You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Gandhi

Sen. Richard Lugar Loses Primary Election To State Treasurer Richard Mourdock | Mediaite

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 7:59 PM EDT (mediaite)

Lugar has the option of running as an independent or a write-in candidate, as Sen. Lisa Murkowskidid successfully in 2010. However, the most likely scenario remains a Mourdock/Donnelly race. Donnelly narrowly defeated Republican nominee Jackie Walorski in the 2nd district ra …

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Baby found malnourished; parents arrested on outstanding warrants for child abuse | WHAS11.com Louisville

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:25 PM EDT (WHAS-11)

PEORIA, Ariz. -- A couple previously accused of child abuse were arrested Wednesday after their baby was found malnourished and dehydrated. Peoria police received an anonymous tip regarding a couple with an unhealthy baby in their truck's camper in the parking lot of a McDon …

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NW Ind. officer fired after 5 crashes in 3 years - wave3.com-Louisville News, Weather & Sports

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:14 PM EDT (WAVE - News)

There is a reason why some people should not drive.

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Judge imposes stiff sentences on 5 NOPD officers convicted in Danziger shootings | NOLA.com

Seeded on Wed Apr 4, 2012 5:58 PM EDT (NOLA.com)

In a speech that spanned two hours, Engelhardt criticized numerous aspects of the government's case on what he called "a sad day for New Orleans." He said he was "astonished and deeply troubled" by the plea bargains that prosecutors granted to officers who cooperated with th …

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Businesses Mobilize Against Jobless Drug Testing Bill In Arizona

Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:58 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Its charming to hear politicians beating up on the unemployed.

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Thieves swipe catalytic converters from special needs vans - wave3.com-Louisville News, Weather & Sports

Seeded on Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:21 AM EDT (WAVE - News)

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – It's a school devoted to mentally disabled adults, but now its work is stalled. For years St. Mary's Center has provided education and activities for its students, but over the weekend thieves destroyed their only means of transportati …

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Top ten media failures in the Iran war debate | Stephen M. Walt

Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:27 PM EDT (Foreignpolicy.com )

Posted By Stephen M. Walt I did a brief interview for All Things Considered last Friday, on the topic of media handling of the current war scare over Iran...Here are my Top Ten Media Failures in the 2012 Iran War Scare.

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Mayan Calendar 2012 Doomsday Scenarios Debunked By NASA Scientist (VIDEO)

Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:10 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Science once again debunks prophesy.  ...Addressing the belief that the calendar used by the ancient Mayan civilization comes to a sudden end in December 2012, and that this will coincide with a cataclysmic, world-ending event, Yeomans said: "Their calendar does not end on  …

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Rob Richie: Six Surprising Takes on The GOP Nomination Contest

Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2012 12:58 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

We are closely tracking this year's presidential nomination contest, with frequent commentaries and updated resources. See our 2012 Presidential Nomination page for more.

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Drug Tests For Jobless Advance In Arizona, First State To Move After Congress' Green Light

Seeded on Thu Mar 8, 2012 1:31 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

 The Arizona State Senate approved a bill this week to require people laid off through no fault of their own to prove they're not on drugs in order to receive unemployment insurance.

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The World has Not Ended!

Fri May 20, 2011 12:35 PM EDT

It is May 21st in Japan, and the world has not ended yet.  As you know there is this thing called the International Dateline, and in some places, it is the 21st of May.  Well, there is no earthquakes, no one disappearing, babies being eaten by demons and what not. So no …

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3 men who discovered bomb say they later lost jobs

Seeded on Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:23 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

The head of the Spokane Public Facilities District told The Spokesman-Review there was concern that the men handled the bomb too much before calling authorities.

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'Please don't shoot me:' Girl, nine, begged for her life before she and her father were shot dead by 'anti-immigrant vigilantes'

Seeded on Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:49 PM EST (the Mail online)

A nine-year-old girl begged for her life before being shot dead along with her father by an anti-immigrant vigilante group, a court heard.

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Humans may have left Africa earlier than thought

Seeded on Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:49 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON – Modern humans may have left Africa thousands of years earlier than previously thought, turning right and heading across the Red Sea into Arabia rather than following the Nile to a northern exit, an international team of researchers says.

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Michele Bachmann's Brilliant Move

Seeded on Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:38 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

What Bachmann was doing was moving to define the debate and move the debate further to the right.

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Missouri ruling extends legal battle for immigrant's son

Seeded on Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:02 PM EST (CNN)

Now, after the Missouri Supreme Court reversed a lower court's earlier parental rights decision, many more months are likely to pass before it's known who will have custody of a 4-year-old boy born to an undocumented Guatemalan woman and adopted without her consent by an American …

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Woman Drives Into Tattoo Shop After Rejection

Seeded on Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:11 PM EST ()

A Louisville woman faces several charges after police said she drove a truck into a tattoo parlor and then left. Ink Styles' co-owner said Marie Reeves got upset because he told her she was too drunk to get a tattoo.

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Keeping Them Honest: Anderson Cooper Ridicules Bachmann For "Flunking History"

Seeded on Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:41 PM EST (Mediaite)

News about her speech was less about a White House bid, however, instead focusing on her incorrect assessment of U.S.

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No leave for Lambert

Seeded on Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:04 AM EST (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

Our congratulations to current Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., who declined to give Lambert a leave of absence from his lucrative senior judge stint to run as a Republican for attorney general.

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After the shootings, Obama reminds the nation of the golden rule

Seeded on Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:46 PM EST (The Washington Post)

President Obama gave a terrific speech Wednesday night. He movingly mourned and honored the victims of Saturday's senseless atrocity outside Tucson, comforted and inspired the country, and encouraged those of us who have the privilege of serving America.

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Should Atlanta have been better prepared for snow?

Seeded on Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:45 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

ATLANTA – Days after a few inches of snow crippled the city, children are still home from school, icy highways are still littered with hundreds of abandoned cars and grocery stores are still running low on staples such as milk and juice.

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Suspicious package reported at DC mail facility

Seeded on Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:29 PM EST (The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON -- Bomb technicians are investigating a report of a suspicious package at a mail facility in northeast Washington where another package ignited last week.

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Funeral protest: Arizona rallies to foil Westboro Baptist Church

Seeded on Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:30 PM EST (Christian Science Monitor)

Tucson residents also sprang into action when news of the planned protests spread. Many intend to meet the picketers with human barricades and some say they will wear oversize "angel wings" to shield mourners from seeing the protesters along the funeral routes.

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Blatantly Criticizing Sharon, Palin and Their Ilk... (opinion)

Sun Jan 9, 2011 3:32 AM EST

This just proves you can't keep a good opinion down... Republicans,

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