to text their friends and family, as well. Cell phones ... have become a part of people, a way to establish a unique identity. It's not just about choosing a color anymore. Users can choose their ringtones, ring backs, change backgrounds, save screensavers, and personalize their voice mail and more ... a way that is unique to them, with favorite...

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A landlord of a Philadelphian apartment discovered four mentally handicapped people chained in the basement when he went to investigate a short circuit on October 15th. Turgut Gozleveli discovered dogs locked inside of the boiler room and four adults hiding underneath a blanket. They were hunched together in a space not tall enough for an adult to stand, surrounded in human waste with only a jug of orange juice (Hoye). He unchained them while asking questions about their identity, but he didn't receive any answers. Believing them to be illegal immigrants, Gosleveli called in the police who qui...

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... with two children, agreed with Vincent. "People have simply had enough. We're living in an age where the inequality between high-end Wall Street and the rest of us is simply a gap that has become too big," he said. "Millions of people have lost their jobs. Millions of people have lost their homes" (Silverleib). There's been "way too much cloak-and-dagger activity within ... the corridors of Wall Street" lately. "This is about raising awareness and a change of political discourse," he added (Silverleib). ... Because there's no directly stated cause, the movement doesn't necessarily have...

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Whereas 10 years ago a few desperate souls looked online to find love, much to their own chagrin and the concern of their family and friends, online dating has today become an enormous part of the dating scene, and indeed has spawned very successful industry in the dating market. The perks of online dating are enormous. Here are just a few: 1) Broader market- Christina H. of Eagle Point Oregon met ... dicey. People in real life generally meet in workplace situations, or in similar social settings, or because of mutual friends. It's hard to simply cut bait. On the internet, you can generally c...

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... in Washington, and revised in Gettysburg the night before the dedication, at the home of David Wills. The speaker who preceded him gave a two hour oration, and the crowed was stunned by Lincoln's simple two minute speech. Those two minutes transformed Gettysburg from a battlefield into a symbol, and gave an historical meaning to the sacrifice of those who had lost their lives, while serving as an ... inspiration to the living. By invoking the guarantees of human equality in the Declaration of Independence, it defined the Civil War as "a new birth of freedom" and equality for all of the c...

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... dollars. • Only 358 billionaires have a total income of 760 billion dollars which is equivalent to the total income of 2.5 billion people. • 20 percent of the world's richest people receive 82.7 percent of the world's total income while the 20 percent poorest receive 1.4 percent of the total world's income.[2] Our current system now wallows in hard contradictions that seem hard to resolve. Many ... many are dying of poverty. Those who produce commodities such as the workers in developing countries cannot buy commodities in the market. Those who make tall buildings live in shanties. M...

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... trillion dollars. - Only 358 billionaires have a total income of 760 billion dollars which is equivalent to the total income of 2.5 billion people. - 20 percent of the world's richest people receive 82.7 percent of the world's total income while the 20 percent poorest receive 1.4 percent of the total world's income.[2] Our current system now wallows in hard contradictions that seem hard to resolve. Many of ... many are dying of poverty. Those who produce commodities such as the workers in developing countries cannot buy commodities in the market. Those who make tall buildings live in sha...

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... Others wish to completely reorder the political system, mostly by shrinking it drastically (Barstow). One thing most of the Tea Partiers do have in common though is the fact that most had previously been uninvolved in politics. Not until the recession hit did many of them feel the need to contribute their input. After seeing the jobs lost, the homes foreclosed, and the retirement funds depleted, they ... felt an increasing need to know the root cause and who to blame ... for it. Many believe that their constitutional rights are being ignored by government (Barstow). However, for the maj...

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... . They loaned a lot of money to people who were tremendously less than able to keep up with their payments should the economy take a downturn, which it did. When the housing bubble burst, a lot of those people found themselves paying on loans that were worth more than the homes they had purchased. Furthermore, many of those loans were already at up to 125 percent of ... the home value. It was simply cheaper for many of those people to declare bankruptcy and walk away than it was to stay put and pay their loans. The banking industry bet on a robust economy and ascending home prices and th...

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... in any fashion he wants. Absolute majority of these programs comes free of charge, but without support from the vendors. The open-source software has recently gained popularity in governmental and commercial sector, especially in some European countries. Apart from the obvious advantage it has over the programs you need to pay for - that it comes free of charge, open-source software has other ... good sides as well. First of all, it is the availability of applications - for almost any program you can find an open source alternative (or a couple of them). For example, instead of using Mi...

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... were shipped from Mexico. There are other reasons why consumers choose to eat local foods. The most important of these is the transparency of the production process. You can see the farmer that grew the tomato or see the cow that ends up in your freezer. Domestic food is processed using domestic laws. Foreign ... can be used and what safety rules meat cutters have to follow. In many cases, stores import goods because they are cheaper. Frequently, the goods are cheaper because the quality isn't as high or safety standards as strict. Another reason often cited for eating locally is being ab...

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