Gore: Nobel win a chance 'to change the way people think' (News) 9 discussions Sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize helps underscore the urgency of the climate crisis, said former Vice President Al Gore on Friday. Tags: Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change, Election Campaigns, Science Technology, Earth Science, U.S. Government, Political Policy, Elections Voting, George W. Bush, Sciences, Global Climate Change, Climatology, U.S. Politics, Advertising, Domestic Po
	Baby 'Bubba' gets a gun permit (News) 8 discussions "Bubba" Ludwig can't walk, talk or open the refrigerator door -- but he does have his very own Illinois gun permit. Tags: Offbeat Illinois Domestic Violence Chicago (Illinois)
	Cops find themselves in arms race with criminals (News) 7 discussions The war on the streets is escalating. As gangs and other criminals pack more firepower, police departments say they find themselves in an arms race. Tags: Miami, Political Policy, Iraq, Gun Control, Politics, Murder Homicide, Miami Police Department, Nuclear Weapons, Domestic Policy, John Timoney, Crime, Robert Tessaro, Palm Beach County, Shootings, Gang Violence, Laurie Pfeil, Military Weapons, Law Enfor
	Prescription drugs found in drinking water across U.S. (News) 7 discussions A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones -- have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Ass.. Tags: United States, Veterinary Medicine, Clean Water Policy, Political Policy, Domestic Policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Medicine, Benjamin Grumbles, Virginia, Environmental Science, California, Earth Science, Nature Environment, Environmental
	Student describes how she became a Clinton plant (News) 6 discussions The college student who was told what question to ask at one of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign events said "voters have the right to know what happened" and she wasn't the only one.. Tags: Energy Policy, Domestic Policy, Earth Science, Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff, Election Campaigns, Mo Elleithee, Maytag Corporation, Science Technology, Global Climate Change, Hillary Clinton, Sciences, Political Policy, Iowa, Bill Clinton, U.S. Politics, Clima
	Name on government watch list threatens pilot's career (News) 6 discussions For Erich Scherfen, being on a government terror watch list isn't just a matter of inconvenience. It could end his career. Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Pakistan, iReport.com, U.S. Department Justice, Transportation, Political Policy, United States, Colgan Air Inc., Rubina Tareen, Domestic Policy, Witold Walczak, Air Travel, Army National Guard, Pennsylvania, Erich Sche
	Iraq war czar: Consider a draft (News) 5 discussions Frequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, President Bush's new war adviser said Friday. Tags: Domestic Policy, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, War Conflict, Selective Service System, Iraq, United States, Armed Forces, Political Policy, Iraq War, Politics, Domestic Security Policy, National Public Radio Inc., Douglas Lute, Afghanistan War, Richard N
	Democrats begin push to override veto of kids health insurance bill (News) 5 discussions Congressional Democrats vowed Wednesday to pressure Republican lawmakers to join them in an effort to override President Bush's veto of a bill that would expand a popular children's health insurance p.. Tags: War Conflict, Medical Specializations, Political Policy, Iraq, Pediatrics, Nancy Pelosi, Politics, U.S. Republican Party Politics, Political Parties, Medicine, U.S. Government, U.S. Politics, Domestic Policy, Iraq War, U.S. Democratic Party Politics, He
	Prescription drugs found in drinking water across U.S. (News) 5 discussions A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones -- have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Ass.. Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health Fitness, Politics, Clean Water Policy, New York City, Sciences, Domestic Policy, Science Technology, Benjamin Grumbles, Virginia, Veterinary Medicine, Earth Science, Environmental Protection, California, Po
	Traveler says she was forced to remove nipple ring (News) 5 discussions A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by federal security agents and a civil rights investigation. Tags: Dallas, Gloria Allred, Law, Los Angeles, Transportation Security Administration, TSA\s Office Civil Rights, Political Policy, Social Issues, Salt Lake City, Domestic Security Policy, Texas, Politics, Civil Rights, Dwayne Baird, Tattooing Body Modifica
	South Carolina plans license plate for Christians (News) 5 discussions Unless a federal court intervenes, South Carolina drivers may soon be able to profess their Christian faith with a state-issued license plate. Tags: Political Policy, Department Motor Vehicles, Mark Sanford, South Carolina, Andre Bauer, Religion, Barry Lynn, Americans United for Separation Church State, Culture Lifestyle, Florida, Religious Concepts, Domestic Policy, Religious Ethics
	Big Three auto CEOs flew private jets to ask for taxpayer money (News) 5 discussions Some lawmakers lashed out at the CEOs of the Big Three auto companies Wednesday for flying private jets to Washington to request taxpayer bailout money. Tags: Domestic Policy, Business Travel, Tom Wilkinson, Travel Tourism, Chrysler Holding LLC, Bob Nardelli, U.S. Government, Kelli Felker, Politics, Detroit, Alan Mulally, Lori McTavish, Thomas Schatz, Washington, DC, Richard Wagoner, Culture Lifestyle, Gary
