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11 survival stories from around the world
These survivors experienced extraordinary circumstances; hurricanes, tornados, and avalanches, and lived to tell the tale.
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Mainstream media biased against Romney? Four points to consider.
Many supporters of Mitt Romney argue that his potential path toward the White House has been made a lot steeper by the media. Here are some of the main arguments pro and con.
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Briefing Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on jobs
Whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama occupies the White House in January, one of them will have to deal with more than 12 million jobless Americans, or a little over 8 percent of the total workforce. Where do the candidates stand on issues relating to jobs?
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'Why You're Not Married...Yet': 5 tips from the book's author
Writer Tracy McMillan offers readers advice on relationships.
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The best online April Fools' pranks of 2011
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Horizons Facebook down (and back up) hours before major announcement
Facebook went down today, the second time in a month that the popular social network has weathered a widespread outage.
10/06/2010 03:51 pm -
The Social Network: Four things the movie got wrong
'The Social Network,' a new film directed by David Fincher, and based on a book by Ben Mezrich, topped the box office charts in the US over the weekend. But critics of the film say Fincher and Mezrich got plenty of things wrong, from the history of Facebook to the portrayal of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
10/05/2010 12:54 pm -
Africa Monitor UN report on Congo genocide embraced by country's ambassador
The UN report on the Congo genocide, heavily criticized last month when a draft was leaked, was formally released today with tempered accusations against Rwanda and Uganda.
10/04/2010 12:42 pm -
Africa Monitor Congo welcomes UN 'mapping report' on late 1990s atrocities
The Democratic Republic of Congo has welcomed the UN's 'mapping report' of atrocities committed by Congo's neighbors in the late 1990s. Now it walks a fine line between justice and 'brotherly relations'?
10/03/2010 12:34 pm -
Meg Whitman and the perils of employing illegal help: six memorable cases
Meg Whitman, California GOP gubernatorial candidate, is alleged to have employed a housekeeper from 2000 to 2009 even though she knew the woman was in the US illegally. It's a political bombshell for Ms. Whitman. The politics of household employment and immigration have proved tricky before. Here are six prominent cases, plus the allegations against Whitman.
09/29/2010 08:20 pm -
Teresa Lewis: the face of gender differences on death row
Teresa Lewis is scheduled for execution at 9 p.m. Thursday. Two percent of death-row inmates in the US are female, and Teresa Lewis would be the first woman in Virginia to die by the state's death penalty since 1912.
09/23/2010 08:01 pm -
The Postcatastrophe Economy
Macroeconomic sage Eric Janszen makes a case that the same forces that caused the last economic crash will cause the next one too.
09/23/2010 07:05 am -
Chapter & Verse Where Iran and America meet: an interview with Hooman Majd
Iranian-American writer Hooman Majd talks about his new book "The Ayatollahs' Democracy."
09/22/2010 04:26 pm -
The Sports Economist Faking = cheating? The curious case of Derek Jeter
Where is the line between hamming it up for the cameras and outright cheating? Derek Jeter's Wednesday actions provide an interesting case study.
09/21/2010 10:10 am -
Vox News Rally to Restore Sanity vs. March to Keep Fear Alive: Which is winning?
Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity faces off, sort of, against Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive on Oct. 30. Their websites are tracking how many people say they will attend each.
09/20/2010 04:40 pm -
Rise of the YouTube ambush in Election 2010: a case study
Election 2010 campaigns seed town-hall meetings with tough questioners and cameras, in the hope of tarring a rival via a 'YouTube moment.' Here's a look at one recent episode in an Ohio House race.
09/17/2010 04:00 pm -
Vox News As Palin and Beck rise on the right, where is the left's answer?
Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck's ascent has taken ribbing from Keith Olbermann and the Huffington Post, but the left lacks a mobilizing media mouthpiece of its own.
09/14/2010 05:28 pm -
Vox News Stephen Colbert, meet the heir to your crown as a comedic 'candidate'
A faux Republican from California's nonexistent 54th District, Jack Kimble, is tweeting and blogging his way to becoming this season's leading candidate-for-fun. Stephen Colbert 'ran' for president in 2008.
09/10/2010 06:27 pm -
Vox News The Blaze: Why did Glenn Beck really want to start a website?
The Blaze is a logical next step for Glenn Beck, who has gradually expanded from radio to books and TV. It's also natural for conservatives to want an online counterweight to liberal blogs.
09/01/2010 06:48 pm -
Vox News The Blaze: reviews are in on new Glenn Beck website
Glenn Beck on Tuesday launched The Blaze, a news website Beck says aims to 'make sense of the world.' Some liked the look of The Blaze. Some thought it was a travesty of honest news.
08/31/2010 03:58 pm -
Global News Blog Ground Zero mosque debate swirls in world capitals
The Ground Zero mosque debate is garnering increased attention in the world press, with Muslims coming down on both sides of the proposed center two blocks from the former World Trade Center.
08/18/2010 10:54 am -
The Vote Robert Gibbs mocks the 'professional left': Is it war?
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the 'professional left' is ungrateful for all President Obama and the Congress have achieved. Alienating your base ahead of a tough midterm election might not be the best idea, though.
08/10/2010 07:29 pm -
Why GOP reaction is muted as judge affirms gay marriage rights
GOP conservatives may not be itching for a culture war over a judge's decision overturning California's gay marriage ban. Economic issues, not cultural ones, are their focus heading into Election 2010.
08/07/2010 03:39 pm -
Discoveries Old Spice ad man to stop giving advice to President Obama
Old Spice ad man Isaiah Mustafa hangs up his towel after over 180 personalized videos for fans.
07/16/2010 02:40 pm -
Robert Reich Why foreign consumers won't rescue American jobs
We can't expect foreign consumers to fill the shortfall in demand left by American consumers who can no longer maintain their pre-recession standard of living.
07/15/2010 11:58 am -
The end of the free Internet?
Asking online users to pay for content hasn't worked so far, but iPads and smart phones may change their minds about the free Internet.
07/05/2010 01:05 am -
Oliver Stone film on Hugo Chávez flops with Venezuelans
Oliver Stone's documentary 'South of the Border' grossed more in one weekend in the US than in nearly two weeks in Venezuela. Why has the sympathetic portrait of President Hugo Chávez fallen flat with Venezuelans?
06/29/2010 02:45 pm -
Editorial Board Blog Online discussion forums: Should websites make readers use real names?
06/28/2010 04:00 pm -
Horizons Gulf oil spill: To control message, BP buys search terms from Google
BP has purchased several search terms from Google, including the phrase 'oil spill.' A BP spokesman says the PR initiative is an attempt to inform readers of BP's clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.
06/09/2010 04:48 pm -
What popularity of the BP live feed 'spillcam' says about us
The BP live feed of the Gulf oil spill is proving to be mesmerizing to millions of Web viewers.
06/04/2010 05:09 pm
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