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Sometimes I like the word no, and sometimes I hate it. It is a very powerful word, even though it has just two letters. I dont like the word no when I have been for a job interview and didnt get the job. I also hate this word when I ask someone on a
1. Authority investigators are looking for one or more arson suspects linked to several wildfires burning across central portion of the state. A witness told investigators someone in a car was spotted dropping something into an open field and fires
1. The White House isn't commenting on Sunday's appeal from Julian Assange that the US end what he calls a witch hunt against his website WikiLeaks. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for two months to avoid being extradited to
1. President Barack Obama is heading toward the Democratic national convention in Charlotte, stopping in Norfolk, Virginia, saying the election is about closing the gap between what America is now and what it should be. 2. The Pentagon says a former
1. A possible immigration reform deal will be announced by a bipartisan group of leading senators today. It covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants alread
1. Good news on the job front. Employers in April add 165,000 jobs. The unemployment rate falling to 7.5%. But the Fed says it will keep short-term interest rates low until unemployment falls to 6.5%. 2. The surge in hiring sent stocks higher, climbi
Where would we be without muscles? Probably a mess on the floor. Muscles are pretty interesting things. Everybody has lots of them. Some people look after them better than others. Bodybuilders want to have really big muscles. The bigger the better. T
Arent mp3s amazing? Maybe young people today dont think so. They are part of the digital generation and think mp3s are normal. But I was born long before digital music started. When I was a teenager, I had a record collection. You had to go to a stor
If youre lucky, you have more good memories than bad ones. Im very lucky. I have lots of good memories. I dont have many painful memories. I dont know why. Lots of bad things happened to me when I was younger but I dont really have strong memories of
Im a big meat-eater. I love meat of all kinds. I have eaten all sorts of meat. Even though I love meat, I could easily stop eating it, and I dont think Id miss it. A long time ago I heard the vegetarian slogan Meat is Murder. If you think about it, t
People are strange, when they are strangers. Thats from a famous song. I do agree with it, although I do think all people are strange. Its a good thing that people are strange. If we were all the same, life would be boring. Its the fact that we are a
1. Fire crews in California are still cleaning up after a massive fire at Universal Studios. The blaze destroyed several sets including one from Back to the Future. A King Kong exhibit and a video vault were also destroyed. Three firefighters were h
1. Senator Ted Kennedy is out of surgery at Duke University. His doctor says a procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor was successful. The 76-year-old now faces chemotherapy and radiation to treat the malignant glioma, a lethal type of brain tum
1. NBC newsman Tim Russert has died. The network says its Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet the Press collapsed and died at work. Initial reports said the cause was a heart attack, but now the network says it's not sure. Tim Russert was 58. 2.
1.An army scientist committed suicide before federal prosecutors could charge him with mailing anthrax-laced letters after the 9/11 attacks. Authorities say that the letters may have been part of a warped plan by Bruce Ivins to test a vaccine for th
1. John Edwards admits to an extramarital affair. But the former US Democratic presidential candidate denies fathering the woman's daughter. Edwards tells ABC News he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 42-year-old woman, but says that he did no
1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared a
1. A new Barack Obama ad that begins airing on national cable tomorrow calls John McCain's reaction to the recent financial turmoil erratic. The ad also accuses McCain of trying to shift debate from the economy to Obama's character. Sarah Palin has
1. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama make their last-minute pleas to voters days before Election Day. McCain says Obama is running for redistributor in chief while Obama told radio listeners his election would change the world. 2.
1. President-elect Barack Obama keeps working on a list of foreign leaders, talking to Russia's president, both agreeing they should meet soon. Obama is also being slammed by Iran after saying it is unacceptable for the nation to develop nuclear wea