Telegraph | Opinion | Middle age? It's a state of constant irritation With every week that passes, my list of pet hates grows longer. "Your call is important to us"; silicone implants; "thank you for not smoking"; Charles Clarke; cold callers; Ann Widdecombe;...

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Rural vs. City Ways at Issue in a Wisconsin Murder Trial - New York Times MADISON, Wis., Sept. 8 - A jury was chosen in this liberal bastion on Thursday for the trial of a Hmong immigrant charged with killing six hunters, causing consternation in the...

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Damn. Laptop computers are NICE!

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Louisiana's Wetlands @ National Geographic Magazine It was a broiling August afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Big Easy, the City That Care Forgot. Those who ventured outside moved as if they were swimming in tupelo honey. Those inside paid silent...

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And in reading through the entire article, it would seem that the blame game is in full swing. Fingerpointing seems to be everywhere these days, doesn't it? Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting Behind the scenes, a power struggle emerged, as federal...

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1. Alabama: Hell Yes, We Have Electricity 2. Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! 3. Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat 4. Arkansas: Literacy Ain't Everything 5. California: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda 6. Colorado: If You Don't Ski,...

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Mitch at Shot in the Dark, a good Northerner even though not from Wisconsin, wrote a great tribute to a great record album released thirty years ago this weekend. Can it really be that long since we heard the screen door slam for the first time? Tramps...

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German Callousness: Kicking Hurricane Victims While They're Down - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News Hurricane Katrina has cost the lives of hundreds and devastated the US Gulf Coast. But instead of aid donations and sympathy, the Americans have heard...

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