This video claims that the Iraq War has cost the average household more than $16,000 since it started.
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“A thick stand of pine trees beyond the centerfield wall, evoking the forests of northern Minnesota, and the looming presence of the downtown Minneapolis skyline, appeared to be the signature elements of the final design for the Minnesota Twins ballpark when drawings were u …
"Did Nancy Pelosi commit a felony when she went to Syria?" This is an interesting study of how Nancy Pelosi, besides making a fool out of herself, may have violated the Logan Act by conferring with Assad this week.
Let’s hear how the people on the street are being hurt by gas prices.
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“When contemplating ways to prevent excessive mortgages for the 13 percent of subprime borrowers whose loans go sour, regulators must be careful that they do not wreck the ability of the other 87 percent to obtain mortgages.”
After reading a couple of articles in which Prosper.com has turned up ("The EBay of loans!"), I've been looking into how they might fit into my savings and investing practices. After digging into the specifics, however, I'm not so sure it's as good as it has been made to sound.
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Do you own this beautiful but frustratingly insufferable board game? Then maybe you can help me beta test some alternative rules for it. (Note: This article is a copy of one I have posted on my personal website.)
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So I see you've just written this huge long article,and the first "comment" is by...you. How cute!
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Looks like Jeff Skilling is going to be staying in Waseca, MN for awhile. Not sure why they shipped him up here, but I know one thing: It's almost certainly this guy's fault if we don't have a white Christmas this year.
It's commonly-accepted wisdom that Robin Hood was a liberal. After all, he stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
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A former farm boy/chess champ from Willmar is recognized in Stockholm for his part in a Nobel Prize-winning physics project.
“Americans looking for a long life may want to move to Minnesota.
Coca-Cola said on Thursday it will link up with Minneapolis-based Caribou Coffee to sell a line of ready-to-drink iced coffees in the United States next summer. Does this mean that Frappuccinos will finally have some viable competition?
Storing your passwords inside the same program you use to connect to the internet is just bad practice. I've always believed this; I was vindicated on it (again) by today's story on Slashdot detailing a new security exploit that cracks open Firefox's password manager.
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Holidazzle season is just around the corner: learn how it started. The night-time parade of luminous festoonery runs every night between Thanksgiving and Christmas. One more thing: Holidazzle is spelled with one (1) ‘L’. Thank you.
Calligraphers commissioned by St. John's Abbey and University, of Collegeville, Minesota, have been working on The St. John's Bible, which has been called "America's Book of Kells by some, since 1998, and are scheduled to finish in 2008.
It looks like Cisco, besides providing the land for the A’s new ballpark, has big plans for the role of technology in the stadium.
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"Of course Americans should vote Democrat," [said] Jihad Jaara, a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group... Terror leaders...unanimously rejected [Pelosi's] contention an American withdrawal would end the insurgency.
An interesting look back at Gerry Studds, the exact Democratic counterpart to Foley. While Foley resigned, Studds defied a censure and stayed on to get a committee chairmanship from his party.
Recently, Minneapolis-based Caribou Coffee began a rollout of free wifi hotspots at nearly at 1,000 of its locations nationwide. Goodbye, SBC FreedomLink, hello Wandering Wifi.
Last year, when I first started to look into investing, I read a lot about "plans" and "strategies" in general. "Investing is only a part of your overall financial planning," people would say.
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PowerRatings makes big claims but is a bit pricey for the novice investor at $495/year. Here are my results so far after one week of using and tracking their recommendations.
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MD is unbeatable for recording and long-term audio storage, and the new MZ-RH1 is geared towards those strengths. They did away with the glossy smugy iPod finish, added Mac compatibility and full USB 2.0 capability.
People seem quite disappointed, almost to the point of anger, about the UMPC devices shown at CeBIT. To me, this is proof of the Origami concept's inherent goodness.
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At the invitation of U.S. Ambassador John Bolton, council members headed to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to watch the New York Knicks "play" against the Miami Heat.
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