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    31
    May
    2012
    9:44am, EDT

    Six killed in Seattle shootings, including suspect

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    - Six killed in Seattle shootings, including suspect

    - NYC plans ban on large sugary drinks

    - Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt

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    - NBC polls find Obama, Romney deadlocked in three key states

    - Chaos as pickup truck slams into bar 

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    Hi Brian I got to see Rep. Lewis on MSNBC as he said he and others were working on a Voting rights issue due to many State Governors violating the 24th Amendment.

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  • 30
    May
    2012
    10:09am, EDT

    Liberia's Charles Taylor jailed for 50 years for war crimes

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    - Romney wins Texas GOP primary and secures delegates to win nomination

    - Liberia's Charles Taylor jailed for 50 years for war crimes 

    - Survivor pulled from rubble 12 hours after Italy quake

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    - Folk musician Doc Watson dies at 89

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    - Apple CEO wants to make more products in the U.S.

     

     


     

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    BTW, Lester, an uncanny coincidence with the June-Summit, and a book "V" by Thomas Pynchon, page543, "Events began to shape themselves for June and the coming Assembly, and Russia's President Putin will like the last paragraph: "Astarte's throat naked to the cloudless ending, and slam it down again …

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  • 29
    May
    2012
    9:43am, EDT

    At least 10 killed in 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Italy

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    - At least 10 killed in Italy earthquake 

    - Number 2 al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike

    - Dallas standoff ends as man falls to his death from crane

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    - Metal pieces fall from the sky after Air Canada engine failure

    - Michigan wildfire destroys nearly three dozen homes

    - Tuna carry Fukushima quake radiation across the Pacific

     

     


     

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    Syria releases 500 "political" prisoners, which is good news. It is a start and hopefully a green light for Annan's Peace Plan.

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  • 22
    May
    2012
    9:44am, EDT

    SpaceX rocket begins milestone mission to space station

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    - SpaceX rocket begins milestone mission to space station

    - U.S. envoy to Afghanistan to step down

    - Post Office struggles may mean more junk mail

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    - U.S. ranks #1 in wealth, not in happiness

    - Small plane crash lands upside down, pilot survives

    - Panel rules no routine PSA tests for men

     

     


     

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    Savannah, always good to see you fill in for Brian, great reporting also by Richard on Syria. I was put out that President Putin did not attend the G8 Summit, but, hopefully, when he meets with President Obama next month, the two leaders will accomodate one another.

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  • 21
    May
    2012
    9:46am, EDT

    Activists charged with plotting to throw firebombs at NATO summit

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    - 3 activists arrested and charged with plotting to throw firebombs at NATO summit

    - Study finds more than 2,000 people falsely convicted in U.S. since 1989

    - Robin Gibb dies at 62

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    - Nasdaq embarrassed about delays during Facebook debut 

    - President Obama to address Joplin High School graduates 

    - U.S. war veterans return medals at NATO summit

     

     


     

     

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    I have to start off this post by saying I lost my father to prostate cancer, but so many people have been saved by doing yearly screenings.

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  • 18
    May
    2012
    9:42am, EDT

    More evidence released in Trayvon Martin shooting

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    - More evidence released in Trayvon Martin shooting

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    - European leaders add to rising fears of Euro breakup

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    - Donna Summer dies at 63

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    Lester, an excellent Sunday broadcast as always. Congratulations to Brian Williams who received another Doctorate Degree, well deserved, and congratulations also to Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, famous also for his hoodie which Geraldo Rivera says is thug clothing in describing Trayvon Martin. What i …

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  • 17
    May
    2012
    9:48am, EDT

    Minorities now surpass whites in U.S. births

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    - Minorities now surpass whites in U.S. births

    - Robert F. Kennedy Jr's estranged wife dead in apparent suicide

    - U.S. Navy ships collide off California coast after a steering malfunction

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    - First female commander of elite drill sergeant school relieved of duty

    - Pentagon unveils model used to plan bin Laden raid

    - Chicago braces for major protests as NATO summit looms

     

     

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    Trayvon Martin's autopsy reveals injuries to his knuckles. How else was this young man to defend himself when he was unarmed and threatened with a gun?

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  • 16
    May
    2012
    9:45am, EDT

    Anxious Greeks withdraw almost $900 million in one day

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    - Physician says George Zimmerman had broken nose, black eye

    - Anxious Greeks withdraw almost $900 million in one day

    - U.S. has 55 daily encounters with suspected terrorists

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    - FDA delays new sunscreen rules to avoid shortages

    - U.S. veterans to return war medals in protest

    - GM to drop all advertising on Facebook

     

     


     

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    Mitt Romney, God bless him, refuses to join in on the attack on President Obama's minister Rev. Wright, Chicago Church which I believe is the United Church of Christ which we belonged to many years ago. Of interest, perhaps, it was a "white" church congregation in a "black" neighborhood in Louisvill …

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    May
    2012
    9:53am, EDT

    Hundreds evacuated as wildfires spread in Arizona

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    - Hundreds evacuated as wildfires spread across northern Arizona

    - Former Murdoch editor Rebekah Brooks to be charged over phone hacking 

    - John Edwards' daughter to take the stand

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    - Poll finds most users distrust Facebook

    - Retail sales slow

    - Shopper bitten by rattlesnake in Walmart

     

     


     

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    Yep, Jackie, President Obama needs a reality check on marriage.

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    May
    2012
    9:47am, EDT

    Executive who oversaw $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase leaves

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    - Executive who oversaw $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase leaves

    - Yahoo CEO out following resume scandal

    - Nearly 50 bodies found on Mexico highway

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    - ER visits double as more kids swallow batteries

    - 24-hour daycare opens for the super busy

    - Columbia University janitor graduates with honors

     

     


     

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    Brian here's a little history of tax increases in California. Enron set up led to a recall and Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming Governor on a promise. Down hill from day one with selling off State property to reducing State employees hours and government bonds.

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    May
    2012
    9:42am, EDT

    JPMorgan Chase discloses $2 billion in losses due to "flawed" hedging strategy

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    - Suspected kidnapper Adam Mayes dead, 2 girls found unharmed

    - JPMorgan Chase discloses $2 billion in losses due to "flawed" hedging strategy

    - Egypt watches their first-ever TV presidential debate

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    - World War II fighter plane found in Sahara

    - TIME's breastfeeding cover has everyone talking

    - George Clooney raises $15 million for President Obama

     

     


     

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    Not surprised. They teach gaming theory in b-schools. If you want to get to the root of the problem, report on how the up-and-coming employees of Wall Street are being educated. The federal government not doing any thing meaningful about the regulatory climate is only half of the problem

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    2012
    5:19pm, EDT

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    It's so sad that when faced with the truth about themselves and their leaders some commentators come back spewing lies. Enough already. We aren't buying it.

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