Newsmax.com – All Tans Are Dangerous, Scientists Say

There is no such thing as a safe tan

Newsmax.com – All Tans Are Dangerous, Scientists Say

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Newsmax.com – Russia Halts Trading to Stop Market Meltdown

The benchmark RTS has now lost 57 percent since hitting an all-time high in May, a slump analysts put down to falling energy prices, global market turmoil and political issues, including worries over the war in Georgia.

Newsmax.com – Russia Halts Trading to Stop Market Meltdown

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Oil Bubble

Newsmax.com – Top Clinton Fundraiser Backing McCain, Not Obama

Rothschild plans to announce her support for McCain on Wednesday in Washington.

Newsmax.com – Top Clinton Fundraiser Backing McCain, Not Obama

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Is Obama a Communist Mole?

The Spectator

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Washington Times - Palin triggers feminism reversal

An Associated Press voter survey conducted Sept. 5 found that among white women, 65 percent said Mrs. Palin shared their values, compared with 46 percent who said the same of Mr. Biden. A new Newsweek poll revealed support for Mr. McCain among white females is 53 percent, compared with 37 percent who favor Mr. Obama.

Washington Times - Palin triggers feminism reversal

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Newsmax.com – Obama Pressured Iraq to Delay Troop Withdrawals

Despite his insistent demands for a rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama secretly urged Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement that would lead to a draw down in troop numbers.

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Russian Market

... keeps falling.

Liquidity Crisis?

The RTS Index has dived 42 percent since oil prices peaked at $147 on July 11, falling victim to the global credit crisis and dropping commodity prices.

http://www.moscowtimes.ru/articles/detail.php?ID=370948

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Oil plummets as Ike largely spares energy output - Yahoo! News

Light, sweet crude for November delivery fell $4.87, or 4.82 percent, to $96.38 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier dropping to $94.41, the lowest level since Feb. 14. A close at that level would be oil's first settlement under $100 since March 4.

Oil plummets as Ike largely spares energy output - Yahoo! News

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Charles Krauthammer - Charlie Gibson's Gaffe - washingtonpost.com

There is no single meaning of the Bush doctrine. In fact, there have been four distinct meanings, each one succeeding another over the eight years of this administration -- and the one Charlie Gibson cited is not the one in common usage today. It is utterly different.

Charles Krauthammer - Charlie Gibson's Gaffe - washingtonpost.com

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Newsmax.com – U.S. Approves Bunker-Buster Bombs to Israel

The smart bomb, the GBU-28, is a laser-guided weapon whose warhead can burrow through more than 20 feet of concrete and up to 100 feet of dirt, according to AFP.

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Crappy Products by Google

Google faces far less risk in product development than the usual business does. It routinely introduces half-finished products and services as online “betas” because it knows that, even if the offerings fail to win a big share of the market, they will still tend to produce attractive returns by generating advertising revenue and producing valuable data on customer behavior. For most companies, a failed launch of a new product is very costly. For Google, in general, it’s not. Failure is cheap.

Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: The Omnigoogle

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Russian Stock Market in August 2008

Free fall...

Beware Global Freezing!

 In the past 1000 years, three previous such events -- the Dalton, Maunder, and Spörer Minimums, have all led to rapid cooling. One was large enough to be called a "mini ice age". For a society dependent on agriculture, cold is more damaging than heat. The growing season shortens, yields drop, and the occurrence of crop-destroying frosts increases.

DailyTech - Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century

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