The Telltale Wombs Of Lewiston, Maine

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 7:05 PM EDT ()

His name was Jack Wennberg, and by the mid-1970s, he had compiled data about health care practices in cities all over the state of Maine, including data showing that in the city of Lewiston, an unusually large number of women were having hysterectomies.

doctors, health, health-care, maine, medicine, vermont

Donna Brazile Hit by Pepper Spray

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:38 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Donna Brazile was hit by pepper spray as she walked to the Xcel Center at the start of the Republican Convention here. The well-known Democratic pundit and strategist confirmed the incident, but declined to comment further.

politics, republican-convention, donna-brazile

A New Twist in the Motherhood Debate

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 12:08 AM EDT (The New York Times)

When Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska was introduced as a vice-presidential pick, she was presented as a magnet for female voters, the epitome of everymom appeal.

politics, motherhood, vice-president, vp, sarah-palin

Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process

Seeded on Mon Sep 1, 2008 11:54 PM EDT (The New York Times)

A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket.

politics, vp, sarah-palin, vetting, vice-presidential

Congress's Fingerprint Fine Print

Seeded on Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:32 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Tucked into a broad, 537-page bill (not counting tax provisions yet to be added) mostly concerned with government backing of mortgage modifications is a requirement for a registration of "loan originators." The provision says that "an individual may not engage in the business of …

entertainment, business, congress, film, privacy, wars, mortgage, civil-liberties, loan, biometric

Links leave cop red-faced

Seeded on Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:36 PM EST (St. Petersburg Times)

Gulf Middle School resource officer John Nohejl's MySpace page, aimed directly at the school's sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, doesn't fit that description.

porn, school, cop, myspace, us-news, witch-hunt

ABC News: GOP Race May Go All the Way to Convention

Seeded on Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:54 PM EST (ABC News)

The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years.

2008, politics, president, convention, gop, nomination

Dozens in Texas town report seeing UFO

Seeded on Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:49 PM EST (USA Today)

In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO.

odd-news, ufo, usatoday, seen, end-of-times

Federal Qualms Leave Dulles Rail at Risk

Seeded on Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:31 PM EST (The Washington Post)

Federal officials remain skeptical of the plan to extend Metrorail to Dulles International Airport and might reject it, even though their consultants recently found that the proposal meets requirements for full funding, government and project sources said.

business, washington-post, metro, public-transportation, northern-virginia, silver-line

Peterson reinjured collarbone in Fiesta Bowl

Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:50 AM EDT (Sports Illustrated)

Former Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, an almost certain top-10 pick in the first round of Saturday's NFL draft, re-injured his collarbone in the Sooners' loss in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day -- an injury that has not been previously disclosed except to NFL teams.

nfl, sports, fiesta-bowl, adrian-peterson, nfl-draft

Improvisational Challenge: Sanjaya™?

Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:57 AM EDT

Recently, one person has spawn thousands of websites demanding for his removal. Protests have erupted on the Internet over the subversion of popular will, and ballot stuffing.

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entertainment, american-idol, impro, improvisation, sanjaya

Improvisational Challenge: Living with Lethe

Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:10 AM EDT

Memory and forgetfulness are as life and death to one another. To live is to remember and to remember is to live. To die is to forget and to forget is to die. -- Samuel Butler

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health, recall, memory, impro, improvisation, forgetfulness