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  1. I have been reading with interest all the stories in the NYT and elsewhere lately about "strategic defaults" ...
  2. Can somebody explain something to me re: overdrafts? (m)
  3. Phil Harris (Deadliest Catch / Cornelia Marie Captain) Has had a stroke...(UPDATE)
  4. An interesting article I just saw regarding foreclosures...basically says that banks can come after you (m)
  5. Not to hijack the other thread.. No fault states
  6. awwwwwww, RIP Grandma Horton
  7. OMG< can you imagine!?? " Haitian may have survived 4 weeks in rubble"
  8. Horrible Story about child slavery
  9. Winter Olympics--anybody else love them as much as I do?
  10. Google Buzz- flawed or brilliant
  11. "Became fans of Making Drug Tests required to Get Welfare."
  12. I just wanted to share an essay of mine that's on the NYT Motherlode blog...about why being a young mom worked for me.
  13. PSA: Poppy Seed Tea (young adult death mentioned)
  14. A plane flew into a building in Austin TX ... the pilot did it deliberately ...
  15. Bob of Bob's Red Mill Hands company over to his employees
  16. "school spies on pupil at home via webcam"
  17. embrace life
  18. Breaking news: Pediatricians Want Redesign of Hot Dogs, Candy to Curb Kids' Choking
  19. School shooting - It happened again in my community
  20. If you thought Carrie Prejean was bad...Get a load of Miss Beverly Hills...
  21. Sad teacher shooting here today..
  22. Utah seeks to criminalize "reckless" miscarriage
  23. On a lighter note, this LA. article about Canada and the Olympics cracked me up...
  24. Judge in Memphis Grants Asylum to German Homeschoolers
  25. 200,000 people will lose their unemployment benefits this week..
  26. Gay Marriage now legal in Washington, DC
  27. What do you think about the FAA flap over the little boy using the Air traffic control radio at JFK?
  28. Senator Roy Ashburn; Anti-same sex marriage, history of anti-gay rights.....You know what I'm gonna say, right?
  29. An interesting consequence of not allowing gay marriage in this state
  30. Canadians...funny budget release video (starring my favourite man ever!)
  31. Academy Award Nominees: How many have you seen?
  32. A friend posted this on FB...about perfume & cologne etiquette
  33. CPSC prepares warning about baby slings because of deaths
  34. Corey Haim has passed away
  35. This picture is so cute!
  36. End to overdraft fees at BofA
  37. Mystery Knitter
  38. Question . . . .
  39. Yay! My kids were on TV with Emilys Smile Boxes!
  40. Article about shielding facebook pages when job-hunting
  41. What do you think about this? "Hipsters on Food Stamps"
  42. Did you get your Census form (those in the US)?
  43. Wow. Today, I finally saw the same guy I voted for for President...
  44. Did you ever make a gum wrapper chain?
  45. Has anyone seen this yet? SEC was tipped off to Madoff YEARS earlier...
  46. 219! NT
  47. I'm taking a break from yaaps but seriously had to, HAD TO, come here and say...
  48. So how is this health care bill going to effect my family?
  49. Mark of the Beast... am I reading this wrong?
  50. 13 states have filed suits against the health care legislation
  51. NYT article, what do you think?
  52. Why I give Obama an A-...
  53. Health Care Calculator. (m)
  54. First Sikh in Decades allowed into the Army
  55. Really nice article about the Cornell basketball coach & autism (m)
  56. I know it's been discussed often, but can I hear from citizens of other countries with universal or government run healthcare?
  57. Here's what I do not get
  58. Father of a dead Marine is ordered to pay the legal fees of Fred Phelps
  59. Oh. Now the president supports expanded offshore drilling?
  60. Nice summary of health reform legislation
  61. Holocaust survivor shares his story
  62. This debacle with the RC Church and the current Pope makes me physically ill. How does a church allow such awful crimes to continue? NT
  63. So, what's this about Oklahoma Elected officials saying they'd support a militia???
  64. This adoption dispute has been haunting me all day
  65. Family of local killer wouldn't donate organs because they didn't want black people to get them...
  66. US offshore wind farm questions/confusion.
  67. Children's medicines recalled
  68. I'm working at the polls tomorrow for election day
  69. Kleen Kanteen Spout Recall: (Canada and US)
  70. Have we discussed this?
  71. Inapprorpriate or cute dance routine by 7 year olds??
  72. Very upsetting news about a divorce and custody gone bad
  73. Geometry teacher in Alabama decides to teach angles by using a hypothetical assassination of our president..
  74. Anti-bacterial soaps contain an unnecessary toxin? (m)
  75. Rand Paul on Rachel Maddow....
  76. A little good news about the Ethan Stacy case...
  77. Google PacMan game!
  78. Blow it up? (m)
  79. I am so so sad for Katie G*r*anju right now...
  80. Tipper and Al are splitting up? After 40 years?
  81. Interesting article
  82. The power of a good night's sleep
  83. No Benefit Seen in Delaying Infant Vaccinations
  84. Angry. Natalie Holloway suspect confesses to slaying of Peruvian girl
  85. What do we think about Helen Thomas
  86. Katie G*ran*ju's blog post today is so sad (m)
  87. Sending positive thoughts and energy to the Indian Ocean
  88. Monsanto and GMO's
  89. Curious about organics.
  90. Have you guys seen the guy with Cerebral Palsy who's trying to win the Oprah contest for his own TV show?
  91. I just saw a cancer patient turn down her prescription at the pharmacy because it wasn't covered by her insurance. (m)
  92. Peanut Ban on Airplanes....
  93. Can we talk about what's happening in Arizona
  94. NYTimes Magazine Piece: A Pacemaker Wrecks a Family's Life
  95. Now, Dad Feels as Stressed as Mom
  96. Unicorn Meat--Think Geek gets Cease and Desist
  97. So does anyone else think Harry Potter whenever you hear the media talking about Ken Salazar? ROFLOL
  98. Where's the Federal Healthcare Pool?
  99. Total fluff--looks like Lindsay Lohan is going to go to jail. They have it on live now. The judge seems tough.
  100. Linda Lingle has vetoed Hawaii's same sex civil union bill!!
  101. I thought this was interesting in light of the
  102. Did anyone else see this?
  103. Well isn't she special!! {morning talk show host thinks BF in public should be against law!}
  104. The second wave of foreclosures...
  105. I found this stripped down vimeo explaining the subprime crisis in housing and it spread into other sectors....
  106. Too racey for FB?
  107. Didja see they passed the extended unemployment benefits? I hope this helps some families here!!! nt
  108. Oh my goodness!!!! Look at this baby-doll...
  109. Great essay on teen pregnancy and abortion (m)
  110. Sugar free school's 10th anniversary!
  111. Abortion poll
  112. Wow... Brittney Murphy's husband ALSO died of anemia and pneumonia and now there is a suspected mold link!!!!
  113. No BFing Allowed
  114. The other poll -- unintended pregnancies
  115. New Poll: Number of Unplanned Pregnancies