	Dobbs: Mexican president's blatant hypocrisy (News) 4 discussions Mexican President Felipe Calderon Sunday demanded the United States surrender its sovereignty, abandon the rule of law and accede to Mexico's inherent supremacy. Tags: George W. Bush, Felipe Calderon, United States, U.S. Government, World Politics, Washington Post Company, Business, Political Policy, Labor Unions, California, Politics, U.S. Politics, Domestic Policy, Jobs Labor, Illegal Drugs, Mexico, Mexican Politi
	Teacher arrested for pro-Columbine blog post (News) 4 discussions Bloggers and free speech advocates are calling on prosecutors not to file charges against a teacher arrested for allegedly posting an anonymous comment online praising the Columbine shooters. Tags: Politics, Milwaukee, Sara Larsen, Larry Dupuis, American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Downs, Domestic Policy, Todd Martens, Wisconsin, University Wisconsin, Political Policy, Columbine High School, Cudahy, Media Broadcasting Policy, James Buss, Toby
	McCain predicts Iraq war over by 2013 (News) 4 discussions Sen. John McCain envisions that by 2013, the Iraq war will be won, but the threat from the Taliban in Afghanistan won't be eliminated, even though Osama bin Laden will have been captured or killed. Tags: Al Qaeda, Iraq War, Domestic Policy, U.S. Presidential Election, Political Parties, Politics, Terrorism, Political Policy, Peacekeeping Security, Afghanistan War, Bill Schneider, John McCain, War Conflict, United States, U.S. Politics, Domestic Securi
	Ron Paul: Buying bad debt is the wrong solution (News) 4 discussions Two days after the House rejected the $700 billion bailout bill, the Senate is set to vote on the rescue plan for financial institutions. Tags: Domestic Policy, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Elections Voting, Financial Markets, John Roberts, U.S. Republican Party Politics, Currency Markets, Ron Paul, Washington, DC, Economic Policy, U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, Political Poli
	Got unhappy STD news? Break it with an e-card (News) 4 discussions Breaking up over e-mail is a social no-no. Tags: Chlamydia, GLBT Issues, Social Policy, Domestic Policy, Deb Levine, Sexual Reproductive Health, Medicine, Health Fitness, Health Care Policy, Political Policy, Relationships, Public Health Policy, Culture Lifestyle, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Se
	Phone in her throat, boyfriend faces likely cell time (News) 3 discussions A jury convicted a man of second-degree domestic assault Saturday for shoving a cell phone down his girlfriend's throat. Tags: Domestic violence Wireless Phones
	Scientists find clue in mystery of the vanishing bees (News) 3 discussions A virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday. Tags: Foods, Politics, Science Technology, Culture Lifestyle, Sciences, Political Policy, Keith Delaplane, Insects, 454 Life Sciences Corporation, Fruits Vegetables, Nature Environment, Wildlife, Agriculture Policy, Columbia, Food Cooking, Domestic P
	Report: Security on U.S.-Canada border fails terror test (News) 3 discussions A terrorist wanting to smuggle radioactive material from Canada into the United States probably would find it easy to do, a new report from congressional investigators said. Tags: Domestic Security Policy, U.S. Government, Border Control Customs, Canada, Max Baucus, Mexico, Domestic Policy, Political Policy, Ronald Colburn, U.S. Senate Committee Finance, Law Enforcement, Greg Kutz, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Politic
	Oklahoma targets illegal immigrants with tough new law (News) 3 discussions Weeks of protests, rallies, lawsuits and candlelight vigils failed to stop a new state immigration bill -- HB 1804 -- from becoming the law in Oklahoma. Tags: Civil Trials, United States, Domestic Policy, Antonio Perez, Immigration, Politics, Law Enforcement, National Coalition Latino Clergy, Alex Yoguez, Tulsa, Hispanic Latino Issues, Miguel Rivera, Immigration Policy, Social Policy, Special Interest Group
	Panel gives judge a ringing rebuke (News) 3 discussions A judge in Niagara Falls, New York, has apologized for jailing nearly four dozen people over a ringing mobile phone in his courtroom, his attorney said Wednesday. Tags: Niagara Falls, Terrence Connors, Crime, New York, Domestic Violence
	William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82 (News) 3 discussions National Review founder and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. was found dead Wednesday in the study of his Stamford, Connecticut, home, officials at the magazine said. Tags: Domestic Policy, National Review Inc., Political Policy, Connecticut, Stamford, Linda Bridges, Political Parties, Bill Buckley, U.S. Republican Party Politics, Media Broadcasting Policy, U.S. Government, William F. Buckley, Jr., U.S. Politics, Politics,
	9/11 billboard draws flak from Florida Democrats, GOP (News) 3 discussions A Florida man is using billboards with an image of the burning World Trade Center to encourage votes for a Republican presidential candidate, drawing criticism for politicizing the 9/11 attacks. Tags: War Conflict, Politics, Domestic Policy, Political Policy, Domestic Security Policy, Osama bin Laden, Bill Clinton, World Trade Center, George W. Bush, U.S. Presidential Election, U.S. Politics, Elections Voting, September 11 Attacks, U.S. Republican
	Voters to decide on naming sewage plant for Bush (News) 3 discussions A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot. Tags: Political Policy, Iraq, U.S. Government, Environmental Protection, Politics, War Conflict, Nature Environment, U.S. Politics, George W. Bush, San Francisco, Environmental Policy, Iraq War, Domestic Policy, Clean Water Policy

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