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The AIG retreat pictures: Why it's worse than you think

Posted October 10, 2008 - 00:35 by Will Chen

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AIG defended the $440,000 corporate retreat as a reward for their independent brokers. But just a few years ago AIG got in trouble for bribing independent brokers to betray their clients.

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Did Russia launch Denial of Service Attacks against Georgia?

Posted August 9, 2008 - 06:01 by Will Chen

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At 3:00 am Saturday morning I tried accessing Georgia's main government and presidential websites and received a "network timed out" message. I confirmed with Siteuptime that the sites were indeed down.

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The Make You Wanna Holla Presentation

Posted July 22, 2008 - 14:36 by Jabulani Leffall

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In a realm where the DJ is dead and many spend more time texting and e-mailing than talking, defeat the Borg with a little bit of imagination. And if you've got your PC or Mac joint on a reliably fast free wireless network, it costs no money me hearties.

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Are You Stealing From Your Photographer?

Posted January 24, 2008 - 16:17 by Carrie Kirby

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We've removed this article from our archives. We have great respect for photographers and their work. We do not endorse reprinting copyrighted photographs even for personal use.

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Know a homeless veteran who needs a job? Call Bill O'Reilly.

Posted January 24, 2008 - 14:20 by Paul Michael

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Last night, quite by accident, I found myself listening to Bill O'Reilly's "The Radio Factor." This is not a habit of mine, I left work late and don't usually catch talk shows after 6pm. Anyway, I became quite engrossed as I heard Bill O'Reilly make a rather generous offer to homeless veterans. And I'd like everyone to help spread the word.

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Aahhh . . . Averna!

Posted January 23, 2008 - 06:55 by Myscha Theriault

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With the weight of winter upon me, I’ve been missing Italy of late. So when I received a request from Averna’s PR person to review a sample of their new sambuca, she didn’t exactly have to twist my arm. An authentic Sicilian sambuca made by a family in the spirits business since 1868? Bring it on.

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Blogs are Not Second Class

Posted January 14, 2008 - 13:06 by Linsey Knerl

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Those of you who have come to know Wise Bread and Parenting Squad are probably aware that they are blogs – Killer Aces Media FairBlogs ™ to be exact. So what’s the big deal? Apparently, in some web circles, blogs are nothing to be impressed by.

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What If Everyone Suddenly Became Frugal?

Posted January 11, 2008 - 22:35 by Xin Lu

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What if a magical spaceship from the planet Cheapos came to earth and brainwashed everyone so that every single American stopped buying useless junk and started to live way below their means?    Here are some things that I think could happen if the denizens of the United States became tightwads over night. The effects will be global, and they are not all good.

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Fox News: Let Slip the Dogs of War

Posted January 11, 2008 - 08:55 by Will Chen

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death and war

According to Fox News, Mike Huckabee's statements about showing Iran the "gates of hell" was the most popular statement of last night's debate, even among moderates. On the other hand, Fox called Ron Paul's sensible warnings "the most negative thing we've tested in all of these debates."

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Kevin Rose supports Ron Paul, Barack Obama

Posted January 8, 2008 - 03:11 by Will Chen

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As far as I can tell, Rose has never submitted any Ron Paul stories himself, though I suspect he might have voted for more than a couple of them.

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